Assignment 9/15/2017

Good Morning!

1.  Blog Title:  The Make Your Mark Award 

Choose a student, an adult, or a family from your school community who are making a difference in your school, neighborhood, or the world. Write about why you would give this reward to them.  Describe what characteristics they have and how are they making a difference.  

2.  Blog Title:  My Mark

We have talked about books that made a mark and other people who have made marks.  Now it is your turn.  What type of mark do you hope to make on the world?  What are your dreams?  What kind of person do you hope to be as your grow up?

3.  Blog Title:  My Reading Life

Reading Counts has started this week. How has that changed your reading life and your attention to what you read?  What books are you reading?  What has been the best thing you read this week?  We have also had the book fair this week.  Did you get a book?  Have you enjoyed it?  What books do you wish we had in our class library?

I look forward to reading your words!



When you finish, get a dot from Mrs. Nabors to design and add to our class dot board.  You are going to design it to reflect who you are.  You can add things you love, things you like, etc.

Assignment 9/10/2017

Good Morning!

I am missing you today, but I know you are making me proud and doing your very best for Mrs. Cogan!

1.) Blog Title: Memorable Book

Write a blog about a book that made a mark on your life. Maybe it is a book that you remember a family member reading to you.  It could be a book that your really love and you want to read it over and over.  Pick a book that has meaning in your life, and tell us all about why you picked that book.

2.) Blog Title: Free Write (or give it a unique title)

Free write about your life.  

When you finish both blogs, you may go back to your SSO and go to Think Through Math!

I will see you Monday!

Assignment 9/1/2017

Blog #1 - Texas Regions

Watch this to review the regions:

Pretend you are moving to a city in another region of Texas. Write a post for your blog explaining how your chosen city compares to Denton. Discuss the things you will miss, new things you will enjoy, as well as details about how the towns and regions are alike and different. You can add images such as sketches, photos or maps to your post if you would like.

Be sure to include information on 4 of the topics listed below:

• landforms
• climate
• natural resources
• goods and services
• population
• economics
• politics
• recreation
• vegetation

Blog #2 My Reading Life

Write about a book you have read this week.

pick one of the following:

• You may share a summary of the book, 
• Pick one fact or question and write long about it
•  Tell about a character that you loved in the book

Blog #3 Free Write

You may write about anything you would like to share.  You have done some free writing in your journal this week.  So, if you would like to use one of those pieces, you may type it in as your Free Write Blog.