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WRITE TO INFORM

Topic: The Ocean

Audience: First Graders

EXPOSITORY WRITING

The Water Cycle

Step 1:  EVAPORATION

Step 2:  CONDENSATION

Step 3:  PRECIPITATION

Step 4:  COLLECTION

I plan to use a poster board and illustrate the water cycle.  

The steps of the cycle will be described throughout the performance.  

I will inform the students by providing them all of the steps of the cycle so that they understand the purpose of water on earth and how it is used.  

Oooh! picasso

Author:Mil Niepold and Jeanyves Verdu

Ages: 3-5

Here is an example of a Non fiction picture book.  This book has actual sculptures done by Picasso himself!  :)  It shows 5 of his sculptures and it teaches the children the difference of images viewed close up or far away.  

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Alfred Nobel: The Man behind the peace prize

Author:  Kathy-Jo Wargin

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages: 6-10

This story talks about inventions and being creative.  The children can get a lot from the pictures that are illustrated in this book.  Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite was meant for reasons other than what most think.  He was heart broken to find that people saw his invention as something that injures people.  

J is for Jack O' Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet

Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages: 5-11

This books describes autumn and the celebrations that come with it.  It can be told to the children for Halloween!  The older ones can learn other lessons from this book.  It tells us who was the first to dress up on October 31st.  Wow!  This will be entertaining for everyone.  :)

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Nonfiction

Nonfiction books are very important to me.  They will also be important to my students when I have a class of my own.  :)  I will use them in lessons so that the children can engage in what is actually happening throughout these stories.   The pictures will keep them interested.  I agreed with Mrs. Pickett when she talked about "The REPORT".  :(  The kids will not remember what they did if the teacher uses a method like this one.  The use of the nonfiction  books will make the student excited about each lesson.  These books can take the place and make each lesson memorable.  Of course there are some nonfiction books that will be boring, but I will only take the important information from those.  I am really excited about all of the different techniques that we can use to improve each lesson.  This chapter gives us a lot of information and resources to use when we become teachers.  When I see the word NONFICTION, I imagine a world of possibilities.  I see truthful results that will come from the nonfiction books and I plan to make them entertaining for all of the students.  

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

Author: Viorst, Judith

There will be those days when everything seems to go wrong.  The children in the classroom will feel like this a lot.  This book can let them relate their day to Alexanders and see that they are not alone and everything will be just fine.

                                                               

CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE

Author: Cronin, Doreen

This book is about cows that find a typewriter in the barn and start making demands to the farmer.  This book has great pictures and is humorous.  The children will love it!  :)  There is also repetition  and sound effects.  

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WK 9 Discussion 

Describe issues related to training special education teachers to use technology.    
 Give examples of no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech solutions for special students.

The Education for Handicapped Children Act was designed for those with disabilities in 1975 so that they could have equal education rights.  Technology was being introduced and the actual programs for the disabled came out much later.  They were always behind and this makes it extremely difficult for both the child and the teacher to keep up with the techniques in using technology.  The teachers must understand everything about these programs.  There are different policies that they have to know about, and the legal issues related to the usage of technology in the classroom.  There are so many obstacles to overcome to improve our students ability to learn through technology.  The key is to figure them out and make them benefit the learner.  

No technology for special students lets them realize how to do things individually.  They can get exercise and do hands on material so they learn through actual visuals.

Low technology helps them because it is fast and useful.  It is easier to use and manage.  This helps the teacher as well.

High technology is everywhere.  It is important to get across to all of our students because it is rapidly growing around the entire world.  This type of technology has so much to offer.  It is required in most circumstances to make a situation actually work.  

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Horton Hears A Who!

Author:  Dr. Seuss'

Horton Hears A Who is a great picture book for children.  It is about Horton the elephant finding a city on a flower.  No one else believes him, but he determined to find the flower a safe home.  A child can learn responsibility and so much more from a story like this one.  The colors and pictures will guide the children.

My Many Colored Days

Author:  Dr. Seuss'

This book brings out poetry and basics to the children.  Dr. Seuss' books are wonderful in improving a child's imagination.  This book covers all kinds of colors and it can be used as a math lesson too.

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Chapter 7
Picture Books

I love picture books! This chapter is so important to all of us. A picture book is a form, not a genre. There are many different ways to portray a picture book, (poetry, fantasy, narratives, fiction, etc...). The book goes over the media used in the illustrations of picture books. It shows different ways to illustrate the books and what they do for the reader. Picture books have characters, settings, plots, and themes. They are detailed so that the reader can gain a lot of information from the message. Visuals are extremely important in teaching the children to be literate. These books help them in so many ways. The chapter lets us know that their are awards for writing these picture books. The award that is important to me is the lesson that the book teaches our children. These books can go with many lessons to make it more engaging for the learner. We talked about how important these books are to children in Middle School and High School as well. They capture the students in the higher levels too. I am interested in picture books and I learn from them too. They give so much motivation and desire to become a success in reading and learning valuable information. There are picture books without words. They teach the child about their imagination. They let the child tell their own stories and be creative. The pictures displayed in any book help the learner follow the whole story. It provides them with a thought to make more of the story that is being told.

Kelsie Lorraine

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My Narrative
Kelsie Lorraine
First Grade Picture Book

Tommy the Blue Whale:
The Journey to find Supper

Beginning:
1s: Tommy, the blue whale, is very hungry.
2s: What do blue whales eat? (the hook)

Middle:
-Blue whales eat krill
-Tommy goes on a journey to find krill for supper
-Tommy has to reach surface for a breath b/c whales cannot breathe underwater
-Tommy meets up with his friend Sarah (the jellyfish)
-Tommy plays around in the ocean
-Tommy finds the krill while he is playing around
-Tommy eats supper
-Tommy plays and visits with his friends

End:
It was a long day for Tommy, but he found his supper. He completed his journey! Tommy will have to eat again so he will go on another journey soon. He better take a nap.

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What is a narative?

A narrative is a piece of writing that a person puts thier own thoughts into. It's purpose is to tell a story. A narrative can be a story or it can even be a poem. The basic requirements for this type of writing is that it must have a beginning, middle, and an end. The story must be very detailed so that the reader understands the plot. A narrative has plots, characters, themes, conflict, and resolution. The story needs to make sense. It should have a first sentence that tells the reader what the story is all about. It should have a second sentence that hooks the reader into wanting more information. The rest of the story will be the body which contains detail and engaging material. The final part of a narrative would be the conclusion. Each story ends and the writer needs to stay on topic and complete the story with success. An example of a narrative writing would be a book. The book Little Red Riding Hood is a good example because the beginning hooks us, the middle is full of detail (What big eyes you have...), and the ending is on topic and complete. A narrative story serves the purpose of engaging the reader and following a story line that is easy to comprehend because it flows. The topic is never lost and the details make it interesting to read. Narratives should be fun and entertaining. They make reading easy! :)

-Kelsie Lorraine

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Wag!

Author: Patrick McDonnell

Age range: 4 to 8

This book is great for the little ones!  :)  It shows how the puppy wags his tail at everything.  He wags his tail at flowers, long walks, and belly rubs.  Soon the dogs best friend realizes that he wags his tail at everything that he loves. 

 

What was I Scared of?

Author:  Dr. Seuss

Age range: 6 to 9

This book would be wonderful for Halloween!  Children are scared of a lot of things in this world and this book lets them know that they are not alone.  Parents, grandparents, cousins, teachers, principals, and friends are scared too.  Everyone is afraid of something.  They will be able to relate to this book in so many ways.  There are many activities to do with a book like this one.  

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CHAPTER 6 BLOG

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Traditional literature is the written form of stories that are a part of the oral tradition of culture.
In Chapter six we discussed the plot, the setting, the characterization, the style, and the theme. These are all the literacy elements of traditional literature. They are also found in the fiction literature, but they portray a unique message in each type of literature. The book gives us many different books that explain what traditional literature is all about. This chapter shows us how to use this literature in the classrooms. Children enjoy the different types such as jokes, riddles, folk songs, folk tales and nursery rhymes. It will make any lesson more interesting. The children will get involved and they will have fun.
I love how this book gives so many helpful tips and useful resources. The guidlines that chapter six gives are there to make sure that we are selecting the best quality and making a difference in the child. Literature can only be effective if you take all the right steps to make it that way. We have to use all differnt types of genres for our own classroom library. The books you choose will influence each child. There will be plenty of kids so there needs to be plenty of different genres in the book selection.

-Kelsie Lorraine

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"History Wars" / Technology

There are a lot of issues in dealing with these "history wars". Since we are asked to teach to the test, it leaves out other areas that are important to a child and their education. Other subjects tend to become more important. Our job is to make sure that we make each subject a major concern. There are many ways in which we can make this happen. Technology has so many resourses. We have access to things like webquest, youtube, and virtual feild trips that will help improve our lessons. A child will actually be able to see places for themselves. This is a great opportunity to work outside the box. A lot of teachers do not use these sites. It is our job to keep up with the new technologies and use them in our own curriculum whatever the subject might be.
We must be prepared for all of the information on the internet that can be a major concern to the teacher/student. Not all of these resourses are appropriate. There will be discussions that a teacher may want to address, but it is important that we take the right steps in following through with our lesson. Parents, Principals, school board members, and even the students might not agree. We have to get permission. It is important to be aware of all of these dilemmas, but it's also important not to dwell on them. There are plenty of ways to make each lesson meaningful. Technology provides us with these options. We have to teach all of the subjects and we can do so by combining them so that we can accomplish more.

-Kelsie Lorraine