November 19, 2009

Game Plan

- SSR

- Work on Gawain Project

- A word about library

 

HW: Blog Assignment #10

P.R. #2 Due Fri. 8 P.M.

 

First, we had SSR for 20 minutes.  Mrs. Edwards was reminding us about checking books out and returning them.  Also, please don’t put books under the desks.  It might damage them or make them hard to find.  Reminder: P.R. Due Tomorrow! Then, we continued to work on our Sir Gawain Project.

 

November 18, 2009

Game Plan

- SSR

- A word about H.W.

- More Samples

- Work on Gawain Project

H.W.:

Blog Assignment #10

P.R. #2 due Fri. 8 P.M.

 

First, we had SSR for 20 minutes.  Mrs. Edwards was talking about how the homework written on the board is now more emphasized using the colors Red and Blue.  Also, excuses about late work will no longer be accepted.  Now, there is also another double whammy besides the “Pohlman” for people who don’t do Peer Reviews in Writing Workshop called the “Tony Pang”.  Then, we were shown another example of part of the Sir Gawain Project.  It was an example of a P+ comic book.  Remember: The due date for the Sir Gawain Project is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Break.  A.K.A. December 2nd. Then, we all continued working on the Sir Gawain Project in our own partnerships.  Attention people with the Alliterative Poem: Both people in the group need to write a poem! Relax, the poem doesn’t need to rhyme.

 

November 16, 2009

Game Plan

- SSR + Welcome Scribes!
- Scribe Sign – Ups
- Essay Contest? / Blog Assignment
- Intro Gwain Project

HW: Blog Assignment #10
Draft #2 Due Mon. 8 P.M.

First, we had SSR for about 20 minutes.  Then, we chose Scribes for the next Scribe Shift.  ( Jack, Sonakshi, & Christine)  Also, we talked about the Essay Contest.  It is voluntary and the main topic is about technology.  The limit for the essay is 100 words and the winner gets a technology grant for their school.  Mrs. Edwards will excuse the person who gets to Round One from a single Writing Workshop rotation.  People who make it to Round Two will get an AE in their overall Writing Workshop grade.  Then, about the Blog Assignment, it is an interesting one that involves creating your own Album Cover.  For more information, scroll down to read the Blog Assignment itself.  There are 5 linked steps.  Please click on the links on each step.  Mrs. Edwards did an example of it on the computer.  Then, we started on the Sir Gwain Project.  Each person forms a partnership with someone and then they pick a number between 123 and 987 with no zeros and no repeating numbers.  Once the partnership chooses the number, you are committed to it.  Then, the groups are given a grid with numbers from 1 to 9 with tasks for each one.  The time to work on the project is three rotations.  Mrs. Edwards will grade only one of the tasks, but no one knows which one it will be.  The presentation day will be on the second rotation after Thanksgiving Break.  Then, Mrs. Edwards went over each of the tasks with us and showed the class a sample of one of the tasks.

 

BLOG ASSIGNMENT #10

What is your album cover?  Just follow the steps below to find out and post your results here.  (Yeah, yeah, it’s not academic, but it sure is fun and it’ll test the ‘Effective User of Technology’ ESLR for Team 11 just in time for report cards.  )

1 – Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 – Click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 – Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 – Use Photoshop or something similar to put it all together.
Maybe even use the lolcat builder if you have to:
http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/

5 – Upload your completed masterpiece to a free image hosting site like imageshack then post the link for it here.

 

November 13, 2009

Game Plan

-Book Orders?

-Middle Ages/ Gawain Quiz

-Collect HW

 

HW: -Blog Assignment #9 due tonight 8 p.m.

-Draft #2 due Monday 8 p.m.

-Price analysis due Monday 8 a.m.

 

Today our blocks were cut in half, so we could get a four-core rotation in before elective. Because of this, we only had time to take the quiz all block.

 

November 12, 2009

Game Plan

-SSR & Stamp Homework

-Harkness

 

HW: -Study for Quiz tomorrow

-Blog Assignment #9

-Finish Reading Sir Gawain & blue margin questions (p. 216-221)

-Work on Draft 2

 

Mrs. Edwards decided on the Inner Circle vs. the Outer Circle by handing out playing cards. The red cards were Inner Circle #2 and the black cards were Inner Circle #2. We were allowed to use our Middle Ages Study Guide, Notes from Excalibur, Sir Gawain reading, blue margin questions, and the textbook for our Harkness. Inner Circle #1 and 2 both had to answer 3 questions and make 3 observations. The three questions were: 1. How did it go? 2. What could you have done to make the experience better?  3. What grade would you give yourself?

 

November 9, 2009

Game Plan

-SSR + Welcome, Scribe!

-Literary Response Lesson

 

HW:

-Blog Assignment #9

-Begin reading Sir Gawain & answer blue margin questions (5) (pg. 210-216)

-Peer Review due 8 p.m.

-Prep for Harkness

 

After SSR, Ms. Edwards explained the homework to us. She told us that we should stop after the prose on page 216, for the Sir Gawain reading. She also told us to prepare for Harkness! Harkness is now being graded on the quality of your speaking, and not the quantity. Don’t forget that The Pohlman is now in effect for Peer Reviews!

 For our Literary Response lesson, we learned about writing worthy prompts. The prompt formula: TS+D+C+R=P (Thinking Skill+ Depth+ Complexity+ Resource= Prompt) The last thing we did today was make a Magic Circle (Oval) of Learning!

 

 

BLOG ASSIGNMENT #9

Create at least 3 prompts for a possible literary response piece using the wheel of learning.

 

November 5, 2009

Game Plan
- Excalibur

HW: Blog Assignment #8
Work on WW #2 First Draft – Due Friday

 

November 4, 2009

Game Plan:
- Excalibur

HW: Blog Assignment #8
Work on WW #2 Draft 1 – Due Friday