Term Projects and MYAccess
When you finish your term project or MyAccess essay (Character Traits), please e-mail me to let me know it's ready to be graded.
Showing posts with label term project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label term project. Show all posts
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Term Projects and MYAccess
Term Projects and MYAccess
When you finish your term project or MyAccess essay (Character Traits), please e-mail me to let me know it's ready to be graded.
Friday, September 21, 2007
September 19
September 19
Self-Starter:
Unscrambling to Imitate
The unscrambling of sentence parts helps you see how those parts are connected within the model sentence.
As a result, you will glimpse the mind of an author composing a sentence so you can go through a similar process when you compose sentences.
Directions: In your binder, under “Word Work,” unscramble the sentence parts to imitate the model. Then write your own sentence that imitates the model.
2. MODEL: Drawn by the scent of fish, the wild dogs sat on the hill, barking and growling at each other.
Scott O’Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
Parts to unscramble:
a. yelping and trembling with delight
b. covered with mud from the yard
c. the frisky puppy rolled on the carpet
Unscramble and write out the “imitation” sentence.
Then, write your own sentence that imitates the model.
1. The SORTING HAT visited our room, and the class was divided into "Houses."
2. We listened to/read from The Outsiders, pages 37 to 46, and students created "living diorama of a scene from this section. Great job, students!
3. Time to work with term project groups.
Self-Starter:
Unscrambling to Imitate
The unscrambling of sentence parts helps you see how those parts are connected within the model sentence.
As a result, you will glimpse the mind of an author composing a sentence so you can go through a similar process when you compose sentences.
Directions: In your binder, under “Word Work,” unscramble the sentence parts to imitate the model. Then write your own sentence that imitates the model.
2. MODEL: Drawn by the scent of fish, the wild dogs sat on the hill, barking and growling at each other.
Scott O’Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
Parts to unscramble:
a. yelping and trembling with delight
b. covered with mud from the yard
c. the frisky puppy rolled on the carpet
Unscramble and write out the “imitation” sentence.
Then, write your own sentence that imitates the model.
1. The SORTING HAT visited our room, and the class was divided into "Houses."
2. We listened to/read from The Outsiders, pages 37 to 46, and students created "living diorama of a scene from this section. Great job, students!
3. Time to work with term project groups.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
September 11
Self-Starter:
1) Copy the model.
2) Choose the matching sentence from the imitations, and copy it.
3) Chunk both sentences.
4) Write your own imitation.
Follow the same steps for the other model.
Model 1: Then, stomach down on the bed, he began to draw.
Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terebithia
Model 2: Slowly, filled with dissatisfaction, he had gone to his room and got into bed.
Betsy Byars, The Summer of the Swans
IMITATIONS
a. Carefully, embarrassed by her mistake, she had repeated the process and done it correctly.
b. Later, knapsack high on his back, he ran to catch up.
*Do you have your 5 spelling words for the upcoming test? Are you studying them?
Test on September 21.
1. The Outsiders page 5 -- 15, middle of page.
Students filled out a graphic organizer for characters -- filling in information about the characters -- the Greasers.
2. Planning time for term projects. Students should have formed their groups and picked their subjects. Today the teacher lets students know whether their requested subjects were already taken or not.
* Have you had your binder for English with four labeled dividers checked off?
1) Copy the model.
2) Choose the matching sentence from the imitations, and copy it.
3) Chunk both sentences.
4) Write your own imitation.
Follow the same steps for the other model.
Model 1: Then, stomach down on the bed, he began to draw.
Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terebithia
Model 2: Slowly, filled with dissatisfaction, he had gone to his room and got into bed.
Betsy Byars, The Summer of the Swans
IMITATIONS
a. Carefully, embarrassed by her mistake, she had repeated the process and done it correctly.
b. Later, knapsack high on his back, he ran to catch up.
*Do you have your 5 spelling words for the upcoming test? Are you studying them?
Test on September 21.
1. The Outsiders page 5 -- 15, middle of page.
Students filled out a graphic organizer for characters -- filling in information about the characters -- the Greasers.
2. Planning time for term projects. Students should have formed their groups and picked their subjects. Today the teacher lets students know whether their requested subjects were already taken or not.
* Have you had your binder for English with four labeled dividers checked off?
Monday, September 10, 2007
September 7
1. We took a brief trip to "the movies" to set the atmosphere of the 1960's for reading The Outsiders. We watched a clip of a Paul Newman movie, since the novel begins (and ends) with the main character stepping out "into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house," thinking about how "tough" Paul Newman looks, and about how he probably should get a ride home.
2. Students listened to and read along with chapter 1 of The Outsiders. On their own copy, they marked any unfamiliar or confusing words or phrases, or any places they had questions.
3. Students filled out an opinionaire, agreeing or disagreeing with statements related to to The Outsiders and with the topic of "How Do I Fit In?" and writing a brief comment about one of those statements.
4. Students received back their spelling tests and Spelling Survival Lists. They are to select 5 more words (reusing words they missed on the first test) to study for a test on September 21.
5. Students had time to form groups for the Term Project, and turned in requests for topics.
(A4 Finished and corrected the Outsiders Slang papers.)
Remember:
*If you haven't had your binder with folders checked off, do it as soon as possible.
*If you haven't taken your first spelling test, come after school (not on Monday).
*Don't forget to be reading outside class for your Reading Bingo (400 pages per term). Have your book approved and recorded on your bingo card by Ms. Dorsey. You may bring your Reading Bingo book to class to read if you finish an assignment early or otherwise have extra time.
2. Students listened to and read along with chapter 1 of The Outsiders. On their own copy, they marked any unfamiliar or confusing words or phrases, or any places they had questions.
3. Students filled out an opinionaire, agreeing or disagreeing with statements related to to The Outsiders and with the topic of "How Do I Fit In?" and writing a brief comment about one of those statements.
4. Students received back their spelling tests and Spelling Survival Lists. They are to select 5 more words (reusing words they missed on the first test) to study for a test on September 21.
5. Students had time to form groups for the Term Project, and turned in requests for topics.
(A4 Finished and corrected the Outsiders Slang papers.)
Remember:
*If you haven't had your binder with folders checked off, do it as soon as possible.
*If you haven't taken your first spelling test, come after school (not on Monday).
*Don't forget to be reading outside class for your Reading Bingo (400 pages per term). Have your book approved and recorded on your bingo card by Ms. Dorsey. You may bring your Reading Bingo book to class to read if you finish an assignment early or otherwise have extra time.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
September 5
I hope you had a fun weekend!
Today students received their Term Project Assignment. The assignment for this term is an inquiry project. Students in teams of 3 or 4 will ask questions about some aspect of our school and will prepare a presentation in the form of a video, an iMovie, PowerPoint, or audio-taped segment to teach others what they learned. See the blue packet students received today. Please notice that some of the due dates originally typed on the packets have been changed (I'd forgotten about one of the days we're out of school.) The project should be completed by October 9. (See the packet for interim assignments.)
Today we also took a writing pretest. Students were given a prompt and were given time to organize and do some hand drafting. Then we went into the computer lab and they typed their stories and saved them. Because this was a pretest, points will be given for the work they did today. The stories will be submitted as they are at the end of today's class -- no further revision allowed.
***Don't forget to have your books for Reading Bingo approved and recorded by Ms. Dorsey.
***Another spelling test will be coming on September 21. You may select another five words now (include any you missed last time) and start preparing.
Today students received their Term Project Assignment. The assignment for this term is an inquiry project. Students in teams of 3 or 4 will ask questions about some aspect of our school and will prepare a presentation in the form of a video, an iMovie, PowerPoint, or audio-taped segment to teach others what they learned. See the blue packet students received today. Please notice that some of the due dates originally typed on the packets have been changed (I'd forgotten about one of the days we're out of school.) The project should be completed by October 9. (See the packet for interim assignments.)
Today we also took a writing pretest. Students were given a prompt and were given time to organize and do some hand drafting. Then we went into the computer lab and they typed their stories and saved them. Because this was a pretest, points will be given for the work they did today. The stories will be submitted as they are at the end of today's class -- no further revision allowed.
***Don't forget to have your books for Reading Bingo approved and recorded by Ms. Dorsey.
***Another spelling test will be coming on September 21. You may select another five words now (include any you missed last time) and start preparing.
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