The article adjectives are coming. Are you prepared?
(click the link above to hear the recording.)
Language Arts Red made this "remix" of a Shurley Grammar jingle as a Fun Friday project. They did an excellent job listening to their own recording and deciding what sounds would help tell the story they wanted to tell. We used this free audio mixing program and downloaded the sound effects from the Freesound Project.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Dankenstein, by Christian (after Shel Silverstein)
Dankenstein, by Christian
Warning! Don’t Read out loud! Or else!
I tell you the story of Dankenstein and this is true. He loves to eat little boys and girls just like you. Watch out for him. His eyes are hot red and do you know what his eyes said? Horror and V-Bomb! And he haunts you at nighttime! If you think about him he will become real! Don’t think about him or else!
Dun-Dun-Dun!
The End
Warning! Don’t Read out loud! Or else!
I tell you the story of Dankenstein and this is true. He loves to eat little boys and girls just like you. Watch out for him. His eyes are hot red and do you know what his eyes said? Horror and V-Bomb! And he haunts you at nighttime! If you think about him he will become real! Don’t think about him or else!
Dun-Dun-Dun!
The End
Monday, September 17, 2007
Four Kinds of Sentences
* The students in Language Arts Red were learning about the different kinds of sentence: declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory. We imagined that they had had a really bad scoop of ice cream at the fictitious Dan and Ivan’s Icy Experience. They each wrote a persuasive letter to tell Dan and Ivan about their bad experiecnce. I challeneged them to use one of each kind of sentence – and boy, were they up to the challenge!
Dear Dan and Ivan,
Your ice cream is the worst. What do you put in it? I am not going back.
Maybe I will come back. When I come back, you ice cream better taste good. Make me good chocolate vanilla ice cream.
Signed,
Kaitlin
P.S. I want my money back. You are chumps!
Dear Dan and Ivan,
Your ice cream is the worst. What do you put in it? I am not going back.
Maybe I will come back. When I come back, you ice cream better taste good. Make me good chocolate vanilla ice cream.
Signed,
Kaitlin
P.S. I want my money back. You are chumps!
Jame Cube, by Kamaal (after Shel Silverstein)
I’ll tell you the story
Of Jame Cube and you know
What I tell you is true.
He loved to play his Game Cube
All day and all night until
His eyes and head turned flat.
His chin turned into the power button
and ears turned into the reset and open buttons.
His hands and fingers turned into the controllers
And the buttons that were on them
And a plug stuck out of him.
Now instead of him playing
We all sit around and play him.
Of Jame Cube and you know
What I tell you is true.
He loved to play his Game Cube
All day and all night until
His eyes and head turned flat.
His chin turned into the power button
and ears turned into the reset and open buttons.
His hands and fingers turned into the controllers
And the buttons that were on them
And a plug stuck out of him.
Now instead of him playing
We all sit around and play him.
Cookie Kaitlin, by Kaitlin (after Shel Silverstein)
I’ll tell you the story of Kaitlin. She liked cookies. She ate them all the time. And her face turned to a flat cookie. Her eyes and nose and mouth turnmed to chocolate chips now instead of her eating cookies, we are all eating her.
Litty Loop, by Thaddeus (after Shel Siverstein)
I’ll tell you the story of Litty Loop and you know what I tell you is true. She loves to drink Lattes almost as much as you. She drank until she got glued to the table her mouth turned into the sipping part and her body turned into a cup and the liquid inside of her turned into a latte and her arms turned into a paper sleeve and instead of her drinking lattes we all drink her.
That's why Dan and Ivan make 31 flavors...
Dear Dan and Ivan,
Your ice cream tastes despicable. Next time can we have a sample before you give us the ice cream to see if we like it? When you make the ice cream take a sample of it first. And next time if it tastes like raw egg I’m calling your boss.
From your mad customer,
Thaddeus
Your ice cream tastes despicable. Next time can we have a sample before you give us the ice cream to see if we like it? When you make the ice cream take a sample of it first. And next time if it tastes like raw egg I’m calling your boss.
From your mad customer,
Thaddeus
Dane took a more diplomatic approach
Dear Dan and Ivan,
You have good ice cream! My family likes your store a lot. I will always come to your store.
But the next time I see a dead rat in my ice cream I”ll come over there, and the money I gave you, I want back and if I don’t get it your will regret it.
Sincerely,
Dane
You have good ice cream! My family likes your store a lot. I will always come to your store.
But the next time I see a dead rat in my ice cream I”ll come over there, and the money I gave you, I want back and if I don’t get it your will regret it.
Sincerely,
Dane
Someone, call the board of health.
Dear Dan and Ivan,
Do you have the oreo brownie ice cream? I ate it and there was a dead fish in my ice cream. There was a dead fish in my ice cream! I want my money back right now. Give me back my money.
From your mad customer,
Kamaal
Do you have the oreo brownie ice cream? I ate it and there was a dead fish in my ice cream. There was a dead fish in my ice cream! I want my money back right now. Give me back my money.
From your mad customer,
Kamaal
How do these guys stay in business?
Dear Dan and Ivan
I hate you mouse burger melted ice cream! Next time I come to your store there better be some changes. Like give us a sample before we pay for it! Could I see what you put in it before I get it? My favorite ice cream is vanilla.
From your mad customer,
Christian.
P.S. Loserfaces!!
I hate you mouse burger melted ice cream! Next time I come to your store there better be some changes. Like give us a sample before we pay for it! Could I see what you put in it before I get it? My favorite ice cream is vanilla.
From your mad customer,
Christian.
P.S. Loserfaces!!
More trouble from Dan and Ivan
Dear Dan and Ivan
Your ice cream is nasty and despicable and I am going to sue you for not giving me my money back. It tasted like fish. And my eyes closed and I opened them again, tripped over a rock and almost broke my nose. So could you give me my money back I am never going to your store again! At least you give my money back or let the customer taste it before buying it.
Signed,
Monte
Your ice cream is nasty and despicable and I am going to sue you for not giving me my money back. It tasted like fish. And my eyes closed and I opened them again, tripped over a rock and almost broke my nose. So could you give me my money back I am never going to your store again! At least you give my money back or let the customer taste it before buying it.
Signed,
Monte
Dreams, By Drake (after Langston Hughes)
Hold fast to dreams
If dreams fade they will
Die like a blade hitting a
Wave, let dreams grow
before they go, when you
Try to hold on to your dreams
you cry.
If dreams fade they will
Die like a blade hitting a
Wave, let dreams grow
before they go, when you
Try to hold on to your dreams
you cry.
Dreams V. 2, by Kennedy (after Langston Hughes)
Hold fast to dreams
disappear life is an ear
That cna't hear.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams fade
Life will be a broken blade.
Hold fast to dreams
So if dreams run away
Life will be a destroyed subway.
disappear life is an ear
That cna't hear.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams fade
Life will be a broken blade.
Hold fast to dreams
So if dreams run away
Life will be a destroyed subway.
Kala, "Hold on to Dreams" (after Langston Hughes)
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams go
The first thing they
Will say is let me go!
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams go
Life is like you
Lost a toe.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams go
Life is like you
Caught a cold
For if dreams go
The first thing they
Will say is let me go!
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams go
Life is like you
Lost a toe.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams go
Life is like you
Caught a cold
Dreams, by Jordan Thomas (after Langston Hughes)
Hold fast to dreams
for life is broken without dreams
for if you don't have
your head is lost
for when things go
dreams can't go
Hold fast to dreams as
frozen with snow.
for life is broken without dreams
for if you don't have
your head is lost
for when things go
dreams can't go
Hold fast to dreams as
frozen with snow.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Come Dig our New Digs
Today was so exciting. It was about ten minutes before class began this morning when I got the word: we were to move in to our new room!
Mr. Malan helped me bring over the two tables, Mr. Raines moved the water cooler, Mrs. Miles-Bradbury carried in the white board, and all the students helped carry in their chairs. It was an amazing team effort.
We learned a lot today, too. We learned the four different kinds of sentences. LA Blue began to read Robin Hood. We practiced our vocabulary words and our root words. We sure have a class full of great thinkers.
Back to School night is this Thursday. I hope I see all our class parents there. While our room is still a work-in-progress, I can't wait for you to see it.
Mr. Malan helped me bring over the two tables, Mr. Raines moved the water cooler, Mrs. Miles-Bradbury carried in the white board, and all the students helped carry in their chairs. It was an amazing team effort.
We learned a lot today, too. We learned the four different kinds of sentences. LA Blue began to read Robin Hood. We practiced our vocabulary words and our root words. We sure have a class full of great thinkers.
Back to School night is this Thursday. I hope I see all our class parents there. While our room is still a work-in-progress, I can't wait for you to see it.
Friday, September 7, 2007
From the Journal of Drake M.
On my way home I saw a person with a sign meaning, "Honk to get the president out of the office." Then my mom honked the horn and the guy put a thumbs up and after my mom stopped honking everybody started to honk.
From the journal of Torrence G.
Dear Readers,
I want to tell you about the Cambridge School. The number one thing that the school does is learn about Jesus. We have gym, dance, science, math and language arts and math and chapel. Comments?
I want to tell you about the Cambridge School. The number one thing that the school does is learn about Jesus. We have gym, dance, science, math and language arts and math and chapel. Comments?
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