Mr. Congram's Class Blog

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

To do...March 5

Math Quest tomorrow (review p. 280 #1, 2, 6, 7)
"Over the Top" Spirit Day
Basketball try-outs (Girls @ 7:30 and Boys @ 3:05-4:30)

Success Criteria - Reflection

Shares opinion of text
Always tries to uncover the Big Idea in a text
Always tries to uncover the most important part of the text
Challenge the text by asking questions
Makes connections when talking about background knowledge
What’s the author’s viewpoint? Do they show a bias?

Monday, 3 March 2014

Success Criteria - Summary

A good summary:

Your own language (no quoting or examples from text)
Important character/people’s names
Most Important Events/Details
Most Important Words/Vocabulary
Logically Organized
You include an effective introductory and concluding sentence
Conventions (Grammar, Spelling, Punctation)

Armless Man Plays Piano with his Toes - summary

This story is about a 23 year old pianist named Liu Wei who plays piano with his toes. When Liu was just 10 years old he lost his arms because of electrical shock during a game of hide and seek. Liu uses his toes for everyday activities including eating, using the computer, dressing himself and brushing his teeth. Recently he performed in front of a live audience on “China’s got talent”. His goal right now is to be viewed as a pianist and not a guy people feel bad for.

Making Inferences

Complete the "Inferring from Images" chart. Make your observations. Is there any prior knowledge you needed to make your inference? Be as specific as possible in your inference.

To do...March 3

Rubrics signed: Literature Circle and Science test
Math Quest - Thursday (transformation, symmetry, rotational symmetry)
Science - title page for new unit - SPACE (questions? what do you want to learn about?)
ART - finish up any assignments before March Break (Gold Fish, Modigliani Portrait, folk art)
Social Studies - draft ideas due tomorrow