May 26!

6 1/2 Days Left!!!

Today, Go on to PowerPoint and create a slideshow on your summer plans. Anything you want, at least 4 slides, use animation and pics! Email to me for a grade!

We will watch a movie while you work!!!! Make sure you turn it in for a grade!!!!!!

-El Capitan Wright

May 18

See the May 14 Assignment below! Do it and Email it to me! We'll finish The Outsiders while you work......

Have a good day!

-dw

May 14

Today I want you to make a powerpoint of your experiences in this class. You can use words, or just all pictures. I don't particularly want to know just what you learned from work, but your overall experience. It can be about different things we covered in class, different movies we watched, different music, or whatever you want. I want to know what you have taken from this class and will remember throughout your high school experience. I just wanted to see some entertaining powerpoints about your experience in this class, and whether you enjoyed your year in my class or not! I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Remember, pictures and words, or just pictures! You can use a little animation if you want, but I'm leaving it solely up to your discretion! Enjoy your day!

-Wright

May 12

I'm not dumb enough to believe that if I give you a typing assignment, you are going to do it like I want. The majority of you will cheat on it, which I am aware of, since I'm not in class today! So for today, I want you to type on the Freetypinggames.net website, or play TyperShark, or any other typing game you want for at least 30 minutes. After that, play games, but do not go on any stupid websites! I would hate to have to ban your internet privileges this late in the year! Have a good day, I will be back tomorrow!

-Wright

May 11

Get in your business groups. I will hand out your folders. Today you are going to make a business letterhead on which memo's and business reports are created on. Go to the following link...I would suggest using Publisher for this, since you can create text boxes and insert pictures easier.

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/letterhead.html

This page has an example of two letterheads that go on sheets of paper. I would suggest creating the letterhead with your logo, and your address, and contact information. I have an example of one from the high school that I can show you. Look online ....

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=letterhead+examples&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=letterhead+example&safe=active

Here are more examples for you to look at. Make sure that you print off in color and turn in. I will not be here tomorrow, so look for your assignment online!

Thanks,

-Wright

May 7 (19 Days Left)

4th & 5th Period! Using Publisher, go to Blank Publications and select the Side Fold Card Option. You will be making a card for someone you want! It can be to a friend, a certain teacher..hint hint..., or anyone you dislike (keep it clean if it is). This will be a blank canvas that you can put anything you want on. Using text boxes and by inserting pictures, you should be able to come up with something pretty cool!

First Page: Title or Intro

Inside Left Page: Message

Inside Right Page: Closing and from who

Back Cover: Design or whatever you want

Get used to this, we will be creating a card for Mother's Day tomorrow! Print, Let me see it, and then keep and distribute to who you want!

-Danny Boy Wright

May 5 (20 Days of School Left)

Hola! Today is Cinco de Mayo, so you have a few questions about Mexico and Mexican History to answer for me!

1) What battle does Cinco de Mayo commemorate?

2) Who did Mexico fight in this battle?

3) When is Mexico's Independence Day? (hint: it is not May 5th)

4) Name two Indian tribes that were the first to dwell in Mexico, 4,000 years before contact with the Europeans.

5) How many states make up the United Mexican States?

6) What is the most populated city in Mexico?

7) What landmark that still stands today, was at the center of a fight between the Mexican Army and Texas settlers in 1836? (The landmark is in San Antonio)

8) What General led the Mexican forces?

9) What are the colors of the Mexican Flag? What does the crest in the middle represent?

10) What is Acapulco's average temperature for the month of May? Copy and Paste a picture of Acapulco?

11) What is your favorite Mexican dish at taco bell? Copy and paste a picture! If you do not like Taco Bell, please explain why, because it is great!

12) Print y Turn In Por Favor!

Gracias Ninos,

-Fernandez Wright

10)

May 4 (21 Days of School Left)

For today's assignment, I want you to pair up in groups of two or three. Since tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo (Mexico's 4th of July) I want you to create an advertisement on Publisher for a fictitious Mexican Restaurant that you own. The publisher ad will be advertising your restaurants Cinco de Mayo Specials, such as food, bands, give-a-ways for kids etc. Best Advertisements go Up in the Class!

I want the following on the Publisher Ad:

-Remeber to advertise that your fiesta is tomorrow May 5th! Advertise that it is a Cinco de Mayo Celebration!

-Food Specials (for example: All you can eat tacos or burritos or fajitas)

-Live Entertainment if you are going to have it (Mexican Band, DJ, whatever)

-Come up with a creative restaurant name

-Restaurant Logo if you find one you like

-Come up with a fictitious location and address

-Hours of the Restaurant

-Make it a festive flyer, make people want to eat at your restaurant

Have fun with the assignment, the more creative the better your grade will be! Print and Turn In!

-Sanchez Wright

April 30

4th - 5th - 6th Periods!

Do the following questions on word and print and turn in! Gracias!

1) What exactly is the Swine Flu?

2) Where did the recent Swine Flu originate?

3) What is the difference in an epidemic and pandemic?

4) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518372,00.html In the following article, what is the professor accused of? Where do they think he fled to?

5) Who was the Jaguars first round draft pick in the 2009 draft? Where did he go to college?

6) Who is the lead singer of the band Vampire Weekend? At what ivy-league college did the 4 bandmates attend?

7) Where did 1st Round Draft Pick WR Michael Crabtree go to college? What is their mascot (team name)?

8) Who played Patrick Swayze's love interest in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing? What was her nickname in the movie?

9) What famous 1986 film did she star in that also starred Mathhew Broderick?? .......Anyone.....Anyone......Bueller????

10) What famous actress is Matthew Broderick married to?

PRINT AND TURN IN!!!!!!!

-WRIGHT

8)

April 29 - 4th, 5th, 6th Period Only, 1st 2nd 3rd Look at April 28th for Assignment

Assignment for 4th, 5th & 6th Only!!!!!

Get in your business groups. I will be passing out your group folder. Open up Publisher and Create a calendar specific to your company. The calendar should have a company logo and the following dates should be included. This calendar is for the month of May!

-Payroll on the 12th and 27th of the month
-Paychecks Distributed on the 15th and 29th of the Month
-Mother's Day on the 10th
-Memorial Day on the 25th of the Month
-Staff Meeting on Each Monday at 8:00
-Work Safety Meetings on Each Thursday from 3:30 - 4:00

Make sure you put company information on the top of the calendar, such as address and phone number. Remember to put the logo as well!

Print, let me see it, and turn in with your folder!

-Wright

April 28

Creating Personalized Calendars using Publisher! Today we are creating personalized calendars for the month of May. Tomorrow we will be doing calendars for your businesses with logos and letterheads!

Today I want you to go to Publisher, then to Publications for Print. Select Calendars. You will have to do a calendar for May, but MAKE SURE YOU ADJUST THE DATE. MAY 1ST FRIDAY! LOOK UP HOW MANY DAYS ARE IN MAY, AND GO FROM THERE! I want you to put important dates for May, not for each day, but for weekends! Personalize it with any picture you want, and any color scheme.

THIS IS A GRADE, PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME THURSDAY! THIS GRADE WILL BE ON IT!

-ALOHA-WRIGHT

Extra Credit

EXXXXTTRRAAAAA CCRREEEEDDDIIIIITTTTTT!!!!

For today, I want you to go online to freerice.com and for every 100 grains you get, you get 10 points extra credit mixed into your grade average. Take advantage and do it. If everyone chooses not to participate, then we will do work.........

We will be doing Publisher on Tuesday and Wednesday!

Thanks,

-Wright

April 24th

Thanks to everyone who actually did the work yesterday......

......today......we have.....

Internet Research Assignment (History Edition)

(More Credit For Funnier Pics)

1) In a picture, who is the current governor of California?
2) In a picture, who is currently the leader of North Korea?
3) In a picture, who is the dictator of Cuba?
4) When did the US impose an embargo against Cuba?
5) What does that embargo do?
6) In a picture, who is the first two explorers to explore the Louisiana Purchase, from Missouri to California?
7) Who was the Indian who accompanied them?
8) Who was Chief Joseph? I want a picture of him too.
9) What did he promise not to do anymore, forever, in his surrender speech?
10) In a picture, who is "Frank the Tank"?

-Have a Good Weekend! See ya'll Monday!

-WRIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

April 23

As you have probably noticed, I am not here today! In my absence I want you to go to the ever favorite...........

http://www.freerice.com/

Get to 1300 grains of rice donated. Change the subject to whatever you want, except Math! Check off with the sub when you are done! Let her see that you have done the 1300 grains, I have already left it in her note! I will only give credit to those who have done the 1300 grains. After that play games if you want, except HOB_W_RS! Fill in the blanks!

See you Friday.....Be Good!

-Wright

April 22

Happy Earth Day! Today you will be creating a PowerPoint concerning Earth Day and ways you can help out the earth! I want 5 slides with the following information! Be creative!

Slide 1 - Title

Slide 2 - Importance of Earth Day

Slide 3 - Importance of Taking Care of the Earth for Future Generations

Slide 4 - Importance of Taking Care of our Oceans

Slide 5 - Conclusion slide with any pictures of the environment you want

Make sure you use animation and pictures from the Internet! Take advantage and let me see it when you are completed. It will be graded!

-Wright

April 21

Get into your business groups, and create business cards, they should have the following in color. Be creative.....

-Business Card
Start Microsoft Publisher. Go to Blank Publications. Select Business Card
Create a business card for your business. Be sure to include the following information:
1) Logo
2) Company Name
3) Your name and title (Eg. Owner, President, Manager)
4) Address
5) Phone
6) Email
7) Web address
8) When you are done, Print and Turn In! Place it in your folder for your company!

-Wright

April 20

Pair Up and Open up Microsoft Publisher, and click on Publications for Print, and then find Advertisements. Click on this and find a black and white advertisement you like.

Then click on this link http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/ . This is a website of home remedies that cure all types of illnesses. Make a ficticious product from one of the remedies naming it whatever you want, and create an advertisement for it. Use the template that publisher gives you, but put color on it, and put in the appropriate things that the advertising tempalte asks for. It can be for an appendicitis, chicken pox, or whatever. Look at the list on the left and pick out a remedy and make a fake product. Be creative with the name and the advertisement. Add pictures and color.....

Make sure to go to Page Setup and set it to full page before you print! THen Turn In!

-Wright

April 16

Do the following on Microsoft Word, Print and Turn In!

1) Go to Google.com and search "2009 NFL Mock Draft" and find who the top five picks are supposed to be. Where did each player go to college?

2) What year was "Jimmy Soul" born and what was his most popular song?

3) What year did Peter Tosh die? How was he killed?

4) http://www.foxnews.com/us/index.html Go to this link and scroll down and look through the US Headlines. Pick one, read it, and give me a short summary of what the article is about. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE!

5) According to http://www.surfjaxpier.com/ what is the water temp at the pier in Jax Beach?

6) Who is Larry Bertlemann? Find a cool pic of him and paste it.

7) What are the side effects of using smokeless tobacco? Look some up! What did you learn at the assembly? Girls just answer the first part, unless you dip, which some of you do!

8) Name the three skaters that the movie, "Lords of Dogtown" was written around.

9) What are you looking forward to about 10th grade?

10) What are you dreading about 10th grade?

Print and Turn In!

-Wright

April 13th

Hope you had a good spring break, welcome back! Today I want the following assignment done by the end of class, Printed out in color!

Using Publisher, I want you to create an advertisement/flyer for an existing hotel/casino in Las Vegas (The Mirage, Mandalay Bay, The Palms, MGM Grand, etc.) Think of brochures or advertisements you've seen in magazine and try to use the same type of layout. You are trying to make these resorts look appealing to the customer.

Open Publisher and go to the blank publications and open up the full page option. The publication must have the following.

-Title

-Pictures of the Resort

-BackGround Design

-Contact Information

-Rates for the Hotel

-Some of the attractions that the resort offers (Casino, Pool, Shops, Nightclubs, etc.)

Pair up with ONE PARTNER and Print in color. Make sure that both your names are on the page somewhere! Remember you can copy and paste pictures anywhere on the page. You can also insert text boxes anywhere.

-Wright

Happy April Fool's Day

Do the following on Microsoft Word and Turn In!

1) According to the origin of April Fool's, an April Fool was someone who celebrated what season prematurely? (Search April Fool's Day on http://www.wikipedia.com/)

2) Where did the April Fool's Day Tsunami take place? How many people drowned? (Once again, search April Fool's Day on Wikipedia)

3) On what island is the city of Hilo located?

4) According to the following article, what are the top 10 Spring Break Destinations? (http://www.tripadvisor.com/GoListDetail-i545-Top_Party_Spring_Break_Destinations.html)

5) What is the average temperature for each one of these locations? You can list the temperatures next to location on question 4.

6) Spenceroo, Wade, Guyer, Drury & Huckleby decide to go out of town for spring break. A flight and hotel in Ocho Rios, Jamaica costs $3,500. They take out a small loan that they will pay back at 4% over 9 months. What is the total cost of the trip? (Interest + Principal)

7) What is the total cost of the trip divided up among the five individuals?

8) While they are they, they decide to open up a Rasta Bakery. Location and materials will cost them $25,000. They decide to get another loan from a Bahamian bank for 8% at 2 years. What is the total cost to open up the Rasta Bakery?

9) The Bakery is a huge sucess so they want to expand into other locations. What are the tourist friendly Caribbean island locations?

10) Print and Turn In!

-Hobo's if you want!

-Rasta Wright