Chatterbox: Inkwell

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Hello dear students, may I welcome you to your first day at G.P.P.S. As your Principal, I am very excited to see young people learning. I wish you the best, and I hope your graduate with honors pinned on your shirts of excellence! You may now go to your classrooms.

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Hiya Students! I'm Miss GloWorm, and I'm here to teach you the wonderful language of English! You will be using English every time your write, think, or speak! I applaud you for picking this class, and I hope your enjoy it.

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Now...let's see....here is our list of students. If you are not on our list and you want to be, please ask before the first three classes.

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Ema; Ema is thirteen.

Mango; Mango is eleven or twelve.

Lauren; Lauren is thirteen or fourteen.

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If you are not on our list and you want to be, please ask before the first three classes

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In our first class, we will be starting extremely simple with a review test. This review test is not to show how "dumb", or "smart" you are, it is simply to show were your grade level is. Remember, there is no "failing" in this class.

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1: Name three nouns, and give example sentence for each one.

2: Name an adjective, and give an example sentence.

3: Give me three sentences, using proper grammar and spelling, about your life.

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submitted by Miss GloWorm, age How rude!, English Classro
(October 10, 2009 - 10:22 am)

Actually, I'm 10, but I'm almost 11 so it's okay... Anyway, here's my test:

     Nouns:

 cat: Erin Hunter, a great author, has written a series about warrior cats.

 book: I will read just about any book I can get my hands on.

 computer: I enjoy spending my free time on the computer.

       Adjectives:

 frightening: I will say, 'Heebie-majeebie!' at anything frightening.

     Sentences:

   I have loved learning and literature from a young age. When I discovered computers, I tried to use them to their full capability- and still do. My friends say I am silly but am smart.

submitted by Mango, age 10
(October 10, 2009 - 4:34 pm)

Hello, dear Mango! Overall you recieve an A-. The only reason it is not an A+, is that in the sentence you wrote, you made a mistake: 

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'I have loved learning and literature from a young age. When I discovered computers, I tried to use them to their full capability - and still do. My friends say I am silly but I am smart.'

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Overall very nice though, I enjoyed it. :)

submitted by Miss GloWorm, age How Rude!, English Classro
(October 11, 2009 - 1:20 pm)

Actually, the format is correct. If it said, "My friends say I'm silly but I am smart", it would give the impression that my friends call me silly, but in reality I am smart. This is not true. They say that I am both silly AND smart. Hence, "My friends say I am silly but am smart".

submitted by Mango
(October 14, 2009 - 4:16 pm)

Mango: I believe that would be "My friends say that I am silly yet smat", or "My friends say that I am silly but smart," with no am.

submitted by Mathilda/Lovely L.
(October 14, 2009 - 11:03 pm)

Dear Miss GloWorm,

I'm am interested in your English class and would like to join.

My name is Charlotte.

My age is 11, I am at about a 7th grade level.

Thank you,

Charlotte

 

submitted by Charlotte, age 11, English Classro
(October 13, 2009 - 12:14 pm)

You are in!

submitted by Miss GloWorm, age How Rude!, English
(October 13, 2009 - 2:07 pm)

Thank you, Miss GloWorm!

1a: Dog:  I love playing with my dog.

1b: Insect:  An insect is a creature with six legs.

1c: Bird: An Emu is a bird.

2: Hot:  She sacrifed to the hot lava of the burning volcano.

3:  I am in 4-H and I do Dog, Entomology and Leathercraft.  I own six Labrador Retrievers.  I have a sister.

 

 

 

submitted by Charlotte, age 11, English Classro
(October 15, 2009 - 8:00 pm)

Can I join? I am in 7th grade but write at a 9th grade level.

submitted by Timothy C., age 12, classified
(October 16, 2009 - 3:15 pm)

Miss GloWorm, I am new to Inkwell, so could you tell me what it is? I thought you might be able to answer my question, as you are a teacher. Are all Inkwell Chatterbox classes???

Thank you

- Elizabeth H

submitted by Elizabeth H
(October 16, 2009 - 7:02 pm)

Of course not! There are roleplays and stories and round robins as well as classes.

submitted by Mango
(October 17, 2009 - 11:32 am)

Miss Charlotte: You get an A-. :) The only problem I had was the sentence. When you said 'I have a sister.' it just sounded so...plain, like it needed an adjective.

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Timothy C.: You're in!

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Mango, thankyou for answering the question.

submitted by Miss GloWorm, age How rude!, English
(October 17, 2009 - 4:49 pm)

 Grades for last lesson:

Mango – Done – A-

Charlotte - Done - A-

Timothy C - Not Done

 ----NEW LESSON: (There will be no assignment included with this lesson.) 

Paragraphs can vary in many ways. For example, they can be long or short. They can impart information or describe someone or something. They can tell a story or persuade you to do something. Still, most paragraphs have some common elements. These elements include a main idea, which is often stated in a topic sentence, and supporting details. Some paragraphs also contain a concluding sentence.

 ----Topic SentenceEvery paragraph has a main idea. The main idea is the most important point of the paragraph. Often, the paragraph has one sentence - the topic sentence - that expresses the main idea of the paragraph. The topic sentence is usually the first or second sentence of a paragraph, but it can also appear elsewhere. Sometimes a paragraph has an implied main idea. That means that the paragraph does not have a topic sentence that expresses the main idea, but that all the sentences in the paragraph still tell about one idea. -Supporting DetailsMost of a paragraph is made up of supporting details. The supporting details are the sentences that give information about the main idea or topic sentence. -Concluding Sentence

A paragraph also contains a concluding sentence, or clincher. The concluding sentence is the last sentence of a paragraph, when the paragraph is not a part of an essay. A concluding sentence often summarizes the information in theparagraph.

submitted by Miss GloWorm, age English, How rude!
(October 19, 2009 - 1:30 pm)

(Sorry, somehow the format when wiry.)

 Paragraphs can vary in many ways. For example, they can be long or short. They can impart information or describe someone or something. They can tell a story or persuade you to do something. Still, most paragraphs have some common elements. These elements include a main idea, which is often stated in a topic sentence, and supporting details. Some paragraphs also contain a concluding sentence.-Topic Sentence:-Every paragraph has a main idea. The main idea is the most important point of the paragraph. Often, a paragraph has once sentence – the topic sentence – that expresses the main idea of the paragraph. The topic sentence is usually the first or second sentence of a paragraph, but it can also appear elsewhere. Sometimes a paragraph has an implied main idea. That means that the paragraph does not have a topic sentence that expresses the main idea, but that all the sentences in the paragraph still tell about one idea.-Supporting Details: Most of a paragraph is made up of supporting details. The supporting details are the sentences that give information about the main idea or topic sentence.-Concluding Sentence:-A paragraph also contains a concluding sentence, or clincher. The concluding sentence is the last sentence of a paragraph, when the paragraph is not part of an essay. A concluding sentence often summarizes the information in a paragraph.

submitted by Miss GloWorm, age English, How rude!
(October 19, 2009 - 1:34 pm)

1. Book: A favorite book series of mine is the Twilight Saga.

2. Backpack: My backpack's seams were ready to burst, but I continued stuffing my books into it.

3. Shoe: I wear a special black shoe for my broken toe.

 

1. Rough: The rough edge of the stone left a mark on my finger.

 

My name is Ema, and I have a little sister who is 6, a cat named Lola, and a guinea pig we call Zoey. I have recently broken my toe after falling down the stairs. Fortunately, it should be healed around mid-November.

submitted by Ema, age 12, NY
(October 19, 2009 - 5:48 pm)

Hi! I am Choco! Please may I join. I know it has already been three classes, but I just saw this post***little tear trickle down my check***please I love school and English!

1. paper, pencil, pen. I grabbed the paper ready to spin all of my thoughts onto a sheet of magic. The pencil was golden studded and beautifully covered with hearts. The pen my father gave me for my birthday had an ostrich feather on it.

submitted by Choco, age 11, At the English
(October 22, 2009 - 3:34 pm)