Good luck on your CDAs! I have enabled a new "chat" at the top of this page. Please read my post carefully. The chat is not "facebook for Ms. McNeill's class." If you have a RELATED language arts question this is the place to ask it. If you want a longer discussion or debate of a RELATED ELA topic, you may post in the threaded discussions under REFLECTION 1 in Moodle. I am continuing to work on getting the login/registration issues resolved for those of you who cannot use the online sources. Any EXTRANEOUS DETAILS that are unrelated to our class, reading, writing, or "real world" connection will be removed...not naming names, but you know who you are. Posting random comments will be considered disruptive and points will be deducted from your agenda for this kind of infraction. Not sure if your question/topic is related? ASK FIRST! And remember...chat responsibly. I see everything.
-Ms. M.
Mason Creek Middle School
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Literature selections: READ THIS FIRST!!! 9-15-11
6th grade...READ THIS FIRST 9-15-11
4th period: READ THIS FIRST!!!
1. Read the following extension activities on the excerpt from Bario Boy you read in class. Complete one activity. Why does this selection belong in a collection honoring Hispanic authors? (Hispanic awareness month):
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/projects/index.jsp?which=barrioboy&id=1330&WebLogicSession=TnFaKvgZysQZ3BHFAA3r6eWLfp2SF32GsgmfCPFY2nLjn2A5ml50|-4856177159716417645/-1062731288/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
2. Literature links- extension activities:
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/literaturelinks.jsp?id=1330&WebLogicSession=TnFaw6pw4XLUmMoe9QUQUUxuoqMeS6SJjW2Gy4ZVp01avLRI5I12|-4856177159716417645/-1062731288/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
3. Take the poll at the top of this page on your ethnicity...click...done.
4. Go to Moodle, Reflection 1, and answer the question I POSTED on Hispanic Heritage and SHARING OUR STORIES.
5. Make sure you have scored your Eleanor Roosevelt essay (the one we did in lab last time) and tell me your score. Print a copy of this essay and put it in your class manila folder- portfolio.
6. Print a copy of your narrative journal topic 1 from the last time we were in the lab. These are located also in the archives on McNeill's Masterminds or see me for a hard copy.
7. Make sure you have a login for Moodle (firstlast name- no spaces; password is your lunch number. If that does not work try my last name/no caps-mcneill. Also make sure you can login to your online textbook...see me if you lost the generic girl/boy passwords.
Finished with all that? Begin writing on topic 2 and 3 from the narrative topics. You will turn one of these into an essay due in two weeks (after CDA). After that you will begin your Digital Storytelling Project.
Good luck,
Ms. M.
Follow these directions for the lab assignment:
1. Read the bio. on Gary Soto: http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/authorbios/index2.jsp?author=7garysoto&WebLogicSession=Tm8ksKx1ZSYM5TQ1M6Y2B2B8xcJs7XLUV23roa1t1rfKaDtv7GUi|8121286389490268350/-1062731312/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
2. Take the poll at the top...ethnicity...click your race.
3. Go to Moodle and then REFLECTION 1. Answer the journal questions online in the threaded discussion: 1. Hispanic Heritage 2. Sharing Our Stories
*3rd/5th...also answer the EXTENSION activity about how Gary Soto/Ritchie Valens contributed to Hispanic literature*
4. Answer one of the following journal topics related to your inclass reading. You may do this in Word in the lab if you wish:
Writing tie-in- Journal topics- choose ONE of the following and write a one page response in your composition book: (assignment is due during class next Thursday 9/30/10)
1. This selection references vinyl records. Research types of recording devices and compare vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, and current MP3s. How has music recording changed over the years?
2. In the story Manuel has to perform publicly in front of his school. Have you ever had to perform in front of an audience? If so, when. Describe the feeling of performing and compare/contrast with Manuel's feelings while performing.
3. Many actors/actresses have to deal with stage fright or may have "butterflies" about performing. Find an article or a book about public speaking. How might you deal with anxious feelings?
4. Read a short biography about Ritchie Valens. Write a one page summary of his life as a performer. You may include details such as the movie that chronicled his life.
http://www.ritchievalens.com/ (Ritchie Valens- OfficialWebsite )
All classes: Make sure you have turned in the narrative topic 1 from last lab day and your "I AM" poem. Also, I am missing several grammar assignments. You have had worksheets on VERBS, PRONOUNS, and "La Bamba" verb tense WS. If you have been absent you are responsible for making this up.
Finished with all that? You maybegin working on topic 2 and 3 (your choices) from your Narrative sheet: Autobiographical incident. You will choose one of these to extend into an essay. Study for your CDA next Thursday- all grammar.
Enjoy your 1/2 day... ;)
Ms. M.
1. Read the bio. on Gary Soto: http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/authorbios/index2.jsp?author=7garysoto&WebLogicSession=Tm8ksKx1ZSYM5TQ1M6Y2B2B8xcJs7XLUV23roa1t1rfKaDtv7GUi|8121286389490268350/-1062731312/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
2. Take the poll at the top...ethnicity...click your race.
3. Go to Moodle and then REFLECTION 1. Answer the journal questions online in the threaded discussion: 1. Hispanic Heritage 2. Sharing Our Stories
*3rd/5th...also answer the EXTENSION activity about how Gary Soto/Ritchie Valens contributed to Hispanic literature*
4. Answer one of the following journal topics related to your in
Writing tie-in- Journal topics- choose ONE of the following and write a one page response in your composition book: (assignment is due during class next Thursday 9/30/10)
1. This selection references vinyl records. Research types of recording devices and compare vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, and current MP3s. How has music recording changed over the years?
2. In the story Manuel has to perform publicly in front of his school. Have you ever had to perform in front of an audience? If so, when. Describe the feeling of performing and compare/contrast with Manuel's feelings while performing.
3. Many actors/actresses have to deal with stage fright or may have "butterflies" about performing. Find an article or a book about public speaking. How might you deal with anxious feelings?
4. Read a short biography about Ritchie Valens. Write a one page summary of his life as a performer. You may include details such as the movie that chronicled his life.
http://www.ritchievalens.com/ (Ritchie Valens- Official
All classes: Make sure you have turned in the narrative topic 1 from last lab day and your "I AM" poem. Also, I am missing several grammar assignments. You have had worksheets on VERBS, PRONOUNS, and "La Bamba" verb tense WS. If you have been absent you are responsible for making this up.
Finished with all that? You may
Enjoy your 1/2 day... ;)
Ms. M.
4th period: READ THIS FIRST!!!
1. Read the following extension activities on the excerpt from Bario Boy you read in class. Complete one activity. Why does this selection belong in a collection honoring Hispanic authors? (Hispanic awareness month):
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/projects/index.jsp?which=barrioboy&id=1330&WebLogicSession=TnFaKvgZysQZ3BHFAA3r6eWLfp2SF32GsgmfCPFY2nLjn2A5ml50|-4856177159716417645/-1062731288/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
2. Literature links- extension activities:
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/literaturelinks.jsp?id=1330&WebLogicSession=TnFaw6pw4XLUmMoe9QUQUUxuoqMeS6SJjW2Gy4ZVp01avLRI5I12|-4856177159716417645/-1062731288/6/6001/6001/7002/7002/6001/-1
3. Take the poll at the top of this page on your ethnicity...click...done.
4. Go to Moodle, Reflection 1, and answer the question I POSTED on Hispanic Heritage and SHARING OUR STORIES.
5. Make sure you have scored your Eleanor Roosevelt essay (the one we did in lab last time) and tell me your score. Print a copy of this essay and put it in your class manila folder- portfolio.
6. Print a copy of your narrative journal topic 1 from the last time we were in the lab. These are located also in the archives on McNeill's Masterminds or see me for a hard copy.
7. Make sure you have a login for Moodle (firstlast name- no spaces; password is your lunch number. If that does not work try my last name/no caps-mcneill. Also make sure you can login to your online textbook...see me if you lost the generic girl/boy passwords.
Finished with all that? Begin writing on topic 2 and 3 from the narrative topics. You will turn one of these into an essay due in two weeks (after CDA). After that you will begin your Digital Storytelling Project.
Good luck,
Ms. M.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Welcome to Cheetah Chat
Hi Cheetahs! Welcome to our new blog for my 3rd, 4th, and 5th period classes. You will have some of the same assignments, but I will post those that are different, or extension activities. I hope this will be a way, in conjunction with Moodle, to keep your projects separate since I now teach several "preps."
I look forward to working with you. If you did not complete the journal, "I am" poem, or responses in Moodle please do so over the break. If you need more typing time that's fine. Let's make sure you have a copy in the folder by next Wednesday. Also, 3rd and 5th period- turn in your new mall questionaires Tuesday. Also, turn in your "Mother to Son" sheets with your poems (from "Your Turn) next week. If you did not finish the "I AM" poem and class journal please do so over the weekend- WEDNESDAY is the final deadline for that. We will have another grammar assignment due on Thursday- please don't get behind.
4th period (7th grade)- thanks for your ideas and posts on the Reflection question. However, many of you used inapproprate language, had inappropriate comments, or joined "The Vent" prior to being instructed to do so. If I see it again you will be removed from the discussion boards. Thanks for following etiquette and school rules apply. If you wouldn't say it, don't post it.
Thanks!
-Ms. M.
I look forward to working with you. If you did not complete the journal, "I am" poem, or responses in Moodle please do so over the break. If you need more typing time that's fine. Let's make sure you have a copy in the folder by next Wednesday. Also, 3rd and 5th period- turn in your new mall questionaires Tuesday. Also, turn in your "Mother to Son" sheets with your poems (from "Your Turn) next week. If you did not finish the "I AM" poem and class journal please do so over the weekend- WEDNESDAY is the final deadline for that. We will have another grammar assignment due on Thursday- please don't get behind.
4th period (7th grade)- thanks for your ideas and posts on the Reflection question. However, many of you used inapproprate language, had inappropriate comments, or joined "The Vent" prior to being instructed to do so. If I see it again you will be removed from the discussion boards. Thanks for following etiquette and school rules apply. If you wouldn't say it, don't post it.
Thanks!
-Ms. M.
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