6th Grade!

Hey everybody I made it to 6th grade! So far it is fun and I a doing well! As you can see I updated my blog so that it is neutral. Thanks for coming to my website!

Charlton Heston - Right to Bear Arms

Tenses Practice

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm

present simple
He likes sport. / He doesn't (does not) like sport. / Do you like sport?

present continuous
He's (he is) reading a good book. / He isn't (is not) reading.
past simple
I saw John yesterday. / I didn't (did not) see John yesterday.

present perfect simple
I've (I have) seen him. / I haven't (have not) seen him

http://speakspeak.com/a/html/d3a15_resources_grammar_beginners_various_tenses1.htm

http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Verb%20Tenses.htm

Present Simple Tense

Mark the following as True or False

1. When we have to tell about daily routine we talk in the present simple tense.
2. “Not” always comes after the helping verb .
3. We should use present simple tense for something which is occurring right now.
4. “ She does not brings book” is a correct sentence
5. For (I, We, They , You and She) we always put s after the verb in a positive sentence.
6. The sequence of active voice sentence is ( verb+object+subject)
7. Verb is the person who does the action
8. Object is another name for subject.
9. We never put “s” after the object
10. We put “ing” in the present simple tense

http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Aug201135/game1314720045.php

Verb Test Support Exercises

Verb Test Support Exercises

Verb Test Practice

You should watch these videos and tackle these exercises for practice with your 'Verbs' test this Friday Make notes of any questions that confuse you and bring them to school. You may bring in two index cards full of notes.

Guidelines:
Make sure you know -

• Difference betweeen linking verbs and action verbs.
• How do you spot a linking verbs?
• How to spot and write verb phrases in interrogative, negative (n't)
• How to calculate a verb ratio
• How to identify transitive and intransitive verbs
• The six voices of the verb 'to be' in past present and future
• How to write sentences in the six voices

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Reading and Recap of Verbs
http://www.towson.edu/ows/verbs.htm

 

Verb 'to be'
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be3.htm

 

Linking and Action Verbshttp://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/DeltaExer/actionlinking.htm
http://www.quia.com/quiz/653873.html?AP_rand=245219217

 

Infinitive Practice
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_1.htm

 

Transitive and Intransitive
http://www.quia.com/quiz/653869.html?AP_rand=36685089
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/DeltaExer/transandtransverbs.htm
http://www.kwiznet.com/p/takeQuiz.php?ChapterID=2320&CurriculumID=16

 

 

Verb Phrases
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/DeltaExer/helpmainverb.htm
http://www.quia.com/pop/8096.html

 

Play verb phrase game
http://www.quia.com/pop/8097.html?AP_rand=631837347

 

Further Reading on Linking Verbs
http://www.donnayoung.org/english/pos/linking_verbs.htm

Friday Message- Les Miserables

Help on the Statement of Purpose

Writing a Statement of Purpose

Tip Sheet 9

Ask these questions:

What is it?

A Statement of Purpose is a sentence that you write, which states, in some detail, what you want to learn about in your research project.
The statement guides you as you work so that you will read and take notes only on what's needed for your project.

Why do I need to do it?

Writing a statement of purpose will do 4 things to help you:

• You will get more interested in your project. 
• It will keep you from getting overwhelmed and panicky at all the information you may find. 
• It will help you develop a Thesis Statement, which comes later on in the research process.
• It saves you valuable time and effort.

Link to Vocabulary

https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/document/d/10eCd8aoCcdprEGzsbVv4nOSQWXBB6oIycAj110bLlNU/edit

Friday Message

New Math Videos

Area of a circle, how to get the formula.

Circles Radius Diameter & Pi Math Learning Upgrade

Grand Conversation

Topic:

The adoption of the 1979 ‘One Child Policy’ in China is both justifiable and necessary to control the excessive population growth in the country.

Remember:

Banned - I think, I agree/disagree

• You must quote back another person's opinion/articles/movies when possible
• Pose alternatives - "Imagine if..."
• Show empathy towards...
• Use quotes/statistics when possible
• Avoid, 'sitting on the fence'
• Use advanced vocabulary  when possible ( cliche, proposterus,  etc...)
  
  
  Be thinking about this topic and have ideas to contribute to Friday's Grand Conversation -

  When  is defiance not just acceptable but required?
  
  

  

Research Link

http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/

This link is a good guide for researching.

Weekly Post

Guys this week was a interesting week in and out of school.
 As some who are reading this know, I was sick on Monday. Though I did not have my homework, I printed it out off the internet. That shows great integrity. A four-day weekend introduced the week, as many kids intermediate and below had Student Led Conferences. My conference was on Friday at 8 AM, so I had to get up pretty early for a vacation. No biggie. 
MATH
Well, this week in math we started pan balance problems, and algebaic formulas. These concepts are pretty simple. Measuring different items on pan balance, and creating variable formulas for number models.
RLA
RLA this week was FRENZIED. We were given the task of creating a movie for the fantasy stories we created earlier. Sabine and I's movie trailer was pretty good. We were able to pull off the task AND prove Mr.Buxton wrong! The setting was in Paris and it was based on the two characters Mario and Luigi. I would like to thank Mr.Buxton for giving us an excellent challenge. 
Have a great spring break guys! I personally am not going anywhere but to all who are, have a safe trip!

My New Blog

Need help with blogging? Want to start a new blog? Check my new blog-

http://ajdblogginghelp.blogspot.com/ 

Entrepreneurs can change the world - Friday Message

Comma Help

COMMAS and Run-on Sentences
Use these videos and the links to the websites below to help you practice  the different 'uses of commas- rules''. To be successful in the test, you need PRACTICE. These online exercises are the best way to gain a lot of very quick pracitce as many of your test questions are asked in the same way as these online exercises. Spend 15 mins each night working through all of the exercises on here between now and next Tue. 

MAKE A NOTE OF ANY QUESTIONS YOU GET WRONG OR ANSWERS THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND BRING THEM INTO CLASS FOR DISCUSSION


Introductory Phrases and non-essential clauses

http://www.quia.com/rr/242173.html
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/commas_1.asp
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisecomma4.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/nova/nova1.htm 
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CommaTest.html#numone
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/nova/nova2.htm 
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/commas_fillin.htm 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/300693.html?AP_rand=1335472415
http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/commas01.htm
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/punctuation1.html

Games
http://www.quia.com/rr/82028.html 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/300693.html?AP_rand=1270897854 

Mischttp://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/punctuation1.html 
(click where you think the error is on the underlined words or click 'no error')
http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/commas01.htm 
Comma Splice

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_splices_ex1.htm
do exercise 2 also
http://faculty.valleycollege.net/apal/run-on_quiz.htm
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisecomma2.htm
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/grammar1.html
Exercise 1+2 only (exercise 3 only for experts!)

Only for experts...
http://www.chompchomp.com/csfs01/csfs01.01.htm
(Hard but fun to do!) 

Social Studies Bitstrip

How to Calculate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Mr.Buxton's Friday Message- Found By Han

Main H/W next week:
Mon: No H/W!
Tues:Fantasy Writing: Make a quest for you ongoing story. Grammar: Comma wroksheet.
Wed: Make a chart of the problems you face in life. (ongoing)
Thurs: Finish first draft of architype. Comma practice for test next Tuesday.

See you in class!

Poetry- Tikatok Digital Booklet

http://www.tikatok.com/view/book/the-greatest-poems-in-his-time

This Song Has a Great Message

Invictus

Next Week

For next week: 

• Be thinking about a topic that makes you really mad
• Be thinking about a world event that you would like to research (Be creative and think )

Iridescent-Poetry Party

Comma Splice

The Integer Song

The Living Years

The Sounds of Silence

The Sounds of Silence By Simon and Garkunkel.

Coming Up- Word Study Test

RLA - Word Study Assessment

• Do you feel comfortable on all of the Word Study topics for Friday's assessment?
• What is etymology and why is it important?
• What  are 'portmanteau' words
• Can you create word webs from root words e.g. 'read'
• Know the difference wit hexamples between homophones and homographs
• What is 'schwa'?
• Can you create vocabulary lines to show the continuum of synonyms  e.g. plot synonyms on a line for the word 'big'
• What have you learned in word study that has helped you the most?

'I Wonder'

Human Purpose

I wonder

why we are here.

I wonder

why we aren’t somewhere else.

Do we eat

for a purpose,

or do we just eat.

Do we cry

for someone

or do we cry for feelings.

Have we

a purpose,

or were,

we just made.

Do we have yet,

to prove,

or have we proven.

When

will we perish.

When

will we fall.

I wonder how we have to live.

Where are,

the borders.

Where is,

the middle.

Who,

Are we?

Why,

Are we here?

Morning Announcements

Today is the date
to await the end
of the week.
we are going to tell you something unique  
Zach and Alex are here today!
The core values are imperative!  
Respect
something we will expect
Responsibility
don’t forget your homework
Honesty
Don’t cheat!
Fairness
Share the cookies!
Compassion.
help the mad or sad
if you forget
you'll regret.
Rules are important
if you don't follow                
you will hollow.
walk in the the hallways            
don't dirty the wall ways.
don't curse in the buses
because it will put people in fusses                           
today, oh today,                         
in the historic historic times,
people that lived lifetimes ago,
signed the lovely Treaty of Paris.
Riddle Riddle Riddle... Make me giggle!
Of all my siblings, which I have many,
I am the number, wise old twenty.
I always wear, my long thin hat,
And stand on one leg, I've never sat.
I'm last of last, and last of first
I'm last of the best, and last of the worst.
Who am I?
Send this teaser to the most wonderful class of all! Mr.Buxton’s Class.
Have a fascinating Friday!

Lemon Tree- From Today's Session / Friday Message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hhaeXCUfKJA#t=0s

Friday Message:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VcBkgKrVaiU#t=0s

Inside Outside Poem

I/O:

Alex Danielson

By: Alex Danielson

Like a rose, but not a rose

blooming since the past.

True colors,

are beautiful.

Ten years of Blond and blue and peach

Ten years of building kicks and punches

Ten years of running, running, playing.

Ten years of excitement and sorrow.

Ten years of accomplishments and failure.

Ten years of proving myself.

Ten years of heartbeats.

Ten years of broken hearts

Ten years of friendship closer than usual.

Ten years thinking of competition.

Ten years of maturity

Ten years growing.

Nine years of talking.

Ten years, of LIFE

and many more years to come...

FaKebook URL:

http://www.classtools.net/fb/64/8kEdKh
This is the faKebook URL for James Cappleroy.