Marisela's Library of Knowledge

Last Chapter

    It’s hard to say good-bye. Or at least stop weblogging is the hardest part. I really don’t want to stop weblogging but I have to.

       When I first started my writing wasn’t that good. I never even used the six traits of writing then. If it wasn’t for Mrs. Meeler my writing would have never improved.

      

       Thanks! That thanks was for Mrs. Meeler. What to know why? Well, because she is the one who let me have a chance to even be in this group even when I tried to quit. But that’s a different.

     I would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Hooper who alowed us to miss two hours of class just to come to weblogs every Thursday. Especially for asking the school board because if she didn’t we wouldn’t have even had a weblog group.

Missing What? Why?

What I’m going to miss the most are my friends, the teachers, and the activities at school. But most importantly, I will miss the school it’s self.

Why miss the school? Well because I will be going to a different school. It may take me a while to get used to middle school.

I really won’t be used to EdwardsMiddle Schoolas much as J.H. House.

I think that J.H House is the best school ever and that will never change. I have gone to this school for 6 years. This is most of my life so far.

Hopefully middle school is like this school. I’m hoping for it to have great teachers and great during or after school activities.

If you’re in the 5^th grade, what will you miss the most, why?

Explain to Me the Six Trait of Writing

Amanda: What are the six traits of writing?

Sarah: It is what you use to edit your writing.

                  

Lisa: The six traits of writing are Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions.

Sarah: Conventions are the smallest but most important details of your writing. They are the spaces between your words, your capitalization, correct spelling, and correct punctuation, main idea, and correct expression.

Amanda: I still don’t understand!

Lisa: Organization makes sure everything goes together. Both details and a topic are necessary in your writing. Correct sequence is important as well as a good beginning. Everything should happen in a mannerly order.

Sarah: Your voice should sound like something you would say. Be sure to speak your opinion and keep it interesting.

Lisa: Sentence fluency makes sure you use enough sentences, complete sentences, and correct sentences. It also makes sure that the story sounds real and as someone reads it aloud that it sounds smooth.

Sarah: knowing the topic and that your paper is clear is just as important a shaving a dialogue so that the reader understands what you are talking about. This is ideas and content.

Lisa: using exciting words and vivid vocabulary keeps the reader’s attention; that’s what word choice is all about.

If you didn’t understand the six traits, do you know now? If yes, what is does it mean?

Malls Compared to 6 Traits

What I’m doing is comparing the six traits of writing to the mall. So here it is:

Ideas and Content - major stores

Organization – how the clothes are organized on the rack

Voice – what its appearance is

Word Choice – the accessories in it

Sentence Fluency – some purses are small, some are big

Conventions – all the small hair clips

Is this true, how?

Six Traits of Writing

   

The six traits of writing are what you usually use when you write. They are Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. These you usually use when you proofread your writing. If you say that you don’t and you ask your self questions to your self then you do.

Ideas and Content

       When you use ideas and content you usually ask yourself is your paper is put together right like these questions:

• Does my paper make sense?
• Does my writing paint a picture in my reader’s mind?
• Do I have good details?
• Will this grad my reader’s interest?
• Do I have good paragraphs?
• Do I have enough details to express what I’m saying?

Organization

   You use organization to make sure everything well put together. These might help you with your organization:

• Is everything in order?
• Does my paper flow?
• Do I have a good beginning and ending?
• Does my topic make sense?
• Does my paper have the correct sequence?

Voice

   Voice is when your writing sound like it is something you would say not what someone else would say. In order for your voice to be heard you can’t copy anyone’s work that’s plagiarizing and illegal. You may use these questions:

• Is my paper interesting?
• Is this really my opinion?
• How will my readers feel?
• Is my paper in my own words?
• Do I feel like my readers heard my voice?

Word Choice

  Word choice is very important especially if you use boring words such as:

• fun
• happy
• sad
• mad
• tired

  Those types of words will bore your readers you can change them up like:

• fun to exciting
• happy to cheery
• sad to depressed
• mad to furious
• tired to weary

Sentence Fluency

    Sentence fluency is to see if your sentences flow together. The whole reason we even use it is so our story doesn’t sound like a kindergartener’s writing.

• Do I have enough sentences?
• Do my sentences sound choppy?
• Are any of my sentences redundant?
• Do my sentences make sense together?
• Do my sentences have correct punctuations?

Conventions

     Conventions are pretty much the little things but still important.

• Do have spaces everywhere there needs to be?
• Are the words spelled correctly?
• Is my writing understandable?
• Are punctuations correctly the way I want them?

Do I have a main idea

    Not to long ago I interviewed my friend Graciela. I asked her questions so I could get to know her more than I already know her.

 

Marisela: When were you born?

Graciela: April 13, 1995

Marisela: What career would you like to attend?

Graciela: A Veterinarian

Marisela: Why do you choose that?

Graciela: Because I love animals

Marisela: How many brothers and sisters do you have?

Graciela: 1 brother and 1 sister

Marisela: How many friends do you have?

Graciela: A lot that I can’t count

Marisela: If you had a million dollars what would you do with them?

Graciela: I would give them to charity, because I can make my own money

Marisela: Do you have any pets?

Graciela: Yes; five cats

Marisela: What are your hobbies?

Graciela: Being with my cats and reading

Marisela: Do you like school?

Graciela: Yes and no

Marisela: Is education important to you?

Graciela: Yes; because it gets you ready for your future career

   During the interveiw we were always talking kind of serius. The interveiw went great and I would love to do it again.

Podcasting Chapter 2

        Last Thursday we podcasted to Ms.Niville’s class, I nervous! First it was just a comment to her class. Then it turned into podcasting to them.

     We all went to Microsoft Office and started to write to them about what they can do to make their writing interesting. It really wasn’t hard because we had a lot of experience. We each got assigned a person to post to, I got Gabe so I posted to him.

     He was great and I gave him tips and what he needs to do to make his writing more interesting. When we all finished we had to practice with a partner. I practiced with Graciela. We went out into the hallway to practice getting our voice loud enough to podcast. We were each on a side of the hallway. Then we started to read until we heard each other’s voice clearly.

     When we did hear each other’s voice clearly after at least two times we were ready to podcast. When I went, I was nervous, but I think I still did well. I think he will enjoy the comment I sent to him.

Interveiwing Zac and Ashley

    I guess you have heard of the

movie

High School

Musical! If you have you may know what it is about. But if you haven’t keep on reading!

     High School Musical is a Disney Channel's newest movie. It is about two high scholars who meet on New Years Eve. They end up singing together and find out that they can sing.

     Gabriella the girl who finds out she can sing that

Troy

the guy who sang with her finds out that he is a basketball player at the school she just transferred into. As soon as she gets there she tries to see what the school curriculum is. In first period they find out there is going to be a spring musical.

     In the hallway Sharpe signs her and her brother Ryan up for the musical. During tryouts

Troy

and Gabriella are watching. The last people where Ryan and Sharpe and they did a wonderful job. But they sang it to the wrong tune. So Gabriella and

Troy

sing it write.

     Emily Doveala interviewed

Troy

and Sharpe from the movie at timeforkids.com. If you want to see it go a head.   

This is a magnificent story. I loved it and I hope you like it too. The ending I think is the best part.

              By what I’ve told you do you want to see the movie?

Re-Writen Book

     I have rewritten my first post called “My Introducing Corner” which let my readers know about me.  I have rewritten my first post to see if my writing has improved. My writing should have improved because we have worked a lot on descriptive words and good details to help improve my writing.                                             

Re-Written Introducing Corner

    My name is Marisela (for those of you who don't know me). I like to do many things like play soccer. Almost my whole family revolves around soccer. We go watch soccer pretty much every Sunday. My sister and I play soccer at R.Y.S.A (Rockdale Youth Soccer Association).

    I also like to listen to music, go shopping at the mall, and be with my cousins Monica, Jessica, and Yelly. My cousins and I love to do the same things like going to the movies and buying shoes. I also like to be with my older sisters. Mostly because we get to go to a lot of places together and also because we have so much fun!

     My favorite thing to do is to be with my cat, Diamond. It is my favorite thing to do because she is always in a good mood. Right now she is about to turn 1. Diamond is also going the have kittens.

Do you think my writing has improved from reading the other post from my hyper link? How?

The Suprize Garden

   

Today we went to Wacky Web Tales. To do this we had to know our parts of speech! Mine is called The

Surprise

Garden

. It has a few funny things hope you like it!

                                  

The

Surprise

Garden

One afternoon while their mom and dad were running errands, Monica and her little brother, Tony, decided to surprise their mom and dad by planting a garden. Monica went to the garage and got a garden and shovels and started to get the soil ready while Tony rode his bike to the market to buy some seeds.

Monica was making pink progress in the backyard. Of course, she first had to mellow up a lot of the lawn so there would be plenty of room for the new garden.

Then Tony rode into the backyard. His backpack was planting! He pulled out carrot seeds, tiny purple rose seedlings, a can of sunflower seeds, and a big jar of pickled cheetos.

“OK,” said Monica, "I get the carrot seeds and rose seedlings, but what about the other stuff?”

“Well, Mom's favorite flowers are sunflowers, and Dad's favorite snack is pickled cheetos, so I figured we'd plant a nice pickled cheetos tree! What, why are you looking at me like I'm black?” asked Tony.

“Umm… because you don't get huge, tall sunflowers from roasted, salted sunflower seeds! And you certainly can't calm a pickled cheetos tree!” explained Monica quickly.

Just then, their mom and dad came home. They walked in the backyard and helped Monica and Tony plant the carrot seeds and rose seedlings. They replanted some of the lawn, too. After they were done, they had a very thin picnic of sunflower seeds and pickled cheetos.

Dad said, “What a surprise this was!”

Mom agreed, “I never knew our kids had such yellow thumbs!”