Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Pick two of these quotes and explain what they tell you about the society that Tom lives in.  What does each quote you've chosen tell you about Tom's London?  Each answer must be at least three sentences long, contain one dressup each and give your opinions backed up with facts that we have heard from the story.  Remember:

Draft your answers in Google Docs or MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; use Google Read and Write or Word Talk to PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them. Don't forget your first name on your post.

"The lower levels wreathed in engine smoke, the villas of the rich gleaming white on the higher decks."

"The Ancients destroyed themselves in that terrible flurry of orbit-to-earth atomics and tailored-virus bombs called the Sixty Minute War." 

"Tom could not get at him, because Melliphant's family had paid to make him a First Class Apprentice, while Tom, who had no family, was a mere Third."

"Tom cut through the Twenty-First Century gallery, past the big plastic statues of Pluto and Mickey, animal-headed gods of lost America."

"Mr. Valentine! Look! A seedy!"

"The people of the old days may only have lived in static settlements, but their electronic machines were far beyond anything London's Engineers have been able to build." 

Grade 6 Math Review For Tomorrow's Test

Review:

After you take each quiz, make a note of any questions you get wrong in MSWORD.  Pick one from each quiz and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...

• Grade 6's go to this page for Chapter 3 (Number Relationships) and work through quizzes 1 - 4 and 8 to 9 that cover all of the main subjects in the recent unit in Math that we are currently working through.

Make a note of any questions you get wrong in MSWORD after each quiz.  Pick one from each quiz and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...

Born to Run Post#4

In the last chapter, Craig had Alfie "taken away" because he came up lame in a race and would never be able to run competitatively again.  Craig has always said that the greyhounds are not pets; they are working dogs.  Becky was horrified when she saw what actually happened to Alfie and all the previous dogs that could no longer run.

1. I'm going to ask you to do something hard!  Defend Craig's position: what possible reasons could Craig have for

• not allowing the dogs in the house
• not allowing Becky or anyone coddle the dogs
• not keeping the dogs around after they are no longer able to race

2. What alternatives could Craig have chosen for his dogs, once they can no longer run?

Remember:

Draft your answers in Google Docs or MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; use Google Read and Write or Word Talk to PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them. Don't forget your first name on your post.

Born To Run Post#5

Becky chose to runaway from Craig and her mother in order to "save" Brighteyes.  She had to endure all sorts of hardships, and, in the end, found herself in hostpital and seriously injured.  She was lucky that Brighteyes was "adopted" by another, kind, person; it could have been far worse. 

• What other realistic and safer alternatives could Becky have chosen instead of running away to save Brighteyes? 
• How else could she have stopped Craig from having his dogs picked up by the grey Land Rover and "taken away"?

Remember:

Draft your answers in Google Docs or MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; use Google Read and Write or Word Talk to PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them. Don't forget your first name on your post.

Born to Run Post#3

In the last chapter, Becky told Brighteyes and Alfie about her father's death.  She explained that she would never be able to tell anyone else, not even her mother about the events leading up to it.  Becky believes she is responsible for her father's death because she used all the milk up the previous evening. Her father, who was making their breakfast for them, then had to go out to get some more milk at the corner store because she pretended not to hear him when he asked her if she would go.

Becky believes that her father would still be alive if she had got up and gone for the milk. 

1. Is Becky right to blame herself for her father's death? Explain.
2. What do you think Becky's dad would say to Becky about it? What would you say?

Draft your answers in Google Docs or MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; use Google Read and Write or Word Talk to PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them. Don't forget your first name on your post.

Born to Run Post#2

What evidence did the author, Michael Morpurgo, give us in the previous chapters to suggest that Mr. Boots was not a trustworthy person?  Remember to start your answer in Google Docs (Google read and write) or MS Word (Word Talk) to edit it for clarity and details, and to proof read it before copying it into the blog comments.  Remember your name.

Born to Run Post#1

The following quote is from chapter one of Born to Run.

"Mrs Brightwell...was always on at Patrick about...using what she called "lazy words", such as 'cool' or 'wicked', or worst of all, 'whatever'."

Explain in your own words what you think Mrs. Brightwell means by "lazy words."  Come up with a list of six other "lazy words" that you or people you  know sometimes use.

Use Google Docs and Google Read and Write to proof read  your work before you post it.  Don't forget to include only your first name when you post.  And of course, your spelling must be "sick".  If it isn't, then that isn't "cool"...(and, no, you can't use sick or cool...)

Coding

Your Coding.org accounts are set.  Look for your name, and follow the instructions...


Locklan

Go to http://code.org/join and type in the section code (DZBPWQ) 

Celina, Bodie, Cole, Brynn, Aana, Hirsh, Dylan, Evan, Tasha, Mikhail, Yash, Sean

Go to http://code.org/join and type in the section code (CDTQMX)

Alyssa, Hirsh, Jaeger, Anrika, Brooklyn, Isabella, Daniel, Alyssa, Rylan, Keanu, Patricia, Brooke, Manmeet, Sehej

Go to http://code.org/join and type in the section code (BNBJPY) 

Grade 6 Math Review on Numeration

Review:

After you take each quiz, make a note of any questions you get wrong in MSWORD.  Pick one from each quiz and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...

• Grade 5's go to this page for chapter 2 (Numeration) and work through quizzes 1 - 5 that cover all of the main subjects in the recent unit in Math that we are currently working through.

• Grade 6's go to this page for Chapter 2 (Numeration) and work through quizzes 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7 that cover all of the main subjects in the recent unit in Math that we are currently working through.

Make a note of any questions you get wrong in Google Docs after each quiz.  Pick one from each quiz and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...

Starclimber - The Movie!

Why are Sir Hugh Snuffler, Chef Vlad, Miss Evelyn Karr, and Haiku chosen for the maiden voyage into outer space? Why is Miss Simpkins left behind?

If you were to produce a movie of Starclimber, which actors and actresses would you cast in these roles?  Explain why you would pick them (How would they suit the roles?).  Who would you select to play the starring roles of Matt and Kate? Give reasons for your choices.

Compose in Google Docs.  Include one example of each of the three dressups you have learned this term.  (You can view the dressup sheet here). 

Finally proof read and correct any COPS errors with Google Read and Write, before you post.  Remember your name!

Blogging Rules and Etiquette

DIVISION 3: READ THE RULES BELOW.  WHEN YOU HAVE READ THEM, COPY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND PASTE IT INTO THE "COMMENTS" SECTION BELOW AND SIGN WITH YOUR FIRST NAME AND FIRST INITIAL OF YOUR LAST NAME ONLY.

I agree to follow the Division 3 Blogging Rules and the Etiquette guidelines on this blog whenever I post.

Signed (FIRST NAME & FIRST INITIAL)

BLOGGING RULES

Division 5: A blog is short for web log or online journal. A blog is public domain. What that means is that anyone with an internet connection can read what you write. They can also respond to what you write. Because of this, there are some rules you must obey for safety and for etiquette. I will read this blog daily to check that all rules are being followed.
For Safety:

1. Keep your, and other people's, personal details private. Never offer any personal information including your last name, contact information, home address, phone numbers, school's name, e-mail address, last names of friends or relatives, instant messaging names, age, or birth date.
2. Assume what you publish on the Web is permanent. Anyone on the Internet can easily print out a blog or save it to a computer.
3. No one wants or needs to know private details about your family life.
4. No photographs of yourself or others should be posted unless they are group shot, without names, and you have cleared the photo with me first.

For Etiquette:

1. ALL your posts should be positive, friendly and inoffensive; don't use them for slander or to attack others. That includes gossip. No gossip or negative posts about any other individuals, whether they are in our community or not. Remember, as soon as you post something it's hard to take it back!
2. Avoid trying to "outdo" or compete with other bloggers; concentrate on your own ideas.
3. Don't write in UPPER CASE: it is seen as shouting.
4. No innapropriate words, phrases or pictures are to be posted. Keep your language appropriate, clean and free of any rudeness.
5. Sign all your posts with only your first-name.

Above all: have fun!
Mr. N

Starclimber By Kenneth Oppel. Post#1

Think about all the different ways the astralnaut candidates were tested and the different tasks they had to perform. Answer the following questions in complete sentence answers.  

1. What physical skills, emotions, and personality/character traits are  astralnaut candidates tested on?
2. What are the testers looking for in an astralnaut? 
3. How do you think you’d perform on the astralnaut tests? Where do you think you would excel in these tests?  What areas would you have difficulty with?

Copy the question into Google Docs or Word. Answer below the question using the Golden Rules. Proof read (COPS) it using WORD TALK or Google Read and Write. 5 sentences minimum! When you have saved the best copy, then copy and paste it into the comments below.