Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Descriptive

You are writing descriptive stories using adjectives and adverbs;remember adjectives describe nouns adverbs describe the verbs. When writing your essays in MyAccess you need to use a wide variety of vocabulary and kinds of sentences.

1. Using 2 adverbs write a sentence to describe snow falling.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Gift Giving

GIFTS
Gift giving has been a Christmas tradition for 100 years. The saying it is"Better to Give then to Receive" is a smart and true quote.Gifts do not have to cost money many of the best gifts do not cost a dime. My son one year gave me a card that said he would shovel the month of January and not be asked to do it and not be paid, that was an awesome gift.

1. Tell me an idea of gift giving for someone in your family that would not cost money?

Friday, December 12, 2008

GIFTS

Gift giving has been a Christmas tradition for 100 years. The saying it is
"Better to Give then to Receive" is a smart and true quote.
Gifts do not have to cost money many of the best gifts do not cost a dime. My son one year gave me a card that said he would shovel the month of January and not be asked to do it and not be paid, that was an awesome gift.

1. Tell me an idea of gift giving for someone in your family that would not cost money?

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Descriptive Adjectives

You use adjectives to describe nouns. School is a noun and we could describe our school with colors, temperatures, feelings etc. To describe a yard we would use words with color and texture.

Now, in 1 sentence write a description of your bedroom or any room in your house.

1.Think about ways to describe your bedroom or any room in your house?(try some $25 words)

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Frozen Foods

Do you like frozen pizzas? Frozen foods have been helpful since 1926,many people only eat frozen foods and cook them in the microwave. Clarence Birdseye founded the frozen food industry. He found a way to process foods and he established the company General Foods.

1 What is your favorite frozen food and not pizza? what other foods do you eat that are frozen?

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Dreams

Thanks I know you have been working hard but, I see way too many red triangles in Study Island. Remember if you need to go to the lesson to review you must do that before taking the test. The red crate also has review of the lesson, Study Island is a part of your grade, take it serious. Stay in your seat unless given permission to get up. thank you1.

2.What was the best dream you ever had, or what would be just a dream come true for you?

Monday, December 8, 2008

Music

Many people react differently to music .Music causes many strong feelings and your emotions can react differently to different people. Music can make your feelings really move you:People could be sad, angry,calm,or excited.Music can cause many different feelings and give you certain memories.

1. Tell me a time you were moved by music? why did you get moved by the particular song?

Friday, December 5, 2008

Fridays

Yeah its Friday! TGIF is a saying that has been around along time, because everyone likes the weekend. How can you make your weekend better? do you read, visit anyone, or are you helpful at home?
Remember: our blogs are the bellwork of writing lab, 1 complete sentence in the correct format, example This weekend I...

1. Tell me 1 thing you are going to do with your time this weekend, and it cannot be sleeping or TV ?

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Heroes

Many of us have heroes or heroines(heroines is a female hero) that we look up to. One of my heroes is my mother, she is a wonderful, well respected, caring person. Raised her family and went back to school to be a nurse. I want you to think of a hero or heroine that is REAL. no fictional or cartoon characters.

1. Who is one of your heroes and why do you look up to them?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Heroes

1. Do you have a hero or heroine? In your opinion what make a hero? What has your hero done to be a hero?

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Does size matter?

Napoleon was a very brilliant and important figure in European history.Napoleon became a giant among men, he was inspirational and strong. He was only 5 feet tall.

1. Do you think it matters if a person is tall, average or short? Is there an advantage to being tall or short?

Monday, December 1, 2008

Rosa Parks

On this date in 1955 Mrs. Rosa Parks a seamstress from Alabama, was tired and just wanted a seat, so she sat in the front of the bus. This was the beginning of the civil rights movement. After that racial segregation on city buses was outlawed.

1.Do you think you would have been as brave as Rosa Parks, and break the law? why or why not?

Welcome to Dirksen Junior High's Literacy Lab. You will be expected to post on blog every day you are in class. Please remember that your blog can be viewed by not only myself, but your classmates. Everything here should be school appropriate.