Jennifer's Clubhouse

Elementary Students Reflections on Weblogs

1. What is your favorite thing about weblogs?

"My favorite thing about weblogs is that I can share my thoughts with others."

2.What have you learned?

"I have learned new things in writing skills like writing a good lead and what a nutgraph is."

3.How have you changed?

"I have changed into not being in my shy stage anymore."

4.If an outsider visited your site, what would you hope he or she would think about it?

"I hope an outsider would like my weblog and might learn something new."

5.In what ways have you become a better writer?

"I have become a better writer by using my new writing skills"

6.If you could start a weblog of your own, what would you write about?

"I would write my thoughts and feelings about what happened in the news."

7.What did you think about the Georgia-NJ Connection?

"I thought that the Georgia-NJ Connection was very helpful and educational. Travis and Jeremy were my mentors. I would always be waiting to see what they would say about my weblog."

8.Did you tell anyone about your weblog? Did others read your weblog? What feedback did you get from other people outside the class, if any?

"Yes I told people about my weblog. Yes others read my page. Yes I got lots of feedback to give me some advice.

9.Do you have any words of wisdom for future students?

" Yes I do and I want to tell them have fun and work hard to achieve your goal!"

10.Discuss your feelings about weblogs now.

"Well I love my weblog so much it is like I have an extra friend with me."

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

The contents of this interview published by Jennifer and Taylor are solely the responsibility of the weblog authors for the posting on simulated interviews with our teachers. Statements made and opinions expressed in these interviews are based on what we believe would be the responses of our teachers. This activity was developed to help us develop good questions for interviews and then write the interview in a form that would be clear, concise, and interesting for our teacher and others to read. We, of course, are trusting that our teacher will enjoy this activity as much as we have. We really hope our teacher will agree that our answers could be her answers and will be amazed at how well we have come to know her! We would like to dedicate this post to Mrs. Barandiaran and say thank you for a wonderful year.

An Interview with Mrs. Barandiaran

Today I have brought a friend from class to show her my weblog. Taylor and I are going to give an interview with our teacher.(see title above) We have ten questions to ask Mrs. Barandiaran, then we would think of answers that she would answer.We will also inclued a diclaimer. 

 

Disclaimer

Jennifer and Taylor's Interview with Mrs. Barandiaran.

 Taylor and Jennifer:  What is your favorite subject to teach?

Mrs. Barandiaran:  The subject I like to teach best is math.

Taylor and Jennifer: What would you do if you lost your job?

Mrs.Barandiaran:  I would probably go back to Miami or Michigan.

 Taylor and Jennifer:  How long have you been teaching?

Mrs. Barandiaran: I have been teaching about five to six years.

Taylor and Jennifer: Do you have an award system to give your students?

Mrs.Baradiaran: Yes I  do and it is team competition.

Taylor and Jennifer:  How do you feel about giving homework on the weekends?

Mrs. Barandiaran:  I like to give homework on the weekends because students can learn and not forget.

Taylor and Jennifer:  How many years of  college did it take you to become a teacher?

Mrs. Barandiaran:  It took four to five years to become a teacher.

Taylor and Jennifer:  How would you feel if one of your students dropped out?

Mrs Baradiaran: I would feel bad because that student would not know how to get a job.

Taylor and Jennifer: What grade level would you prefer to teach?

Mrs. Barandiaran:  I really wouldn't care which grade level I would teach.

Taylor and Jennifer: How do you feel about year-round school?

Mrs. Barandiaran: I would feel good about it because students can learn alot more and will not forget.

Taylor and Jennifer: Have you ever  recieved an apple from a student?

Mrs. Barandiaran: Yes I have from many wonderful students.

 

Cinquain

Illness

  mysterious

taking aggressive steps

  to stop SARS from spreading over

The SARS

 

(This is a Cinquain. I got this idea from an article I read.)

Cinquain

Illness

  mysterious

taking aggressive steps

  to stop SARS from spreading over

The SARS

 

(This is a Cinquain. I got this idea from an article I read.)

A Haiku Poem

Today I read an article about Asia's Mystery Illness. Today I am going to tell you my Haiku poem about SARS.

(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

A Haiku is ...

line 1- 5syllables

line 2- 7syllables

line 3- 5syllables

Here is my Haiku.......

SARS

Guangzhou, China SARS

Asia's Mystery Illness

Helping to prevent

Why?

Have you wandered why we are having this tragic war? I have. From watching the news and learning in school, I really think it's the weapons of mass destruction. Maybe not. Well I hope you will know why we are, if not I think you will learn like I did.

Thank You New Jersey

               Thank you so much Jeremy and Travis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The year isn't over yet, but thanks for your help in writing. I love your long stories and your lead ins. I hope I get to see you again someday. Hopefully my writings will be better by then. Good Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                 Jennifer

P.S. I hope the others will remember me.

Lead in

" And now we gather here today to mourn the death of Trinadad Mendez. He would have lived 47 more years if he didn't abuse drugs. We will put on his grave stone,'He was not abused, he was the abuser."

Is it True?

Is it real? Is it true? Can you really abuse drugs?

Yes you can. Anybody can abuse drugs. People go to the doctor when their sick. The doc. gives that person a slip to go to the drug store. That person goes and gets it and goes home.  Maybe that person feels really bad and take maybe take 12 pills a day when he/she was suppost to say 6pills a day. That could make you body worse. You could even die.

 

                                                             -Jennifer