Did you know September 15 - October 15 is designated Hispanic Heritage Month?
This year's theme recognizes the commitment to family values and civic involvement of Hispanic Americans and how their patriotism has helped strengthen our country.
We are going to celebrate by researching Hispanic Americans and bringing them to life in JHMS. Find your assignment on JHMS's fighting racism blog.
Side Note:
Always wondered about what is politically correct or what all these "names" mean?
1. Hispanic - used by Cubans, Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean people who consider their cultural heritage linked to Spain.
2. Latino (Latina for women) - used by descendents of Latin America (Mexico, Central America, and South America).
3. Chicano (Chicana for women) - used by people of Mexican ancestry wishing to distinguish their heritage from those of other Latin American countries. The term Mexican-American is becoming a popular replacement.
4. Hispaño (Hispaña for women) - used by the direct descendants of Spanish conquistadors and other Spanish settlers of the US southwest (who did not immigrate from Latin America).
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Parent Survey - Beginning of the Year
In effort to build an email list, I need email addresses from all parents. Please email me (mrooks@teton1.k12.wy.us) with the answers to the following questions:
1. What you need to know about my child in school:
2. What I'd like you to know about my child outside of school:
3. My hopes for my child this year (either academic or social or other...)
4. My fears for my child this year (either academic or social or other...)
5. Skills and/or experiences (ex: any traveling in the Eastern Hemisphere!) I would like to share with the class or JHMS:
6. Other comments or information
**Thank you!
1. What you need to know about my child in school:
2. What I'd like you to know about my child outside of school:
3. My hopes for my child this year (either academic or social or other...)
4. My fears for my child this year (either academic or social or other...)
5. Skills and/or experiences (ex: any traveling in the Eastern Hemisphere!) I would like to share with the class or JHMS:
6. Other comments or information
**Thank you!
LA Skills - Practice
All Skills:
This is a great site to practice all sorts of Language Arts skills. It provides instant feedback. It is very helpful in a number of different topics!
This site has a lot of grammar lessons and games.
Vocabulary and Editing...and Saving the World:
Also, try Free Rice to develop vocabulary and practice editing and grammar skills.
Games for editing and revising.
Glogs places to find many helpful sites - try this one for typing & spelling, try this one for games and site words !
Spelling:
This is a great site to practice all sorts of Language Arts skills. It provides instant feedback. It is very helpful in a number of different topics!
This site has a lot of grammar lessons and games.
Vocabulary and Editing...and Saving the World:
Also, try Free Rice to develop vocabulary and practice editing and grammar skills.
Games for editing and revising.
Glogs places to find many helpful sites - try this one for typing & spelling, try this one for games and site words !
Spelling:
Spelling Practice:
Spelling? Deos it rlleay mttear? I cdnuolt blveiee it!
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rseaerch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deson't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? And I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt?!
Enjoy!
- Spelling City ...
- Woodlands Spelling Games ...
- more ...
- Spelling Bee Game ...
- Shambles.net ...
- Quiz Hub ...
Spelling? Deos it rlleay mttear? I cdnuolt blveiee it!
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rseaerch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deson't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? And I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt?!
Enjoy!
Reading Sites
Check out these sites to find new books:
Find out about authors you love!
www.Bookadventure.com - created by the Sylvan learning center. This site's book finder matches kids with reads they'll enjoy. (It's like match.com only with books!!) Acing book quizzes lets them win prizes!
www.Teenreads.com - this extensive site posts lists of upcoming books and interviews with popular writers like Anthony Horowitz and Judy Blume. it also gives tips on how to start a reading club.
www.Guysread.com - This site was launched to connect boys of all ages with literature relevant to them. he urges guys to expand their definition of reading, pointing out that nonfiction, comics, and magazines count, too.
Info about books and authors: http://www.bestlibrary.org/cool/
Find out about authors you love!
www.Bookadventure.com - created by the Sylvan learning center. This site's book finder matches kids with reads they'll enjoy. (It's like match.com only with books!!) Acing book quizzes lets them win prizes!
www.Teenreads.com - this extensive site posts lists of upcoming books and interviews with popular writers like Anthony Horowitz and Judy Blume. it also gives tips on how to start a reading club.
www.Guysread.com - This site was launched to connect boys of all ages with literature relevant to them. he urges guys to expand their definition of reading, pointing out that nonfiction, comics, and magazines count, too.
Info about books and authors: http://www.bestlibrary.org/cool/
6th Grade Historical Fiction Lit Circles
Ladder #1: Individual Activists - fighting societal injustices
Iqbal: A novel about a true story. This book is set in Pakistan and shares the plight of children sold into slavery. Read more about the nonprofit, Free the Children, that was founded after reading Iqbal.
1. Go to Issues and Controversies (jackson/hole). Type in Child labor and choose the one titled “Child Labor and Sweatshops.”
2. Google Iqbal Masih: There are a lot of great websites dedicated to him.
a. Read Wikipedia article
b. There are some great links at the bottom of the article! Feel free to check them out. Children's World and Who Was Iqbal Masih?
3. Check out Free the Children
4. Go to Culture Grams (jacksonbronc/hole)– build prior knowledge about Pakistan
a. Find information about child labor, Iqbal Masih
5. Wondering what you can do? Visit the International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE) site to find out more about child labor facts and myths, and explore links between child labor, education, and poverty. You'll find true stories of child workers turned advocates - like Iqbal. There is poetry and art and a lot of students - like you - who are walking their talk!
6. After reading chapter 4, check out Bukhara rugs. Consider what Iqbal's rug may have looked like.
7. Check out this activity regarding Child Labor issues today.
The Breadwinner: This book is set in Afghanistan during the time of the Taliban. Learn how one young woman becomes the breadwinner despite the laws against such an act.
1. Go to Issues and Controversies (jackson/hole) – search Taliban, choose the first article.
a. Consider the first picture. What would life be from this point of view?
2. Go to: Taliban Rules for Women
3. Go to WorldBook Online (Teton1/schools) - Taliban
4. Go to CultureGrams (jacksonbronc/hole) – build prior knowledge of Afghanistan
5. The Taliban is now an issue in Pakistan. Check out this article from cnn.com about a Girl Poet who is taking on the Taliban TODAY. There are also many current events links on this site.
Homeless Bird: This book is about a young girl who becomes a widow in India. Learn about what this means for her life at a 15 year old and her future.
1. Go to United Streaming Videos
2. Article about widows in India by CNN.
3. Information about Amar Bari, "My Home" - a refuge for widows in India.
4. So much informatin - WOW - from Widows International.
5. Another non-profit that works for marginalized women and children in India: The Guild of Service.
6. Link to the movie blog: The White Rainbow Project (I ordered the movie; it should be here soon!) and for more about the movie, click here.
Journey to Jo’berg: This book is set in South Africa during the time of Apartheid. Learn about how a brother and sister risk their lives to simply get their mother home to her sick child. Along their journey, they learn what apartheid really means for their family and their futures.
1. Go to BrainPop (teton/tcsd): Social Studies – Apartheid
2. Go to WorldBook Online (teton1/schools) - Apartheid
3. Go to: Apartheid Museum
4. Great site to understand Apartheid better.
5. Go to CultureGrams (jacksonbronc/hole) – build prior knowledge of South Africa
a. Look at timeline for information about Apartheid
6. After reading about Grace's brother and her stories about students fighting back, watch these United Streaming Movies.
Ladder #2: Survival stories - surviving man-made and natural disasters.
Read Hiroshima and Sadako: These are stories about the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima at the end of WWII. They also help us to understand the deadly consequences.
1. Go to United Streaming Assignment.
The Bomb: This is the story of a small group of islands, very isolated from the rest of the world. The US government chose Bikini Atoll to do further testing on their nuclear bombs. Read about how this island fights back.
1. Go to United Streaming Videos for The Bomb
Under the Blood Red Sun: This story is set in Hawaii and takes place in 1941 as America responds to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Experience the fear and racism of the time.
1. Go to WorldBook Online (teton1/schools) - Pearl Harbor (good pictures and videos)
2. Go to American History (jackson/hole) – search Pearl Harbor (videos)
3. Go to Navy Pictures of Pearl Harbor
4. For information about the internment camps of the Japanese-Americans, go to Japanese Internment Camps
a. Toward the bottom there is information about Sand Island, Hawaii.
5. Read So Far From The Sea by Eve Bunting.
The Killing Sea: This story is set in Indonesia in 2004. The story begins the day before the Tsunami hits. It is a survival story that brings together two characters from very different cultures.
1. Go to BrainPop (online databases (teton/TCSD)): science – Tsunami
2. Go to WorldBook Online (Teton1/Schools) - Tsunami (2004), good pictures
3. Go to CultureGrams (Jacksonbronc/hole) – build prior knowledge of Indonesia
4. Go to :Tsunami Videos
5. Go to : United Steaming Videos
6. Other videos
7. National Geographic video - from Mr. Wiley
Ladder #3: Fighting against a government. Understanding propaganda and oppression.
Kiss the Dust: This story is set in Iraq. It is the story of a Kurdish family that must flee to Iran due to persecution against the Kurds in Iraq. It tells the story of refugees in a way that will break your heart.
The Year of Impossible Goodbyes: This story helps us to understand Korea's history from the end of WWII to the beginnings of the Korean war. It's a story of a family that is forced to live in an occupied country for many years. This story shows the power of propaganda.
Red Scarf Girl: This is a memoir of a family living in China during Mao's Cultural Revolution. It is a story of living with propaganda and conflicting beliefs. It helps us to understand how difficult it is to live with fear.
1. Go to WorldBook Online (teton1/schools) - Cultural Revolution
a. Check out some of the Back in Time articles
2. Check out these United Streaming movies (follow the directions telling you which movies to watch first)
3. Go to CultureGrams (jacksonbronc/hole) – build prior knowledge of China
a. Pay attention to the time line – China under Communism
4. Explore Ji-Li's company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchanges between the United States and China. "If I can help Americans to understand China, and the Chinese to learn about the United States, even a little, I will feel very rewarded. I will have contributed something to my country, China, and my home, America (p 271)."
Other:
MAROO OF THE WINTER CAVES:
1. Go to United Streaming Videos for Maroo
2. Go to BrainPop (online databases (teton/TCSD)): Science-Earth System- Ice Age
Go to ACTIVITIES-->Graphic Organizer-->Print--> Take notes on this activity sheet as you watch the movie-->Go back to movie-->Press CC button and read along --> Play the quiz-->Graded Quiz--> View your results --> OK --> Record your score --> Review answers --> If you missed more than 2, take the test again.
3. Go to BrainPop (online databases (teton/TCSD)): Science-Earth System- Avalanches
Go to ACTIVITIES-->Graphic Organizer-->Print--> Take notes on this activity sheet as you watch the movie-->Go back to movie-->Press CC button and read along --> Play the quiz-->Graded Quiz--> View your results --> OK --> Record your score --> Review answers --> If you missed more than 2, take the test again.
4. Go to WorldBook Online (Teton1/Schools).
Go to My Backpack-->Maroo and Wolf Brother--> Stone Age-->
Responding to Our Writing
1. Read 4 stories.
2. After you read each story, write a comment.
3. Comments should include 3 parts: a response to the content of the story, another response to the content of the story, and a compliment on the author's writing.
4. INCLUDE YOUR NAME! (You will not be given credit for a comment if your name is not on it.
5. Remember - your comment will not count toward one of your 4 assignment comments if 4 comments have already been written for a story. (It will be extra credit if you have already written 4 other comments.)
Remember: now is not the time for criticism or suggestions. It's just time to celebrate your peers' writing efforts.
2. After you read each story, write a comment.
3. Comments should include 3 parts: a response to the content of the story, another response to the content of the story, and a compliment on the author's writing.
4. INCLUDE YOUR NAME! (You will not be given credit for a comment if your name is not on it.
5. Remember - your comment will not count toward one of your 4 assignment comments if 4 comments have already been written for a story. (It will be extra credit if you have already written 4 other comments.)
Remember: now is not the time for criticism or suggestions. It's just time to celebrate your peers' writing efforts.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Academic Vocabulary - MAP
141-150: ABC order, beginning sound, vowel
151-160: advertisement, business letter, ending sound, fable, journal, legend, list, opposite, outline, rule, short story, synonym, thank-you note, title LU: list
161-170: atlas, bias, biography, chapter, compound word, contraction, cookbook, describe, dictionary, fairy tale, folk tale, index, main idea, note, nursery rhyme, personal narrative, prefix, problem, sign, suffix, table of contents, title page, word family LU: capital letter, comma, command, comparative, contraction, essay, exclamation, exclamation mark, exclamation point, invitation, mark, noun, period, play, punctuation, quetion mark, sentence fragment, sign, superlative, where, word order
171-180: announcement, antonym instructions, main character, make-believe, newspaper, nonfiction, plot, point of view, root word, schedule, science fiction, setting, syllable, tall tale, textbook LU: action verb, apostrophe, capitalize, date, edit, greeting, past tense, possessive, proofread, to describe
181-190: acronym, advertise, almanac, American literature, anecdote, anthology, aphorism, argue, autobiography, bibliography, book review, brochure, caption, category, characteristics, conclusion, context, conversation, description, diary, drama, entertain, excerpt, fact and opinion, fiction, foreshadowing, glossary, graphic organizer, guide words, historical fiction, homonym, inform, job announcement, labels, literature, magazine, main point, manual, memoir, moral, multisyllabic, myth, narrator, news, novel, one-act play, persuade, persuasion, picture book, poet, policy, problem and solution, purpose, recipe, reference book, reference book, reference material, reports, resolution, resource, rhythm, rising action, satire, science book, speaker, stanza, summarize, syllogism, thesaurus, topic, topic sentence, Venn diagram, vocabulary LU: address, adverb, advertise, argument, audience, autobiography, bibliography, book report, book title, chronological order, closing, colon, compound sentence, creative writing, description, diary, drama, ending, exclamatory sentence, expository writing, fiction, figurative language, formal essay, friendly letter, grammar, graphic organizer, heading, hyphen, indent, introduction, literary analysis, main topic, manual, margin, memo, mystery, novel, persuasive writing, plural, proper noun, punctuate, quotation, quotation mark, review, revision, run-on sentence, salutation, semicolon, signature, singular, stanza, subject-verb agreement, supporting detail, tense, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, topic, topic sentence, verb phrase, when
191-200: annotated bibliography, editorial, footnote, metaphor, middle sound, summary, word root LU: abbreviation, classified ad, clause, descriptive writing, editorial, expository, formal language, format, freewrite, future tense, imperative sentence, interjection, journalism, letter closing, main clause, main heading, narrative writing, part of speech, predicate, proofreading, resume, simple sentence, slang, word choice
201-210: alliteration, assonance, assumption, British literature, characterize, chronological, conflict, consonance, coupon, debate, exaggeration, exposition, falling action, field guide, flashback, headline, instruction, irony, literary device, literary element, memorandum, narrate, order of events, parable, persuasive, present tense, primary source historical document, pun, quote, reference, research paper, scene, secondary source, speech, tale, thesis paper, word play, world and ancient literature, world literature LU: abstract, active voice, adjective clause, adjective phrase, adverb clause, alliteration, analyze, antecedent, argumentative, argumentative essay, capitalization, caret, cliche, cluster, common noun, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence, conjunction, declarative sentence, dependent clause, direct object, direct quotation, exposition, expository essay, gerund, humor, hyperbole, independent clause, infinitive phrase, informative essay, interrogative sentence, introductory sentence, irregular verb, language, linking verb, main verb, modifier, noun clause, noun phrase, onomatopoeia, parallelism, parentheses, parody, participial phrase, persona, personification, plural possessive, preposition, prepositional phrase, present tense, prewrite, prewriting, process essay, rough draft, singular noun, subordinate clause, thesis statement, tone, transition, verse, visualize
211-220: allusion, appendix, characterization, contrast, extended metaphor, guide letters, homophone, oxymoron, resolve, suspense LU: comma splice, contrast, documentation, fragment, journalistic, limerick, organization, paraphrase, participial, participle, present participle, to explain
221-230: archetype, contradict, first person, iambic pentameter, metric feet, omniscient, paradox, pathetic fallacy, second person, sonnet, standard English, stereotype, supporting details, symbolism, symbolize, third person, viewpoint LU: allegory, analysis, application, colloquialism, compose, dash, diction, ellipsis, epic poem, expository paragraph, formal outline, how-to essay, infinitive, italics, literary response, persuasive argument, plagiarize, predicate noun, reflexive pronoun, symbolism, tragedy, works cited
231-240: antithesis, metonymy, scansion, synecdoche LU: appositive, objective pronoun, supporting evidence
Need help understanding Literary Terms? Try this link for very clear definitions. To find any word you can imagine, use this link. Click here to find Wikipedia's list of literary terms. Great site for Literary Elements.
151-160: advertisement, business letter, ending sound, fable, journal, legend, list, opposite, outline, rule, short story, synonym, thank-you note, title LU: list
161-170: atlas, bias, biography, chapter, compound word, contraction, cookbook, describe, dictionary, fairy tale, folk tale, index, main idea, note, nursery rhyme, personal narrative, prefix, problem, sign, suffix, table of contents, title page, word family LU: capital letter, comma, command, comparative, contraction, essay, exclamation, exclamation mark, exclamation point, invitation, mark, noun, period, play, punctuation, quetion mark, sentence fragment, sign, superlative, where, word order
171-180: announcement, antonym instructions, main character, make-believe, newspaper, nonfiction, plot, point of view, root word, schedule, science fiction, setting, syllable, tall tale, textbook LU: action verb, apostrophe, capitalize, date, edit, greeting, past tense, possessive, proofread, to describe
181-190: acronym, advertise, almanac, American literature, anecdote, anthology, aphorism, argue, autobiography, bibliography, book review, brochure, caption, category, characteristics, conclusion, context, conversation, description, diary, drama, entertain, excerpt, fact and opinion, fiction, foreshadowing, glossary, graphic organizer, guide words, historical fiction, homonym, inform, job announcement, labels, literature, magazine, main point, manual, memoir, moral, multisyllabic, myth, narrator, news, novel, one-act play, persuade, persuasion, picture book, poet, policy, problem and solution, purpose, recipe, reference book, reference book, reference material, reports, resolution, resource, rhythm, rising action, satire, science book, speaker, stanza, summarize, syllogism, thesaurus, topic, topic sentence, Venn diagram, vocabulary LU: address, adverb, advertise, argument, audience, autobiography, bibliography, book report, book title, chronological order, closing, colon, compound sentence, creative writing, description, diary, drama, ending, exclamatory sentence, expository writing, fiction, figurative language, formal essay, friendly letter, grammar, graphic organizer, heading, hyphen, indent, introduction, literary analysis, main topic, manual, margin, memo, mystery, novel, persuasive writing, plural, proper noun, punctuate, quotation, quotation mark, review, revision, run-on sentence, salutation, semicolon, signature, singular, stanza, subject-verb agreement, supporting detail, tense, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, topic, topic sentence, verb phrase, when
191-200: annotated bibliography, editorial, footnote, metaphor, middle sound, summary, word root LU: abbreviation, classified ad, clause, descriptive writing, editorial, expository, formal language, format, freewrite, future tense, imperative sentence, interjection, journalism, letter closing, main clause, main heading, narrative writing, part of speech, predicate, proofreading, resume, simple sentence, slang, word choice
201-210: alliteration, assonance, assumption, British literature, characterize, chronological, conflict, consonance, coupon, debate, exaggeration, exposition, falling action, field guide, flashback, headline, instruction, irony, literary device, literary element, memorandum, narrate, order of events, parable, persuasive, present tense, primary source historical document, pun, quote, reference, research paper, scene, secondary source, speech, tale, thesis paper, word play, world and ancient literature, world literature LU: abstract, active voice, adjective clause, adjective phrase, adverb clause, alliteration, analyze, antecedent, argumentative, argumentative essay, capitalization, caret, cliche, cluster, common noun, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence, conjunction, declarative sentence, dependent clause, direct object, direct quotation, exposition, expository essay, gerund, humor, hyperbole, independent clause, infinitive phrase, informative essay, interrogative sentence, introductory sentence, irregular verb, language, linking verb, main verb, modifier, noun clause, noun phrase, onomatopoeia, parallelism, parentheses, parody, participial phrase, persona, personification, plural possessive, preposition, prepositional phrase, present tense, prewrite, prewriting, process essay, rough draft, singular noun, subordinate clause, thesis statement, tone, transition, verse, visualize
211-220: allusion, appendix, characterization, contrast, extended metaphor, guide letters, homophone, oxymoron, resolve, suspense LU: comma splice, contrast, documentation, fragment, journalistic, limerick, organization, paraphrase, participial, participle, present participle, to explain
221-230: archetype, contradict, first person, iambic pentameter, metric feet, omniscient, paradox, pathetic fallacy, second person, sonnet, standard English, stereotype, supporting details, symbolism, symbolize, third person, viewpoint LU: allegory, analysis, application, colloquialism, compose, dash, diction, ellipsis, epic poem, expository paragraph, formal outline, how-to essay, infinitive, italics, literary response, persuasive argument, plagiarize, predicate noun, reflexive pronoun, symbolism, tragedy, works cited
231-240: antithesis, metonymy, scansion, synecdoche LU: appositive, objective pronoun, supporting evidence
Need help understanding Literary Terms? Try this link for very clear definitions. To find any word you can imagine, use this link. Click here to find Wikipedia's list of literary terms. Great site for Literary Elements.
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