My family was in the stands last night when the Hancock County Hornets defeated Owensboro Catholic! It was a tremendous game....the players just would not be denied....the game was truly exciting with the score teetering back and forth several times. It was definitely worth it since the Bashams were wearing the high performance raingear. Woo hoo! Go Big Red!
Vocabulary QUIZ next Tuesday, October 13...the words are posted on the blog complete with definitions. So scroll down and you will find them. Notecards will be turned that day so they can be graded for the new nine weeks.
Field Trip on October 16! Don't forget you need to dress appropriately. Long pants, maybe more than one shirt especially if the weather is cooler and no flip flops are allowed. You will enjoy it and there is an opportunity to do some writing and earn some cold cash! Also bring along a great attitude because the following week (October 19-23) is our FALL BREAK!! YES!!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Why is storytelling an important part of any culture?
Fables-very brief story in prose of verse that teaches a moral, a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
Folk Tale-a story with no known author, originally passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth.
p.371 "The Fox and the Crow" by Aesop
p.372 "The Wolf and the House Dog"by Aesop
Read "Meet the Writer" p. 373
ZORA NEALE HURSTON: Author's Study
(1891-1960) "I Kept on Probing to Know" p.387 - Text
Most famous for her lively retellings of African American FOLKTALES! The stories she collected were published in Mules and Men. (book on black culture/folklore)
Drawing Conclusions: How many of you have several books by the same author? Do you notice similarities/same conclusions about the writer's work? (similar plots-characters are underdogs)
Excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God/ Conclusions?
DIALECT:what is it?
"How the Snake got Poison" p.379
"How the Possum Lost the Hair on Its Tail" p.382
"Why the Gator is Black" p.384
Comparing an Author's Work (conclusions) p.386/Essay
She also wrote novels and her autobiography.
Monday, October 5, 2009
New Vocabulary for October 5-9, 2009
Vocabulary:
1) Alliteration-the repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. (She sells seashells by the seashore.)
2) Allusion-a reference to a statement, a person, a place or an event from literature. (cartoon from the book about Goldilocks/Three Bears)
3) Autobiography-The story of a person's life written or told by that person.
4) Biography-The story of a real person's life, written or told by another person.
5) Character-a person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work. (Aslan from Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe)
6) Conflict-a struggle/clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. (Hercules/Hydra)
7) Connotations-the feelings and associations that have come to be attached to a word. (Love-hearts and flowers)
8) Description-the kind of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually details that appeal to one or more senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
9) Dialect-a way of speaking that characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
10) Dialogue-conversation between two or more characters. (Monologue-one character speaks)
11) Drama-a story written to be acted in front of an audience.
12) Essay-a short piece of nonfiction prose. (Remember nonfiction is true and prose is anything but poetry)
13) Fable-a very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
14) Fantasy-imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature as we know them do not exist. (The Emperor's New Clothes is an example of fantasy called a fairy tale)
15) Fiction-a prose account that is made up rather than true. (Prose is not poetry)
16) Figurative Language-language that describes on thing in terms of something else and is not literally true. (The road was a ribbon of moonlight)
17) Flashback-a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event. (Most of the play The Diary of Anne Frank is a flashback)
18) Folk Tale- a story with no known author passed from one generation to another by word of mouth.
19) Foreshadowing-the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
20) Imagery-language that appeals to the senses--sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
1) Alliteration-the repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. (She sells seashells by the seashore.)
2) Allusion-a reference to a statement, a person, a place or an event from literature. (cartoon from the book about Goldilocks/Three Bears)
3) Autobiography-The story of a person's life written or told by that person.
4) Biography-The story of a real person's life, written or told by another person.
5) Character-a person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work. (Aslan from Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe)
6) Conflict-a struggle/clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. (Hercules/Hydra)
7) Connotations-the feelings and associations that have come to be attached to a word. (Love-hearts and flowers)
8) Description-the kind of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually details that appeal to one or more senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
9) Dialect-a way of speaking that characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
10) Dialogue-conversation between two or more characters. (Monologue-one character speaks)
11) Drama-a story written to be acted in front of an audience.
12) Essay-a short piece of nonfiction prose. (Remember nonfiction is true and prose is anything but poetry)
13) Fable-a very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
14) Fantasy-imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature as we know them do not exist. (The Emperor's New Clothes is an example of fantasy called a fairy tale)
15) Fiction-a prose account that is made up rather than true. (Prose is not poetry)
16) Figurative Language-language that describes on thing in terms of something else and is not literally true. (The road was a ribbon of moonlight)
17) Flashback-a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event. (Most of the play The Diary of Anne Frank is a flashback)
18) Folk Tale- a story with no known author passed from one generation to another by word of mouth.
19) Foreshadowing-the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
20) Imagery-language that appeals to the senses--sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Hat Days in October!
Remember that every Friday is Hat Day in October. It costs fifty cents to wear a hat. We are supporting cancer awareness. You can also start bringing in those pink YOPLAIT lids to support cancer research.
By the way, Miss Sidebottom's birthday is this week....why don't you ask her when it is?!?
Hope everyone was able to do a little yard sale shopping this weekend......the high school band received second place with top honors for drumline and color guard! Keep the great work!
Don't forget your poems...."Double, Double...Toil and Trouble".
Also you have some dance, songs and skits coming up on Friday, October 9th!!
By the way, Miss Sidebottom's birthday is this week....why don't you ask her when it is?!?
Hope everyone was able to do a little yard sale shopping this weekend......the high school band received second place with top honors for drumline and color guard! Keep the great work!
Don't forget your poems...."Double, Double...Toil and Trouble".
Also you have some dance, songs and skits coming up on Friday, October 9th!!
AR Deadline is NOW! Needed NINE POINTS!!!
Just remember that this week is the last week to get those AR points. They will count on your Reading grade. We have read several books during the first nine weeks! Take those tests...remember that each student's goal will be individualized according to their score on the STAR test.
Personal Book Story: I recently finished reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. In this book, there was a thought-provoking quote that I want to share with you. At the beginning, the first statement is a metaphor. Read the quote and share your thoughts......
Personal Book Story: I recently finished reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. In this book, there was a thought-provoking quote that I want to share with you. At the beginning, the first statement is a metaphor. Read the quote and share your thoughts......
Time is a river...and books are boats. Many volumes start down that stream, only to be wrecked and lost beyond recall in its sands. Only a few, a very few, endure the testings of time and live to bless the ages following.
"There is a reason these volumes survived, while others vanished. The ancient spiritual texts-- the most studied books on earth--were, in fact, the least understood."
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