POST #24 - MY PERFECT LIFE GUIDELINES

MY PERFECT LIFE 

FINAL PROJECT GUIDELINES

·       Project must be done as a Google Document & Presentation.

·       Essay must be typed in MLA format (5+ paragraphs, 12 font, times new roman)

·       Students must utilize the following websites to complete project: 

o   carmax.com

o   realtor.com

o   salary.com

o   cheapcaribbean.com  

o   collegeboard.org or direct university/college website. Example (ucla.edu) 

·       Project must be 8-12 slides that contain both pictures and bullet-pointed information. (refer to classroom & blog example)

·       Project must include a budget for both your future home and car. 

o   They must also be realistic and within the price range afforded by your perfect job. 

o   PAY ATTENTION TO FINANCIAL DETAILS!!

·       Email or Share your completed project and essay TOGETHER- to me by 11:59pm 12/14/2016  

·       Email all projects and essays to nunleyd@cvuhsd.org.  If this project is emailed to another email address it DOES NOT COUNT!

Slide guidelines:

·       **College:  Fun facts, dorm info, population, majors offered, school mascot, sports, fraternities/sorority, etc. (2-3 Slides)

·       House: Create a budget: Cost, monthly payment  #bedrooms & bathrooms, square footage (2-3 Slides)

·       Car: Create a budget: Cost, monthly payment, specs, etc. (2-3 Slides)

·       Vacation: Create a budget:  Cost, flight, food and drinks, shopping, etc. (2-3 Slides)

·       Salary: Job Description and salary details: range of pay, education level required, etc. (2-3 Slides)

Essay guidelines:

—  If you could design your perfect life, what would it consist of? 

—  What kind of home would you have? Describe in detail.

—  What kind of car would you drive? Describe in detail. 

—  What kind of career/job do you want?  What level of education is required for this career? How much does it pay?   

—  Would you like to be married or have a family? What will it take for you to be happy with the life you have created for yourself?

—  Describe your perfect life in detail. (5+ paragraphs)

POST #23 - MY PERFECT LIFE

1. Scholars,
   
   
   Please respond and answer ALL QUESTIONS AS A SEPARATE GOOGLE DOCUMENT TITLED "MY PERFECT LIFE."  
   
   
   BE SURE TO PAY ATTENTION TO SPELLING, GRAMMAR, AND CAPITALIZATION.
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   1. Watch Video and take detailed notes #1 - HAVE A VISION
   2. Watch Video and take detailed notes #2 - RUN TO IT!
   3. If you could design your perfect life, what would it consist of? [1-2 Paragraphs]
   4. What kind of home would you have? Describe in detail. [5-7 Sentences]
   5. What kind of car would you drive? Describe in detail. [5-7 Sentences]
   6. What kind of career/job do you want?  What level of education is required for this career? How much does it pay per year and per month?   [5-7 Sentences]
   7. Would you like to be married or have a family? What will it take for you to be happy with the life you have created for yourself?  [5-7 Sentences]

POST #22 - DIGITAL LITERACY CERTIFICATION

Good morning Scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health. As we finish up November, and head into the last month of the semester, I want to help us get refocused so we can finish strong! 

This week we be completing our (7) Everfi.com modules to earn our Digital Literacy Certification!!  Digital Literacy Certification is mandatory for all Centinela Valley students.

Once completed, I will allow students to use the rest of this week to make up any missing work before the conclusion of the semester.  That includes missing blogs and projects.

Please see the below for your correct class code:

·       Per. 2- d905b767

·       Per. 3- 89b7fc27

·      Per. 4- db97fc93

·      Per. 5- a9317932

·      Per.6- 7fc41334

·      Per.7- 055c38b1

·      Per.8- 08485577

Post #21

Hello Scholars,

I hope this finds you in good health and spirits. After completing your post, work on your project.

This week we will be finalizing our "My Perfect House" project.  Please continue to research the following cities:

• New York, NY [Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens & Long Island]
• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• San Francisco, CA

Criteria for homes:  

• $150k - $400k
• Single Family Home
• 3 or more bedrooms
• 2 or more bathrooms

Criteria for Project:

• 4-5 slides
• Includes pictures of the following areas of the home: Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and back yard
• Square footage of home
• Lot Size
• Price
• Quality of schools

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS

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"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." --Albert Schweitzer

1. Watch video and take notes: HAPPINESS
2. Summarize video and quote in your own words. [2-3 Sentences]
3. How are the video and quote similar? How do they differ? [3-5 sentences]
4. Based upon you experience, what do the messages mean to you? [3-5 sentences]
5. Why does the message matter and how can you apply it to your life to make it better? [1-2 paragraphs]

Post #20

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe." --Gail Devers

1. Watch video & take detailed notes: UNTIL YOU BELIEVE
2. In your own words, summarize the quote and video. [3-5 Sentences]
3. Based upon your experience, what does the quote mean? [3-5 Sentences]
4. If you knew how amazing you were and if you knew how amazing you wanted your life to be, what would it look like?  Describe in detail paying attention to your future job, house, car and college. [5-7 Sentences]
5. Why does the message in the quote and video matter and how can you apply the ideas to your life to make it better? [1-2 Paragraphs]

POST #19

Hello Scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good sprits and health. This week we are going to work on building "Our Perfect House."  We will be working with Google Slides and realtor.com. ALL of the houses we will be using will come from realtor.com.

As we focus on the work, I want you to continue to think about the person you are evolving into, the life you want to create for yourself in the future, and the type of leader you are becoming.  Continue to focus on creating a life you will be proud of now and in the future.

Please continue to make up missing assignments. We are getting close, but the game isn't over yet.  
Keep pushing forward!

Have a blessed week,

- Mr. Nunley

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO SPELLING, CAPITALIZATION AND GRAMMAR.

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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future....Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - President John F. Kennedy

1. Watch video and take notes : FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH 
2. How are the video and quote similar? How do they differ? [3-5 Sentences]
3. Summarize the video and quote in your own words? [3-7 Sentences]
4. Do you consider yourself a success achiever or a failure avoider? Explain in detail. [2-3 Sentences]
5. Think of the words that first come to mind when you hear the word "leader" or "leadership."  Among the words you thought of, which do you believe describe qualities that are absolutely necessary for someone to be an effective leader? [2-3 Sentences]
6. In your opinion, what is the most important quality of a leader? Why? [1 Paragraph] 

POST #18 TEST

Scholars,

Today we will focus on the question, "Who am I as a person?"  

This post will count as a TEST for 50 points!

As you take notes, perform analysis, and write your response, make sure you are thinking deeply about who you are becoming. Consider this, will you want to live in the house you are building?  

-Mr. Nunley

BE SURE TO PAY ATTENTION TO SPELLING, CAPITALIZATION AND GRAMMAR!

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"Who I Am"

I KNOW WHO I AM

I AM SPECIAL AND UNIQUE

I WILL PURSUE GREATNESS

I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE MY FAILURES

I WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR MY SUCCESS

I WILL USE MY TALENTS AND ABILITIES

TO CREATE A GREAT LEGACY

I AM ON TRACK TO GREATNESS

I AM RUNNING TO WIN!

1. Watch video and take detailed notes: BUILD YOUR HOUSE
2. Based upon your experience, what does this mean to you? [2-3 Sentences]
3. Compare the poem and the video.  How are they similar? How are they different? What similarities do they share? [3-7 Sentences]
4. Summarize the messages of both the poem and video in your own words? [1 Paragraph]
5. What is an area of your life that you would like to make a change in? [2-3 Sentences}
6. What would it look if you actually changed this area or your life?  Describe the change in detail. [1-2 Paragraphs]
7. Why does the message in the video and the poem matter to you?  How can you apply the principles to your life to make it better [ 1 -2 Paragraphs]

POST #17

Definitions:

mediocre |ˌmēdēˈōkər|

adjective

of only moderate quality; not very good: a mediocre actor.

mediocrity |ˌmēdēˈäkrətē|

noun (pl. mediocrities)

the quality or state of being mediocre:

great |grāt|

adjective

1 of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average: 

1. Watch video and take notes: SACRIFICE GOOD FOR GREAT
2. What is the difference between being Good and being Great?  Have you ever considered this question? [2-3 Sentences]
3. Is your high school experience going to be defined by you being good at what you do or is your objective to be one of the best? Why? Are you okay with mediocrity or is your heart yearning for GREATNESS[1-2 Paragraphs]
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the message to your life to make it better? [1-2 Paragraphs]

POST #16

Scholars,

I hope this finds you in good spirits and health. Unfortunately, I will not be in today.
Due to that--- don't worry about adding the tables for a budget to your Google Slides Project.

Finish your "My Perfect Car" project and your posts.

-Mr. Nunley

READ BELOW

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1. Watch video and take notes: HOW TO STOP PROCRASTINATING
2. In your own words, summarize the video. (2-3 Sentences)
3. Based upon your experience, what does this mean? (3-5 Sentences)
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the concept to your life to make it better? (2-3 Paragraphs)

POST #15

Digital Literacy Scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health. This week we will focus once again on the "My Perfect Car Project."  This week you will be required to create four (4) Google Slides on your perfect car.
Once again, the vehicle must come from Carmax.com.  This week you will focus on adding the following items to your Google Slides:

• Year - Make - Model & Cost
• Specifications
• Budget for Ownership

Day 2 Focus: Solidifying Slides - pictures, information, theme and layout.

Day 3 Focus: Adding budget items and Tables to Slides

PLEASE READ BELOW 

Pay attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

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"Cancer taught me to stop saving things for a special occasion. Every day is special. You don't have to get cancer to start living life to the fullest. My post-cancer philosophy? No wasted time. No ugly clothes. No boring movies." - Regina Brett

1. Watch video and take notes: YOUR TIME LEFT
2. In your own words, summarize the quote and video. [2-3 sentences]
3. Based upon your understanding, what does the quote mean? [2-3 sentences]
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the concepts from the quote and video to make your life better? [2 Paragraphs]

Post #14

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."-- Khalil Gibran

Watch Video & take Notes: I NEED LOVE - LL COOL J

1. In your own words, summarize the quote and video. [2-3 sentences]
2. Based upon your understanding, what does the quote mean? [2-5 sentences]
3. How are the quote and video similar? How do they differ? [3-5 sentences]
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the principles from this message to make your life better? [2 paragraphs]

PLEASE READ BELOW

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Greetings Scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health. Today is Day 3 and your focus must be on creating Google Presentation Slides about your "Perfect Car."

• Google Slides:  5-7 Slides
• Slides must include the following: vehicles from every category on Carmax, year, make and model that you prefer.
• Slide Layout: Title and Two Columns

Share Slides with me once you are finished.  This assignment is due by 11:59pm on 10.23.2016.

-Mr. Nunley

Post #13

Greetings scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health.  This week we will be focusing on creating Google Presentation Slides for your "Perfect Car."  We will only be using Carmax.com for all of our vehicle references.

Day 2 - Familiarize yourself with Carmax.com.  Research the website and view the following types of vehicles:

• Trucks - SUV's - Mini Vans - Vans - Wagons
• Luxury Sedans - Convertibles - Midsize -Sports Cars
• Hybrids - Electric vehicles - Coupes - Crossovers

Day 3 - You will create 3-5 Google Slides about your "Perfect Car."

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"Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses." - Ann Landers

1. Watch Video & take Notes: ONE LOVE - by Whodini
2. In your own words, summarize the quote and video. [2-3 sentences]
3. Based upon your understanding, what does the quote mean? [2-5 sentences]
4. How are the quote and video similar? How do they differ? [3-5 sentences]
5. Why does this matter and how can you apply the principles from this message to make your life better? [2 paragraphs]

POST #12

1. Watch Video and Take Notes: NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
2. Summarize the video in your own words. [2-3 sentences]
3. Based upon your understanding, what does this mean? [3-5 sentences]
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the concepts to your life to make it better? [2-3 paragraphs]

Post #11

Leadership Through Time:

1. Watch video and take notes:MAKE A DECISION
2. Many leaders have had to make extreme decisions during crisis. How do you think these decisions might have changed if leaders could make them in non-crisis situations?  Give an example. [1-2 Paragraphs]
3. ** Consider the different decisions leaders have had to make regarding war, epidemics, impeachments and natural disasters. In an emergency, leaders may make one decisions; given more time to explore options, their decisions may differ.  Does crisis improve or detract from the decisions leaders make? [3-5 sentences]

Post #10

Week of 10.10.2016

Dear Scholar,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health.  This week is going to be a very full week and it is important that you properly prepare.  As a reminder, POSTS #1-9 were due last week, and #10-12 are due by Friday @ 8:00pm.  You will be presenting on your candidate this week.

Use the key points from the video to improve your Candidate Profile Presentation. Share Google slides with me.

-Mr. Nunley

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1.  Watch video and take notes: HOW TO GIVE AN AWESOME PRESENTATION
2. Summarize the video in your own words. [3-5 sentences]
3. Based upon your experience, what were the key points that you can take away from the video? [6-10 Bullet Points]

POST #9

1. Watch the video - YOUR EFFORT
2. Summarize the video in your own words. [2-3 sentences]
3. Based upon your understanding, what does this mean? [3-5 sentences]
4. Why does this matter and how can you apply the concepts to your life to make it better? [2 paragraphs]

Post #8 - Candidate Profile

Candidate Profile

Project

·      Using Google Presentation, create a profile of the candidate that incorporates all of the information from questions 1-­‐7 above along with at least 1-3 pictures of the candidate.

o   Your presentation should have 5-10 slides.

·      Organize the information so students can easily read about the candidate and understand what sets him/her apart from others who are campaigning to become the next president.

·      At the bottom of the presentation, be sure to note when this candidate entered the presidential race.

·      Create a “My Point of View on the Presidential Candidate” as a Google Document and write 2‐3 paragraphs to address the following questions:

·      Do you agree with this candidate and his/her point of view about important topics?

·      Would you vote for this candidate? Why or why not?