My MGP project is my favorite food
§110.2. English Language Arts and Reading, Kindergarten
(9) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud. The student is expected to:
(B) establish purposes for reading or listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3)
Outline
Narrative: Story about my favorite food
Expository: Instructional manual on how to make my favorite food
Persuasive: Posterboard with pictures of my favorite food and why it's the BEST
Descriptive: A poem about my favorite food
Sunday, March 29, 2009
3321 Blog Entry #7
Modern fantasy is all make believe. It usually takes place in an imaginative world where creatures and animals can talk. What so fun about modern fantasy is that readers can take their imagination and mind inside their book and pretend that they are there. The book I chose for a fun activity is JUMANJI, also known as a movie.
Since the book is about a board game that comes to life, I thought it would be fun to have the students get into groups and makeup their own board game. The teacher would bring materials such as markers, crayons, scissors, construction paper, glue and maybe magazines so the students can cut out pictures for the game. Then students would have to come up with rules and what kind of adventure they would want to create for their game.
At the end of each week everyone will have a chance to present their games and also have a chance to play them.
Since the book is about a board game that comes to life, I thought it would be fun to have the students get into groups and makeup their own board game. The teacher would bring materials such as markers, crayons, scissors, construction paper, glue and maybe magazines so the students can cut out pictures for the game. Then students would have to come up with rules and what kind of adventure they would want to create for their game.
At the end of each week everyone will have a chance to present their games and also have a chance to play them.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
3321 Blog Entry #6
Traditional Literature is a genre that consists of stories that include fairytale, folktale, legends, fables, tall tales and myths that have been passed down for generations from differnt cultures.
A way to use traditional literature in the classroom is storytelling. I know that many teachers have a magic carpet in their classroom to gather around and read a story to the class. Many children love to listen to stories especially when they have an evil villian or a prince and princess in it. Another fun way to use it in the classroom is act out a story or play. The teacher can always bring some props for the students to dressup in and have them do an act in front of the class.
I would definitly use traditional literature in my classroom. I think that it would be fun for the students because they can use their imagination but also fun for the teacher because he/she can see all the different ideas that kids come up with .
A way to use traditional literature in the classroom is storytelling. I know that many teachers have a magic carpet in their classroom to gather around and read a story to the class. Many children love to listen to stories especially when they have an evil villian or a prince and princess in it. Another fun way to use it in the classroom is act out a story or play. The teacher can always bring some props for the students to dressup in and have them do an act in front of the class.
I would definitly use traditional literature in my classroom. I think that it would be fun for the students because they can use their imagination but also fun for the teacher because he/she can see all the different ideas that kids come up with .
3344 Blog Entry #6
To me the definition of talk to is converse and communicate with others as well as exchanging different ideas.
I think that talk is benificial in the classrooms because it gives students a way to express themselves and speak freely. When listening to others talk, you gain more knowledge and information that you might have not known about.
Some examples of talk in the classroom would be class discussions, group activities, or acting out scenes from a book or play. I think that talk is important for students in the classroom and that teachers should be able to ignite conversations and ask questions.
I think that talk is benificial in the classrooms because it gives students a way to express themselves and speak freely. When listening to others talk, you gain more knowledge and information that you might have not known about.
Some examples of talk in the classroom would be class discussions, group activities, or acting out scenes from a book or play. I think that talk is important for students in the classroom and that teachers should be able to ignite conversations and ask questions.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
3321 Blog Entry #5
To me a picture book tells it's own story. I think it communicates through it's pictures whether it has words or not. We can use picture books in many ways. I would use a picture book to read aloud to my class or just have them look at the pictures and let them make up their own stories to the book. But we do have to be careful when choosing picture books for your students. Some ways to evaluate picture books are to get information on the author, make sure the pictures are going to be interesting to the students and that they are not to violent and graphic for them. Always have your students in mind when selecting books for them.
I enjoy picture books. I don't think that there's an age where your to young or old for picture books. There are many lesson plans and activities that can be created using these types of books. Overall I like picture books.
I enjoy picture books. I don't think that there's an age where your to young or old for picture books. There are many lesson plans and activities that can be created using these types of books. Overall I like picture books.
3344 Blog Entry #5
Listening is a complex, interactive process by which spoken language is converted to meaning. There are four different types of listening and I think I use each one everyday. The first type is called discriminative. Usually this is your pick or choose based on interest. A example would be that in school when the teacher is lecturing to the class everything the teacher might say is important but you only might want to remember or write down the things that are important to you.
Another type of listening is aesthetic. This type is usually for fun and pleasure. I think I use this one the most because everyday I watch t.v and it's for fun and my own enjoyment.
The third type is called efferent. This one is kind of hard for me. This type is used for information. I can say I use this one when I am taking notes in class or watching the news to see the weather.
Last we have critical listening. This is used for debating and listening carefully. I also use this at school when the teacher is assigning homework or instructions to a assignment.
The most challenging part of our debate I think was trying to listen to what everyone had to say. It was hard because everyone was talking at the same time and I wasn't able to hear what my team or the other team said at times. I did have fun though, and I think that we used all the four types of listening in this project.
The most important teacher talk to me was "Remember the first week when we had to really work at walking quietly? Now you guys do it automatically." I think this is important because when we teach students something it's good to go back and see if they can remember that way we can get their attention and see if they are actually learning it or not. I can recall doing this in elementary school when we had fire drills.
Another type of listening is aesthetic. This type is usually for fun and pleasure. I think I use this one the most because everyday I watch t.v and it's for fun and my own enjoyment.
The third type is called efferent. This one is kind of hard for me. This type is used for information. I can say I use this one when I am taking notes in class or watching the news to see the weather.
Last we have critical listening. This is used for debating and listening carefully. I also use this at school when the teacher is assigning homework or instructions to a assignment.
The most challenging part of our debate I think was trying to listen to what everyone had to say. It was hard because everyone was talking at the same time and I wasn't able to hear what my team or the other team said at times. I did have fun though, and I think that we used all the four types of listening in this project.
The most important teacher talk to me was "Remember the first week when we had to really work at walking quietly? Now you guys do it automatically." I think this is important because when we teach students something it's good to go back and see if they can remember that way we can get their attention and see if they are actually learning it or not. I can recall doing this in elementary school when we had fire drills.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3344 Blog Entry #4 RAFT (Mozart)
Role: Mozart
Audience: Prospective Employer
Format: Job Interview
Topic: Qualifications as a composer
Strong Verb: point out
Dear Classical Symphony of San Antonio,
I would like to first introduce myself. My name is Mozart and I am interested in the new job opening as symphony composer. Let me first point out that my work is well known around the world. I have composed over 600 works such as opera, symphony, classical and choral music. I'm sure I meet your qualifications broadly. My works and myself have been acknowledge by many and hopefully I can be part of another great symphony as yours. Thank you for you patience and time.
Sincerely,
Mozart
Audience: Prospective Employer
Format: Job Interview
Topic: Qualifications as a composer
Strong Verb: point out
Dear Classical Symphony of San Antonio,
I would like to first introduce myself. My name is Mozart and I am interested in the new job opening as symphony composer. Let me first point out that my work is well known around the world. I have composed over 600 works such as opera, symphony, classical and choral music. I'm sure I meet your qualifications broadly. My works and myself have been acknowledge by many and hopefully I can be part of another great symphony as yours. Thank you for you patience and time.
Sincerely,
Mozart
3321 BlogEntry #4 International Lit.
International Literature is known as different books that have been published in a different country and language and then re-published in the United States and in the english language. Multicultural literature differs from International because it mostly deals with different types of cultures, beliefs, and values. I think it is important in the classroom because we are going to have students that come from different cultures and different places around the world, so it's good to teach these types of literature to them. Here are a few activities for multicultural and international literature for the classroom.
1). International Lit./ I would bring two of the same books but have one of them in a different language ( Cinderella) and have the students compare and contrast the two. Maybe have them make a venn diagram and make sure they include the characters and settings. 2). After that I will let students be creative and have them draw their favorite character.
2). Multicultural Lit./ We would have a class discussion about different cultural families and how they live. I would ask students to bring a picture of their family and then write a short paragraph on about how special their family is. 2). I would take a map with different countries on it and a list of holidays those countries celebrate and have the students compare them to the holidays that we celebrate here in the U.S.
1). International Lit./ I would bring two of the same books but have one of them in a different language ( Cinderella) and have the students compare and contrast the two. Maybe have them make a venn diagram and make sure they include the characters and settings. 2). After that I will let students be creative and have them draw their favorite character.
2). Multicultural Lit./ We would have a class discussion about different cultural families and how they live. I would ask students to bring a picture of their family and then write a short paragraph on about how special their family is. 2). I would take a map with different countries on it and a list of holidays those countries celebrate and have the students compare them to the holidays that we celebrate here in the U.S.
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