Wednesday, March 30, 2016

day 27 - potato

What was supposed to be a journal day turned into a laptop live chat day.

We did a 5 minute challenge for page 25.

I brought in laptops and we talked about the 30 minute project II (Friday). We signed up to bring things next time and Potato fooled us all (good one Morgan).









Monday, March 28, 2016

day 26 - thank you notes

Bailey Frampton gave a rousing speech and we gave her feedback.
We wrote Thank You Notes on page 24.
We made some posters to hang in the halls for CW2. (Thank you.)

Next time:
Journals due (#16-30; 26-30 extra 5)

Friday:
30 minute project II








Thursday, March 24, 2016

day 25 - dessert jam


  • we shared our dessert writing (#23)
  • we watched the uknighted video
  • we talked about the big brother program and our next 30 min project (4/1) and we passed out poetry books and Maddy came and talked about the class book and we brainstormed titles and we talked about an upcoming storytelling festival and an upcoming film festival (based on a poem from the poetry book). 

homework:
blog - dessert (due Sunday, 3/27)
journal - #16-30 (due Wednesday, 3/30)



Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

day 22 - blue tickets

WP#22: Blue Tickets
We shared last year's CW2 applications and tried to recognize our own voice.
We talked about class books and bucket lists and dreamers and doers.

Two Things (Please click each link)
1. Residency
2. 30 Minute Project (Friday, 3/18)


Problem with dreamers


Thursday, March 10, 2016

day 20 - journal jam

WP#20: Flow
How flow drives creative genius
Flow, the secret to happiness
Flow: happiness in super focus

Woke: aware, awake, engaged

Stay Woke Survey - Due Sunday, 3/13
Answer these three questions in the comments below:
1. Rankings (journal vs. blog vs. project). Which has you woke and why?
2. Talk about a class activity we've done that had you woke and why.
3. How do we stay woke?