Friday, July 1, 2016

Last day!


  • Read and respond to any comments on your blog
  • Sign up for an account here
  • Launch the Writing Reviser
  • Click on Create Essay
  • Enter your purpose and audience (you may use "public" for your audience)
  • Copy and paste your Oreo post where it says "Enter your essay here..."
  • Click Submit
  • Click on Sentence Power
  • Click on All Verbs
    • Read the about strong verbs section
    • Are any of your verbs overused?
    • Are any of your verbs preceded by the words "was" or "is"? If so, modify your sentence to remove the "was" or "is".
  • Click on the back arrow (<) then click on Weak & Hidden Verbs
    • Read the about hidden verbs section
    • If there are weak or hidden verbs, revise your sentences to remove them
  • Click on the back arrow (<) then click on Verb Tenses
    • Read the about verb tense section
    • If there are any unnecessary shifts in tense, revise your sentences to remove them
  • Copy and paste the revised paragraph and post it in your blog
  • Logout out of the Writing Reviser

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Design a Game


Play the first five puzzles of the Star Wars Hour of Code to get an idea of what a simple game looks like.

What makes something a game? 

What is a Game Design Document?

According to Wikipedia, a game design document (often abbreviated GDD) is a highly descriptive living design document of the design for a video game.[1][2][3][4] A GDD is created and edited by the development team and it is primarily used in the video game industry to organize efforts within a development team. 

Create your game design document by completing this document.


Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Thank You Cards


  • Complete this assignment
  • Draw a picture here for Grandpa Herbert
  • Draw a picture here for Grandma Jello
  • Ask your teacher to sign you into Punchbowl to send your greetings
  • Send your thank you cards using these email addresses
  • Call Mr. Yasui

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Focus on Coding



Let's focus today so we can finish the code.org puzzles this week. You can do it!