Monday, April 16

April 15th, 2007 · 17 Comments
ELA · Uncategorized

Good morning!
The important skill you need to use to be successful today is to read and follow directions. Good readers reread to make sure they understand. As you work independently and follow directions today, it will be good practice for taking the MAP test. Please complete the following steps in sequence (in order). Click on the hyperlinks (the colored words) to get to the activities, which will open in a new window. When you finish an activity, close the window and you will return to this page. READ and THINK!

1. Please put on your headphones and listen to this podcast message from me. Click on the Audio MP3 file. Check your volume if you can’t hear.

2. Review Genre by watching this PowerPoint (Click Open on the dialogue box). Then do the following Quia activities: Fiction Genre Matching (do this activity twice) and Genre Popups (once).
3. Review Author’s Purpose by watching this PowerPoint (Click Open on the dialogue box).  Next do the Author’s Purpose Popups (once).
4. Minimize this window and open Smart Notebook. Then click File, Open (GH708 drive), ELA folder, Onomatopoeia file.  Read the 3 pages and then close it. Maximize Explorer again and read some onomatopoeia poems written by students.
5. Open a new document in Word. Write your own poem using onomatopoeia. It needs to be at least 8 short lines. You may add 1 clipart. Save it in your poetry folder.
6. Now it’s time to do some MAP practice questions. There are 31 practice questions. Read them carefully and reread! You do not have to type in your name. Use the drop-down arrow to the left of each number to select your answer. When you are finished, click on Check Your Work. Here’s the Practice Test.
7. Post a comment on this blog. Tell which activity from today’s lesson was your favorite one. Also tell how you felt about working independently and following the directions.   Did you like it? Was it easy or hard to follow the directions? Did you have trouble with anything?
8. Get your reading folder and read your book silently.

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17 responses so far ↓

1 brogdon // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:50 am

My favorite activity was writing the onomonopia poems. I thougt working independently was fun and I thougt it was easy to follow the directions. I had a little trouble with the practice test. But overall, I thought it was fun.
2 monika // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:13 am

mine was the onmanpia poem i love workind alone and nice podcast
3 monika // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:15 am

i like the onamanopia and it was fun to work alone nice podcast
4 Lindsey // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:29 am

My favorite activity was the onmanpia poem!
5 Kyle // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:32 am

My favorite activity was the onmanpia poems we did.
6 Taylor G. // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:32 am

I like to work alone because you don’t get confussed with other things like sports, music, others. It was easy to follow directions. I didn’t have not trouble with anything.
7 Priya // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:33 am

My favorite activity was the onomonopia poems. I thought working independtly was a little fun. The dirctions were easy to follow. The Practice test was hard. Everything else was easy!
8 Lindsey // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:33 am

I liked working alone. I thonk I did a good job of listenong and following directions. It was easy to follow the directions. I had a little trouble with the MAP practice test.
9 Taylor G. // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:35 am

My favorite activity was the ‘Onmanpia’ poems the class did today!
10 Noori // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:37 am

My favorite activity was the onmanpia poem. I think it is fun working independently. I think it was easy.
11 Micah // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:39 am

The best part is the onomatopoeia poem I like it the most.
12 austin // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:40 am

I thoght it was cool. I got all my work done
13 Sarah // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:41 am

My Favorite activity today was the onomanopeio poems. i really liked working independently! it was an easy process!
14 Biv Rinehart // Apr 18, 2007 at 11:25 am

I think this is an outstanding idea! My favorite thing was reading the student comments about their own work.
Good stuff, Mrs. Foxworth!
15 Cheryl Brearley // Apr 18, 2007 at 1:17 pm

Ms. Foxworth, this was awesome! I would like to be a student in your class. This took alot of preparation on your part, but it was fun for your students.
16 Marie Watson // Apr 18, 2007 at 7:35 pm

I enjoyed reading the assignments for your class and listening to your audio message. I know I would enjoy being a student in your class. Your expectations were positive and your directions clear. Reading the students responses provides affirmation for you…and for me!
17 Brianna // Apr 26, 2007 at 8:57 am

Mrs. Foxworth I really enjoyed doing this activity on the blog and the best part of all wa sthe teacher from tyhe black logon story.