Some upcoming dates to keep in mind...
--September 19- Progress Reports go home
--September 30- Poseidon Field Trip to IMAX. (All permission slips and money due by Monday, September 22)
--October 15-16- Parent Conferences (Due to Borman Coaching commitments some teachers may only be available on Thursday or by appointment. Please call if you have any questions)
--October 17- 1/2 Day. Students dismiss at 12:15 P.M.
--October 20-24- No School. Fall Break.
--October 27- Classes Resume. 2nd Quarter Begins.
--October 31- No School. Teacher Work Day
Sunday, September 21, 2008
WORD CHOICE
The first of our 6 writing traits we will be studying is...
WORD CHOICE
Word Choice is selecting language (words) to fit your audience, purpose and topic.
As you write remember to...
...Use strong verbs
...Use synonyms(words that have the same meaning)
...Use sensory words (words that describe your 5 senses)
...Use a variety of vocabulary
You can always find helpful words in a thesaurus!
WORD CHOICE
Word Choice is selecting language (words) to fit your audience, purpose and topic.
As you write remember to...
...Use strong verbs
...Use synonyms(words that have the same meaning)
...Use sensory words (words that describe your 5 senses)
...Use a variety of vocabulary
You can always find helpful words in a thesaurus!
Narratives
As we write our Narratives (stories) remember the following parts of the plot:
Exposition: The beginning of the story. We meet the characters and the setting.
Rising Action: Adds conflict and excitement to the situations as we learn more about the characters.
Climax: The main point of interest. Most emotional moment.
Falling Action: The logical result of the climax
Resolution: The conclusion (ending) of the story.
Exposition: The beginning of the story. We meet the characters and the setting.
Rising Action: Adds conflict and excitement to the situations as we learn more about the characters.
Climax: The main point of interest. Most emotional moment.
Falling Action: The logical result of the climax
Resolution: The conclusion (ending) of the story.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Welcome to 7th Grade!
Welcome to Team Poseidon
I am excited to be your 7th Grade Language Arts teacher. Throughout this year you can view this page to review assignments, check for important dates/information, and service projects. You may also leave messages and posts for myself and classmates to see.
I am looking forward to a successful 2008-2009 School year!
Go Poseidon. WOOSH!
I am excited to be your 7th Grade Language Arts teacher. Throughout this year you can view this page to review assignments, check for important dates/information, and service projects. You may also leave messages and posts for myself and classmates to see.
I am looking forward to a successful 2008-2009 School year!
Go Poseidon. WOOSH!
I love Jokes :)
Three tomatoes were walking down the street. Mama tomato, daddy tomato and baby tomato. Baby tomato got tired and started to slow down. Daddy tomato got mad that he was falling behind. He turned around, squashed him and said....
Ketchup!
Ketchup!
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