Monthly Archives: March 2009

Monday, March 30

Due Tomorrow:

  • Read the packet from Milton Meltzer “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?”
  • Answer the questions on the handout.
  • Remember: You ONLY need to provide THREE causes for the Great Depression.  Cross out d, e, f.

Due Wednesday:

  •  Have the 9 poems that you wrote each on its own separate page and re-printed.
  •  (Scroll the earlier blogs to check on the topics of those poems)
  • Staple all your poems together.

Due Friday:

  • A poem from your poetry anthology memorized and ready for recitation according the the guidelines of the poetry recitation rubric.

Due Monday:

  • 4 visits and 4 blog posts on the Sustainability Project website.

Sunday, March 29

Welcome Back!

  • Hope you spent time doing the things you love to do!  
  • I look forward to see you tomorrow in the A.M.  
  • Here’s a reminder for tomorrow *** You MUST have your poetry anthology in hand tomorrow forCore.  Please please please putit in your bag and do not forget it. You will need it for our class assignment.
  • See you soon, Momii.

Friday, March 13

Happy Spring Break!

Have tons of fun in Spain or wherever you go or don’t go! Get lots of sleep! We’ll be eager to see you on March 30th! ☺

Spring Break Assignment 2009: Reading a Poetry Collection & Begin Memorizing a Poem –Over the break, read your poetry collection. This must be completed by Monday, 3/30/09  – the first day back from break.

NOTES:
*You must bring your book to school with you on 3/30/09.
*You will be asked to show that you have read the book by completing an in-class assignment on the book.
*This collection will count as one of your 25 independent reading books!

  • Work on memorizing 10-15 lines of poetry that you love. This will be performed in front of the class on Friday, 4/3/09, the first Friday after we return.  You may perform a longer one if you wish.
  • If you are behind on reading 25 books, this is a great opportunity to catch up on that as well. Enjoy your reading adventures!
  •  If you are behind on the sustainability project, consider using some of Spring Break to catch up. BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK, 3/30/09,  YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS. See below for more information and the link to our blog.
  • Consider Going to the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle to see Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary
    to see art made of recycled materials.

http://collections.madmuseum.org/code/emuseum.asp?style=single&currentrecord=4&page=search&profile=exhibitions&searchdesc=Current%20Exhibitions&searchstring=Current/,/greater%20than/,/0/,/false/,/true&action=advsearch

See Also:  http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/09/26/arts/0926-LIVE_index.html

O N G O I N G:

Sustainability Project BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS.

*To post on the blog, you need cut and paste this into your browser:  blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-admin.  The password is something you can find out from your classmates–hint: it’s the reverse of the name of our blog.  NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO CLICK off the 2008-2009 box AND then click the box in front of your name right after you compose the journal entry and before you click publish. Look under Blog Post Directions on the upper right of the blog for more clarity.

Monday, March 9


PLEASE NOTE:   I FIXED THE MUCKRAKER ASSIGNMENT LINK BELOW! Sorry about that.

You will have time in core all to work on poems or your poster tomorrow, but don’t delay on completing your work ahead of time! 🙂

Due Tuesday, March 10:

Have a poetry collection in your hand for a homework check (sorry, no Shel Silverstein). This is the book you will read over Spring Break, and from which you will choose a poem to memorize. See the Spring Break 2009 Assignment for more details.

Due Wednesday, March 11:

A. Final Muckraker Poster Assignment due

B.3 poems typed that are inspired by the work we’ve been doing in Writing Workshop.  One of these poems must have the title “Wednesday Afternoon”.

O N G O I N G:

By now you should ALL have at least two sustainability visits and two blog posts up! Your third visit should be done this weekend or next week.

BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS.

*To post on the blog, you need cut and paste this into your browser:  blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-admin.  The password is something you can find out from your classmates–hint: it’s the reverse.  NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO CLICK off the 2008-2009 box AND then click the box in front of your name right after you compose the journal entry and before you click publish. Look under Blog Post Directions on the upper right of the blog for more clarity.

Friday, March 6

Due Tuesday, March 10:

Have a poetry collection in your hand for a homework check (sorry, no Shel Silverstein). This is the book you will read over Spring Break, and from which you will choose a poem to memorize.  See the Spring Break 2009 Assignment for more details.

Due Wednesday, March 11:

A. Final Muckraker Poster Assignment due

B. Three Poems TYPED on separate sheets of paper.

Poem 1. Entitled “Wednesday Afternoon”

Poem 2 and 3: On topic of your choice using a form we have read (i.e. narrative poem, concrete or “shape” poem) but MUST be more than 5 lines and must use metaphors and similes.

O N G O I N G:

By now you should ALL have at least two sustainability visits and two blog posts up! Your third visit should be done this weekend or next week.  BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS.

*To post on the blog, you need cut and paste this into your browser:  blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-admin.  The password is something you can find out from your classmates–hint: it’s the reverse.  NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO CLICK off the 2008-2009 box AND then click the box in front of your name right after you compose the journal entry and before you click publish. Look under Blog Post Directions on the upper right of the blog for more clarity.

Wednesday, March 4

Due Thursday:

 

Be quiz ready on Child Labor readings.

Due Friday:

Excerpt from Jonahthan Kozol’s book  Savage Inequalities with the assignment. (20 vocab words–split in half with partner,20 pages of reading and ONE of the writing assignments).

PLEASE READ POST BELOW “O N G O I N G”—

O N G O I N G:

By now you should ALL have at least two sustainability visits and a blog posts up! Your third visits should be done this weekend or next week.   If you have not spoken with me, I can’t help you set something up! Email me with questions or concerns and keep being unstoppable in setting up visits! Remember, your posts are PUBLIC and must be respectful and professional.  The directions for posting are on the blog–follow the format.

By the end of Spring Break you must have 3 (or better yet 4) visits and blog posts! 

To post go to blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-admin.  The password is something you can find out from your classmates–hint: it’s the reverse.  NOTE: WE DIDN’T TELL YOU THIS BUT YOU MUST ALSO CLICK off the 2008-2009 box above your name and then click the box in front of your name as well on the right after you compose the journal entry. Look it up under Blog Post Directions for more clarity.