Happy HALLOWEEEEEEEEN!!!
HW due Wednesday:
Nothing :) :) :)
HW due Thursday
1. Term 1 Service Reflection
Service Reflection Graphic Organizer + Rubric
Service Reflection - Student Examples
2. Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment (You will have up to 30 minutes to work on your choice fiction novel final assignment in class tomorrow, but you will not have access to chromebooks during that time)
Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment
Thursday is the last day of term 1. All late work is due on Thursday!
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
10/30
HW due Tuesday:
1. Work on your Term 1 Service Reflection for 28 minutes.
... This service reflection is not due tomorrow. We will continue working on it in class. However, you should spend 28 minutes working on it tonight based off our lessons in class, the student examples you read, and the graphic organizer/rubric I handed out.
Service Reflection Graphic Organizer + Rubric
Service Reflection - Student Examples
2. Bring headphones to school if you have them
Looking ahead:
Thursday is the last day of term 2. All late work should be turned in by then.
Thursday = field study to Mudbone Grown Unity Farm
Friday = No school (end of term/teacher grading day)
1. Work on your Term 1 Service Reflection for 28 minutes.
... This service reflection is not due tomorrow. We will continue working on it in class. However, you should spend 28 minutes working on it tonight based off our lessons in class, the student examples you read, and the graphic organizer/rubric I handed out.
Service Reflection Graphic Organizer + Rubric
Service Reflection - Student Examples
2. Bring headphones to school if you have them
Looking ahead:
Thursday is the last day of term 2. All late work should be turned in by then.
Thursday = field study to Mudbone Grown Unity Farm
Friday = No school (end of term/teacher grading day)
Friday, October 27, 2017
10/27
HW due Monday:
1. Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock field study assignment
Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock Field Study Assignment Google Doc
2. Term 1 Service Hours should be complete. We will go over the service reflection requirements and start working on it in class Monday.
Looking Ahead:
Thursday, November 2nd = Mudbone Grown Unity Farm Field Study
Thursday, November 2nd = Term 1 Ends
Friday, November 3rd = NO SCHOOL (teacher grading day)
1. Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock field study assignment
Columbia River Gorge - Beacon Rock Field Study Assignment Google Doc
2. Term 1 Service Hours should be complete. We will go over the service reflection requirements and start working on it in class Monday.
Looking Ahead:
Thursday, November 2nd = Mudbone Grown Unity Farm Field Study
Thursday, November 2nd = Term 1 Ends
Friday, November 3rd = NO SCHOOL (teacher grading day)
Thursday, October 26, 2017
10/26
What a special day. Thanks for your bringing your geologist lens, bravery and support of one another as we climbed Beacon Rock
HW due Friday:
1. 23-25 minutes of HW
a. Complete a second draft of your Age Poem (have your rubric Age Poem Rubric Google Doc and first draft out in front of you while you work on it)... Be prepared to turn this in tomorrow
b. Work on your Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment (attempt to complete all of it except for the creative piece. I haven't explained that yet and don't want you to work on that part until we have spent time with it in class) Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment
Stop working after 23-25 minutes of engaged work tonight. Remember, you should be coming in with a completed second draft of your age poem tomorrow.
HW due Friday:
1. 23-25 minutes of HW
a. Complete a second draft of your Age Poem (have your rubric Age Poem Rubric Google Doc and first draft out in front of you while you work on it)... Be prepared to turn this in tomorrow
b. Work on your Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment (attempt to complete all of it except for the creative piece. I haven't explained that yet and don't want you to work on that part until we have spent time with it in class) Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment
Stop working after 23-25 minutes of engaged work tonight. Remember, you should be coming in with a completed second draft of your age poem tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
10/25
HW due Thursday:
1. Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
-We are leaving right at 9:00. Do not be late tomorrow. We will be back by 3:00
-Come prepared with a lunch, water bottle, warmth, and layers that can handle rain
You homework tonight is to work for 23-25 minutes on the following...
a. Work to complete one side of the Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment (don't worry about the creative piece, I haven't even explained that yet)
Choice Fiction Final Novel Assignment - Google Doc
b. If you finish that and still have more time left, you can either continue to work on the Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment or you can work on the next draft of your Age Poem based off your feedback and editing from today (which will be due Friday)
1. Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
-We are leaving right at 9:00. Do not be late tomorrow. We will be back by 3:00
-Come prepared with a lunch, water bottle, warmth, and layers that can handle rain
You homework tonight is to work for 23-25 minutes on the following...
a. Work to complete one side of the Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment (don't worry about the creative piece, I haven't even explained that yet)
Choice Fiction Final Novel Assignment - Google Doc
b. If you finish that and still have more time left, you can either continue to work on the Choice Fiction Novel Final Assignment or you can work on the next draft of your Age Poem based off your feedback and editing from today (which will be due Friday)
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
10/24
HW due Wednesday:
1. Age Poem Draft
...We have completed 2 graphic organizers for our Age Poems. Today we looked at another example and went over the rubric before we started writing. Tomorrow you should come with a draft of your Age Poem completed and in the writing section of your Writer's Workshop journal. Look over the rubric to make sure you have the different 'writing moves' that I am expecting in your poem. Even if you think you finished in class today, you should spend more time editing and adding more detail based on the rubric. You should spend no more than 25 minutes working on this draft at home tonight.
Age Poem Rubric + Example Poem
Age Poem Graphic Organizers
***If you were absent today, please read pages 2 - 5 of the following Google Doc: Scenes from Ancient Oregon ***
Looking Ahead
Thursday = Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
Term 1 Service (3 total hours) should be complete by Monday, October 30th. We will go over and begin the reflection in class that day.
Service Requirements 2017-18
Term 1 ends Thursday, November 2nd (in less than two weeks!)
1. Age Poem Draft
...We have completed 2 graphic organizers for our Age Poems. Today we looked at another example and went over the rubric before we started writing. Tomorrow you should come with a draft of your Age Poem completed and in the writing section of your Writer's Workshop journal. Look over the rubric to make sure you have the different 'writing moves' that I am expecting in your poem. Even if you think you finished in class today, you should spend more time editing and adding more detail based on the rubric. You should spend no more than 25 minutes working on this draft at home tonight.
Age Poem Rubric + Example Poem
Age Poem Graphic Organizers
***If you were absent today, please read pages 2 - 5 of the following Google Doc: Scenes from Ancient Oregon ***
Looking Ahead
Thursday = Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
Term 1 Service (3 total hours) should be complete by Monday, October 30th. We will go over and begin the reflection in class that day.
Service Requirements 2017-18
Term 1 ends Thursday, November 2nd (in less than two weeks!)
Monday, October 23, 2017
10/23
HW due Tuesday:
1. Geology Vocab Card: Complete a geology vocabulary card that includes the word, an image, and a definition in your own words of one of the following geology words:
Extra Credit (or an alternative assignment if you don't want to do the geology vocabulary card):
-Complete the Missoula Floods Online Exploration activity we started in class today (the links for the activity are in the previous blog post)
-Missoula Floods Online Exploration Google Doc
Looking Ahead
Thursday = Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
Term 1 Service (3 total hours) should be complete by Monday, October 30th. We will go over and begin the reflection in class that day.
Service Requirements 2017-18
Term 1 ends Thursday, November 2nd (in less than two weeks!)
1. Geology Vocab Card: Complete a geology vocabulary card that includes the word, an image, and a definition in your own words of one of the following geology words:
- Geologic Time
- Layers of the Earth
- Plate Tectonics
- Plate Boundaries
- Continental Drift
- Alfred Wegener
- Sea Floor Spreading
- Subduction
- Missoula Floods
- Columbia River Basalt
- Beacon Rock
Extra Credit (or an alternative assignment if you don't want to do the geology vocabulary card):
-Complete the Missoula Floods Online Exploration activity we started in class today (the links for the activity are in the previous blog post)
-Missoula Floods Online Exploration Google Doc
Looking Ahead
Thursday = Field Study to Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge
Term 1 Service (3 total hours) should be complete by Monday, October 30th. We will go over and begin the reflection in class that day.
Service Requirements 2017-18
Term 1 ends Thursday, November 2nd (in less than two weeks!)
In Class - Missoula Floods Online Exploration Website Links:
Missoula Floods Online Exploration Website Links:
-Read the article
-Where do you see evidence of lava and water shaping the land?
-Go to the Ice Age Lake article → Read the introduction and the captions in Ice Age Lake article
-Click on Interactive Explore the Scablands... Find at least 5 pieces of evidence found that help explain the impact of the Missoula Floods on the Columbia River Gorge
-Explore the website
-What are 2 things you learned?
Friday, October 20, 2017
10/20 Weekend HW + Harvest Fair
Harvest Fair is this Saturday from 4-7!!!
If you are signed up to help out, please make sure you show up on time ready to engage and support our community:
3:30 - 4:15 - Annie, Jaden MG, Svas, Oscar
4:15 - 5:00 - Ruth, Hannah, Annie, Kamanani
5:00 - 5:45 - Tommy, Vida, Crea, Hannah
5:45 - 6:30 - Tommy, Harriet, Pallas, Innana
6:30 - 7:00 - Samson, Pallas, Tommy
7:00 - 7:30 - Julian K, Samson, Manu, Pallas
You can find me at the dunk tank from 5:45 - 6:00!
HW due Monday: Zoo Tunnel Field Study Assignment Google Doc
1. Zoo Tunnel Field Study Assignment:
...Consider using our two main activities (Zoo Tunnel Geologic Timeline + Geology Timeline Activity near the elevators) as your evidence in your essential question
If you are signed up to help out, please make sure you show up on time ready to engage and support our community:
3:30 - 4:15 - Annie, Jaden MG, Svas, Oscar
4:15 - 5:00 - Ruth, Hannah, Annie, Kamanani
5:00 - 5:45 - Tommy, Vida, Crea, Hannah
5:45 - 6:30 - Tommy, Harriet, Pallas, Innana
6:30 - 7:00 - Samson, Pallas, Tommy
7:00 - 7:30 - Julian K, Samson, Manu, Pallas
You can find me at the dunk tank from 5:45 - 6:00!
HW due Monday: Zoo Tunnel Field Study Assignment Google Doc
1. Zoo Tunnel Field Study Assignment:
...Consider using our two main activities (Zoo Tunnel Geologic Timeline + Geology Timeline Activity near the elevators) as your evidence in your essential question
Thursday, October 19, 2017
10/19
HW due Friday:
Reminder that we are doing the SES Run/Walk/Move after lunch tomorrow. Bring in anything you have done for fundraising
1. Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #4: Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #4 - Google Doc
...COMPLETE WHILE YOU ARE READING!!!!
2. Your first choice fiction novel should be finished by tomorrow. Bring that book and whatever book you are currently reading to school tomorrow.
Geologic Time Intro Video
Reminder that we are doing the SES Run/Walk/Move after lunch tomorrow. Bring in anything you have done for fundraising
1. Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #4: Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #4 - Google Doc
...COMPLETE WHILE YOU ARE READING!!!!
2. Your first choice fiction novel should be finished by tomorrow. Bring that book and whatever book you are currently reading to school tomorrow.
Geologic Time Intro Video
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
10/18
HW due Thursday:
1. We are going on a field study to the Zoo Tunnel to study geologic time. Dress for warmth and for potential rain. Bring a lunch and a water bottle.
2. Read the Geologic Time - Introduction handout : Geologic Time - An Introduction - Google Doc Handout
...On blank space on the sheet or on a separate piece of paper (or on a google doc), briefly write out what you think the following geologic ideas mean:
a. What do you think geologic time is?
b. What do you think plate tectonics are?
c. What do you think continental drift is?
...Use our classroom learning, your geologic time handout, and any other resources you need for your responses, which can be very short (even just 1 sentence each is ok).
Reminder that you should be reading daily and all set to finish your first choice fiction novel by Friday if you have not already done so.
1. We are going on a field study to the Zoo Tunnel to study geologic time. Dress for warmth and for potential rain. Bring a lunch and a water bottle.
2. Read the Geologic Time - Introduction handout : Geologic Time - An Introduction - Google Doc Handout
...On blank space on the sheet or on a separate piece of paper (or on a google doc), briefly write out what you think the following geologic ideas mean:
a. What do you think geologic time is?
b. What do you think plate tectonics are?
c. What do you think continental drift is?
...Use our classroom learning, your geologic time handout, and any other resources you need for your responses, which can be very short (even just 1 sentence each is ok).
Reminder that you should be reading daily and all set to finish your first choice fiction novel by Friday if you have not already done so.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
10/17
REMINDER THAT TOMORROW IS A LATE START!!! School starts at 10:45. We will begin the day with a class meeting.
HW due Wednesday:
1. My Body as a Metaphor poem: My Body as a Metaphor - Graphic Organizer + Example Texts Google Doc
...After completing your graphic organizer, you should write this poem in the Writing section of your Writer's Workshop Journal
...It should at least 3 similes and 3 metaphors (Similes and Metaphors Song - by the Bazillions)
...It should at least one other "writing move" (repeating lines, rhymes, lists, shape poems, etc...)
...If you have been working on this for more than 30 minutes and don't finish you can stop as long as you let me know how far you got before 8:40 tomorrow.
All students should be finished with their first choice fiction novel by this Friday, October 20th. If for some reason this is going to be a problem for you, come check in with me ASAP (don't wait until Thursday night).
HW due Wednesday:
1. My Body as a Metaphor poem: My Body as a Metaphor - Graphic Organizer + Example Texts Google Doc
...After completing your graphic organizer, you should write this poem in the Writing section of your Writer's Workshop Journal
...It should at least 3 similes and 3 metaphors (Similes and Metaphors Song - by the Bazillions)
...It should at least one other "writing move" (repeating lines, rhymes, lists, shape poems, etc...)
...If you have been working on this for more than 30 minutes and don't finish you can stop as long as you let me know how far you got before 8:40 tomorrow.
Looking ahead...
Wednesday = Late Opening (school starts at 10:45)
Thursday = Zoo Tunnel - Geologic Time field study
Friday = SES Move/Walk/Run (starting at 12:15)
Saturday = Harvest Fair (we will talk more about what this event is and about Harvest Fair service opportunities in our class meeting on Wednesday)
All students should be finished with their first choice fiction novel by this Friday, October 20th. If for some reason this is going to be a problem for you, come check in with me ASAP (don't wait until Thursday night).
Monday, October 16, 2017
10/16
Welcome back to the core class life!
All students should be finished with their first choice fiction novel by this Friday, October 20th. If for some reason this is going to be a problem for you, come check in with me ASAP (don't wait until Thursday night).
HW due Tuesday:
1. What I Stand For card
...On a 1/2 sheet of paper, create a representation of 1 thing that you believe in and that you stand for. This is an extension of our conversation about service learning from before the Outdoor School week. Using at least 1 word and 1 image (though you are welcome to use waaaaay more) create a representation of what you stand for that fills the 1/2 sheet of paper. Folks can focus on a specific message or group such as Black Lives Matter or the Oregon Humane Society or they can focus on big ideas such as love or dancing. Because we worked on this in class this morning, you shouldn't have to spend more than 25 minutes working on this tonight unless you want to do more.
2. Have your choice fiction novel in class for silent reading tomorrow!
2. Have your choice fiction novel in class for silent reading tomorrow!
Looking ahead...
Wednesday = Late Opening (school starts at 10:45)
Thursday = Zoo Tunnel - Geologic Time field study
Friday = SES Move/Walk/Run (starting at 12:15)
Saturday = Harvest Fair (we will talk more about what this event is and about Harvest Fair service opportunities in our class meeting on Wednesday)
All students should be finished with their first choice fiction novel by this Friday, October 20th. If for some reason this is going to be a problem for you, come check in with me ASAP (don't wait until Thursday night).
Monday In Class PM
1. Complete the two student surveys about Morning Meeting and Camp Collins.
Both surveys can be found at the SES Service Blog: http://servicesunnyside.blogspot.com/
2. Go to NewsELA (sign-in through google) and read the assigned article in your "binders" section on "listening" https://newsela.com/read/elem-listening-to-hear-emotions/id/36301/
Both surveys can be found at the SES Service Blog: http://servicesunnyside.blogspot.com/
2. Go to NewsELA (sign-in through google) and read the assigned article in your "binders" section on "listening" https://newsela.com/read/elem-listening-to-hear-emotions/id/36301/
Friday, October 13, 2017
Post Outdoor School/MakerSpace/Health Rotations Week --- Looking Ahead
I hope everyone has a restful and rejuvenating weekend. You have no homework due on Monday.
You should be reading your choice fiction novel daily though!!! You should be finished with your first choice fiction novel by Friday, October 20th.
Practice the Good Reader strategies we have been working on; building background knowledge, making connections, and asking questions.
Service Check In: What do you stand for?!?! What do you know about our service learning expectations for the year? What questions do you still have? Have you thought of a service plan for Term 1 yet?
Service Learning Expectations and Requirements 2017-18 Google Doc
servicesunnyside.blogspot.com
Some important upcoming dates and events this week include:
-Wednesday, 10/18 - 2 Hour Late Opening (school starts at 10:45)
-Thursday, 10/19 - field study to the Zoo Tunnel to study geologic time
-Friday, 10/20 - SES Run/Walk/Move
-Friday, 10/20 - Choice Fiction Novel complete
-Saturday, 10/21 - Harvest Fair
You should be reading your choice fiction novel daily though!!! You should be finished with your first choice fiction novel by Friday, October 20th.
Practice the Good Reader strategies we have been working on; building background knowledge, making connections, and asking questions.
Service Check In: What do you stand for?!?! What do you know about our service learning expectations for the year? What questions do you still have? Have you thought of a service plan for Term 1 yet?
Service Learning Expectations and Requirements 2017-18 Google Doc
servicesunnyside.blogspot.com
Some important upcoming dates and events this week include:
-Wednesday, 10/18 - 2 Hour Late Opening (school starts at 10:45)
-Thursday, 10/19 - field study to the Zoo Tunnel to study geologic time
-Friday, 10/20 - SES Run/Walk/Move
-Friday, 10/20 - Choice Fiction Novel complete
-Saturday, 10/21 - Harvest Fair
Friday, October 6, 2017
Outdoor School + Maker Space + Health Rotations Week
With 6th grade heading to Outdoor School next week, we will not be meeting as a core class again until Monday, October 16th.
Your only homework between now and then is to read your choice fiction novel DAILY!!!
Practice the Good Reader strategies we have been working on; building background knowledge, making connections, and asking questions.
Service Check In: What do you stand for?!?! What do you know about our service learning expectations for the year? What questions do you still have? Have you thought of a service plan for Term 1 yet?
Service Learning Expectations and Requirements 2017-18 Google Doc
servicesunnyside.blogspot.com
6th Grade: HAVE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AT OUTDOOR SCHOOL. Practice our 4 agreements while on your trip, connect with different students from all over the city, and have fun! Below is some Outdoor School info in case you need anything this weekend.
7th Graders: Don't forget to get your Maker-Space permission slips signed and returned by Monday.
8th Graders: Keep being brilliant! We will see you Monday for health rotations.
Your only homework between now and then is to read your choice fiction novel DAILY!!!
Practice the Good Reader strategies we have been working on; building background knowledge, making connections, and asking questions.
Service Check In: What do you stand for?!?! What do you know about our service learning expectations for the year? What questions do you still have? Have you thought of a service plan for Term 1 yet?
Service Learning Expectations and Requirements 2017-18 Google Doc
servicesunnyside.blogspot.com
6th Grade: HAVE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AT OUTDOOR SCHOOL. Practice our 4 agreements while on your trip, connect with different students from all over the city, and have fun! Below is some Outdoor School info in case you need anything this weekend.
7th Graders: Don't forget to get your Maker-Space permission slips signed and returned by Monday.
8th Graders: Keep being brilliant! We will see you Monday for health rotations.
Hello All
Outdoor School is here! we are heading to our wonderful camps on Sunday and will be returning to Portland on Friday.
All students should meet at SES (see locations below) on SUNDAY OCT. 8 at 2:30pm
All students will return to SES on FRIDAY OCT. 13 at 1:30ish Please pick your child up promptly as there is no school that day and we will be tired and excited to share stories of our adventures!!
Here is a link to the MESD Outdoor School website: http://www.mesdoutdoorschool.org/sites.html
There you can find any more information you may need about Outdoor School including the address of each camp.
Attached is a copy of the packing list and the med form if any changes have occurred for your child since turning in their forms
SES students will be attending Outdoor School as follows:
| Site | Classes attending | Teacher& Meeting Spot |
| Canby Grove | Indigo's and Heidi's | Indigo (Heidi sun-mon)at the Circle Benches |
| Namanu | Karen's and tara's and 4 of Cori's | Karen at the Big Tulip Tree |
| Sandy River | Carrie's and Michael's and 8 of Cori's | Carrie at the Flagpole |
Thanks so much.
We are excited for a great week
Indigo, Karen, and Carrie
Thursday, October 5, 2017
10/5
HW due Friday:
1. Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #3: Choice Fiction Assignment #3 Google Doc
... Please complete the assignment while you are reading your choice fiction novel. If this takes longer than 35 minutes, stop where you are at and let me know how far you got.
Good Readers
-Build Background Knowledge
-Make Connections
-Ask Questions
Clarifying Questions: Questions that can be answered in the text that help remind you what is going on in the story.
Ponderable Questions: Questions that make you wonder that do not have any immediate answer that you can’t find unless you keep reading, keep thinking, or search for the answer outside of the book.
What is Geology??? VIDEO
Layers of the Earth Rap
The Geologists Are Coming - Music Video
1. Choice Fiction Novel Assignment #3: Choice Fiction Assignment #3 Google Doc
... Please complete the assignment while you are reading your choice fiction novel. If this takes longer than 35 minutes, stop where you are at and let me know how far you got.
Good Readers
-Build Background Knowledge
-Make Connections
-Ask Questions
Clarifying Questions: Questions that can be answered in the text that help remind you what is going on in the story.
Ponderable Questions: Questions that make you wonder that do not have any immediate answer that you can’t find unless you keep reading, keep thinking, or search for the answer outside of the book.
What is Geology??? VIDEO
Layers of the Earth Rap
The Geologists Are Coming - Music Video
Study Hall - In Class
EASY CBM:
- Google Search → EasyCBM PPS
- Sign into student
- Teacher Login Name: mjansa
- Find your name
- Test 1 → Reading Comprehension
- Test 2 → Reading Vocab
- Go to NewsELA (login through Google). Find the assigned EROSION article in your “binder”(you might have to scroll down a bit).
- Read, take the quiz, and complete the written response
- Free NewsELA read
OUR HANDS
Clean
Pudgy
Lizard
Scaley
Sorry
Canvas
Delicate
Parched
Memories
Mundane
Webbed
Elegant
Lost
Yummy
Ummm
Temporary-canvas
Shreddable
Weather
Ummmm
Turkey
Veins
Dirty
Wired
Indigo
Ripples
Crooked
Life
Creeeea
Boney
Dots
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
10/4
HW due Thursday:
1. Reminder that we will not be travelling tomorrow. Please bring your choice fiction novel so we can start with silent reading tomorrow.
2. Complete all Camp Collins Essential Questions: Camp Collins Essential Questions Doc
...This is a major assignment that is worth 15 points. Each essential question response should Re-state the question, Answer the question, Cite at least 2 pieces of specific evidence, and explain the evidence. They should also include a connection and observation. Question #4 (the diagram assignment) is more of a task than an actual question. It should have at least 3 images, Mountain, River, and Forest labeled, and at least 3 connections explained.
Don't forget our notes we took in core class the past few days. Did you take any notes during our class conversations??? Camp Collins EQs Student Notes
1. Reminder that we will not be travelling tomorrow. Please bring your choice fiction novel so we can start with silent reading tomorrow.
2. Complete all Camp Collins Essential Questions: Camp Collins Essential Questions Doc
...This is a major assignment that is worth 15 points. Each essential question response should Re-state the question, Answer the question, Cite at least 2 pieces of specific evidence, and explain the evidence. They should also include a connection and observation. Question #4 (the diagram assignment) is more of a task than an actual question. It should have at least 3 images, Mountain, River, and Forest labeled, and at least 3 connections explained.
Don't forget our notes we took in core class the past few days. Did you take any notes during our class conversations??? Camp Collins EQs Student Notes
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
10/3
HW due Wednesday:
1. My Hand Poem: My Hand Poem - Handout
***Observe, List, Arrange, Create***
In class we observed and listed. Your work this evening is to take what you wrote in the daily writing section of your WW Journal and to re-arrange it to create a poem. Your poem should have at least 10 lines. It can be done in a list form, using shapes such as your hand, focusing on big then going small, literal to metaphorical... There is no wrong way to do this poem, so long as you have at least 10 lines about your hands. The goals are to practice the powers of observation, use specific detail, and to realize how simple poetry can be. Please complete this on the back of your My Hand handout or on a separate sheet of paper
You do NOT need to work on your Camp Collins EQs tonight. We will go over them together again in class tomorrow before you need to finish them.
A reminder that we are not traveling this Thursday and will spend the day learning, growing, and being awesome at school.
1. My Hand Poem: My Hand Poem - Handout
***Observe, List, Arrange, Create***
In class we observed and listed. Your work this evening is to take what you wrote in the daily writing section of your WW Journal and to re-arrange it to create a poem. Your poem should have at least 10 lines. It can be done in a list form, using shapes such as your hand, focusing on big then going small, literal to metaphorical... There is no wrong way to do this poem, so long as you have at least 10 lines about your hands. The goals are to practice the powers of observation, use specific detail, and to realize how simple poetry can be. Please complete this on the back of your My Hand handout or on a separate sheet of paper
You do NOT need to work on your Camp Collins EQs tonight. We will go over them together again in class tomorrow before you need to finish them.
A reminder that we are not traveling this Thursday and will spend the day learning, growing, and being awesome at school.
Monday, October 2, 2017
10/2
Welcome to the month of October folks! What's your favorite part about October???
HW due Tuesday
1. Camp Collins Creative Reflection Map Camp Collins Creative Reflection Assignment Doc
...We worked on this Friday and Monday in class. Some of you have already finished this. If you are not done, try to finish this tonight and get it turned in tomorrow. That said, don't spend more than 15 minutes working on it tonight. If you spend 15 minutes working on it and don't finish, write me a note and you can turn it in on Wednesday instead.
2. Camp Collins Essential Questions: Camp Collins Essential Questions Google Doc
...There are 4 total essential questions for Camp Collins. Respond to 2 of them tonight.
...Each essential question should Re-state the question, Answer the questions, Cite evidence using at least 2 specific examples from different Camp Collins experiences, and Explain the examples while also including a connection and observation.
...If you spend more than 30 minutes on this tonight and don't finish two essential question responses, stop wherever you are at and let me know where you got to (mjansa@pps.net)
Don't forget to have your choice fiction reading material in class tomorrow because we start every Tuesday morning with silent reading!!!
A head's up that our field study for this Thursday is getting pushed back a week, meaning we will not be traveling on a field study this Thursday.
HW due Tuesday
1. Camp Collins Creative Reflection Map Camp Collins Creative Reflection Assignment Doc
...We worked on this Friday and Monday in class. Some of you have already finished this. If you are not done, try to finish this tonight and get it turned in tomorrow. That said, don't spend more than 15 minutes working on it tonight. If you spend 15 minutes working on it and don't finish, write me a note and you can turn it in on Wednesday instead.
2. Camp Collins Essential Questions: Camp Collins Essential Questions Google Doc
...There are 4 total essential questions for Camp Collins. Respond to 2 of them tonight.
...Each essential question should Re-state the question, Answer the questions, Cite evidence using at least 2 specific examples from different Camp Collins experiences, and Explain the examples while also including a connection and observation.
...If you spend more than 30 minutes on this tonight and don't finish two essential question responses, stop wherever you are at and let me know where you got to (mjansa@pps.net)
Don't forget to have your choice fiction reading material in class tomorrow because we start every Tuesday morning with silent reading!!!
A head's up that our field study for this Thursday is getting pushed back a week, meaning we will not be traveling on a field study this Thursday.
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