6A WiT Chapters 3-4, Due February 10

Great job last week!  I'm so proud of your efforts.

Please answer at least 1 question.  Use complete sentences, and PROOFREAD!  Posts with more than 2 errors will not be posted.  At some point, come back and re-read the comments.  Respond to your classmates, ask a question, make a connection, etc.

1. What do you think Calvin means when he says, "Isn’t this wonderful?   I feel as though I were just being born. I’m not alone anymore!"
2. Why does Mrs. Who use so many quotes instead of using her own words? What can you infer about a person who speaks in quotes? Try to think of a pro and a con.
3. What did Mrs. Whatsit show them when they reached the summit of the mountain? How did it make each kid feel?  How do you think it would make you feel?

6B WiT Chapters 3-4, Due February 10

Great job last week!  I'm so proud of your efforts.

Please answer at least 1 question.  Use complete sentences, and PROOFREAD!  Posts with more than 2 errors will not be posted.  At some point, come back and re-read the comments.  Respond to your classmates, ask a question, make a connection, etc.

1. What do you think Calvin means when he says, "Isn’t this wonderful?   I feel as though I were just being born. I’m not alone anymore!"
2. Why does Mrs. Who use so many quotes instead of using her own words? What can you infer about a person who speaks in quotes? Try to think of a pro and a con.
3. What did Mrs. Whatsit show them when they reached the summit of the mountain? How did it make each kid feel?  How do you think it would make you feel?

Practice exercises for Grammar Test

Here are practice exercises for participles:

http://mrshatzi.com/files/participle-ws-2.pdf

Here are practice exercises for clauses:

http://www.charlottemattison.com/Worksheets/Reteaching%20Kinds%20of%20Clauses%20P.70.pdf

6A WIT ch 1-2, Due Friday, 2/3

We are going to use this blog to discuss the novel, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle.

·         Your requirements are to read the assigned pages and contribute to the blog discussion.

·         Answer in the correct class section:  6A or 6B, which will be in the title of the post.

·         You must answer at least 1 teacher question per week.

·          You must add ·         This is due before 8 a.m. each Friday.  You will be given the assignment over the weekend, and it is up to you to manage it.

• an original connection, comment, or question per week.
• OR
• respond to at least 1 classmate's comment, connection, question, etc. per week.  You may read the other class’s comments, as well as respond, but it must be in your correct section. 

·         This is worth 10 points.  I will not post your comment if I find more than 2 errors in spelling and grammar.  You will need to re-do the assignment or go to supper club.

·         It is a good idea to start a Word Document called, WIT Blog Responses.  Type each week’s response there, one after another, and save the file.  Then copy and paste the current comment into the comment section of the blog. 

Please let me know if you have questions!

WIT ch 1-2, Due Friday, 2/3

You must respond to at least 1 question.  Please refer to the question by number, as well as by restating it in your answer.
EX:  1.  Meg feels...about herself because she thinks/says...  I can relate to how she feels because... Meg reminds me of .....because....

1.       How does Meg feel about herself?  Can you relate to her feelings, or connect her to another character in another book?

2.       What do you think Mrs. Whatsit looks like? (Other than how she is vaguely described in the book.)

3.       What does the ending of chapter 2 make you wonder?

4.       Which character can you connect with the most?  Why?

5.       What behaviors/events seem strange to you?  Why?

6B WIT ch 1-2, Due Friday, 2/3

We are going to use this blog to discuss the novel, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle.

·         Your requirements are to read the assigned pages and contribute to the blog discussion.

·         Answer in the correct class section:  6A or 6B, which will be in the title of the post.

·         You must answer at least 1 teacher question per week.

·         You must add

• an original connection, comment, or question per week.
• OR
• respond to at least 1 classmate's comment, connection, question, etc. per week.  You may read the other class’s comments, as well as respond, but it must be in your correct section. 

·         This is due before 8 a.m. each Friday.  You will be given the assignment over the weekend, and it is up to you to manage it.

·         This is worth 10 points.  I will not post your comment if I find more than 2 errors in spelling and grammar.  You will need to re-do the assignment or go to supper club.

·         It is a good idea to start a Word Document called, WIT Blog Responses.  Type each week’s response there, one after another, and save the file.  Then copy and paste the current comment into the comment section of the blog. 

Please let me know if you have questions!

WIT ch 1-2, Due Friday, 2/3

You must respond to at least 1 question.  Please refer to the question by number, as well as by restating it in your answer.
EX:  1.  Meg feels...about herself because she thinks/says...  I can relate to how she feels because... Meg reminds me of .....because....

1.       How does Meg feel about herself?  Can you relate to her feelings, or connect her to another character in another book?

2.       What do you think Mrs. Whatsit looks like? (Other than how she is vaguely described in the book.)

3.       What does the ending of chapter 2 make you wonder?

4.       Which character can you connect with the most?  Why?

5.       What behaviors/events seem strange to you?  Why?

Friendly E-mail, Due Friday, 1/27

Today you are responsible for publishing your friendly e-mail to Mrs. Lowe.  Please read all instructions before you begin.

1.  Sign in to your PSM e-mail account.
2.  Type your friendly e-mail.  You can first type in Microsoft Word, but the actual e-mail should be in the body of the message.  Do not send it as an attachment.  If you type in MS Word, copy and paste the letter into the e-mail message.
3.  Proofread your letter!  You should have no typos or grammatical mistakes.  You should have a greeting,  a paragraph of events or details you want to share, a paragraph of a few questions, and a closing.  Type your name at the end.  Follow the guidelines on friendly letters.  Remember to be formal, since you are writing to an adult.  No negative comments are permitted.
3. Type both my e-mail address and Mrs. Lowe's.  sullivanj and granholmm  You should not need to type the entire address if you are using your PSM account.  The full e-mail addresses are sullivanj@psmnow.com and granholmm@psmnow.com  Separate each address with a semicolon ;
4. Proofread each address.
5. Send your e-mail.  You should be finished by the end of the class period.  Otherwise, it will be considered late.

This is a project grade, worth 25 points.
5 points - friendly letter guidelines (heading, body, closing)
5 points - content (interesting, positive, questions, etc.)
5 points - appropriate vocabulary and sophistication of sentences
5 points - language mechanics
5 points - e-mailed correctly

If you finish early, you can go to the following link on channel one.  Any of the articles/games/videos/quizzes can be read/played/watched/taken.  Respond to one or more of them in the comments section.

http://www.channelone.com/news/black_history/

Please e-mail me with any questions.  sullivanj@psmnow.com

Obama Speech

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/obama.transcript/