Mr. McGrath’s Class

Wax Museum info is located below. It will be June 5, at 8:30 in the morning.

wax-museum_biography-report1

Have fun with this! Print out any comics you make and bring them in to share.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

Here is the poetry page. Click on the link to find the poem you are writing.

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

This is a fun little project that can help you organize your thoughts for the Wax Museum Project. Give it a try!

http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/

WAX MUSEUM-BIOGRAPHY REPORT

Rather than doing our usual book talk and presentation, you will be presenting your books in a wax museum style for this report. To print out these instructions, click on the link below.

wax-museum_biography-report.doc

• There is no written report turned in for this book report. The due date is the 5^th of June. On the 5^th, the official date of the Wax Museum, students will be making presentations. Please come to school dressed to perform on the 5^th. Your parents are welcome to come and see you, and we will invite other classes, as well. Be prepared!
• We will check that you are prepared for this presentation on Tuesday, June 3^rd, so you’ll need to have a rough draft of what you plan to say for me to preview. It is incredibly fun if you dress up as your character. So, do some planning and don’t wait until the last minute. Read your biography now and get a costume together for our special Wax Museum!

Directions:

• Put together a costume so that you may dress in character-be sure to look the part.
• Gather props that would be used by your character. Set the scene.
• Provide one special prop as the “ON” item for your speech.
• Prepare a 1-2 minute speech during which you will speak in first person and tell the audience highlights about your life (you are the character).
• Organize your thoughts and be sure to include important points about your character’s life.

On Wax Museum Day:

• Dress in your costume.
• You will have a chair and some personal space to set up your props.
• Place your “ON” item in a very visible place for your audience.
• Provide a sign that lets the audience member(s) know to touch the item for you to speak.
• You remain frozen until someone presses your “ON” item, and then you begin your 1-2 minute speech.
• It is best to memorize your speech, but you may have note cards as a back up.
• Have fun!!!

Post your paragraphs in the comments section.

This week I want you to write a paragraph using the words from our spelling list.  Use at least ten words. The paragraph should have a topic sentence and be at least six sentences long. Post the paragraph in the comments section. Good luck!

Be creative, and make sense!

Proofread, spellcheck, proofread, spellcheck!

This week I want you to write a paragraph using words that have the prefixes from our spelling list.  Find at least ten words. The paragraph should have a topic sentence and be at least six sentences long. Post the paragraph in the comments section.Good luck!

Be creative, but make sense!

Same as last week. Pick at least ten words and write a short paragraph using them. The paragraph should have a topic sentence and be at least six sentences long. Post the paragraph in the comments section.

Good luck!

Be creative, but make sense!

This week we are going to mix it up a little bit. Pick at least ten words and write a short paragraph using them. The paragraph should have a topic sentence and be at least six sentences long. Post the paragraph in the comments section.

Good luck!

Be creative, but make sense!