Making your own PSA

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/march21/video/2011-eng.asp

Click on the link above and view the winning clips done by Middle School students such as yourself. Every year Manitoba schools figure prominently among the winners. Answer the following questions

Which video did you find the most convincing?

What did you find so effective about this video?

How many scenes did the 30 second clip have?

Was their a voiceover?

Was music used, and if so, what did the music contribute?

Buck Buck

Listening to the recording Buck Buck in the pick-up box under 6aLA. The recording is really two stories, one story leading to the other story. Answer the following questions

Short Story-Due Wed. June 8th

Create a short story. Be sure to consult the rubric we made in class. Also remember to include the components of a story that we have been studying all year:
Initial Action
Conflict
Rising Action
Climax
Conclusion

Book Reviews

Dangerous Dan McGrew

On the poem we read in class, consult your copy and answer the following questions. Also be sure to make use of your notes and examples of figurative language.


Page One
1. Find 3 metaphors
2. Find 2 examples of alliteration
3. Find 1 simile
4. Find 1 example of personification
Page Two
1. Find 3 metaphors
2. Find 2 examples of alliteration
3. Find 1 example of personification
Page Three
1. Find 1 simile
2. Find 2 metaphors
3. Find 3 alliterations
Bonus:
When and Where in Canada does the story take place?
What is the story of the poem?
The rhyme scheme is?

Questions on Sam McGee

Questions on Sam McGee

1. What is the setting of the poem?

2. What is the rhyme scheme?

3. How many lines to a stanza?

From page 2 of the Poem

4. Give an example of a metaphor

5. Give an example of personification

6. Give an example of onomatopoeia



(Do not use the same example for more than one answer)

Figurative Language

Send a blog with an example of a:

Hyperbole-

Personification-

Metaphor-

Alliteration-

Onomatopoeia-

The Cremation of Sam McGee

In your group, meet and answer the following questions. Take notes and be prepared to answer the questions when called upon. Use the poem that was handed out and try and remember the slideshow on the poem that the teacher presented to you

Know the following words as they are used in the poem.

Moil
Marge
Northern Lights
Cremated
Mushing
Whimper
Ghastly
Brawn
Stern
Huskies
Loathed
Hearkened
Derelict
Crematorium
Grisly

Stanza One
What is meant by the midnight sun?
Where did Sam McGee come from?
Is Lake LeBarge a real place?

In Stanza 3 there is an example of a simile and in Stanza 4 there is a personification and stanza 5 has a hyperbole and stanza 9 has a metaphor. Find them.

Mystery Cube Plan

Go the following address and create your own Mystery Cube. After it is done, show it to the teacher and pick up the more comprehensive mystery planning sheet.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/mystery_cube/

Drama Feedback for Ms Matthewman

Louis Riel Long Weekend Part II

Go to the following link and answer the questions below:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/023002-3090-e.html

Riel Long Weekend

Film Review

Making sure to read your rubric, post your own Film Review below. Here is one done by the teacher. 


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

            Are you ready for suspense? Humour mixed with dark, moody scenes? Then take a trip to watch the latest Harry Potter movie. The magic has continued with the seventh and second last Harry Potter movie. The series of seven Harry Potter books were all strong and Warner Brothers has matched the feat with a seventh strong movie based on the book.

            This movie is darker than the previous movies. This is understandable with what has happened to Dumbledore, Harry’s great protector. The holy trio of Ron, Hermione and Harry must now find their own way and defeat the one who cannot be named.  Things look bleak for our heroes and most of the movie is shot with dark lighting the matches the mood. Even the wedding is a dark occasion.  The movie will leave the viewer hanging, and the conclusion to the book and the series will have to wait for the next movie.

Most mature fans of Harry Potter will enjoy this movie. The action is slower paced than previous movies, but some startling scenes will keep the viewer on the edge of her seat. The characters are true to the book and the movie makers have done a wonderful job of re-creating the imaginative scenery described in the book. Some sad and poignant scenes are found in this movie, which is quite a contrast from the enchanting first movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Viewers expecting action, laughs and enchantment will be disappointed by this film, but readers of the books will appreciate the serious and mature treatment given to the first half of the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Your Book for Book Talk

Your book for Book Talk

Mystery Journal Entry

Write  your 200 word Journal on something mysterious. The first line is  "In the beginning, there were tracks left in the snow."

You Ending to Freak the Mighty

Create your own ending to Freak the Mighty. Be sure to consult your rubric for the expectations.