Read "The Dog" and comment.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
Read "Chap Stick for Lunch" and make a comment. Remember to explain.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
February 25, 2011
Read the editorial called "Traffic Signal Needed?" Then make a comment. Remember to explain.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
February 23, 2011
Read the passage "Worm Sandwich" and make a comment.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
February 17, 2011
Read the passage called The Bad Day by clicking on the hyperlink below. Then make a comment.
The Bad Day
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The Bad Day
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February 16, 2011
Click on the "Puppies" link below and go to the "Puppies" link and open the file. Make a comment, explain why and you are done!
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Chad's Chihuahua
Please read Chad's Chihuahua and respond. Don't forget to tell why.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
February 14, 2011
Please read the selection below. Click the hyperlink. Then read it and decide which author's purpose it is. Then click your back link and comment. Remember to choose the author's purpose and explain your answer.
Animals:
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Animals:
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
February 10, 2011
Press the link below. Read the document called "Chocolate". Then use the back button to go back to the comment page and respond. Tell what the author's purpose is and why you think so.
Chocolate:
http://elementary-e.kelly.usd259.org/modules/groups/group_pages.phtml?gid=1615844&nid=196666&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204
Chocolate:
http://elementary-e.kelly.usd259.org/modules/groups/group_pages.phtml?gid=1615844&nid=196666&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204
Monday, February 7, 2011
January 17 to 24, 2011
Press the hyperlink below.
It will take you back to our school page.
Press the hyperlink on that page and open the file and read it.
Then decide what the author's purpose is.
Close the file and push your back button to get to the comment button to leave your comment.
http://elementary-e.kelly.usd259.org/modules/groups/group_pages.phtml?gid=1615844&nid=196666&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204
It will take you back to our school page.
Press the hyperlink on that page and open the file and read it.
Then decide what the author's purpose is.
Close the file and push your back button to get to the comment button to leave your comment.
http://elementary-e.kelly.usd259.org/modules/groups/group_pages.phtml?gid=1615844&nid=196666&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204&sessionid=91bbedb1b5ce8be15d499494711ad204
Monday, January 10, 2011
January 10-14 Task
Watch the video below. Decide whether the author's purpose in producing the video was to entertain, persuade, or inform. Make a comment and tell your answer and explain why you think so.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Friday, Dec. 3's Task
This is the last day for these passages! Don't answer the questions, just comment!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday November 29's Task
You know what to do. Go to the link and comment. Don't forget to explain why you chose the purpose you chose.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Nov. 19 Friday's Task
Don't answer any questions. Just go to the link and explain what the author's purpose was and why.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Nov 18 Thursday's Task
Read the selection in the link for today. Then comment. Remember to explain why it is the purpose you choose. Don't answer any of the questions.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Nov. 17 Wednesday's Task
You know what to do. You're an expert. Just read, but don't answer the questions. Make a comment on the right comment date.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday Nov. 15's Task
Please read today's passage in the link. Tell what the author's purpose was and explain why in the comment box.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Wed. Nov. 10 Task
Read the passage about "JIM" at the bottom of the Wed. link screen. Pick the author's purpose and explain why. Don't answer any questions. Just make the comment.
Tuesday Nov. 9 Task
Please read the passage and select which author's purpose it is. DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AT THE BOTTOM! Then tell why you think so.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010 Task
Go to the link. Read the passage for Nov. 2 and decide the author's purpose. Comment and explain.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday November 1, 2010's Task
Today your passage is a video to watch. Video authors also have a purpose. Is it trying to inform you, persuade you, or entertain you. How do you know?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10/29 Friday's Task
Today is the last day this week to read a passage and tell what author's purpose it is. Have fun and remember to ask yourself, "What did the author want me to do?"
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
10/28 Thursday's Task
Yesterday was a little tough. A number of people did not select the correct answer. Always read your passage softly outloud so that you can hear how the author meant it. Be careful today and remember:
Entertain must be fiction, have story characters, a setting, and a plot with a problem and solution.
Inform must be only facts about 1 topic.
Persuade is when the author is trying to sell you something or trying to talk you into agreeing to something.
Entertain must be fiction, have story characters, a setting, and a plot with a problem and solution.
Inform must be only facts about 1 topic.
Persuade is when the author is trying to sell you something or trying to talk you into agreeing to something.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10/27 Wednesday's Task
You know the routine now! Just read Wednesday's passage, discuss whether it is persuade, inform, or entertain and tell me why. Don't forget your code name when you choose the Name/Url selection.
10/26 Tuesday's Task
Go to the Tuesday link across the page. Read the passage and discuss with your partner. Decide which author's purpose it is.
Go back to the main page and select the comment hyperlink. Write which author's purpose the passage is and explain why.
Make sure to choose Name/URL and type in your code names. Also remember to type in the secret word.
Thanks.
Go back to the main page and select the comment hyperlink. Write which author's purpose the passage is and explain why.
Make sure to choose Name/URL and type in your code names. Also remember to type in the secret word.
Thanks.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
10/25 Monday's Task for Author's Purpose
Go to the link across to the right. Read the selection. Then return to the main page and answer this question:
What was the author's purpose in writing this selection?
Now answer using the "comment" hyperlink below.
Answer in the top box.
Type in the secret word you are given.
Check the Name/url box and type in your partner's and your code names.
Click send.
What was the author's purpose in writing this selection?
Now answer using the "comment" hyperlink below.
Answer in the top box.
Type in the secret word you are given.
Check the Name/url box and type in your partner's and your code names.
Click send.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Author's Purpose
Hi Kelly Cougars,
Welcome to my blog for Kelly 5th graders. Please visit all of the author's purpose links. When you are done, please get with your partner and make a comment answering the following questions.
1. How would you know whether a reading passage is written to entertain? Remember to sign using the code name you and your teacher came up with.
Welcome to my blog for Kelly 5th graders. Please visit all of the author's purpose links. When you are done, please get with your partner and make a comment answering the following questions.
1. How would you know whether a reading passage is written to entertain? Remember to sign using the code name you and your teacher came up with.
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Legislative Branch of Government
Find the answers to these questions from visiting the blog sites. Make sure to write your answers in your own words.
1. What is the major role of your branch?
2. Who are the important people in your branch?
3. What is your branch made up of? (House of Representatives, Senate, President, or Judges)
4. How does your branch of the government work with or check the other branches of the government?
Write your answers on index cards.
1. What is the major role of your branch?
2. Who are the important people in your branch?
3. What is your branch made up of? (House of Representatives, Senate, President, or Judges)
4. How does your branch of the government work with or check the other branches of the government?
Write your answers on index cards.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Hall of Presidents Research Project
We will be participating in an exciting new lesson this week on learning about the past Presidents of the United States. Each pair in our room will select a President from the list below. Make sure that you do not choose one that any other pair has selected. Then use the links on the right to do research on your President.
You may choose from:
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, or William J. Clinton
Make sure to answer the questions that follow in your comments!
1. Presidents full name (spelled correctly)
2. Years in office
3. Date of Birth to date of Death (may be to present for some!)
4. Political Party they represented
5. 4-6 other Important details/Interesting Facts about their President
6. find a full body picture of their President and print one!
You may choose from:
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, or William J. Clinton
Make sure to answer the questions that follow in your comments!
1. Presidents full name (spelled correctly)
2. Years in office
3. Date of Birth to date of Death (may be to present for some!)
4. Political Party they represented
5. 4-6 other Important details/Interesting Facts about their President
6. find a full body picture of their President and print one!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Interactive Character Trading Cards
Please go to the link listed to the right labeled Interactive Character Trading Cards and complete the form for Tricia Ann from the story we read. Print the page when you are finished.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Explore the First Thanksgiving
Go to the new Thanksgiving websites. Find out two things about the Wampanoag (Native American) people and the Pilgrims. Compare them in two ways on your comment. An example would be to compare the foods both groups ate, or the games they played.
Our American Revolution Presentations
Please enjoy our class' video and power point presentations. We would love to hear your comments. We worked really hard on them and learned to do the power points ourselves. We also took videos of each other using the new class Flip Camera. Let us know what you think.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Intolerable Acts
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The Intolerable Acts
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The Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre
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The Sugar Act
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The Sugar Act
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The French And Indian War
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The French And Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Stamp Act
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The Stamp Act
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Declaration Of Independence
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Declaration Of Independence
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Magna Carta
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Magna Carta
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Destinie & Kiara
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Destinie & Kiara
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Our Social Studies Presentations
Check out our Social Studies Presentations in the area titled Student Presentations.
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Revolutionary War
We will be determining the cause of the Revolutionary War against Great Britain in the late 1700s. You will be assigned a topic and a group to work with. Your group will answer the following questions about your topic:
1. What happened?
2. Who were the main people involved?
3. What caused it to happen?
4. Where did it take place?
5. When did it take place? (Time in History)
6. How did it affect the colonists?
7. How did it affect England?
Once you have located and recorded the answers to your questions, you team will create a project to present to the class. Your team will also create a study guide or graphic organizer for students to use and fill in as you present your topic.
Coming Soon: Formats for Presenting.
1. What happened?
2. Who were the main people involved?
3. What caused it to happen?
4. Where did it take place?
5. When did it take place? (Time in History)
6. How did it affect the colonists?
7. How did it affect England?
Once you have located and recorded the answers to your questions, you team will create a project to present to the class. Your team will also create a study guide or graphic organizer for students to use and fill in as you present your topic.
Coming Soon: Formats for Presenting.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Estimating Numbers
Estimate. 365 * 846
Write your estimate as a number sentence:
Subtract using the "trade first" method:
6 3 1 - 5 8 9 =
Write your answers in a comment box.
Write your estimate as a number sentence:
Subtract using the "trade first" method:
6 3 1 - 5 8 9 =
Write your answers in a comment box.
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