Write a Summary Paragraph:
Check out this "how to" for writing a great summary paragraph.
Click on the link below:
Click on the link below:
| writingasummaryparagraph.pdf |
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Author's Purpose:
Check out this powerpoint about author's purpose. As you read the questions see if you can figure out if the author's purpose is to entertain, to inform or to persuade...
What was Anna Quindlen's purpose in writing the essay "Homeless?" Why did Jean Little write "Little by Little."
What was Anna Quindlen's purpose in writing the essay "Homeless?" Why did Jean Little write "Little by Little."
| authorpurposenoanswppt.pptx |
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9/11 remembered - Journal Response:
(in L.A. class for Monday, September 12th)
Pick a video on the site below...
Watch it and think about this important day in American history.
(Please use headphones!)
* What do you think / feel as you watch the videos?
* How do the events of 9/11 impact your life, even though you were not born yet?
* What should we, as middle schoolers & as a nation, do to mark the occasion?
Try to write at least a page in your journal.
Make sure your handwriting is neat & legible.
Don't forget the date in the upper right hand corner.
Add a title at the top of the page.
Watch it and think about this important day in American history.
(Please use headphones!)
* What do you think / feel as you watch the videos?
* How do the events of 9/11 impact your life, even though you were not born yet?
* What should we, as middle schoolers & as a nation, do to mark the occasion?
Try to write at least a page in your journal.
Make sure your handwriting is neat & legible.
Don't forget the date in the upper right hand corner.
Add a title at the top of the page.
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Extra Credit: Figurative Language - music quiz
Intro powerpoint: Below is a youtube video with 20 song clips that include figurative language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuTjE-Jz-o0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuTjE-Jz-o0
The document below is a powerpoint about alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion, repetition.
These are used in the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MUSIC "quiz." Check back for the link to the video on Youtube.
These are used in the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MUSIC "quiz." Check back for the link to the video on Youtube.
| figurativelangugeintorppt.pptx |
Here is the figurative language video quiz. Click on this youtube & check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCnfsRnKWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCnfsRnKWc
"Stop the Hate" essay contest
The Maltz Museum is sponsoring a writing contest, challenging students in grades 6 - 12 to "take personal responsibility to combat hatred, discrimination and intolerance."
All 7th & 8th graders at BMS will be participating, as they write a essay to submit to the Maltz Museum, as well as getting credit in Language Arts class.
In 500 words or less, you will describe a time when you or someone you know chose silence or inaction over speaking up in a difficult or uncomfortable situation. What was the harm in not doing or saying anything? What did you learn from that experience and how will that knowledge influence your actions in the future?
The BMS essay requirements:
(hard copies were distributed in class)
All 7th & 8th graders at BMS will be participating, as they write a essay to submit to the Maltz Museum, as well as getting credit in Language Arts class.
In 500 words or less, you will describe a time when you or someone you know chose silence or inaction over speaking up in a difficult or uncomfortable situation. What was the harm in not doing or saying anything? What did you learn from that experience and how will that knowledge influence your actions in the future?
The BMS essay requirements:
(hard copies were distributed in class)
| bmsstopthehateassign.pdf |
pre-write: remember- click file> make a copy> rename the document
The Maltz Museum contest guidelines:
| maltzstophateassign.pdf |
Maltz Museum - site:
Click on this link to get more info about this contest. Past winners are listed on the left:
http://www.maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate/for-teachers/
http://www.maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate/for-teachers/
After completing this webquest you need to print out your responses and turn it in.
EDCITE :
March is dedicated to 'Celebrating Women.' Complete the following edcite assignment about the "Women's Rights Movement."
It is due on Thursday, March 26th.
https://www.edcite.com
EDCITE:
Please go to the following link and complete the following assignment about Volcanoes on Edcite:
https://www.edcite.com/apps/AssignmentEditor?quickassign=true
https://www.edcite.com/apps/AssignmentEditor?quickassign=true
Newspaper Article Assignment:
| newspaperarticle.pdf |
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