Welcome to Mrs. Williams' Class!
This is so incredibly cool! My students are going to love creating these cartoons. We can use to them to create dialogue, to express contrast between characters, etc. A really fun tool!
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
My Favorite US History Lesson
As I reflect on last year's history lessons, I have decided that the American Revolution was my all time favorite unit from the entire school year. Why? There was murder, secret meetings, spies, rebellion -- all the makings for a great story. BUT THIS WAS ALLLL REAL!
Can you imagine how King George III felt after his beloved AMERICA LEFT HIM??? They had spent so much time and money and invested so much in colonizing America and were looking forward to years and years of profit from the mercantilism that kept England rich. But, after tea taxes and harsh acts, and denial of what the colonists considered God-given rights, America said NO MORE! They had only one thing to say to the English government: It's too late to apologize!
Writing
Writing can be fun, it can be therapeutic, it can also be a total bore. I think it all depends on what you're writing about. I love writing. I love to write about my experiences, my family and friends, and even the Bible. Once I start writing, I usually can't stop. The key to becoming a great writer is to find your passion. What do you enjoy? What do you love to do? What makes you happy? Once you identify your passion, writing about it is easy breezy.
I'm sharing a link with you to Pinterest. Pinterest is an online bulletin board with tons of ideas about everything from food to painting to bike riding! This pin is a list of writing prompts to help get you writing. Pick one or two and start with a simple paragraph.
Happy writing!
http://pinterest.com/pin/97179304432294176/
I'm sharing a link with you to Pinterest. Pinterest is an online bulletin board with tons of ideas about everything from food to painting to bike riding! This pin is a list of writing prompts to help get you writing. Pick one or two and start with a simple paragraph.
Happy writing!
http://pinterest.com/pin/97179304432294176/
From then to now
In our writing class, we will be expressing ourselves in writing. Writing is very different today than in times past - mostly because our language is so different from times past. One of my all time favorite activities is to take a simple nursery rhyme and poem and convert it to old language. They can be absolutely hilarious! Here's an example:
Original:
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
My old time version:
Lady Mary possesseth a youthful lamb, a youthful lamb, a youthful lamb
Lady Mary possesseth a youthful lamb, whose fleece appeared as bright as snow.
Corny. I know. Fun? totally. Well, fun for teaching nerds like me. :)
Here's a funny example from YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxoUUbMii7Q
Your task: take any simple song, nursery rhyme, or poem, and make it Shakespearean!
Original:
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
My old time version:
Lady Mary possesseth a youthful lamb, a youthful lamb, a youthful lamb
Lady Mary possesseth a youthful lamb, whose fleece appeared as bright as snow.
Corny. I know. Fun? totally. Well, fun for teaching nerds like me. :)
Your task: take any simple song, nursery rhyme, or poem, and make it Shakespearean!
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