Tonight
Fill in your GOALS FEEDBACK sheet - Get a parent signature.
Study link 9.2
Be prepared for tomorrow's book club. You should be clear on exactly what you want to discuss
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Symbolism
Your symbolism paragraph needs to be completed by Thursday. You will need a draft ready for Wed. Use the google doc. DO NOT go inside other people's boxes. I am watching you!
This paragraph will be an official graded pieces of writing. Final draft will be due Thursday. There is no other H/W, so make this piece something special!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Visualization
Very impressive work today on visualizing from our read aloud and then using visualization to craft your writing. No additional writing H/W tonight.
Study link 8.12 The Unit 8 test is tomorrow. Make sure you review all your study link errors this evening so that you are prepared for tomorrow.
Work on your BOOK CLUB novel. Your conversation will be recorded on Wednesday.
Study link 8.12 The Unit 8 test is tomorrow. Make sure you review all your study link errors this evening so that you are prepared for tomorrow.
Work on your BOOK CLUB novel. Your conversation will be recorded on Wednesday.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Teaching Listening Skills
Week at a Glance
Can you be an ACTIVE listener and Handle your distractions going forward? - Remember the message in Friday's lesson?
Congratulations on your Poetry Reflection Videos
Student of the Week: Daniel
Can you be an ACTIVE listener and Handle your distractions going forward? - Remember the message in Friday's lesson?
Congratulations on your Poetry Reflection Videos
Student of the Week: Daniel
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Some great work today on your description of settings.
Book mark this site so you can use it often
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.sg/2008/08/setting-description-entry-river.html
H/W
Study link 8.11
Finish your description of your character (make sure you include character traits - see the website link above for ideas) and indirect reference to fantasy elements.
Book Clubs - We made a start on these today. Going forward your conversations will be recorded for assessment and some placed on the blog for others. You will be assessed as a group and also individually. What will your group sound like?
Other groups did not finish in time. What will you do to ensure this doesn't happen in the future?
Book mark this site so you can use it often
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.sg/2008/08/setting-description-entry-river.html
H/W
Study link 8.11
Finish your description of your character (make sure you include character traits - see the website link above for ideas) and indirect reference to fantasy elements.
Book Clubs - We made a start on these today. Going forward your conversations will be recorded for assessment and some placed on the blog for others. You will be assessed as a group and also individually. What will your group sound like?
Other groups did not finish in time. What will you do to ensure this doesn't happen in the future?
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Nuanced Characters
H/W
Study link 8.10
First draft of your character description must be written tonight. Make sure that you are not just stating opinions; make sure you are using evidence to support those opinions. Think about symbolic objects, unique settings, conflicts (both external and internal) to include indirectly in your description. Draft is due for Friday. You may type it on google docs, but I will need to see a hard copy version as well!
Study link 8.10
First draft of your character description must be written tonight. Make sure that you are not just stating opinions; make sure you are using evidence to support those opinions. Think about symbolic objects, unique settings, conflicts (both external and internal) to include indirectly in your description. Draft is due for Friday. You may type it on google docs, but I will need to see a hard copy version as well!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Poetry Deadline
Well done on finishing your poetry today. A few of you have some finishing touches that we will be able to fix tomorrow morning. Watch this video as a taste of what is to come for our poetry party.
H/W
H/W
- Study link 8.9
- Make sure you are collected about ten facts about the protagonist in your fantasy story. We will need those facts for tomorrow's class.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Elevator Pitch
Study link 8.8
Record your elevator pitch for your fantasy story. Keep it simple and basic and make sure some fantasy elements are included in your story. Make sure your protagonist and antagonist are named. Be sure that your first idea clearly explains the purpose for your story e.g. the princess had to rescue the prince.
Somebody had to ...
Because...
But...
So...
However...
Eventually...
Record your elevator pitch for your fantasy story. Keep it simple and basic and make sure some fantasy elements are included in your story. Make sure your protagonist and antagonist are named. Be sure that your first idea clearly explains the purpose for your story e.g. the princess had to rescue the prince.
Somebody had to ...
Because...
But...
So...
However...
Eventually...
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Searching for Inspiration
Want to be inspired? Take 20mins of your life to learn a lesson that will stay with you for the rest of your life. - Thank you to Lydia for finding this excellent story for us all. 1 TQ
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=138220376338020
Full movie is here...it's worth watching!
Week at a Glance
To recieve an invite to Thursday's poetry celebration - your video needs to be finished by the end of the day on Tuesday. You will have a little time to work on this on Monday. Use google docs. to upload any digital material you create at home so that you have access at school.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=138220376338020
Full movie is here...it's worth watching!
Week at a Glance
To recieve an invite to Thursday's poetry celebration - your video needs to be finished by the end of the day on Tuesday. You will have a little time to work on this on Monday. Use google docs. to upload any digital material you create at home so that you have access at school.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Hana's Suitcase
This was one student's reflection adter learning about the novel I shared today
H/W
Make sure you have 3-5 quality questions to ask the giest speaker tomorrow about Hana's Suitcase
Study link 8.4 and 8.5
Work on your digital poetry video - You should work towards collecting all the images and individual movie clips that you need for your video. The poetry party has been put back until next week. You will need to have all your media ready for Friday. Friday's class, you will work on recording your narrative.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Week at a Glance
Link to your Extended Metaphor Videos - These are also in your google docs. You will use these in your digital reflection.
How do you make a difference?
How will you make your poetry journey digital reflection unique?
Student of the Week: SAM
Link to your Extended Metaphor Videos - These are also in your google docs. You will use these in your digital reflection.
How do you make a difference?
How will you make your poetry journey digital reflection unique?
Student of the Week: SAM
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Tomorrow - You will begin to 'digitalize' your personal poetry journey applying all the skills you learned in computing class today. If you have any any of your poems at home and NOT on your school computer, you need to make sure you email them to yourself so that you will have access to them in school tomorrow.
You may wear RED tomorrow! -
Study link 8.1
Extended Metaphor poems must be presented tomorrow. See rubric below
You may wear RED tomorrow! -
Study link 8.1
Extended Metaphor poems must be presented tomorrow. See rubric below
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Nouns Test
Your nouns assessment is tomorrow. Make sure you have studied the online exercises and played some of the games.
Math Study link 8.2
Extended Metaphor poems need to be delivered tomorrow to the class Friday. You must perform them with P.E.X. - I am pushing out the due date so you have time to practice delivering your poem with strong body language
Scholastic Order is due Friday is you wish to place an order
Math Study link 8.2
Extended Metaphor poems need to be delivered tomorrow to the class Friday. You must perform them with P.E.X. - I am pushing out the due date so you have time to practice delivering your poem with strong body language
Scholastic Order is due Friday is you wish to place an order
Monday, February 4, 2013
CORE VALUES
You are who you are when nobody is watching!
Online recording software >>
The reality is AND always will be - SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS WATCHING!
This week you need to plan you evening well and prioritize:
Noun Collage - Due Wed
Noun online practice needs to be done before Thursday's assessment
Your extended metaphor poem needs to be finished for Thursday
No Math today
Online recording software >>
The reality is AND always will be - SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS WATCHING!
This week you need to plan you evening well and prioritize:
Noun Collage - Due Wed
Noun online practice needs to be done before Thursday's assessment
Your extended metaphor poem needs to be finished for Thursday
No Math today
Friday, February 1, 2013
Math Test for Unit 7 is Monday - Are you ready?
Next Week - Week at a Glance
Student of the Week Kayzad
Use these links and videos to review your knowledge of nouns. Test is next Thur. Do a little each night.
Click on this link below to see a study guide of what you need to review for your Noun's test on Thursday. http://www.box.net/shared/6ls8djh3gj (ignore the date on the sheet)
Use these exercises to practice for the 'Nouns' Test. Make sure you watch the second video. Hint Hint.. Do you know the 7 rules for making nouns plural?
You need to know each rule 'Perfectly'
e.g. NOT y changes to ies... BUT consonant Y change to IES
You do not need to do all of them, but you should tackle at least one from each category. (especially possessive nouns) Bring any questions that you might have to class if you get answers incorrect and don't know why. Ignore any dead links.
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
Practice On Possessive Nouns
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=WCN6502 (great exercise !)
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=WCN1601
Videos
Games
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/SelectAWord/SelectAWord.cfm?Topic=Nouns4-6
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/TagAWord/TagAWord.cfm?Topic=NounsVerbs
Plurals Common and proper
http://www.myenglishlessons.net/quizzes/nounsp2.htm
http://www.quia.com/cb/28126.html
http://www.pb5th.com/test/writing/noun_forms-a.html
Identifying Nouns
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nouns_quiz1.htm
ProperNouns
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/nouns_ex2.htm
http://www.quizmoz.com/tests/English-Language-Tests/e/English-Grammar-Plurals-of-Nouns-Test.asp
possessive nouns
http://www.spellingcity.com/possessive-nouns.html (just click boxes marked 'play')
http://www.mcwdn.org/grammar/nounpossessquiz/nounpossessquiz.html
http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/possessivenouns.html
Next Week - Week at a Glance
Student of the Week Kayzad
Use these links and videos to review your knowledge of nouns. Test is next Thur. Do a little each night.
Click on this link below to see a study guide of what you need to review for your Noun's test on Thursday. http://www.box.net/shared/6ls8djh3gj (ignore the date on the sheet)
Use these exercises to practice for the 'Nouns' Test. Make sure you watch the second video. Hint Hint.. Do you know the 7 rules for making nouns plural?
You need to know each rule 'Perfectly'
e.g. NOT y changes to ies... BUT consonant Y change to IES
You do not need to do all of them, but you should tackle at least one from each category. (especially possessive nouns) Bring any questions that you might have to class if you get answers incorrect and don't know why. Ignore any dead links.
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
Practice On Possessive Nouns
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=WCN6502 (great exercise !)
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=WCN1601
Videos
Games
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/SelectAWord/SelectAWord.cfm?Topic=Nouns4-6
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/TagAWord/TagAWord.cfm?Topic=NounsVerbs
Plurals Common and proper
http://www.myenglishlessons.net/quizzes/nounsp2.htm
http://www.quia.com/cb/28126.html
http://www.pb5th.com/test/writing/noun_forms-a.html
Identifying Nouns
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nouns_quiz1.htm
ProperNouns
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/nouns_ex2.htm
http://www.quizmoz.com/tests/English-Language-Tests/e/English-Grammar-Plurals-of-Nouns-Test.asp
possessive nouns
http://www.spellingcity.com/possessive-nouns.html (just click boxes marked 'play')
http://www.mcwdn.org/grammar/nounpossessquiz/nounpossessquiz.html
http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/possessivenouns.html