Mrs. Murphy

Grade 6/7M, 6H & 5/6 English Language Arts

Posted: November 8, 2021

May be an image of screen and text that says '201S-2016 Glasgow Loo&g Whether you love to travel or hate to travel, chances are there are places that are meaningful to you. Create a page about a place you love visiting. It could be near or far, the woods behind your house or Niagra Falls. It could be a place you visited once or somewhere you go often. tnGco&Ww14g Five star hefnus belorgo belorgo Gbagow'

Posted: November 8, 2021

Remember this is a Think~Draw~Write activity.

 

Posted: November 5, 2021

Art Journaling Assignment #3

We will continue with the art journaling next week. This will help students to stay positive, they will get a chance to practice their writing and they will be developing a good bank of quick writes to practice revising and editing skills on.

Posted: November 5, 2021

Art Journaling Assignment #2
The written explanation is to be done in your Writing Journal and should be about a page long double spaced.
May be an illustration
May be an illustration
May be an image of screen and text that says 'Create a page of things that make you happy'
 
 

Posted: November 4, 2021

We are going to start some Art Journaling. If you have a sketch pad or plain paper at home that would be great but if not you can draw the picture in your writing journal. I have included a slide of possible things to be thinking of and some examples from former students.

Posted: November 3, 2021

Assignment #4
Indigenous Communities of NB
Grade 6H & 6/7M
Grade 5/6M FI - see the modified assignment at the end of the post
Create a table to organize the English name, Indigenous name and location of all the Indigenous communities in NB.
Although we are taught about how to create and read charts and tables in math it is a concept we need and can use in all subject areas. I want you to figure out how to sort this information so you will be able to find the information quickly.
Grade 5/6
You already have been given this assignment in computer class and were given a chart to fill in.

Posted: November 2, 2021

Grade 6\7M
Indigenous Artists & Their Music
This will be an ongoing project, we will move into day 2 tomorrow. We will meet on Teams where I can explain in greater detail and answer questions.
This project will be completed in 2 parts.
~Shared Powerpoint ~ This is a class project and each student will contribute 2 slides to the finished project.
~Written biography
Part 1 ~ The shared Powerpoint.
Step #1 ~ Select a song with some traditional Indigenous elements. Such as;
*Use of traditional Indigenous instruments ie: hide drum, shakers, rattle, flute
*Inclusion of artists' Indigenous language
*Lyrics about issues or topics related to Indigenous people
Step # 2 ~ Answer the research questions in your SS scribbler.
What is the artist's full name?
When were they born?
Where were they born?
Where did they grow up?
What are some interesting facts about their early years?
What tribe do they affiliate themselves with?
What awards have they received?
What are some common themes or topics that their music addresses?
What genre do they perform?
What are some other interesting facts about this artist?
Step # 4 ~ Create a slide for the shared PowerPoint to profile the song. Include:
*Title and link to video.
*What elements of traditional Indigenous elements it demonstrates.
*Artist's name
Step # 5 ~ Create a slide for the shared PowerPoint to profile the artist. Include:
*Name
*Name of the indigenous community they are from
*Any awards they have received
*Common themes or topics their music addresses
*Anything that makes that person interesting

Posted: November 1, 2021

I have a FB class page where I post information for all 3 of my English Language Arts classes. If you are not yet a member please private message me, Denise Amyotte Murphy on Facebook messenger and I will send you the link to join the group. 

Posted: November 1, 2021

Assignment # 2 

Grade 5/6M, 6H & 7M

Although this is a health related lesson it will be used as an example for writing a reading response as well. 

We have been learning about multiple intelligences and will continue to explore this concept as the year goes on. 

1. Watch the video to the end.

www.maginationpressfamily.org/mindfulness-kids-teens/so-many-smarts/

2. Respond to the authors question at the end of the book as a quick write in your Writers Journal or on a piece of loose leaf. Write for 5-10 min. All quick write rules are to be used even at home. Quick writes are about getting your thoughts down quickly for possible later reference, editing and revision. 

I will repost the reading response PowerPoint which has an example of my response to this reading. Students are not to do a response to this book. They should be responding to the book they are presently reading or have just finished. 

Posted: November 1, 2021

Grades 5/6M, 6H & 6/7M

 

Reading Log & Reading Responses

 

Reading Log ~ Students are still expected to read and log every day. Their reading log should be in the front of their reading duo-tang. If they run out of space they can just continue logging on with a piece of loose leaf.

 

Reading Responses ~ The expectation for reading log was 2 entries per week. I am expecting that students have 10 well written responses by November 12th. 

* I posted examples of some reading responses on Oct. 27.

* Students have a list of possible response questions attached to the back of their Reading duo-tang, I also posted 3 additional questions on Friday. They are to respond to what they have read and not give a summary of what they have read.

* They can either write the responses in their duo-tangs or type them and send them to me for review. If they e-mail them to me I will read and respond to them.

* Responses are to be written in paragraph form ~ introduction, something from the reading, how it relates to the question they are answering and a conclusion. (see the "What if..." example) Responses will need to be at least 4 sentences long.

Pages

Image Galleries

Added: Thu, Nov 4 2021

Videos

Added: Fri, Dec 25 2020

Documents

Narrative Powerpoint
Grade 7 Spell-A-Thon Words
Reading like a Writer
Elements of a Story