Friday, May 29, 2009

whats your name?

YOUR NAME
Today I want you to write your full complete name. How do you feel about your name? Were you named after anyone a relative or someone famous? Do you use your middle name?


example: My full name is Debra Jean Ann Kusnik and only the Ann in my name was after my grandmother. I never liked my name because there were too many Debby's my age.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

YOUR NAME

Today I want you to write your full complete name. How do you feel about your name? Were you named after anyone a relative or someone famous? Do you use your middle name?

example: My full name is Debra Jean Ann Kusnik and only the Ann in my name was after my grandmother. I never liked my name because there were too many Debby's my age.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Frozen Food

Frozen Foods
Do you like frozen pizzas? I love them, I like a frozen pizza better then going our for pizza. 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, May 26, 2009

You need your journal BLOG points

Hi! When you are done with your journal blog move into Study Island for 30 minutes and then go to My Access. Remember all your essays are due at the end of next week.
May is Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month.
Write 5 tips to help a person select the prefect canine (dog) companion. Remember to use complete sentences.
Example what Size of a dog and reason for wanting a dog.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance has been said in the schools since 1916. Today I want you to write a sentence about the Pledge and if you think it should be said in the schools everyday.

example:I feel the Pledge symbols our freedom and yes, it should be said in the schools.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance has been said in the schools since 1916. Today I want you to write a sentence about the Pledge and if you think it should be said in the schools everyday.
example:
I feel the Pledge symbols our freedom and yes, it should be said in the schools.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Pets are great

Pets
Pets are very calming for some people. Many hospitals allow pets to come and visit patients that are scheduled for surgery for a calming effect..Pets also have jobs such as seeing eye dogs for the blind. What is your favorite kind of dog? If you have a pet tell me what it is and whats his name. If you do not have a pet tell me about a family or friends pet.

Friday, May 15, 2009

T.G.I.F.
TGIF is an Acronym for Thank Goodness its Friday. This acronym has been around along time as an abbreviation for a popular saying.Today I want you to give me another acronym that you can think of, no slang such as LOL,
I want true acronyms look at examples.

examples:FAQ.........frequently asked questions
NBA........National Basketball Association

Thursday, May 14, 2009

favorite TV show

Television Favorites
Everyone has a favorite TV show. My favorite TV show is Criminal Minds. I love the way the characters on the show do the profiling to discover the personality of who would do the crime, I find it all so amazing the details they can discover by watching their body language and eyes. My favorite show is on tonight at 8.

What is your favorite TV show and WHY?

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Television Favorites

Everyone has a favorite TV show. My favorite TV show is Criminal Minds. I love the way the characters on the show do the profiling to discover the personality of who would do the crime, I find it all so amazing the details they can discover by watching their body language and eyes. My favorite show is on tonight at 8.

What is your favorite TV show and WHY?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Adjectives

Describe
Describing people, places and things takes very descriptive adjectives. Today I want you to describe a classroom at Dirksen. Use 4 adjectives in your description so someone reading it will know what room your describing by your perfect description.
example:
The warm friendly office at Dirksen has lovely plants and the nicest, sweetest friendliest helpful secretaries you will ever find anywhere.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Describe

Describing people, places and things takes very descriptive adjectives. Today I want you to describe what you would consider a perfect day using at least 4 adjectives.

example: To me a perfect day would be a slight cool breeze in the morning with beautiful, white fluffy clouds sitting in front of a gorgeous blue sky.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Astronomy

Astronomy is the study of the stars. Many people feel very strongly that their zodiac sign and horoscope must be read everyday. Do you know anyone that reads their horoscope all the time?

Your zodiac sign depends on your birthday. Do you know what your zodiac sign is?



example: My zodiac sign is Pisces and I read it only on the weekends.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

ODD DAY

For the mathematically challenged, Thursday's date, 5/7/09, is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd digits.
Numbers lovers say the rare occurrence is an excuse to celebrate.

the date being all odd numbers hasn't happened since 1/3/1905 —

What could you do today that would be really odd and unusual for you?

example: Today, to be odd on odd day, I am going to whisper all day.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

SLEEP

May is called the National month of Sleep. Studies have been given to show that different people require different amounts of sleep depending on personalities and habits. Think about your sleep habits.

Besides your bed where is your favorite place to sleep? what time do you go to bed on school nights and weekends?

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cinco de Mayo

It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Although the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.

1. Will your family do anything to celebrate this holiday?
Remember you must write in a complete sentence

My family will celebrate Cinco de Mayo by eating Mexican food tonight.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Happy Monday

Happy Monday
Once you are done writing, in the blog open up Study Island and get started there.
Imagine that you have been selected to choose your new school mascot for Dirksen. Senators came from Illinois Senator Dirksen.

What would you choose? Explain why this is a good choice for our school.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Politicians and Teachers

Many teachers eventually go into politics even here at Dirksen that could happen. Tell me a teacher or advisor at Dirksen that would seem like a politician. Would they be a mayor, Governor, the president, any job in politics. Write a sentence telling me what teacher and what office in politics would they would be in.

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.