Caroline LaMagna’s Blog http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna Caroline LaMagna is a STAR member of the Discovery Educator Network Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Figurative Language Yahtzee http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2011/05/16/figurative-language-yahtzee/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2011/05/16/figurative-language-yahtzee/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 12:08:05 +0000 Caroline LaMagna http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/?p=194 The following links are for a printable review game that will help students identify simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. It is a card game similar to Yahtzee. The cards are formatted to print on Avery 8371 business cards.

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A Christmas Carol – online text

Stave 5 – Podcast

–free audio book download from kids.learnoutloud.com

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A Christmas Carol – online text

Stave 4 Podcast

–free audio book download from kids.learnoutloud.com

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A Christmas Carol – online text

Stave 3 – podcast

–free audio book download from kids.learnoutloud.com

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A Christmas Carol – online text

Stave 2 – podcast

–free audiobook download from kids.learnoutloud.com

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 A Christmas Carol – online text

 Stave One – Podcast

–free audio book download from kids.learnoutloud.com

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SOL 8.4 – Dictionary Entries, Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

SOL 8.5 – Reading Comprehension

SOL 8.8 – Maintaining Consistent Verb Tense

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/05/english-review-activities/feed/ 0 Glogster – Get 100 Free Student Accounts http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/02/glogster-get-100-free-student-accounts/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/02/glogster-get-100-free-student-accounts/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:33:29 +0000 Caroline LaMagna http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/?p=114 Hurry! After November 7th, 2010, the number of free student accounts you get when you sign up at Glogster Edu (by the way, there are free accounts for teachers) reduces from 100 to 50.

What is Glogster Edu? Well, it is an online environment where teachers and students can create Glogs – or online multimedia posters. The interface is very simple to use and there are tutorials available online. Glogs can include text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. Students can send messages to their teachers and comment on classmates’ Glogs. Also, students do not need to have an email address to join – teachers get a list of usernames and passwords to give to their students. Teachers can monitor the progress of each student’s Glog – finished or unfinished – and leave comments for the students.

My students recently completed writing a narrative and I offered extra credit for any student who wished to create a movie poster as if the story was made into a film. They had to include persuasive techniques to try to entice potential viewers to see the film. Here is an example one of my students submitted:

Gone Fishing

Click the following link to register for your 100 free student accounts before it’s too late:

Glogster Edu

If you are looking for a nice tutorial for Glogster, click below:

School Tube Glogster Tutorial

Happy Glogging!

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/02/glogster-get-100-free-student-accounts/feed/ 0 National Novel Writing Month http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/01/national-novel-writing-month-2/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2010/11/01/national-novel-writing-month-2/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:32:30 +0000 Caroline LaMagna http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/?p=90 It’s November – National Novel Writing Month – AKA:  NaNoWriMo!

The goal is to write a 50,000 word (175-page) novel by midnight November 30, 2010. In 2009, over 165,000 people joined in the fun at NaNoWriMo.org and over 30,000 of them passed the 50,000 word mark! Click below for more details:

National Novel Writing Month

Check out the official press release here:  NaNoWriMo Press Release

Happy Writing!

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Symbols and Figurative Language

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