Housing Authority of Bowling Green

Lies, Myths, and Deceptions! Do you KNOW what you THINK you KNOW??

Eating Late:

Eating Late: http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/318/

Book Club: Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes -

	http://www.nikkigrimes.com/teacher/darktg.html
	Author info: http://www.visitingauthors.com/authors/grimes_nikki/grimes_nikki_bio.html

Too HOT to Handle??

An Inconvenient Truth: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=11

	Watch the Blue Man Group video featured on “Earth To America!”
	Carbon calculator: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/carboncalculator.asp

WebQuests:

	Science and Technology's Global Effects: Global Warming: http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/15597-060203103221/
	Is global warming changing our weather? http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/05599-051020150900/
	Global Warming: Creating a Mathematical Model: http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/17795-060305183747/
	Global Warming: An Introduction: http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/24325-060515160320/index.htm

Touching Spirit Bear : http://www.wheatland.k12.wi.us/touching__spirit__bear.htm

OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS:

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Essential%20Questions/Index.htm

OPEN RESPONSE QUESTION

Today's reading will come from this webpage: http://www.liveink.com/cfyh.htm

Select a story and then follow the directions on the screen. The story will LOOK like a poem, but it is written that way to help you learn to better phrase sentences as you read - which equals better understanding of what you read.

Writing for today is listed below. Do your best work. Do your best work. Dig. Fight with the words till they fall on the page the way you want them to.

Essay topic: The absolute BEST music on the market is _____________________. Make at least 3 just justifications and then SUPPORT those justifications with EXAMPLES or personal stories. Got it? The answer is YES.

There will be a MAJOR writing every day. Each time you are asked to write you will be expected to follow the WRITING PROCESS:

1) Prewriting

2) Organizing

3) Drafting

Once a week you will be asked to take ONE piece of writing you have done and revise it based on feedback from your instructor(s). Then you will edit your writing for grammar and spelling and send Dr. Petty a FINISHED and POLISHED writing. The ONLY way writing gets better is to write! We will write. YOU will write. You will follow the writing process.

NOTE: Instructors might find these useful resources for planning mini-lessons to help students improve in each step of the writing process:

	http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/writing2.html
	Ideas for prompts for open response questions: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
	http://college.hmco.com/devenglish/fitton_warner/beginnings_new/1e/instructors/suggestions.html
	One option might be to have students work through this writing WebQuest: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/scarlyoung/WQ2Powers1.html

Open Response questions from the book: Bucking the Sarge --

Luther talks about his mom quite a bit. All teenagers tend to have complaints about their parents. Luther is upset and disappointed with his mom for many reasons. Think about YOUR parents and respond to ONE of the following:

I am most proud of my mother (father) when _____________________

I am most unhappy with my mother (father) when ______________________

BEFORE we write, we always pre-write. To prepare you to do a good job on this open response question do the following:

1. Make a table that looks like this and fill it in:

mother (or father) good features mother (or father) bad features

2. Put as many characteristics under each heading as you can think of.

3. Each characteristic is a story - you know your mom is ??? because you have seen her ???? Circle the words that focus on a story you want to tell.

4. Don't worry about sentences or spelling - just write your thoughts. If you type slowly, write your thoughts down first and then type them in.

Yes, I know writing is a pain. Writing is a pain for everyone who puts thoughts down on paper. Do it anyway. It does not matter that you don't want to write. It does not matter that you don't think you have anything to say. Write.

Send your response to: pam@pampetty.com I will read, provide feedback and send you an email back regarding this piece. Select ONE writing per week and follow my suggestions, then re-submit it to me. This should be a proofed copy with no grammar errors and no spelling errors. THOUGHTS rein supreme!

Dr. Petty's recent FINDS:
Student Profiles: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/06/22/41s_profile.h25.html

thought it might be a good comprehension (and life) lesson to have each student (or could be done in pairs) read an article and then summarize the key points for others (orally). Then a list could be made of all the “barriers” the kids mentioned to keep them from being successful in school. From there the students could select the TOP BARRIER that they relate to and write a personal narrative about how/why he/she identifies with that barrier and what he/she might do to overcome the barrier.

Instant Poetry Forms: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/poemlist.htm (fill in on-line)

Love that Dog read aloud followed by a writing experience: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/lovethat.htm

Strategies for Reading Comprehension: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/

Strategies to Increase Self-Esteem: http://www.education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v3i2/selfesteem.html

Magnetic Poetry: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble2.htm

Activities that Engage the Mind: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ce/strat-index.html

Fill-in-the-Blank poem about animals: http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY03/images/POEMsample.pdf (example)

http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY03/images/POEM.pdf (blank)

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS:

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

Other Educational Links:

Games to play with numbers and words: http://www.jmeacham.com/games.htm

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1201.html Vocab bingo you choose your own words

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAVocabularySymbols-TermsBaseballGame25.htm choose your own words/symbols

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ online games

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mufaro/mufarosg4.html this is lesson ideas based around the book Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters There is a Venn diagram that would be good for students to use while reading

Other comprehension strategies are to take a Book Walk and look at pictures before reading. Prediction strategies where the students predict what will happen next. and charts to fill in as students read.

Print own book covers: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/

Literary bookmarks: http://freeology.com/formsforteachers/pdf/bookmark1.pdf

http://www.realscienceprograms.com/files/webpages/studentresources.htm

http://www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge/

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/

http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/portal.html

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/nation/index.html

http://www.aolatschool.com/

http://www.aolatschool.com/junior

http://www.nasa.gov

http://www.cloudnet.com/%7Eedrbsass/edzoo.htm#zoos

http://putnam.k12.il.us/websites.html

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/student.cfm#purple

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html

Language Arts:

Acrostic Poem Generator: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/

I AM POEM: http://freeology.com/formsforteachers/pdf/iampoem.pdf

*An activity that uses M & M's to help students learn story elements. I thought this might be a fun review and a good way to build in some accountability to listening to one of the first read-alouds, as they will have to listen to be able to answer the questions and get to eat the M&M's.
http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/MandMActivityexplanation.pdf

*A response sheet that could be used as a writing activity after listening to a read-aloud. *Really this could be used with WeeCAN as well. We'd probably want to write in the date and title for them.
http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/Handout-2-book-response.pdf

*A good pre-reading activity (for Dark Sons perhaps?). The kids could go back to it after reading and revisit predictions.
http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/Prove-It-for-Primary.pdf

*A page of bookmarks. Each child could have one before reading a chapter silently or with a partner to record thoughts on.
http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/IWonder.pdf

Here are some web sites you might be interested in

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1201.html Vocab bingo you choose your own words

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAVocabularySymbols-TermsBaseballGame25.htm choose your own words/symbols

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ online games

20 most common writing errors: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/writinglab/errors.htm FABULOUS!!

poetry writing: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=88

vocabulary dev: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

A Sentence as a Poem: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson246/asentence-poem.pdf

Writing (Kentucky Standards): http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/High+School/English+Language+Arts/Writing/Kentucky+Writing+Resources+-+Download+Page.htm

Internal Research Questions for writing:

http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/High+School/English+Language+Arts/Writing/Internal+Research+Questions.htm

Select and complete at least 5 activities from this page - make sure some are vocabulary and some are comprehension: http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm

Select at least TWO topics from this page - read the story - listen to the story if desired - and then answer the vocabulary and comprehension questions. KEEP reading and answering until you reach a PERFECT score. http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=stories&topicID=4

(1) Reading Comprehension Connection: http://www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com/lesson.html
Select either intermediate or advanced and work through each of the following:

	Vocabulary in context sentences
	Reading for understanding
	Reading strategy

This is NOT a game - you should get BETTER as you go along. Work hard!

(2) Print this page and ask students to work in groups of 2 or 3 to answer the questions: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Tsunamilessonplan.doc

Ask students to think of and WRITE 3 other questions regarding this topic that they want to know about. Go to http://www.google.com and search to find the answers or other information you want to share with the group.

Ideas for added practice:

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=3&strand=3&engagement=0&display.x=31&display.y=15

Comprehension (non-fiction): http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/readcompindexa.htm

3-part Essay: http://matcmadison.edu/ald/writing/essay3part.htm

Write your own Cinquains: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/c/cinquains.html

7th Grade Reading activities, games: http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,69-24240,00.html

HUGE English resource page: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Nellies_English_Projects.htm

Social Studies/History/Geography

History (core content for KY):

http://www.education.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/ed56jwimlx3h5dilcosjvqqwmv65bixvvbfdrh6a53u2y7jznndmidzjrjlkov5tt6lzwhbzcolufdtgcrbr36ddw5a/CourseOrganizer8thGradeHistory.rtf

The link above lays the foundation for learning that needs to happen in regard to Social Studies/History at the middle school level. Students should be able to answer questions on these topics as well as be able to write to open response questions on these topics.

Unit for 7th grade social studies: http://www.education.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/evt4bvhxbpkp3i6ho6xkizua5oldd6mwl4fzmf2eqhj72vitah24p3wct2q7mq6zwxsd7mqwq7gh5qtwq3s3lfdxjvh/MiddleAgesUnitofStudyms.DOC

Unit for 8th grade social studies:

http://www.education.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/e75xh3wstpukhbo6huze3nvw67vqjoyyiveezdiknvy2su3sjbuqqviyceo5kyv7l65k6o4labhavpvi6absr2xkzje/BillofRightsUnitofStudeyms.doc

THREE Kentucky Standards-Based Units for Social Studies: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Curriculum+Documents+and+Resources/Teaching+Tools/Units+of+Study/MS_SS_SBUS.htm

Use this software: http://www.strategictransitions.com/tableofcontents.htm to plan an argument regarding a social studies current event:

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html - together we will visit this page - decide upon a current event and write a pro/con debate. The debate will be oral with students using notes and pre-written opening and closing arguments.

Select Social Studies WebQuests from this page: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Junior_High_WebQuests.htm

Ideas for added practice:

7th grade Social Studies activities and games: http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,69-24239,00.html

American History Quiz: http://www.summitassociatesinc.com/cgi-bin/quiz.pl/ask/quest.html (after you click OK, an answer sheet with explanations appears)

http://www.quia.com/shared/geo/

http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/

History and Geography for all ages: http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,69-20959,00.html

Select one math problem (with teacher assistance) from this website: ttp://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,69-24216,00.html

Follow the directions on this page: http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Mathematics/writing_in_math/guide.html to WRITE the steps for solving the problem. Include your math computations with the writing.

7th Grade Math activities and games: http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,69-24216,00.html

Ideas for added practice:

http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM99/

The Factor Game: http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=12

Equivalent Fractions: http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=80

Fractions: http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=11