The plot diagram projects that we will be presenting and posting support what we have been learning in class. We have discussed the elements of fiction in class and you can always peruse my previous blog entries if you can’t remember so this shouldn’t be too hard. Check out this glogster on the plot diagram we are using in… Read more →
Team Pink and The Challengers chose their water uses: washing hands and swimming. Here are pictures from our mini-build: Read more →
Here are some review resources for the story “Seventh Grade”, this includes visuals, elements of fiction, and vocabulary: Read more →
Just a reminder that the 250 minutes that was required for this card marking are due October 29th. Here is the link to Clever and the coach code for our class: https://clever.com/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&state=ab7b1f3731f9ed5dc20e8850e59b3c2873500a0ed8d9bbd8e9621e35c05d30cb&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fclever.com%2Fin%2Fauth_callback&client_id=4c63c1cf623dce82caac&confirmed=true&channel=clever&new_login_flow=true&district_id=54cbd7c4ce24bd01000014f4& skip=1to log-in and find Ms. Genser as a coach with the following code: AB74S3 Read more →
We discussed plot diagrams today. Please check out my Glogster to review this topic: https://tomasia.edu.glogster.com/elements-of-fiction-plot-diagram This is a copy of the plot diagrams we use during our lessons on plot. We will continue to refer back to these diagrams as we progress through the school year. Blank Plot Diagram Read more →
On Monday, you should have decided on an investigation question or engineering project for the science fair. This video highlights science buddies, which is a great resource for picking a topic. Read more →
During our meeting today we learned about Play Pumps (see this website for more info: https://www.playpumps.co.za) We also started constructed our moving part for our models. This video shows you how the pump will work. Read more →
We will meet on Tuesday and Thursday immediately after school. We will meet you at th3 elementary entrance for dismissal. Read more →
These are the notes for our Elements of Fiction unit. You should have these notes documented from class; please use these as a reference (printing these at home might be helpful…) Read more →