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* Please let me know if you will not be able to fullfil the "Class Leader Duty"*
Class Leader Job Description: 1. Facilitate “Be the Change Project”. This means you will help me decide where we go as a class. You will help by starting a wiki webpage for your class. You will be in charge of page creation. This means you need to gather information from the class by next Friday 4/10/09. Poll the class about what they would like to work on, discuss and ultimately Be The Change You Want to See In Language Arts!! Interest, Journal Topics, Short Story Workshop, Fantasy Fun Workshop, Link to book discussions, Weird Words (vocab, SAT prep) etc. 2. Make sure all proposals follow our learning goals and each skill has at least 4 opportunities to be “showcased”. See Rubrics and me for clarification. 3. You may create jobs based on class needs. Gather resume and I will conduct interviews and ultimately decide positions. 4. YOU WILL BE THE CHANGE- You will be creating a legacy that all future generations of CRMS 7th graders will bow down to!!! So, please help me create a serious but fun tone to this project! Be diligent in looking for “Usage Absue” ☺ 5. You are the only ones that have permission to change the “Look and Feel” of the page. Please keep graphics to a minimum, so that they don’t interfere with text. 6. We are meeting Friday, so please view the two clips and be prepared to discuss. This is the reality of our world and both issues need to be addressed NOW!!!!!! I look forward to hearing your reactions to the videos. Found on Wiki Home Page. (sorry, had to edit it!) a. **__Video one was released April 1, 2009 as a Public Safety Announcement to alert Parents of internet dangers. __ • Purpose- What is the author’s purpose for this video? • Connections- What worries you. Does this clip pertain to you? What can we do to help educate ourselves about web dangers? Should the class see this clip? What rules should be placed for people who disobey “Usage Contract”? • Style Discussion- Was the intended message effective? Why? How did the delivery and persuasion techniques affect your opinions?** __b.__ **__Video two I viewed for the first time last year at a Kylene Beers conference at U.T. It definitely opened my eyes and is the reason for the WIKI and this project__! • Purpose- What is the author’s purpose for this video? • Connections- What interested you? HOW does this clip pertain to you? How can we put our technology and our creative minds to work? • Style Discussion: Was the intended message effective? Why? How did the delivery and persuasion techniques affect your opinions?**

** Debriefing Meeting: Friday, April 3, 2009. **
You are getting a preview of these videos. The class will watch the video next week, after we debrief, and then we will conduct a “Roundtable discussion”) When the class discusses I will expect you to be discussion leaders and immulate our discussion questions during the debriefing meeting. So take notes!!!

ANY QUESTIONS? Email me- Jennifer.schuelke@leanderisd.org; see me before school, or write a “note card” message to me during class!

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