Mrs. Combs Class: 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

The Final Test

The students that survived the first round:

The finalists are shown below:

The students worked really hard on this project and had fun.They learned that in order for an egg to survive, they had to put a lot of stuffing or padding inside.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Students and their egg boxes

The students had a challenge to use cardboard to build a box to protect an egg when thrown against the wall.

The next step, was to take a picture or two of their boxes and blog. They had to share the purpose, describe how they made it, and predict if their egg would survive.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Quarter 2 Review

Reading
Author's Purpose

-share feelings

Techniques
-Stanza is a paragraph in a poem.
-Verse is a single line in a poem.
-Line break is when one verse or line is finished and goes to the next line; skips a line between stanzas.
-Rhyme is two words that have the same suffixes in a poem; is two words that sound the same at the end of the verses.
-Rhyme Scheme is a patter of rhyme in a poem. Example: ABBA, ABCD, AABA
-Alliteration is the same sound at the beginning of words in a sentence. Example: Silly Sally saw sea shells by the seashore
-Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or the end.
-Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or the end.
-Simile is comparing two things using the words "like" or "as."
-Metaphor is comparing two things NOT using words "like" or "as."
-Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration!
-Idiom is a phrase that you DO NOT take LITERALLY! Example: Break a leg! Dead to the world. Asleep at the wheel. All in your head.
-Personification is giving a nonliving thing a human quality or trait. Example: The wind whistled. The pencil was dancing around. The cloud was crying.

Persuasive
Persuasive Techniques
Last years students
-Bandwagon-Everyone is doing it! Join the thousands of people that are on here!

-Peer Pressure-a group of people that are the same age that are trying to convince you to think or act a certain way.

-Testimonial-a personal success story.

-Repetition-the same product shown over and over; the same picture, words or phrases that are repeated

-Transfer-a set of feelings that can be positive or negative based on words or pictures

-Loaded Words-strong emotions with word(s) that can be positive or negative

Wal-Mart- save money, live better; ALWAYS LOW Prices
Math
->check math tab on blog

Science
Scientific Method

Water Cycle

Environmental Affects
-water quality
-climate
-population density
-smog

Writing
How to persuade someone

Thursday, November 17, 2011

What persuasive technique is being used?

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Comment Rules

1. Be appropriate.
2. Be intelligent.
3. Use complete sentences.
4. Use your own words.
5. Respect privacy.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Persuasive videos

I grew up with this video played during the holiday season.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Portait Poem Format and example

I am (first name)

Son/Daughter of (I've also used brother/sister of...)
Who needs , ,
Who loves , ,
Who sees , ,
Who hates , ,
Who fears , ,
Who dreams of , ,
Who has found poems of Resident of (I've seen people list here everything from their address to "the small blue green planet third from the sun")
(last name)

EXAMPLE

I am Miriam

Daughter of Angelika
Who needs love
Who loves to run
Who sees children smiling every day
Who hates violence
Who fears cockroaches
Who dreams of a better world
Who has found poems of people Resident of Earth
Combs

I AM POEM Format and example

I AM

FIRST STANZA
I am (2 special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something of curiosity)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

SECOND STANZA
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

THIRD STANZA I understand (something that is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

EXAMPLE

I AM

I am a teacher and a runner
I wonder if I am a good teacher
I hear students laughing and talking
I see students that are willing to learn
I want students to realize the importance of education
I am a teacher and a runner

I pretend to be really mean
I feel sensitive when students do not want to learn
I touch the hearts of everyone around
I cry when people hurt me
I am a teacher and a runner

I understand that life is hard sometimes
I say that everyone should try their best
I dream about teaching overseas one day
I try to get people to understand
I hope that people will work on their future
I am a teacher and a runner

Friday, September 30, 2011

QUARTER 1 Galileo Practice

~~READING~~
AFFIXES PREDICTIONS
MAKING CONNECTIONS
USE READING STRATEGIES
->Drawing Conclusions
->Cause/Effect
->Sequencing
PLOT MOUNTAIN
POINT OF VIEW
SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS
INTERPRET GRAPHIC FEATURES
~~MATH~~
PRIME FACTORIZATION/GCF/LCM
DECIMALS
FRACTIONS-Always ask yourself, is it in simplest form?
ORDER OF OPERATIONS
~~SCIENCE~~
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
EFFECTS OF THE FOLLOWING NATURAL HAZARDS:
SANDSTORM
HURRICANE
TORNADO
ULTRAVIOLET
LIGHT LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE
HOW DO PEOPLE PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTERS:
DROUGHT
FLOODING
TORNADOES