Week at a Glance

Week 4 Day 5

Main Idea and Details Practice

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1169917.html?AP_rand=2066982452

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/suppoertingdetailsp2.cfm

Today's Core Value focus should be an important reminder to all of us of how important it is to make sure we are treating each other with RESPECT, DIGNITY, CIVILITY, and COMPASSION.

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Ghandi.

Feel free to add your thoughts on today's session to the voicethread below or as a comment to this post


Watch these videos again for reminders of the message from today's session

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Addition Algorithm

Recap the partial sums method below


Study Link 2.2 and 2.3 will be H/W monday night. Feel free to work ahead if on these if you want to do so over the w/end.

Student of the Week: Breann

Week 4 Day 4

RLA


Think about the book you will be doing for your Book Talk recommendation on
http://www.fotobabble.com/  (Due: next Tue)

Finish your Reading Response (Due: Thur)
Many of you have already finished this...but Are you willing to go back and now improve it by adding an engaging LEAD based on our class discussions today?
e.g. Bold Statement, Quote, Dialogue, Description of a Place, Person, Event, Action Statement

Description of a place: Feedback

Click to listen to my comment on Han's descriptive writing. You may record your voice too. Be sure to focus on ONLY positive comments. Why was Han's piece chosen  for the blog? What can you learn from this piece?


Math H/W
Estimation Study Link 2.1

Have you created an effective popplet? Look at the example below:




Ignore the youpublish H/W
Do not use http://www.youpublish/. The site is unreliable and students' work gets lost. I will find a better digital portfolio for the future.

Week 4 Day 3

Watch this video again to recap our discussions today on main idea and supporting details.
What is the difference between speaking 'subjectively' and speaking 'objectively?'

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/

Tips on how to use popplet below:


No Math H/W tonight. We start Unit 2 tomorrow

Reading Response:
You need to have 2 categories and x3 pieces of evidence per category (approx. 6 sticky notes in total). Try to write using a variety of sentence openers and integrate compound sentences for bonus points (or even Sammy Snakes)

Impressive writing today from EMMA and CAROLINE.. .not bad for just 30mins! Shows what you guys can do when truly focused

Week 4 Day 2

Science:  Mixtures sheet from Mrs. Clayton (Due: Wed)

 

Congratulations on turning in your very engaging writing assignemnts. Watch the blog for samples of work from our class posted for comments.

 

We began working on developing our sentence fluency today. It is imperative that you start ot use a variety of different sentence techniques as you write. the easiest of these are the different ways to create the compound sentence. Watch these videos below that recap the lesson and do the online exercises that follow. Then tackle the worksheets

 

http://www.quia.com/quiz/242899.html?AP_rand=563668244
http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/compoundsentences.html questions 1-8
http://www.quia.com/pop/37751.html?AP_rand=2069798505
Do you remember the key characteristics of Compound Sentences?

 

 

Four Key Rules to make an effective COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

1) The two halves could stand alone as individual sentences.
e.g. Peter likes tennis, but Mark likes pizza.

 

2) Two halves are joined by a comma and conjunction
e.g. Claire and Mary enjoy watching television, but their children prefer the internet.

 

3) Information in two halves of sentences must be linked in some way
e.g. Bolognaise is made of tomatoes and pasta, and it contains shredded meat.

 

4) A semi colon can replace the comma and conjunction
e.g. Peter likes tennis; Mark likes pizza.

We learned  some scary words today:

• Independent Clause
• Conjunction

 Who's afraid of them?

Will you know what they mean tomorrow?

 

Optional

Look back at your writing on a description of a place. Did you create any compound snetences?

 

Math

Reflect on your Math Assessment today. Which questions were the hardest? Why?

 

Tonight - There is no officical Math H/W. Use this evening to work on your popplet or your Current Events (first presentations -  Fri 16th)

Week 4 Day 1

Hand in your piece of writing tomorrow! Make sure your work follows the Presentation Policy demonstrated in this piece of writing below. Did you follow the WILF for this piece of work?  Did you follow each step of the editing sheet to help you improve your piece?  Will your work be posted on the blog tomorrow as an example of excellence? Will you win a Sammy Snake for your work due to extraordinary effort?

Math - Review the topics we covered in Unit 1.

http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html  
http://www.quia.com/cm/26221.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/8436.html

Optional:
Write 10 questions to test a family member on these topics:

• Prime Factorization
• Factor Trees
• Divisibility Rules
• Prime -v- Composite numbers
• Exponents

IF YOU PRACTICE, YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL - If you don't ...you know the rest!
e.g. Can you write  the prime factorization of 36 using exponents?

I am postponing the first Current Event presentations until NEXT FRI 16th

Next Week

Current Events Presentations - The first three groups go this Friday. Make sure you are ready. Use these links below for ideas:
http://www.flocabulary.com/week-in-rap-september-2-2011/

http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/

Print your 'Week at a Glance' sheet here



Check out these websites we will be using this week. If you have time, set your self up with accounts on these sites:
http://www.youpublish.com/
http://www.fotobabble.com/

I recommend that you use the same email and password each time. You should keep a list of all the sites we are using in class in your favorites. In the 2nd quarter, we will begin with personal blogs for each student, and each of you will be able to add links to these sites on YOUR  own blog!

Week 3 Day 5

What a fantastic day  we had. Enjoy the slideshow below!




How are you doing so far? Don't forget to try doing the Review and Revise sheet with your parents. Check back later to see next week's Week at a Glance sheet.

Win +point if you can write a brief evaluation of this last week as a comment.  Minimum 2 categories  and three pieces of evidence per category.

Week 3 Day 4

Tomorrow's Field Trip
Read through the Field Trip guidelines again. These were sent to your parents a week or so ago.


RLA - Writing
You should reach the 'conferencing' stage of  for your writing by Monday at the latest. This means that you have written at least two drafts of your description of a place before that date.  Monday night you will be given an editing sheet for your work.



Homework - Study link 1.9 and Concept Review Sheet
Use this  sheet and the sheet I gave in class to review the topics that we have covered so far this year. When do you think you will have you test?

Math Review Sheet

Week 3 Day 3

Reading:

Finish the worksheet on capitalization. Can you now go to your piece of writing and check for your capitalization accuracy? - You do NOT need to work on  your second draft IF you have already completed your first draft. We will work on 2nd drafts in class tomorrow. If you are still in the pre-writing stage, you really should make a 'start' on your draft tonight.

From 'Week at a Glance Sheet'
Can you use PEX to bring your picture book story to life for your family member? - This H/W will be pushed back until late next week when we have had time to practice more

Social Studies
Can  you remember the different strategies we covered today for reading non-fiction? I could sense the difference in the quality of your work once you tried to use the strategies, couldn't you?

Writing

Make sure you are using a variety of sentence openers. These will naturally make your writing more descriptive and engaging. Remember: If you can't draw it, your readers can't see it! - Just because you wrote a draft, you have not finished..."When you've done, you've just begun"

Math

Square Root Games

Finish the Math Races sheet and study link for lesson 1.8

Play this game

http://www.studystack.com/matching-10015 (just click to match the boxes to match the square with the square roots. Plsy three times. See if you can beat your  fastest test.


This next game is REALLY fun. (Honestly, it is H/W if your parents ask! Look at the size of the boxes (arrays and the numbers being squared). You will need to read the instructions before  you start
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=88

 Optional -Harder

http://www.quia.com/cc/65631.html

Collaborating with popplet

If you want  to work onthe optional 'evaluation of  the SAS website', then use this video to learn how to share. Work due for this optional assignment: next Monday

Week 3 Day 1

RLA
Make sure you have at least 20 ideas before you begin writing your description of  a place that is special to you.  Remember, you are not trying to just describe the place, you are talking about how this place is associated with a memory. You will describe the place in an indirect way and not directly.
e.g. Paraphrasing the line  from Thursday class- "I reached across my bed and silenced my Quartz alarm clock." (what was described here?)


Math
Play these games for 10 mins  to help practice your square number recognition
http://www.learntables.co.uk/square_numbers/
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookysqno.html

Optional

Play this Math game to practice your mutiples for 10mins

http://hotmath.com/hotmath_help/games/numbercop/numbercop_hotmath.swf

Optional

Evaluating - Remember the strategy we learned today about offer our opnions in a more constructive way. Gain a plus point if you can effectively evaluate the day when your parents ask - "How was school today?"

You need at least two categories and three pieces of evidence per category.
Use the RC RaCS strategy to evaluate your day at school. Think about categories first!

Day 5 Week 1 - Next Week's Week at a Glance

Congratulations to Sammy Snake winners: Alex, Scott, Jacqueline, and Sabine for their creative and engaging Current Events presentation. Think very carefully about the feedback I gave today. What were the specific points I tried to make? What do you think you need to do differently when presenting next time? +1 awarded for any precise comments you make.
Enjoy the winning prezi again here:

Japan Crisis on Prezi

Congratulations to Student of the Week: Aditya
Your  enthusaism, attention to detail, mature attitude and excellence were evident all week! Keep it up!

Word Study

Enjoy this video again from Spelling Bee

Why are they such good spellers?

What were the three ways that can help you understand  words and their spelling better that we discussed in class? - Clue What was the questions the Spelling Bee contestant asked?

RLA

Can you practice the PEX strategy to read aloud fluently from now on...Add some PEX and give your reading aloud more flair! Next time you read at home...Read-a-loud with PEX

You will be selecting one of  your list of places for you first writing assignment next week. - Make sure you have plenty of  ideas about the place before you start writing.

Math

Hope you enjoyed the Math race. - Congratulatinon to the winning team - Well done Zach with the last question on the Goldbach's Conjecture - Amazing what a little extra work can achieve!

Next  Week

Print the Week at a Glance sheet at home this w/end.  THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION

Tuesday - No School.. yeppee!

Friday - Water Park

Coming Next Week - Technology Integration
Please set yourself up with accounts with on these sites:
www.popplet.com
www.sketchcast.com

Day 4 Week 2

tonight's H/W is just cathing up any worksheets and Math boxes that you did not finish up to Lesson 1.6
You should have completed all Math Boxes, Study Links and Worksheets up to the end of Lesson 1.6

Optional Research Question: What is Goldbach's Conjecture?

Message to Charlotte Latin students - ONLY

Have a fabulous first day of school.  Make the perfect first impression... and just keep getting better from there....

• Bystanders have all the power...use this power for good in Middle School.
• We learned a lot about making judgments - Don't forget these  lessons!
• Be proud of everything you try, say, and do!
• and ...WRITE like pros from your hearts...

You are the captain of your soul
You are the master of your fate

Week 2 Day 3

Kudos to Alex today for his application of an idea he had heard in our class read-a-loud. Great  writers often adapt ideas from their experiences or other stories and tweak them to make them their own. Well done!

Social Studies: (optional) - by Fri
Win +1 point if you can share with a parent anything you learned about reading non-fiction  and becoming a detextive. You must  use specific reference to at least 6  pieces of terminology we discussed in class. You should use the word ambigious in your talk. Parents sign H/W record book if  you think your child earned the + point.

Math

Study Links 1.4 and 1.5 (Due: Thur)

Use these links below to practice your divisibility rules. (You will need to scroll to the bottom of the page)

http://www.aaamath.com/div66_x3.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/div66_x4.htm

You can practice others by navigating further links on this site.

ONLY for those interested in going deeper into the topic... This is how you check to see if a number is divisible by 7
http://www.aaamath.com/fra72_x8.htm

http://www.vectorkids.com/vkdivisible.htm
RLA

Make a list of five places that are special to you that you would like to write about. Give two specific reasons  why each one is special.

Current Events

Spend 20 mins ONLY on your current Events presentation. DO NOT go overboard with this activity. This is just a practice. Be realistic with your expectations.  Remember, you will be assessed on how well you were able to function as a team. Also, team members will evaluate each other.

POPPLET H/W is postponed until next week. (This was written on your  Week at a Glance sheet) We will not get to that activity before next  week.

Week 2 Day 2

RLA
Write a brief paragraph in your Writers’ Notebook that describes your bedroom. (approx. 100 words)(Due: Wed) - you will need this for Wednesdy's class, so don't forget it

Based on what we studied in today's class. - You will always begin your sentence from now on with a variety of different parts of speech, won't you! - Think about this as you do your H/W.

Current Events
Spend 30mins working on your group prezi.


Watch this video to recap your underestanding of factors



Now play this cool game for 10 mins on factors.
http://hoodamath.com/games/factorfeeder.php

Week 2 Day 1 Recap

H/W
Current Events
Spend 30 minutes collecting information for your  Current Events group work activity. Remember, this is just a practice for the real smaller group presentations that will begin in a couple of weeks. Make sure your ideas are 'seeds not melons!' - Refer to guidelines on current events sheet to make sure you are collecting effective research. Use wallwisher to share  ideas if you need to.

Math
We learned how to identify factors and factor pairs for numbers. What is the first thing you need to write down when  you are writing the factors of any number?
Study Link  1.2 &1.3 Finish p.10 student journal

Reading and Writing Workshop
Decode the two sentences  on your  yellow sheet WITHOUT using a dictionary.

Win +1 for any 'wacky' sentences that you put  on the blog. It must be possible to work out the  meaning using our 'Parts of Speech' analysis tool

Recap - This is very important to remember  as you will need to use this all through the year.

How do we know when a word is a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb?

What are the most important characteristics of writing? - Promise me you will not forget these AGAIN!

Technology

Experiment with prezi.com if you get a chance. You all saw the power of this new software. The more you use it, the better you will get at it

This Week

It would be nice if those people who were not able to  finish their collages today were able to do so over the w/end. We will need these collages for our first writing assignment on Monday.  See  below for an example:

http://www.photovisi.com/




Quick recap on Rectangular Arrays  for those people who are interested.
Remember  the number x 1 is also an array e.g. 18x1




Current Events Presentations
Feel free to experiment with brainstorming on your teams 'wall' using the the links below: You may put your ideas, upload images, or even short videos that you make. Participation on the Wall over the w/end is purely optional. Click on your link below for your team. All team members can make contributions to the same screen from your own home! Your task next week as a team wil lbe to give a brief overview of  some of the major current events happening around the world. (More details will be given Monday)

Table 1 http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/pd39bey8NP
Table 2 http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/rBmVYxttJj
Table 3 http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/zlNTGeATzh
Table 4 http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/yylLc79SZd
Table 5 (mixed team)  http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/EP9K2WL9LW

Remember : Sometimes technologu doesn't work the way it should. Let me know via the blog if there are any problems.

The Student of the Week is....EMMA

Enjoy watching the video of our first class song.

Reviewing the Day

Science

Congratulations on  your performance in Science. Mrs. Clayton was so impressed by your class contributions and ideas. Keep it up!

Math

Key Concept - Remember, that your Math Reference Book and Student Journal (when used correctly and interchangeably) are smarter than your teacher!

Reading
Congratulations Emma on your use of  H.O.T.S. (Higher Order Thinking Skills) when talking about your reading in class today! Remember, anybody can talk about what they are reading, is is your ability to talk intellectually about your reading that will make you stand out!

Writing
We will continue the writing prompt in class tomorrow.

H/W

• Final Draft of  'Where I'm From' in tomorrow. Sammy Snakes are awarded for pieces of work that are unique.
• Bring in the USB full of photos.  Approx. 10-20 (Do not worry if you cannot do this by tomorrow)
• Math Study Link 1.1 (the package i gave  that you put inthe red folder. Do not work ahead!)

Reading Strategies

If you are reading this, you  have already accomplished  the first task - Check the blog every evening.
Don't forget your draft for your poem for class tomorrow.  Look at the sample in yesterday's post. Number of lines are a guideline. You should do at least 16, but you may do more. Avoid doing more than 30 lines. Do not worry about this poem. It is only a draft. If you are not 100% sure what you need to do, just do what  you think you need to do, and I'll help you tomorrow.

Tonight's H/W

Place your 'comfort zone' in a place near your desk. Add   comments, photos, ticket stubs etc. to it every time you step out of your comfort zone during the 1st Qtr. You will need to return this to school at the end of the Qtr.

Based on our discussions of 'just right books' - go to your family book collection (This could be  any magazines, newspapers etc. and select two books for ANY two people in your home.) In your Readers' Response notebook you should write 2 brief paragraphs  (approx 50-100 words) explaining why you chose the books  for each person. In both paragraphs, you should make specific reference to some of the strategies for choosing 'just right books' that we discussed in class today. (Paragraphs Due: Thur)

Watch the videos below for more links on choosing 'Just Right Books"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yiPYpHz8OA&feature=related

This one is a little infantile, but it reiterates the IPICK strategy at the beginning

http://youtu.be/noWW8yqewKA

Enjoy this one for fun!

http://youtu.be/1EuU_EuwE3U

Thinking Ahead...
You should start bringing a USB to school by next week.  You will need to use one by next Friday at the latest.

Open House

Welcome to 5th Grade:

Needed: Engaged, enthusiastic students to fill this classroom!

It was such a pleasure to meet so many of my new class this morning at Open House. The classroom is just an empty room without its students. Based on our first meeting, I'm even more excited about the year ahead!


Many of you may be reading this blog for the first time. If your parents were able to set you up over the weekend to make comments, feel free to write a brief comment introducing yourself. (Purely optional). Click on the comment button at the bottom of this post to introduce yourself to the class.


Remember P.E. uniforms for Monday.

See your classmates below:

Mr Buxton's Blog

Mr. Buxton's Class 2011/12. Watch this video. You should be able to hear me give you a brief introduction to the blog.

Welcome to 5th Grade

Instructions - How to set up comments for your child

Parents should print out this document using the icon on the right hand side of the window

What's it like to be in Mr Buxton's class..?

...hear some comments from my last amazing group of 5th graders from Charlotte, North Carolina. Many of them are hoping to become pen pals with the 5th Grade class of 2011/12.

Singapore - Sights and Sounds

Enjoy a brief glimpse of our first few weeks in Singapore.

http://animoto.com/play/j4CIU660PGRQSDKv9CRIdQ

Copy/paste to view

Final Farewell

The Buxton family head off to Singapore tomorrow. It truly was a blast teaching you guys this year. I will treasure the time  we spent together. 

 In 6th grade and beyond:

• Be Appropriate.
• Be Proud.
• Be Passionate.

Farewells - Lauren's Video

Enjoy Lauren's superb end of year video again. Thank  you so much for doing this Lauren...

Some great quotes from you all...

" Don't count the days, make the days count.."

Don't count your life by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breathe away"

Last Full Day

Few reminders for tomorrow:

Bring Year books for signing
No lunch needed (we will eat in the classroom)
Soar Day

Thursday - You must come to school in your graduation outfits.

Saying Goodbye...
I thought I'd share this beautiful message that I received from Mimi yesterday. I was so impressed by her use of quality quotes and her ability to reflect deeply on our journey and think of the bigger picture...

Hello Mr.Buxton! I have been thinking and have come to a conclusion that when I find a great technology thing I share it with u first. i was wondering if when u were at signapor, u could email me so if I come across and interesting website i could share it with u! Hope u count your life by not how many breaths u take but by how many movements that take your breath away. That is one of my favorite quotes. You always did have that special something. You acted as if nothing was impossible. You made others near you happy and high spirited. I always admired your passion for teaching.
I may not get there with you but I want you to know the day we get to the promised land.
-martin luther king jr.

He reminds me of  you, a strong passionate man. This is my favorite quote. Hope you inspire many more kids like me in Asia. If you do come back in 5 years my brother might have you. At first I was sad but I realized it is like u were prepareing us for this. U taught us how to be independent people. I stopped to think and i think of this as a test almost. Moving on is the hardest test we could take. It is like leaving someone but it is even harder knowing they r leaving too and it isn't just I feeling. We don't need to worry because we know that will get us no were. I hope u have a great time in Asia, and hope u can email me.


--
---This is Mimi signing off :)


P.S. i have to say you are the best teacher I have ever had! Thank you so much for such amazing experience this year.

Singapore

You were all very sweet the other today when I informed you that we were headed to Singapore. It was very touching! Watch this video to see a glimspe of the country.

Brown -v- Board of Education Field trip

If you feel that the website might contain a virus, then you do not need to access it.

Watch this as an alternative
http://www.schooltube.com/video/70ed5ce09fdf6e418b4a/AP11-Brown-vs-Board-of-Education

Now what about Plessy-v-Ferguson

Live Chat Console

LAST H/W sheet of the Year!

Civil Rights - Documentary Research

Aviary Passwords

log on : mrbuxton
password : sophiag1





Use these resources  for your research on your Civil Rights Movement Documentary

• http://www.factmonster.com/p/brainpop/civilrights.html
• http://www.qwiki.com/q/#!/Civil_rights_movement
• http://www.learner.org/courses/democracyinamerica/dia_5/dia_5_ct.html
• http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/05/brown_v_board_of_education_feature.html
• Social studies Textbook 
• Any other primary resources

You will mention in your documentary:

• Plessey -v- Ferguson 1896
• Brown -v- Board of Education
• At least 3 events of the Civil Rights Movement (Do not focus on MLK Jr or Rosa Parks) - Learn about new events!
• Two events in from contemporary times that address the second half of the question

Gettysburg Address

Watch this powerful version of the Gettysburg Address again


Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo.


Writing - Memories Paper

What will you do tonight to make sure your piece is the most powerful you have written so far this year? Make sure you are focusing on learning. Make sure you have strong verb, adjective, sentence fluency, and colorful descriptive ideas where possible.

Make me laugh...

Make me cry...
Make me smile ...
Make me sigh...
Show me what deeply moved you...
Show me how you truly grew...


How will you create a special theme? - AMAZE ME!!!.. please?


e.g. Survival Guide for Charlotte latin Lower School...
e.g. How to Impress your next teacher...

How will you make your paper 'unique'?

Treasures in a Box by Pamela Harazim

Come, look with me inside this drawer,
In this box I've often seen,
At the pictures, black and white,
Faces proud, still, serene.


I wish I knew the people;
These strangers in the box,
Their names and all their memories
Are lost among my socks.

I wonder what their lives were like.
How did they spend their days?
What about their special times?
I'll never know their ways.


If only someone had taken time
To tell who, what, where, when,
These faces of my heritage
Would come to life again.


Could this become the fate
Of the pictures we take today?
The faces and the memories
Someday to be tossed away?


Make time to save your pictures,
Seize the opportunity when it knocks,
Or someday you and yours could be
The strangers in the box.

What will your memories 'sound' like?

End of Year Grammar Review Test Practice

Use these links to practice for the Grammar Test


Subjects and Predicates
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

Fragments and run-ons

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/run-ons_add2.htm 

Just select the subtopics from this link that we have studied
e.g. Commas, Prepositions etc...
http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/resources/writing_ace/students/

Nouns
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-plurals.html
http://www.azargrammar.com/assets/beginning/BEGVocabularyWorksheets/BEGVocab6/BEGvoc6-5.pdf
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN1601

To Be
http://a4esl.org/q/j/jb/mc-be.html

General
http://a4esl.org/q/j/jm/ci-e01.html
http://anthonyhalderman.com/english/gramqz.htm  

Commas
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisecomma4.htm
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisecommaINTRO3.htm
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisecs-fs5.htm

Adjectives - comapratives and superlatives
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/comparisons.php
http://anthonyhalderman.com/english/compsup.htm

Check this website to reread some topics that we covered.

http://www.towson.edu/ows/index.htm

Changes to H/W sheet

Daily Editing - Booklets due in this Friday

Chains - Finish reading the whole book - By Next Monday.

Week 10 Homework

Updates

• We will work on the 4th Civil War journal entry in class tomorrow. It does NOT need to be finished before tomorrow!
• Memories paper will be due Next Wednesday
• Don't forget that Lesson 8 vocabulary Test is tomorrow
• Make sure you tackle the inference practice exercises on the blog. (You will need to scroll down to find Monday's post)

H/W Changes

Popplet is now up and working - please complete your assignment using this software. If you have already used a different type of software, then you don't have to redo it. IF YOU STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH POPPLET, then just do the inferences on a sheet of paper
(alternatively, you may use gliffy.com to create your mindmap - thanks Mimi)

PLEASE PRINT YOUR FINISHED WORK AD BRING IT TO CLASS

New
Remember to cut out a title from an age appropriate newspaper article. Try to make the title as big as possible.

H/W change

POPPLET WEBSITE IS DOWN - Popplet H/W cancelled for tonight.
Reading:         Use popplet.com to  create a mind map. In the center of the mind  map, insert a picture. Write 5 inferences about the picture in textboxes.  (Due: Wed)

S. Studies:      You need  3 entries in your Civil War diary by Wed. (Due: Wed)

Memories - Sharing Ideas

Enjoy a look at Lucy's 3rd B'Day party...

Homework - Week 9

Change to H/W sheet

The work on your Civil War journal is postponed.

Tonight begin your brainstorm for your end of year paper.

Don't  forget to do the last studying for the Adjectives Test.

Amazing Grace

Adjectives -Test Review

Click Voki for important update to H/W sheet!

Use these links below to practice for your adjectives test

General
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/literacy/wordclasses/adjectives.asp

Adjectives - comapratives and superlatives

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/comparisons.php
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1498694.html?AP_rand=459928495
http://anthonyhalderman.com/english/compsup.htm
http://www.quia.com/rr/577197.html

Order of Adjectives
 http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/adjective_order.htm

Coordinate and Culminative Adjectivers
http://www.grammarlogues.com/home/quiz.php?do=display_quiz&id=4

Categories are a little different, but this recaps ourr work on QOSAS.com

Adjectives -Wall

Click - Add sticky - to communicate back and forth with your partner for tonight's H/W

Don't forget to log in to http://www.bighugelabs.com/  before starting your poster.
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Homework - Week 8

Adjectives Poster

Homework pages from Inference package are:
7A & 7B
Read page 8. Answer questions on 8B

Feel free to work on your LOST/Wanted posters if you choose. Use the link below:
http://www.bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php

You can use http://www.seenly.com/ to capture any images that you decide to draw