1. { Entry Task In your journal: The year is 3000 and the entire world is underwater. How do you think humans have adapted to the change? How would we live? What would we eat? What would be the technology? Would we look like fish? In 4-6 sentences describe how you would adapt to living life underwater.

2.  Students will receive a scavenger hunt worksheet and will work INDIVIDUALLY to complete the questions  You may listen to music with one earbud  Get out your Literature Textbook Scavenger Hunt

3.  For the next two weeks, students will work in groups to create a newspaper  As a group, you must decide what decade the newspaper is from: Past, Present or Future  What will the Newspaper be about?  What is the title of the Newspaper?  Each student will write their OWN article  Each student will have a specific job: Editor, Illustrator/Cartoonist, Layout Manager and Advertisement Manager Newspaper Project

4. Newspaper Project Rubric: Group 3 Points2 Points1 Point0 Points Article components (Paragraph structure) 3 paragraphs with 4- 7 sentences each 3 Paragraphs each containing 4-7 sentences 2 Paragraphs both containing 4-7 sentences 1 Paragraph containing 4-7 sentences 1 Paragraph containing less than 4 sentences Figurative Language Article must include 3 instances of figurative language 3 instances 2 instances 1 instance None External Text Structures Article must have a heading and a sub heading and utilizes a font style, and one of the following: an annotation, sidebar or footnote. Article has a heading and a subheading. Article utilizes one of the font styles. Article contains an annotation, sidebar or footnote. Article has a heading and subheading. Article utilizes one of the font styles. Article had a heading. Article utilizes one of the font styles. Article has a heading. Collaboration Students worked well as a team Students worked well as a team and helped each other when needed. Students worked fairly well as a team. Some students worked individually. Students somewhat worked as a team. There was more than one issue. Students did not work well as a team and did not help each other when needed.

5. Newspaper Project Rubric: Individual Editor Spelling/Grammar There are 0-6 spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. There 7-13 spelling, grammar and punctuation errors There are 14-20 spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. There are 21 or more spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Cartoon/Illustrator 2 pictures and 1 cartoon that are colored There are 2 pictures and 1 cartoon that are colored in. There is one picture and one cartoon that is colored in. There is one picture.There are no pictures or cartoons. Advertisement Manager 3 original advertisement coupons There are 3 original advertisement coupons. There are two original advertisement coupons. There is one original advertisement coupon. There are no advertisement coupons. Layout Manager All articles are included in the final product and reflect the importance of the articles’ important events. Newspaper must be neat and organized. All articles are included in the final product, but not necessarily in an organized fashion. The newspaper is fairly organized and neat. All articles are included in the final product. The Newspaper is not organized and neat. Articles are included in the final product.

6. Ms. Dearing will put you in groups: BRAINSTORM!