Three Pictures, Three words

We are going to continue working on our I AM poems. Today we are going to add pictures to our collage. A collage is a collection of pictures that are stuck together and overlap each other on a piece of paper. In this case, the pictures will relate to your poem. 

Find three pictures that are "school cool" and post them to your blog. Next to them write one word that relates to you, the picture or the poem. Make sure they are saved to your picture folder so we can use them later.

Example: 

                                                                     

                              struggle

Your Best Quality

Yesterday you wrote about two adjectives that describe you. We plan to use these to complete a poetry project to display in the class. Today, describe your best quality. What is it about you that is special. Tell a story of when you put this quality of yours into action. For example if you chose "loyal," you can write about how you had your friends back when there was drama.

Here are some good ways to start:

One of my best qualities is that I am.....
This quality really comes out when....
This quality really came out when....
I use this quality often when...


I trust you to keep it school cool!

My two adjectives

This week we will be working on a poem and collage that represents you. To get us started, think of two words, adjectives that really describe and represent you. For example, mine might be motivational and diligent (hard-working). Explain why you chose these two.

Also, find two pictures that are school-friendly and appropriate for class that represent you. Google your two adjectives and see what images you find. Again, I trust you all to use good judgement when choosing photos. Here are some sample adjectives to motivate you to find yours.

adorable

adventurous

aggressive

alert

attractive

beautiful

blue-eyed 

blushing

bright

clean

clear

cloudy

colorful

cute

distinct

elegant

excited

fancy

glamorous

gleaming

gorgeous

graceful

handsome

homely

light

magnificent

misty

motionless

old-fashioned

plain

poised

precious

quaint

shiny

smoggy

sparkling

spotless

stormy

unusual

wide-eyed

alive

brainy

breakable

busy

careful

cautious

clever

clumsy

concerned

crazy

curious

different

difficult

famous

fragile

frail

gifted

helpful

important

impossible

innocent

inquisitive

modern

mushy

outstanding

powerful

puzzled

real

rich

shy

sleepy

super

talented

tame

tender

tough

wandering

wild

agreeable

amused

brave

calm

charming

cheerful

comfortable

cooperative

courageous

delightful

determined

eager

elated

enchanting

encouraging

energetic

enthusiastic

excited

exuberant

fair

faithful

fantastic

friendly

funny

gentle

glorious

good

happy

healthy

helpful

hilarious

jolly

joyous

kind

lively

lovely

lucky

nice

perfect

pleasant

proud

relieved

silly

smiling

splendid

successful

thankful

thoughtful

victorious

vivacious

witty

wonderful

zealous

zany

The "dis" in Discrimination

With the Arizona immigration law still a hot debate, we have gotten glimpses of both sides of the argument. Some call it racial profiling and some deem it necessary to protect our country and border.

However discrimination doesn't always have to be about the color of your skin. Write about a time when you have felt that someone has passed judgment on you. For example, the way you are dressed or the way you have your hair, or even what they "think" your race is. This could have been in your academic career or a general experience out in the world.

How did you handle it?

How did you prove them wrong?

What are your feeling when this happens to you?

I look forward to reading your great writing but keep it appropriate. 

The Animal Inside

If you could be any animal, what would it be? Why did you choose this animal? What are qualities that you know about this animal that you wish you had. For example, I want to be a giraffe because it's a tall animal and I could see for miles from where I stand. Or I would be a cat because they are the most visually keen, meaning they are born with special eyes that allow them to move and hunt in complete darkness.

Keep it appropriate

Your responses should be at least five sentences.

If I would be an animal, it would be...
I chose this animal because....
A special quality/ability this animal has is...
I feel....
Another interesting fact about "cats" is...

The Best Advice

What is the best advice someone has given you?  Did you use it or not. What were the results?
What about advice you have given someone. Did they use it or not? What were the results?


The best advice someone has given me is....
I took it and the results were....
I didn't take it and the results were...
I thought it was good advice because....
I didn't think it was good advice because....

Setting goals / New Years Resolution

Wikipedia defines a resolution as  a commitment that a person makes to one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. This goal must be reached by the next New Year. Keep in mind that this is a goal, not a wish and should be something that you as a person could strive for.

I know that some of you briefly wrote about your goals in your last blog. For today I'd like you to read this article and blog about detailed goals you have and how you are going to achieve them. Have you already started?

http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/SelfEfficacy/Jordan.html

We will discuss it before you start