Archive for October, 2014
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Canada’s Most Significant Identity Symbol is..
Posted: October 27, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Canadian Identity, Mr. Purdon
What does it mean to be Canadian? What do we identify ourselves with? What symbol do you think of when you think Canada? These are the questions that were posed to our class and created discussion. Read what my students think is Canada’s most significant identity symbol below. Feel free to agree or disagree with their thinking!
The Table Where Rich People Sit – Main Idea
Posted: October 21, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Byrd Baylor, classroom literacy blog, Mr. Purdon, Table Where Rich People Sit
Check out our Planet Brochures
Posted: October 9, 2014 in Language, ScienceTags: classroom blog, classroom literacy blog, Mr. Purdon, Planet Brochure
As an Interplanetary Travel Agent, our class selected a planet or moon from our solar system and tried to sell it to aliens. The goal was to use effective advertising language like alliteration, similes, questions, exaggeration, and long and short sentences. Have a look at a few below by clicking the name, and then give them some feed back!