ELS Students Collect Toys for Sandy Victims

Students pose with Nick Manfredi and Sal Barcia (ELS class of 2008) and toys collected for Hurricane Sandy Victims.

My Brother Sam is Dead Journal Project

Due Jan. 2
Write 6 journal entries as if you are Tim.  Topics to be covered are in student's notebooks.  Each entry should be at least 8 sentences and should include historical and novel references.
You may email them to me prior to the due date.

History of Redding http://www.historyofredding.com/HRrevwar.htm#britishraid

http://www.americanrevolution.org/t1776.html

https://sites.google.com/site/revolutionarywarinnorthampton/revolutionary-war-diary-entries-1775-1781

http://www.connecticutsar.org/articles/diary.htm

project
http://www.powdermag.org/lessons/Revolution%20-%20A%20Day%20in%20the%20Life%20of%20Soldier.pdf

Lesson 7 Voc

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G1Y6F-Y2sPvHq_3fZCK5DcMDgb__ulAGaZS4OyIiZ-Y/edit

lesson 6 voc slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19e3L1uGmGh1kbqvxwpZTuCMb4r8vKsPg02yhvPZxCI4/edit

Hispanic Christmas Project

Students in grades 5-8 will research different Christmas customs and traditions from Spanish-speaking nations. Learn about how they refer to Santa Claus, what the traditional holiday food is and whether they hang stockings by the chimney and other customs leading up to Christmas. Students may present their report in any format (ex: a poem, song, powerpoint, diarama, public service announcement, game show, cooking show, glog, etc)  Include whether or not you would enjoy spending a Christmas with these traditions, instead of their own.  All projects will be presented orally in class December 20th.

Please use the following link to view how students will be graded.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=PrintRubric&rubric_id=2263523&no_return=1&

Voc 5

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f79zIz1gMMJWAOOIShQHEZhDQGC4KAc4IpDPMdA9DTg/edit#slide=id.g39cc56c8_0_92

The Egypt Game

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002765/ learn about Egypt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index_embed.shtml mummy maker

http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=21  lesson plans

Of Mice and Men

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlVqfC8-UI Bugs clip

http://www.biography.com/people/john-steinbeck-9493358 Steinbeck Bio

In the Year of the Boar

 http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-temple-9503798  Shirley Temple Bio

http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-new-year-traditions-and-symbols Chinese New Year Traditions

http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813 Jackie Robinson Bio

Edgar Allan Poe

http://poestories.com/index.php link for bio, poems, stories, vocab

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9Fs8SSO35mKYdjqPQNaSsz4KlbuWMMKMumNp4S2ZBQ/edit  bio questions to answer

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=251203 Simpsons

http://cvms.canfield.k12.oh.us/web/canf_mxc/PDF/Tell_Tale_Heart.pdf Tell Tale

http://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160

Voc 4

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eXHvIRQb_maurWYLipMPGnOw5VwGl1XVchN3Lw5mDxE/edit

Our Candidates

For Mitt Romney's issues:
http://www.mittromney.com/issues


For Barack Obama's issues:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

Transcript of Second Debate
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/2012-presidential-debate-full-transcript-oct-16/story?id=17493848#.UIdS5MXR70c

Transcript of final debate
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/presidential-debate-full-transcript/story?id=17538888#.UIiCVcXR70c

graphic organizers  http://magazines.scholastic.com/election-2012/lesson-plans/meet-the-candidates
argument outline       http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/


issues    http://magazines.scholastic.com/election-2012/cast-your-vote?BlogID=2F70867B-F0A4-4AAF-D16CD1578824236D

education
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/obama-and-romney-on-the-issues-education/2012/10/05/2e0554ce-0f1b-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_story.html

bio worksheet  http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/printables/CandidateFactChart.pdf

scholastic resources (electoral college video)
http://magazines.scholastic.com/election-2012

war issues
http://www.cfr.org/united-states/candidates-afghanistan/p27376

Voc Lesson 3 Grades 5 and 6

This is a google doc powerpoint presentation that the students made on Friday with their vocab words.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IvqMZC0FuP3T4JMJxQR-BSYOD5Ayw6BAOj3cE4TZUns/edit

Book Reports

Grade 5 Read a biography and complete the bio cube on the site below.  Please print and submit by 10/29.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

Grade 6 Read a survival book and create a glog with helpful survival tips, pics, and video by 10/30.

Grade 7 Read a mystery book and submit 3 different but believable endings (1 being the real one and 2 variations created by you).  Please submit 10/31.

Grade 8 Read a book from the attached link and thoroughly respond to the journal topics.  You may type and email or write and submit.   Submit by 11/1.
http://www.cooper.d21.k12.il.us/web_pdf/summerprojects/summerreading09/Grade7SummerReading2009.pdf

Columbus Bio

http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-columbus-9254209?page=1

Giver-Importance of History

http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_imc/webquests/The%20Giver/giver_index.htm

Public High School Directory

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/A346AF27-52AD-4F44-8314-3011D72D741F/0/201213StatenIslandSchools.pdf

Click here to view info about Island public high schools (admission requirements, programs offered, contact info, extra curricular)

Connect to Reading

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/fewer_911_families_on_hand_for.html

Schedule

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7029515/schedule%20-%20Sheet1.pdf


This is a new link that you will not be asked for permission to share.

affix practice

http://quizlet.com/13544277/affixes-flash-cards/

Story Element Assessment

Grade 5   http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade5.html

Grade 6    http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade6.html

Grade 7   http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade7.html

Grade 8    http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade8.html

Summer Reading grade 6-8

Students will read 4 books and put title, author, setting, point of view, conflict, climax, resolution, and theme for each novel all on the same glog.

Tutorial Link for Glogster
http://www.schooltube.com/video/746a92b6c5d6442a9e97/Glogster-Tutorial

Summer Papers

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ihvhb0jvi58ife1/1_WoSd3WzW/summer%20read%202012.docx -Summer Reading Directions

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7029515/SummerReading.pub- Summer Reading

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7029515/supply%20list.docx Supply List

Summer Reading Grade 5

help with writing a summary  http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/summaryl.cfm

Type your summary right in the comment section for this post.  Please remember only first names on the internet.  Do all 4 at once or one at a time. Please include your book's title and author.

Grammar Practice

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/

Wrinkle in Time Vocab

http://quizlet.com/10257587/a-wrinkle-in-time-7-9-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/10558831/a-wrinkle-in-time-10-12-flash-cards/

8th Grade Attends Wagner College Commencement to hear Elie Wiesel, author of Night

Thank you Brielle I for taken such great pictures.

Frost Valley Video

Frost Valley Camping Trip