Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Writing a Compare/Contrast Essay about Literature

Click here to learn more about writing a Compare/Contrast Essay
When you finish your compare/contrast graphic organizer, you can use this interactive planning map or a paper copy that Ms. Casassa has on the cart to organize your ideas.

Click here to use the compare and contrast map

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Revising Your Personal Narrative Using Lino-It

Click on your name below to go to your own Lino-It account and a canvas to put your story on.  You may read your classmates and post a sticky note with suggestions of places to show more detail and exploding moments.
Rules:
1.  Sign your name on the sticky
2.  Provide specific response to the story on your sticky
3.  Be kind and respectful

You shouldn't need to sign in, but if you do sign in using your barnardschool.org email address.  Your username is listed below.  Click on your name to get to your Lino-It page
Student Name
Username
Log-in
madiee
meaton@barnardschool.org
lhopkins2014
lhopkins@barnardschool.org
emckenney
emckenney@barnardschool.org
jpolito
jpolito@barnardschool.org
areynolds2014
areynolds@barnardschool.org
jshaw2014
jshaw@barnardschool.org
cskane
cskane@barnardschool.org
cwhitley
cwhitley@barnardschool.org
cbogart
abogart@barnardschool.org
akaneb
akaneb@barnardschool.org
zknight
zknight@barnardschool.org
elisi
elisi@barnardschool.org
blosier
blosier@barnardschool.org
kmurray2013
kmurray@barnardschool.org
tvrettos
tvrettos@barnardschool.org
cwilliams2013
cwilliams@barnards

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

My Class Bunny--draft 1

     Today we are going to work on my first draft of my personal narrative.  I have posted the draft on a site called Lino--as we read my draft you can write me a sticky notes showing me a place that I can add more details or explode the moment in my writing.  I want you to focus on the Trait of Ideas in my draft.
     How to use lino it--an on-line sticky note--it's easy!  Click on a sticky note on the right side of the screen.  Put your name in the tag box.  Then type your suggestion to me.  I want you to be specific.  Find a line that you think I can add more details.  Find a place where you want to know more.  Please look at my writing and ask a lot of questions.  I really need some help revising this piece!After you finish typing your suggestion, click post.  Your post it note will appear in the center of the screen. 
Put your mouse over the post it note and move it to the side.
Click here to go to my draft of "The Class Bunny"