The papers are rolling in, literally. Thanks for working diligently in class this week. It's tough to accomplish the task with the higher temperatures luring us outside.
Change Papers are due on Friday, May 8th!
This is your rough draft and will be reviewed, using a rubric, and returned to you by Monday May 11 for revisions. The rubric will be used on all papers - both the experiment and research paper. Here is a link to show you how to set up a proper bibliography. We will watch it in class on Wednesday, this week. Bibliography Happy May Day!
What a beautiful one it is. Enjoy it at recess and beyond. Don't forget about the famous May Day tradition. Leave a basket (or bag) of treats for someone you care about. Hang them on the door, knock, then take off running. You may get a kiss! A May Basket May is a flower opening in the grass. May is a golden smile that warms you as you pass. May is the kiss of the sun on bare arms. Welcome to May and her radiant charms! Later, there will be wilting heat, And there may be icy sleet; Or, there will be chilling rain, And, as always, there will be pain. But, just in this gentle moment, Basking in this blessing sent, Let us raise our voices today, And give thanks for joyous May! Mary Naylor
The Outsiders can be found at this link. Click on the word link. If you want a copy on-line.
Read S.E.Hinton's biography at this site. A question from this information may be on your pop-quiz (hint: it's coming, it's simple, being the first one).
http://www.sehinton.com/bio.html
Assignments:
1. Please read chapter 1, do vocabulary sheet for chapter 1. This will not take long. 2. Write your introductions to the "Change Project" - Experiment/Research Paper. Due dates will be discussed in class...or check with Mr. Fournier or Mr. Cote, respectively (dependent on your choice of paper). I am available to help, but we have limited time together this week, due to testing. Battle of the Books - we will bump this to a week from Friday, so May 8th. Wildflowers Help wanted: sturdy individuals interested in grass-roots work at a number of rugged locations (cliffs, desert, some tundra). Good benefits. Must be strong and adaptable, self-starter, persistent, willing to relocate, with no fear of high places and no known allergies to bees. Ralph Fletcher Welcome Back Everyone!
SBAC testing Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Do you know where these flowers came from? Happy Spring Break Everyone!
Enjoy your hours of sleeping in, eating greens, and reading everything you can - novels you've set aside just for this week, magazines you've piled up in your living room, and your daily boxes of cereal (if you eat this type of thing). Well, the eating greens part I will leave up to your caretaker. But, really, give yourself and others around you a wonderful break - laugh, giggle, run, and play - a lot! Come back refreshed and ready to finish your seventh grade year on a positive, mindful note. I will think of you while prepping my garden spaces, running the routes of Islesford and birding with friends. Cheers, Mrs. P. Did I say read? Yes, and prep your Battle of the Books (if you have the time). In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
Mark Twain http://www.brainyquote.com Speeches: It's your turn! Sign up for your day. Please pass in the following: Speech - double spaced Research Page (s) Bibliography Punctuation/Grammar: Quiz on Thursday/Friday of Art's week Battle of the Books - Read your book, including over break. Your keynote slides are due the week of April 30th. Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Doug Larson www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/spring ELA Performance task on Tuesday (all day)! Speeches: Let's finish them this week. Revise, review (w/peer), and rehearse - out loud (time 3-5 min.). April 9th. Punctuation/Grammar Page - due Friday, April 10th. These sentences are great practice for mastering standards. You will be quizzed on them before break. Battle of the Books - due the week of April 30th. Bring in a wacky tongue twister or poem for next week's practice session, Wednesday. Spring is here! Speeches are coming along nicely, with revisions, drafts, and peer reviews up and running. We are well on our way to our deadline of April 9th. Bring in a wacky tongue twister for next week's practice session - Wed. Mr. Leonardi, our custodian, will be in on Wed. or Thurs. of next week, to give a demonstration of a speech. Then we will practice our zany speeches. The week before break we will hear the real speech and the competition will begin. Punctuation practice pages (2 sentences) are due on Friday. Watch the videos (outside of class) first, then practice writing sentences that match. Long-range assignment: Choose a group/or not, and a book to read for the month of April. On the week of April 30th we will be sharing your Battle of the Books. http://images.clipartof.com/small/1137785-Clipart-Of-A-Retro-Vintage-Black-And-White-Lion-Pushing-A-Lamb-In-A-Stroller-Royalty-Free-Vector-Illustration.jpg BIG QUESTION: Is March leaving like a lamb or a lion? Agenda today and tomorrow: Continue to draft your speech. Then revise, Revise, REVISE your speech with the help of peers, me, and others in your life. I have many tools you can use, just come to class with iPad or paper in hand. Due date for speech draft - April 7th? This will give us two weeks to play with it, revise it, and listen to you practice reading it. Battle of the Books - beginning this week- (Choice Friday 3/31). Choose your group, and your book, make it a notch above what you have been reading to push you ahead - Spring forward, in other words. Due Date April 30th. Punctuation Practice: Due Friday, April 3rd. |
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