Qtr 2 Week 9 Day 1

Announcements:

 Don't forget to vote...please!

• Secret Santa gifts ($10 max.) must be brought in for Wed
• Subway lunch: Bring your money in tomorrow
• Music Caroling: This Thursday: Dress in red
• PJ's Day - Fri (You can wear your PJs to school)

There are a lot of pieces of work due this week. Based on progress I noted today, I am adjusting the due dates.  We will spend all week working on these assignments:

• Social Studies Animoto Patriot or Loyalist persuasive argument (Due: Thur)
• Persuasive Writing (Hardcopy) (Due: Thur)
• Persausive Animoto Essay (Due: Wed)
• Subway Lunch: (Wed)
• Historical Fiction work (Due: Fri)

Tonight's priority: BRING A HARDCOPY DRAFT OF YOUR PERSUASIVE ESSAY to school tomorrow

Prepositional Phrase Test: Wed - We will recap this topic in class tomorrow
(Make sure you can also identify an infinitive phrase  e.g. During the party and particple phrase  e.g. To begin my speech)


Use links below to practice
Watch these videos to recap what we learned about prepositional phrases  

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos7.htm#Pop%20Quiz%201
http://www.quia.com/quiz/298373.html?AP_rand=159214296
(drag and drop answers for speed)
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/prep_exercise.htm

Patrick Henry

YES - to Secret Santa - Max. $10 spent. Participation is optional!

What a way to end the week! So much to report....

Patrick Henry Class Champions

Enjoy Breann's superb performance in the basketball event below

Please use this link to plan out your persuasive argument. YOU need a draft copy of your persuasive writing for Monday's class.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

Student of the Week: HAN

Blogger of the Week: RACHEL

Friday Message: It's not what happens to you, it's how you CHOOSE to experience what happens to you

http://www.safeshare.tv/w/spQxeuWWEp

Next Week

Animoto

Post links to your animotos for me to check out. Tomorrow, we begin writing  your last persuasive essay.

Don't forget to vote!

Edublog Nomination

Our blog is nominated under  Best Class Blog for 2011
http://edublogawards.com/2011-3/best-class-blog-2011/?nominee=w70s2h

Feel free to vote!

animoto

Who will be the first to copy a link of their opening animoto?