11 More Days!

Happy June 1st!

Where has the time gone?

Click on the calendar for a

larger/printable version.

Ivan Assignment 7 is due before 9:00 tonight!

What Became of "The Real" Ivan?

Here is Ivan's story as told by Jodi Carrigan from Zoo Atlanta 

who worked with him after he left the B&I Shopping Mall in Tacoma...

Ivan Assignment 7

 

 

Click here for the lyrics to the song below. 

Then turn up your speakers and SING ALONG!

 (click on the Plot Line Summary for a closer look)

 

The Science of Yanny & Laurel

Here's the science behind the great 

YANNY vs LAUREL Debate!

Let's all just say LANNY and call it a day.

Ivan & The 5 Story Elements

It sure was fun to see my students at the Ivan statue last week!

If you didn't get to go, you may want to make the trip to Tacoma this summer. 

You can hug Ivan, go to the zoo, and visit the B&I while you are in town. 

We're 2/3 of the way through The One and Only Ivan, 

and it's soooo goooood!

This week we are reviewing the 5 elements of a story,

something we learned about when writing memoirs.

Maybe this video will help explain.

WARNING: The song below will get stuck in your head for eternity.

Here is a notebook page with more information.

Click on the image and print the page. 

Then add it to your SLASH notebook!

PERSON-ification

Figurative language can be found in literature and poetry.  Writers use figurative language to make their work more interesting or more dramatic than literal language which simply states facts.

So far, this year we have learned about 5 types of figurative language:

metaphor

simile

onomatopoeia

idioms

and today...

PERSONIFICATION!

Here's an example of personification in The One and Only Ivan: