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Halloween Haunts & Descriptive Writing!

10/27/2016

 
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Can you use descriptive writing to describe the SCARIEST costume you have ever seen, heard of or can think of?  

​If you would rather, you could also describe someone’s point of view as they walk through a TERRIFYING haunted house.  

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​Use as many powerful adjectives as you can.   Let's see if we can use our writing to have an effect on each other's emotions!  

​MWAH-AH-AH-AH 



We Stand With You as You Fight!

10/20/2016

 
          I heard about this incredibly powerful ad for sick kids hospital on CBC the other morning and I knew I had to use it for our blog post.  When I first watched it, tears formed in my eyes because I was so moved by the fight that happens each and every day in Toronto Sick Kids (as well as every other)  hospital.  While I hope that we never need their fight and dedication, we know that it’s there for us and that there are kids your age in there, fighting every day!
           I was thinking about what we could do to make a difference and I linked it to PAX and the war that we see happening in the book.  The kids in the hospital are in a war, and how can we support them?  For your blog post this week, I want you to write a letter to a child fighting a disease in a hospital.  You don’t have to mention a specific disease but I would like you to write a letter that brings them some light while they continue their fight!  A message of positivity and hope can help someone continue through their challenges.  Use what we talked about about writing a focussed paragraph/ paragraphs.  
Let's stand with these brave children and they continue their fight!
                                                           Go forth and spread love!


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Thankful! Very Thankful!

10/13/2016

 
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Last weekend was Thanksgiving, a time to look back on all our blessings and to spend some time reflecting on the positive relationships, and the good in our lives.  I hope that you got a chance to do this with your family and friends and even if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s a good time to be grateful for all the positive in our lives.  For your blog post this week, I’d like you to write a paragraph that explains what you’re thankful for and WHY.  It should be specific and written as a paragraph, with a topic sentence, body sentences, and a conclusion.  Here’s mine:
    With the smell of hot food cooking, vegetables being roasted, and a fire in the fireplace, I feel thankful.  This year has been a tough year in some ways and in other ways, truly amazing.  I feel very thankful this year for my family; for Jacey, Vera, and Stella and for the ways in which they all contribute to make my life feel full, meaningful, crazy, and complete.  It’s such a joy to come home to my family and having them supporting me makes me feel truly blessed.  That’s why I’m thankful this holiday.

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