For 2nd Hour Only

This blog post is due for Ms. Helmold by Monday, May 4 and still needs to be at least 100 words.

What are the similarities and differences between folk and fairy tales that you have discovered in your research? Now having heard both, do you prefer one over the other and why?

What type of dog are you?

It has been said that a dog is man's best friend. With that in mind, pick a breed of dog that you think you are most like. (labrador, poodle, malmute, springer spaniel, etc...) In your blog, be sure to explain why you are most like that type of dog. Make sure your blog is at least 100 words in order to get full credit.

Favorite Books

I love to read, so it is a good thing that I am a Language Arts teacher! For this week, think back to your most favorite books ever. This could include a book you read last week or something you remember hearing when you were 3 years old. Tell us about that book: why was it so good, what memories does it hold, what happened in the story?

Here are a few of my favorite titles from long ago or more recently: (but don't just list your favorite as I did-tell about them)

Where the Wild Things Are

Charlotte's Web

The City of Ember

The Hunger Games

The Giving Tree

Where the Sidewalk Ends

A Prayer for Owen Meany

Mike's New Bike

Peter Rabbit

My Sister's Keeper

You Are Special

Acrostic Poets

As you may well know, acrostic poems are poems which use the letters of a word, to build the words of a complete poem. Here is an example of an acrostic poem of Miss Miller:

Marvelously

Intrigued by the

Sayings of

Sixth grade children

Meanwhile

Intensely busy

Losing sleep while

Looking for

Extraordinary things

Revealed by God!

Your task this week is to write two acrostic poems. One needs to be your name and the second can be any word you would like (snowboarding, horses, basketball, racecar, etc..) Be creative with your word selection and make each word count. (Note: this blog does not need to be 100 words).

You as a Movie Character

Think of your favorite movie characters of all time and then pick one and tell why you would like to be that character. Did they embark on a special adventure, were they gifted with some amazing talent, did they get to go somewhere you have always dreamed of? The character you select must be from an appropriate movie. Your movie character could be animated or realistic.

Here are some examples: Indiana Jones, Simba, Gaston, Mulan, Spiderman, Benjamin Franklin Gates, Lina (from City of Ember), or Gabriela (from High School Musical).

Summer Camp

Everywhere I go, I see flyers advertising for summer camps. With fondness, I remember my own weeks spent at summer camps like LuWiSoMo, Lutherhaven, and Camp Creativity. Describe, in great detail, your dream summer camp experience? Where would you go and what would you do? Would you attend a Christian camp, a sports' themed camp, space camp, horse camp, band camp, etc.....

Complete the Story

Finish this story:

My worst nightmare came true the day......

Lutheran Schools

It's National Lutheran Schools' Week! Yahoo! What do you like about attending First Immanuel Lutheran School? How would your life be different if you went to a public school?

Use Your Talents Well

In my room (and Mr. Everts'), there is a poster that says:

God gave you talents as a gift;

Praise God by using your talents well.

First, tell what talents you believe God gave you. Then, talk about how you could use your talents well. What would you need to do to use your talents well?

Jobs

If you had to decide on a lifelong profession right now, what job would you choose and why?

Make a Difference

You can make a huge difference in your surroundings if you are willing to work hard to make a change. Pick something that you would like to change at school and write a persuasive letter to whoever is in charge and tell the person the change you think should be made. Be positive and give suggestions for how the change could happen. Remember, this is not a chance to bash someone or something, but instead a chance to lobby for a change.

Examples of topics could include: students shouldn't have homework, more recess time, let students pick the classes they take instead of having to take all of the subjects, longer passing time between classes, etc....

Reincarnation

In Social Studies, we have been talking about other world religions (Buddhism and Hinduism). Since they believe in reincarnation (and we obviously do not), I want you to put yourselves in their shoes. If you were to be reincarnated tomorrow, what would you come back as? You could be a human, animal, or a plant. You could be from the United States, Germany, Honduras, China, Russia, Kenya, or wherever you want. You could be of any nationality you choose. Just pick something to come back as and tell us why.

The Sky Didn't Look Right

Finish this story starter:

It all started on Monday morning when several citizens of (your town) noticed that the sky didn't look quite right.

Your Own Presidential Inauguration

President-elect Barak Obama will officially be sworn into office this Tuesday and with any new president comes much hoopla, called inauguration. There will be balls, live music, dancing, food, other parties, speeches, and more. This year, inauguration will cost over 150 million dollars. Wow!

Pretend that you were the one elected to be our country's next president. If you could plan your inauguration, what would it be like? Some questions to consider are: Where would you host it? What musicians would be there? What type of food would you have (any company from McDonald's to Red Lobster to the most expensive catering company could cater it)? What would you wear? What would your speech be about? Would there be any fun decorations, giveaways, fireworks, etc....?

Mini-Me

What would your life be like if you were only 6 inches tall? What would you be able to do that you can't currently do? What wouldn't you be able to do anymore? Would you like being 6" tall? Why or why not?

Christmas Memories

Christmas is less than two weeks away! Share some of your favorite Christmas memories or traditions from years past.

New Rules

Imagine you are stranded on a tropical island with your classmates. You have no supervision, no rules, no leader, no McDonald's etc... How would you choose a leader? What jobs would you need? What rules would you have? What if someone broke the rules? (There was a brief reality t.v. show like this called Kid Nation)

Hero

This Blog is for 8th hour with Miss Mayyou only and is in addition to the weekly blog Miss Miller assigned below.

Which hero are you presenting for the week?

Finish this Story

Sunday's Snowfall Inspired this Story Starter:

I knew my family shouldn't have drove home from Minnesota after Thanksgiving, but mom and dad wanted to be back for school and work. We should have waited a day with the big snowfall the meteorologists were predicting. As we were heading home, the sky was getting dark and the snow was coming down hard, the blinding sort of snowfall that is made worse by light shining into it. We still had at least 3 hours to go, but I wasn't sure we would make it. The next thing I knew, the tires were spinning out beneath us and we were zipping around in circles on the highway before landing 20 yards away in the ditch. Thankfully no one was hurt, but we were in rough shape. Mom and dad's cell phones were dead and there were no other cars around.

What happens next? That's up to you-write the ending to this snowbound experience!

Showing our Thankfulness

This blog includes a small assignment, so you may want to get started right away! Thanksgiving is only 6 days away and what a better time to show your parents how thankful you are for them!

Step 1: Do something that will serve your parents. This will show them your thankful love in action. Ideas include, but are not limited to: doing the dishes, volunteering to fold the laundry, straightening up the shoe closet, taking out the trash, raking the last few stray leaves, writing them a letter or poem to say how grateful you are to have them as parents, etc.....

Step 2: Write about the experience. What did you do to help out? What was the reaction of your parents or the person you helped? How did you feel afterwards?

Don't forget to make your response at least 100 words.