Narrative Poetry

• Bring your research for your narrative poem. (Can just be printed from internet)
• Watch the CNN video on paid schooling - Be ready with to discuss this topic in 'Grand Conversation' -v- another 5th grade class

• Math Study Link 8.10
• Photovisi - Not compulsory for tomorrow - I'm being too nice!!!(Make sure you are well preapred for Grand conversation and narrativce poem) - We will have time in class to work on them. They WILL be compulsory on Monday

H/W

• Math - Study link 8.9  & IXL V9
• Mrs Clayton's H/W - Due next week. - Make sure you have this on your calendars and are working toward completing this task daily. I would like to see your finished pieces placed on your blogs.
• Photovisi - Due: Fri
• Think about ideas and do research for your narrative poem. You will be drafting this in class tommorrow.

WILF

• Narrative performance poem
• Clearly tells the story of an event in history
• Uses advanced word choice
• Integrates some figurative language
• Contains purposeful  choreographed movements

Congratulations on your slams today. Many of you may decide to recite these in the poetry party.

Slams

H/W

• Math 8.8 Study link
• IXL - N.11

Book Clubs - Make sure you are ready to have an interesting discussion.

 Slams - Due in tomorrow: We will do a slam off in class on Wednesday.

WILF

• Concern about YOUR world
• Strong language
• Beginning, middle, and end.
• Can be delivered with passion

Photovisis

You may wear PINK or RED for Valentine's Day tomorrow
H/W

Math  Study Link 8.7
IXL: N1 & N2 Due: Tue

Photovisi - Due: Friday
WILF:
Your task is to create a 'photovisi collage' that summarizes the content in Ch.1. Your collage should be organized in a symmetrical way. The following pieces of information must be represented in some way:

·The Reasons why the British wanted a new Trading post
·Why Bencoolen and Penang was rejected as an unsuitable settlement
·Information about the two sultans and why this was significant
·Treaty of 1819
·Explanation why Raffles was successful
·New vocabulary words

Your collage will be made up of text,quotes, phrases, images etc.

Step 1 - Read Ch.1 and take notes
Step 2 - Design your collage on paper

You will have to explain the reasons for all the content in your collage
(you will be given 45 mins of class time on Wed to work on this)


Book Club - Make sure you are ready for Wednesday!

Slam poem: collect further ideas for your slam: You will get time tomorrow to work on this. It must be finished by Wed. This is now an individual activity

Welcome to Mr. Spencer

Hi! My name is Spencer Hong. I just turned sixteen years old and this is my twelfth year in Singapore. This year I was on the varsity golf team and traveled to Taiwan for a tournament. But I also like to play basketball and volleyball (was on the freshmen volleyball team last year). I am here to help you guys with math and social studies, but also to get you ready for your up and coming middle school lives. I’m doing this because I have always wanted to know what it would be like to be in the shoes of a teacher, so, that is what I am doing. By the end of the week I believe that I will have a better understanding of what it is like to be a teacher, but also what it feels like to enrich the minds of our youngsters. Hopefully, I can offer some advice to the kids on how to be very successful not just in middle school, but also in years after that. My expectations of the students are that they treat me just like Mr. Buxton, they give their 110% when Mr. Buxton and I are teaching, and that they most importantly have fun!  Overall, I am very excited to help these kids with their emergence into young adults and into middle school.