Posted on May 4th, 2009 by koolteecha
Hear Ye, All Pre-APeeps! I haveth a small online assignment for thou. Go-eth to the link below and discovereth your Shakespearean name. Then leaveth me a Shakespearean comment using some of the Elizabethan terms on page 56 of your study guide. Don’t forget-eth to includeth your real name along with your Shakespeare name! Make this fun! Show-eth your scintillating creativity!
Shakespeare Name Generator
Ok, so now that you’ve got your fabulous Shakespearean name, leave a Shakespearean comment below using the Shakespeare words from your packet. Sign your comment with your Shakespearean name AND your real name!
Ta-ta!
Cleopatra Andronicus (aka Mrs. Sanders)
P.S. Click here for some great examples (not all of them are fabulous, mind you, but many of them are awesome) from last year’s Peeps! (You’ll need to scroll down past my post to read their responses).
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by koolteecha
It’s true! Jack over at Brainyflix.com is actually passing the torch to me this week, and I’ll be judging the weekly Brainypics contest. I’m so excited, because as you all know, vocab is kind of my “thing”. It’s totally fun, because not only will entering the contest give you a chance to expand your vocabulary (already bursting, I’m sure, from our weekly vocabulary rituals) and stretch your creative muscles as well – don’t pass up this chance to be all ZANY and smart at the same time!
It’s easy – just pick a “P” word from their list (those are SAT words, y’all), find (or take) a great picture that teaches/explains/represents your “P” word, and then create your Brainypic directly from their website!
Only FIVE (count ‘em – FIVE) lucky winners will be selected to win a free iTunes, so get going! Be funny! Teach vocab! I can’t wait to see what you (and all the other vocabulary beasts lurking out there in cyberspace) come up with!
And in celebration of this event, I just had to…you know…bring vocab back:
I’m Bringing Vocab Back
Mrs. S
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by koolteecha
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Posted on March 7th, 2009 by koolteecha
Is it just me, or is SPRING BREAK in the air? Ah – don’t quit on me now. Things are just starting to pick up pace. The test-that-shall-not-be-named is behind us, and wonderful challenges lay before us!
Tangerine by Edward Bloor is by far one of my favorite novels to teach, primarily because students LOVE it and can’t put it down. THAT is cool – true excitement about reading a book!
My wonderful Pre-AP students have just finished a Vocabulary Video Project. Look for the links to their videos at Brainyflix.com. Soon you can vote for your favorite video and help them win $200!
An entirely NEW challenge also streches before them – POETRY ANALYSIS. This is typically met with moans and groans, and that’s understandable, because they will actually have to – GASP! – think and write and analyze. I hope that you’ll reach the end of the unit feeling like you’ve stretched your analytical muscles! Be strong! At the end of the six weeks, we’ll be completing a really cool multimedia project. I can’t wait!
If you need another copy of this six week’s calendar, click the appropriate links below:
5th Six Weeks Calendar – Pre-AP
5th Six Weeks Calendar – Regulators
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Posted on January 25th, 2009 by koolteecha
Welcome to a new semester! Everything feels all crisp and fresh – new vocabulary, new grammar skills, new literature! Breathe it all in!
My Pre-AP classes will start things off with an author study of Agatha Christie. We’ll read “The Mousetrap”, which is a lot of fun! Who’s got what it takes to figure out who the killer is???? Time will tell…
Then we’ll move into something a little meatier – Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the
Orient Express”! Written in classic murder mystery style, we’ve got THIRTEEN SUSPECTS stuck on a luxurious train headed for London. I think you’ll all love it. And I promise – the murderer is NOT who you think it is!
Pre-AP will also start getting into meatier analysis skills – prose, personal narrative, poetry, and rhetoric. I’m stepping things up around here – before you know it, you’ll be knee-deep in Freshman Pre-AP English and I will give you the skills to ensure your success. It’s tough, but I am confident that you can handle it!
My wonderful Regular Language Arts class will be enjoying Murder on the Orient Express (we call in MOTOE for short!) as well as “The Mousetrap”. I hope to ignite some interest in Agatha Christie’s work and look forward to seeing what other titles you may choose to read!
Believe it or not, the test-that-shall-not-be-named is on our horizon. We’ll be spending some time honing on on the skills that we need to do our very best on that important assessment!
As usual, be looking for lots of technology – I hope that we’ll be linking up with our friends in Alabama some time soon, and we’ll soon return to Classmarker.com for our grammar quizzes. Watch for new forums on the discussion forum as well. Mrs. Boydstun and I are busy brainstorming a REALLY awesome culminating project for our murder mystery genre. I can’t wait!
TTFN,
Mrs. S
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Posted on January 9th, 2009 by koolteecha
To get you started on your mad review skills, here are a couple of links to the online vocabulary review(s):
Fall Semester Review – Definitions
Fall Semester Review – Parts of Speech
Have fun, and may the vocab be with you.
Mrs. S
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Posted on December 1st, 2008 by koolteecha
I hope that you all had a restful, turkey-filled holiday! These next three weeks are certain to FLY by. We will start reading The Hobbit TOMORROW, so if you don’t have your copy with you in class, please be sure to do so tomorrow. Our class copies are very, very limited, which means that if you’re lucky to secure a class copy, you may not be able to take it home each night.
By the time you leave the lab today, you should have finished all four of your Hobbit Adventures. Here’s the link to the Hobbit Adventures website:
There and Back Again
All posts for Adventures 1 - 3 have been approved. Verify that yours is there!
When you have completed the tasks for Adventure 4 (which are basically to post your Hobbit & Orc names), you have several options for how to spend the remaining class time.
1. Play any of the games or activities that are linked on Adventure Four
2. Practice your vocabulary at Quizlet
3. Play some vocab-inspired games at East of the Web. Warning: Popword is dangerously addictive!
TTFN,
Prisca Bramble of Willow Bottom
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Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by koolteecha
Greetings & Salutations, my fellow Middle Earthlings!
While your fellow classmates are slaving away in their other classes, you will be embarking on an incredible adventure – a Hobbit adventure, that is.
Over the next two days, your quest will be to fulfill four Hobbit tasks. I’ve even set up a special place at which to begin your journey:
There and Back Again…A Hobbit Adventure Edublog
We will start reading The Hobbit on FRIDAY if all goes well, so if you don’t have your copy with you in class, please be sure to have it then. Our class copies are very, very limited, which means that if you’re lucky to secure a class copy, you may not be able to take it home each night.
By the time you leave the lab today, you should have finished AT LEAST Adventure 1 & 2.
Viva la ADVENTURE!!!
There and Back Again…A Hobbit Adventure Edublog
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Posted on November 21st, 2008 by koolteecha
Here’s the link! Keep up with it, book mark it, add it to your favorites.
3rd Six Weeks Vocabulary Review Online
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Posted on November 4th, 2008 by koolteecha
Welcome to your first day of video production! Since we’re still in the early stages, we won’t officially begin filming until tomorrow. Today, your goal will be to produce an outline for me of exactly what to expect from your group’s production company. Remember that everything needs to be approved by your master producer (that would be me) before any filming can begin. In other words, there will be no aimless filming. Everything must move according to a plan, and I’ll need to know what that plan is.
Once there’s a plan in place, I encourage your group members to begin searching for images and sound to accompany your video. However, it is VERY important that you first set up a place to SAVE YOUR WORK. DO THIS NOW: From your desktop, right-click your work area and choose “New” from the drop-down menu. Then select “Folder”. Once your folder shows up, click it ONCE to rename it with your group’s name. This will be a place for you to save any images/audio that you want to use on your finished project.
Feel free to use Google images to find images for your video. Here’s how to save an image to your new group folder on your desktop:
Right-click the image and choose “Save As”. Navigate to the desktop and choose your folder from its location on the desktop. Name your image something that you’ll recognize, like “raven”, for example. Click “Save”.
Please remember to refer to your handout for links to site for links to music/audio content. Saving audio content is similar to saving an image. Once you’ve found an audio clip that you like, right-click it and choose “Save Target As”. Again, navigate to the desktop and choose your group folder from its location on the desktop. Name you audio clip something that you’ll recognize, and then click “Save”.
You can also refer to the link below for direct links to the sites in your handout. It will save you from having to type everything in:
Edgar Allan Poe Video Project Resources and Links
I expect to begin filming tomorrow, but please remember that we only have TWO video cameras to use at a time. Those groups NOT filming will need to be busy in the lab on OTHER tasks. Your group’s directors should be ready to direct group members to what needs to be completed in a timely manner.
As of today, I expect your projects to be ready for submission on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11.
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Hear Ye, All Pre-APeeps! I haveth a small online assignment for thou. Go-eth to the link below and discovereth your Shakespearean name. Then leaveth me a Shakespearean comment using some of the Elizabethan terms on page 56 of your study guide. Don’t forget-eth to includeth your real name along with your Shakespeare name! Make this fun! Show-eth your scintillating creativity!
