Intel Log in for students HERE
Use Collopy as your teacher i.d.
Use the team name as your team name and password that Ms. Collopy gave you in class.
Scroll down to the topic that says "leadership qualities of a captain."
Follow the on-screen prompts and complete the ranking project. Make sure to hit save using the save icon.
Use the worksheet to complete this activity.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
"Words to Live By"- Publishing on Your Blog
Tuesday, January 12
Goals & Objectives:
- To revise and edit your best paragraph onto your blog.
Procedure:
- Log into your edublog.
- www.edublogs.org
- re-read your paragraph before you post it (post in a new post - choose an appropriate title; "Words to Live By", Personal Narrative Essay Excerpt, etc.)
- preface your excerpt by saying something like this....
The following is an excerpt from my personal narrative essay about what is important in my life. I chose to include my second body paragraph for this blog post. Thanks for leaving comments.
- Publish your post.
- Use the links on the side of my blog to read and comment on others' posts.
- Typing should only take 20 minutes of class!
Tomorrow:
- Be ready to write your final draft as an in-class test.
- You must have blue or black ink for the final draft.
- Ask your parents/family for help tonight finishing revisions and editing.
- You will write your final draft and complete a self-evaluation.
- Refer to the earlier blog post (below) for some of the grading criteria.
- Handwriting will be graded on the final draft in addition to the other requirements.
Goals & Objectives:
- To revise and edit your best paragraph onto your blog.
Procedure:
- Log into your edublog.
- www.edublogs.org
- re-read your paragraph before you post it (post in a new post - choose an appropriate title; "Words to Live By", Personal Narrative Essay Excerpt, etc.)
- preface your excerpt by saying something like this....
The following is an excerpt from my personal narrative essay about what is important in my life. I chose to include my second body paragraph for this blog post. Thanks for leaving comments.
- Publish your post.
- Use the links on the side of my blog to read and comment on others' posts.
- Typing should only take 20 minutes of class!
Tomorrow:
- Be ready to write your final draft as an in-class test.
- You must have blue or black ink for the final draft.
- Ask your parents/family for help tonight finishing revisions and editing.
- You will write your final draft and complete a self-evaluation.
- Refer to the earlier blog post (below) for some of the grading criteria.
- Handwriting will be graded on the final draft in addition to the other requirements.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Word Wall
Here are the second quarter Word Wall words:
(In order to receive extra credit, you must put these words into meaningful sentences. The sentence/sentences must demonstrate that you understand the definition).
(In order to receive extra credit, you must put these words into meaningful sentences. The sentence/sentences must demonstrate that you understand the definition).
- forlorn
- dwindle
- recede
- amiss
- contemplated
- fidget
- beckon
- persistent
- optimistic
- gaunt
- muster
- liberation
- intently
- legitimate
- nuisance
- flimsy
- resign
- intense
- despair
- idiosyncrasy
- interval
- coincidence
- valedictorian
- antagonism
- inscription
- incriminate
- falsify
- scheme
- drawl
- dismay
- vile
- defiant
- flustered
- contorted
- urgency
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 18
Day 2 - Friday, December 18
Words to Live By
Preparing to Write the Essay
*If you haven't finished finding your quotes, please review yesterday's directions (below this post).
Objectives:
- show Ms. Collopy 5-6 quotes
- outline essay using hand-out from Ms. Collopy
- locate your "Topic Sentence Packet"
- find new quotes if original quotes don't quite fit (once you get going, the quotes that you found on Thursday might not fit perfectly with the thesis/ideas in your essay)
* After break:
- We will write rough drafts and learn how to write effective introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions.
- We will help each other stay on topic.
- We will write final drafts and publish our essays on our blogs.
Words to Live By
Preparing to Write the Essay
*If you haven't finished finding your quotes, please review yesterday's directions (below this post).
Objectives:
- show Ms. Collopy 5-6 quotes
- outline essay using hand-out from Ms. Collopy
- locate your "Topic Sentence Packet"
- find new quotes if original quotes don't quite fit (once you get going, the quotes that you found on Thursday might not fit perfectly with the thesis/ideas in your essay)
* After break:
- We will write rough drafts and learn how to write effective introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions.
- We will help each other stay on topic.
- We will write final drafts and publish our essays on our blogs.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, December 17
Thursday, December 17
Words to Live By
Personal Narrative Essay
7th Grade Language Arts
Objectives:
- to read all of the directions, objectives, and topic ideas on this blog
- to pick quotes for all paragraphs; **** you must choose 5-6 quotes (minimum) today in order to be prepared for Friday!
- to copy and paste quotes onto a google doc, and e-mail document, and/or a Word document that you save in your LA folder in your school account
Procedure:
- Read this entire post.
- Start using the links to read through as many quotes as you can.
- When you find a quote that you like (must be attributed to a noteworthy person- may NOT be unknown), copy and paste it into a google doc, an e-mail document, and/or a Word document that you save in your LA folder in your school account.
Product:
• Who are you? How would you (and/or others) describe you? What/who is important in your life? Why? How did it become important? What impact do these elements of your life have one you? What specific stories examples show the importance of these elements? What do you hope others believe to be true about who you are and your values?
What will you be graded on?
Introduction
- meaningful; thesis statement; piques interest; not a list; quote included
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Body
- at least three obvious body paragraphs
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Conclusion
- meaningful; satisfying; looks to the future; relates to the rest of the essay
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sentence Quality/Variety/Fluency
- sentences make sense; sentences show thought and variety
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Use of Quotes
- all paragraphs use quotes; attempt to introduce quotes smoothly (not just “stuck” into paragraph
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Topic Sentences- MUST BE FROM PACKET!!!
- all body paragraphs have a topic sentence from the packet and the author has labeled them accurately
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ideas- overall
- on topic; clear emphasis on what is important/significant- links to quotes- gives pertinent examples
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Organization- overall
- paragraphs follow a plan
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Word Choice
- interesting; avoids repetition; avoids you, your, thing, stuff, and elements.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
QUOTATION WEBSITES
- Use these websites to start your search for quotes. When you find a quote that you connect with, copy and paste it (including the author) into a google doc, an e-mail, and/or a Word document in your LA folder (school account).
http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/
http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/categories.asp
http://en.proverbia.net/citastemas.asp?letra=F
http://www.inspirationalquotes4u.com/
- scroll part of the way down the page to see quotes organized by subject/topic
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics.html
http://www.quoteworld.org/browse.php
http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp
http://www.famousquotes.com/by_category.php?letter=a
http://www.quotationreference.com/subject_index.php
http://en.thinkexist.com/topics/
Homeowork- 12/17
- Find more quotes and be ready to outline essay tomorrow (Friday).
Extra Credit
* If you have read this far, come to me for five points of extra credit (CSK) and tell me three parts of speech.
Words to Live By
Personal Narrative Essay
7th Grade Language Arts
Objectives:
- to read all of the directions, objectives, and topic ideas on this blog
- to pick quotes for all paragraphs; **** you must choose 5-6 quotes (minimum) today in order to be prepared for Friday!
- to copy and paste quotes onto a google doc, and e-mail document, and/or a Word document that you save in your LA folder in your school account
Procedure:
- Read this entire post.
- Start using the links to read through as many quotes as you can.
- When you find a quote that you like (must be attributed to a noteworthy person- may NOT be unknown), copy and paste it into a google doc, an e-mail document, and/or a Word document that you save in your LA folder in your school account.
Product:
- Write a well-developed essay (5-6 paragraphs) about the most important elements in your life. Not only describe what is most significant/central to you, but also explain how the important people, places, and experiences shape who you are today. Furthermore, connect those elements to quotes that demonstrate the same qualities.
• Who are you? How would you (and/or others) describe you? What/who is important in your life? Why? How did it become important? What impact do these elements of your life have one you? What specific stories examples show the importance of these elements? What do you hope others believe to be true about who you are and your values?
What will you be graded on?
Introduction
- meaningful; thesis statement; piques interest; not a list; quote included
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Body
- at least three obvious body paragraphs
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Conclusion
- meaningful; satisfying; looks to the future; relates to the rest of the essay
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sentence Quality/Variety/Fluency
- sentences make sense; sentences show thought and variety
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Use of Quotes
- all paragraphs use quotes; attempt to introduce quotes smoothly (not just “stuck” into paragraph
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Topic Sentences- MUST BE FROM PACKET!!!
- all body paragraphs have a topic sentence from the packet and the author has labeled them accurately
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ideas- overall
- on topic; clear emphasis on what is important/significant- links to quotes- gives pertinent examples
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Organization- overall
- paragraphs follow a plan
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Word Choice
- interesting; avoids repetition; avoids you, your, thing, stuff, and elements.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
QUOTATION WEBSITES
- Use these websites to start your search for quotes. When you find a quote that you connect with, copy and paste it (including the author) into a google doc, an e-mail, and/or a Word document in your LA folder (school account).
http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/
http://www.famous-quotations.com/asp/categories.asp
http://en.proverbia.net/citastemas.asp?letra=F
http://www.inspirationalquotes4u.com/
- scroll part of the way down the page to see quotes organized by subject/topic
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics.html
http://www.quoteworld.org/browse.php
http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp
http://www.famousquotes.com/by_category.php?letter=a
http://www.quotationreference.com/subject_index.php
http://en.thinkexist.com/topics/
Homeowork- 12/17
- Find more quotes and be ready to outline essay tomorrow (Friday).
Extra Credit
* If you have read this far, come to me for five points of extra credit (CSK) and tell me three parts of speech.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Poetry Blog Post- November 17, 2009
Today’s Objectives:
- view/discuss/fix common cosmetic problems on blogs
- comment on other students’ blogs
- check your own comments; possibly reply to a comment that someone made on your blog
- print a second clean copy of your poem for your fluency presentations on Wednesday
- make sure to leave with an evaluation sheet/rubric for tomorrow’s presentations
Commenting on Other Students’ Blogs:
Keep in mind-
- I statements with an explanation of why you feel that way… (give a reason)
o I think
o I feel
o I liked
o I noticed
o I am not sure about
o I loved
o I connected
o I was intrigued by
Try to make comments on:
- literary terms
- mood
- theme
- plot of narrative poems
The Golden Rule applies to these comments:
- make positive comments
- write comments about aspects of your poetry that you’d like to hear about your own writing
- make comments meaningful-
o meaningful- I connected to your poem about baseball because I’ve had similar experiences pitching. I noticed your metaphor too- I wish that I would have thought of that!
- not meaningful- I like your poem.
As always...
- complete sentences
- capital letters
- periods
- correct spelling
If you're still reading, before the end of class come and tell me your favorite holiday... if you whisper it to me, I will give you ten points of extra credit for reading this entire post. If you yell across the room, I won't give you extra credit. Only good on November 17, 2009.
Today’s Objectives:
- view/discuss/fix common cosmetic problems on blogs
- comment on other students’ blogs
- check your own comments; possibly reply to a comment that someone made on your blog
- print a second clean copy of your poem for your fluency presentations on Wednesday
- make sure to leave with an evaluation sheet/rubric for tomorrow’s presentations
Commenting on Other Students’ Blogs:
Keep in mind-
- I statements with an explanation of why you feel that way… (give a reason)
o I think
o I feel
o I liked
o I noticed
o I am not sure about
o I loved
o I connected
o I was intrigued by
Try to make comments on:
- literary terms
- mood
- theme
- plot of narrative poems
The Golden Rule applies to these comments:
- make positive comments
- write comments about aspects of your poetry that you’d like to hear about your own writing
- make comments meaningful-
o meaningful- I connected to your poem about baseball because I’ve had similar experiences pitching. I noticed your metaphor too- I wish that I would have thought of that!
- not meaningful- I like your poem.
As always...
- complete sentences
- capital letters
- periods
- correct spelling
If you're still reading, before the end of class come and tell me your favorite holiday... if you whisper it to me, I will give you ten points of extra credit for reading this entire post. If you yell across the room, I won't give you extra credit. Only good on November 17, 2009.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Edublogs/Poetry Project/Last In-Class Work Day!
Project Reminders and Formatting Notes
* If you work in Safari (look in your applications folder if it's not in your dock) as opposed to Firefox, you can put spaces in between your stanzas, etc.
Formatting Your Poems
- Each poem needs a title.
- Before the text of the poem, write what type of poem it is- e.g., narrative, creative, free verse, etc.
- At the bottom of poems with required literary terms, state what line the literary term is in and re-write the words that show the literary term- e.g., metaphor- rock of courage, line 5.
Introductory Paragraph
- This paragraph should be the last post that you add. Therefore, it will be the first item that I read on your blog.
Grades will be based on:
- Quality of topic/theme
- Required lines
- Poems follow requirements- narrative tells a story, etc.
- Use of required literary terms
- Formatting guidelines followed
- Titles
- Acrostic poem contains lines, not just words
- Poems have appropriate stanza breaks and punctuation
- Ideas
- Content
- Creativity
Do you have a poem for your memorization/fluency presentation?
- See the post from Friday, Nov. 6 for links. See Ms. Collopy for more poems.
* If you work in Safari (look in your applications folder if it's not in your dock) as opposed to Firefox, you can put spaces in between your stanzas, etc.
Formatting Your Poems
- Each poem needs a title.
- Before the text of the poem, write what type of poem it is- e.g., narrative, creative, free verse, etc.
- At the bottom of poems with required literary terms, state what line the literary term is in and re-write the words that show the literary term- e.g., metaphor- rock of courage, line 5.
Introductory Paragraph
- This paragraph should be the last post that you add. Therefore, it will be the first item that I read on your blog.
Grades will be based on:
- Quality of topic/theme
- Required lines
- Poems follow requirements- narrative tells a story, etc.
- Use of required literary terms
- Formatting guidelines followed
- Titles
- Acrostic poem contains lines, not just words
- Poems have appropriate stanza breaks and punctuation
- Ideas
- Content
- Creativity
Do you have a poem for your memorization/fluency presentation?
- See the post from Friday, Nov. 6 for links. See Ms. Collopy for more poems.
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