English and Technology Fun

Introduction

Learning CAN be fun...I promise! 

Task

You will follow the directions, going to each website listed, doing each activity. At the end, you will create a PowerPoint of your ELA travels. :)

Process

Open up a PowerPoint Presentation

  • Click on "File"
  • Click "Save as"
  • Save it to your desktop as Your Name Having Fun with Writing
  • Now, each time you finish for that day, you can just click on File and Save
  • Don't forget, all points must be in complete sentences and all words must be spelled correctly. Ask me if you don't know! :)
  • All words in titles MUST be capitalized unless they are 3 letters or fewer

Open up to your first slide. For each of the following slides, just follow the directions.

Slide 1

  • Title: Having Fun with Writing (2 points)
  • Your Name (2 points)
  • Date (2 points)
  • Picture related to writing (1 point)

Slide 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/planning.swf

  • Title: Setting the Theme and Mood (2 points)
  • What is the theme? Ask Google if you don't remember (3 points)
  • What is the mood? Ask Google if you don't remember (3 points)
  • List one reason why it is important to set the mood (3 points)
  • What was the mood of the story you chose? (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/beginnings_endings.swf

  • Title: Story Beginnings and Endings (2 points)
  • Why is it important to have a detailed beginning/introduction to your story? (3 points)
  • Why is it important to have a good ending/conclusion? (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/comment.swf

  • Title: Making your Titles and Headlines Perfect (2 points)
  • A headline should be ____________ and ___________. If you don't remember, do the activity again. (3 points)
  • What is one reason that a headline is not appropriate? If you don't remember, do the activity again.  (3 points)
  • What is another reason that a headline is not appropriate? If you don't remember, do the activity again.  (3 points
  • List one reason why it is important to have a perfect headline (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/leaflets.swf

  • Title: Giving the Reader Information (2 points)
  • Why is it important to give the reader of an advertisement the correct information? (3 points)
  • What is one piece of information you should give your reader if you are advertising your business? (3 points)
  • What is another piece of information you should give your reader if you are advertising your business? (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 6: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/instructions.swf

  • Title: Writing Instructions (2 points)
  • Why are accurate instructions important? (3 points)
  • What is chronological order? (3 points)
  • Why is it important that your instructions are in chronological order? (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 7: http://mrnussbaum.com/xsurgeon1/Extreme_Sentence_Surgeons2.swf

  • Title: Extreme Sentence Surgery (2 points)
  • Why is it important to write with no mistakes? (3 points)
  • What are three common mistakes that people make when they are writing? (3 points)
  • List two ways that you can avoid or correct your mistakes before you turn your assignments in (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 8: http://www.languageisavirus.com/cgi-bin/madlibs.pl#.VT-dTCFVhBd

  • To fill in the blanks, you can go to the following websites to help you think of different parts of speech. Remember, if you want your Mad Lib to be original, do NOT use them all from the websites. Try to think of your own and just use the websites as examples to help you be creative:
  1. Adjectives http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-adjectives.html
  2. Adverbs http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-adverbs.html
  3. Verbs http://www.momswhothink.com/reading/list-of-verbs.html
  4. Nouns...look around the room...think about your house, your yard, your favorite mall, restaurant.  There are nouns everywhere!
  • Title: Mad Libs (2 points)
  • What is a noun? (3 points)
  • What is a verb? (3 points)
  • What is an adjective? (3 points)
  • What is an adverb? (3 points)
  • Add a picture that relates to this slide (1 point)

Slide 9: http://www.languageisavirus.com/visual-poetry/#.VT_CmSFVhBf

  1. Write a poem either on your own on a Microsoft Document) or by using the poetry generator (http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm)
  2. Cut and paste the poem in the text box of the visual poetry website http://www.languageisavirus.com/visual-poetry/#.VT_CmSFVhBf
  3. Create your design
  4. When you like the way it looks, call me to help you save it.
  • Title: Visual Poetry (2 points)
  • What are three types of poetry? (3 points)
  • Add the poetry picture to this slide (5 points)