Historically Black Colleges and Universities (All Classes) 9/30/2010

Use the website below to find FOUR colleges and do a powerpoint presentation about their history and what their specialize area of education may be.



http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html

PowerPoint Knowledge Test (ALL CLASSES MUST TAKE TEST) 9/30/2010

PowerPoint Knowledge Test

Email your test and selected answers to Coach Golden... (Do it in an email do not use an attachment)

Test your knowledge of PowerPoint versions 4 through 2002 by taking the test below. When finished, click the Get Score button. This is a pass/fail test with a very steep cut-off. You must get a score of 85% or higher to pass. Anything less... sorry, but you need to study a bit more! Good Luck!

Here are 15 questions... only one answer is correct for each. There are no trick questions!

1. How many Notes pages can you have per slide?
1
2
3
4

2. When you apply a template to a presentation, which of the following elements is NOT changed?
Color
Slide Graphics
Master Elements
Bullet Styles

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Slide Sorter View?
You can edit slide text
You can assign slide timings
You can reorder your slides
You can pick up and apply slide color schemes

4. What do end-users need to run your presentation?
PowerPoint
The PowerPoint Viewer
specialized hardware
slide show processor

5. In Slide Sorter View, what would :05 indicate under a slide?
5 second timing
5 second hold
5 second transition
Nothing

6. What can't you do to a grouped, linked graphic.
rotate it
move it
resize it
delete it

7. Pick the kind of tab that PowerPoint does NOT support:
Left
Center
Decimal
Flush

8. The best way to quickly show two subordinates within an Org chart is to:
Quickly draw two boxes
Double-click the Subordinate tool and then click a box
Shift-Click the Subordinate tool and then click a box
Drag the Subordinate tool over any box

9. Pulling a wedge away from a pie chart is known as:
shuffling
animating
pulling
exploding

10. Pressing the TAB key in front of bulleted text will:
do nothing
demote the bullet
promote the bullet
None of the above

11. The best way to get a slide show to stop is to:
press ESCAPE
exit PowerPoint
click the STOP button
None of the above

12. The animation effects will:
allow you to control animation on an object-by-object basis
allow you to control animation on a slide-by-slide basis
set slide tranisitions
do nothing

13. Which of the following is NOT a PowerPoint view:
Slide Sorter
Slide Preview
Notes Page Master
Slide Master

14. To turn off the bullets for every slide, you would have to:
go to any slide, click the No Bullets Every Slide option
edit the Master slide
click the fuzzy border around any text block and click the Bullets tool
PowerPoint does not support bullets

15. The best way to stop slides from showing up during a slide show is to:
delete them
use the Stall tool on them
hide them
all of the above

ACT Warm up ALL CLASSES 9/27/2010

Passage I A Microscope in the Kitchen      I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets
waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator	1.  A.NO CHANGE   B.waiting, by the back door, C.waiting by the back door, D.waiting by the back door Correct! The best answer is A. It provides the best punctuation for the underlined portion. The phrase "waiting by the back door" describes the noun nets and is essential because it tells which nets the narrator "grew up with." Therefore, no comma should be placed after nets. The semicolon after the word door is appropriate because semicolons are used between items in a series when one or more of these items include commas. The best answer is NOT B because the first comma after waiting is unnecessary. In addition, the appropriate punctuation after door should be a semicolon (not a comma). Semicolons are used between items in a series when one or more of these items include commas. The best answer is NOT C because the appropriate punctuation after door should be a semicolon and not a comma. Semicolons are used between items in a series when one or more of these items include commas. The best answer is NOT D because the punctuation, in this case a semicolon, is missing after the word door. It is needed to set off the first of this sentence's three items in a series. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because the first comma after waiting is unnecessary. In addition, the appropriate punctuation after door should be a semicolon (not a comma). Semicolons are used between items in a series when one or more of these items include commas. Incorrect The best answer is NOT C because the appropriate punctuation after door should be a semicolon and not a comma. Semicolons are used between items in a series when one or more of these items include commas. Incorrect The best answer is NOT D because the punctuation, in this case a semicolon, is missing after the word door. It is needed to set off the first of this sentence's three items in a series.
door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen	2.  F.NO CHANGE G.would sit H.sitting  J.sat Incorrect The best answer is NOT F because the phrase was sitting makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items. Incorrect The best answer is NOT G because the phrase would sit makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items. Correct! The best answer is H. The verb form sitting is best here because it creates a parallel structure for all three items in the series: "nets waiting," "hip-waders hanging," "a microscope sitting." The best answer is NOT F because the phrase was sitting makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items. The best answer is NOT G because the phrase would sit makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items. The best answer is NOT J because the verb sat makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items. Incorrect The best answer is NOT J because the verb sat makes the third item in the series not parallel with the first two items.
table. Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist.	3.   A.NO CHANGE  B.As my mother’s interest is science, she is C.My mother’s occupation is that of  D.My mother is Incorrect The best answer is NOT A because the phrase "Having studied" at the beginning of the sentence is wordy and unnecessary. It is obvious to the reader that a marine biologist would have studied in the past. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because the phrase "As my mother's interest is science" adds meaningless words to the sentence. It is obvious to the reader that a marine biologist would have an interest in science. Incorrect The best answer is NOT C because the phrase "occupation is that of" adds unnecessary words to the sentence. It is obvious to the reader that marine biology is the mother's occupation. Correct! The best answer is D. It offers the clearest, most concise wording for this sentence. "My mother is a marine biologist," is a clear statement that avoids unnecessary or confusing words. The best answer is NOT A because the phrase "Having studied" at the beginning of the sentence is wordy and unnecessary. It is obvious to the reader that a marine biologist would have studied in the past. The best answer is NOT B because the phrase "As my mother's interest is science" adds meaningless words to the sentence. It is obvious to the reader that a marine biologist would have an interest in science. The best answer is NOT C because the phrase "occupation is that of" adds unnecessary words to the sentence. It is obvious to the reader that marine biology is the mother's occupation.
Our household might have been described as uncooperative. Our meals weren’t always served in the expected order of breakfast, lunch, and supper.	4.  Which choice would most effectively introduce the rest of this paragraph? F.NO CHANGE G.There seemed to be no explanation for why Mom ran our household the way she did. H.Our household didn’t run according to a typical schedule.J.Mom ran our household in a most spectacular manner. Incorrect The best answer is NOT F. This is a poor introductory sentence because the paragraph provides no evidence that indicates the narrator's household was uncooperative. Incorrect The best answer is NOT G. This is a poor introductory sentence because the paragraph does explain why the mother ran the household in an untypical manner: Everything depended on the tides. Correct! The best answer is H. This is a good introductory sentence because the rest of the paragraph explains how the narrator's household "didn't run according to a typical schedule." The paragraph goes on to say that "meals weren't always served in the expected order" and that the mother operated according to the tides, which were not on a typical household schedule. The best answer is NOT F. This is a poor introductory sentence because the paragraph provides no evidence that indicates the narrator's household was uncooperative. The best answer is NOT G. This is a poor introductory sentence because the paragraph does explain why the mother ran the household in an untypical manner: Everything depended on the tides. The best answer is NOT J. This is a poor introductory sentence because there is no evidence that suggests the narrator's household was run in a "most spectacular manner." The household schedule may have been atypical, but atypical does not indicate spectacular. Incorrect The best answer is NOT J. This is a poor introductory sentence because there is no evidence that suggests the narrator's household was run in a "most spectacular manner." The household schedule may have been atypical, but atypical does not indicate spectacular.
Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides. When the tide was low, Mom could be found down on the mudflats. When the tide was high, she would be standing on the inlet bridge with her plankton net.	5. A.NO CHANGE  B.was defenseless in the face of  C.depended on D.trusted in Incorrect The best answer is NOT A because the meaning of the statement "Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides" is not clear. In particular, the use of the phrase "the disposal of the tides" makes no sense in the context of the sentence. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because the statement "Everything was defenseless in the face of the tides" is convoluted and wordy. In addition, the meaning is unclear. Correct! The best answer is C. It offers the clearest, most concise wording for this sentence. "Everything depended on the tides," is a precise, clear statement that avoids unnecessary or confusing words. The best answer is NOT A because the meaning of the statement "Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides" is not clear. In particular, the use of the phrase "the disposal of the tides" makes no sense in the context of the sentence. The best answer is NOT B because the statement "Everything was defenseless in the face of the tides" is convoluted and wordy. In addition, the meaning is unclear. The best answer is NOT D because it creates an unclear statement: "Everything trusted in the tides." The word Everything refers back to the household schedule. It makes no sense to say that the household schedule has the ability to trust. Incorrect The best answer is NOT D because it creates an unclear statement: "Everything trusted in the tides." The word Everything refers back to the household schedule. It makes no sense to say that the household schedule has the ability to trust.
I have great respect for my mother. I learned early that the moon affected the tides. Mom was always waiting for a full moon, when low tide would be much lower than usual and high tide much	6. Which choice most effectively signals the shift from the preceding paragraph to this paragraph? F.NO CHANGE  G.Our lives were likewise affected by the phases of the moon.   H.A relationship exists between the moon and the tides.        J.The moon is a mysterious orb afloat in the sky. Incorrect The best answer is NOT F because this new paragraph is about the relationship between the moon and the tides. The rest of the paragraph does not further develop the point that the narrator had respect for her mother, as this choice suggests. Correct! The best answer is G. This is the best introductory sentence because the rest of this new paragraph explains how "the phases of the moon" affected a "complete cycle of tides." The other choices do not logically lead into this explanation of what causes high and low tides. The best answer is NOT F because this new paragraph is about the relationship between the moon and the tides. The rest of the paragraph does not further develop the point that the narrator had respect for her mother, as this choice suggests. The best answer is NOT H. Although this choice does mention the relationship between the moon and the tides (the main topic of the new paragraph), it is a poor transition from the preceding paragraph, which concludes with a description of the mother on the bridge at high tide. The best answer is NOT J because a description of the moon as "a mysterious orb" is an inadequate introduction to this new paragraph, which explains how "the moon affected the tides." Incorrect The best answer is NOT H. Although this choice does mention the relationship between the moon and the tides (the main topic of the new paragraph), it is a poor transition from the preceding paragraph, which concludes with a description of the mother on the bridge at high tide. Incorrect The best answer is NOT J because a description of the moon as "a mysterious orb" is an inadequate introduction to this new paragraph, which explains how "the moon affected the tides."
higher. The moon being closer to the earth when full,	7. A.NO CHANGE  B.Since the moon is C.The moon is  D.The moon, Incorrect The best answer is NOT A. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("The moon being closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("Since the moon is closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate. Correct! The best answer is C. This choice creates a structurally sound compound sentence with two complete independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction so. The best answer is NOT A. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("The moon being closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate. The best answer is NOT B. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("Since the moon is closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate. The best answer is NOT D. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("The moon, closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate. Incorrect The best answer is NOT D. The coordinating conjunction so indicates that there should be two independent clauses in this sentence, but the first part of the sentence ("The moon, closer to the earth when full") is not an independent clause; it has no predicate.
so its gravitational pull is stronger. I knew that it took about eight hours for the tides to change from high to low, sixteen hours for a complete cycle of	8.  F.NO CHANGE  G.one’s  H.it’s  J.its’ Correct! The best answer is F. The possessive pronoun its is appropriate here because it refers back to the moon: "[the moon's] gravitational pull." The best answer is NOT G because the possessive one's, which is used to refer to persons, does not agree with the antecedent moon. The best answer is NOT H because it's is a contraction meaning it is, and not a possessive pronoun. The best answer is NOT J because the apostrophe in its' makes this word an improper possessive pronoun form. Incorrect The best answer is NOT G because the possessive one's, which is used to refer to persons, does not agree with the antecedent moon. Incorrect The best answer is NOT H because it's is a contraction meaning it is, and not a possessive pronoun. Incorrect The best answer is NOT J because the apostrophe in its' makes this word an improper possessive pronoun form.
tides. 9 I didn’t have to wait to learn these things in school. In our house they were everyday knowledge.	9.  If the writer were to delete the phrase “sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides” from the preceding sentence (ending the sentence with a period), the essay would primarily lose a detail that: A.shows how the narrator’s interests are different from the mother’s interests. B.contradicts a point made earlier in the paragraph. C.helps establish the setting for the essay. D.displays the narrator’s knowledge of tides. Incorrect The best answer is NOT A because the phrase "sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides" provides scientific information; it does not in any way contrast the narrator's interests and her mother's interests. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because the phrase "sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides" gives specific information that is presented as fact. This scientific information is supported, not contradicted, in the essay. Incorrect The best answer is NOT C because factual information about "a complete cycle of tides" has nothing to do with the setting of the essay. In addition, at this point in the essay, the setting has long been established. Correct! The best answer is D because the detailed information about how long it takes to complete a cycle of tides clearly shows that the narrator has specific knowledge of tides. The best answer is NOT A because the phrase "sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides" provides scientific information; it does not in any way contrast the narrator's interests and her mother's interests. The best answer is NOT B because the phrase "sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides" gives specific information that is presented as fact. This scientific information is supported, not contradicted, in the essay. The best answer is NOT C because factual information about "a complete cycle of tides" has nothing to do with the setting of the essay. In addition, at this point in the essay, the setting has long been established.
[1] Often, my brother and I, joined our mother on her adventures into tidal lands. [2] At the very low tides of the full moon, when	10. F.NO CHANGE G.brother, and I, H.brother, and I J.brother and I Incorrect The best answer is NOT F because it inserts an unnecessary and confusing comma between the subject and verb. Incorrect The best answer is NOT G because it inserts two unnecessary and confusing commas. The first comma illogically separates the two parts of the compound subject; the second comma inserts an unnecessary and confusing comma between the subject and verb. Incorrect The best answer is NOT H because it inserts a comma that illogically separates the two parts of this sentence's compound subject. Correct! The best answer is J because no punctuation is needed to separate the subject of the sentence (my brother and I) from the verb (joined). The best answer is NOT F because it inserts an unnecessary and confusing comma between the subject and verb. The best answer is NOT G because it inserts two unnecessary and confusing commas. The first comma illogically separates the two parts of the compound subject; the second comma inserts an unnecessary and confusing comma between the subject and verb. The best answer is NOT H because it inserts a comma that illogically separates the two parts of this sentence's compound subject.
almost all the water was sucked away, we found the	11. A.NO CHANGE B.away. Then we C.away. We D.away; we Correct! The best answer is A because it is the only choice that results in a complete sentence. The best answer is NOT B because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment. The best answer is NOT C because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment. The best answer is NOT D because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment and not an independent clause, as the semicolon after the word away suggests. Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment. Incorrect The best answer is NOT C because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment. Incorrect The best answer is NOT D because "At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was away" is a sentence fragment and not an independent clause, as the semicolon after the word away suggests.
hideaways where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins hid in order not to be seen. [3] Sometimes we would dig with shovels in the mud, where yellow and	12. F.NO CHANGE G.hideouts where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins concealed and hid themselves. H.places where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins were stashed away. J.hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins. Incorrect The best answer is NOT F because it is wordy and redundant. The word "hideaways" indicates that something is hidden, and yet the sentence goes on to repeat the same idea with the phrase "hid in order not to be seen." Incorrect The best answer is NOT G because it is wordy and redundant. The word "concealed" means the same as "hid," which creates a redundancy. Incorrect The best answer is NOT H because the phrase "were stashed away" is not in keeping with the style and tone of this essay. In addition, the phrase is imprecise, so the meaning is unclear. Correct! The best answer is J. It offers the clearest and most concise wording for the underlined portion and avoids redundancy. The best answer is NOT F because it is wordy and redundant. The word "hideaways" indicates that something is hidden, and yet the sentence goes on to repeat the same idea with the phrase "hid in order not to be seen." The best answer is NOT G because it is wordy and redundant. The word "concealed" means the same as "hid," which creates a redundancy. The best answer is NOT H because the phrase "were stashed away" is not in keeping with the style and tone of this essay. In addition, the phrase is imprecise, so the meaning is unclear.
white worms lived in their leathery tunnels. 13      For plankton tows, we would stand on the bridge while Mom lowered a cone-shaped net that	13.Which of the following sequences of sentences makes this paragraph most logical? A.NO CHANGE B.2, 1, 3 C.2, 3, 1 D.3, 1, 2 Correct! The best answer is A because it is the only choice that places Sentence 1 as the introduction to the paragraph. There is no other logical placement for Sentence 1 because it provides information that the narrator and the brother are joining the mother on their "adventures into tidal lands." If either Sentence 2 or Sentence 3 introduced the paragraph, the reader would be confused. The best answer is NOT B because it is illogical to place Sentence 2 before Sentence 1. Sentence 1 introduces the setting for the paragraph and places the narrator's family there. If Sentence 2 introduced the paragraph, the reader would not understand who "we" referred to. The best answer is NOT C because it is illogical to place Sentence 2 before Sentence 1. Sentence 1 introduces the setting for the paragraph and places the narrator's family there. If Sentence 2 introduced the paragraph, the reader would not understand who "we" referred to. The best answer is NOT D because the information in Sentence 3 ("we would dig with shovels in the mud") logically follows the information in Sentence 2 about finding the "hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins." Incorrect The best answer is NOT B because it is illogical to place Sentence 2 before Sentence 1. Sentence 1 introduces the setting for the paragraph and places the narrator's family there. If Sentence 2 introduced the paragraph, the reader would not understand who "we" referred to. Incorrect The best answer is NOT C because it is illogical to place Sentence 2 before Sentence 1. Sentence 1 introduces the setting for the paragraph and places the narrator's family there. If Sentence 2 introduced the paragraph, the reader would not understand who "we" referred to. Incorrect The best answer is NOT D because the information in Sentence 3 ("we would dig with shovels in the mud") logically follows the information in Sentence 2 about finding the "hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins."
is often used by marine biologists. Then we would patiently wait. After a while, she would pull up the net, and we would go home. Later, we would see her sitting at the kitchen table, peering	14.Given that all of the choices are true, which one provides information that is relevant and that makes the rest of this paragraph understandable? F.NO CHANGE G.had a specimen bottle attached to its smaller end. H.was woven from cotton and nylon material. J.was shaped like a geometric figure. Incorrect The best answer is NOT F because the fact that the net "is often used by marine biologists" is not as relevant as knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms." Correct! The best answer is G because the information about the attached "specimen bottle" is critical to understanding the last sentence of the essay, which describes the mother "peering at a drop of water from the bottle." The best answer is NOT F because the fact that the net "is often used by marine biologists" is not as relevant as knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms." The best answer is NOT H because the material that the net was made from ("cotton and nylon") is irrelevant to the rest of the essay. What is relevant is knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms." The best answer is NOT J because the shape of the net ("like a geometric figure") is irrelevant to the rest of the essay. What is relevant is knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms." Incorrect The best answer is NOT H because the material that the net was made from ("cotton and nylon") is irrelevant to the rest of the essay. What is relevant is knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms." Incorrect The best answer is NOT J because the shape of the net ("like a geometric figure") is irrelevant to the rest of the essay. What is relevant is knowing at this point in the paragraph that the mother needs "a specimen bottle" to collect "the thousands of tiny swimming organisms."
at a drop of water through the lenses of her microscope from the bottle—watching the thousands of tiny swimming organisms.	15.The best placement for the underlined portion would be: A.where it is now. B.after the word lenses. C.after the word microscope. D.after the word bottle (but before the dash).

ACT Warm up ALL CLASSES 9/23/2010

The Unblinking Eye

Photography is of course a [1] visual art like many others, including painting, drawing, and the various forms of printmaking. But photography is unique as one of [2] these arts in one respect: the person, place, event, or other subject that have been photographed is always real, captured by a photographer who is an on-the-spot eyewitness to its reality. A painting may depict a scene that is partly or in whole imaginary—a knight battling a dragon, a city beneath the sea, or the features of a woman who never existed. But a photograph is a document reflecting with more or less completeness and accuracy something that was actually happening as the shutter clicked.

1. (A) NO CHANGE
    (B) is, of course, a
    (C) is of course, a
    (D) is—of course, a
2. (F) NO CHANGE
    (G) as a member of these
    (H) compared to other
    (J) among these

Reading

Although Bertha Young was thirty she still had moments like this when she wanted to run instead of walk, to take dancing steps on and off the pavement, to bowl a hoop, to throw something up in the air and catch it again, or to stand still and laugh at—nothing—at nothing, simply.
What can you do if you are thirty and, turning the corner of your own street, you are overcome, suddenly, by a feeling of bliss—absolute bliss!—as though you’d suddenly swallowed a bright piece of that late afternoon sun and it burned in your bosom, sending out a little shower of sparks into every particle, into every finger and toe...?
Oh, is there no way you can express it without being "drunk and disorderly?" How idiotic civilization is! Why be given a body if you have to keep it shut up in a case like a rare, rare fiddle?
"No, that about the fiddle is not quite what I mean," she thought, running up the steps and feeling in her bag for the key—she’d forgotten it, as usual—and rattling the letter-box. "It’s not what I mean, because—Thank you, Mary"—she went into the hall. "Is Nanny back?"
"Yes, M’m."
"I’ll go upstairs." And she ran upstairs to the nursery.
Nanny sat at a low table giving Little B her supper after her bath. The baby had on a white flannel gown and a blue woolen jacket, and her dark, fine hair was brushed up into a funny little peak. She looked up when she saw her mother and began to jump.
"Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl," said Nanny, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew, and that meant she had come into the nursery at another wrong moment.
"Has she been good, Nanny?"
"She’s been a little sweet all the afternoon," whispered Nanny. "We went to the park and I sat down on a chair and took her out of the carriage and a big dog came along and put its head on my knee and she clutched its ear, tugged it. Oh, you should have seen her."
Bertha wanted to ask if it wasn’t rather dangerous to let her clutch at a strange dog’s ear. But she did not dare to. She stood watching them, her hands by her side, like the poor little girl in front of the rich little girl with the doll.
The baby looked up at her again, stared, and then smiled so charmingly that Bertha couldn’t help crying:
"Oh, Nanny, do let me finish giving her supper while you put the bath things away."
"Well, M’m, she oughtn’t to be changed hands while she’s eating," said Nanny, still whispering. "It unsettles her; it’s very likely to upset her."
How absurd it was. Why have a baby if it has to be kept—not in a case like a rare, rare fiddle—but in another woman’s arms?
"Oh, I must!" said she.
Very offended, Nanny handed her over.
"Now, don’t excite her after her supper. You know you do, M’m. And I have such a time with her after!"
Thank heaven! Nanny went out of the room with the bath towels.
"Now I’ve got you to myself, my little precious," said Bertha, as the baby leaned against her.
She ate delightfully, holding up her lips for the spoon and then waving her hands. Sometimes she wouldn’t let the spoon go; and sometimes, just as Bertha had filled it, she waved it away to the four winds.
When the soup was finished Bertha turned round to the fire.
"You’re nice—you’re very nice!" said she, kissing her warm baby. "I’m fond of you. I like you." And, indeed, she loved Little B so much—her neck as she bent forward, her exquisite toes as they shone transparent in the firelight—that all her feeling of bliss came back again, and again she didn’t know how to express it—what to do with it.
"You’re wanted on the telephone," said Nanny, coming back in triumph and seizing her Little B.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that Nanny is afraid that Bertha will make the baby
    (A) overly excited.
    (B) unwilling to finish her supper.
    (C) physically ill.
    (D) unwilling to have a bath.
2. Bertha’s feelings toward Nanny may best be described as a mixture of
    (F) resentment and despair.
    (G) timidity and jealousy.
    (H) contempt and hostility.
    (J) exasperation and affection.
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Interactive Multi media Presentation Designs MR3-TF1 Assignments

Complete Case Study 2 in the Student Projects Book (Black book pages 35-52)

ADMIN MANAGEMENT-MR1/TF3 CLass Assignments

Type and email Chapter activities in "The Office" workbook on bookshelf. (pages 3-11)

Make Up Wednesdays

Start with the Warm up activity, then get any assignments you missed completed and emailed.

Wednesday WARM-UP 9/22/2010

Define the following terms and write a sentence using each...

Gerrymander
Hegemony
Hemoglobin
Homogeneous

Warm Up All Classes 9/20/2010

Educators debate extending high school to five years because of increasing demands on students from employers and colleges to participate in extracurricular activities and community service in addition to having high grades. Some educators support extending high school to five years because they think students need more time to achieve all that is expected of them. Other educators do not support extending high school to five years because they think students would lose interest in school and attendance would drop in the fifth year. In your opinion, should high school be extended to five years?
In your essay, take a position on this question. You may write about either one of the two points of view given, or you may present a different point of view on this question. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

FBLA Membership Drive... ALL CLASSES

Read the following information: FBLA is a requirement for this course...
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What is FBLA?
FBLA is a national vocational student organization for students in high schools and middle schools who are interested in business or business education careers. Thousands of members, hundreds of high schools, and nine regions make up the Tennessee chapter of FBLA. Benefits of membership are leadership skills, business competencies, community responsibilities, and self-confidence.
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What does FBLA do?
FBLA provides the business leaders of tomorrow with the necessary skills to successfully compete in the job market, pursue postsecondary education, or manage personal skills. Members learn how to lead and participate in group discussions by engaging in practical problem solving and decision-making activities. FBLA members learn the value of competition through directed competitive events.
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Who can join?
Any secondary student in grades 9-12 who is interested in a career in business is eligible for membership in the high school division. Membership in the middle level division is open to students in grades 7-9 who accept the purpose of FBLA-Middle Level Division, subscribe to its creed and demonstrate willingness to contribute to good school-community relations. Additionally a middle level chapter must be chartered at the school.
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What are the activities of FBLA chapters?
Professional
Professional activities provide members with a business connection for their future. Guest speakers, panel discussions, visits to business and industry, and shadowing experiences are used as instructional projects for a chapter's program of work.

Leadership
Participation in FBLA activities as a member, committee chairperson, or officer provides experiences that contribute to the development of a positive self-image and a feeling of accomplishment.

Community
Chapter activities that make a contribution to the community provide members with the opportunity to develop civic pride and responsibility. Members also meet influential business and community leaders, learn the steps necessary to complete a project, and work with business and government officials.

Service
The main purpose of service projects is to help others and these activities can be tailor-made for the school and community.
Tennessee FBLA sponsors five state service projects. Over $100,000 is raised annually for March of Dimes, Tennessee Children's Hospital, Leukemia Society, and Make-a-Wish Foundation. Additionally, many educational programs are conducted to educate the public about the Gift of Life program.
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How does FBLA benefit you?
FBLA provides innovative leadership development programs to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship. Your FBLA membership provides

• Career opportunities
• Networks with business leaders
• Leadership development
• Exciting leadership conferences
• Challenging competitions
• Community service opportunities
• Friendships
• Informative publication: Tomorrow's Business Leader

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How can you benefit FBLA?
Your involvement in Tennessee FBLA will give us

• Your knowledge and experience
• Your assistance in conference activities
• Your help in membership recruitment
• You as a human resource for future efforts of the organization

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FBLA Senior High Goals

• Develop competent, aggressive business leadership.
• Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
• Create more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise system.
• Encourage members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community.
• Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism.
• Encourage and practice efficient money management.
• Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty.
• Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals.
• Facilitate the transition from school to work.

Warm Up 9/16-17/2010

Please write a 3.5 paragraph the speak on the following quote:



“One ever feels his twoness-an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”

Assignments Due 9/15/2010

• As a family YOU all voted in a landslide that Wednesday would be your make up day. 
• Get your assignments to this point completed and emailed. 
• What ever we have done to this point please feel free to complete it and turn it in... 
• Complete the Warm Up activity and get it sent. Then complete your MISSING assignments.

Your PORTFOLIO will be built using the products you have created and will serve as your semester EXAM. 

GET THE WORK DONE.... PLEASE

Wednesday WARM-UP 9/15/2010

Please write a 3.5 paragraph the speak on the following quote:

“Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life”John F. Kennedy quotes (American 35th US President (1961-63), 1917-1963)

Warm Up All Classes

Read and share in a 3.5 paragraph what the quote means to you


“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.”

TF-1 -MULTIMEDIA CONCEPTS WORKBOOK ON BOOKSHELF

MULTIMEDIA CONCEPTS WORKBOOK:

Complete the UNIT ONE assignments:

1. Expand the ideas pg 18-20
2. Study tips pg 20
3. Select the best answer pg 21
4. Fill in the best answer pg21
5. Independent challenge 1-7
6. Visual Workshop pg 24

Persuasive Speaking Tips

Persuasive Speaking Tips

Emphasize the Audience's Benefits with Sound Reasoning
Explain to the audience how they will benefit from performing the action, taking the position, or purchasing the product recommended. Possible benefits might be: saving time, saving money, or becoming healthier. Sound reasoning is the persuasive writer's best weapon. In many cases, it is not enough merely to identify the benefits of taking a position or an action. The writer needs to persuade audiences that the decisions or actions recommended will actually bring about benefits, and explain why. For example: "The new playground equipment recommended will reduce injuries because …", or "The modified school lunch menu will increase sales because ... ". Be careful though, persuasion can be self-serving and manipulative. Consider the needs and desires of the audience, and build a case using facts and logic rather than unethical methods.

Address the audiences' Concerns
It is always a good strategy for persuasive speakers and writers to try to predict what the audience's responses will be or what arguments they might have about the issue. Try to counter any negative positions or arguments with opposing evidence or alternative solutions.
Present Reliable Evidence Appropriate to the Audience
Reliable evidence is the kind of evidence audiences are willing to accept. This varies, depending on the field. For example, in scientific fields, certain experimental procedures are accepted as reliable, whereas common wisdom and ordinary observations are not. A speaker needs to use common sense to determine what type of evidence is needed. Understanding the positions of the audience can help a speaker determine the best line of reasoning.
Organize to Create a Strong Position
It is not only the variety and amount of information that is important in a persuasive speaking and writing, but also the way in which audience processes that information. A persuasive speaker should use the organizational pattern that best suits the purpose. Often, the "save the best until last" strategy is most effective. Explain the strongest, most supported reason right before the conclusion.
Choose an Appropriate Voice
An important element of persuasive strategy is an appropriate voice for the piece. For example, if you intend to write for your peers, but you assume the voice of a superior authority, your audience may resent their implied role as inferiors. If your audience responds negatively to your voice, it will not receive your message openly. A writer needs to "speak" with authority by using reliable evidence, yet not sound as if he or she is "talking down" to the audience.
Choose Words with Strong Appeal
Always state opinions and facts honestly, but look for ways to add impact to the words. Sometimes called "loaded" or "slanted" words, this vocabulary connects certain emotions with points-of-view. For example, instead of saying, Pollution is harmful, a more powerful word choice would be, Pollution is poisoning our planet.
Establish Credibility
Source credibility is the belief the audience has regarding whether the speaker is a good source of information and ideas. When people judge the writer to be credible or believable, they are more likely to accept the evidence and arguments offered. If people do not find the writer credible, they may refuse to consider the ideas seriously, no matter how soundly the case is presented. Keep in mind, that the writer does not necessarily need to be an "expert" on the topic, but the sources of facts and data should come from competent and reliable sources.

ADMIN MANAGEMENT-MR1/TF3 Class Assignments (09/7-15/2010)

You have just been awarded the right to start a semi-professional basketball team in Memphis, TN. It is a grassroots operation. You have to fill the seats. Your projected salary cap is $100,000. Your gym lease for practice is $6000. Your coaching salary is $15,000. Your game facility leases to you for $ 7500 ($500/game). You need to put a plan together that will put you $200,000 in the bank for security before the season starts Nov 2010. The team fee is $50, 000. You pay $5000 down and have 12 months to pay it off.

YOU MAY WORK AS A MANAGEMENT TEAM BUT NO MORE THAN THREE TO A GROUP AND YOU MUST DEFINE EACH MEMBER"S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES!!!!!

Your assignment:

1. Write a plan of action
2. Business Plan is needed
3. Come up with 10 money raising ideas
4. Show the projection of how money will be made at each fund raiser.
5. Establish a practice facility 
6. Establish a game facility. (can be the same)
7. Show your payroll using current NBA names and how you would divide up the salary cay money ($100,000)
8. Create a budget form.
9. Fill in the form with your budget.
10. Name the Team
11. Give the team a mascot.
12. Hire a coach.
13. How will the team be a success?
14. How will you produce the income annually needed to keep things going?
15. How will you keep fans in the seats?
16. How you make your money back ($50,000)
17. How will you make a profit?
18. Show ALL your money making ventures in the budget. What it cost to operate... What income you project it will make. What profit you plan to make form it.
19.  Once each part is developed we will put together a portfolio to make the presentation.
20. Be prepared to discuss and answer questions about the plan and the team.

Interactive Multi media Presentation Designs -TF1

We will start with a video...

During the video prepare an argument to read.

Each student will have 5 minutes to read their argument.

There will then be a REBUTTLE for five minutes.

Then you will debate the topic for five minutes.

The argument is:

The United States federal government should substantially reduce its military and/or police presence in one or more of the following: South Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey.

MR-3 Interactive multimedia

MULTIMEDIA CONCEPTS WORKBOOK:

Complete the UNIT ONE assignments:

1. Expand the ideas pg 18-20
2. Study tips pg 20
3. Select the best answer pg 21
4. Fill in the best answer pg21
5. Independent challenge 1-7
6. Visual Workshop pg 24

ADMIN MANAGEMENT-MR1/TF3 Class Assignments

1.      Construct a list of major employers in the Memphis and surrounding area.
2. Create a powerpoint illustrating various business tasks within each of these businesses.     
3. Diagram an organizational chart for one of the major businesses.    
4. Locate site(s) on the Internet for each type of business ownership Then determine what type of business each major company is following.
5. Use electronic resources to prepare an itinerary for international business travel. You have to travel on business for the company whose organizational chart you diagrammed.

Interactive Multi media Presentation Designs MR3-TF1

A look at Debate through "Resolved" the Movie

copy and past the address into the link line

http://www.debatemovie.com/

ALL CLASSES

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