Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Mystery Report

Mystery Report due Friday November 29th (day 7).

Write a letter to your commanding officer (Ms. Fazio) explaining your investigation of 4 murders in a national park. Use the information given to you in the initial report. Although you may add to the information, you must not contradict or ignore the evidence already given to you! Your report must include suspect(s), clues, discovery, motive and an intellectual component. (This means you don't reveal the solution until the end of the report.)

I will be paying close attention to how you organized your text into paragraphs!

Example:

Dear commanding officer,

              On (date) I was given the case of the four murders in La Mauricie National Park. This is what I was told...

              I decided to first talk to the witness...

              I then thought I should check out the crime scene. When I was there, I found...

              Later that week, my partner and I questioned the suspect...

              In the end, it was clear that the murderer was... The motive was obviously...

              We caught the criminal ...

Sincerely,
Detective Smith

The text must not be longer than 350 words.

Once that has been completed, make your report look like an official document. This means you should put the report (as well as the brainstorm and rough copy) in some type of folder. Include pictures, maps, finger prints, etc.     
              

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

voc. 4

A preposition sits before a noun (or a pronoun) to show its relationship to another word in the sentence. Beneath, on, in, around, near, over, etc. are all examples of prepositions. HINT: A preposition describes anywhere a mouse could go. 

Which word in your vocabulary list is a preposition?

decide                     compare           assume
bachelor                  collision           interrupt
digestion                 illustrate           authority
underneath              accustom          curiosity
abandon                   assign               security

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Wednesday, November 6th

Today is the last day of term 1. Term 1 assignments will no longer be accepted.

Students have also received all the evaluations in their test folders to bring home.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Reminder

Storytelling presentations are due November 4th!

Remember, you have three options: sound story, video (3-5 min.) or classic storytelling.

REHEARSE YOUR PRESENTATIONS because PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

Thursday, October 24, 2013

reminder

Vocabulary test Friday, October 25th.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

vocabulary test #3

fragrant (adj)                  scheme (v., n.)                           mature (v., adj.)

brilliant (adj., n.)            legal (adj., n.)                             obligation (n.)

pursue (v.)                     convert (v., n.)                             grieve (v.)

income (n.)                     instinct (n.)                                  coward (n.)

aware (adj.)                      circular (adj.)                                oppose (v.)  

Friday, October 18, 2013

Reminder

COMPLETE RESPONSE BOOKLET ON NOVEL READ THE FIRST 10 MIN. OF CLASS AND AT HOME.
DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th!!!!!!!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Reminder


*Good copy of scary story due Oct. 18th. It must be at least 250 words long. You must also include rough copy and cover page. (I will not accept a good copy written in pencil or red ink.)





Thursday, October 10, 2013

Reminder

Rough copy of story due Wednesday October 16th!!!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Reminders!!!

*Good copy of scary story due Oct. 18th. It must be at least 250 words long. You must also include rough copy and cover page.





*Response booklet to personal reading due Oct. 21st. You must complete any 4 of the 6 pages.

Monday, September 30, 2013

writing exercise



Everyone is writing about the same situation: someone has dropped an egg. However, everyone will have a different story due to his/her invented story elements (character, setting, conflict, etc.). Use sensory words to bring your reader into the world you have created.

150 words min.

1) brainstorm
2) rough copy
3) edit
4) good copy

Sensory Words

Make you writing come alive by using sensory words!

Friday, September 27, 2013

Vocabulary group 206-07

Vocabulary #2

1) restaurant                    2) cafeteria
3) minimum                    4) mortgage
5) quaint                         6) gossip
7) liquid                          8) landscape
9) summon                     10) budget
11) summit                     12) liquor
13) allow                         14) aloud
15) corrupt

Vocabulary test Wednesday DAY 4.

Vocabulary group 210-15

1) restaurant
2) cafeteria
3) minimum
4) mortgage
5) quaint
6) gossip
7) liquid
8) landscape
9) summon
10) budget

Vocabulary test Tuesday DAY 3

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

reminder

Vocabluary test #1 TOMORROW!

Day 4

Congratulations to Alexandre L., Chelsea G. and Sahira V.-P. for being the first students to solve a class riddle!

Chelsea solved number 1:

What part of the body has the most rhythm?  The eardrum has the most rhythm.

Alex solved number 6:

Why is the letter E like London? The letter E is like London because E is the capital of England.

Sahira solved number 14:

What call for help, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down? It's S.O.S.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Sunday, September 15, 2013

sample simile

Similes for Kids

simile review



Vocabulary # 1 group 206-07


Find the parts of speech for each word and write a sentence to show you know how to use that word.

1) discipline           6) anxiety        11) menu
2) compliment        7) apply          12) altar
3) challenge            8) reliable       13) innocent
4) allowance           9) activity       14) sabotage
5) acceptance         10) bonus        15) distress

Vocabulary test is Thursday, September 19th.

vocabulary #1 group 210-15

Find the parts of speech for each word and write a sentence to show you know how to use that word.

1) compliment        6) reliable
2) challenge            7) innocent
3) anxiety                8) discipline
4) activity                9) menu
5) plastic                 10) apply

Vocabulary test is Thursday, September 19th.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Day 9

SWISH: to write uninterrupted for 10 consecutive minutes.

 If you are stuck, rewrite the last word written until you get a new idea.
 Your pen must not leave the page for more than a few seconds at a time.
 You can write about any topic, so long as your text makes sense.
 Your SWISH will be picked up once every term for marking.

           

Friday, September 6, 2013

Day 5

Bring your personal novels to every class and read for 15 minutes every night. Only then will you be prepared for your book talk!


Thursday, September 5, 2013

Day 4

Homework: read 15 minutes and bring in any missing supplies

Just for Fun

 "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx