Monday, October 6, 2014

Announcements, Reminders:

For Studio C fans:   http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/television/studio-c-cast-discusses-upcoming-season/article_b2266f84-487e-5b85-87a8-94e287254c09.html


Today:
Scribble:  Broderick
You look up.  You look down. You hadn't realized it, but you're flying.

Mini-Lesson: capitalization?  punctuation?

Tentative Schedule for creating Children's books Classroom Tuesday, September 30 -- Sign up for first grade book buddies, practice interviewing Legacy Thursday, October 2 -- Interview first graders 1:35 - 2:15 Classroom Monday, October 6 -- Prepare a rough outline of the story you will create.   Note:  It's okay to have a false start and start over if the story just doesn't seem to be working. I will share the photos of you and the child on google drive.   Lab 211 Wednesday, October 8 Lab 223 B8 Friday, October 10 Lab 223 B8, Tuesday, October 14 Lab 223 B8, Tuesday, October 21 Lab 223 B8 Thursday, October 23 -- Books due, ready to print and bind Date to Be Arranged with Ms. Welcker -- Deliver and read the books to the first graders. Illustrations may be hand-drawn, found using google images, cut and glued, but all must be neat and attractive. All work must be carefully revised and edited. You need an "About the Author" or "About the Authors" page at the end of your book.

Remember and consider our List: Qualities of Children's Books That Make Them Enjoyable

a happy ending funny words adventurous easy to read funny pictures -- big -- funny -- colorful entertaining!!! Rhyme Rhythm Refrain Repetition hidden faces hidden pictures repeating picture to seek short sometimes scary, but not horribly so some have a moral -- teaching something -- life lessons teach -- parts of speech

2.  Editing Practice  

If you were absent, you can print this: 

http://cavemanenglish.pbworks.com/w/file/38138791/Dear%20John%20Student%20Worksheet.doc  [Click on the Download tab.}

and do it, then check how you punctuated it with this: Dear John.

And a Challenge for October:   Writing Zombie Haiku

Writing Prompt:  Introducing the Zombie Haiku Contest!

Time for zombie haiku.  Try writing some of your own. Post and publish them on your blog.  The best ones about zombies will win small but fun prizes!  These are due by the end of class on October 27.  
Write at least three for your grade, more for fun if you wish.  
Don't forget to post and publish them on your blog.

The pattern for haiku is 

3 lines:

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

(Tales of Ba Sing Se)  12:57 iTunes  Notice that once he falls into the school, Sokka speaks in haiku.

Here are some Zombie haiku samples, by my teacher friend, Joe Anson: 

“let’s give her a hand”—

zombie’s attempt to find a

snack for his daughter

hand and foot in mouth

is a meal for young zombies

not another plague

watching The Walking

Dead reminds zombies of old

fam’ly videos

rude teenage rebel

learned painful lesson; she told

zombie, “Just bite me.”

the hunger games are

undeniably zombie’s

favorite pastime

The pattern for haiku is 

3 lines:

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

zombie haiku are                  
highly addictive ‘cuz they        
get into your blood                 

beware, seventh grade!           
Dorsey and other teachers     
get into your brains               
                             

writing zombie 'ku
count syllables carefully
grades and brains at stake
 --- Ms. D.