Yellow Tights and Feathers on Your...

Answer the following questions with CSAs.  Make sure you add lots of detail to your answers.  Short, unimaginative answers will be rejected.

Remember:

Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS and sense using WORD TALK before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.  Remember to post with your first name only.

Doug Swietecks brother plays a prank on Holling Hoodhood.  He sticks pictures of Holling in bright yellow tights all over his school.

1. How does Holling deal with this at school?
2. What is Holling's plan, and what throws a wrench in his idea?
3. How would you deal with Holling's predicament if you were him?

Cream Puffs, Fairies and Monsters

Answer the following questions with CSAs.  Make sure you add lots of detail to your answers.  Short, unimaginative answers will be rejected.

Remember:

Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS and sense using WORD TALK before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.  Remember to post with your first name only.

1. Holling’s friends insisted he replace the cream puffs eaten by the rats. Was this fair of them? Why do you think Mrs. Baker replaced the cream puffs? 
2. Caliban is a monster in Shakespear's play The Tempest.  Holling says that monsters must always be defeated if there is to be a happy ending. Do you agree with him? Why or why not? How does this apply to his own life? Does this always happen in real life? Give examples. 
3. How is playing "Ariel" in the school play going to affect Holling's life in your opinion?

Possible spellings you may need: Sycorax and Caliban, Presbyterian

Escher - 3D Trick Art

We are going to work on some 3D trick art.  MC Escher was an artist who specialized in trick "3D" art.

Here are 4 links we will watch.  You will then be responsible for turning in one piece of art based on your choice from of the 4 videos listed below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0evffIxEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZQYXPJnXU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAq2X-0FbGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRGkdB_Xf8

Measurement Review For Tomorrow's Test...

You have a measurement test tomorrow.  It will include perimeter, area and volume, as well as some conversions (grade 5s).  You will be allowed to use your conversion sheet and a calculator.  For now, here are some practice quizzes that you can try (use a calculator and conversion sheet.)


Grade 5s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 8 : Even numbered Quizzes only.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out. 

Grade 6s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 8: Even numbered Quizzes only.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out.

Fractions Practice

Grade 5s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 7 : Quizzes 1 to 8.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out. 

Grade 6s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 7: Quiz 4 to 7.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out.

Fabs Versus Natural Animals

Watch the video below.

1. What sort of animal do you think this is? (Give both the scientific name and the common name).
2. Describe what the animal looks like.  If it were a fab, then what creatures could have it been "fabricated" or engineered from? 
3. Read this fact sheet.
• This animal was not a mammal. What was it?
• How much did adults weigh?  How tall was the animal?
• What did they eat?
• Why were they outlawed and hunted?
• Do you believe they are extinct forever?  How could they bring them back?

Character Analysis of....

Pick a character from Leviathan.  In 2 paragraphs (6 - 8 complete sentences per paragraph) you are to describe what your character looks like (their physical appearance) and what their personality is like (character traits).  In paragraph one, concentrate on their physical appearance and focus on the following:

1. Height.
2. Colour of hair, eyes, skin.
3. Build (slim, medium, heavy, muscular?).
4. Eyes - intelligent, hawkish, angry, frightening etc...
5. Face - does it have a naturally happy look, sad, angry, alert, closed (hard to read).
6. How do they move - awkwardly, athletically, gracefully...

In paragraph two, focus on their personality and character traits. Think about the following:

1. Personality: would you like to be friends with them? Why? Why not?
2. Humour: Do they have sense of humour?  What is it like?  Would they think you were funny?  Why or why not?
3. Temperament: are they upbeat, lighthearted, or serious and easily offended?

Check out the character traits link above for ideas about personality.

 You must use the COPS and complete sentences...Don't answer this in question format; do write it in paragraph format.