No Time To Say Goodbye-Expository Essay

Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose of is to inform, explain, describe, or define the author's subject to the reader in a well thought out and logical way. 


Directions: Write a 5 paragraph expository essay on the following topic:

Imagine the characters from the novel No Time To Say Goodbye are real and alive. Pick one of the characters and ask yourself, "What questions would you like to ask the character?" Explain why your questions are important to you. Tell the character what you've learned and how you feel after hearing their story. If you can relate their experiences to any conditions facing your generation, explain those connections. Describe for the character what you will do to teach future generations the lessons you've learned from learning about the residential schools.

The Writing Process


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Example of Planning

Thesis: In my essay I will be talking about the many questions I would like to ask Thomas if he was around today.

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Expository Essay Writing-Peer Editing 1st Draft

Use the Peer Drafting Form to have 2 other classmates edit your first draft of your expository essay.  Use the feedback from the form to make changes on the second draft of your essay.  Be sure to keep all planning/drafts of your essay since that will be a large percentage of final grade.

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Buying a New Car-Steps One and Two

How to Buy a New Car at the Best Price

Buying a new car is a big decision, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult one. The average person will buy 10-12 cars in their lifetime. Preparing yourself and doing your homework is the key to being able to make the important decisions with total confidence.

Step 1: Narrowing Down Your Choices: Does the car fit your scenario?

Take a minute and, on your blog, write down what scenario you  are presently in.  For example: I am a single male living in Saskatchewan, aged 25 years old.  I love sports and the outdoors.  I love taking my quad into the wilderness and driving like a madman with my friends.  I work at a potash mine and make $80 000/yr.  I want to spend anywhere from $25 000-$45 000 on my new vehilce.

• One of the most important steps of new car buying is deciding exactly what type of car fits your needs. Do you want a large vehicle with lots of room or a small car that’s very fuel efficient? Whether you’re looking for a practical Dodge Caravan minivan to take the kids to hockey practice , a 4x4 truck to haul stuff around or a sporty Mazda Miata convertible to drive through the summer, it’s essential to define your model class and price range.

Step 2: Research

Once you have defined the class and price range, the next step is to research features, safety ratings and reviews. There might be ten different cars in the class you are looking at, therefore using existing analysis from expert sources to narrow down your choices can be very useful. There are many places to do in-depth research about new cars, including online car magazines such as Car & Driver http://www.caranddriver.com/, TheCarMagazine http://www.thecarmagazine.com/, Motor Trend http://www.motortrend.com/ and CanadianDriver http://www.canadiandriver.com/. Some of the better Canadian car manufacturer websites are http://www.honda.ca/ , http://www.toyota.ca/ , http://www.ford.ca/ , http://www.nissan.ca/ , http://www.bmw.ca/ , http://www.mazda.ca/ and http://www.subaru.ca/. For reliability rankings try http://www.edmunds.com/ , http://www.jdpower.com/ or http://www.consumerreports.org/.

• Find 3 or 4 vehicles that fit into your price range and needs and post them on your blog.

Expository Essay Examplar

Look at the following Expository Essay as a guide for level 4 expository essay writing. The bolded sentences are key sentneces that keep the essay organized and flowing. The writing in red explains why the senteces are key componenets.

Friendship

A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations. The only way to understand friendship is through experience because it is an experience that involves all the senses. A good thesis statement since it lets the reader know what the essay is about in a clear and concise manner.

Friendship can be seen.  All the topic sentences in this essay are well written and to the point. It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands. It is the way they touch, a touch as light as a leaf floating in the autumn air, a touch so strong that years of living could not pull them apart. Friendship is seen in a child freely sharing the last cookie. It is the small arm over the shoulder of another as they walk on the playground. Seeing friendship is not casual. It is watching for subtlety, but friendship is there for eyes that can see. The concluding sentences in each paragraph are well written and wrap up what the paragraph was about.

Friendship can be heard. It is heard in the words of two friends who squeezed in lunch together on an extremely busy day. It is the way they talk to each other, not the words. Their tone is unique. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.

Friendship is felt in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, the slimy, wet kiss from the family dog. It’s a touch that reassures that someone is there, someone who cares. The touch communicates more than words or gestures. It is instantly understood and speaks volumes beyond the point of contact, to the heart.


Friendship has a taste. It tastes like homemade bread, the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully mixed and kneaded, then the quiet waiting as the dough rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients. There is something else there, perhaps the thoughts of the baker as her hands knead the dough, or her patience as she waits for the dough to rise. Unseen and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that makes the difference. Warm, fresh from the oven with a little butter, the difference you taste is friendship.

Friendship has a smell. It smells like the slightly burnt cookies your brother made especially for you. It smells like your home when stepping into it after being away for a long time. It smells like a sandbox or a sweaty gym. Friendship has a variety of smells. Taken for granted at the moment, they define the memory of friendship.

Friendship is something that affects all the senses.  Friendship is also an experience of the heart; it is the language of the heart—a language without words, vowels, or consonants; a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the heart. Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend.

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Hovercraft Group Activity- Blueprints

Blue Print Example

• Meet with your group and spend considerable time investigating what type of hovercraft you want to build
• what size?
• what type of materila will it require?
• how difficult will it be? MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW
• Start working on the blueprints
• look at example below
• side view, top view, back view
• Blue Prints:
• Due Tuesday, November 15th 

No Time to Say Goodbye

Moday, Nov7, 2011

Read and Post

Here is the link that is a read aloud for Page 100-136. Feel free to listen to it! Read as much as you can. Today's reading is from Pg 117- 163 which will be Post #9 for today. If you are not able to finish this will assigned for Homework. Mrs. Nelson

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vSZKUB35ARaWjoSVW

Here is the Vocaroo link I read aloud from pg 100-136 from the Novel.

Wanuskewin Trip-Homework

Homework:

Science
Review -Science 8.2-correct in class tomorrow - Thurs. Nov 3

QUIZ   
Science- 8.1 + 8.2 Quiz-Fri. Nov 4

LA
EDMODO Post #7
Due Tomorrow - Thurs.Nov 3
Novel: "No Time to Say Goodbye" Read pg100-117 Quiz tomorrow

Social
First Nation's Constellation & Myth Assignment
Reminder-Finish Coloring with Markers & Wax Crayons-
Print out an Animal for tomorrow at home. 

Math
Fraction Test
Group A + B -Next Mon. Nov 7


Wanuskewin Trip 


 Tuesday Nov 2, 2011


Good Morning, 
Today the we will be going on our Field Trip to Wanuskewin Heritage Park- We will be leaving at 9:15am and arriving back at 12:30pm. The original plan was to stay all day but at the last minute I decided to change it as we would not have programs in the afternoon. I hope that the weather isn't too bad as we will be heading outside for the buffalo hunt (program). I will take pictures and I am sure the students will have a good visit! I will post the Itinerary for the morning it is below. Have a good day.


                                                                                                  Sincerely,   Mrs. Nelson

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