Students learned to brainstorm and write paragraphs, using evidence from the text and text-to-self, with the Smart Ideas computer program today.
Smart Ideas. Brainstorm - File Export Microsoft Word (you’ll get your diagram and jot notes).
• What can someone learn about nature by going to Camp Wahonowin?
First sentence (topic sentence) Retate the question and answer it. Then use examples.
Last sentence (conclusion sentence) repeat the topic / finish paragraph off so that the reader knows you are ending this topic
Eg. You can learn a lot of things by going to Camp Wahonowin. There's lots of wildlife such as: birds, hummingbirds, deer, cattle, and black squirrels. It's (You can learn) harder to survive because animals can eat you. We did a survival game about predators and prey. It's cold outside at night in October because there is not a lot of sun and we saw frost in the morning. The sky was normally cloudy. You could not see stars. It was pitch black at night. It looked like the moon was trying to get through the clouds. Overall, we had a great time at Camp Wahonowin.
Eg. You can learn a lot of things by going to Camp Wahonowin. There's lots of wildlife such as: birds, hummingbirds, deer, cattle, and black squirrels. It's (You can learn) harder to survive because animals can eat you. We did a survival game about predators and prey. It's cold outside at night in October because there is not a lot of sun and we saw frost in the morning. The sky was normally cloudy. You could not see stars. It was pitch black at night. It looked like the moon was trying to get through the clouds. Come to Camp Wahonwin, you’ll have a grrrrreat time!
Grade 8s 8-1 read a short story and found evidence of use of power. Here is the jot notes of their brainstorming.
You can see the brainstorming web above right.
Main
* Who has the power?
* parents Mr. Bentley, Mrs. Bentley
* They have power over Cindella getting married. They shared strong opinions.
* TK
* He has power over himself. TK can chose whether or not he is getting married.
* Cindella
* She has power over what happens to her baby.
* priest
* Priest has power over helping couples get married. He could decided whether Cindella and TK get married.
* pregnancy Cindella's baby
* The baby has power over the mom, for feeding, hormones and having to take care of it.
* Baby has power to help keep the parents together.
* friends
* Power whether or not to support the marriage. The friends whispered that they're too young for marriage.
Math -
grade 7 continue exploring two dimensional figures, perimeter and area.
grade 8 - math check-in quiz. application of measurement ideas, real-life application of measurement ideas and conversion of metric units. Which units make sense and why.
Measurement in the kitchen web site. Read and have fun!
Metric unit conversion "length, capacity and mass game" here.
Here's a link to review. http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/information/shape_facts/shape_facts.htm
Have a nice weekend!
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