Take Part in Parts of Speech!
Don't you just go crazy reviewing parts of speech--over and over again, year after year? There are many philosophies on the importance (or lack thereof) when educators address the laborious task of making the parts of speech stick? We know teachers in the grade before ours have touched on it or beat it to death with a finger pointer, and we get frustrated when kids just don't get it. Keela and Liz are going to show you ways to make it stick. Amazingly, a couple of their methods parallel each other--and they didn't know it until this year! Weird!
Liz's Supply List for Lesson:
pencil
colored pencils or crayons
two printouts shown below
Liz's Files for the Lesson:
Liz's Supply List for Lesson:
pencil
colored pencils or crayons
two printouts shown below
Liz's Files for the Lesson:
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
Week 9
Poets Know It!
National Poetry Month is here, and Keela is going to show you some poetry activities she does in her classroom. Nearly all of what she demonstrates can be morphed to fit our classroom needs. Be prepared for fun. After that lesson, she will go over blogging one more time so that people can have another chance to get blogging!
April 2 and April 9
No class meeting. You are given this time to start on your light paper, blog, and plan lesson plans.
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
Week 8
Food Demo Week is Finally Here!
As you know, each person in the course is to bring a quick lesson they teach that includes food. Liz demonstrated last week with Cow Tales to help kids take ownership of Suffixes (which come at the butt of a word!). Your food can be a prop or a trigger like Liz's was OR an actual manipulative that has to be used to complete an activity. You are NOT expected to provide food for everybody in the room! This is a simple demo class! However, Keela and I are sure that if you bring food, people will volunteer to consume it for you!
This is a no stress meeting--even if we fight with technology!
Before we get started on the demos, Keela and Liz will talk a bit about the portfolio. We will brainstorm how we would go about figuring out the LIGHT research aspect, the lesson plan component we expect to see, and where to post your portfolio entries. Liz has decided to go in and fix the blog pages where people accidentally started a private page and ultimately posted in the comments section of their blog page. Anyone else who has not got their blog working should email Keela and Liz as soon as possible! We have to document that you know how to set up a blog and use it, and we've already gone over it twice in class. We hope the third time with the portfolios will be a charm! And we are sure you feel that way, too.
Because the three school systems enrolled in this course have Easter/Spring break at different times, we will not meet the next two weeks. This will be a good time to get that light research done and finish one or two lesson plans. Then you won't have so much to do during the last part of April. Where has the semester gone?
This is a no stress meeting--even if we fight with technology!
Before we get started on the demos, Keela and Liz will talk a bit about the portfolio. We will brainstorm how we would go about figuring out the LIGHT research aspect, the lesson plan component we expect to see, and where to post your portfolio entries. Liz has decided to go in and fix the blog pages where people accidentally started a private page and ultimately posted in the comments section of their blog page. Anyone else who has not got their blog working should email Keela and Liz as soon as possible! We have to document that you know how to set up a blog and use it, and we've already gone over it twice in class. We hope the third time with the portfolios will be a charm! And we are sure you feel that way, too.
Because the three school systems enrolled in this course have Easter/Spring break at different times, we will not meet the next two weeks. This will be a good time to get that light research done and finish one or two lesson plans. Then you won't have so much to do during the last part of April. Where has the semester gone?
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
Week 7
This week will be dedicated to multiple goals.
GOAL #1 We will watch Liz's demonstration of a wriitng activty/lesson that involves food. Remember, next week's class will be showtime for all of you! EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO BRING AN ACTIVTY (USED TO TEACH SOME ASPECT OF WRITING) THAT USES FOOD IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. EACH PRESENTATION SHOULD TAKE NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES.
GOAL #2 Keela will share several of the ideas she gleaned from her time at the Educational Technology 2012 conference last week. You will not need to print or bring anything for this.
GOAL #3 Liz will re-present the picture book ideas for the satellite class. (Abingdon, you may stay if you were absent last week in lieu of an absentee assignment...OR...you may leave if you were present last week.)
Gentle Reminder...There will be no class meetings on April 5 and April 12. Whoo hoo!!!
Liz's Food Activity:
No need to print the PowerPoint show. If you want to play along as I demonstrate my word sort food activity, you may print two copies of the handout. Keep one intact; cut the other out on the lines, clip long strips into the three columns, and put in plastic bag. Now, the letter carrier at work left my little envelope of Cow Tales candy with a note that it was technically a package. I did not find this out until today. If you have any Cow Tales candy in your desk drawer, bring one. It's not a required item, so don't make a grocery store run! When you see my lesson, you will have an easier time with suffixes. This prompts me to point out that if everyone brings food for everyone in the class, we might get rather sick next week! (Each meeting place should decide if we will just see the demo with the food or if we will all get food to play with!) See you Thursday! I will not touch the technology. After what happened at E&H as I pressed the elevator button, I'm afraid...very afraid! Ha! Ha!
GOAL #1 We will watch Liz's demonstration of a wriitng activty/lesson that involves food. Remember, next week's class will be showtime for all of you! EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO BRING AN ACTIVTY (USED TO TEACH SOME ASPECT OF WRITING) THAT USES FOOD IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. EACH PRESENTATION SHOULD TAKE NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES.
GOAL #2 Keela will share several of the ideas she gleaned from her time at the Educational Technology 2012 conference last week. You will not need to print or bring anything for this.
GOAL #3 Liz will re-present the picture book ideas for the satellite class. (Abingdon, you may stay if you were absent last week in lieu of an absentee assignment...OR...you may leave if you were present last week.)
Gentle Reminder...There will be no class meetings on April 5 and April 12. Whoo hoo!!!
Liz's Food Activity:
No need to print the PowerPoint show. If you want to play along as I demonstrate my word sort food activity, you may print two copies of the handout. Keep one intact; cut the other out on the lines, clip long strips into the three columns, and put in plastic bag. Now, the letter carrier at work left my little envelope of Cow Tales candy with a note that it was technically a package. I did not find this out until today. If you have any Cow Tales candy in your desk drawer, bring one. It's not a required item, so don't make a grocery store run! When you see my lesson, you will have an easier time with suffixes. This prompts me to point out that if everyone brings food for everyone in the class, we might get rather sick next week! (Each meeting place should decide if we will just see the demo with the food or if we will all get food to play with!) See you Thursday! I will not touch the technology. After what happened at E&H as I pressed the elevator button, I'm afraid...very afraid! Ha! Ha!
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
Week 6
USING CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
Because the thunderstorm caused a disruption in service, Clintwood Area teachers are counted present this week. They are not responsible for any of the materials that were covered in class. What is more, Liz will redo her lesson and send the DVD to those teachers or send a link for YouTube so that you can watch the lesson. This is being done because we are pretty sure that the phone connection could not be remade. After repeated failed attempts to reconnect, it is the right thing to do. Apologies to you all. (No homework this week. The FLIGHT was a sign telling you to go home and read a picture book to someone this week.)
This week Keela will be attending a technology conference in Richmond, so she will be busy gathering information and ideas to share with us next week! We will miss her, but she loves going to this conference and swears it is the best one to attend if you are attending to poach ideas and skip the shopping! Class will be shorter because my presentation on picture books tends to put a person in stimulation overload. It happens when you show different picture books, do a few activities, and then ask people to dream up uses for different stories in a writing workshop setting. In order for this to work well, I am posting a list of books and handouts that will be needed for class. This will give people plenty of time to print things out and make trips to classroom bookshelves and public libraries. Also, I am required to attend a Webinar (an online seminar with headphones/mouthpiece at 7:00pm sharp. Keela and I always end class early when only one of us is present, so plan on being finished by 6:30 on Thursday evening. Your post-class assignment for the week is to think about one of the presented activities or adapt something we cover in class so it fits one of your favorite picture books and your SOLs. Then all you have to do is blog about how you would use your chosen picture book to teach a concept. As always, everybody loves it when you can upload a student sample!
List of books being used:
TUESDAY by David Weisner
FREEFALL by David Weisner
ANIMALIA by Graeme Base
WHY? by Nikolai Popov (out of print, so I will upload photos of a few pages)
HARRIS BURDICK by Chris VanAllsburg
BLACK AND WHITE by David McCauley
Documents to print:
(will be uploaded Monday or Tuesday from my school computer as files so you don't get shut down)
TUESDAY-- RAFT(S) Sheet
ANIMALIA-- Taxonomy Sheet
WHY?-- Print one page (not in color because it's too expensive)
HARRIS BURDICK-- Writing Paper
Things to bring:
Any of the picture books mentioned above--do NOT buy them for this lesson!
Small post-it notes (1x1 or a little larger work well--use what you have instead of buying new--even if they have a vendor's name on them!)
Pen/Pencils
NOTE TO ABSENTEES:
I will post an alternative assignment on Wednesday, March 14.
3/14/2012
WEEBLY HAS OFFERED ME A MODIFICATION ON A DOCUMENTS UPLOADER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN FOR US AT SCHOOL. I am uploading them here AND emailing them just in case this new method fails. And no, I am *not* paranoid. I just wanted to start a sentence with *and*!!!
List of books being used:
TUESDAY by David Weisner
FREEFALL by David Weisner
ANIMALIA by Graeme Base
WHY? by Nikolai Popov (out of print, so I will upload photos of a few pages)
HARRIS BURDICK by Chris VanAllsburg
BLACK AND WHITE by David McCauley
Documents to print:
(will be uploaded Monday or Tuesday from my school computer as files so you don't get shut down)
TUESDAY-- RAFT(S) Sheet
ANIMALIA-- Taxonomy Sheet
WHY?-- Print one page (not in color because it's too expensive)
HARRIS BURDICK-- Writing Paper
Things to bring:
Any of the picture books mentioned above--do NOT buy them for this lesson!
Small post-it notes (1x1 or a little larger work well--use what you have instead of buying new--even if they have a vendor's name on them!)
Pen/Pencils
NOTE TO ABSENTEES:
I will post an alternative assignment on Wednesday, March 14.
3/14/2012
WEEBLY HAS OFFERED ME A MODIFICATION ON A DOCUMENTS UPLOADER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN FOR US AT SCHOOL. I am uploading them here AND emailing them just in case this new method fails. And no, I am *not* paranoid. I just wanted to start a sentence with *and*!!!
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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
Week 5
ASSESSMENT
This week we will focus on a vital, if sometimes distasteful, element of effective writing instruction: assessment. Let's be honest. Almost no one salivates over the prospect of grading masses of papers created by novice writers, usually all about the same topic. Often writing teachers are discouraged and frustrated before finishing the first few papers. We can't promise to take away all your pain, but we can try and make it a little easier to bear. This week will focus on tricks and tips we've discovered by trial and error (with a lot of research to back them up, of course) to create effective assessment. For Keela's portion please bring the following:
several samples of student work (should be more than a few sentences, if possible)
several copies of the attached handout (the format is off a bit, sorry)
(Liz does not need you to bring anything special. She is going to demonstrate how to use five different highlighters to streamline the assessment of student writing samples. However, if you have highlighters in five different colors, bring them. Please! DO NOT go spend money on highlighters for this short demonstration! Keep your money for gas, lunch, or general self-indulgences like good chocolate or strong coffee!)
This week we will focus on a vital, if sometimes distasteful, element of effective writing instruction: assessment. Let's be honest. Almost no one salivates over the prospect of grading masses of papers created by novice writers, usually all about the same topic. Often writing teachers are discouraged and frustrated before finishing the first few papers. We can't promise to take away all your pain, but we can try and make it a little easier to bear. This week will focus on tricks and tips we've discovered by trial and error (with a lot of research to back them up, of course) to create effective assessment. For Keela's portion please bring the following:
several samples of student work (should be more than a few sentences, if possible)
several copies of the attached handout (the format is off a bit, sorry)
(Liz does not need you to bring anything special. She is going to demonstrate how to use five different highlighters to streamline the assessment of student writing samples. However, if you have highlighters in five different colors, bring them. Please! DO NOT go spend money on highlighters for this short demonstration! Keep your money for gas, lunch, or general self-indulgences like good chocolate or strong coffee!)
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
Week 4
MECHANICS
This week we step into the world of mechanics. These activities will focus on editing and revision with an emphasis on things like commas, semi-colons, and all those other pesky marks. It's important to write with style and voice, but those capitalization rules are pretty important, too. (If you have a particularly good lesson along these lines, please bring it to share with us.) For Keela's part, print the following handout and bring SCISSORS, an ENVELOPE, and GLUE STICK or TAPE.
All you need for Liz's part of the class is lined notebook paper and a pencil. The slides I loaded cannot be seen here at school, so I hope you can see them. Evidently, there are still issues with gaining access to an educational teacher resource whilst in a school building. Logic reigns...not!
All you need for Liz's part of the class is lined notebook paper and a pencil. The slides I loaded cannot be seen here at school, so I hope you can see them. Evidently, there are still issues with gaining access to an educational teacher resource whilst in a school building. Logic reigns...not!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Week 3
VOCABULARY
This week we will focus on vocabulary activities for improving students' word choice in writing. It's time to pull away from "good" and "nice" and move toward "unbelievable" and "phenomenal." (Here's a plus: vocabulary study is vital in all subject areas.) Based on research and what we learned about multiple intelligences, we'll explore ways to create vivid visions of vocabulary for our students, thereby enhancing their writing exponentially! (See? That's much better than saying, "We'll go over new ways to teach words and make their writing get better.")
For Keela's portion, you will need regular unlined paper and markers. Liz's is the same!
Liz's Vocab Wizardry Mess
There are lots of ways to cover vocabulary, the worst (in my opinion) being copying from the book word-for-word! Here are some handy slides I created for the presentations I do on Vocab...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Week 2
Modeling Sentence and Paragraph Construction
Even the most reluctant writer cannot resist some of the antics Keela and I pull when it comes to getting students to write fearlessly. We both have students who will not take risks if they suspect they will fail. It's all about building trust and offering safety nets. Keela and I have been working on middle level writing confidence for years because we were beaten down as young writers! This week we will share with you a few ways we get our writers to come out from under their beds, out of the bathrooms, out of the office for the chance to write more effectively. Keela will lead the first half of class with some great models. After a little break, Liz will take over with "Techie Time" and a method or two for writing with comfortable supports. Then there will be the Light Before Flight before we go home. Teachers from Washington County who have to miss class because of parent conferences, will find an assignment posted on Friday. (Assignments tab)
BRING TO CLASS
Scissors
Envelope or sandwich baggie
Old family photo from way back when*
*or you can download/print one of these and bring it to class...
BRING TO CLASS
Scissors
Envelope or sandwich baggie
Old family photo from way back when*
*or you can download/print one of these and bring it to class...
How Am I Smart?
Check the boxes beside the statements that are true about you, and total each chart.
WORD SMART
I love to read.
I love telling and hearing stories.
I write stories or poetry.
I enjoy learning foreign languages.
I have a great vocabulary.
I am good at spelling.
I enjoy talking about ideas.
I have a good memory for names and facts.
I enjoy playing games like word scrambles, Scrabble, or crosswords.
I have fun playing with words—puns, tongue twisters, rhymes or rap.
WORD SMART TOTAL
MATH SMART
I do math easily in my head.
I love science, especially doing experiments.
I think numbers are fascinating.
I love to organize information on charts.
I love solving mysteries.
I enjoy games like chess or checkers.
I ask a lot of questions about how things work.
I like discovering how computers work, and I use them for more than playing games.
I enjoy figuring out riddles and brainteasers.
I look for patterns in everything, from numbers to facts to nature to human behavior.
MATH SMART TOTAL
PICTURE SMART
I love working with art materials such as paper, paint, markers, or clay.
I daydream a lot.
I think in pictures and easily see objects in my mind.
I enjoy building things.
I notice styles, colors, and details of cars, clothes, hairstyles, bikes, furniture, packaging, and other everyday things.
I draw and doodle a lot.
I learn better from pictures, maps, charts, and slides than from books.
I am good at reading maps and finding my way around unfamiliar places.
I enjoy doing puzzles and mazes.
I like taping taking things apart and putting them back together.
PICTURE SMART TOTAL
MUSIC SMART
I enjoy singing.
I enjoy listening to music.
I play an instrument.
I easily remember melodies and tunes.
I make up or write my own songs or raps.
I sing to myself when thinking or doing tasks.
I always notice sounds around me like birds singing, rain, clocks, traffic, etc.
I can always tell when music sounds off-key.
I can read music.
I can hear the different instruments when listening to music.
MUSIC SMART TOTAL
BODY SMART
I always look forward to physical education classes.
I like to move around and be active.
I learn physical skills quickly and easily.
I do well in one or more sports.
I love doing things like mechanics, carpentry, hair braiding, sewing, typing, or other things I can do with my hands.
I like to act in plays.
I am good at imitating the way other people move and talk.
I move, tap, or fidget while I think, study, or read.
I am a good dancer.
I enjoy karate, bike riding, cheerleading, skateboarding, or other physical hobbies.
BODY SMART TOTAL
PEOPLE SMART
I make friends easily.
I always offer help or give advice when someone needs it.
I am always organizing activities for my friends and me.
I like to volunteer for causes that help other people.
I can guess how people are feeling just by looking at them.
I know how to get people excited about working together on various projects.
I prefer to study and play with others rather than by myself.
I am good at helping friends resolve conflicts.
I like to tutor other classmates or younger brothers and sisters.
I enjoy group activities and lively conversations.
PEOPLE SMART TOTAL
NATURE SMART
I like animals.
I am good at growing plants.
I care about recycling, animal protection, saving oceans and rainforests, and other environmental causes.
I like going to parks, zoos, and aquariums.
I enjoy taking care of pets either at home or in the classroom.
I notice squirrels, clouds, nests, plants, rock formations, and other parts of nature.
I like to learn about plants, animals, volcanoes, weather, the ocean, and other nature subjects.
I like to collect bugs, leaves, rocks, seashells, feathers, and other nature objects.
I sometimes think I can relate to animals as well as or better than I can relate to people.
I can recognize and name many kinds of plants and animals.
NATURE SMART TOTAL
SELF SMART
I enjoy being alone sometimes.
I enjoy hobbies by myself.
I have confidence in myself.
I know about my feelings, strengths, and areas I need to strengthen.
I like to learn more about myself.
I like to work alone.
I think about things and plan what to do next.
I am comfortable going to a movie or out to dinner alone.
I have a strong will and consider myself stubborn.
I have a unique style of living and learning; I don’t follow the trends.
SELF SMART TOTAL
The sections(s) with the highest total score(s) are the ways you are smartest.
J
http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html
http://surfaquarium.com/MI/intelligences.htm
http://www.epd86.org/tech/aurora/bierdeman/activities.html
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Multiple_Intelligences_and_Learning_Styles
SENTENCE CHUNKING
SET A
in the dark
of red
soon
a glow began
a tiny circle
SET B
up to its nose
to sing
a cheerful frame of mind
though in hot water
optimism is
that enables a tea kettle
SET C
his teeth chattering
Taran cried
violently
For more information, see this…
http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00956/sample.pdf
MORE CHUNKING ACTIVITIES…
Divide the sentences into appropriate chunks:
When fate hands you a lemon try to make lemonade.
Always be nice to people on the way up because you’ll meet the same people on the way down.
A moment later Pepe heard the sound the faint far crash of a horse’s hoofs on gravel.
He was white and shaking his mouth opening and closing without words.
Create sentences that follow the chunking pattern of the models:
She made stuffed pork chops/with applesauce and mashed potatoes/and it tasted/like cardboard
--Frank McCourt, Teacher Man
__________________________________________________________________________________
The family was grouped by the front door/the mother's hands resting/on her children's shoulders
--Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
__________________________________________________________________________________
Model: It was dark/ when I got up in the morning,/ frosty/ when I followed my breath/ to school.
--Julia Alvarez, Snow
__________________________________________________________________________________
Many years later as he faced the firing squad Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
The sun shone having no alternative on the nothing new. Samuel Beckett, Murphy
. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else these pages must show. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicest little boy named baby tuckoo. James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster I've come to learn is women. Charles Johnson, Middle Passage
Check the boxes beside the statements that are true about you, and total each chart.
WORD SMART
I love to read.
I love telling and hearing stories.
I write stories or poetry.
I enjoy learning foreign languages.
I have a great vocabulary.
I am good at spelling.
I enjoy talking about ideas.
I have a good memory for names and facts.
I enjoy playing games like word scrambles, Scrabble, or crosswords.
I have fun playing with words—puns, tongue twisters, rhymes or rap.
WORD SMART TOTAL
MATH SMART
I do math easily in my head.
I love science, especially doing experiments.
I think numbers are fascinating.
I love to organize information on charts.
I love solving mysteries.
I enjoy games like chess or checkers.
I ask a lot of questions about how things work.
I like discovering how computers work, and I use them for more than playing games.
I enjoy figuring out riddles and brainteasers.
I look for patterns in everything, from numbers to facts to nature to human behavior.
MATH SMART TOTAL
PICTURE SMART
I love working with art materials such as paper, paint, markers, or clay.
I daydream a lot.
I think in pictures and easily see objects in my mind.
I enjoy building things.
I notice styles, colors, and details of cars, clothes, hairstyles, bikes, furniture, packaging, and other everyday things.
I draw and doodle a lot.
I learn better from pictures, maps, charts, and slides than from books.
I am good at reading maps and finding my way around unfamiliar places.
I enjoy doing puzzles and mazes.
I like taping taking things apart and putting them back together.
PICTURE SMART TOTAL
MUSIC SMART
I enjoy singing.
I enjoy listening to music.
I play an instrument.
I easily remember melodies and tunes.
I make up or write my own songs or raps.
I sing to myself when thinking or doing tasks.
I always notice sounds around me like birds singing, rain, clocks, traffic, etc.
I can always tell when music sounds off-key.
I can read music.
I can hear the different instruments when listening to music.
MUSIC SMART TOTAL
BODY SMART
I always look forward to physical education classes.
I like to move around and be active.
I learn physical skills quickly and easily.
I do well in one or more sports.
I love doing things like mechanics, carpentry, hair braiding, sewing, typing, or other things I can do with my hands.
I like to act in plays.
I am good at imitating the way other people move and talk.
I move, tap, or fidget while I think, study, or read.
I am a good dancer.
I enjoy karate, bike riding, cheerleading, skateboarding, or other physical hobbies.
BODY SMART TOTAL
PEOPLE SMART
I make friends easily.
I always offer help or give advice when someone needs it.
I am always organizing activities for my friends and me.
I like to volunteer for causes that help other people.
I can guess how people are feeling just by looking at them.
I know how to get people excited about working together on various projects.
I prefer to study and play with others rather than by myself.
I am good at helping friends resolve conflicts.
I like to tutor other classmates or younger brothers and sisters.
I enjoy group activities and lively conversations.
PEOPLE SMART TOTAL
NATURE SMART
I like animals.
I am good at growing plants.
I care about recycling, animal protection, saving oceans and rainforests, and other environmental causes.
I like going to parks, zoos, and aquariums.
I enjoy taking care of pets either at home or in the classroom.
I notice squirrels, clouds, nests, plants, rock formations, and other parts of nature.
I like to learn about plants, animals, volcanoes, weather, the ocean, and other nature subjects.
I like to collect bugs, leaves, rocks, seashells, feathers, and other nature objects.
I sometimes think I can relate to animals as well as or better than I can relate to people.
I can recognize and name many kinds of plants and animals.
NATURE SMART TOTAL
SELF SMART
I enjoy being alone sometimes.
I enjoy hobbies by myself.
I have confidence in myself.
I know about my feelings, strengths, and areas I need to strengthen.
I like to learn more about myself.
I like to work alone.
I think about things and plan what to do next.
I am comfortable going to a movie or out to dinner alone.
I have a strong will and consider myself stubborn.
I have a unique style of living and learning; I don’t follow the trends.
SELF SMART TOTAL
The sections(s) with the highest total score(s) are the ways you are smartest.
J
http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html
http://surfaquarium.com/MI/intelligences.htm
http://www.epd86.org/tech/aurora/bierdeman/activities.html
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Multiple_Intelligences_and_Learning_Styles
SENTENCE CHUNKING
SET A
in the dark
of red
soon
a glow began
a tiny circle
SET B
up to its nose
to sing
a cheerful frame of mind
though in hot water
optimism is
that enables a tea kettle
SET C
his teeth chattering
Taran cried
violently
For more information, see this…
http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00956/sample.pdf
MORE CHUNKING ACTIVITIES…
Divide the sentences into appropriate chunks:
When fate hands you a lemon try to make lemonade.
Always be nice to people on the way up because you’ll meet the same people on the way down.
A moment later Pepe heard the sound the faint far crash of a horse’s hoofs on gravel.
He was white and shaking his mouth opening and closing without words.
Create sentences that follow the chunking pattern of the models:
She made stuffed pork chops/with applesauce and mashed potatoes/and it tasted/like cardboard
--Frank McCourt, Teacher Man
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The family was grouped by the front door/the mother's hands resting/on her children's shoulders
--Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
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Model: It was dark/ when I got up in the morning,/ frosty/ when I followed my breath/ to school.
--Julia Alvarez, Snow
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Many years later as he faced the firing squad Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
The sun shone having no alternative on the nothing new. Samuel Beckett, Murphy
. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else these pages must show. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicest little boy named baby tuckoo. James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster I've come to learn is women. Charles Johnson, Middle Passage
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Week 1
Repeating Last Week, So B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Class will meet from 5:00-7:45pm on Thursday, February 9th.
THINGS TO BRING:
(Don't buy new unless you have to! Scavenge! Poach!)
--a few sheets of construction paper
--scissors
--glue
--piece of card stock
--Sharpie marker (pref. black)
--a couple of sheets of plain white paper
--colored pencils or crayons
THINGS TO KNOW:
--dates coming to class is a problem (email Liz and Keela so we can put it on the calendar)
--write a note about what you want to get out of this class (Email is a great way to make sure Liz doesn't lose a piece of paper!)
--when your school is closed for a holiday break
--your plan in case of real wintry weather (Does your SUV know how to ice skate? Satellite site automatically closed if school is closed? and whatever else you need to know and warn us about!)
ASSURANCES:
--If you have to be absent because you must be at your school to work (conferences, PTA program stars are your students, etc.), let us know so we can put it on the calendar. If we know and approve, you will receive an alternative assignment and not suffer for an absence from class. After all, we all know you would rather be with us in class having fun!
--If you cannot get onto Weebly, be calm. Liz will make sure you are taken care of, guide you along the way. Before long, you can help her with her Weebly log-in when old-timer's sets in!
THINGS TO BRING:
(Don't buy new unless you have to! Scavenge! Poach!)
--a few sheets of construction paper
--scissors
--glue
--piece of card stock
--Sharpie marker (pref. black)
--a couple of sheets of plain white paper
--colored pencils or crayons
THINGS TO KNOW:
--dates coming to class is a problem (email Liz and Keela so we can put it on the calendar)
--write a note about what you want to get out of this class (Email is a great way to make sure Liz doesn't lose a piece of paper!)
--when your school is closed for a holiday break
--your plan in case of real wintry weather (Does your SUV know how to ice skate? Satellite site automatically closed if school is closed? and whatever else you need to know and warn us about!)
ASSURANCES:
--If you have to be absent because you must be at your school to work (conferences, PTA program stars are your students, etc.), let us know so we can put it on the calendar. If we know and approve, you will receive an alternative assignment and not suffer for an absence from class. After all, we all know you would rather be with us in class having fun!
--If you cannot get onto Weebly, be calm. Liz will make sure you are taken care of, guide you along the way. Before long, you can help her with her Weebly log-in when old-timer's sets in!
Thursday, February 2
Week Zero!
In-Class Work
Sign up for weekly reflection. For a reflection, you must chronicle the highlights from the previous week's class. This can be a straightforward narrative account, or you can be creative. (We beg you...please don't write minutes!!) Examples of reflections can be poetry, a bedtime story or fairy tale, skit, song, newspaper report, or any non-linguistic representation of the highlights--with a short written explanation, please. You will be asked to share your reflection with the class, and then it should be e-mailed to us for posting. If you create a physical item, we will photograph it for you. DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WE WILL RE-START CLASS NEXT WEEK WITH THESE ACTIVITIES. YOU ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR #1 BELOW.
Homework
1. Set up your Weebly page with a picture and short bio. Write your first blog. If you cannot get your blog to post, please don't dismay. We are not going to yell at anybody on Thursday. Liz is creating a friendly instruction sheet with step-by-step directions. She will email them to you as soon as she finishes. She is helping with an emergency involving some of her family that lives in England (very old auntie). You might just write your blog and short bio as a word document so you can copy and paste when she sends the directions...just a suggestion.
If you would like to make an avatar, a cartoon representation of yourself, the website is as follows: www.meez.com
If you would like to make an avatar, a cartoon representation of yourself, the website is as follows: www.meez.com