Use this link to add your parallel structure sentences:
Book Club Presentations tomorrow: Make sure you are NOT simply retelling the story. You are assessed on your performance using the 'character' rubric.
Have a fantastic Halloween!
How will you debate in the future?
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Quote Sandwiches
I am missing Memoirs from these students: Min Jung, Luke, Lukas, Sam, Olivia G., Chris, Elena, Alexa. B - Some students handed their work in without names. If your name is here, email me your work again to make sure you get it graded before the break. Check in with me if you do not see your grade in powerschool. - Yes - grades are live!
Kudos to Jackson Reeves who asked to retake his 'Opening and Delayed Adjectives/Adverbs test and moved his grade up to an 'A'
Today's class: Follow this link: Socrative.com
Effective research writers make sure that they explain the quotes that they find using quote sandwiches.
EXAMPLE TEXT:
Writing
Reminder: Make sure you have read a minimum of x4 sources and taken notes. Make sure some of your notes contain 'quote sandwiches'. Due: Thursday (G/H class. We will learn about quote sandwiches next week)
What can words do? - Will YOU be for your first debate?
Book Club presentations: Due Friday
Ready for your Halloween candy?
Kudos to Jackson Reeves who asked to retake his 'Opening and Delayed Adjectives/Adverbs test and moved his grade up to an 'A'
Today's class: Follow this link: Socrative.com
Effective research writers make sure that they explain the quotes that they find using quote sandwiches.
EXAMPLE TEXT:
In the 2004 article titled Pushing too Hard published on the nbcnews.com website, Dr.
Jordan Metzl argued that “Kids
sports have become much more competitive.” As a medical director at the of
the Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes in New York, Metzl must
certainly hear about hundreds of cases of sporting injuries caused through
excessive practice or over intense training sessions due to the competitive
nature of school sports programs
nowadays.
What can words do? - Will YOU be for your first debate?
Book Club presentations: Due Friday
Ready for your Halloween candy?
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Research Based Arguments
Use these links to access content for today's lesson:
“Listening to Wisdom from a ten year old boy..
My goal is to give you NO H/W (apart from Reading) on Thursday night, so each of you enjoy your Halloween. This breakdown tells you exactly what needs doing for the rest of the week.
Writing Classes
Take additional notes on 'competitive sport in schools' using the resources below. You must have opinions for both sides of the issue. Use these links:
Reading Classes
Make sure your Reading Log is up to date. You will be creating your 'reading ladder' using this data in Friday's class - Make sure you have a rough idea of how many pages are in each book.
Reading Book Clubs presentations Due: Fri. You can present these in any format you chose. Finish these Wednesday so you can enjoy your Halloween
Optional: Download the Overdrive App and set it up on your portable device. Steps explained again in the video below
No other H/W for the rest of this week!
“Listening to Wisdom from a ten year old boy..
My goal is to give you NO H/W (apart from Reading) on Thursday night, so each of you enjoy your Halloween. This breakdown tells you exactly what needs doing for the rest of the week.
Writing Classes
Take additional notes on 'competitive sport in schools' using the resources below. You must have opinions for both sides of the issue. Use these links:
You must select one of these resources below and continue taking notes in the boxes in your Research Based Writing doc.). Your notes will be INSPECTED for completion on Thursday. (Many of you may choose to use two sources)
“School Sports: The pros and cons” by Raven J. Railey
·
“Debate: Should Kids Under 14 Play Contact Sports”
We will be debating in class on Thursday, then writing up your stance. You will not have time to do research in class. You will need this material for both the grammar class and the writing class. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH NOTES!
Reading Classes
Make sure your Reading Log is up to date. You will be creating your 'reading ladder' using this data in Friday's class - Make sure you have a rough idea of how many pages are in each book.
Reading Book Clubs presentations Due: Fri. You can present these in any format you chose. Finish these Wednesday so you can enjoy your Halloween
Optional: Download the Overdrive App and set it up on your portable device. Steps explained again in the video below
No other H/W for the rest of this week!
Monday, October 28, 2013
The Hero's Journey
Only when you think a little deeper about your character do you notice the pattern of the Monomyth: The Hero's Journey, created by Joseph Campbell. So many characters across a multitude of genres go through the stages of the 'The Hero's Journey' - Can you spot this pattern in the books you've read? - Once you identify the pattern, you can better interpret your character's behavior. +1 if you can add a comment with a title of a book where this 'journey' is used. - You cannot name anything that was discussed in class.
"The cave you free to enter holds the treasure you seek." Joseph Campbell
Win +1 points if you can recognize this pattern in the characters you read about going forward.
Reading H/W
Work on your book club presentation. Wednesday: Each group must show me the progress you have made so far on your 'Book Club presentation.
REMINDER: Make sure you have your files organized by the end of this week.
What is a hero?
This video was made with http://www.sparkol.com (you can sign up for a free trial) This is a fantastic way for you to present your book club knowledge. This site is very expensive. Only use it during your free trial. - it is really cool!
"The cave you free to enter holds the treasure you seek." Joseph Campbell
Win +1 points if you can recognize this pattern in the characters you read about going forward.
Reading H/W
Work on your book club presentation. Wednesday: Each group must show me the progress you have made so far on your 'Book Club presentation.
REMINDER: Make sure you have your files organized by the end of this week.
What is a hero?
This video was made with http://www.sparkol.com (you can sign up for a free trial) This is a fantastic way for you to present your book club knowledge. This site is very expensive. Only use it during your free trial. - it is really cool!
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