Friday, November 19, 2010

Day 50, 11/19

Play Today!

For homework: work on your superhero project, read your third book, and finish your science fair!

Today's Song: "I'm Good, I'm Gone", by Lykke Li

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Day Forty-Nine, 11/18

Today, we visited the library to find biographies (required reading), research the elements project, and work on bibliographies.

Slides: click here.

Today's Homework: Start rockin' the Superhero Project. (LIBRARY TOMORROW!)

Today's Song: "Kill Hollywood Me", Britta Persson

PARENTS: Today was library day! The students will be reading biographies for the second book of the quarter. The field trip to the play is tomorrow, November 19?

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Day Forty-Eight, 11/17

Today, we webbed a new essay (Climate Region) and started Haiku summaries of the stories we read.

Slides: click here.

Today's Homework: Start rockin' the Superhero Project. (LIBRARY TOMORROW!)

Today's Song: "Let It Be", The Beatles

PARENTS: Please ask about the Superhero Project! The field trip to the play is coming soon (November19!).

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Day Forty-Seven, 11/16


Today, we webbed a new essay (Climate Region) and started Haiku summaries of the stories we read.

Slides: click here.

Today's Homework: Finish your web for 10 Points. You have chosen your third book, please read it!

Today's Song: "I Go Away", MNDR

PARENTS: Please ask about the Superhero Project! The field trip to the play is coming soon (November19!).

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Day Forty- Six, 11/15


Today, we prepared some presentations for the four stories in anticipation of the play.

They are:
"The Tell Tale Heart", by Poe
"The Necklace", by Maupassant
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", by Twain
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", by Irving (version two)

Slides: click here.

Today's Homework: You have chosen your third book, please read it!

Today's Song: "Young Dreams", Young Dreams

PARENTS: Please ask about the Superhero Project! The field trip to the play is coming soon (November19!).