Classwork: Share poems. Marzano Word: Symbolism (75); Pendemonium: Star Words: Apostrophes and Double Negatives.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday. We will have laptops in the classroom tomorrow to work on our reports.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Classwork: Share poems. Marzano Word: Symbolism (75); Pendemonium: Star Words: Apostrophes and Double Negatives.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday. We will have laptops in the classroom tomorrow to work on our reports.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Classwork: Share journal entries; Take notes on types of poems – Recipe Poem, Lanterne, Tanka, Free Verse, Rhymed Verse. Marzano Word: Symbolism (75).
Homework: None.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Classwork: Work on Famous Person Reports. Some realistic goals for today are:
Complete body of your report. (Page 4 and 5)
Complete your Works Cited page using Bibme, Easybib or Citation Machine. I recommend Easybib and you can find a link on my webpage for it.
Begin working on your PowerPoint presentation to go along with your oral presentation.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Classwork: Marzano Word: Personification (58); Rewrite your poem from Journal Entry #54 on one of the sheets of paper provided. Decorate with my crayons or your markers. Make sure your name is on the front and finish this in class today.
Homework: None. Reading log is due on Friday.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Classwork: Work on Famous Person Reports. Some realistic goals for today are:
Complete body of your report. (Page 4 and 5)
Complete your Works Cited page using Bibme, Easybib or Citation Machine. I recommend Easybib and you can find a link on my web page for it.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Classwork: Share poems. Continue notes on types of poems: Acrostic Poem, Contrast Poem, Who-What-When-Where-Why Poem, “Is” Poem.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday. We will have laptops in the classroom tomorrow to work on our reports.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Journal Entry #53: Read “The Far Side Comes to Oregon” by Dave Barry; Answer questions about the article. This article and questions are at the end of today's blog entry.
Classwork: Share journal entries; Take notes on types of poems – Word Cinquain, Syllable Cinquain, Japanese Haiku and Senryu. Keep these notes in the note section of your English Notebook.
Homework: None.
The Far Side Comes to Oregon by Dave Barry
I am absolutely not making this incident up; in fact I have it all on videotape. The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach. The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan — remember, I am not making this up — of blowing up the whale with dynamite. The thinking here was that the whale would be blown into small pieces, which would be eaten by sea gulls, and that would be that. A textbook whale removal.
So they moved the spectators back up the beach, put a half-ton of dynamite next to the whale and set it off. I am probably not guilty of understatement when I say that what follows, on the videotape, is the most wonderful event in the history of the universe. First you see the whale carcass disappear in a huge blast of smoke and flame. Then you hear the happy spectators shouting “Yayy!” and “Whee!” Then, suddenly, the crowd’s tone changes. You hear a new sound like “splud.” You hear a woman’s voice shouting “Here come pieces of… MY GOD!” Something smears the camera lens.
Later, the reporter explains: “The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere.” One piece caved in the roof of a car parked more than a quarter of a mile away. Remaining on the beach were several rotting whale sectors the size of condominium units. There was no sign of the sea gulls, who had no doubt permanently relocated in Brazil. This is a very sobering videotape. Here at the institute we watch it often, especially at parties. But this is no time for gaiety. This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol.
Questions:
1. Why did the Oregon Highway Department believe that it was a good idea to blow up the whale?
2. Explain the sudden change of mood in the crowd that takes place shortly after the explosion.
2. What evidence is there that indicates this is a true story?
Classwork: Share journal entries; Take notes on types of poems – Word Cinquain, Syllable Cinquain, Japanese Haiku and Senryu. Keep these notes in the note section of your English Notebook.
Homework: None.
The Far Side Comes to Oregon by Dave Barry
I am absolutely not making this incident up; in fact I have it all on videotape. The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach. The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan — remember, I am not making this up — of blowing up the whale with dynamite. The thinking here was that the whale would be blown into small pieces, which would be eaten by sea gulls, and that would be that. A textbook whale removal.
So they moved the spectators back up the beach, put a half-ton of dynamite next to the whale and set it off. I am probably not guilty of understatement when I say that what follows, on the videotape, is the most wonderful event in the history of the universe. First you see the whale carcass disappear in a huge blast of smoke and flame. Then you hear the happy spectators shouting “Yayy!” and “Whee!” Then, suddenly, the crowd’s tone changes. You hear a new sound like “splud.” You hear a woman’s voice shouting “Here come pieces of… MY GOD!” Something smears the camera lens.
Later, the reporter explains: “The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere.” One piece caved in the roof of a car parked more than a quarter of a mile away. Remaining on the beach were several rotting whale sectors the size of condominium units. There was no sign of the sea gulls, who had no doubt permanently relocated in Brazil. This is a very sobering videotape. Here at the institute we watch it often, especially at parties. But this is no time for gaiety. This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol.
Questions:
1. Why did the Oregon Highway Department believe that it was a good idea to blow up the whale?
2. Explain the sudden change of mood in the crowd that takes place shortly after the explosion.
2. What evidence is there that indicates this is a true story?
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