Newspaper Article Rubric

Posted April 9, 2015

Journalism & Quotation Marks

Posted March 31, 2015

We are conducting interviews and practicing writing quotes! In every interview: Listen more than you speak. Control the interview gently, but don’t interrupt. Be polite but persistent. Ask open-ended questions; especially avoid questions with “yes/no” answers. Visualise the story as it is revealed to you. Evaluate the news story as it is revealed to you. […]

Newspaper: Learning Goal & Success Criteria

Posted March 25, 2015

We are learning to read and write newspaper articles I can identify the parts of the newspaper, using proper vocabulary I understand the purpose of newspapers Inform, Interpret, Entertain, Persuade, Provide a Service, Make Money I can critically analyze images in the newspapers angle, composition, background, etc. I can critically read a newspaper and identify […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]