Today's Blog - You Have A Choice

After you have completed your essay and your Social Studies, and before you start coding today, you must complete ONE of the two blogs below:

Leviathan - by Scott Westerfeld

or

The Giver - How Does It End?

1. Essay
2. Social Studies
3. Blog: Leviathan - by Scott Westerfeld or The Giver How Does It End?
4. Coding...

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Answer the following questions using all 5 dressups in Microsoft Word. You should use complete sentences, paragraph format, and it should be COPSd. Use Word Talk to check your work before posting.  You may use the internet (Google) to help you with some these answers*. (Key words: Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld) 

1. What is happening in this scene from the book?  What is the machine called, and which side in the "Great War" does it belong to?*  What does it do? Who is getting into it?  Why?
2. Do you believe that Prince Alek's teachers are helping him or hijacking him?  Why? GIVE EVIDENCE that you think supports your opinion from the story.
3. What famous composer was supposedly woken up in the middle of the night and taught musical lessons?* Find out when and where he was born, how old he was when he died, and when he composed his first symphony.*

MISSED THE READING?  GO HERE

The Giver - How Does It End?

Re-read pp 174 to 179 on etext The Giver or, if you have a book, read pages 177-180.

The ending of the The Giver may be interpreted in two very different ways. 

1)Perhaps Jonas is remembering his Christmas memory - one of the most beautiful that the Giver transmitted to him - as he and Gabriel are freezing to death, falling into hypothermia and hallucinating in the snow.

Or 

2)Perhaps Jonas does hear music and, with his special vision, is able to perceive the warm house where people are waiting to greet him.  Lois Lowry mentioned both possibilities but would not choose one as correct. 

Choose the ending that you believe, and tell in your own words what happened. 

1. Which interpretation do you think is correct? 
2. Find 3 pieces of EVIDENCE from the book to support your interpretation of what happened from the last chapter. Give page numbers.  (You can paraphrase).
3. Include a quote straight from the book as PART of your evidence.  Give the page number of the quote.
4. What will happen to The Giver? The Community? Jonas and Gabriel now?
5. What fun memories do you intend to make for yourself before you are "released"?

 Do this is MS WORD.  Use WORD TALK to proof read your answer BEFORE you post it.

Studio Code.org: Coding Lessons.

You are going to begin some more intensive coding.  It will be fun to watch you learn many new ideas.  In April, when you have learned more coding experience, we will have some Sphero coding balls and iPads to work with.

1. If you were not in Mr. Rosenau's class last year, then you need to sign up to our Coding.org class by clicking on this link  (http://studio.code.org/sections/BNBJPY) 
2. Bodie, Aana, Brooke, Carter, Celina, Cole and Patricia you need to click on this link  https://studio.code.org/sections/CDTQMX
3. Click on your name and enter your passwords from the piece of paper in your planner  (two words).  
4. It will then ask your age.  Type it in.
5. Click TRY NOW
6. Watch the video.  
7. Do the activity.
8. The Studio code org website will keep me up to date on your progress and success, so don't skip lessons...:-)

Math Review Part 2

Grade 5s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 6 : Quizzes 1 to 8.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out. 

Grade 6s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on in Chapter 6: Quiz 1 to 7.  Post details on one concept that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out.

The Giver - Rule #8

In Jonas' new work package, one piece of paper outlined the 8 rules he had to live by.  Rule#8 stated "You may lie."

1. Why does Jonas find the instruction about lying so disturbing? What would you feel/think if you were given this "permission"? (3 Sentences minimum.) 
2. Which rule from his list of 8 rules do you like best?  How would you use it?(3 Sentences minimum.)   
3. Which rule do you like the least.  Why?  (3 Sentences minimum.) 

 If you can't remember the EXACT wording of the rules, then grab a book to help you (page#68)

Remember: Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

Math Review

Grade 5s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2.  Post details on one thing that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out.

Grade 6s try these practice exercises for the Math we have been working on: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2.  Post details on one thing that you had difficulty with and whether you have worked it out.