Lucy's Library Blast
April 10, 2017
Let us take a moment and bow our heads with respect...Diary of a Wimpy Kid is 10 YEARS OLD!
Millions of kids around the world are readers because of Wimpy Kid and we think that’s cause for celebration. All April long the Wimpy Kid site is bringing you tons of great events, resources, activities, and prizes. Share this link with your students, who have grown up with the Kid.
Three Good Articles on, well, Articles, Adjectives, and Other Cool Stuff
Use of Articles
Research papers are on the rise. Even though the correct use of articles is thought of as being elementary age instruction, in today's vernacular and grammar, it's a good idea to refresh student's knowledge of articles: definite, indefinite, count, noncount, geographical, and omission of. *PerdueU https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/
The Order of Adjectives
In many languages, adjectives denoting attributes usually occur in a specific order. Generally, the adjective order in English is:
- Quantity or number
- Quality or opinion
- Size
- Age
- Shape
- Color
- Origin
- Purpose or qualifier
*Gingersoftware http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives/
Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting
If you’ve ever written a research essay, you know the struggle is real. Should you use a direct quote? Should you put it in your own words? And how is summarizing different from paraphrasing—aren’t they kind of the same thing?
Knowing how you should include your source takes some finesse, and knowing when to quote directly, paraphrase, or summarize can make or break your argument. *Easybib. http://www.easybib.com/guides/quoting-paraphrasing-summarizing/?utm_campaign=content-marketing-campaign&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--HNbnnKsz0uo1p5c6rgXtUruptzsH7x_PRBeS-dbioWxdjMMXxR1IdCqp6RgxpoFNHYa5zBqKALitYoB2UQr1ZUgeGNg&_hsmi=49939390&utm_content=49939390&utm_source=hs_email&hsCtaTracking=7442e9a4-e9f1-4958-ab40-3a28a3146f0b%7C4ffd339b-659e-49ad-9f03-7a3b99b3cf62
The Phrase Finder - a fun resource for fans of etymology
1,900 English idioms, phrases and expressions, with their meanings and origins explained...
Continuing on with writing skill reinforcement... Are you familiar with TED-Edu? Click below:
School Library Month Challenges! Don't forget to share with your students.
The Library Challenge form from NPL in which kids can come by the library and pick up a form they fill in with answers from a variety of questions about literature, databases, and even designing a t-shirt that promotes the library. Winners will receive an ipad Mini and the overall winner will get a behind-the-scenes tour of the main NPL with lunch. Also all students who turn in a completed form will have their NPL fines waived!
The Book Mark Competition is always a popular challenge in which students may design a book mark following specific guidelines set by Limitless Libraries.
The forms for these challenges are in the library. All forms must be in by April 21st.
All the forms are in the library, however if you would like a set for your class, I will be happy to make copies for you. Just let me know.
Allstar owners.....before IT wipes your computer...
Be sure to save everything to the H drive. The H drive is the network folder that can be accessed on any Metro computer using your login. It's better than a flash drive because you don't have to keep up with it. However, if you are saving things that you want to access without using a Metro computer, a flash drive or external hard drive is the way to go. Remember, the Allstars will be returned to factory condition.
And if you want Microsoft Office reinstalled, here are the two options.
o Microsoft Office 2016 installers:
§ Purchase Office for $9.95 - https://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx?culture=en-US
§ Get for free (as long as you are emplyed by MNPS) from the Office365 site (web email account login) – click on the Office365 button at the top left of the page, then look for the “Install Office 2016” button.