Voltz's Verbage

May 12th- May 15th

Students that have not finished their papers need to finish them up at home.  They will be due first thing Thursday.  Students will not have time to work on it in class Thursday. 

Thursday, we will begin our final project.  Hopefully this will be a fun celebration of our hard work reading our novels.

Friday, we will be having a DGP quiz.  If you were absent Monday, please make sure you copy someone's DGP. 

Enjoy the last eight days of school. It has been a fantastic year, and I'm going to miss you all!!

Important Info

Just wanted to give you a head's up for the coming week.  Students have started working on their response to literature papers.  All of this should be done in class, unless they are absent for a few days or work too slowly to get it done in class.

We will be having the DGP Quiz Thursday rather than Friday this week due to Field Day.  24 book points are also due next Friday!!  Keep reading.  This will be for a quiz grade.

May 1st (The real post)

I was trying something different with my last post.  Obviously it didn't work out so well!!

--Remember that we are selling sunshines for a $1 a piece to raise money for Relay for Life. 

--Also remember our team color is RED for field day next Friday!!

Language Arts:  We are continuing our literature circles.  In case you have lost your final paper guidelines, here it is Download Literature Circle-book report

 

This is going to be completed mostly in class.  Although if some groups fall behind, they will have to do some work at home.

 

Literacy:  Wow!!! You guys have been working SO HARD on your projects.  Your papers are magnificent.  Please start thinking about how you are going to look like your hero on the day of presentations!  If you are creative, you won't have to go out and buy anything!!

May 1st

Language Arts:

Students took the DGP quiz and continued working in their literature circles. Directions for the book report are below, in case you have lost yours.

Literacy:

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Upcoming Major Events

Language Arts:

Please remember that Friday is the pronoun quiz.  I posted a few PowerPoints yesterday.  Here is a study guide, if you have misplaced your notes: Download Note organizer - study guide . 

Literacy:

Rememer your 30 notecards are due Friday.  You will work on them tomorrow in class, and it is then homework.  Your outline is due Tuesday, April 14th.

Hero Biographies -- Literacy

You guys have been doing a wonderful job with your research.  Tomorrow we will look at how to take your notecards and turn them into an outline (the basis for your paper!!). 

Remember that 30 notecards are due this Friday!  If you were absent or have fallen behind, please make sure that you are on-track to meet that goal! 

Pronouns and Novel Studies!!

Here are a few PowerPoints to look at over the next few days.  If you have any questions about the different kinds of pronouns, please ASK!!!  Quiz is FRIDAY!!

Download Demonstrative Pronouns

Download Personal Pronouns

Download Reflexive Pronouns

Download Using Indefinite Pronouns

Tomorrow you will create your schedule for reading and begin to read.  Good job today guys!!

Pronouns and Novel Studies!!

Here are a few PowerPoints to look at over the next few days.  If you have any questions about the different kinds of pronouns, please ASK!!!  Quiz is FRIDAY!!

Download Demonstrative Pronouns

Download Personal Pronouns

Download Reflexive Pronouns

Download Using Indefinite Pronouns

Tomorrow you will create your schedule for reading and begin to read.  Good job today guys!!

Biography Links

www.biography.com

Features a searchable biographical database of 25,000 famous names

 

Bartelby.com

Provides students with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, including 17,000 up-to-date biographical entries

 

http://www.s9.com/

Provides students with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, including 17,000 up-to-date biographical entries

 

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm

Presents the biographies of significant African-American individuals

 

http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/

Includes biographies of women who contributed to our culture, such as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others

 

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/great.htm

Focuses on 12 famous individuals selected and researched by a class of fourth- and fifth-grade students

 

http://www.time.com/time/time100/index_2000_time100.html

The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time. Not all people listed might be considered heroes, though.

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/heroes/list.html

An interactive educational website with support materials which allows students and teachers from around the world to research heroes from all different walks of life and create a webpage of their own that celebrates the hero of their choice.

 

 

http://www.greatwomen.org/

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women.

 

http://www.who2.com/

Good selection of interesting people. Browse by name. Includes links for other sites for each person as well as a list of facts.

 

http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/

List of links for types of biographies—like athletes, women, artists, etc.

 

http://www.juliantrubin.com/sciencebiography.html

K-12 science biography resources indexed by subject, nation, sector and academic level;
science time lines, stamps and images.

 

http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d46/psy/dev/Fall01/hero/qualities.html

Lists and defines the qualities of a hero

 

http://sounddevelopment.com/globalheroes/

Describes people making a difference in developing nations

 

http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html

Describes how you can be a hero in your hometown.

Monday, March 23rd

Language Arts: 

1.  DGP - We gave Haley four green balloons on St. Patrick's Day.

2.  Discussed what a literature circle is and previewed books for novel study.

HW: Read and study DGP

Literacy:

1.  Discussed paraphrasing. 

2.  Continued reading biographies and taking notes on notecards.

Tomorrow we head to the media center for more research.