Hope this will help. I am trying to keep each class separate to make it easier for everyone to find what they need!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone had a great summer, it seemed to go very fast this year. Each year goes a little faster, seniors, you will be shocked at how fast this year goes by.
I will try to update this every day with information about assignments from class and pictures/project information as we go along.
We are also going to be creating a creative writing blog and a reading blog. I will post links to them as soon as they are up and running.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
End of year
It is hard to believe that it is the end of the year and I will not have you in my classroom again until you are seniors. I hope high school is great and I also hope you have a great summer.
Remember: if you haven't turned in your research papers, make sure you do.
Also, your minis need to be handed in before the last day of school.
7th grade final project
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This will be the final project for 7th grade English. This project will show what you have learned throughout the year. You will create a multimedia presentation, including all of the following:
________ 5 pictures (at least 5) of you or your family or things important to you—these may be actual pictures of drawings
________ letter to a person who is important to you
________ 2 poems (any kind)
________ non-fiction writing about your future career
________ fiction story about something you would like to do
________ autobiography
________ biography of someone important to you
________ 2 extra pieces of writing about whatever you want
You may use any site you want to create this, but it has to be on a website that will save it so you can send the link to me. I will not post these on my blog unless you want me to.
The extra pieces of writing could be cartoons, movies, whatever you want.
Due Date: Wednesday, May 25th at the end of the period
8th grade final project
8th grade final project
This project will show what you have learned/accomplished in the past two years. You may use any of the following multimedia options:
If you have another site you would like to use, you can, but you must let me know.
During this presentation, you will create something that shows how you have changed and what is important to you.
You must include:
1. Pictures of people important to you
2. Pictures of things you like/don’t like
3. A video that makes you think/laugh/cry
4. 2 poems (written by you) that describe you
5. Fiction story about what you hope your life will be like in the future
6. Information about your future career
7. Something in history that you feel has changed your life
8. The invention you think is the most important (during your lifetime) and why it is important
9. Information about your favorite movie, song, tv show, video game, etc…and why
10. Anything else you think would make your presentation better.
Final Presentation Due: May 25th at the end of class. Your presentations will be saved to the website you use, send the link to me and I will post them all on my blog.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Research Final Draft
8th grade: Final drafts of your WWII research papers are due on Friday at the beginning of class. Make two copies, one for Mr. Pieart and one for me.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
7th grade project
Information about the next project for the 7th graders. We will be working with Mr. Becker on this.
7th grade Project 1830-1860
1. Use one of the following websites:
a. Prezentit
b. Slidebomb
c. Scrapblog
d. Vuvox
e. Photoshow
f. Empressor
g. My Plick
h. Photo peach
2. You will need to use one of the websites to create a multimedia presentation. Each presentation must include pictures, video, graphics, and lists of information.
3. You will need to email the link for your presentation to me so I can put it on my blog.
4. Everything that you take from the internet must have a copy of the link from the site you used (I will show you how).
5. Choose one of these topics:
a. Slavery (include a slave narrative, ads for slaves, what slave life was like, etc..)
b. lives of women (include information about the rights of women during this time, what their lives were like, what a typical day in the life of a woman was, major problems women were faced with)
c. farm life (how many farms were there, how did people farm, what was the cost of the crops, what did they do if the crop failed, how did they use their farm animals, etc…)
d. city life (what were cities like, how did people live, how did people make their livings, etc…)
e. transportation (what were the main modes of transportation, how were they used, how long did they take, etc…)
f. famous artists ( could be musicians, painters, sculptors, etc…show their work and information about their lives, including how they were treated by the public)
g. famous authors (who were the primary writers of this time period, make sure to find out information of Emerson and Thoreau, also include the types of writing that were being created at this time, include information about how the public reacted to their writing)
h. inventions (what were some major inventions that were created during this time period, how did they affect everyday life for the people around them, etc…)
6. When you finish, send the link to your page to me: kamullin@wmu.k12.ia.us and I will share it on my blog.
7. Make sure that the information is written in your own words, I want your opinions about the world at this time.
Thursday, May 5th: Choose the multimedia source you want to use
Friday, May 6th: Begin working on your topic
Friday, May 13th: Project is due
Research Papers
Rough Drafts of the 8th grade WWII papers are due on Monday. Final drafts are due on Friday, May 13th. One copy must be given to me, one to Mr. Pieart. Next week, we will begin your final project!!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thank you
Hannibal was a great success! What an enjoyable day, the rain stopped as we entered Hannibal and we had a busy great day.
Thank you to everyone who came and helped us out, so appreciated. I hope all of the parents had a great time too! I couldn't do it without you.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Permission Forms
Hannibal permission forms are going home today with the 7th graders. Please return them to me by Thursday, April 21st. If you are planning on going with us, thank you!!! Also, let me know if you will be riding the bus or driving yourself to Hannibal.
Students can bring snacks, music, etc...on the bus and we will lock it, but if they have something incredibly valuable, please have them keep it at home.
Hopefully we will have good weather, but in case we don't, we spend the majority of the day walking around historic Hannibal, so make sure to dress accordingly!
Research!!
The 8th graders are working on a research paper about WWII. We are currently finding research and creating notecards and Mr. Pieart is giving us information about WWII as we need it. Here is the information for the research paper and I will also post some great sites to use (on another post).
WWII Research Paper
8th grade
Mr. Pieart and Mrs. Mullin (you must give a copy to Mr. Pieart and Mrs. Mullin)
1. Choose one of the topics.
2. 5 sources—1 book—2 magazines/newspapers—1 encyclopedia—1 web site (you can have more sources if you want them)
3. You must use direct quotations and paraphrasing to state your information
4. 2 pages minimum (information)
5. Typed
6. Double spaced
7. 12 point font
8. 1 inch margins
9. Times New Roman
10. Title Page
11. Works Cited Page
12. 25 notecards (5 citation cards, 20 information cards)
13. Outline—Due—April 19th
14. Note cards--Due—April 29th
15. Rough Draft---Due—May 9th
16. Final Draft—Due---May 13th
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The days are flying by!
The 7th graders have finished reading Tom Sawyer already. I am amazed at how quickly they have gotten through it. The final test will be on Friday and they have already started work on their projects. Here is the information for their projects:
Tom Sawyer Project
Due: April 21st
1. Create a play about one of the chapters from Tom Sawyer. (You may use more than one chapter if you want.) You need to write out the script and then videotape it. All actors should be in costume (sort of) and the setting should be accurate. You must hand in a copy of the script, in ink or typed, with all characters listed and a video of your play. All members of the group must have a part in the play.
2. Create a book about Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer. You must have: 1 page biography on Mark Twain, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Tom, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Huck, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Aunt Polly, draw 1 full page picture of her, 1 page description of Sid, draw 1 full page picture of him, 1 page description of Injun Joe, draw 1 full page picture him, 1 page description of Muff Potter, draw 1 full page picture of him, 1 page description of Becky, draw 1 full page picture of her. All pictures need to be colored. All writing is double spaced, in ink or typed and it must have a cover.
You may work with a partner on this project. If you do the video, only the people who are in the group get credit, but you may have anyone else help out.
Due: April 21st
The Hannibal trip is scheduled for April 27th, permission slips will come home on Friday.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
7th grade: Students are finishing up Tom Sawyer. Chapters 29 and 30 are due for Wednesday and the final quiz will also be Wednesday. Project assignments will be handed out on Friday and the final test will be next week.
8th grade: Research links: Citation Machine
Work on practice source cards and information cards
Composition: Final paper will be assigned next week. Finish argumentative readings and in class activities by Friday.
Congratulations to the jazz band and good luck tonight to the track and golf teams!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Hi! My class is going to try to do something a little different with our technology for the rest of the year and I am hoping it will work out well. I will post assignments daily on here and will also post links and notes to help with any assignments. You are welcome to post comments or send an email to me with any questions you have. I will also post random student examples (with their permission) for you to look at.
Hope it works out!
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