Bird Cam

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/

To do April 5th

1. Read
2. Cover Due tomorrow
3. Bring Recorder for music

Have a great night

Dividing Decimals by 10 and 100

Editing a Movie Review

Here is a copy of the editing check list from todays class in case you forgot it in school.  We will be typing our good copies on Tuesday.

Name:  ___________________________________ Name of peer editor:  _______________________

EDITING CHECKLIST FOR COMPARE/CONTRAST PAPER

Editing Questions	Self	Peer
Introductory Paragraph
Do I have a strong opening sentence that captures the reader’s attention?  This is known as the “hook.”
Do I include the title of the film?
Do I have some basic details about the movie?
¶ # 2
Did I summarize the plot? Who, What, Where, When, Why
Did I check to make sure I have no spoilers.
Did I talk about the actors.
DId I talk about who did well and who did not and why?
¶ # 3
Did I talk about what I liked and what I didn't like about the movie?
Do I have proof from the movie?
Do I include a moral or message?
Do I say who this is good for?
¶ #4
Do I say who would like this movie?
Do I recommend it to anyone?
Do I give it a rating?
Do I put down my final thought?
Do I have a concluding sentence?
Did I check all my spelling and grammar in my entier review?

To do April 3rd

1. Math Front: 3,4,5 a,d,f Back 5, 8
2. Cover Page Lit
3, Work Signed

Have a Great Night

Letter Writing Introduction

In a letter there are seven main parts that we are looking for A Heading, Greeting, Body- what has been happening with you, why you are writing, what you want, Closing and signature. Lets have a look at the following letter and see if we can find them.

Gareth Hussey

Moraine Hills Public School

85 Rolling Hill Road Richmond Hill

L4E 4C7

Dear Grade 5’s

I hope you have been enjoying school the last six months I know that I have enjoyed teaching you so far this year and have been having fun making and planning lessons for you.  I am writing to let you know that we only have three months of school left in the year and their is still a lot todo from track and field season, to procedural writing all the way to our units on fractions a decimals. What I am asking you is to keep up the good work all the way until the end of the year.

Hope things are well and that I will hear from you soon!

Sincerely,

Gareth Hussey

Paragraph 4 Movie Review

PARAGRAPH #4:  What group of people would like this movie?  Who would you recommend it to? Who would you not recommend it to?  What’s the MPAA rating of the movie (G, PG, PG-13, R, etc…)? What is your final word on the film:  Is it good or bad? Give the movie a score. You can do grades (A,B,C,D,F+ or -), stars (*** out of *****), numbers (3 out of 5) or something totally original…  just don’t use “thumbs up” or “thumbs down.”


My Example:

This movie is PG, a rating which might run off some of the older crowd, but it’s truly a movie for everyone.  Most films geared for children these days depend on lame, pop-culture references and gas-passing jokes in a patronizing attempt to entertain the younger masses.  This movie rises above all of that to become one of the most watchable non-Disney film for children since 1993’s “Searching for Bobby Fischer.” Your date might resist going, but try to talk them into it.  They won’t regret it and neither will you.

Scale of 1-5:

Needed for paragraph 4

Do I say who would like this movie?

Do I recommend it to anyone?

Do I give it a rating?

Do I put down my final thought?

Do I have a concluding sentence?