Do Something is ACTION, not just thoughts

The dosomething.org website allows students like you to actually plan out your ideas. Take some time to think out your idea further.

And continue to explore the website for ideas and examples of other students your age making a change to make this world a better place.

CLICK here to continue to think out your idea before we post your idea.

Then start searching for websites that relate to your topic. For example, if you chose:

Animal Welfare, just type 'animal welfare' into google or check out http://www.azhumane.org/

Violence and Bullying, just type 'bullying' into google or check out Olweus

Discrimination, check out http://www.tolerance.org/

Be sure to bookmark sites you find or take notes in WORD

Change for Good

If you could positively change the world, what would you do?

Today, let's explore our responses a little deeper.

You will be searching for information on dosomething.org. There are questions to answer, but the main purpose is to get you familiar with the website. Once you are familiar with the website, if you are inspired to do something, then let's do it!

1. Go to DOSOMETHING.ORG

2. Answer these questions.

Current Events

What is going on in the world?

It is important for us to think about, study and find out what is going on in our world. We can search and read about current events on the internet.

1. Click here to answer the questions

2. You can search for your answers using news.google.com

3. Remember to write down where you found the information. You can cut and paste from the address bar.

4. Write 4-5 sentences for each answer.

Think about the Future

OBJECTIVE: To consider the skills you will need to get a job by searching for jobs online.

Click here to answer these questions

You can use these websites to help you think about and answer the questions.

monster.com

jobing.com

http://www.azcentral.com/jobs/

twitter.com/rhcmiddle

Gossip Vs. The Truth

Gossip Versus The Truth

Please open a WORD document.

Write 3-4 sentence answers. Write in complete sentences with proper grammar and correct spelling.

1. What is gossip?

2. If you hear something about somebody, do you believe it right away? Why or why not?

3. What does it mean to “get more sides of the story?”

4. Do you think it is a reporter’s job to influence people’s ideas or inform them about what happened? Why?

Choose a story on azcentral.com.
Read the story and answer these questions in the same WORD document:

1. Write the title of the article:

2. What is the main idea of the article?

3. Did the author inform you or influence you?

4. Do you think there is another side to the story?

5. Who would you talk to in order to get another side to the story?

Reading the News to Help With Castro News

OBJECTIVE: You can learn how stories and what kind of stories are considered newsworthy by reading and answering questions about current events.

Check out the news today and answer these questions.

Search for the answers using google and click on the NEWS link at the top of the google page.

WHY: By looking at newsworthy stories, we will begin to determine what is newsworthy for the Castro Cougar Courier.

Steps to Produce Content for our School Online News

OBJECTIVE: To give timely, truthful reports about what is happening at Castro by writing, taking pictures or editing video to post on Castro Cougar Courier.

CLICK HERE TO WRITE OUT YOUR PROJECT IDEAS - When you write out your project ideas and I talk to you about it, then you may go out with the camera to get pictures to tell your story.

1. Have a topic.

• Who, what, where, when and perhaps most important, WHY?
• Click here to go to the Castro Cougar Courier to see old story ideas.
  

2. Get permission.

• Mr. Uttech must know who is in your group before you go out.
  
• Teachers and students must know what you are doing before you enter a classroom or take their picture.

3. Take a picture or pictures.

• The pictures must help tell the story.

4. Evidence

• You must have strong evidence of your work outside the class.
• If you are gone for 10 minutes, you must have many pictures and quotes.
• If you are gone for 10 minutes and only have one picture, it shows me that you were probably just wandering around.

5. Edit

• You must edit the photos and story before you post it online.
• Go back and read to see if it makes sense, edit your pictures in iPhoto.
  

Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"

Click here to answer these questions: Please answer the questions by using complete sentences, proper grammar and correct punctuation.

Explore the following websites. Watch videos, read articles, look at the pictures.

http://www.thekingcenter.org

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

Then take a look at this website.

http://mlkday.gov/

Photos that tell a story

Photos can be used to tell a story.

As writers/photographers/videographers of Castro Middle, we need to OBSERVE what is going on around us and report the truth.

Go to USA Today

or

The Orlando Sentinel

1. Look at five pictures

2. Write your observations in WORD.

3. Drag the picture into WORD or PAGES with your written observations.

4. Remember to record where you got the photo from. (Copy and paste the web address)

Photo Story - About You

Photographs can tell stories just as easily as the written word, and sometimes better. We wrote our thoughts last week.

This week, please take pictures of your thoughts relating to caring, respect, honesty, respect, responsibility and do your best by showing different facial expressions. You may also choose other feelings such as anger, sadness, frustration, curiosity or others.

Objective: Create a photo story by showing several different emotions and using the functions of Photo Booth and iPhoto.

1. Start by taking pictures in Photo Booth.

• Be sure to go to "Edit" and "Auto Flip New Photos"
  

2. Click on your photo and click on the iPhoto logo in the bottom left.

3. Now in iPhoto you can edit your photo.

• Click on 'edit' and explore.
• Click 'done' when finished editing a photo.
  

4. In iPhoto, go to file, click on "New Album..." and create a Slideshow.

5. Drag the pictures you like into your Slideshow.

• Decide how your photos will best describe you.
• Decide if the order of your photos are important.
• You should have at least 7 photos, transitions, music and a title.
• Click on "themes," "music" and "settings" to explore.
  

6. Export your slideshow as a medium sized file to iTunes.