Monthly Archive for December, 2007

Writing Your Oral History Introduction

Published on December 12, 2007 in Oral History. 0 Comments

This should be a well-crafted paragraph or two. It needs to begin with a topic sentence, include several additional sentences, and end with a sentence that makes the reader want to read more.

Some possible information to include:

  • A really great opening/lead/hook.
  • Name of the person you interviewed.
  • Where they came from.
  • Summary of the main steps involved in creating the book.
  • Why you did this project.
  • What you learned.
  • How the subject is connected to you and perhaps how long you know them.
  • Final sentence needs to be something that gets your reader to want to turn the page and read on.

Steps:

1. Brainstorm ideas.

2. First draft. (Be sure to save it on the desktop!!!!)

3. Read it over and revise for sense, is it interesting, does it cover everything you want it to?

4. Proofread for spelling (use spellcheck), capitals, punctuation, etc.

5. Teacher check.

6. Final draft. Save it in your student account.

7. Print out TWO copies. (One for your book and one for the map.)

Dialogue

Published on December 10, 2007 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

After looking at some conversations in books, here are the rules we came up with for dialogue:

  • There are quotation marks at the beginning and end of someone talking.
  • There can be more than one sentence inside the marks.
  • When a character speaks it usually looks like this:
    • “Hi!” he said.
  • Sentences still start with capitals and end with some sort of punctution:
    • “Hi!” he said.
    • She says, “What?”
  • There is a new paragraph when a different person speaks:
    • “Hi!” he said.
    • “Hi” she said back to him.

The Golden Compass Movie with Two Edinger House Alumnae

Published on December 8, 2007 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Yesterday two Edinger House Alumnae (now sixth graders), one of their mothers, and I went to see The Golden Compass movie. They had read the book when in 4th grade with me and we planned last year to go see it when it came out and so it was a lot of fun to do so!

Below are a series of podcasts of our conversations right before and after seeing the movie.

 
icon for podpress  Before the Movie: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
icon for podpress  Right After the Movie: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Planning Your Lower Eastside Walking Tour

Published on December 3, 2007 in Immigration. 0 Comments

Each group will have to decide on a lunch place and then a route for your walking tour. Your lunch choices are in bold and the dessert places are italicized. (The map is all the way at the bottom of this post.)

1 The Tenement Museum
97 Orchard (between Broome and Delancey)

2 Guss’ Pickles (Go here right after the museum)
85-87 Orchard Street

4 Economy Candy Company
106 Rivington Street (between Essex and Ludlow)

5 El Castillo (Spanish/Dominican)
113 Rivington Street

6 Festival (Mexican)
120 Rivington Street

7 Katz’s Delicatessen (Eastern European)
205 East Houston (corner of Ludlow)

8 Essex Street Market
(Between Rivington and Delancey)

9 Creperie (Crepes- very small- only 5 or 6 seats in the place)
135 Ludlow Street

10 Kebab House (Eastern Mediterranean/Turkish)
144 Orchard Street

11 The original St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Try going in the door on the right.)
264 Mulberry (between E. Houston and Prince)

12 Buddha Juice Bar
188 Mulberry

13 Café Roma (Italian coffee house and bakery)
385 Broome Street

14 Italian Food Center
186 Grand (at Mulberry)

15 Aleva Dairy (cheese store)
188 Grand Street

16 Ferrara (Italian pastries)
195 Grand (between Mulberry and Mott)

You are now on Grand Street. There are too many great bakeries and markets to list. Please look at both sides this street. Here are a few places of note:

17 Kamwo Herb & Tea Co. (Look inside carefully and quietly)
209-211 Grand Street

18 Tai Hing Wah Bakery (Chinese Bakery)
244 Grand Street (between Bowery and Chrystie)

19 Shabu Shabu (Bubble Tea)
237 Grand Street

** The bus will pick us up at Chrystie and Grand at 1:55 SHARP. Please be there on time.