Advanced English RAFT Resources!

Student RAFT Examples:
 http://www.glogster.com/moose123/kate-s-menu/g-6lu4nieepqri654uhpdrohf

http://www.glogster.com/moose123/coon-hound-puppies-for-sale/g-6lsdprnn93fass0h8gg9pa0

http://www.glogster.com/42cowsareout/mika-raft-diary-entry/g-6lqtvahkkvgpptc77odona0

Writing your Short Story

We will be visiting, the amazing, Jim Brandenburg gallery on-line.  After we tour his magnificent website, we will choose one picture to set as either one scene or the main setting of our short story.

Jim Brandenburg's Gallery


1. To practice filling in a 5 Sense Chart, we will use the picture, entitled, Day 14 Bald Eagle.

Last Cover by Paul Annixter

MN Red Fox Facts

"A Retrieved Reformation"

O'Henry, author of "A Retrieved Reformation"



Retrieved=To have brought back or restored
Reformation= The act of changing

Advanced English- Creating a Podcast

What is a Podcast?

Everything You Want to Know about Podcasting!

Atomic Learning Video

Glogster- Reviewing Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

Parts of Speech Review

6 Traits of Writing

Introduction to the 6 Traits

More Traits Information

Conjunction Junction!

Conjunction Junction Movie

Verbs- Action and Linking

Verbs

Glogster-To See How to Make Connections to a Short Story

Connections

Welcome Back! I Hope You Had a Marvelous Summer!

My name is Miss Wollschlager.  
(You can call me Miss W.)

I hope you have a great first week!  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

My black lab, Click

My black lab, Click again

Ran Grandma's Marathon this summer!

Summer Game at Target Field

Catching Walleyes this summer was a blast!

My first road race-this summer

The Dog Days of Summer are Soon Approaching!

Click Enjoying the Lake!

Reminders:

* I know that summer break is approaching quickly, but please remember to put your full effort in until the last day of school!

*Late Work and any Extra Credit - due Monday, June 6, 2011

Signs of Summer!

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TURN HEROES

Give One, Get One Discussion Activity After Ch. 7

Tasks:

1.       You will be choosing one question from below to write a paragraph about.

Questions to Choose From:

a.      What condition is Johnny in after the fire?  Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?

b.      What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)?  Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.

c.        Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids? 

Give One- Paragraph and Please Remember:

______You will need to remember to include words from the question in your topic sentence

______Include specific examples, preferably a quotation and in-text citation to support your 

ideas

______Include detailed word choice

______Include a closing sentence

            Example: As one can see,…

______After writing your paragraph, read it over and edit it for any mistakes with spelling, punctuation, etc.

Get One Response from Another Person in your Group and They Respond with Either:

a.       Ask a question

b.       Share your opinion

c.       Give them a complement and retell that person what specifically you liked from what they said.

Review After Chapter 6 of The Outsiders:

Directions:

Please choose 2 to respond to and write a paragraph for each.  I will be grading you on the content and conventions (spelling, capitalization, etc.)  Try to use examples or quotations to support your responses.

Please remember to:

*Indent your paragraph
*Use proper grammar, capitalize, use punctuation, avoid text talk
*Be descriptive-use detailed word choice
*Sentence Fluency-Read through what you write

*Write neatly

*Double space or skip lines

Example Writing prompt: 

Explain the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Example paragraph:

            “Nothing Gold Can Stay” written by Robert Frost teaches many lessons.  First of all, it shows how important life is and that we should not take it for granted.  For example, the line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows that many things such as colors do not last long, therefore we need to appreciate them while they are here (Hinton 77).  Also, …

As one can see, the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” can teach its readers many important lessons.

Questions to Respond to After Reading Day 9:

1. Why doesn’t Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?  Explain using examples from the text.

2. Why do you think Cherry became a spy?  Do you think she can be trusted? Explain with examples.

3. Why did Dallas help Pony and Johnny get the kids from the church? Explain using examples.

4. Do you think Ponyboy is as bad as he thinks he is? Explain. (pg. 95)

Robert Frost "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.

To watch my Animoto video about my interpretation of Robert Frost's poem click on:
http://animoto.com/play/aKbYUSCZ3fKjVq8IWqT1qQ

Writing Prompt-General English and Accelerated

Writing Prompt

Answer 3 of the following questions in complete sentences.

Chapter 4: 

1. What sort of things did you hear when you read about the fight?

2. If there was background music, describe what it would sound like? 

3. What sort of things remind you of this situation at the park-another movie, book, something you heard on the news? 

4. Were you surprised that Johnny killed Bob?

5. What do you think about Dallas Winston after he's helped Ponyboy and Johnny? Be descriptive.

6.What are Ponyboy's feelings about the church? 

7.What do you predict will happen?

The 1960's

Differences:
Ponyboy thought to himself, "It seemed funny to me that Socs- if these girls were any example-were just like us.  They liked the Beatles and thought Elvis Presley was out, and we thought the Beatles were rank and that Elvis was tuff, but that seemed the only difference to me" (Hinton 37).


The Beatles = Liked by the Socs

Elvis Presley = Liked by the Greasers

Ponyboy thought to himself, "Man, that was a tuff car.  Mustangs are tuff" (Hinton 47).

Similarities:

Ponyboy stated, "It seemed funny to me that the sunset she [Cherry] saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one.  Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different.  We saw the same sunset" (Hinton 41).

Discuss with a partner: (Then please individually write your thoughts on the sheet of paper provided.)

What does Ponyboy say separates the Greasers from the Socs? Explain using examples from pages 38-43. 

Accelerated Journal #2

Accelerated Journal #2:


Please remember to:

*Indent your paragraph
*Use proper grammar, capitalize, use punctuation, avoid text talk
*Be descriptive-use detailed word choice
*Sentence Fluency-Read through what you write


1. In one paragraph explain one theme that S.E. Hinton has portrayed in her novel, The Outsiders so far and provide an example that supports it.  Explain.
  
Paragraph Structure:
-You must include a topic sentence.  (S.E. Hinton writes about...in her novel, The Outsiders.)
-You must include details explaining the theme.  (The author is trying to show...)
-You must include an example from the book that supports that theme and discuss how it supports the theme that you chose.  (One example from the novel is...This shows...)
-You must include a concluding sentence. (As one can see, ...)

Outsiders Journal Question #1 for Accelerated English

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and paragraph form.


Please remember to:


*Indent your paragraphs
*Use proper grammar, capitalize, use punctuation, avoid text talk
*Be descriptive-use detailed word choice
*Sentence Fluency-Read through what you write

1. With what social group does Ponyboy identify himself with from the first paragraph of the book?  How is he like the others in his group?  How is he different from his peer group?


2. Each and every one of you is unique and special in your own way such as Ponyboy.  Describe what makes you unique.

Bear Cam in Ely, MN

Bear Cam- Take a Look!

What is Due and When?

Due Friday:

-Suffix flashcards, study
-Suffix quiz
-MCAII practice test-USE the PRIDE strategy
-Literature Circle Projects

Preparing for the MCAII Test

What can you do to be successful on the MCAII test?




Brainstorming Website

Bald Eagle Web Cam

Bald Eagle Web Cam-A Must See!

Literature Circles- Be Creative!

1. If you are stumped and can't decide what to create for your project, please ask the people in your group or the teacher.

2. Remember to check the Helpful Resources along side my blog for ideas.

3. If you are creating a web-site, blog, etc., remember that you need to turn in your signed parent/guardian permission slip to me.

4.  Another helpful site is ReadWriteThink.  It has a lot of student interactives that you can create on-line and then print.  ReadWriteThink

Internet Safety Video

An excellent video can be seen at: BrainPop

Way to view the video:
1. Login
2. Type in internet safety in the search box.

Literature Circles

How to Start Planning the Literature Circle Project:

1. Read the last page in your literature circle packet
2. Fill out your plot chart with the information from your book.
3. Choose 3 projects to create with the information from your plot chart included.
4. Be Creative!


Helpful Sites For On-line Projects:
On-line tools to create projects from ReadWriteThink
On-line photo album maker
On-line guide to create projects such as pod-casts or powerpoints