February 6, 2009
Continue to work on Biography Projects. Due: February 17th
Miss Clark
Friday, January 30, 2009
February 5, 2009
Personification
Personification is the technique of giving a non-human thing human qualities such as hearing, feeling, talking, or making decisions. Writers use personification to emphasize something or make it stand out. Personification makes the material more interesting and creates a new way to look at every day things.
Read the poem "Summer Grass" by Carl Sandburg and think about how personification is used to make the poem more descriptive.
"Summer Grass" by Carl Sandburg
Summer grass aches and whispers
It wants something: it calls and sings; it pours
out wishes to the overhead stars.
The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow
coming; the rain wets the face of the grass.
On a separate sheet of paper, write each sentence and underline the non-human thing and circle the human quality.
1. The winter wrapped its icy claws around Northeast Pennsylvania.
2. The alarm clock screeched that it was time to get up.
3. Fear grabbed me as I heard footsteps behind me.
4. The washer sputtered and groaned as it removed the mud
from the knees of my old jeans.
5. The printer spit out more copies than I needed.
6. The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirt road.
7. The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.
8. The stars winked at us from the night sky.
9. Listening to the piano sing its happy tune made me want to
dance.
10. That carrot cake with the cream cheese icing is calling my name.
February 2, 2009
Lesson 18 – Verb Suffixes *Definitions and Parts of Speech
celebrate
realize
advertise
analyze
organize
cooperate
congratulate
exercise
calculate
illustrate
recognize
compromise
memorize
paralyze
criticize
inaugurate
*To help you study, you may want to try: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm
Miss Clark
Lesson 18 – Verb Suffixes *Definitions and Parts of Speech
celebrate
realize
advertise
analyze
organize
cooperate
congratulate
exercise
calculate
illustrate
recognize
compromise
memorize
paralyze
criticize
inaugurate
*To help you study, you may want to try: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm
Miss Clark
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Bibliography
Link:
http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=bibliographymaker
http://web07.mohonasen.org/staffdev/bibmake/bibmakercitations.htm
http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=bibliographymaker
http://web07.mohonasen.org/staffdev/bibmake/bibmakercitations.htm
Friday, January 16, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
BIOGRAPHY PROJECTS
Biography Report will be due: FEBRUARY 17th.
Project Directions are posted on edline and are copied here for your convenience! Have fun; this is a great project! This form will be given out in class: Jan. 13th.
Project Directions are posted on edline and are copied here for your convenience! Have fun; this is a great project! This form will be given out in class: Jan. 13th.
Biography Project
File Folder Report Directions
Your Name:____________________________________________________________
Famous Person:________________________________________________________
Project Begins: Jan 13 Written Report Due: Feb. 17 Speeches Begin: Feb. 23
File Folder Report:
• Front Cover: Attach the drawing of your famous person
• Inside Left Cover: Attach your Inspiration timeline & “Important Poem”
• Inside Right: Staple all pages of the written report with bibliography at the end
• Back Cover: Glue any photos or quotes
• File Folder Tab: Write the famous person’s name and your name
Background Information on the Person
You will need to read and locate information from three sources:
1. Biography novel (given out in class)
2. Encyclopedia (on-line or print)
3. Internet source
Famous Person Drawing
Draw a picture in color of your famous person on paper.
Decorate the background of the drawing of your
person if you wish. Label your person’s full name in large neat
lettering and dates of birth and death. Write your first and last
name and date in small lettering the lower right corner of the
paper.
Example:
Helen Adams Keller
1880-1968
By: Your Name
Timeline
Draw a timeline with at least 8 important events in your person’s life. Add drawings, clip art, or photos to the timeline.
Biography Project Directions
File Folder Report page 2
Written Report
Use Microsoft Word or write your final copy in your best printing about your famous
person. Include information in a logical order to include:
• Where was this person born? In what year?
• Where did this person grow up?
• What does/did this person do for a living?
• Why is this person famous? What did/does this person do to become famous?
• How has this person made an impact on others' lives?
• Quotes and interesting information about the person
• Fill out the bibliography information sheet showing the three sources used and attach
it as the last page of your report
Important Book Poem
Margaret Wise Brown was the author of a book entitled The Important Book.
Use this as a model and write a poem entitled “The Important Thing” using your famous person as the subject of the poem.
Example:
The important thing about________ is that he __________________. (what he is famous for)
He _____________________ . (list one thing he did)
He _____________________ . (list another thing he did)
He _____________________. (list a third thing he did)
But the important thing about is that he was ____________ . (what he is famous for)
Here is an example poem:
The important thing about Sir Francis Drake is that he was an English explorer.
He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.
He followed secret orders from Queen Elizabeth as a pirate who attacked Spanish ships
and towns.
He later became Vice-Admiral of the English navy as commanded by the queen.
But, the most important thing about Sir Francis Drake is that he defeated the Spanish
Armada and kept
Biography Project Directions
File Folder Report page 2
Public Speaking Monologue
This activity will give you an opportunity to meet your benchmark in public speaking. You will dress up (as much as you can) as your person and pretend you are the person. You will tell all about your contributions, and about your life. You will need to rehearse at home. Speeches will begin in February. You will sign up for a time to give your presentation.
Remember you will be scored for:
v �� C Content - important details included
v �� O Organization - a clear beginning, middle, and end
v �� L Language - appropriate and interesting words and language
v �� D Delivery – good eye contact, volume and body posture
Biography Information to Search ~ Famous Person
v Date of Birth - Place of Birth
v Date of Death - Place of Death
v Family
v Childhood Information
v What did this person do for a living?
v Major Accomplishments - Why the person is famous
v How has this person made an impact on others' lives?
v Interesting Information & Other Facts
v Famous Quotes by this Person
Bibliography of Sources Used
BOOK:
Book Title:
Author
Name of Publisher
Place Published
Date Published
ENCYCLOPEDIA BOOK:
Print Encyclopedia Title
Volume Letter Volume Number Date
Name of Publisher
Place Published
Date Published
Article title
Pages used
ON-LINE ENCYCLOPEDIA:
On-line Encyclopedia Title
Internet Address
Date you used this site
INTERNET WEB SITE:
Internet Web Site Title
Internet Address
Date you used this site
Important Poem
The important thing about_____________________ is that he/she
____________________________________________________.
(what he/she is famous for)
He/she _____________________________________________ .
____________________________________________________.
(list one thing he/she did)
He/she _____________________________________________ .
____________________________________________________.
(list another thing he/she did)
He/she _____________________________________________ .
____________________________________________________.
(list a third thing he/she did)
But the important thing about _______________________ is that
he/she ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
(what he/she is famous for)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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