Monday, March 18, 2013

3/18 Limericks

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Limerick

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Question of the Day:  Write your own Limerick about technology. 
Include an image.
Read your Limerick out loud and record it at Voki.com or Photobooth.
Good Limericks will be included in the list on the Roar. Limerick Template

Sample Limericks:
This is the Question of the Day,
Please Answer the Question this Way,
Use proper grammar and spelling,
On your blog without yelling,
This way you will receive the grade "A".

I wanted an Apple iPhone,
That was what I surely must own,
I was sure to avoid,
Any phone Android,
And I could not leave it alone.
 
 A limerick is a silly poem with five lines. They are often funny or nonsensical.  

How to write a limerick:
  • The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9). 
  • The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).  
  • Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..." Example of an 8,8,5,5,8 syllable limerick:
Find word that Rhyme using:
Limerick Examples
There once was a clover named Kate,
Who sat on the edge of a plate,
The fancy folk dined,
On foods of all kind,
Then tossed her at quarter past eight,

Daily Objectives: 
  • Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
  • Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.


Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day:


Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Question of the Day:  
Write your own Limerick about technology.  
Include an image.
Read your Limerick out loud and record it at Voki.com or Photobooth.
Good Limericks will be included in the list on the Roar. Limerick Template

Sample Limericks:
This is the Question of the Day,
Please Answer the Question this Way,
Use proper grammar and spelling,
On your blog without yelling,
This way you will receive the grade "A".

I wanted an Apple iPhone,
That was what I surely must own,
I was sure to avoid,
Any phone Android,
And I could not leave it alone.
 
 A limerick is a silly poem with five lines. They are often funny or nonsensical.  

How to write a limerick:
  • The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9). 
  • The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).  
  • Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..." Example of an 8,8,5,5,8 syllable limerick:
Find word that Rhyme using:
Limerick Examples
There once was a clover named Kate,
Who sat on the edge of a plate,
The fancy folk dined,
On foods of all kind,
Then tossed her at quarter past eight,

Daily Objectives: 
  • Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
  • Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

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