Friday, March 26, 2010
Journal: Ask a friend for something to write about.
Lesson: Grade Check/Workshop time.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Journal: Write a caption to this photograph on the Chicago Public Radio’s Photo of the Day.
You may choose any photo from the archive. Put the photo in your journal. And then write.
Mr. Loreto’s example from March 24, 2010
There was not a cloud in the sky. It was a beautiful day in Chicago. All I wanted to do was sit there and watch the trains go by. I told my Dad a long time ago that I loved trains. I still do. That’s why I still come here even though I am no longer a little boy. It is still amazing how one little train engine can carry so many things. It is fun to think, what could be in each train car and who it is for. Maybe there are toys. Maybe there are clothes. Maybe there are good things to eat. Today is a perfect day to sit and watch the train imaging what’s inside.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Journal:What is your favorite day of the week? Write about your favorite day. Click on this link to see an example.
Lesson:
There are several days left in the class. Today you will get more class time to finish your work on the slide show presentations you will complete for the class. There are a total of three slide shows that you must complete. Below is a summary of what you need for each slide show.
First two slides for each slide show.
- Slide 1: Title Slide (Name of your slide show) and (Your Heading including your name, date and room number)
- Slide 2: About the Author Slide (States four facts about the author, YOU. This may be the same slide for each of the three slide shows.)
Last two slides for each slide show.
- Second to last slide: Credits slide (State any credit that needs to be given like who wrote the slide show, where you got your pictures/who took your pictures)
- Last slide: Thank You (Give thanks to anyone you would like to acknowledge.)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Journal: Write about what you think life will be like in the future? 20 years from now in 2030? 100 years from now in 2110? 1000 years from now in 3010? You choose.
- Write about the people.
- Write about the food.
- Write about the technology.
- Write about the places we will live.
Lesson: Start Final Slide Show.
Choose from one of the following options:
Monday, March 22, 2010
Journal:
two words.
Today write about March. You will write about it by using the following pattern. Write a noun and then an adjective to describe it. In the end you will have have a poem. Every line of the poem will have two words. It will follow this pattern: Adjective + Noun. Title your Poem, “Mad March”.
1. Start with a noun. “March.” List your nouns. TEN nouns that you have observed/experienced in March.
March
snow
rain
tests
basketball
birthdays
days
sun
classes
homework
breakfast
dinner
games
friends
Olivia
Chicago
Target
WAC
iPod
Computer
boots
2. Add an adjective in front of it. “Mad March.” Add one adjective for every noun.
3. Continue this process at least ten times.
4. Start your poem with that pair of “Mad March”
Mad March
by Mr. Loreto
big snow
fat rain
endless tests
exciting basketball
many birthdays
sunny days
hide and seek sun
silly classes
difficult homework
early breakfast
chill dinner
Bulls games
nosy friends
5 year old Olivia
springtime Chicago
lost iPod
broken Computer
rain boots
Lesson: Share your poem with a partner.
- And ask your partner to add three lines to your poem.
- Add three lines to your partners poem.
- Grade Check In with Mr. Loreto
- Review Slide Shows
- Complete Journal Entries.
