Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Comparing Yourself
What are Your Character Traits? |
For this project you will be writing a Dear Mr. McGuire letter. The topic of the
letter is "How would the book be different if I was the main character?"
The letter should have an opening paragraph that states basic
information like the title and the main character's name. It also should
connect with the reader.
For the second paragraph, start with the main character and build from there. Tell about the main character in
the book you are reading. Describe him/her. What makes him like he is?
How does he act? Think? Respond? Feel?
The next paragraph should be a compare/contrast between you and the main
character. You might tell how you are alike or how you are different.
You need at least one example to make your point clear.
One of the main keys to doing well on this project comes next. This
paragraph needs to describe in detail how the book would be different if
you were the main character. Specific details of differences will
strengthen your letter.
Please use details to support your writing. For example, if you state
that the main character is brave, you should have a detailed scene from the book that
proves your claim.
Whatever you do, DO NOT RETELL THE STORY! This assignment is to
write a letter to me about how the main character compares to you and
how the book would be different if you were the main character. If you
summarize or retell the book, you are not following the directions! The
best
essays will be written by a writer than gets inside the book and the
character.
Labels:
Character,
Fiction,
Letter Writing,
Reading Workshop
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
See Someone Being Kind? Share it!
Make our world a better place. Take care of your classmates and our school. When you see someone else being kind, share it. The tree in the hallway is bare. Fill it with leaves (Post it Notes). Share all the acts of kindness that you see in the hallway at SC.
Here are some ways you can be kind:
Image from St. Patrick Parish News
Here are some ways you can be kind:
- Ask “How may I help you?”
- Listen to someone carefully and without interrupting.
- Say “I’m sorry.”
- Be polite.
- Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you.’
- Offer to carry a person’s book bag.
- Buy a box of cookies and offer them around to strangers.
- Buy someone a gift from the dollar store
- Offer your seat in the cafeteria.
- Ask someone to sit by you in the cafeteria that you haven't sat with before.
- Write someone a letter or note.
- Invite someone to play at recess.
- Smile.
- Give someone a handwritten card.
- Pick up some trash.
- Return a misplaced or lost item.
- Tell someone about the best part of the day you just spent with them.
- Keep that sigh to yourself.
- Use a kind voice even if you have to fake it.
- Listen for the feelings behind the words.
- Buy a stranger an extra at lunch.
- Let someone go first through a door.
- Hold a door open for someone.
- Respect someone’s wishes.
- Write Post-It notes with encouraging messages and leave them in someone's tub or bookbag.
- Write a thank you note.
- Let people through in hallway traffic.
- Thank someone when they let you pass in the hallway.
- Use a compost bin and recycle as much as possible.
- Acknowledge someone else’s kindness to you.
- Tell someone how wonderful they are.
- Tell someone how happy you are to have them in your life.
- Pay a compliment.
- Volunteer.
- Write a notes and put it in someone's lunchbox.
- Share your knowledge with someone who needs it.
- Help someone with their homework.
- Help someone that is confused in class.
- Welcome new people to the school.
- Donate your “read” books to the library.
- Express your empathy.
- Smile at every stranger in the hallway.
- Be patient when you want to yell.
- Point out when someone’s shoe is untied or their backpack zipper is open
- Greet your neighbours when you see them
- Say hello to a classmate you don’t normally talk to
- Invite a schoolmate sitting on their own to join in your game
- Say something nice about someone, just because
- Smile at everyone
- Eat lunch at a different table with people you don't know that well
- Sit with someone eating alone at lunch
- Count to 10 in your head to avoid yelling at someone when you get angry
- Give positive feedback in class when someone is making a presentation or answers a question
- Smile more often.
- Talk to someone that is shy.
- Stop complaining for a week.
- Listen to someone that has a problem.
- Compliment someone you don't know in the hallway.
- Hold your tongue and don't say something mean
- When you hear someone starting drama just walk away.
- Compliment someone in front of others.
Image from St. Patrick Parish News
Labels:
Friendship,
Kindness,
Manners,
Reading Workshop
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
If You Were There . . .
If you end of living in one of these spots, what would your life be like?
New York Habitat
A series of videos of New York, London, and Paris
Washington D.C.
Amazon Rain Forest
African Safari
Ireland
Yellowstone National Park Video Channel
Alaska
Alaska Winter
Life in Naples, Italy
New York Habitat
A series of videos of New York, London, and Paris
Washington D.C.
Amazon Rain Forest
African Safari
Ireland
Yellowstone National Park Video Channel
Alaska
Alaska Winter
Life in Naples, Italy
Labels:
Reading Workshop,
Virtual Tour,
Writing
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Drowning in a Sea of Silliness
Image from @ExcuseThePun
Labels:
@ExcuseThePun,
Humor,
Puns,
Reading Workshop
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Argumentative Essay
Pick an issue you care about and argue your point. The assignment is to write an argumentative essay. The key is to have facts to back up your opinion.
- Pick a topic question from the lists below.
- Begin with a topic sentence/introduction that shares your opinion.
- Research the issue and find at least two sources with facts that support your position.
- Find and rewrite three or more of the best facts that support your opinion. These will be the topic sentences for the paragraphs in your body.
- Write supporting details for each of these facts. These should not be opinions, thoughts, or ideas.
- Write a conclusion that restates your opinion, gives an interesting fact/point/idea about the topic, and wraps up the essay.
- Read the essay aloud to find mistakes/areas that are not clear.
- Using cell phones make people more/less connected
- Social media and texting hurt/improve the lives of teenagers
- Violent video games cause/don't people to act out violently
- Reading online is better/worse than reading a book
- Helicopter parents help/harm their children
- Recycling really makes/does not make a difference
- Schools should/should not have vending machines that sell sodas, candy, and other "bad" snacks
- Cell phones should/should not be banned in schools for both students and teachers
- Students should/should not wear school uniforms
- Students should/should not be held back for bad grades
- Using animals for scientific research is/is not inhumane
- Fast food, soda, chips and other unhealthy food should/should not be heavily taxed
- Watching TV is good/bad for children
- Athletes caught using steroids should/should not be banned from professional sports for life
- Students should/should not have to learn cursive writing
- Parents should/should not monitor what their kids are doing online
- Social life is/is not more important than academics
- Home schooling is more/less effective than public schools
- Charter schools are more/less effective than public schools
- Social media improves/reduces students reading skills
- Social media improves/reduces students writing skills
- Violent sports like boxing and MMA should/should not be banned
- Sports involving animals should/should not be banned
- Violent movies increase/do not increase teen violence
- Lotteries should/should not be banned
- Sports betting should/should not be legal
- Carrying a concealed weapon should/should not be legal
- Gun control reduces/does not reduce crime
- Praying in school should/should not be legal
- Youtube should/should not be legal under 18 years old
- Cigarette smoking should/should not be banned
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Being a Part of the Team
Reading Workshop students, the question is what do you do to help your class be a team like this? Patty Mills is a guard for the San Antonio Spurs. They are world famous for their teamwork. A class should be just like a team. All members should work together to make everyone successful. What role do you play in making your class world class?
Image from deadlyvibe.com
Labels:
Friendship,
Reading Workshop,
success,
Teamwork
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
An Example of Why Langauge Arts is the Best Class
Image from @AQA_NOT
Labels:
Humor,
Language Arts,
Reading Workshop
Pick a Strategy
The strategies in the picture below all help with understanding what you read. Reading Workshop students, your assignment is to pick one strategy, research it, create a Google slide show, and present it to the class.
The slide show needs to explain about the strategy, tell how it helps with comprehension, and how to use it. Demonstrating the strategy should be part of the presentation.
Image from http://www.theclassroomkey.com/tag/reading-strategies
Labels:
Reading,
Reading Strategies,
Reading Workshop
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Excited by the Opportunity
Opportunity not obligation!
If you knew you could do anything, anything, anything at all, how would you act? Would you be different? Then why not be that way now? Describe yourself as that person that can do anything. Tell about it.
Labels:
Hard Work,
Reading Workshop,
success
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Are You Good Enough?
A lot of people told this guy he wasn't good enough.
Labels:
Hard Work,
Reading Workshop,
success,
Tom Brady
Monday, February 6, 2017
If You Were in This Video . . .
Your assignment--write about this video. The rest is up to you.
Labels:
Kindness,
Reading Workshop,
Respect,
Writing
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Is Your Meaning Clear?
Make sure your writing says what you mean.
Image from Puns @TheFunnyWorId
Labels:
Humor,
Reading Workshop,
revising,
Writing
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Do You Know?
The good news is that no one on has to know everything. All we need to know is to know when we don't know and know, ask questions, and know how to find out when we don't.
Labels:
Google,
Knowledge,
Questions,
Reading Workshop
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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