EDRG 3321 M&W

Today's presentation was good, except ours we would have love to show our movie but sadly the projector didn't want to take it. But I like how the group about the poinsettia they did the activity in how to make a poinsettia yourself either in construction paper or cloth. They also passed out worksheets that you can also make for your own students, it was interesting.

3321-M&W Stiletto Stoners

We watched a video about how women smoke a lot of pot without even caring if they get caught. I disagree the fact that they you can use it personally and not like prescription given by your doctor. The question is why smoke marijuana or even smoke. We don't want our kids to see this kind of things and instead they do it in front of them and they may want to try it too. This video was pretty crazy.

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These are some examples of amelia's notebook:

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Amazing World of Spiders
Written by Janet Craig

This book seems interesting because it talks about the different types of spiders. This book is pretty similar to the presentation the third day group presented. Its interesting how theres many different sizes, types, and colors. It shows some that are good and some that are bad. But most spiders are very valuable to us. They can be interesting to watch, too. Spiders are a special part of the world of nature.

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Marilic and I, went to a children read aloud at a private school. They were reading THE BOY WHO WAS FOLLOWED HOME by Margaret Mahy and it was just an interesting book. You can see how the children were so excited and they were paying very close attention. Its about a boy named Robert who was coming home from school and he looked over his shoulder and there was a hippopotamus following him. The boy was suprised because nothing that excited has ever happened to him before. He decided to take the hippo with him to his house were he stayed in the pool. The next thing the same thing happen so now he had two hippos living with him, and it kept on going. So that made his parents really fustrated and so they called a witch to get him rid of the attraction of hippos. But once that happen guess what? The next day he was followed by girrafes......Robert was very pleased.

Author Profile EDRG 3321

Our presentation is about Amelia's notebook about MARISSA MOSS:

She has written and publish several books as a continuation from Amelia's notebook. The books were very interesting and funny, any children and adults like us enjoy reading books like this. As a group we decided to create a move clip over the book and with our own voice too.

She has published over 40 books, it took her alot of hardwork to publish a book and revising at the same time. Our book that we are presenting is a 3rd grade level.

This is an interesting website about Marissa Moss and her books: www.marissamoss.com

Genre presentations: 3321 m&w

The first presentation was really interesting and really cute. I like how they did and use a play to show the story of the book, and I also like how they created the outfits and the background, it was very interesting.

The second group also did a really good job about the recycling activity and how they created the poster and showed us what is to recycle and what is not. The movie clip was pretty cool too.

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What does Expository mean?

Expository- How to inform.

- Directions

- Instructions

- Facts

- Sequence

The different ways you can use an Informational paper:

- Poster

- Recipe

- Manual

- List

- Calendar

- Notes

For an example my Expository is about Animals right campaign. I am explaining of how to gather the community to support this campaign and how we can save a dog, cat, rabbit’s life and etc.

Today we had an easy activity about how to give steps to one of the topics we had to choose. Our group had an easy topic in how to find the word “magazine” in the dictionary.

1. Get a dictionary

2. Find the letter “M” in the dictionary

3. Find “Ma” in the dictionary

4. Find “Maga” in the dictionary

5. Find “Magaz” in the dictionary

6. Find the word “Magazine” and its definition

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What is Non-Fiction?

Whenever I see a Non-Fiction book, to me is something that can be based in a true event, biography, and informational.

For an example:

Autobiography/biography- Written about a person’s life.

Essay- Can be based on research or personal experience. Written in paragraph form, usually five or more

Interview- Recorded word for word. May be written in bullet format or like a drama
and etc.

EDRG 3321 Favorite Fiction books

EDRG 3344 M&W (What is Narrative?)

Good Evening Everyone!

OK, well last week I couldn't’t attend class on Wednesday and I found out we were supposed to write about what Narrative is.

Narrative has a beginning, middle, and an ending to a story. It is mostly based in first person. Every paragraph must have at least 4-6 sentences and at least the 5 paragraphs in a narrative. Below are the elements of narrative:

Setting- Where the story takes place.

Details- elaborate and add more information.

Character- Description of the character and their role played in the story.

Plot- The events that occur in the story.

Conflict- The struggle between two opposing people.

Resolution- How it’s resolved and the how the situation in the story ended.

Climax- it is the most interested part in the story.

For an example: Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Lion and the Mouse.

EDRG 3321 Fiction Book activity

Today class was really fun! Mrs. Pickett had us make fiction book with a big white paper.
I believe my group did a good job in this book, I can t wait to present it. In the front cover we had to write and draw what fiction is to us. For an example when we walk into the library how do we know this section of books is fiction? Basically if the book looks fantasy, fairytale, adventurous and etc. it shows fiction. Then inside the book we had to write the elements of fiction. For an example, the setting, the character, plot, and etc. We also decided to draw inside to show more details of the book. And finally in the back of the book we had to write our names and tell a little bit about us. :)
It was fun working as a group!

EDRG 3321 BLOG Chp 7

So today in class was pretty interesting learning about “Picture Books”.

We all know how picture books are to show us an idea or image of what the book will be about. I believe picture books are one of the best books to read because they are very helpful to the students to understand the text and by looking at the pictures. When I was little I loved picture books because they were so easy to understand and predict what would happen next. They were not just easy but fun to read; we also used them as plays.

In the other side I liked how Mrs. Pickett showed us the video of Mrs. Dismond Think Aloud Demonstration in the website www.schooltube.com . It was funny, but I learned how were not supposed to read in that kind of way because she seemed like the way she was reading to them didn’t really engaged the students. One of the students in class looked kind of bored and kept moving a lot, we really don’t want our students to be like that. If I was her I would have sat down in the floor with the students and formed a circle and read to them while showing them the pictures of the book.

Here are some of the examples of picture books:

3321 M&W POETRY

In chapter 5 I learned about poetry. I am the type of person who is not really interested in poetry because I find it kind of confusing and complicated. Sometimes it’s hard for me to understand poetry and the language they use. In this case I learned about the different types of elements, collections, children’s poetry preferences and etc.

Here are some of the Elements of poetry:

The use of SOUND makes you hear the voice of the poetry and the musical to the ear.

The use of RHYME is combining some words that may sound alike and it rhymes at the same time.

The use of RHYTHM, the words and lines are organized and repetition is also used in order to create the rhythm.

The use of SHAPE is the form in which the poem is written for an example in a triangle, horizontal, parallel style, and etc.

As referred in the book, I believe each student or child has its own way of choosing their type of poetry or poems that they might find it easier to understand. Easy poems and short ones are the ones that are easier to understand. When I was a younger student I used to like poetry that rhymed because I had fun reading them and made it sound like they were the same word but it only rhyme by the last letters of the word.
Poetry expresses your feelings, emotions, and life.

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Hello guys, sorry I wasn’t able to attend class and share some of my memories and hear from y'all. :( I had an emergency to go to and thank god everything is good.

One of my biggest crying memories was when my dog Filipo passed away like 2 years ago. He was the most and sweetest dog I ever had. I had him for 12 amazing years until one time he got really sick. One time I had got out of work and went home and the first thing they told me when I walked in was that Filipo was not doing well. I walked outside to go see him, and my first reaction when I saw him I started crying because I had never seeing him like that, he looked so sad, weak, and couldn’t even walk. I told my parents let’s take him to the doctor and they said “the only thing they can do is put him to sleep and I was like noo, I want him alive I need him”. I went back outside and the next thing I see him laying down the other side of the house and I went to grab a blanket to cover him, I sat next to him telling about when he was little and the mess he use to do. Lol I couldn’t help seeing him like that. The next day he got worse he couldn’t even stand up and his legs were already too weak. I was with my dad cleaning the backyard and the next thing my dog did, he went up to my dad and put his head in my dad’s leg and he was like telling him something. He walks couple steps and like out of nowhere he falls and I ran to him and I was like please wake up and he was still breathing but it was he’s last moments and I hugged him and once I did he closed his eyes and he stopped breathing and I couldn’t see this I couldn’t even believed it and like 5 seconds he wakes up all the way and fell back and that was the last breathe he took and never woke up. It was so hard to be there and see this; I was crying so much I couldn’t believe it, he was gone and forever. I missed him so much and we all do! :(

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Hello guys,
Well yesterday I really had fun with the “About Me” book activity. I really thought it was really cute :)
I will totally use this activity for my students. I also learned the different types of Personal writing we use in life. Texting is one of the things I love to do. I am not addicted to it but I prefer texting than talking. I have more time to do things such as, while I am washing dishes I can text but I can’t talk because I can’t use my hand to hold the phone and talk while I am washing dishes.
One of the things I will like to talk about “my about me” is I work at HEB. I believe it’s a great job and I will love to appreciate my partners by writing them this letter:

Dear HEB partners,
I have being working for you guys for 2 amazing years. I will love to appreciate every moment all you partners for teaching me something new everyday and how we all make a better place to shop at HEB. J I have learned how to provide good and better customer service and how to keep the Vital 5, which is 1. Greet the customer 2. Interact 3. Offer Wow items 4. Thank them 5. Ask if they need help. I learned so much and I would love to recognize all my managers for supporting all partners and the same with our customers. I look forward to staying with you guys for more couple years. I love all my PARTNERS!!! :)
Here everything is BETTER!!!
-Veronica

EDRG 3344 IF I WON...

If I won the lottery worth millions of dollars, I would probably faint as my 1st reaction but it will be of excitement. I can imagine myself jumping up and down screaming “AY DIOS MIO, NO LO PUEDO CREER GANE LA LOTERIA...AHHH”. I would not believe it myself.
The next thing I would be running to my family to show them the surprised. ¿Que compraria, hmmm? First of all I will take my time to talk about it with my family. I can imagine myself with so many things such as traveling the world is one of the biggest moments I would love to experience. For an example I would love to go to France, Paris, Germany, and somewhere out of the country.
One of the main things, I would help out my family with the bills, my brothers and as well as myself with paying for my college tuition. I am one of those people, where I know I won’t go crazy with money because I know it is important to save it until we know how to spend it.
But in my dreams I would love to buy myself a lot of cars such as a Scion, Honda, and a motorcycle. As you can see I love sports cars. :) I will love to buy me a huge amazing house like the ones in the dominions WOW! I would also go shopping spree and buy me all this expensive purses of all different kinds. There are so many things to buy with the lottery money.
But If I won the lottery ticket, I would be crying how happy and excited I will be and how I will thank god for the opportunity he will give me.

EDRG 3344 Writing Process

Hello Everyone, I hope YA’LL HAD A GREAT DAY! =)
Ok, today I want to talk about writing is a……….p-r-o-c-e-s-s, which makes process! Yayy
It contains 5 steps to make a complete paper: Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publish.
1. Pre-writing- Helps organize your thoughts and ideas. For an example Semantic maps, story board, burger (order of sequence) and etc. can help organize it. Here you can brainstorm the setting, plot and characters. Pre-writing is more like gathering different ideas and from there you can choose which fits best.
2. Drafting- Is like creating a rough draft, (first paper before writing your final paper). It can be written like a paper, journal, blog, or in a computer.
3. Revising- This is when you can change/add or delete sentences as well as content and ideas. We use this part in the drafting paper in order to create a good final paper.
4. Editing- Is when you check for misspelling words/Capt./punctuation.PUBLISH! - Finally after following the Process steps, you have created a good paper and ready to show your audience how well you have done your paper
5. PUBLISH! - Finally after following the Process steps, you have created a good paper and ready to show your audience how well you have done your paper. =)

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Hello PEEPS!!
OKk so today it was a really fun day in class. I felt like I was back in elementary lol
especially when Mrs. Harris read us the book, "If you Give a Pig a Pancake". :)
Well we had to get into our home groups to do an activity like the circular sequencing we did today. It was pretty fun because we got to blow bubbles even if ours was broken lol it didnt want to blow not even one bubble. We also got to eat pancakes..yummmy yummy.
Anywho a circular story is when you start off with an object and end up with the same object. For an example today: We had to do a circular sequence for the book, "If you Give a Pig a Pancake", we had to list the events in order starting off with pancakes, syrup, bath, bubbles, rubber duck , farm and back to pancakes. I believe we can use circular story in many ways, such as the circular story wheel we did today, I think we can make puppets and show what comes first and next and so on, having create their own circular story, working in groups and calling it out like we did today too.
Reading can be fun and sometimes a little boring. But we as (teachers) we have to make it fun for the students in order to engaged them to participate and get into it and know whats really going on in the story. Having activities is one way to engage them and have fun with the story, making puppets for the characters in the book, reading in groups and have snacks that has to do with the story. For an example, last semester I had to read about donuts and how to make them and what I did was I took donuts to them so we can have a little snack while reading the book and I also had picture donuts to cut off and colored them. :) There is so many ways and more to learn from others and be able to use them too.

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OKAYYY, today I had a really fun day in class and it was enjoyable watching all the activities that we did today. :) I learned a lot through these activities and the lesson Mrs. Harris gave us. I learned about how we learn. I believe that every step I do is learning by others and as well as myself. The survey of Multiple Intelligences, gave me an idea how others really learn and in my way I learned that I am both interpersonal and kinesthetic. I learn and work more as a group than me individually but as majority of the class were intrapersonal. I also like to work things with hands and keep myself moving. I am motivated in a couple of ways such as "good job veronica, keep it up, I believe in you". This phrases make me feel good and it motivates me to keep going. It shows me how I am doing things right and I know I can do better. I am really interested in this class, it might be the beginning but I know there is more things out there to learn and I am really looking forward to it. :)

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YAAYY!!! Im so glad to have this class and especially my first semester attending Texas A&M Kingsville San Antonio. :) I am really looking forward to it and excited to learn and experience this class and I hope I can take this experience to my own students when I become a teacher. :)