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March 29, 2007
Warm Up: Grammar Workbook (Simple, compound sentences)
Topic Sentences and Focus Statements reviewed
Outline for Compare Contrast: Daily Grade
Students tried three ways to begin introductions: Ask a Question, Personal Experience, Interesting Fact and Dramatic Scenes.
Introduction and First Paragraph should have been completed during class. If not, students should take home to finish. Remember to write every other line and put each part on a separate piece of paper.
We will finish writing Middle Paragraphs tomorrow.
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March 28, 2007
Compare/Contrast Essay
Rubrics were given out. Parent Signature is worth 1 point out of 24....
DOL 5 and 6
Grammar Workbook pages 83-84.
Today we wrote our topic sentences for our middle paragraphs. They must introduce the topics: Physical Characteristics, Diet, and Habitat.
Focus Statement: Last Sentence of Introductory Paragraph. Must give a preview of paper.
Tomorrow we will complete outlines and write the introductory paragraph.
Check out the Podcast they have been posted!!
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The following is a list of many of the podcasts the students created. Click on any of the links below to download that podcast. Once you download the file, you can open it in iTunes (Windows or Mac) to see it.
Spanish FluSan Francisco Earthquake
Hurricane Andrew
Apollo
Bhopal
Chernobyl
Chicago Fire
Hurricane Andrew
Krakatoa
Lusitania
Mt. St. Helens
Pompeii
Pompeii
PompeiiE
Dust Bowl
Spaceship Columbia
Titanic
Tsunami
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March 27, 2007
Gathering Charts were due today.
We talked about organization of our compare/contrast essay.
Essay must be balanced with similarities and differences.
DEAR time was spent outside.
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March 26, 2007
Animal Essay: Compare and Contrast
Prewriting Gathering Grid: Notes on both animals physical characteristics, diet and habitats.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals
http://www.swbg-adventurecamps.com/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/archive/
http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/
/www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/animal/default.htm
http://www.animalinfo.org/spechind.htm
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MAC Lab:
These are the sites you may use to research your animal. You will need :
1. Physical Characteristics
2. Diet
3. Habitat
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals
http://www.animalinfo.org/spechind.htm
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March 23, 2007
Sorry- I have had problems posting this week!
Daily Oral Language Worksheets are to be completed, checked and kept for the quiz we will have in the future. Please keep and study.
We are beginning our Compare/Contrast Essay. Students are to choose two similar animals that they will write a Compare/Contrast Essay about.
Rubric will be given before we begin the project Monday. We will spend one day in the MAC Lab prewriting and gathering information.
Students that do not have the minimum number of books logged will be checked periodically over the next few weeks. By mid-quarter, students need to have logged 22 books toward the 25 book goal.
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March 20, 2007
Read "Ribbons" and "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
What is the theme and purpose on these selections?
Class:
1. Complete Quiz on selections
2. Check DOL 3-4
3. Read Article on Chinese Foot Binding
Compare/ Contrast Essay Topics : We will make an essay comparing two animals. They must be in the same 'species'. Science teachers will clarify. Students are asked to find two animals they would like to do their paper on by Friday. We will be in the Mac Lab next Monday, making a visual organizer and researching animals.
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March 15, 2007
Notebooks will be checked on FRIDAY. Directions were given in class.
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Due at presentation: Presentation Note cards: Intro, Body with Transition Sentences and Conclusion
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March 12, 2007
Presentation Requirements
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WELCOME BACK FROM JEKYLL!!
We had so much fun, and now we are back to our schedule...
Today
1. Warm Up:Daily oral language worksheet
2. Turned in our Jekyll work done last week. If students were absent, please be aware that work needs to be completed and turned in by Wednesday.
3. Non-fiction oral report. We reviewed the requirements for the project, worked on notecards, and outlines.
4. Book Logs are due tomorrow. 19 books should be documented for this year. Our goal is 25 books for the year. This grade is 10% of the Language Arts grade.
Please contact me at any time, if you have any questions: patricia.miller@cobbk12.org
Please check I-Parent often.
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March 06, 2007
http://www.afessay.com/Home%20Page.html
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March 05, 2007
Students began working on their presentations Friday, March 2. We will complete this activity after the week at Jekyll Island trip.
Grades will be taken from:
- Notecards /collecting information for talk
- Outlines
- Presentation Notecards
- Oral Presentation
- See Presentation attached
REMINDER: BOOK LOG GRADES WILL BE BASED ON 19 BOOKS. THIS COUNTS AS 10% of your grade.
Grades will be entered on March 13 during DEAR time
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