Tuesday, April 29, 2014

RUBEN'S 4TH BLOG

AGENDA
BLOG/GRADES
NAPOWRIMO
-COLLECTIONS &EDITING POEMS
HW: WRITE A POEM

TODAY WE DID GRADES. THEN ELADIO CHOOSE ME FOR THE BLOG AND NOW I'M DOING IT. PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON THEIR POEMS AND NOW I HAVE TO GO BECAUSE I HAVE TO FINISH MY MAKE UP WORK.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Pizza Blog!

Blog
Poetry

HW: 20 poems by Monday! Make-up work!

Pizza Blog!

Blog
Poetry

HW: 20 poems by Monday! Make-up work!

Eladio'$ 4th Blog

Agenda
BLOG
NaPoWriMo
HW
Write a poem a day! 24


            Edward reads the blog and picks me. Ms. Nakada reads a poem from Lucille Clifton. Justin reads it again, and he reads it so good! Now we are talking about bums because the poem is about a homeless lady. The class is so quite because they are all writing a poem. We just read a poem that is talking about girl moods. We finally reached ten points again and I am ready to eat pizza. I have to go do my work, goodbye.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Edward's 4th blog

Agenda
blog
napowrimo "to this day"
Lucille Clifton
H.W write a poem a day

So we were almost halfway through class when Ms. Nakada asked if anyone is doing the blog and then Edwin choose me. We were writing a poem about a video that we just watched called "To This Day." Ms. Nakada put some words from the video to put in our poem. Then Ms. Nakada said the we have nine minutes to either write a new poem or continue the one we are writing. Everyone is here today so if everyone gets there poem done we get our tenth point and a pizza party!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Edwin's 4th blog

agenda
blog
finsh tbt tests
william carlos williams
hw write a poem a day(21)

Hey guys so I am going to make this quick.When Genesis finished reading her blog she didn't know who to choose so Ms. Nakada told everyone who did a fourth to sit down. Sorry victor BUT SHE CHOOSE ME:(Ms Nakada passed out a are test and everyone is going over it. When we finished we took out paper to write a tribute to William Carlos Williams.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Genesis 4th Blog

Agenda
Blog
Inquiry Project
Reflection
I.P gallery walk
Hw-Write a poem a day! 21 so far!


So, Alex chose me for the blog and right now everyone is taking out their Inquiry Project Reflections and working on them even if they didn't do their Inquiry Project. Now, Ms.Nakada is looking for a video to show us from one of her student from a different period class. The video was about Body Image and how girls see other models and peoples bodies as a body they want and also that magazines make girls want to loose weight. Well, I have to go do my reflection so bye.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Happy Spring Break!

Blog
Complete The Book Thief Test
Spring Break field trips
HW: Write a poem a day!
Make-up work for Monday's amnesty day.

Here I am, doing the blag again because students need to complete the test and it's a minimum day.

We started with Alex reading his blog from Wednesday and then I read mine from yesterday.

Students finished the test and then I collected projects as students wrote down their reflections.

Students are to write poems over the break and complete work for the day of amnesty.

Extra credit for students who attend field trips over the break.

Here is a link to the poetry templates:

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

and the LA Festival of Books:

http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Ms. Nakada's Blog for Test Day

CIS Conferences
TBT Test Part 1
HW: Write a poem. 10 so far

After writing down the agenda we went downstairs to meet with volunteers from Communities in Schools to go over our grades and see how we can do better. While we waited we worked on our test for The Book Thief.


Then we came back to class and continued our tests.

That was all we had time for today! Happy Spring Break!!!!

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Alex's 4th blog

                 

Agenda
BLOG NaPoWriMo: Pablo Neruda
Inquiry Project
Hw
Write a poem
TBT Test/Poetry
tomorrow


Efren reads the poem after calling Gregorio. Ms. Nakada read it again for the people who didn't hear it. Gregorio wants to dye his hair blonde to look like Justin Bieber. Ms. Nakada is calling names for what part people are on in the inquiry project.  I have to do my inquiry project so bye.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Genesis 3rd Blog

 Agenda
Blog
Napowrimo:Billy Collins
Collect T.B.T summaries
Quiz Thursday
Hw:Write a poem 8 so far

 So right now everyone is taking out paper we are doing Call Of Words for Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Ms. Nakada has written 11 poems so far. We are reading the poem by Billy Collins and then write down any words that we like . With those words we have to write our own poem out of it . I have to go write my poem so bye. We wrote the questions for the last page of notes on TBT.

Monday, April 7, 2014

RUBEN'S THIRD BLOG

AGENDA
BLOG 
NAPOWRIMO: WALT WHITMAN
T.B.T SUMMARIES/GRADES
INQUIRY PROJECTS
HW: WRITE A POEM!
INQURY PROJECTS DUE FRIDAY

 First we read a poem of Walt Whitman. Then we are doing grades and people are trying to find their grade. I have to go do my summaries for the book thief. bye.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Nyjah's 4th blog

Agenda
Inquiry Project
work/Illustrated Annotated Bib.
The Book Thief summaries
HW. 6 poems by Monday 
Inquiry Projects #1-3
due Monday

     
            Hi guys it's sixth period on a Friday and my first blog got deleted. Victor keeps talking about breaking the computers. Right now the class is working on The Book Thief summaries and their inquiry projects. Janiya was asking me how to change the colors on this. The class looks kind of focused but some people are talking. Well, I'm finished writing I'm going to go work bye guys.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Hector's fourth blog

Agenda
Blog
Napowrimo
Walt Whitman
Illustrated Annotated
Bibliographies
HW write a poem
inquiry projects

Hello class it's me. Today we started the class with Humema reading the blog then she picks me for the blog and now Ms.Nakada is talking about the poems we reed yesterday like Fog. then she asked the class if they reed a poem called eagle and asked for the differents between fog and eagle and now Ms.Nakada has given us a peace of paper about a poem called "O Captain! My Captain." The poem start off by being happy than gets sad by having him die. Now we are going to do our inquiry project for the inquiry project we need to have:
4 sources (2 from books and 2 from another place) 10 points 
2 quotes 2 explanations (8 topics) 20 points
work cited 10 points
annotated illustrated bibliography 20 points
Presentation of findings 20 points

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Gemima's 4th blog

Agenda; 
blog
Napowrimo
Inquiry projects
Langston Hughes 
The book Thief
Hw; write a poem

 We start taking notes on the poems we read. After that we take notes on The Book Thief. Rudy, Rosa, and papa dies. Liesel is the only one that survives. Liesel finally kisses Rudy but he was dead.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Arturo's 2nd skilled blog

Agenda
BLOG
NaPoWriMo!
Langston Hughes
Family Poems
HW: Write a poem
Inquiry Projects

Hello, Ms. Nakada is talking about the Harlem Renaissance. Now we are reading a poem called "Harlem" After we finished reading the poem, we had to read "Aunt Sue's Stories" and we analyzed it. Now we are reading "Mother to Son". Now we are writing our poems.
That's it for today. Bye skilled readers.