January 24, 2020

Saturday, January 25th is Chinese New Year!

The most popular kind of Chinese lantern is the Tomato Light.  It's a red lantern that symbolizes prosperity, which means to grow strong and healthy.  Today you will blog about what steps you will take to prosper this year.

When you have finished blogging your plan, you will add a picture of the lantern you created to your blog.

Assignment for January 17, 2020

     Writers, for today's blog, you are going to share your thoughts on why it is important to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.  You have become amazing authors, and I look forward to reading your essay!

Blogging Assignment for January 10, 2020

Good Morning Bloggers!!

Today, you have two blogs to complete!

1.) Slice of Life About the Winter Break!  

  In this post, you should pick one small moment out of your two-week break from school and describe it in such rich detail that you help us visualize your holiday.  

Example:
We went shopping.  Then we wrapped the presents.  Finally, I played some games with my family.  I love spending time with my family.

Does this sound like a slice of life?   NO!  It is a list of things that I did!  Now, if I picked one of those things, and wrote about just that one...it becomes a slice!!!

Example:
     Rushing into the store, I decided I needed to look for the perfect scarf for my sister-in-law.  Kristen is one of my favorite people, and I had to find one that would delight her eyes as she opened the present. Slowly, I pushed my way through Nordstroms to the scarves and hats. 
     There were thousands of people crowded around this one table, and I knew it must hold something special.  Easing my way between the crazy shoppers, the table came into focus.   It was piled high with amazing textiles. Everyone was grabbing, pushing, and fighting over these precious gifts. Through the chaos, a fluffy, off white, chunky scarf called to me.  
    As my fingers touched the woolen threads, I knew it was the right one.  In the blink of an eye, I snatched the scarf off of the table and turned to begin my journey to the counter.  

Does this sound like a slice of life?  YES!  I took one moment of buying one present and wrote long about it!  That is what I expect you to do!!!  

I am looking forward to reading your blog posts!

2.) Reading Goal for 2020!

In this blog, you will write about your reading goals for this year.

Think about these questions to do your blog.  You can even write about a couple of these questions.

• Is there a series you want to start?
• Is there a series you want to finish?
• Is there a series you want to reread?
• Are there any books that you haven't finished that you want to go back and try again?
• Did your friends recommend a good book that you want to read?
• How many books do you want to finish this year?
• Is there a genre that you haven't read before that you want to read?

Mrs. Nabors' Reading goals:

I have set the goal of reading 50 books this year.  I have also been challenged by a friend to read the following:

• a book published this year
• a book I can finish in a day
• a book that I have been meaning to read -been on my stack for a long time
• a book that Mrs. Bynane recommends
• a book I read in school
• a book that someone else chooses for me (Does anyone have a suggestion?)
• a book published before I was born
• a book that was banned at some point
• a book I previously abandoned
• a book I own but have never read
• a book that intimidates me
• a book I have already read at least once

So, I think 2020 is going to be a busy year of reading!  I am looking forward to learning new things and adding more books to our bookshelf!  

I look forward to reading your post about your reading goals!  Let me know if I can help you find a great book!