Text Organization Re-assessment

For students who would like a reassessment on Text Organization, this is an alternate assignment:

We studied three types of text organization:

• Main idea and details
• Sequence
• Cause and effect

Students need to bring in an example of each type of organization along with a explanation showing understanding of why the examples fit each type.

An example: students could bring in a section of their Social Studies book showing a certain type of organization and explain how they know that's the organization.

This assignment is due Monday, February 1.

January 29, 2010

Check in with me after each item on the list:

• Find a poem and save it do your Diigo account
• Leave five constructive comments on other blogs
• Use the comments4kids box on the right
• Leave five constructive comments on our blog for other students
• Respond to comments on your posts

Remember to check in with me after you finish each item.

Poetry Links

You can use the poetry books in our classroom to find a poem for our Poetry Party. If you find one you like, you may type up a copy.

Here are some poetry links to explore. Find your poem and save it to your Diigo account.

http://www.poets.org/

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/index.html

http://www.poetry4kids.com/

http://poetry.eserver.org/

http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/spring/kids-poems-rhymes/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/christmas/poems-rhymes/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/poetry.html

http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetryfun/poetfun.html

Along with these, you can use a search engine to find poems. 

What did you learn about poetry today?

We looked at shape poems, free verse poems, and acrostic poems today.

What did you learn?

Comments4Kids Updates

Mrs. Goerend's class was busy publishing some poetry today. We're starting poetry tomorrow! How about reading through their writing and leaving some comments?

I've also added links to the blogs of other 6th grade students in our building who are publishing their writing on blogs. The links are in the #Comments4Kids box in the far-right sidebar.

Please spend some time giving back with meaningful comments.

Mr. G

Tis The Season

Have you ever caught yourself wanting sun instead of snow but then when it snows you want sun? I certainly have, but I've now come up with my opinion. Come join me in which season is better!


I think summer is cool because, well think of all the stuff you can see
and do that you cant do in the winter like going outside everyday after
home work or going swimming outside a lot as in the winter you go
swimming once or twice a month or you go outside ,yes, but you don't
get all day out there for as for summer you could spend all day out
there and not have one single problem( except for maybe getting over dehydrated ,but that doesn't happen often).



On the other hand winter can be cool at points too, for instance going sledding or drinking hot chocolate after playing outside. You also don't
have to get your fan out when it's summer and you are burning hot
cause under your covers you want to stay warm. Plus when you go
outside you don't get burnt skin like you do in the summer, and plus
you have all this protective gear on as for summer you don't but you
can get a disease if you don't put sun screen on!!!


Now for the moment of truth...... I think summer is better than winter because you can wear regular clothes without putting protective gear on!!!


Thanks for participating in my opinion essay. I hope you get to thinking about this too!!!

pcs vs laptops

Are you tired of you PC being too slow? Are tired of waiting?

Well wait no more because there's a new solution, called Laptops!!!

These are fast i mean you don't wait for a picture to be downloaded

and these are portable because they are not covered with wires that

are a pain. They are easier to carry so make the right choise

Weekend Open Thread #7-Christmas Day Bomber

At your leisure please find some articles of The Christmas Day Bomber and hyperlink them in your comment. Thanks!!

Discussion Starter:
What do you think would ever make someone kill hundreds of people and himself?
Who would ever do such a thing?

Worldview Survey

The Grade 8 Students at Calgary Science School have a survey about the concept of Worldview. Please take it at your leisure. It will only take a few minutes.

Have a great break!

Game system showdown

Imagine its winter. A little boy is inside all alone bored to tears. Well not anymore for you have video games. But which one to choose. Should you pick the state of the art Play Station 3 or the classic Wii system? Which one to pick?

Here are some facts about both the systems to help you decide. The classic PS3 is a high tech system with amazing graphics,then again the Wii does give you an impressive workout. Back to the PS3,the PS3 makes much more exciting games to play in high definition. But also the Wii allows you to connect to the Internet.

All right enough talk lets vote,and the winning system is Play Station 3. So it turns out the Play Station 3 is the better gaming system. Well that's all see ya next time folks.

Cell Phone Or No Cell Phone

In this essay it will examine whether kids should have cell phones or not.



A few reasons why we should have cell phones are we could use them for internet research on a project, blogging our school essays ,typing something up for a school project , and keeping in touch with our parents for emergency purposes. For internet research we could turn assignments in faster.Blogging our school essays if we for got to turn it in we could use our cell phones. If we need more information we could type what we need and print it. Keeping in touch with our parents we would be able to reach them for emergencies.



Some reasons why kids should not have cell phones. Are we could get distracted from school work while texting other kids. Or we can get in trouble for texting inappropriate stuff about other kids. We could get distracted with our phones. We could tell secrets about other people if we use them in a wrong way.



I believe kids should be allowed to use cell phones to keep in contact with our parents for emergency purposes. So we know there safe and they know were safe.

By Nick V

Go Jacob!

Have you seen Twilight or New Moon? Well, if you haven't then you need to, it is amazing, fantastic and awesome! I personally like New Moon better then the first one!

If you have seen them, then you are with the Vampires or Werewolves, You either like Jacob or Edward better. I had to think about it for awhile, but I finally decided that I am on Team Jacob! I would say Edward is 49% and Jacob is 51%.

So here are some reasons I choose Jacob. First thing, Edward left Bella unprotected from Victoria and Larauntee and also just left her alone when they were deeply in love. Another reason is that Jacob and Bella have been friends for a long time and it's also very dangerous being around all those Vampires because alot of them want to suck her blood.

Another point of view that alot of people have is being on Team Edward. Some reasons that people are on Team Edward's side are, that she is deeply in love with him. Another reason is that Alice has seen her as a Vampire, so she would want to be turned into a Vampire by Edward, not by a bad Vampire. And also Vampires can live forever. So which side are you on?

Chandler W

The Winners Of The 2010 Super Bowl

It is February 7th, 2010 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida and over 75,000 football fans have come to watch the greatest game on Earth…Super Bowl XLIV. The Minnesota Vikings have taken the field with the leadership of one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL, Brett Favre who is no stranger to the Super Bowl tension. The National Anthem has been performed, fireworks have blasted and the Blue Angels have completed the fly by. It’s game time!

The Vikings are going to win the Super Bowl of 2010!

Here are some reasons why I think the Vikings are going to win the XLIV (2010) Super Bowl.

One, they are ranked #1 in the Nation for most sacks. This defense will shut down any team any day. The quarterback will be on his back the second he gets the ball. They are not called the Purple Peaple Eaters for nothing!

Two, the Vikings have Adrian Peterson as their running back. He is ranked #4 in the Nation. When Adrian Peterson gets the ball you don’t want to blink as he’ll be spiking the football in the end zone for a touchdown before the defense even knew what hit them. If the defense does get in his way, they are going to get punished. Adrian Peterson is one of the hardest hitting running backs of all time. He won’t run around you, he’ll run through you.

Three, the Vikings are lead by Brett Favre who is ranked #3 in the Nation. This 40 year old veteran has seen it all. He’s been in numerous playoffs, Super Bowls, and leads the league in numerous statistics for all time. He came out of retirement and has never looked better. He is going to have his best season yet!

Fourth, the Vikings team has the total package. The Vikings are ranked #3 in the Nation for most touchdowns and that is what wins games. When you score the most touchdowns, you’re going to win the game. The Vikings are ranked #8 for total yards. Being in the top ten in yards and scoring in the top for most touchdowns just means that they get better field position than other teams. The Vikings are ranked #4 in
Rushing and #5 in scoring. When you add it all up you get a simple answer to the question. Who will win Super Bowl XLIV? The Vikings!

Now some might think that the Cardinals, Saints, Ravens, Colts, Cowboys, Jets or Chargers will win the Super Bowl. After all, when you look at the power rankings, the Vikings are #3 behind the Chargers at #2 and the Colts at #1. Both the Chargers and the Colts have a 1 or 2 game better record and have been playing great football. The Chargers and the Colts are no strangers to the playoffs or the Super Bowl.

What the Chargers and Colts and all the rest in line don’t have is Brett Favre and the total package of the Minnesota Vikings. This is probably Brett Favre’s last chance to win a Super Bowl and with his passion for the game, it will be an unstoppable force to battle.

As the 75,000 fans cheer with excitement, Brett Favre is jumping up and down with his teammates as the final seconds countdown to Super Bowl XLIV. The Vikings have won and Brett Favre just performed the game of his life breaking all quarterback records in the history of the Super Bowl. The Vikings Win! The Vikings Win! This game will go down in history as the best Super Bowl ever!

Who do you choose?

It is Sunday afternoon. Don't you just hate it when your mom wants to watch the Minnesota Vikings football game and you want to watch the Chicago Bears? That always happens to me.

The Bears are my favorite team because they have Brian Urlacher and Devon Hester, both awesome players. They also had Walter Payton, a.k.a. Sweetness, an NFL Hall of Fame running back. The Bears have had a longer history of great players than the Vikings.

The Vikings may have Adrian Peterson, an NFL top rusher, and future Hall of Famer Brett Farve at quarterback, but that doesn't mean they always do well. The Vikings have a habit of disappointing their fans.

The Bears have been to two Super Bowls and won one. The Vikings have been to four, but were crushed in each one.

In my opinion, the Bears are the ones to watch because they have been around longer and continue to impress me. It is up to you who you like.

Matt B.

wii vs. ps3

What did you do last time you had a snow day? Did you go sledding? Or did you play video games? If you did, you probably played the wii or the ps3. I am going to examine the features of these two gaming systems. With the wii, you interact with the game, but the ps3 has better graphics. With the wii you can make a "mini mii". And the ps3 can can go on the internet. With the ps3 all you're doing is moving your thumbs, but with the wii you are moving you whole body. So I would chose the wii.


cody m.