When playing the messy vs neat desk scavenger hunt, which total time was faster...the messy desk time or the neat desk time?
Neat desk achieved a faster time.
100
What side of the page do you punch holes on?
Left side (or top)
100
Where does your teacher expect the date to be written on your work?
Top ________
100
Describe what a sticky letter is?
A letter that sits on the baseline (bottom line).
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! Name a rule that applies to both desk organization and binder/duotang/folder organization. Earn double the points if you can name a second rule that applies to both.
1.) No loose papers 2.) Papers filed in the appropriate spot
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Name 1 reason an organized desk is important? Earn double the points if you can name a second reason.
1.) Easier to find things 2.) Faster at finding things 3.) Saves time 4.)Things are less likely to get lost or misplaced 5.)Both you and teacher knows where to find things 6.)You don't have too many things in your desk (can easily open and close your desk)
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!! Name 1 reason why an organized binder is important. Earn double the points if you can name a second reason.
1.) Easier to find things 2.) Faster at finding things 3.) Saves time 4.) Decreased chance of losing papers
200
Where does your teacher expect you to write the title?
Top _______
200
What are the two names for letters that don't "stick" to the bottom line? (i.e. letters that sit above the baseline and letters that sit below the baseline).
Sinkers & floaters/flyers
200
We talked about "sticky letters" in which one of the 4 sessions? (i.e. what was that session topic called)?
Legibility
300
Name 1 component of an organized desk?
(example: papers filed in the appropriate place)
1) No loose papers 2) No garbage 3) Books piled from largest to smallest 4) Books on one side and tools on the other
300
Name 1 component of an organized binder or duotang?
(example: papers filed in the appropriate place)
1.) No loose papers 2.) Papers files in chronological order
3.) Papers facing the correct way (not backwards or upside down) 4.) Use of dividers in your binder
300
Describe what the margin is? What is its purpose?
The margin is the red line on the left hand side of the paper. It helps us line up our work.
300
What part of our body can help us judge whether we have left enough space (or too much space) between our words?
Finger (i.e. finger spaces)
300
Put these three dates in chronological order:
August 8, 2014;
March 18, 2013;
January 25, 2014;
March 18, 2013;
January 25, 2014;
August 8, 2014;
400
When organizing any loose papers found in our desk, name the three different places we could put these papers?
(i.e. where could these loose papers go?)
What is the butterfly test? What is a pass and what is a fail?
When you hold a binder or duotang by the spine then give it a shake. If papers fall out it's a fail, if nothing falls out it's a pass
400
If you had to put your name on your assignment, where would your teacher expect you to write this?
Top ______
400
What are the three different letters sizes?
1.) Tall 2.) Short 3.) Fishing
400
Describe or show me how you use a hole punch properly. Why is this important?
Line the paper up with the metal tab and make sure the paper is pushed into the hole punch as much as possible.
Important so that all of our papers line up when they are put in our binder or duotang. Also important so papers don't fall out of your binder/duotang.
500
Desk Check - Pick one person from your team to bring me their desk. In order to earn points for this question, the desk has to score at least a 4/5 on the desk checklist.
1.) No garbage 2.) No loose papers 3.) Papers filed in the appropriate spot 4.) Pencil, erasers, markers etc. in pencil box 5.) Books on one side, tools on the other side
500
Explain what chronological order means.
Chronological order means in order by date.
500
Describe 1 reason why double spacing (skipping lines) can help make our work look more organized?
1.) Letters from one line don't run into letters of the line above or below it (i.e. tall letters don't run into fishing letters) 2.) It leaves room for editing (i.e. adding in a word, changing a word) 3.) Makes it look more spaced apart (not so jammed together)
500
Name 3 out of the 4 components of legibility.
1.) Sticky letters 2.) Letter sizing 3.) Spaces between words 4.)Erasing mistakes
500
Why is page organization and legibility important?
Important for both ourselves and our teacher to be able to read our work.
Important for us to be able to identify when we did an assignment (date), who that assignment belongs to (name), and what that assignment is about (title).