Thu, 10/1 Class Assignment

Part 1: Scary Picture

Look at the picture above. What do you see? Post a comment about it on our blog. I'll give you a demonstration.

Part 2: Peter Stuyvesant

Click on the following link and read pp.36-38

http://homepage.mac.com/davidbellel/stuyvesantghost2.pdf

While you read, write down 5 vocabulary words you're not sure about.

Also think about the following questions.

1. Describe Peter Stuyvesant's personality.
2. How did he get the nickname/moniker "Peg-Leg Pete"?
3. Why is St. Mark's-in-the-Bowerie mentioned? What is significant about it?
4. What are "paranormal researchers"? What have they done?
5. What do you think about this story?

Part 3: Find a Spooky Picture

Search the Internet and find one scary picture that interests you. It can be anything, but it probably should be something that you would like to use in your first digital story for this class:) Then post it to the class blog. I'll demonstrate how to do this. After you must write a comment about each classmate's image.

Part 4: Homework Review

We need to review the homework about crime scene vocabulary;) You will need to use this vocabulary later in your digital stories as well as discussions about film clips!

Part 5: CSI NY Film Clip

We're going to watch a few minutes of a piopular TV show. With a partner, you'll need to use the following:

-5 vocabulary words from the crime scene vocabulary list

sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/crimescenebasics.ppt

-2 words from Sublist 1 (AWL)

http://www.academicvocabularyexercises.com/

Explain to the class what happened!

If you want to watch more of the episode at home, click on the link below. We will be watching more in class as well.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/video/?pid=luxFCxqmIANugk_NlHGD5O7M9e2zA2Z6&play=true&vs=Default

Homework:

1. Start thinking of images you might want to use in your first digital story.
2. We will go on our first field trip on Tue!!! Make sure you have a digital camera or a cellphone with a camera;)