Student vs. Teacher Volleyball Game

Senior Girls Vball
Video By KK? (I think?)

Awesome Term One 78!!! Have a great holiday break and I'll see you in 2010 (with your uniforms on!!!)!

Christmas Cookies

Pizza!

Looks good enough to eat! Great job at making pizza 72!

Grade 7's "Good Intentioned Graffiti Wall"

We've been working on creating our own "Good Intentioned" graffiti messages.

Modern Sculpture

Kevin's Informal vs. Formal Language Definitions

Informal Language
Well informal language is defined as a spontaneous speech that may be used as natural or "real life'' and also it is the use of low dialect. Some examples of places you would use informal language in are talking to someone with less authority then you, talking to friends and family, or a potrayal of ''real'' life in a soap opera.

Formal Language
Formal language is defined as language you would use when speaking to a big audience, or the assumption of a role by the speaker. Also it is used for means of communication like writing, or the use of ''high'' dialect. Some examples of places were you use ''high'' or formal language are a lecture, or a political speach.

These are the differences between formal and informal language.
by kevin.w.72

Graffiti

Graffiti: is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Greece. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials.

Graffiti is sometimes viewed as a form of art worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions and other times regarded as criminal activity. Defacing public property without consent is considered vandalism.

Often graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages; both positive and negative.

In Hamilton one group that uses graffiti to communicate positive messages are self titled "Good Intentioned Gangsters".

They post messages in public spaces giving viewers tips for healthful living.

p.s. These pictures of graffiti were taken by Mr. Epp and Ms. Brown.

North End Idol

Amazing Job to everyone who participated!

Beatboxers

Class 72's Thoughtful Haiku's

Image source = surrealmuse (under Creative Commons)

"I clear through the night
darkness will fill the night sky
I can't see the light."
by: danny reid 72


''So quiet and bright
the sun lets off so much light
the birds start to sing''
By kevin

''The moon shines so bright
day has come and gone that quick
as we fall asleep''
By kevin

"This song id so slow;
it crowds my head with sorrow,
slow songs aren't my thing"
By Delian Day 72

Little Twin sisters
-BRATS, that's all they are
They whine and suck up when mom calls
Sister's, got-a-love
-Mykel Williams 72


- I like the sun light.
- we love to go to the beach.
- I play allday long.

BY: Justine Baker 72

A clock is ticking
my mom tells me to wake up
good morning ehkler
By:ehkler

SNAKES

LONG SLENDER BODY.
FANGS OF FEAR AND DESTRUCTION.
IT'S JUST A SMALL SNAKE
BY:JAG

Art is fun todo
Painting is the best to do
art is the best subject
By: Ryan

It is difficult;
I can't control my sadness.
Tears stream down my face.

By: Julie .


Ice cream's sweet and cold,
Gummy Bears are chewy and
lolipop's the best!
By:Lynn

My family is fun
we go to the movies lots
i love my family
by:tishauna



my mom is specil
i love my mom very much
i think shes nice
by:tishauna

Coaco is the best.
Coffee is even better.
Chocolate's awsome!

By:Lynn

My mom is special
I love my mother a lot
My mom is funny.

by:paulo

My baby sister
like to sleep in bed a lot
And drinks lots of milk

by:paulo

Elegant is an Adjective!

An adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun.

• That is a tall, lofty building.
• I met a very elderly man.
• The quick, brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• That's a very fetching dress you are wearing.

Schoolhouse Rock video explaining adjectives:


We tend to use the same tired adjectives over and over again. Words like tall, old, nice, happy become almost meaningless. This is where the thesaurus can help out.

We are going to create an adjective poem. Your task is to choose an impressive and interesting adjective (you can use a thesaurus to help you with this), and follow the formula below to create your poem. We've chosen the adjective "elegant".


Elegant

Elegant is not picking your nose in class
Elegant is lovely ladies lunching
Elegant is sipping tea with your pinky up
Elegant is wearing a tuxedo
Elegant is trips to the art gallery
Elegant sounds like high heels clicking on a
ballroom floor
Elegant sounds like polite applause at the
theatre
Another word for elegant is sophisticated
One thing about elegant is it takes effort and
care.

Mrs. Start, Ms. Nijsse, and Ms. Brown

Haiku by Mrs. Start

I lose sanity,

Then, suddenly, I find it,

In my children's smiles.

by Mrs. Start

Haiku

Haiku (俳句 ,haikai verse?) listen Japanese haiku have been traditionally composed in 5-7-5 syllables. When poets started writing English haiku in the 1950's, they adopted this 5-7-5 form, thinking it created a similar condition for English-language haiku. This style is what is generally considered "traditional" English haiku. It was found that more could be "said" using 17 syllables in the English language as compared to Japanese, so sometimes English authors choose to use fewer syllables. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English usually appear in three lines. Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.

This link takes you to the author, Jacqueline Woodson, who talks about and reads a haiku from her book "Locomotion". We will be using this book in our study of word choice.
http://www.teachingbooks.net/show.cgi?m=content%2FFlash%2FWoodson_Locomotion_regular.flv&poster=content%2FFlash%2FWoodson_Locomotion_poster.jpg&t=swf&size=l

Here are a few examples of Haiku poetry written by children from around the world.

In early morning
My Dad goes out for seafood
From the ocean rocks
Agnes Thomas / Age 13 / Canada

In the evening twilight
Only the mushrooms
Are illuminated
Keji Baba / Age 12 / Japan

Here are a few famous examles of Haiku poetry:

An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
by Basho (1644-1694)

Over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
by Soseki (1275-1351)

I think the great thing about Haiku is that it makes poetry seem like something everyone could try.

What do you think? Can you come up with a Haiku to share?

Adventures in Baking