I created a slide show with music for the best portraits. Check it out if you are interested:
http://gallery.me.com/bozmd#101869
I also told the students a few things about the galleries. You have to use the download button to get the big picture. If you just right click and save, you will get a small picture.
Enjoy!
-MrBoZ
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
May 17, 2010
Homework:Portraits will be taken Tuesday. Students should be ready with their pose, facial expression, and a prop. I should not have to ask. They will walk up, and I will take the picture. Then I will play and see what kind of a shot I can get. I will be using professional lighting, so the pictures will look great, unlike these two examples. Hey, they wanted me to post these! :0
Grades have been updated. Please see the HAC.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Portraits Tuesday in MrBoZ's class
We are getting ready to take our portraits on Tuesday. If you check out the link below, you will see what we explored today. I asked the students to explain a person in a picture. In other words, what does that person's portrait portray? I then had the students get in the same pose, and I took a picture of them. This way, the students have been in front of the camera before I take their real portrait on Tuesday.
http://www.williamcorey.com/portrait-photography/index.html
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
May 12, 2010
Homework:
Completing the Sentence Unit 14
The good draft of the Who I Am piece is due Thursday.
Completing the Sentence Unit 14
The good draft of the Who I Am piece is due Thursday.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Grades are updated on HAC
The interims are entered. If you have not checked your child's grades lately, I would recommend you do. The effort some students put into their work seems inversely proportional to how warm the the weather is.
Homework: Choosing the Right Word unit 14
There will be a good draft of the Who Am I piece due soon. I will let you know the date.
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed vocabulary words and synonyms
Watched another portraits video and discussed what goes into creating a portrait.
Homework: Choosing the Right Word unit 14
There will be a good draft of the Who Am I piece due soon. I will let you know the date.
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed vocabulary words and synonyms
Watched another portraits video and discussed what goes into creating a portrait.
Monday, May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010
Homework: Pictionaries and Synonyms Unit 14
The rough draft of the Who Am I piece is due Tuesday
Today:
Daily Drill
Listened to words for Unit 14
SSW time to get work done
Friday, May 07, 2010
May 7, 2010
Interim grades are being submitted.
The Home Access Center grades are up to date. With all the trips lately, there are many missing assignments. However, not all missing assignments are the results of trips! Please help your child to stay up to date with what is due. I will be finishing the grading of the 500 word pieces in the coming week. That will add about 150 points to the classwork grade.
You might also notice that I have not entered any participation grades. That grade will come soon. I am collecting lots of data from hand raising during daily drills and vocab to how well students do on the daily drills. I will create a formula to compute a fair grade and enter that later. (I love Excel!)
Have a nice weekend.
The Home Access Center grades are up to date. With all the trips lately, there are many missing assignments. However, not all missing assignments are the results of trips! Please help your child to stay up to date with what is due. I will be finishing the grading of the 500 word pieces in the coming week. That will add about 150 points to the classwork grade.
You might also notice that I have not entered any participation grades. That grade will come soon. I am collecting lots of data from hand raising during daily drills and vocab to how well students do on the daily drills. I will create a formula to compute a fair grade and enter that later. (I love Excel!)
Have a nice weekend.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
May 6, 2010
Homework:
Finish Unit 13 in the vocab book
Quiz on Unit 13 Friday
Continue to work on the Who I Am piece. The rough draft is due Tuesday. I have written mine.
Today:
I did not see sections 7 and 1 due to testing. They will still have their quiz tomorrow.
We read another sample piece in class and discussed the portrait that would result from the piece.
We are just plugging away at the work we need to do.
Finish Unit 13 in the vocab book
Quiz on Unit 13 Friday
Continue to work on the Who I Am piece. The rough draft is due Tuesday. I have written mine.
Today:
I did not see sections 7 and 1 due to testing. They will still have their quiz tomorrow.
We read another sample piece in class and discussed the portrait that would result from the piece.
We are just plugging away at the work we need to do.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
The 5th day of May 2010
I don't get it.
Anyway, the homework is to do the Choosing the Right Word Unit 13.
Students should be brainstorming and exploring for the Who I Am piece.
Choices for written pieces:
1. Narrative- Write a narrative about a moment in your life that helped you understand who you are. (approx. 700 words)
2. Descriptive Essay- Write a piece that describes you. “Winning the Race” is a good example. The piece should not be some rambling list about you. It should have a focus. (approx. 500 words)
3. Poem or Song- If this is your thing, then go for it. I will not give full credit for a piece of junk.
4. Photograph- Take a picture of something that shows us who you are. Then write about the picture so we know what you were trying to show us. (approx. 300 words)
Please make sure your written pieces are neat and error free.
Anyway, the homework is to do the Choosing the Right Word Unit 13.
Students should be brainstorming and exploring for the Who I Am piece.
Choices for written pieces:
1. Narrative- Write a narrative about a moment in your life that helped you understand who you are. (approx. 700 words)
2. Descriptive Essay- Write a piece that describes you. “Winning the Race” is a good example. The piece should not be some rambling list about you. It should have a focus. (approx. 500 words)
3. Poem or Song- If this is your thing, then go for it. I will not give full credit for a piece of junk.
4. Photograph- Take a picture of something that shows us who you are. Then write about the picture so we know what you were trying to show us. (approx. 300 words)
Please make sure your written pieces are neat and error free.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
May 4, 2010
Homework:
Pictionaries and synonyms unit 13
Brainstorming for the Who I Am piece due Thursday
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed words for Unit 13
Read Winning the Race from Teen Ink
Work time
Pictionaries and synonyms unit 13
Brainstorming for the Who I Am piece due Thursday
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed words for Unit 13
Read Winning the Race from Teen Ink
Work time
Friday, April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010
Field trip on Monday. Make sure your child has a bagged lunch. If you have any questions, please contact me over the weekend at bozmd@comcast.net .
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
April 28, 2010
Homework:
Completing the Sentence Unit 12
The final draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday.
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed vocabulary
Then we started the next unit. In a nutshell, the students will be defining who they are and having their portrait taken by me. The picture will "portray" who they are. I have lots of ideas of how I will help them define themselves. I promise, this unit will not be boring, nor will it be comfortable for many. Who wants to talk about themselves, well, besides me? :) I will make a web page as I gather some more things together.
Completing the Sentence Unit 12
The final draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday.
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed vocabulary
Then we started the next unit. In a nutshell, the students will be defining who they are and having their portrait taken by me. The picture will "portray" who they are. I have lots of ideas of how I will help them define themselves. I promise, this unit will not be boring, nor will it be comfortable for many. Who wants to talk about themselves, well, besides me? :) I will make a web page as I gather some more things together.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April 27, 2010
(Picture: We are trying to sell the yearbooks!)Homework:
Synonyms and Choosing the Right Word unit 12
Good draft of 500 word piece due Thursday
Today:
Daily Drill
Read another sample 500 word piece
We spent time peer editing looking for errors
Here is what I explained to the students over the last two days.
"Your paper should not have any of these errors:
Proper nouns, Possession, Spelling, Contractions, Comma- Intro clause or phrase, Comma- Quotes. Run-on sentences do not help your score. "
0 errors = A
2=A-
3=B+
4=B
5=B-
6=C+
7=C
8=C-
9=D+
10=D
11=D-
12=F
There are other errors that I will point out in their papers, but I am only taking off points for those errors listed above. I am also giving a grade for content, but that will be a smaller grade. I want these perfect. I encouraged the students to get help from someone else.
Monday, April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
Homework:
Pictionaries 1-20 Unit 12
Final draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed calendar
Listened to words 1-20 unit 12
We read a sample 500 word piece and proofread it. I am going to be very strict about errors in this piece! As it is now, two errors is an A-. I am encouraging students to have people help make sure they have not one error! This is real life. For other papers, I expect some errors. I want them to know that there are times when errors can cost you your job, or at the very least, respect.
Pictionaries 1-20 Unit 12
Final draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday
Today:
Daily Drill
Reviewed calendar
Listened to words 1-20 unit 12
We read a sample 500 word piece and proofread it. I am going to be very strict about errors in this piece! As it is now, two errors is an A-. I am encouraging students to have people help make sure they have not one error! This is real life. For other papers, I expect some errors. I want them to know that there are times when errors can cost you your job, or at the very least, respect.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
April 22, 2010
Homework:Quiz 11 Friday
The good draft of the 500 word piece will probably be due Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
Today:The ads were turned in! I had so much fun looking at what the students made. Look for links soon that will showcase the posters and other pieces. I will also be posting video ads the students made as soon as I can get parental permission. Some were really good.
The box in the hallway was a guerrilla marketing ad. Like a strange toy in an animal's cage, the students couldn't stop exploring the box. When they did, two students popped up and said to buy the yearbook. The box caused quite a stir in the hallway, and I bet students will talk about it. Mission accomplished. Now, if this leads to sales, I will be even happier.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
April 20, 2010
Homework:
Pictionaries, Synonyms, and Choosing are due Wednesday
The ad is due Thursday.
The rough draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday:
Suggested topic sentence: “Mr. Bosler, I know I can sell your yearbook!”
The piece will discuss a few things:
-What did your research show about why students did not buy a yearbook?
Explain the research, in detail, from the chart
-Based on research, what techniques address the needs/perceptions of students?
Explain the ways that you will sway the students
-Explain everything in the ad: the pictures, words, colors, etc.
Explain everything!
Nothing in the ad is just there.
-Ads are tested on focus groups. What feedback did you receive on your ad?
Show the ad some other students.
What do they think?
You showed the rough ad to the class.
-Why do you think the ad will be successful at increasing yearbook sales?
You should sound convincing!
Pictionaries, Synonyms, and Choosing are due Wednesday
The ad is due Thursday.
The rough draft of the 500 word piece is due Thursday:
Suggested topic sentence: “Mr. Bosler, I know I can sell your yearbook!”
The piece will discuss a few things:
-What did your research show about why students did not buy a yearbook?
Explain the research, in detail, from the chart
-Based on research, what techniques address the needs/perceptions of students?
Explain the ways that you will sway the students
-Explain everything in the ad: the pictures, words, colors, etc.
Explain everything!
Nothing in the ad is just there.
-Ads are tested on focus groups. What feedback did you receive on your ad?
Show the ad some other students.
What do they think?
You showed the rough ad to the class.
-Why do you think the ad will be successful at increasing yearbook sales?
You should sound convincing!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
Homework:
Finish Unit 10 vocab
Quiz Friday
Today:
In sections 1,2,6,7 we have been doing daily drills which focus on idioms and analogies. We have been doing vocabulary reviews because we are going to be covering one unit a week until the end of school. We have also been working on the yearbook ad project mentioned in an earlier blog.
Today I explained that I would like the groups to present their ideas to me Friday. Just as an ad agency would present their ideas to a client, I want to hear what they are thinking about doing. I gave them a copy of the 500 piece requirements to use for the presentation because four of the five ideas need to be discussed. I would like to see a rough draft of the 500 word piece early next week. I would like the ads done ASAP so I can start promoting the yearbook.
Ironically, I have been doing this project with 100 students. Not all of them have bought yearbooks. Now, if we have been talking about selling yearbooks so much and they haven't bought them, what are my chances of the rest of the students buying them?
This makes me think about one part of the video "The Persuaders." There is one man who believes he can find out what people really want deep down. He believes you don't have to convince those people to buy the product if they already want it. In other words, you need don't need to advertise to people who want to buy anyway. Just find those people. I am hoping our ads will find students who have not bought a yearbook yet buy who really want one. We will see.
Requirements for the 500 word piece
The piece will discuss a few things:
-What did your research show about why students did not buy a yearbook?
-Based on research, what techniques address the needs/perceptions of students?
-Explain everything in the ad: the pictures, words, colors, etc.
-Ads are tested on focus groups. What feedback did you receive on your ad?
-Why do you think the ad will be successful at increasing yearbook sales?
Grade
The piece should be about 500 words. I want the number written on the piece.
There should be NO GRAMMAR ERRORS at all.
You must answer the questions above in a smooth, continuous piece.
It should not be a series of short answers.
The piece should flow from one topic to the next focusing on the goal of selling yearbooks.
Finish Unit 10 vocab
Quiz Friday
Today:
In sections 1,2,6,7 we have been doing daily drills which focus on idioms and analogies. We have been doing vocabulary reviews because we are going to be covering one unit a week until the end of school. We have also been working on the yearbook ad project mentioned in an earlier blog.
Today I explained that I would like the groups to present their ideas to me Friday. Just as an ad agency would present their ideas to a client, I want to hear what they are thinking about doing. I gave them a copy of the 500 piece requirements to use for the presentation because four of the five ideas need to be discussed. I would like to see a rough draft of the 500 word piece early next week. I would like the ads done ASAP so I can start promoting the yearbook.
Ironically, I have been doing this project with 100 students. Not all of them have bought yearbooks. Now, if we have been talking about selling yearbooks so much and they haven't bought them, what are my chances of the rest of the students buying them?
This makes me think about one part of the video "The Persuaders." There is one man who believes he can find out what people really want deep down. He believes you don't have to convince those people to buy the product if they already want it. In other words, you need don't need to advertise to people who want to buy anyway. Just find those people. I am hoping our ads will find students who have not bought a yearbook yet buy who really want one. We will see.
Requirements for the 500 word piece
The piece will discuss a few things:
-What did your research show about why students did not buy a yearbook?
-Based on research, what techniques address the needs/perceptions of students?
-Explain everything in the ad: the pictures, words, colors, etc.
-Ads are tested on focus groups. What feedback did you receive on your ad?
-Why do you think the ad will be successful at increasing yearbook sales?
Grade
The piece should be about 500 words. I want the number written on the piece.
There should be NO GRAMMAR ERRORS at all.
You must answer the questions above in a smooth, continuous piece.
It should not be a series of short answers.
The piece should flow from one topic to the next focusing on the goal of selling yearbooks.
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