Students:
Keep an eye out for similarities and differences in the following:
- Plot
- Setting
- Characters
- What the characters say or do
After reading the book Holes, students will be watching the movie Holes. They will be looking doing a compare and contrast of the story and the movie, looking for similarities and differences between the two. As well, they will be looking for scenes added to the movie and scenes missing.
Students: Keep an eye out for similarities and differences in the following:
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Similes and metaphors 2012 View more PowerPoint from ISF In the book Holes, you can find many examples of irony.
Some of them include:
Nicknames:
· Can be good or bad · Some may think they are funny · Given by parents, friends or bullies · Sometimes they can be endearing and cute · They can label and scar people · Fitting and appropriate; others can be silly and hurtful In the book Holes, all the boys at Camp Green Lake have nicknames. Some names given are fitting to the characters describing their personalities or characteristics while others can be negative and label them in a way which can scar a person permanently. Hector Zeroni, aka “Zero”, was given his nickname by Mr. Pendanski. He gave it to describe Hector as having nothing in his head, dumb, stupid and “Zero”. I am sure anyone given this nickname would not appreciate it at all and would make them very self-conscious and insecure. Even though Mr. Pendanski prefers to call students by the names their parents gave them, he still called Hector “Zero”. I have had many nicknames in the past stemming from the way my name is written, my physical appearance and even my flaws. Some names given can be outright mean and nasty. The people who gave me those nicknames are insensitive and rude. I can still recall the names of the culprits who made me feel depressed and lowered my self-esteem. People say “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” but I disagree. Not all nicknames are mean and nasty. The ones given by my family and loved ones put a smile on my face every time I hear them. I won’t disclose them to you but I am sure all students have ones given by their parents representing their love and closeness based on your relationships. These nicknames are sometimes too silly to mention but always bring a smile to my face when I think of my own given by my sister. Not all nicknames are mean and nasty but they can affect you in a positive or negative way. If you can just let the mean and nasty ones slide, you won’t have a issue with them at all. Ms. Tam, our school librarian, has been kind enough to provide the PPT from your lesson this week on how to research and use resources for your reference. Big 6 Research Model View more presentations from Ho Lun. Dear Grade 5 Students,
If you want to read some good pieces of writing written by students. Visit Ryan K.L and Hillary C.'s blogs. They have written some interesting pieces using good words, a variety of sentences and descriptive language. GOOD JOB! Sincerely, Mr. H Sentence Fluency - one component of the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing To improve your writing so it's easier and smoother to read, use a variety of sentences in your writing. Mix it up with Simple, Compound and Complex sentences. Use the patterns from the below diagram, your class notes and examples and a FANBOYS (conjunction) to improve your writing. There are many other conjunctions you can use as well and see if you know how to use them in the following games. Wheel of Fortune Conjunction Game More Conjunction Practice For the ones who want to learn more about conjunctions and make your writing better, here's a website that gives a thorough explanation of other conjunctions. Look at the examples and try and use some of them in your writing! Click here for more conjunctions This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.
Author Jack Gantos will be visiting the ISF Academy! The book Joey Pigza Swallowed a Key is a funny book about a boy trying to get himself together but has a tough time. It's a short read and you can probably finish it before the author visit.
Date: November 8, 2011 (Tuesday) Place: The S.K. & Margaret Wong Gymnasium 10:30-11:30 am (G3-G5 students) Here's his website: Click here First of all, I would like to say how nice it was to finally meet most of the 5R and 5A parents to discuss how we can further support the students at home and at school. I will be meeting each student individually over the next couple of weeks to discuss areas of focus and goals for students.
In class, we have started reading Leonardo's Horse and learning how to find important events and the details to go along with it. Students learned about sequencing and the adverbs of time which help writers to show the order of events. Examples of the adverbs include: then, while, later, in the past, hundreds of years ago and others. Students will be using the adverbs of time to write their own summary of the story, showing the events leading up to Leonardo's death. Students had the chance to work with a partner to test how the simple machine, the incline plane, helps reduce the effort needed to lift an object. The students started with understanding the purpose of the experiment and developing their own hypothesis before testing. We are still working on the write up of the experiment to properly write a procedure, results and observations and explaining themselves in the conclusion section. |
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