Snow Day - yee pee!!!

All due dates move forward one day due to the snow day.

Midwest test will be Thur. However, Grammar review test will STILL be Friday.

Spelling test (Buxton class) will move to next Tuesday. (next Monday is MLK Day).

Feel free to use some time today to practice the online exercises for grammar and your zooburst (Due: Wed).

Don't forget your piece of fruit for Tuesday now!

ENJOY the snow!!!

Week 9 Homework

Click the link above to see your H/W for next week.

Don't forget to  bring in your piece of fruit for Monday's poetry class

Remember Students #'s 1-5 will recite their poems Monday. Make sure you give a clear, detailed, and precise explanation of why you chose your poem and your intrepretation of its message.

Zoobursts are due Tuesday. I am expecting them to be excellent. Practice how you intend to 'tell' the story to the class as a group.

Grammar Review Package due Tuesday.

I was VERY proud of all your work last week, especially your personal and Midwest group poems. What will you do next week that is even better?

End of Semester Grammar Review Test - Friday January 14th

End of Semester Grammar Review Test Friday Jan 14th

We will review the grammar topics that we covered in so far this year. This will count as a Level IV grade. Spend 5-10mins each night practicing using these links below. Make notes of things that you don't understand and any questions that you might have. Most questions on the test are multiple choice.










NOUNS
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/irpl1.htm
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/plural/plural.htm
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/plural/Plural_Forms.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-plurals.html
- Possessive Nouns

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/index.html http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-play.cgi  
http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/poss2.html
Past Perfect (less than 5 questions on this topic)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises


Time Shift Sentences
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/pastperf02.html
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/tenses/past_perfect/pastperf1.htm
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/tenses/past_perfect/pastperf3.htm
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/tenses/past_perfect/pastperf4.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_simple_past.htm

Uses of the Comma
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_commaEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_commaEX2.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_commaEX4.html

Sentence Fragments and Run ons
Correcting Run-ons
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex2.htm

Correcting Fragments
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/fragments_ex1.htm

Comma Splice
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_splices_ex1.htm

Games - fragments
http://www.quia.com/rr/90252.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm#Comma_Splices_and_Fused_Sentences
http://www.quia.com/rr/143365.html?AP_rand=1866526223
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

PrepositionsTest Type Questions– Prepositional Phrases

http://www.quia.com/quiz/298373.html?AP_rand=810582058
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-play.cgi


Prepositional Phrases - Test Practice

http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi%20Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos7.htm#Pop%20Quiz%201

Subjects and Predicates
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5complsubpred
http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp
http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/previewtest?MROG4881
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/38873.html


General

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rNYZVvyGS4&feature=related
http://www.hccsc.k12.in.us/technology/tip/SSP/HighSchool/9.6.2%20LA%20Curriculum%20PowerPoint.ppt

Make sure you visit each website at least once over the next 8 days. Much of the test will be multiple choice and 'application'. Make sure you 'know', 'understand', and can 'apply' your grammatical knowledge

Good luck :-)

Feel free to use the blog for questions as you review these topics.

ALWAYS ask yourselves... Why did we study this topic, and how does it make your writing better?

Visuword

Click the link below for an excellent resource for finding synonyms and related words and ideas for your poems. This site can be used  for any form of writing, but it is very useful for your poems. I will put a permanent link on the right side of the blog for future use. Just type in any word you are looking for alternatives or synonyms or related ideas and see what appears!

http://www.visuwords.com/

Don't forget to be thinking of your classic poem for next week's recitations. If you are unsure what is meant be 'classical' poetry, you should ask me first before memorizing your poem. An inappropriate choice will negatively affect your grade.

Enjoy's Bekah's and Will H's zoobursts. Notice how she used her own photos in her creation, and he used his own voice and sound effects. +2.  Well done!

Today's Session

sorry for the software filter issues today. I hope each of you had the chance to see the potential of zooburst in action. Win bonus +3 points if you are able to create your own zooburst.com story. This is purely optional and only for  the tech savvy motivated students among us. Log on using your passowrds from today to
http://www.zooburst.com/

Bravo to Sophie S and Mimi. The first ever 5th grader to create a zooburst +3




GRAAB Techniques.

Feel free to post a GRAAB techqniue that you create for comment. Anybody finds anything similar to a GRAAB technique in their writing, win +2 points.

Poetry

Tomorrow, we will be putting the final touches to your Midwest region  performance poems and your Defining poetry poem.  Due Dates below (these are not on the H/W sheet)

Final draft due date for Defining poetry poem - THURSDAY

Final draft due date for Midwest Region Poem - FRIDAY

Don't forget about your memorized poem for next week. Remember you can ask your parents for suggestions.