Heroes

What is a hero? Our next SEM unit will celebrate heroes and the contributions these individuals made to our country and the world.

For this blog post, I would like you to think about someone you consider to be a hero. In your reply, please share the characteristics, actions, or attitude of this person and explain why you think this person is a hero.

To get you started, I'll share my hero with you as an example:

One of the bravest people I've heard about is Captain Sully. You may have heard or read about him, or even seen him on television. He is a pilot who safely landed his plane on the Hudson River in New York when his plane unexpectedly had engine problems. He was able to land his plane and evacuate all of the passengers and crew. He had to stay calm during the crisis. Even though he had been trained on emergency landings, it was still difficult and terrifying. He may not have woken up that morning thinking he would be a hero later that day, but I think everyone on the plane thinks of him as a hero.

Please remember to include your first name or initials in your reply. Replies are due Friday, November 4.

My Favorite Thing About Fall

While raking leaves this weekend, I began to wonder what your favorite thing was about fall.

Fall has always been an enjoyable time of year to me. I remember when I was your age how much fun my brother and I had raking the leaves in the backyard, and then taking turns running and jumping into the pile. I also remember the smell of the leaves, and all of the beautiful and dazzling colors as the sunlight came through the branches. Every fall, our mother made us put away our summer clothes, and get out our fall sweaters and jackets, checking to make sure we could still wear them. We would drive up to North Georgia to the Apple Barn to pick out our favorite apples to bring back home, stopping to take pictures of the trees on the way home. While we were in the mountains, we would take a hike on a trail. I remember the sound of the leaves crunching under my shoes as we looked for the prettiest leaves to bring home and press in a book. I have many memories of spending time with my family during fall, which may be why it is one of my favorite times of the year.


Now I would like to you to share some of your favorite things to do during fall. Try to include a variety of adjectives to describe, and include sensory details (what you saw, heard, felt, tasted, or smelled).

Please be sure to check your spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Please remember to include your initials or first name so I can post your reply.

Reply is due by Friday, October 28

Singular and Plural Nouns

Try your hand at using these singular and plural nouns to create sentences.
Your sentences need to have at least 8 words in them (use adjectives, similes, or action verbs to make them interesting).

Here is an example for you:
Eight angry bumblebees were buzzing around the enormous beehive.

child children
kitten kittens
mouse mice
wolf wolves
bumblebee bumblebees
sweater sweaters

Be sure to check for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. You must include your initials to have your comment published.

Your comment is due this Friday, October 21

Wild Shots

Use your research skills to learn about a wild animal. Click on Destiny (from the MPE website) and use the Encyclopedia to research an animal you want to study.

For your reply, use word to write your informational paragraph (remember to check your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization). After you have written your paragraph, revise and edit, and then copy and paste it into the blog comment. Remember to chose "Anonymous" when you reply.

Remember your initials or first name so you'll receive credit.

Your reply will be evaluated on the following:
1. Complete and correct sentences
2. Correct capitalization
3. Correct punctuation
4. Topic sentence at the beginning
5. At least 3 details (facts) about your animal
6. Use of descriptive language to tell more about your animal

Your comment reply is due Friday, October 14

Working Dogs

Working dogs have jobs to help people. Some of these jobs are difficult or dangerous, others are fun and enjoyable. For this post, please use your draft to write about a type of job dogs may have that help people.

Be sure to include your first name at the end of your reply.

You will be evaluated on the following:

1. Punctuation


2. Capitalization


3. Complete sentences


4. Organization


5. Paragraph format