Navigating+Our+World+Assignments

=__Assignment 2- Personality Cube__= Design your cube and make sure to add these elements for each side. Make sure your final copy of each side is colorful and not drawn in pencil. __** Cube Side **__ > ** Need photos or draw a picture of you and your family ** > Three pictures to match favorites and/or hobbies = = =__Assignment 1__=
 * 1) ID Page
 * Name (First and Last)
 * Photo (photo or drawing of yourself)
 * Birthplace
 * Nationality
 * Birth date (month, year) and Age
 * School
 * 1) Family Tree
 * Start with grandparents
 * parents
 * bros and sises, you
 * pets
 * 1) Favorites and Hobbies
 * Six favorites and/or hobbies
 * 1) "I Am" poem (in Google Drive)
 * 2) Wordle (Your Name and words/phrases that describe you)
 * Your name should be the biggest
 * three words that describe you (nothing obvious)
 * three goals this year (one social, one personal, one academic)
 * 1) Paragraph (ES v. MS) (in Google Drive)
 * Directions**: List the ways that you think navigating Middle School is going to be different than navigating Elementary School. Think about your daily life at school in class and outside of class. (You can copy your notes for this assignment.)

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OLD Assignments =2012= =__Assignment 2__= Directions: Now that we are finished with our personality cubes, I would like you to reflect on your own cube. Please answer the following questions clearly and in complete sentences **on your own wiki page**.

1. What did you enjoy most about making the cube?

2. What was the most difficult part about making the cube?

3. What would you do differently if you were to do a similar project again?

4. Which life skill (time management, independence, organization, etc.) do you think you practiced while you made this cube? **Explain** how you practiced it. = =

=__Assignment 1__= __Cube Presentation__ Use your cube to present information about your personality. You will give this presentation in front of the class and you will be graded with the rubric given to you in class. Your time limit is 2-3 minutes. You should present information about yourself that includes...
 * Name and Wordle (goals)
 * //I Am// poem
 * ID
 * Family
 * Favorites/hobbies (three with picture for each)
 * How middle school is going to be different (5-7 sentence paragraph). Must have...
 * Introduction/Topic Sentence
 * Main Ideas/Details (transitions)
 * Conclusion/Concluding Sentence

Insightful /Interesting Info || Instructions Followed || Total || **Presentation** - anything to make it visually appealing. **Informative/Insightful/Interesting Info** - thought and care put into the information so that we find it interesting and learn more about you. **Instructions followed** - any written or oral instructions. = =
 * Side || On Time || Presentation || Informative/
 * Name/Wordle || 1 || 1 2 || 1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I Am Poem || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ID || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Family || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Favorites/Hobbies || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MS Different Paragraph || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 2 ||  ||

=__Assignment__= Directions: Now that we are finished with our personality cubes, I would like you to reflect on your own cube. Please answer the following questions clearly and in complete sentences **on your own wiki page**.

1. What did you enjoy most about making/presenting the cube?

2. What was the most difficult part about making/presenting the cube?

3. What would you do differently if you were to do a similar project again?

4. Which one of the AIS/D middle school competencies (see below) did you practice? Explain how you practiced it. =__**Middle School Competencies**__=
 * __**COMPETENCY**__ ||  || __**WHAT DOES IT MEAN?**__ ||
 * Communication ||  || It means the exchange of thoughts and ideas in different ways. ||
 * Teamwork ||  || It means working with others toward a common goal ||
 * Problem Solving ||  || It means using strategies to develop solutions. ||
 * Use of Numbers and Data ||  || It means analyzing and using information. ||
 * Use of Technology ||  || It means using different learning tools effectively and responsibly. ||