The Giver: Rule#8 You May Lie.

In Jonas' new work package, one piece of paper outlined the 8 rules he had to live by.  Rule#8 stated "You may lie."

Why does Jonas find the instruction about lying so disturbing?  3 Sentences minimum.  (What would you feel/think if you were given this "permission"?)

Remember: Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

Ms. Furness's Science Link-Human Body Webquest

Click here for the science link you need for Ms. Furness's lesson.  If the link doesn't work, then copy and paste the link below into your browser location bar.

 https://sites.google.com/site/gw7science/human-body

Having Fun with Websites

Having Fun with Websites

Websites to choose from: http://www.kineticcity.com/controlcar/activity.php?virus=nastro&act=4 http://archive.fossweb.com/modules3-6/HumanBody/index.html http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/science-games/human-body.html http://www.bonesandharry.co.uk/main/main.html

Choose a minimum of 3 websites to explore. Type in the website as it is below and press enter. Explore the website and answer the following questions:

Website #1 _________________________________________________________________

1. What was it called?
2. What did you have to do?
3. What were some of the words/terms you recognized when playing the game? (3 or more words)

 Website #2 _________________________________________________________________

1. What was it called?
2. What did you have to do?
3.  What were some of the words/terms you recognized when playing the game? (3 or more words)

Website#3

______________________________________________________________

1. What was it called?
2. What did you have to do?
3. What were some of the words/terms you recognized when playing the game? (3 or more words)

The Giver: Rules.

In Jonas's community there are many rules that the citizens must follow. Using only the first two chapters of The Giver.  If you don't have access to a book, then you can read the chapters here

P:\etexts\Novels\The Giver

Go to My Computer, P:\Drive, click on the "etexts" folder, click on the "Novels" folder and Click on "The Giver".

1. List at least five rules that Jonas and his community must live by and give them your own title or name.
2. Copy an exact quote from the first two chapters of The Giver for each rule in your list which shows where the author has mentioned it. Include the page number for the quote.
3. Explain in one or two complete sentences what the rule means in your own words (Don't tell why you like it/don't like it). 
4. Tell what the advantages of each rule could be in a community.  How could this rule benefit your life or world?

All your answers must be written as complete sentence answers  in Microsoft Word.  Check them with WORD TALK.  Use all your COPS skills and include 6 dressups and 1 opener to make your answers as interesting to read and as descriptive as possible.

Fabs Versus Natural Animals

Watch the video below.

1. What sort of animal do you think this is? (Give both the scientific name and the common name).
2. Describe what the animal looks like.  If it were a fab, then what creatures could have it been "fabricated" or engineered from? 
3. Read this fact sheet.
• The Tasmanian Tiger was not a mammal. What was it?
• How much did adults weigh?  How tall was the animal?
• What did they eat?
• Why were they outlawed and hunted?
• Do you believe they are extinct forever?  How could they bring them back?

Double Bar Graphs...

We have been learning about double bar graphs in class.  



What are the 5 items every double bar graph should have?
What is the letter of the vertical axis?  
What is the letter of the horizontal axis?
Why do we use double bar graphs?

Compose your answers in MS Word.  Use Word Talk to proof read your work.  Make sure you answer in complete sentences, using the COPS rules.

When you have posted (remembering to only use your first name), please complete the following quiz on double bar graphs.

Leviathan By Scott Westerfeld

Answer the following questions using all 5 dressups in Microsoft Word. You should use complete sentences, paragraph format, and it should be COPSd. Use Word Talk to check your work before posting.  You may use the internet (Google) to help you with some these answers*. (Key words: Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld) 

1. What is happening in this scene from the book?  What is the machine called, and which side in the "Great War" does it belong to?*  What does it do? Who is getting into it?  Why?
2. Do you believe that Prince Alek's teachers are helping him or hijacking him?  Why? GIVE EVIDENCE that you think supports your opinion from the story.
3. What famous composer was supposedly woken up in the middle of the night and taught musical lessons?* Find out when and where he was born, how old he was when he died, and when he composed his first symphony.*

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