Russian Friends 2013...

We will be collaborating with students in Petrovsk, Russian Federation.

Teacher: Svetlana Ogareva

http://www.epals.com/show-profile.php?id=67d88dac-a1bd-487c-b028-5be4b2e745fb

 

Russian Friends BLOG...CLICK...

 

RUSSIAN FRIENDS...Make a friend and learn about life in the Russian Federation!

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

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School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html

 

We will be getting to know students in Ms. Svetlana Ogareva's English classes at Saratov State Technical University. Petrovsk, Russian Federation. *** For Directed Coursework/elective credit, complete the following assignments...
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FIRST CREDIT--Parent Release form and Initial Contact With My Student--Who Are You? Who I Am...

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html

[   ] _______1-1/Complete and return the PARENT PERMISSION FORM.
[   ] _______1-2/Get student's name and email address from Steve. You may work with up to 3 students and earn 1 credit per credit period for each one. 
[   ] _______1-3/Begin corresponding with your student(s).  Save and print all correspondence. Remember to write in regular, clear English. Spell and grammar check your letters before you send them. Write your letter using Microsoft Word (or other word processing program). After saving and checking your letter, copy and paste it into ePals and send. Remember to include a Cc: to yourself when you write each letter. 
[   ] _______1-4/Watch this brief video about Russia. Another video--CLICK. Do some research about Russia: CLICK for more information. Consult at least three sources. Print a map of Russia and a map of Petrovsk (Google Maps) . Use this information to write a 1-3 paragraph paper about Russia, Petrovsk and your student.

[   ] _______1-5/After you've sent at least THREE (3) letters to your student and received THREE  (3) responses from him/her, summarize what you've learned about each other in a 1-3 paragraph paper. Even if you don't receive 3 letters, you may earn credit if you write, send, print 3 letters you've sent to your friend and summarize what happened..
[   ] _______1-6/Spell and grammar check both papers (1-4 & 1-5).
[   ] _______1-7/Meet with Steve or your advisor to evaluate your progress (this assignment sheet, 3+ letters, research, map, summary papers: 1-4 & 1-5) and post credit.

CR: 1 per student * GR: Pass * Date _____ Teacher's Signature _______________
COMPLETE BY--October 31, 2013.

(Posted 9/10/2013) FIRST CREDIT--Parent Release form and Initial Contact With Student--Who Are You? Who I Am...
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SECOND CREDIT--Where You Live...Where I Live...sharing information about where we live...

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html

[   ] _______2-1/Write about your home, neighborhood, city and state. Find out about your partner's home, neighborhood, city and state. Ask enough about their home that you'll be able to draw a sketch of it.
[   ] _______2-2/Remember to write in regular, clear English. Spell and grammar check your  letters before you send them.  Send & receive at least 3 emails you send and receive; save and print all correspondence. 
[   ] _______2-3/Print a map of your partner's city or town. 
[   ] _______2-4/In a one to three page paper, summarize what you've learned about your partner's home, neighborhood, city, state and country. Spell and grammar check your paper.
[   ] _______2-5/On an 8.5 by 11 inch or larger sheet of paper, draw a sketch of your partner's home.

[   ] _______2-6/At least one time, CLICK and share your thoughts at our Google Shared Documents site...problems? Email Steve: sreynolds@portervilleschools.org
[   ] _______2-7/Meet with Steve or your advisor/teacher to evaluate your work (this assignment sheet, copies of correspondence, map, 1-3 page summary paper, sketch of partner's home and post credit.

CR: 1 * Grade ____ (see RUBRIC) * Date________  Last date to receive  credit: 11/25/2013

Teacher's Signature _________________________________________________

(Posted 9/10/2013) SECOND CREDIT--Where You Live...Where I Live...sharing information about where you live.
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THIRD CREDIT--Things We Like to DO...

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html


[   ] _______3-1/Write about things you like to do. Find out about what your partner likes to do; send and receive at least 3 emails. Save and print letters you send and letters you receive.

[   ] _______3-2/If possible, send and receive pictures of you doing things you like to do and your partner doing the same. 
[   ] _______3-3/Do you like to shop? What's one of your favorite places to shop? What's one of your partner's favorite places to shop? Write a paragraph. 
[   ] _______3-4/Send a postcard to your friend. Make a copy of the front & back before you send it. Click for postage charge. Ask your friend to tell you how to address the card. If you're unable to send a "snail mail" card, you may find and send an email postcard; print a copy.
[   ] _______3-5 Create a short (5 to 10 slides) PowerPoint(R) presentation about things you and your partner like to do.  LINK to new templates. Send a copy of the presentation to your Russian Friend.

[   ] _______3-6/At least one time, share your thoughts at our Google Shared Documents site...
[   ] _______3-7/Meet with Steve or your advisor/teacher to evaluate your work (this assignment sheet, copies of your correspondence, copy of postcard, PowerPoint(R) presentation--printed and a copy on disk or CD) and post credit.

CR: 1 * Grade ____ (see RUBRIC) * Date_______ Last date to receive credit: 12/13/2013

Teacher/Advisor Signature _____________________________________________

(Posted 9/10/2013) THIRD CREDIT--Things We Like to Do
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FOURTH CREDIT--Winter Holidays in Our Countries

 

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html

 
[   ] _______3-1/Write about holidays you celebrate this time of year. Find out about holidays your partner celebrates; send and receive at least 3 emails. Save and print letters you send and letters you receive.

[   ] _______3-2/If possible, send and receive pictures of you celebrating holidays and your partner doing the same. 
[   ] _______3-3/For each of the holidays you celebrate, find at least one website that shares information; list or print & attach. Do the same for each holiday your partner celebrates.
[   ] _______3-4/Send a holiday postcard to your friend. Make a copy of the front & back before you send it. Click for postage charge. SAsk your friend how to address the postcard. If you're unable to send a "by mail" card, you may find and send an email postcard; print a copy.
[   ] _______3-5 Create a short (5 to 10 slides) PowerPoint(R) presentation about your holiday celebrations and those your partner celebrates.  Send a copy of the presentation to your Russian Friend.

[   ] _______3-6/At least one time, share your thoughts at our Google Shared Documents site...
[   ] _______3-7/Meet with Steve or your advisor/teacher to evaluate your work (this assignment sheet, copies of your correspondence, copy of postcard, PowerPoint(R) presentation--printed and a copy on disk or CD) and post credit.

 [   ] _______4-6/At least one time, share your thoughts at our Google Shared Documents site...

 

Teacher/Advisor Signature ________________________________________

(Posted 10/5/2013) FOURTH CREDIT--WINTER HOLIDAYS IN OUR COUNTRIES...

 

 


CR: 1 * Grade ____ (see RUBRIC) * Date_______ Last date to receive credit: 1/31/2014

 

BONUS CREDIT--Julgransfest Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Kingsburg--Friday after Thanksgiving...


BONUS CREDIT--Santa Lucia Festival Christmas Village Celebration in Kingsburg--December...

 

Name __________________________________ Date ________ Advisor ________

Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA

School Website: http://fsstu.ru/index.html

 

FIFTH through EIGHTH CREDITS--Develop this with your advisor or Home & Hospital teacher--

1) What do you want to do with your friend this credit period?

2) How much time will it take?

3) Do you want to earn 1/2 (7.5 hours) or 1 credit (15 hours)?

4) Post at least once to the Russian Friends BLOG.

 

 

 CR: 1/2 * 1 *** Grade ____ * Date_______ Last date to receive credit

 

Water in Petrovsk & Porterville UDS * One (1) B*ES*IS Science Credit

4/28/2014 10:50:27 AM * Name________________Science Period_____Due: 5/9/14

My email _______________________________________ Advisor _______________

 

 

[   ] _______ * Website: http://pecglobalscience.jimdo.com/russian-friends

 

[   ] _______ * 1/Google/research—3-5 problems with water in Porterville and 3-5 problems with water in Petrovsk, Russian Federation; include sources; attach.

 

 

[   ] _______ * 2/Tuesday evening, May 6th, 2014 from 7PM ‘till 9PM—SKYPE w/ Petrovsk—what I plan to share and how I’m going to share it; attach.

 

 

[   ]  _______ * 4/Attend the event—on time and no leaving earlyJ

                                    Time I arrived __________ Time I left __________

 

[   ]  _______ * 5/Evaluation—what I liked; what I would change; attach.

 

 

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If you were unable to attend, complete the following--

 

[   ] _______ * 1/I was unable to attend or to stay the full time because; attach.

 

[   ] _______ * 2/Watch thePowerpoints(r) from Svetlana's class in Petrovsk; get hardcopy of them from Steve or ask him to email them to you--sreynolds@portervilleschools.org. Write about 3-5 things you learned from their presentations; attach.

 

[   ] _______* 3/Make your own Powerpoint (r) about our water problems; review with Steve or your HH teacher.

 

[   ] _______ * 4/Send an email with your Powerpoint(r) to Svetlana: russveta@epals.com.  Attach a copy of your email.

 

[   ] _______ * 5/Write an entry about water at our Russian Friends blog:

https://docs.google.com/a/portervilleschools.org/document/d/1eA8ZfbdBfOmhjc6nKLjxzqxywwY1ZDLLZfhCq-VJW1I/

 

[   ] _______ *6/If you're at Facebook, join our group--P&P Water: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pandpwater/

 

[   ] _______ * 7/Meet with Steve or your HH teacher to review your work and post credit.

 

 

 

B*ES*IS Science credit _____ Grade _____ Date _________ CP _____ Teacher’s Initials _____