Monthly Archives: September 2019
Thursday September 12th, 2019
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Reminders: Prose Fiction Terms Quiz on Monday September 16th, 2019
Yesterday, we worked on the “Yes/No Chart” and then moved into the short story summary of the short story “Sam The Athlete”.
*Did you have a chance to finish the short story summary?
“Should Sam have continued to wear the skirt?”
3. Yes/No Chart: We will discuss this chart
4. Persuasive paragraphs: We will be writing a paragraph in response to the above question.
Thursday September 12th, 2019
Good Morning,
Yesterday we did No Red Ink, did a Peer Edit Review of our persuasive paragraphs on “Identities”, and worked on a graphic organizer applying the story elements to the short story “Long Long After School”.
Your good copies will be due on Monday September 16th, 2019
*Please print off your paragraph and submit on paper (sorry I find it is easier on my old eyes to mark on paper).
*I would also like you to post this on your Edublog. Please Tag the post with
NelsonIdentities2019FallA
NelsonIdentities2019FallC
*Did we have time yesterday to finish our graphic organizer on “Long Long After School.”
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Open in new tab *Ms. Trethway and Wes: Venn Diagram
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-We will go over the Venn Diagram for Wes and Ms. Trethway.
-“A Teachers’ Rewards” –read aloud.
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Wednesday September 11th, 2019
Hello!
Yesterday we worked on framing our questions from Children’s books, posting our Pathways to a theme on Edublog and looking at Prose Fiction Terms. We also finished reading “Sam the Athlete”.
*Reminder: There will be a Prose Fiction Terms Quiz on Monday September 16th.
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- Open the document “Sam the Athlete Yes No Chart”. We will discuss and the work on this chart.
- Short story summary: this chart will guide you through applying the short story terms to the short story “Sam The Athlete”.
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Wednesday September 11th, 2019
Good Morning!
Yesterday, we looked at writing rough drafts from the template that you completed. We also looked at using transitional expressions and style within your writing. In addition, we continued to look at the short story “Long Long After School. You had time to complete your group activity on the short story elements of “Long Long After School”.
*No Red Ink: You will start to set up your account by personalizing your interests.
*We will come back to our persuasive paragraphs on “Identities” . Your rough draft should be mostly complete.
*Adding Quotes to your paragraph:
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*Did we have time yesterday to finish our graphic organizer on “Long Long After School.”
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Tuesday September 10th, 2019
Hello!
Yesterday we worked on our children’s books –reading one book then completing a “Pathways to a Theme”.
- At the end of your Pathways to a Theme, your group should have come up with some deep thinking questions. At the end of yesterday’s class, you should have read two children’s books and completed two Pathways to a Theme. You will be given a sheet of paper (11*14)…you will write down your questions on this sheet of paper. *If you did not have time to finish your second “Pathways to a Theme” in class, I will give you time…
- Reading a Children’s book Power Point
- *I would like you to go to your edublog and post your pathways that you have completed. I will go over how to post, categorize and tag.*We are coming back to our questions….we will be categorizing them:)
- Today we are going to start our short story unit. To review, please open the document Prose Fiction Terminology. We will go over any unfamiliar terms…and we will establish a date for a quiz for a ‘short story terms quiz’. Currently I am thinking Monday September 18th …It gives a few days to prepare…
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4. We will be reading the short story “Sam the Athlete” aloud as a class.
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5. Please open the document below:
Tuesday September 10th, 2019
Good Morning,
Yesterday, we worked on the paragraph template for the short story “Identities”. We then moved on to the short story “Long Long After School”.
The template that should be complete:
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Some resources I want you to think of as you transform your paragraph template into a rough draft:
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You will have time to write your rough draft of your paragraph on “Identities”.
Complete the document below as a group on office 365:
How are Wes and Ms. Trethway alike? Venn Diagram: Synthesis
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Monday September 9th, 2019
Good Morning!
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On Friday, we read a children’s book and worked on “Pathways to a Theme” after reading through a children’s book.
In groups of three, I want you to read through a children’s book on your own and complete another “Pathways to a Theme.”
- How to write an Inquiry Question
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Go back and complete #5 on the document “Pathways to a Theme for the children’s book that your group chose….can any of your questions be phrased more strongly?
2) You will return to your group. Your group will choose and read a second children’s book from the side counter.
Reading a Children’s book Power Point
After your group reads the children’s book, as a group you will complete a “Pathways to a Theme”. The most important part will be the question(s) (#5) that your group generates…these questions will be written on sheets of paper and posted on the back wall.
3) Your group will read another children’s book and go through the same process…..your group will be reading three children’s books in total….
Monday September 9th, 2019
Good Morning,
On Friday, we looked at the “yes/no chart” for Identities and looked at persuasive writing techniques as seen through commercials.
We didn’t have a chance to look at the paragraph template…I would like to take a look at this template.
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You will have time to work on this outline…
This is a paragraph that we will be submitted for marks
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*Find Examples of ‘Irony’
Complete the document below as a group on office 365:
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Friday September 6th, 2019
Happy Friday!
We are continuing with Inquiry today…On Thursday, we watched several youtube clips and at the end of each one you completed a “Building Understanding”.
What is the connection between the video clips that we watched? I would like to hear your thoughts on this question…
- We are reading an essay by Bertand Russell
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How does this connect to our theme of “The Human Condition”?
2. We are starting an exercise with Children’s books.
I will show/read a book aloud to the class and we will read through together as a class.
Pathways to a Theme:
3) In groups of three you will choose and read a children’s book. After, you will complete a “Pathways to a theme” as a group.