This is the seventh grade blog accompanying the website, Step into our classroom by your teacher, Troy White - www.stepintoourclassroom.org. This blog is a resource to help facilitate homework and in-class assignments. I am not alone in blogging, as everyone will be participating in the writing process via your personal blog. Writing is not only an art form, but a means of communication.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Bogdan and Tomi 8 minutes reading
https://docs.google.com/a/psi.kiev.ua/file/d/0B04G_VGGO5NJcVlEZVk4S2pGTms/edit
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
The Giver Setting, Protagonist, Character
Setting: Jonas's home
Protagonist: Ceremony
Conflict: Ceremony
Protagonist: Ceremony
Conflict: Ceremony
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Grade 7 "Elements of an Essay" Mini-presentations
I don't think that is the actual presentation...
Essays and everything About them from Olesia Sheremeta on Vimeo.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Anja, Round 3, Theme- Learning From Mistakes
" Mistakes- Small mistakes could turn into disasters. If he sprained a leg he might starve. Mistakes. He had learned in a way that had almost killed him. His second new night a skunk had gotten all his eggs. The skunk had sprayed him with it's terrible spray. And he had nearly smiled. Mistakes.. He had learned that food had to be protected. He had to learn from his mistakes. Food was first, but the work for the food went on and on. Mistakes. He had made a food shelf with his bare hands and made a snug door. Not bad, he had thought, not bad for somebody who used to have trouble greasing the bearings on his bicycle. Not bad at all." (Chapter 14 (page 121-124) Gary Paulsen)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
"Hatchet" Literary Device Scavenger Hunt Round III
Respond to this post with the examples of literary devices and terms that you have found from "Hatchet".
1) Identify the literary devices or term
2) Identify where it exists in the novel
3) Include a quoted passage if necessary, be sure to provide the page number
Monday, October 15, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Yaro- Motif
I think that "Hatchet" is the motif because it has a symbolic importance in the story because his mother wields it to him as a gift which helps Brian survive and craft tools in the wilderness.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
"Hatchet" Literary Device Scavenger Hunt Round II
Respond to this post with the examples of literary devices and terms that you have found from "Hatchet".
1) Identify the literary devices or term
2) Identify where it exists in the novel
3) Include a quoted passage if necessary, be sure to provide the page number
"Hatchet" Extended Response Quiz I
Pretty good start; there were some definite strengths in your responses; structure, word choice, transition words and logical justification (criteria A). But, we need to work on our interpretation of "extended".
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Antagonist- Yaro
'He desperately needed a lake right in front of the plane and all he saw through the windshield were trees, green death trees'- (Hatchet- p 25-26 by Gary Paulsen)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Hatchet Lit. Devices
Respond to this post with the examples of literary devices and terms that you have found from "Hatchet".
1) Identify the literary devices or term
2) Identify where it exists in the novel
3) Include a quoted passage if necessary, be sure to provide the page number
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Point of View Sasha
The point of view is 3rd person because you don't see the word "I" in the story.
Conflict Anja
'Divorce. It was an ugly word, he thought. A tearing, ugly word that meant fights and yelling, lawyers and the breaking and shattering of all the solid things. Divorce. A breaking word, an ugly breaking word.' ( page 2-3 , Paulsen Gary)
Thursday, March 29, 2012
UNIT IV - Digital Literacy
“How big is my literary footprint, who is my audience and what impact does my writing have on others?
Some great videos to watch to get the creative process flowing.
Some great videos to watch to get the creative process flowing.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Step Into Our Classroom 7: Short Story
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Alfred Hitchcok adaptation of "Man From The South"
It was getting on toward six o’clock so I thought I’d buy myself a beer and go out and sit in a deck chair by the swimming pool and have a little evening sun.
I went to the bar and got the beer and carried it outside and wandered down the garden toward the pool.
It was a fine garden with lawns and beds of azaleas and tall coconut palms, and the wind was blowing strongly through the tops of the palm trees making the leaves hiss and crackle as though... read the rest here.
Friday, January 13, 2012
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW
Your Name: Allison Lee
Tile Of Book: Reflections Of A Country Doctor
Author: Jimmy Ashcraft
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Of Publication: -----
Number Of Pages: 398+
Started: 3rd Day of English
Finished: 2 months later
Book Rating (1-10): 5
This book is about a doctor called Dr Ashcraft. He is a doctor in a hospital in the country side. The book is basically about the strangest, weirdest, and extraordinary appointments he has had. My favorite one was when he went to a hobos house. It was so weird...
My Book Review (By Karina P.)
Title: The Crowfield Curse
Author: Pat Walsh
Genre: Mystery/Fiction
Date of Publish: 2010ld rec
Book Rate: 9 out of 10
Recommended Age: 12-15
Publisher: Chiken House
Started Reading at: 18/12/11
Finished Reading at: 04/01/12
Review:
I thought the book was very exiting because the book had my favourite Genre and a them of surviving in really bad times . The main character Jerry decided to find the key to his grand,grand father's castle after he found a little mystical creature that yet didn't led him to death , that brought him there. I would recommend this book to people that really like to find out new things through his mystical and difficult adventure, and people that actually can't stop reading one thing.
My BO
karina
7p
title of the book: The Crowfield Curse
Author: Pat Walsh
Genre: mystery/fiction
date of publication:2010
Number of pages: 314
Started reading at: 18/12/11
Finished reading at: 04/01/12
Recommended reading age: 12-15 years old
Book review: I enjoyed reading the book a lot because the book was of my favourite genre and consisted of my favourite aims. This book is quite specific to mystery and survival through hard times thing so you have to mostly like that. The book is full of finding and experiencing new thing like
("oh,my gosh! Jenny look at that, if i won't find the key then will never be back in the castle! (p.g 145) ). I would recommend this book to everybody who like opening new things and losing something to escue something and for people who like mystery and thrillers.
Artemis Fowl-Book Review
Title of Book: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
Genre: Science Fiction
Date of Publication: 2007
Number of Pages: 309
Started (Date you Started to Read): 06/01/2012
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 09/01/2012
Book Rating (1-10): 8
Book Review: I enjoyed this book, as it is simply written and easy to understand but is also based on a good idea. There are lots of fun and exciting parts, which are fun to read, but this book also contains few boring descriptions, at the beginning of each chapter, but which are required in each book. This book start with a young genius called Artemis Fowl II, along with his faithful bodyguard Butler, he finds a Holy Book, which tells of mystical creatures called fairies that are supposedly alive today but are living within the earths crust. So he sets out on a quest to find a fairy and kidnap her and only if the other fairies give him a ton of gold will he release her. Will he succeed? I would recommend this book to people who like fiction and fantasy.
Image of Book :
Your Name: Sophia
Title of Book: Shiver
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: Fantacy
Date of Publication: August 1st 2009
Number of Pages: 434
Started (Date you Started to Read): Beginning of Fall Break
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): End of Fall Break
Book Rating (1-10): 7
Book Review:
The story is about a girl who has watched wolves for years. She lives by the forest, thats how she sees the wolves. They don’t come out of the forest. A lot of deaths happened in her village, everyone says that the wolves killed the people. When she was little a wolf stack tried eating her but one of the wolves stopped them. The wolf had bright yellow eyes. Something she doesn’t know is that the wolves are the dead people and every summer the they become themselves again. She was surprised when she saw a boy come in her house hurt with the same bright yellow eyes. Now she tries to save him from becoming a wolf again.
Your Name: SophiaTitle of Book: Shiver
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: Fantacy
Date of Publication: August 1st 2009
Number of Pages: 434
Started (Date you Started to Read): Beginning of Fall Break
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): End of Fall Break
Book Rating (1-10): 7
Book Review:
The story is about a girl who has watched wolves for years. She lives by the forest, thats how she sees the wolves. They don’t come out of the forest. A lot of deaths happened in her village, everyone says that the wolves killed the people. When she was little a wolf stack tried eating her but one of the wolves stopped them. The wolf had bright yellow eyes. Something she doesn’t know is that the wolves are the dead people and every summer the they become themselves again. She was surprised when she saw a boy come in her house hurt with the same bright yellow eyes. Now she tries to save him from becoming a wolf again.
Book Review by Alice P
Book: Darkly Dreaming DexterAuthor: Jeffrey Lindsay
Genre: Crime
Publicized date: July 2004
Recommended age for reading: 14-15 or further.
Date started reading: 28/12/2011
Review:
Dexter Morgan, the main protagonist of the novel lives a life of a lie. People around him suppose he is just as normal as any other person... well, as normal as can be for a blood splatter analyzer.
No one can possibly suspect him as a serial killer, driven by the Dark Passenger to mercilessly murder other criminals who escaped the law and justice. He is quite a neat monster and never will leave any traces of murder, nothing can shatter his mask for others around. His foster father's code helps him survive and come dry out of the water.
But what will he do when he faces a crime scene, with a victim murdered so skillfully he feels like a student on a master class. Little does he know that as the number of victim's rise and it is all for him, his new friend trying his best to get attention.
Leaving signs that only Dexter can understand... but nobody had ever given him a clue who exactly his new friend is!
And when they come face to face, will Dexter choose freedom or the code and his foster sister?
- I loved the book but I am not fully finished yet. It is the first in the seven-book series of Dexter. The book is thrilling, mysterious and scary sometimes... because like that you will never know if a Dexter lives in your neighborhood!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Ignas Book Review
Your Name: Ignas
Title of Book:The Lost Hero
Author:Rick Riordan
Genre: Fantasy
Date of Publication: 2010
Number of Pages :553
Started (Date you Started to Read): 15/12/11
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 17/12/11
Book Rating (1-10): 8
Book Review: I personally enjoyed this because it was about my favorite thing to read about people with magical power trying to kill mythological creatures and saving the world, while failing to communicate. I also like most of this authors books and series. This book is full of interesting and boring parts (not a lot of boring ones but like the gooey "I was ordered to kill you but I want to be your girlfriend" parts (yes there is one of those) are stupid). I would recommend this book to people especially people who like mythology.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tilman BOOK Review
Image of Book: ?
Your Name: Tilman
Title of Book: Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost ark3
Author: George Lucas, Phillip Kaufman
Genre: Action
Date of Publication: april 2008
Number of Pages: 712
Started (Date you Started to Read): ?
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 2 days later
Book Rating (1-10): 12!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book Review: I found the book very hard to put down, as the suspense of close to death situations and constant back-stabbing and betrayal situations kept me hooked. the book was first made as a movie.
Image of Book: ?
Your Name: Tilman
Title of Book: Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost ark3
Author: George Lucas, Phillip Kaufman
Genre: Action
Date of Publication: april 2008
Number of Pages: 712
Started (Date you Started to Read): ?
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 2 days later
Book Rating (1-10): 12!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book Review: I found the book very hard to put down, as the suspense of close to death situations and constant back-stabbing and betrayal situations kept me hooked. the book was first made as a movie.
Book Review
Your Name: Celine
Title of Book: Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Thriller
Date of Publication: 2009
Number of Pages: 391
Started (Date you Started to Read): Somewhere in November
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): Somewhere in November
Book Rating (1-10): 9
Title of Book: Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Thriller
Date of Publication: 2009
Number of Pages: 391
Started (Date you Started to Read): Somewhere in November
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): Somewhere in November
Book Rating (1-10): 9
Book Review:
In the second book of the trilogy The Hunger Games there is a lot of action and also some romance. Although I still like the first book more than the second and even than the third, the second book has something that makes you keep reading. I have read all the 3 books and the author has a way of writing that doesn't let you stop reading. I would definitively recommend this book from the age 11 and up to people who like adventure.
Your Name: Katya
Title of Book: The Digital Fortress
Author: Dan Brown
Genre: Techno-thriller
Date of Publication: 1998by St. Martin’s Press
Number of Pages: 430
Started (Date you started to Read): 27/08/11
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 01/08/11
Book Rating: 10 out of 10
Book Review: The U.S. National Security Agency - one of the most secret agency in the world - carries a huge variety of tasks. With the advent of digital technology it has become much harder to work. In order to help the NSA project, a supercomputer "Transtekst" was invented, capable for a reasonable time to decrypt emails. But once the computer genius announces the development and a worldwide sale of an encryption system, "Digital Fortress": a system that cannot be decrypted even by "Transtekst." All work of the NSA is threatened...
Title of Book: The Digital Fortress
Author: Dan Brown
Genre: Techno-thriller
Date of Publication: 1998by St. Martin’s Press
Number of Pages: 430
Started (Date you started to Read): 27/08/11
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): 01/08/11
Book Rating: 10 out of 10
Book Review: The U.S. National Security Agency - one of the most secret agency in the world - carries a huge variety of tasks. With the advent of digital technology it has become much harder to work. In order to help the NSA project, a supercomputer "Transtekst" was invented, capable for a reasonable time to decrypt emails. But once the computer genius announces the development and a worldwide sale of an encryption system, "Digital Fortress": a system that cannot be decrypted even by "Transtekst." All work of the NSA is threatened...
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Independant reading book review
Your Name: Katya H
Title of Book: Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Thriller (can not stop reading it !!)
Date of Publication: September 14, 2008
Number of Pages: About 400...
Started (Date you Started to Read): Beggining of school year
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): About 5 days after
Book Rating (1-10): 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not read many books like this one. I liked this book because it was very exiting and had a lot of different ideas in it, also it was a futuristic book and normaly i dont like futuristic books but with this one the librarian sujested it, i started reading and this book is great!! i sujest this to anyone in the age level of 12-15 maybe a little older but not younger (because there are some bloudy parts!! I really enjoye dreading this book.
Title of Book: Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Thriller (can not stop reading it !!)
Date of Publication: September 14, 2008
Number of Pages: About 400...
Started (Date you Started to Read): Beggining of school year
Finished (Date You Finished Reading): About 5 days after
Book Rating (1-10): 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not read many books like this one. I liked this book because it was very exiting and had a lot of different ideas in it, also it was a futuristic book and normaly i dont like futuristic books but with this one the librarian sujested it, i started reading and this book is great!! i sujest this to anyone in the age level of 12-15 maybe a little older but not younger (because there are some bloudy parts!! I really enjoye dreading this book.
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