Saturday, November 14, 2009

Bloome's Objectives

From lowest to higher order thinking

TSW identify the five senses by labeling a diagram with 100% accuracy.

TSW summarize a book by listing the sequence of its events with 80%accuracy.

TSW implement the new problem solving skill of working backwords to demonstrate how to find a solution the the problem given with 90%accuracy.

TSW outline the schools prefrences on ice cream flavors by surveying and graphing the data with 90% accuracy.

TSW test a given theory in science and report thier findings to the class with 90% accuracy.

TSW make a painting reflecting thier feelings about a book or issue with 90% accuracy.

Friday, November 6, 2009

STAR TREK

So I had never watched star trek in my life... i always tried to avoid. But then i had to watch it for class. We watched the episode about Darmok in class and strangely it had to do Language arts! Goes to show that anything can be applied or used in the classroom.

I don't think that the sacrifice Captain Dathon made was not worth it. I think that if he tried hard enough they wouldn't of had to perform the story Darmok and Gilad at tenagra... in other words go down to planet El Adrell. Somehow if they had taken the time they could of sat there and eventually understand each other. No need to die.. hell i wouldn't risk it!

I think that Captain Picard learned that he shouldn't make hasty assumptions. He should take time before he makes decisions. This goes for all the crew on his ship. They shouldn't of shot at anything if there was nothing really going on. We should all take the time to wait and be observant in order to make good decisions.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Descriptive: Deep in the sands of Egypt

Old and quiet it lays,
for thousands of years locked away
All alone, its leathery skin covered in gold
jewels and amulets

Draped in linen surrounded by spells,
beneath the Saharan sand, it silently waits.
Deep inside the pyramid,
under the blistering sun, its still.

Hiding from every eye,
untouched by the light over centuries,
surrounded by darkness, treasures, furniture,
its dried insides, and pets.

When it sees day again,
we are all in awe to find
how intact and well preserved it is.
The salts and oils did their job.

The mummy lives after its death so long ago
in the museums, and in books.
After 3000 years, his wish to live forever
has come true.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Expository: Make an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid

1. Gather Your Materials. You will nee about 200 sugar cubes, a piece of cardboard, glue or frosting and popsicle stick, paint brush, food coloring, and an ounce of water.

2. Start your first layer of the pyramid. Make a square with the cubes by gluing them on the cardboard. There should be ten cubes on each side of the square.


3. Make another layer of cubes, this time only using nine on each side. These will be placed on top of the first layer a couple of centimeters in from the first layer.


4. Continue the next layer with eight cubes on each side, then the next layer with seven cubes on each side. Keep building your layers until you are down to one cube. Make sure that each layer is pushed in about 2-3 inches to the center so the the pyramid becomes narrower as it gets taller.


5. Next mix an ounce of water with a couple of drops of food coloring. Finally use the paintbrush to dye your pyramid.


*if you decide to use the frosting instead of the glue, use the popsicle stick to spread it and make sure to let the frosting dry and harden before you build the next layer

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Persuasive Piece- EGYPT


Ok so my persuasive piece is a poster. I know, i could of scanned it like Jade suggessted but my scanner is downstairs and well, I would have to go down there. Anyway, so pretty much its a sketch of the elements in my poster. My poster will be persuading its viewers to visit Egypt. In my mind the end product will look like a professional ad, but my drawing does not depict this.


The poster shows the pyramids of course, a camel for rides, the skylines of Cairo and Alexandria, a map of Africa with Egypt highlighted, dishes of "food", the eye of horous, a scarab amulet, a camera to attract tourist/photographers, museum and library info, a pic of other ancient Egypt ruins, a friendly Egyptian, and the Nile River. Several of these have captions like "learn about ancient Egypt", "Saharan Campouts", and at the bottom of some there is information/ facts. At the bottom corner I added "Make your resevations now and win a trip to Moracco!" and at the bottom a couple of sentences on why Egypt is a good destination.
****any suggestions?



---(Melissa)

Monday, October 12, 2009

Egypt narrative---- no title yet


I think you should be able to click on it to get a larger view.....you have to wait for more!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Talking

How does talking benefit students in the classroom?



Well first of all talking allows students to learn from eachother. Through conversations students pick up new information on a variety of topics. Another benefit would be that conversations can help a student practice thier language skills, they listen to others model public speaking. From this they are able to note it and hopefully apply it in their speaking. A third benefit would be that students learn how a conversation works, for example how to take turns listening and speaking. Also they learn how to show people they are listening by eyecontact, facial expressions, and body language. Talking also allows students to see different points of view or ideas about different topics in class. Another is that they are given the chance to use vocabulary they have learned, as well as learn new vocabulary from thier peers. There are many benefits that students get through talking in the classroom. The one that i like the most though is that they learn about new things and get to share ideas.