Posted: April 26, 2013
Be ready to present your speech! If you have already presented, enjoy a night with no homework!
Mr. Canistro
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Posted: April 26, 2013
Be ready to present your speech! If you have already presented, enjoy a night with no homework!
Posted: April 23, 2013
For those of you that read my teacher page: On a blank sheet of paper, name the six traits of effective writing and put it in the homework bin before you leave. You will receive extra credit if it is in on Wednesday. (pssst - Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, and Conventions...but you already knew that anyway.)
Posted: April 23, 2013
Practice your speech and be ready to deliver tomorrow!
Posted: April 23, 2013
Practice your speech and be ready to deliver tomorrow!
Posted: April 16, 2013
If you have been keeping up and using your class time effectively, you should be almost ready to deliver your speech. This should be 3-5 minutes. You will be graded seperately on the written portion and on the delivery. For your delivery, you will be graded on:Posture - Stand up straight and try to look relaxed!Eye Contact - Look your audience in the eyes and connect with them.Enunciation - Open your mouth wide and speak clearlyRate - Don't speak too quickly or too slowlyVolume - Speak loudly enough for everyone to hear easily, but make sure you don't yell.
Posted: April 16, 2013
Finish the exercise on oxymoron and paradox. Practice your speech.
Posted: April 16, 2013
Complete any unfinished assignments and practice your speech. Boys - We will be making a few things for the movie tomorrow while the girls are away. Bring old clothes, you will have an opportunity to change.
Posted: April 15, 2013
We will begin preparing some things for our movie this week. Any material donations would be greatly appreciated! Here's our list: Corn Syrup (preferably golden)Food Coloring (red, green, blue)Chocolate SyrupNewspapersFlour More to come!
Posted: April 15, 2013
Practice your speech. Your draft should be complete at this point and you should be making revisions as you practice. Remember, the speech is to be 3-5 minutes. There is no current events sheet this week.