Debate Checklist

Posted February 6, 2015

Review your research and check it for the following before you present: In your own words If you sound like you’re reading from Wikipedia, your audience a) won’t believe you and b) will be bored. Similes/Comparisons Include a simile to make statistics more meaningful to your audience It’s hard for your audience to imagine numbers and […]

Parents: Fairy Tale Assignment to be Signed

Posted January 27, 2015

Parents/Guardians, Please be aware that your child’s Fairy Tale (writing) and Book Cover (media) assignments are being sent  home for signing tonight. Please review with your child, sign, and return to me. If you have any questions that your child can’t answer, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you could email me first, and then we can […]

Conducting a Debate

Posted January 12, 2015

A debate is a discussion or structured contest about an issue or a resolution. A formal debate involves two sides: one supporting a resolution and one opposing it. Such a debate is bound by rules previously agreed upon. Debates may be judged in order to declare a winning side. Debates, in one form or another, are commonly used […]

Published PowToon Fairy Tales

Posted December 18, 2014

PowToon Survey (this can/should be done over the holidays): https://docs.google.com/a/googleapps.wrdsb.ca/forms/d/16kKi9aa51q5r-6kTG60NKHnpMPykoERm1ZoU7yxGvAc/viewform   Shellrock Holmes The Lonely Dragon Doug in the Depths Matais the Matchstarter From Bully to Beggar The Termiborg Dash Cleanerella Snow White And The Poisoned Pear Just an Average Princess The Lazy Princess The Big Change Stalker Violet Listen The Raiders of Bobbingville Kingdom […]

7 1/2 – Weekly Update

Posted December 1, 2014

This week 7-1/2 is finishing off their: Fairy Tales Front and back book covers self-assessment of their Reader’s Theatre presentation (if not already done) Also, those who are finished are building animated stories in PowToon. I will not be marking PowToon, this will just be a fun way to learn the program before we use […]

Media: Fairy Tale Book Covers

Posted November 27, 2014

Your fairy tale should be typed and edited at this point. If it’s not, you are behind. This week, we will be making our book covers in Photoshop. Learning Goal: I can create a book cover that conveys the intended purpose (fairy tale genre) and audience of my story by using the following: Fonts The […]

Oral: Reader’s Theatre

Posted November 1, 2014

Here are your self-selected reader’s theatre plays. The top link is the script. The bottom link is the video. To watch the plays, you must log in using your child’s gmail account. One Eye. Two Eyes. Three Eyes.  https://drive.google.com/OneEyes.TwoEyes.ThreeEyes/ Cinderella Bigfoot GoogleDrive/CinderellaBigfoot The 3 Wolves and the Big Bad Pig https://drive.google.com/3Wolves&theBigBadPig Hansel & Gretel The Wizard, The Fairy […]

Writing: The Moral of the Story Is….? Homework!

Posted October 17, 2014

This weekend, I would like you to post your fairy tale moral to this blog (the one you worked on in class). There are two options: a) if you character has a a flaw and needs to make amends, or b) if you character is good, and gets rewarded in the end. See below for examples. […]

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