1. Monday Dec 07, 2015 Today: Begin the Roger the Metamorphic Rock Project. Mr. K will read you a story about rocks. Please do not write on Roger packet or take it with you.

2. Monday Dec 07, 2015 Turn in Rock Cycle in Earth’s Crust and late work. Today: Begin the Roger the Metamorphic Rock Project. Mr. K will read you a story about rocks. Please do not write on Roger packet or take it with you.

3. Roger Project Objectives The student will show their knowledge and understanding of the rock cycle, the 3 types of rocks, how they are classified, identified and how they form and change.

4. Tuesday Dec 08, 2015 Get your notebooks out. Planners Too! Today: Begin the Roger the Metamorphic Rock Project. Brainstorm Characters, Settings and Plot lines Start writing rough draft of your introduction Please do not write on Roger packet or take it with you.

5. Wednesday Dec 09, 2015 Get your notebooks and Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft of your introduction. By the end of today you should have Roger changing once. Rough draft check at the end of class Make sure the science part is correct and DETAILED Rough drafts due Friday Please do NOT write on Roger packet or take it with you. Get your notebooks and Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft of your introduction. By the end of today you should have Roger changing once. Rough draft check at the end of class Make sure the science part is correct and DETAILED Rough drafts due Friday Please do NOT write on Roger packet or take it with you.

6. Expectations Quiet room so people can write in peace. At least two pages today. Explain the setting (place), time and characters before you start talking about any science. Share time will be the last 5 minutes of each class.

7. Roger Schedule Week of Dec 07-11 Pre-writing (Monday) Drafting (Mon-Fri) Finish Rough draft due Friday Dec 11 Revising, Re-writing and Peer Editing Begins (Fri) Week of Dec 14-18 Revising, Re-writing and Peer Editing (Mon-Tues-Wed) Final copy (Thurs-Fri) Rough Draft Due Friday Dec 11. Peer Editing must be done by Wednesday Dec 16. Final Copy Due Monday Dec 21.

8. Elements of a Short Story Characters - Who is going to be in your story? Friends, family, fictitious people Setting - Where are the different places this is going to take place? Will Roger be able to change at the location or does he need to move? Plot - What action is going to happen to Roger? How will he change into the different rock types?

9. Ideas Roger can be or do anything as long as the SCIENCE is correct and true. Look at the survey you took for ideas. Think of books you have enjoyed. Are there ideas you could use? Use dialogue! Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, final copy

10. Science Fair Winners 2014 8th Grade Finalists 1st Isabella Portoghese 2nd Jonah O’Hara David 3rd Jack Foley Honorable Mention (In no particular order) Grant West Blair Koontz Osa Ulland

11. Science Fair Winners 2014 7th Grade Finalists 1st Place Ellie Weston 2nd Place Lily Mitzel 3rd Place Annika Dunkel Honorable Mention (In no particular order) Aidan Dunkel Bella Frost Seth Buesing

12. Science Fair Winners 2013 8th Grade Finalists 1st Gloria Yang 2nd Madison Taylor 3rd Vivien Obee Honorable Mention Analia Kroonblawd May Garvey Maryn Hetzel

13. Science Fair Winners 2013 7th Grade Finalists 1st Jonah O’hara David 2nd Nick Bittner 3rd Mac Staloch Honorable Mention Olive Hart Mae Guetschow Peter Gavilyuk

14. Thursday Dec 10, 2015 Open your books to page 98. Get your notebooks and Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft. Notebook check today. Underline where Roger changes. You should have 2 changes done at least. Make sure when Roger changes you are describing the change in DETAIL!!!!! Use actual rock examples! Open your books to page 98. Get your notebooks and Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft. Notebook check today. Underline where Roger changes. You should have 2 changes done at least. Make sure when Roger changes you are describing the change in DETAIL!!!!! Use actual rock examples!

15. Friday Dec 11, 2015 Open your books to page 98. Get your Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft. Due Monday at Beginning of class. Notebook check today. Underline where Roger changes. You should have 3 changes done at least. Make sure when Roger changes you are describing the change in DETAIL!!!!! Use actual rock examples! Peer Editing and revisions/re-writes starts Monday in class. Open your books to page 98. Get your Roger draft out. Today: Roger the Metamorphic Rock Writing Project. Continue writing rough draft. Due Monday at Beginning of class. Notebook check today. Underline where Roger changes. You should have 3 changes done at least. Make sure when Roger changes you are describing the change in DETAIL!!!!! Use actual rock examples! Peer Editing and revisions/re-writes starts Monday in class.

16. Wednesday Dec 11, 2013 Hand in Progress Report #2 & Missing Work. Books open to p. 98 Get your notebooks and Roger draft out. Today: Continue writing rough draft.  Due Thursday by the end of class.  Underline the sentence where Roger has changed.  Peer Editing/Revisions Friday.  Final Paper Due next Friday

17. Do I Have Enough Science? Igneous Page 98 –Where and how was it formed? Intrusive/Extrusive –Crystal Size? –Chemistry of lava or magma? –Name of Rock? (Granite, Rhyolite etc) What does it look like? Metamorphic Page 110 –Where and how was it formed? –Heat and pressure source? –Grain Size described? Foliated or nonfoliated –Rock Name mentioned? (Gneiss, slate etc) What does it look like? Sedimentary Page 102 –Where and how was it formed? –How was it weathered? Eroded? Deposited? Compacted? Cemented? –Size of rock particles? –Rock Name? (Sandstone, Shale) What does it look like? –Clastic? Chemical? Organic?

18. Help in the book Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics Page 122 Chapter 6 Earthquakes Page 160 Chapter 7 Volcanoes Page 198 Chapters 8- 9 Weathering & Erosion Page 236 & 264 Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics Page 122 Chapter 6 Earthquakes Page 160 Chapter 7 Volcanoes Page 198 Chapters 8- 9 Weathering & Erosion Page 236 & 264

19. Check your Sedimentary Rock Get a paper plate and carefully peel away the cup trying not to break the rock. If it worked, put your name on the paper plate. Observe your rock. Why is this a sedimentary rock?

20. Getting Started with your rough draft Think First and Brainstorm Ideas! (check the packet) – Write your ideas in your notebook. – Roger can be or do anything as long as the SCIENCE is correct. – Think of books you have enjoyed. Are there ideas you could use? – Use dialogue! The beginning of your rough draft should include a description of the Roger, possibly other characters and the setting where the story begins. – Remember: What, Where, When, Who, Why, How At the end of class, trade papers with another student. Give feedback on what you thought and any editing advice.

21. Elements of a Short Story Characters - Who is going to be in your story? – Friends, family, fictitious people Setting - Where are the different places this is going to take place? – Will Roger be able to change at the location or does he need to move? Plot - What action is going to happen to Roger? – How will he change into the different rock types?

22. Ideas Roger can be or do anything as long as the SCIENCE is correct and true. Think of books you have enjoyed. Are there ideas you could use? Use dialogue! Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, final copy

23. Roger Schedule Week of Friday Dec 6th. – Pre-writing (Friday) – Drafting (Fri) Week of Dec 09-13 – Drafting (Mon-Thurs) – Finish Rough draft due Thursday Dec12 – Revising, Re-writing and Peer Editing Begins (Fri) Week of Dec 16-20 – Revising, Re-writing and Peer Editing (Mon-Tues) – Final copy (Wed-Thurs) Rough Draft Due Friday Dec 12. Peer Editing must be done by Tuesday Dec 17 Final Copy Due Friday Dec 20.

24. Finish Roger Rough Drafts Hand in late work, progress reports. Edit your own paper. Use the dictionary and the textbook. Make sure you have underlined the sentence where Roger changes. Check the science, did you explain how he changed (the process) well? Did you use all the science vocabulary you could? Have Mr K Check your notebook!!! Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, final copy

25. Do I Have Enough Science? Igneous – Where and how was it formed? Intrusive/Extrusive – Crystal Size? Crystal – Chemistry of lava or magma? – Name of Rock? (Granite, Rhyolite etc) What does it look like? Metamorphic – Where and how was it formed? – Heat and pressure source? – Grain Size described? Foliated or nonfoliated – Rock Name mentioned? (Gneiss, slate etc) What does it look like? Sedimentary – Where and how was it formed? – How was it weathered? Eroded? Deposited? Compacted? Cemented? – Size of rock particles? – Rock Name? (Sandstone, Shale) What does it look like? – Clastic? Chemical? Organic?

26. Roger Rough Draft Due Today Rough Draft Check (10 points). Underline the sentences where Roger changes. Get your paper edited (5 points). Correct the errors by re-writing and revising. Start writing your final copy on loose leaf paper in blue or black pen or pencil. Due Tuesday at the beginning of class. (or sooner if you won’t be here Tuesday)

27. Friday Dec 12, 2014 Hand in Missing Work Get out and Finish Your Rough Draft Today: Peer Editing - Revising - Rewriting –For those students whose papers I have checked Final Copy and Rough Draft Due Friday December 19 (end of class). Thursday for p6-7

28. DUE: Roger Rough Drafts (10 pts) Peer Editing (5pts) each Underline the sentence each time where Roger changes. Get a PEER EDITING form (5 pts) and exchange papers with another student. Read paper silently first. Don’t make any corrections. Read paper again and answer the questions. Highlight science, spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Proper science is the priority. Give story back and share your thoughts about the paper. Authors will then make the necessary revisions/re-writes.

29. Monday December 15, 2014 Get your paper edited. Complete editing form. Revise and Rewrite your draft (also gets handed in) Students typing still have to have a written final copy to type from. Take home the rules for typing papers. Final Copy Due Friday

30. Tuesday December 16, 2014 Get your paper edited. Complete editing form. Revise and Rewrite your draft (also gets handed in) Students typing still have to have a written final copy to type from. Take home the rules for typing papers. Final Copy Due Friday

31. Wednesday December 17, 2014 Get your Revision/2nd draft edited. Start Writing Your Final Copy (get half done today) Students typing still MUST have a written final copy to type from. Take home the rules for typing papers. Final Copy Due Friday

32. Thursday Dec 18, 2013 Finish Roger Final Copy. DUE TOMORROW!! Finish writing final copy on loose leaf paper in blue or black pen or pencil. Don’t forget to peer edit. Fill out a grading rubric sheet when finished. Staple grading sheet, typed copy (if you did one), written final copy and rough draft in that order. Students typing must print their own papers to hand in. Read Pages 122-135 in the text when done or do make up work.

33. Friday Dec 19, 2014 Finish Roger Final Copy. DUE TODAY!! Fill out a grading sheet when finished. Staple grading sheet (on top), then the final copy, then revisions and lastly rough draft in that order. Read Pages 122-135 in the text when done or work on make up work.

34. Thursday December 22, 2011 »Roger is late, hand it in NOW! »Open books to page 107. »Group reading/writing activity p. 107-109 »Complete Rocks from Reefs (Due TODAY!) »Regular class schedule today.

35. Group Reading Activity For EACH PARAGRAPH…Write down the –main ideas of the paragraph, –important concepts –Any vocabulary In your notebook Then Complete Rocks from Reefs review –Due Today