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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Next Week

Have a fabulous Thanksgiving Break.  Get plenty of rest. Complusory H/W - Make sure you tell at least 3 people how 'thankful' you are for being in your life and for everything that they do for you.

We have three exciting weeks ahead before the Decemeber break. Let's make them  the best possible.
Coming soon:
  • The Patrick Henry Speech recitation (you will learn, rehearse, and perform in a passionate way an abridged version of the Patrick Henry speech)
  • Historical Fiction: Make sure you are reading an historical fiction novel of quality.  You will be producing a 'higer order thinking' report on this book in two weeks. Make it a book you enjoy.
  • Change the World Project - You will be working in pairs to create a persuasive animoto presentation that attempts to 'changes the world' (How you choose to define the term, 'world' is down to your creativity. Be thinking of ideas for a perfect thesis idea for this project. See example below as a  rough idea of what this might look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Br-xbe0pt0 
  • Prepositional Phrase Persuasive Performances
I'm excited...Aren't you?

Trial Period - We will return to using our H/W daries to record our H/W for the next 3 weeks. I will not post H/W on the blog. We will see how this goes.
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63 comments:

  1. berrysweetπNovember 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    can you please put the friday message? or we can just see it on alex's blog. also, can you put that speech that we have to learn up?

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  2. HanNovember 23, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    That video was amzing. It was emotional, really persude me to wanting to help stop hungry.

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  3. Maya S.November 23, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Anisha just go to google and type "Abridged Patrick Henry Speech"

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  4. Maya S.November 23, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I also have it on my blog

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  5. berrysweetπNovember 23, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    You guys, you should go to freerice.com. it helps to end hunger.

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  6. HanNovember 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Oh right I forgot. We did that in 4rt grade thanks Anisha

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  7. HanNovember 23, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Mr.Buxton, Are the Blog Archeive on yoour blog where there are the months. Was that your class?

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  8. HanNovember 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Beacuse I saw some works that wern't the ones we did and I was wondering if it was your class, as it also had some students in the comment box you had in your last class,like some girls named Breck,Sophie I think

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  9. Maya S.November 23, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Today I went on that tool, Word Dynamo, and it's really fun. I also learnt new words!

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  10. AJDForTheFutureNovember 23, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Mr.Buxton, whatever happened to lingro and wordsift?

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  11. berrysweetπNovember 24, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    I know this isn't academic, but......

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

    to those who celebrate it.

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  12. Maya S.November 24, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    On Word Dynamo I'm in the High School level and it says I know 14,186 words!

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  13. berrysweetπNovember 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Maya, that's awkard. it says i know 17,056 words, yet i am only in middle school

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  14. berrysweetπNovember 24, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Mr.Buxton, what are your tricks to memorizing quickly. The speech that we have to memorize is about 1 1/2 pages long, in 10.5 size on a word document on a mac. (prepositional phrases!) I am trying to get a head start on the speech, for memorizing ( i will understand it later, the parts i don't get).

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  15. berrysweetπNovember 24, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    it really helps to memorize something if you write it repeatedly or as many times as you need to

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  16. Alex DNovember 25, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Here is my guess: I think that abridged may me brief. The speech is eleven minutes long. We are is 5th grade.

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  17. Rachel LNovember 25, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Any perticular IXL we need to do?

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  18. Maya S.November 25, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    Anisha the speech is 2 1/2 pages long. Just wanted to emphasize your point.

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  19. Maya S.November 26, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    I just memorized the first sentence of the speech. Yay!

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  20. UnknownNovember 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Do not look at any speech online. You are getting a different version

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  21. UnknownNovember 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Fractions and decimals

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  22. berrysweetπNovember 26, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    oh...... I already memorized the first two paragraphs!!!!!!

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  23. berrysweetπNovember 26, 2011 at 11:16 PM

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  24. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    mr.buxton, if we are finishing up a historical fiction book, can one of the tasks be a backstory timeline thingamajig?

    did you know:

    thingamajig is an actual word. so is thingamabob.

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  25. UnknownNovember 27, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    you will be doing a backstory.

    you should STOP memorizing the speech. it will be different

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  26. UnknownNovember 27, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    so...anybody give the Thanksgiving toast? stories to share?

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  27. Maya S.November 27, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Anisha here is that picture

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  28. Maya S.November 27, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Never mind. I'll print it and bring it to school

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  29. AJDForTheFutureNovember 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I did, Mr.Buxton!

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  30. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    i did stop. i am just exclaiming that i did all that work for nothing-ish.

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  31. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    i meant for the reading genres thing.

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  32. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 6:59 PM

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  33. SabineNovember 27, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    i did the thankful thing. heres what i said: mom, i am thankful that you take care of me. dad, i am thankful for having fun with you. mae (helper), i am thankful that you actually put up with me all week. and henry (brother), i am thankful for you in general.. lol

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  34. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    mr.buxton, can i use a piece of scrap paper for writing my h/w down? i cannot seem to find my h/w diary.

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  35. berrysweetπNovember 27, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    never mind. found it. but could you reply to that question anyway? for future reference.

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  36. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    not getting the post yet! there is one, right?

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  37. Rachel LNovember 28, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Mr.Buxton if you do write a post what are you going to say?

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  38. Rachel LNovember 28, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    I'm trying to put a post how do you stop the highlighting?

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  39. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    mr buxton? pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeee!

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  40. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Mr Buxton, the math you taught me today with the flashcards for changing percents into fractions I memorized almost all of them except the ones like 32 1/2% My mom does not get it either she said she never even aw that knid of precent. Could you please help me? I am stuck

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  41. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 5:58 PM

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  42. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    typo aw is saw and knid is kind

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  43. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Rachel just click on the highlighted sign and it will disapear

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  44. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    han i already made a conversation thing on my website.

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  45. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Oh right got it never mind

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  46. Rachel LNovember 28, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    sorry han but that didn't work with the pressing the highligher sign. It's still on

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  47. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Guys is this the homework since I wasn't in class. I wrote this down in my H/W Diary: Independent Reading 30 min Vocab Analysis for Patrick Henry Speech due Wed Persuasive Puppet Show! Is this correct please reply

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  48. Maya S.November 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    And math MO (for Nakul)

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  49. AJDForTheFutureNovember 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Yes, Nakul.

    Riya, Breann, and Zach: There is a todaysmeet on my blog, for the puppet show.
    Guys, it is easy to deal with this! come on!

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  50. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    ok good

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  51. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Oh okay Rachel mmmmmm.....

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  52. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Can somebody please scan the Patrick Henry sppech thing I don't have that paper?

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  53. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    han! lucky for you i typed it up and have a copy! mine got ripped, so i had to. anyway, check my blog in a few minutes.

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  54. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    okay han it is on my blog now.

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  55. Maddy ZNovember 28, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Guys! We don't have the blog and you're STILL blogging?
    Han- we have two days to finish the vocab thing, so don't fret.

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  56. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    no! we just don't have the h/w for tonight on the blog. there is supposed to be a post, though, so we can blog.

    :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :}

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  57. HanNovember 28, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    THANKS ANISHA!!!!:):0:):)

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  58. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    YOU'RE WELCOME HAN! :):):):):):):):):):):):P:)

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  59. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    can anyone thing of medicine that is found in the rainforest? or forest?

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  60. Rachel LNovember 28, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    well you tried Han

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  61. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    why?

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  62. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Mr.Buxton, I am creating a powerplan for the prepositional phrases skit, and it is easier for the topic of deforestation than the topic of what i chose for the actual persuasive writing .

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  63. berrysweetπNovember 28, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    my group- i was not able to finish the 3rd power 2, but that is the worst so Maya can replace it. but if we have time, we will do 4 power 2s and i will finsish the last power 3 for my 2nd power 2.

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