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=Wednesday, June 8th=

Melanie's Prezi [|https://prezi.com/secure/8eb84b97073711825c4b871dc379672fdbd72920/]   =

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- The following people signed up for presentations:
Jazmin
 * Monday - June 6th**

Jaylene Reyna Melanie Caroline Jose F Marzella Francisco Oscar Yoana Lizett Alex Hanson
 * Wednesday - June 8th**


 * Regardless of whether we have time for all these presenters on Wednesday, you must turn in your presentation to me by Wednesday!!! We may have to have some people present on another date if we run out of time!

If you do not see your name on this list, please talk to me during the period today!!

=Wednesday, June 1st=

SIgn up for a presentation time slot!
(Your presentation should be about 5 minutes long)

Click on the link on the side of this page called Discussion Page............................>>>>>>>>>

Wednesday, June 1st
= You all now have LAUSD Google email accounts! =

Goto [|mymail.lausd.net] to activate your email account and reset your password.

So you want to make a Prezi?

Goto [|Prezi.com] and click on Sign up to make a new Education account using your new email address.

Click on this link to watch three short videos on how to use Prezi:

[|prezi.com/learn/]

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= = = = Wednesday, May 25th = Today you need to continue working on the assignments listed from Monday, May 23rd.

//**All of the assignments on the wiki page need to be complete by June 1st.**//

**__Wiki page expert assignments__ = 100 points!!!**
Once you have finished all of those assignments, you will beging making plans for your presentation. In small groups (no more than 3 per group), have a discussion about your topic and brainstorm some ideas together about how you might present your information. Use the notecard to write down your initial presentation notes.

Please make a new entry on your wiki page called, "Presentation Notes". Use the notes you took in your small group to make a list of what you plan to present and what you need to make that presentation happen.

**__The Presentation -__**
**Oral presentation = 50 points** **Visual presentaion = 50 points**

You may make a video, poster, display board, powerpoint, Prezi, etc. Please let me know if you want to make a Prezi and I will give you a few tips to help you get started. = = =

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= Monday, May 23rd - = 9th grade Expert Project - Do not go onto the next step until you have completed the step before!! > These assignments worth = 100 points!!! >
 * 3 annotated articles with 15 comments/notes/questions
 * 10 research questions with answers on your wiki page
 * 1 summary, 4 things you learned, and your opinion ( for one of your articles) on your wiki page
 * Annotated bibliography (using proper format- as shown on my home page) for all 3 sources
 * 1 thoughtfully written Introduction to your Expert project answering the question "What is your topic and why did you choose it?" 200 words and must be on your wiki page.
 * List of 5-10 essential words and definitions related to your topic - on your wiki page
 * **Please make a new entry on your wiki page called, "Presentation Notes". Use the notes you took in your small group to make a list of what you plan to present and what you need to make that presentation happen (added May 25th!)**


 * Expert Project Glossary**
 * Words and definitions that are important to my topic**

= = = = =**Wednesday, May 11th** = ** Today we will begin writing our actual Annotated Bibliography. ** ** Please make a line on your wiki page and create a new entry titled **
 * 1. Word - Definition in your own words**
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** Annotated Bibliography - be sure to put it in Heading 1!!! **

** Use the information below to help you figure out how to list the info from your sources: ** =**Annotated Bibliography** =

Internet Source  Author's Last Name, First Name. [author's email address, if available]. "Title of Article or Post." In "Title of Main Web Site" [URL]. Date you accessed the site.  //**Example:**// Rosenberg, Jennifer. [history1900s.guide@about.com]. "A History of the Olympics." In "20th Century History Site at About.com" [[] ]. January 3, 2001. **//Summary of site and what you learned://** This web site offers an overview of Olympic history and specific information about each Olympic Games. This site was important to my paper because I learned about the role Pierre de Coubertin played in restarting the Olympic Games.

** Making My Mark: **
 * Becoming An Expert at Linoleum Block Printing **
 * Ms. Lona **


 * A little bit about my topic and why I chose it… **

The art of printmaking has been around for thousands of years and it exists in many different forms. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, “printmaking” is defined as:

"...broadly, the production of images normally on paper and exceptionally on fabric, parchment, plastic or other support by various processes of multiplication; more narrowly, the making and printing of graphic works by hand or under the supervision of the artist."

In other words, an artist creates an image and reproduces it several times on paper or other material. When the artist decides that s/he has made enough prints, s/he destroys the original stamp or stencil that contains the image so that no more can be made. This makes the copies that were produced limited and special, and therefore valuable as a piece of art. We see printmaking everywhere these days—from the work of Shepard Fairey to stenciled graffiti art to greeting cards. I am most interested in the simple form of linoleum block printing, which involves carving an image into a soft linoleum block, thereby creating a stamp. The stamp is coated with an appropriate ink to transfer the image to paper or fabric. This art form interests me because I like the quality of the images that I can create with it, as well as because I can create both paper art and images on T-shirts and other fabrics.


 * The questions that my research addressed are: **

1. What is the definition of printmaking? 2. What are the various types of printmaking? 3. What is the history of this art form? 4. What is the process for linoleum block printing? 5. What materials are needed? Specifically, what inks and papers produce the best results? 6. What is the cost of materials? Where can I find these materials in LA? 7. Where can I find examples of this art form?


 * Annotated Bibliography—A list of my sources and what I learned from each of them. **

“Printmaking Techniques: The Graphic Art Media.” //Worldprintmakers.com.// World Printmakers. n.d. Web. 4 May 2011.

The main purpose of this website is to give printmakers from all over the world a space to show their work. It is a site created by a journalist and his wife, who is a printmaker. It has a virtual gallery as well as information about the history and terminology of printmaking. The page on this website that was most useful to me was one that listed the many types of printmaking with a clear definition for each one. From these definitions I learned that the proper name for linoleum block printing is “linocut.” It was not a respected art form until artists such as Picasso and Matisse began using it.

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;">Expert Paper - My process ** =

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;">What is my topic and why did I choose this topic?

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> These were the questions that I had as I began my research:

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> How I conducted my research:

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Annotated Bibliographies:

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> How I created and developed my presentation…

= = = = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Wednesday, May 4th, 2011** = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Today's WIKI assignment:** =

You now should have two articles printed and annotated on your topic. Please go to your wiki page and answer as many of the research questions that you can at this point. Your answers should be in complete sentences. This will help you figure out what you still need to find out about your topic.

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Monday, May 2nd 2011** =

Continuing Expert Project Research Using the first article that you printed on Friday, please complete the following activity on your own wiki page:


 * Article #1 - (put the title here!!)**

(summary of article- between 3-5 sentences long) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Long Spells at Screen Create Health Risk" was an article that looked at the effects of prolonged computer and television use on the human heart. The chances of having heart issues double when four or more hours a day are spent in front of either a computer or television. Initially it was thought that exercise could offset the heart issues, but now it appears that does not make a difference. The main probelem stems from the bodys inability to create an exzyme called lipoprotein lipase which helps to break down cholosterol. This enzyme is not created during periods of low or no activity (sitting infront of the tv or computer).

(a list of four things that you learned and/or found interesting) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After reading this article, I found the following to be interesting: <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Four or more hours infront of a tv or computer doubles your risk of having heart problems. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 2. Your body does not produce lipoprotein lipase when you are not active. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 3. Lipoprotein lipase helps break down cholesterol. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 4. The chances of someone eating junk food are increased when watching tv because of the advertisements.

(your opinion of the article - at least 3 sentences long) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I enjoyed reading this article. I think this is a powerful article from the standpoint of awareness. We are a computer and tv society, and this issue will continue to grow if we do not breakup the time we watch tv or use the compputer. I would recommend this article to all teenagers.

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= =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**April 27, 2011** = <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Use google to begin your research. <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Find 5 websites that might help you with your research. <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Copy and paste them to your wiki page. Add it to your notes from Monday or make a new entry. <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Choose one to print and start annotating. =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Website Evaluation Tool** = Use the following list to make sure that your websites are good sources for your research.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Accuracy. ** Does your page list the author and institution that published the website and provide a way of contacting him/her?

====<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Authority. ** Does your page list the author's credentials (level of expertise, experience) and ends with .edu, .gov, .org, or .net? ====



====<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Objectivity. ** Does your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information (not trying to sell you something)? ====



====<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Currency. ** Is your page current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and are the links (if any) also up-to-date? ====



====<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Coverage. ** Can you view the information properly--no fees are charged, browser technology, or software requirement?. ====



====<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(information adapted from Cornell University http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html) ====

Here's another link with helpful info on this topic: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

=April 25, 2011= =Expert Project Research Notes= =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**How to make naturally colored Easter Eggs** =

List of questions 1. What are the main ingredients in making egg dye? 2. Is this something that can be made by children, or do adults need to supervise? 3. How long does the process take? 4. Will the eggs be edible after I dye them? 5. Which vegetables are the best to use for certain colors? 6. Does this process change the eggshell in any way? 7. Who first invented the idea of dying eggs? 8. Does it work with brown eggs or are white eggs better?

= April 25, 2011 = = Narrowing your topic =

1. Narrow your list down to one topic that you like best. 2. On your own wikipage, create a new entry and make the topic the title of the entry. 3. What questions do you have about this topic? (10) 4. Show your list of questions to someone sitting next to you/or have them look at your wiki page. Have your partner add two questions that they think need to be added to your list. 5. Use google to find at least one article that you think might help you in your research.

= Homework -- Finish your list of 10 questions!!!! On the wiki or on paper!!! = = = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**April 11, 2011** = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**I wish I was an expert** = For our next writing assignment, you will be researching a topic that you would like to learn more about. The goal of the assignment is for you to learn __how to do something or make somethin__g that you interests you. We will start by brainstorming a list of possible topics and then we will narrow that list down to one specific thing that you would like to make or do. You will spend some time researching your topic and you will keep track of your research and learning process in a paper that you write.

You will also be presenting what you have learned to the class. I will give you more information about the presentation after Spring Break, but know now that you will have several choices about how you will present your learning to the class - Powerpoint, Prezi, display board, lead a discussion, etc...

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Table of Contents and Discussion Area** = Please make sure that your wikipage has a table of contents and a discussion area. Click on the Widget button and add these things to an appropriate part of your page - either at the top or bottom of the page. Make sure sure that each entry on the wiki has a title and is in "Heading 1" font. That way each entry will appear on your Table of Contents. The discussion area is for other students to leave comments on your page.

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=March 23, 2011= <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Writing About Reading: Some Openers **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Try some of these to help you get started on letter-essays.// ** =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Choose 6. Please write at least 25-50 words for each response.// ** =

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line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The resolution of the main character’s problem ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The genre of this book ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’d say the theme of this book is ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wish that ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I didn’t agree with ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I understood ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I couldn’t understand ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why did ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is how I read this book: ** <span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I rated this one (1-10) because **

<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was struck by/interested in/convinced by this passage: “...” It shows... about this author’s writing. **

March 21, 2011 = = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**World Poetry Day and the 5th Anniversary of Twitter** = <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|World Poetry Day and the 5th Anniversary of Twitter]

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|More about World Poetry Day]

Please try your hand at writing a 140 character (including spaces and puncutation) poem and post it on your own page. Have a twitter account? Post it there, too! <span style="font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">//Use the hash tag #poetweet .//

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=March 21, 2011 Articles of the Week

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|What happens when mom unplugs teens for 6 months?] (scroll down to 2nd article on this link!!)

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Kids who skip school are tracked by GPS]

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: #551a8b; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Long Spells at the Screen Create Health Risk]

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Congress considers the DREAM Act]

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|On the Left Hand, There are No Easy Answers]

Please choose one of the Articles of week and write a response in the box below. You must be signed in to the wiki page to write your response.

Your response should follow the following format:

(summary of article- between 5-7 sentences long) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> "Long Spells at Screen Create Health Risk" was an article that looked at the effects of prolonged computer and television use on the human heart. The chances of having heart issues double when four or more hours a day are spent in front of either a computer or television. Initially it was thought that exercise could offset the heart issues, but now it appears that does not make a difference. The main probelem stems from the bodys inability to create an exzyme called lipoprotein lipase which helps to break down cholosterol. This enzyme is not created during periods of low or no activity (sitting infront of the tv or computer).

(a list of four things that you learned and/or found interesting) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> After reading this article, I found the following to be interesting: <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 1. Four or more hours infront of a tv or computer doubles your risk of having heart problems. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 2. Your body does not produce lipoprotein lipase when you are not active. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 3. Lipoprotein lipase helps break down cholesterol. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 4. The chances of someone eating junk food are increased when watching tv because of the advertisements.

(your opinion of the article - at least 4 sentences long) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,Utopia,'Palatino Linotype',Palatino,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> I enjoyed reading this article. I think this is a powerful article from the standpoint of awareness. We are a computer and tv society, and this issue will continue to grow if we do not breakup the time we watch tv or use the compputer. I would recommend this article to all teenagers.

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=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Welcome to Ms. Wadle's 2nd Period WIKI!! = toc This is a space for our class to post our writing and it is a place for me to post assignments or handouts that you may need.

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= **Memoir Homework - Adding feelings to your memoir** = Identify the most important lesson(s) the writer(you!) learned from the subject (person, experience). (25 words long)

** • ** ** How did the writer’s (your) life change as a result of this relationship or ** ** experience? **** (25 words long) **