Fact and Opinion - Intro to Persuasion

Please comment with your OPINION paragraph (7-10 sentences) to this post.  Be sure that you are thorough in order to "show" your opinion!

Our Teacher is Missing Story Competition HOUR 7

Please add your "Our Teacher is Missing" story to this blog post!  We will vote (as a class) for the top stories!

After you post here - refresh your page often to view and read your classes stories!

Voting will happen today on Google Drive :)

Our Teacher is Missing Story Competition HOUR 5

Please add your "Our Teacher is Missing" story to this blog post!  We will vote (as a class) for the top stories!

After you post here - refresh your page often to view and read your classes stories!

Voting will happen today on Google Drive :)

Our Teacher is Missing Story Competition HOUR 2

Please add your "Our Teacher is Missing" story to this blog post!  We will vote (as a class) for the top stories!

After you post here - refresh your page often to view and read your classes stories!

Voting will happen today on Google Drive :)

Hyland Ski Trip Stories!

So...yesterday was AWESOME! Skiing was so much fun and I'm super proud of how well you did.  You also got a TON of compliments from the employees at Hyland about how amazing you all were!  WOO HOO!  

I'm hoping that yesterday was a day of memory making for you and your friends.  Let's share our stories with everyone. If you are going to use someone's name - be sure to use a pen name/fake name.

Where I am From

This is a place where we will have a compilation on lines from your own Where I am From poems!  Please choose one to two lines from your poem and post them here using your pen name.

Happy posting!

"Out of My Mind" Class response

Hello Reading classes!

Today we will be blogging about our current class read aloud.
 
Remember to write approximately 1 paragraph to the chosen response starter.

*no real names - pen names only - THANKS!

A place to tell stories!

This blog post is reserved for all for the stories you want to share!  Remember to remove your real name from your comments. :)

7th hour's Top Secret papers

Let's share our Top Secret Papers here, hour 7!  Be sure to keep fake names in and real names out of our stories for privacy!  Thanks!

The Secret Knowledge of Hour 5

Let's share our Top Secret Papers here, hour 5!  Be sure to keep fake names in and real names out of our stories for privacy!  Thanks!

Nothing Ever Happens at P6GC

Let share our stories!  Remember to keep real names out and fake names in :)  Thanks for your hard work on this project, Honors students!

2013-2014 Blogging Contract

Blogging is:

• Reading AND writing
• A conversation
• Communication with a larger audience
• About EVERY subject
• A portfolio of learning, work, thoughts, feelings, life, etc

The students in Mrs. Thom’s 6th grade Reading and Writing classes will be participating in a class blog for the purposes of:

• Engaging students in conversation and learning
• Sharing opinions and points of view on a topic
• Reflection, expression and evaluation of own learning

Our classroom blog is located at http://thoms6thgradeblog.blogspot.com/

In the interest of student safety, the following restrictions have been configured on the blog.

• Only the teacher can enter registrations and control permissions
• All blog content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion
• The teacher will be notified of any posts/comments to the blog
• All comments to any posts are subject to moderation by the teacher and will not be approved if the teacher deems them inappropriate
• No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the blog

All students contributing to the Class Blog must agree to the Blogging Terms & Conditions.

• The use of our blog is considered an extension of our classroom. Therefore, any speech that is considered inappropriate in the classroom is inappropriate on a blog. This includes, but is not limited to, swearing; racist, sexist or discriminatory remarks; personal attacks. We expect you to conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of our school.
• Blogs are public. Whatever you post on a blog can be read by anyone and everyone on the Internet.Even if you delete a post or comment, it has often already been archived elsewhere on the web. Do not post anything that you wouldn't want your parents, your best friend, your worst enemy, or a future employer to read.
• Students using blogs are expected to act safely by keeping personal information out of their posts. You agree to not post or give out your family name, password, email address, home address, or other information that could help someone locate or contact you in person. You may share your interests, ideas and opinions.
• Always make sure you check over your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, and your use of words.
• The class blog is to be a vehicle for sharing student writing with real audiences. Most visitors to your blog who leave comments will leave respectful, helpful messages, but all comments will be monitored by Mrs. Thom. Any inappropriate comments will not be passed on to students.

Students who do not abide by these terms and conditions may lose their opportunity to take part in this classroom activity.

Guideline material adapted from:

http://supportblogging.wikispaces.com/Educational+Blogging

http://ahsblogpolicy.pbwiki.com/

http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/01/17/rationale-for-educational-blogging/

http://229grade5.edublogs.org/about/

It's time to blog!

Woo hoo!  The BIG day has finally come!  Today you will learn about what this little blog is all about, choose a PEN NAME, and sign the blogging contract.  I am looking forward to a fun year on this blog :)

You can look over the blog and see work from other 6th grade students from the past few years.

Final Poetry Unit

Please post 3 of your best poems here for all to read!  You can sign in with your PEN NAME or ANONYMOUS.  Thanks for all your hard work with the poetry unit!

A Room Filled With Writers!

There are some fantastic writers in my classes and I want them to share their stories with everyone!  If you have some time, this is a great place to be!  Enjoy!!