Read Silently for 10 minutes. You should have a book you are consistently reading from beginning to end.

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11/1/2017

-Silent Reading

-Quote

-Portfolio

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Quote of the Day

“Love is many things; none of them logical.”

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-William Goldman, Princess Bride

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Today you will...

create a Google Site with all the work you’ve produced in this class...

because...

it is important to look back and reflect and be proud of what you created...

and

This also makes it possible to easily share what you’ve done with friends and family.

Here’s an example to reference as you create your own site.

Directions

Please follow these closely

Before we start building the site I want you to have all the files we’ll be adding to your portfolio in a folder with the share settings set at “Anyone on the internet can view.” So…

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1. Create a folder titled “Portfolio”
2. Right click on the folder and click on “share.”
3. Click on “Get Shareable Link.”
4. In the drop down menu choose “more” and then “Public on the web.”

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Directions

Please follow these closely

4. Then move your

-Six Word Memoir

-Nature Poem

-Thrill of the Chase Presentation

-Quote of the Day Slide

-Settings and Locations Google My Map

to your Portfolio folder.

*To move a file click “file”, “move to…”, find your Portfolio folder and click “move here.”

Directions

Please follow these closely

1. Go to your Google Drive, open your Portfolio folder.
2. Then go to the blue “NEW” button and choose “Google Sites.”
3. Click on “Site document name” and name it “Last Name ELA Portfolio.”
4. Click on “Change image” and choose an image for your homepage.
5. Click on “Your page title” and give it a creative name.

Directions

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6. Click on “Insert”

• click “map”
• select your “Settings, Locations, Etc.” My Google Map
• click “select”

7. Drag the corner to adjust your map to a large size.

8. Add a textbox (with header font) and write, “This site contains all the work that I have produced in my 7th grade English Language Arts class. You can navigate to my different works through the links at the top of the page. The map above has the titles, locations and photos of all the texts read in this class. Enjoy!”

Directions

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9. Click on “Pages” and then the “Add page” button.

• Title the page “Author Bio”

10. Repeat this process and create the pages:

• Narrative Short Story
• Expository Essay
• Six Word Memoir
• Nature Poem
• Thrill of the Chase Presentation
• NHD Project
• Holocaust Victim Journaling
• Call to Action Presentation
• Quote of the Day
• StoryCorps Interview

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Directions

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11. Go to your Quote of the Day Page.

12. Click on “Header type” and then click “Title only.”

13. Click on “Insert”, “From Drive” and click on your Quote of the Day Slide.

14. Resize your narrative to take up the majority of your page.

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Directions

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15. Click “Pages” and “Six Word Memoir.”

16. Click “Insert”, “From Drive”, select your Six Word Memoir and click “Insert.”

17. Resize it so a full page can be seen.

18. Click “Pages” and “Nature Poem.”

19. Click “Insert”, “From Drive”, select your your original poem and click “Insert.”

20. Resize it so a full page can be seen.

21. Repeat this process with your Thrill of the Chase Presentation.

Directions

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22. Click on “Pages” and “Author Bio.”

23. Click on “Insert”, “Images” and insert a photo of yourself through the web, drive, etc.

24. Click on “Insert”, “Text box” and write a short bio about yourself.

25. Click “Publish”, put your last name on the the end of the url, mark “anyone on the web”, and click “View” (on the bottom of your page).

26. Copy and paste the url on the Google Form in Classroom.

Homework

-2.5 hours of independent reading per week.

-Update you Quote of the Day Slides.

-Make sure your Portfolio is updated.

-Thrill of the Chase Paragraph was due on Thursday, October 26th.

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