The blog is going to be working during finals!

Hi class,

I just wanted to let you know that I will be posting reviews for your finals. I am using my very old Sony computer. I had to get it back from a friend.

So... make sure you bring your book report book to school on Monday. I've decided to collect your journals on Tuesday instead of Monday, and I'm going to give you time in class to work on your journals on Monday while I am doing oral interviews. You need to have your book report journals, your worksheet, and your presentation ready for Tuesday morning.

Your oral interview is on Monday. To practice, try to speak in English this weekend. If you can, find a friend and practice asking each other questions and answering them. Use good grammar and pronunciation! To help you, watch movies and T.V. in English.

Your writing exam is Tuesday. We will talk about it in class on Monday. You need to draw and label the robot structure and explain how we use it. Here is an old blog post with the robot structure: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/writing-week.html. You also need to know the differences between expository, narrative, and persuasive writing.

Here are the definitions:
Expository: Non-fiction, informational writing, like an essay about lions.
Narrative: Non-fiction or fiction, but it tells a story. If you wrote about your favorite vacation, that would be narrative.
Persuasive: Non-fiction writing that is trying to make someone believe something. For example, you could write an essay about why sushi is better than pizza.

You also need to be able to write a letter.

You will write a five paragraph essay, with five sentences in each paragraph, on your final. You will have four choices about what you have to write about. You will need to use good transitions, good structure, good grammar, good spelling, and have good information. I will give you the questions on Monday so you can practice at home.

Finally, here are your spelling words. Your spelling final is Thursday. You should practice these words and know their definitions.
screamed
whispered
asked
suddenly
photosynthesis
cartography
satisfaction
ecosystem
children
asked
climate
after
yelled
author
genre
transportation
imagination
adventurous
nutritious
exercise
universe
they're
there
their
language
resource
chores
pollution
siblings
Explorer
civilization
Discovery
simile
metaphor
tradition
language
Writer
Literature
Painter
Musician
Architect
Photographer
Halloween
ghost
pumpkin
witch
vampire
costume
haunted
spooky

I will post a grammar review tomorrow and a math review on Monday.

Prepare for Tomorrow

On your final in social studies tomorrow, you will need to know:
1. How to draw a compass rose
2. How to make a map key
3. What a compass rose, map key, and map scale are for
4. North, South, East, West
5. What a cartographer does
6. How to use a grid map
7. How to use a regular map
8. How to draw a map
9. The countries in North and Central America
10. You need to be able to write 1 paragraph about a country in North or Central America

For your book report, you need to make a poster with this information:
1. Title
2. Author
3. Plot
4. Characters, protagonist/antagonist
5. Conflict & Climax
6. Setting

You also need to TYPE 4 journals, 12 SENTENCES each, to answer these questions:
Question 1: In your story, who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? What are the characters like?

Question 2: What is the setting of your book? (Time and place.) Is it an interesting setting? If you could change the setting, what would you change?

Question 3: What is the main conflict of your story? What is the climax? What is the resolution (the end)?

Question 4: Did you like your book? Why or why not? What did you like? What did you not like? Would you recommend your book to a friend.

If you have a question, email me.