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Patrick Henry Chess Team Earns 3rd Place at Rocky River High School

Administrator — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:15:15 +0000

The Patrick Henry Chess Team earned 3rd place at Rocky River High School on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in the third round of the Greater Cleveland Scholastic League.

Check out the team web page at this link for details and photos on how well the team did.

Wish the team well as they begin tournament play at Max Hayes today after school as part of the CMSD chess league.

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Figurative Language Website

Administrator — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:44:37 +0000

We have been working to review figurative language over the last several sessions.

The new figurative language website is now ready for your to explore. This week, we will explore the use figurative language in modern music and learn how song writers use these tools to create the meaning in their songs.

Students were told that headphones would be used this week. This is a reminder that you will really want to have your headphones with you to work on this lesson.

Follow this link to go to the new website and explore page 3 today to look at some of the songs we are going to examine.

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Figurative Language and Music – Idioms

Administrator — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:26:16 +0000

Idioms are where a word or phrase means something different from the meanding of its individual words.

Musicians use idioms often along with methapors and similies to make their point in short statements or to assist with matching words to rhythms. It can also help with rhymes to make phrases work.

Today we are going to work with idioms. Please watch the following with Mr. Quinn in small groups: Tim and Moby discuss “Letting the cat out of the bag”.

Activies for practice

When you go back to small groups please choose 4 of the exercises below to practice what you learned today:

1.http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/52.asp

2. http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/coll1.htm

3. http://www.quia.com/pages/pbordasidioms.html

4. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Animals_1imageXML.html

5. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Colors_1imageXML.html

6. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Money_1imageXML.html

7. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Time_1imageXML.html

8. http://www.quia.com/cm/110179.html?AP_rand=121021951

9. http://www.quia.com/cb/7374.html - Idiom Jepordy

Test Your Understanding

When finished, please take this quiz and show Mr. Quinn your score.

Click Here To Start Quiz

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Figurative Language and Music

Administrator — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:59:07 +0000

Idiom, Metaphor, Similie. All these terms that we learn in language arts. Whats the big deal? I mean who really talks like that anyway?

The truth is that musicians use figurative language all the time to help make their point in lyrics of their songs. I bet you know much more about figurative language than you think you do. As you reach the end of the lesson, you are going to show it by writing your own song and then produce it!

To get started, listen to this rap on figurative language and then move on with the lesson. Click here to launch the rap, remember to plug in your headphones!

Tim and Moby’s Introduction to poetry.

Activities

Once you have listened to the song, and worked with Mr. Quinn in your group center, choose 3 of the 5 activities to complete to help you better understand Similie and Metaphor:

1. Similies: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/simile/page.html

2. Metaphor: http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm

3. Metaphor Practice Test: http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm

4. Similie and Metphor Battleship: http://www.quia.com/ba/169504.html

5 Similie and Metphor Practice Test http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/literature/similemetaphor.htm

Test Your Understanding:

Now that you have completed your practice activities, take the quiz below and show your grade to Mr. Quinn when completed.

Click here to start your quiz:

Are you totally stuck on figurative langauge? Click here to get a quick summary of what they mean.

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Patrick Henry Plays at Ohio Grade Level Championships

Administrator — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:09:17 +0000

Patrick Henry’s chess team will play at the Ohio Grade Level Championships or the first time on Saturday, December 12, 2011.

Check back here for photos and updates of how the team is progressing.

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Solar System Research Project: Spearing/Randall

Administrator — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:41:25 +0000

Ms. Spearing and Ms. Randal are doing a research project on the Solar System. If you are having trouble finding your information in Google as we learned last week, here are some websites to assist you in finding your information:

http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/k12/kids.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

http://www.space.com/planets/

http://www.nasm.si.edu/etp/

http://janus.astro.umd.edu/javadir/orbits/ssv.html

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The Patrick Henry Chess Team Wins 3rd Place

Administrator — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:59:53 +0000

Congradulations to the Patrick Henry Chess Team for winning 3rd Place on Saturday at the Greater Cleveland Scholastic Chess Tournament.

Follow this link to learn more about the team and see photos of the day.

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Recorder Lesson 1

Administrator — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:36:18 +0000

Today we will learn 3 notes on the recorder today.

Lets watch a quick review of the lesson:

http://www.teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=61128&title=Recorder_Lesson_1

Power Point of Lesson

Recorder Lesson 1 web

Interactive Finger Chart for Recorder

http://www.musick8kids.com/html/recorder_training.php

State of Ohio Standards addressed:

•Creative Expression and Communication

•Students sing, play instruments, improvise, compose, read and notate music

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•Grades 5-8

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•Benchmark A: Perform a piece of music, independently or in a group, with technical accuracy and expression.

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•Grade 6- 2. Play a variety of instruments, alone and with others, with increasingly complex rhythms and melodic phrases.

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•Grade 8 – 2 2. Perform accurately, alone and in small and large groups, with good posture producing an appropriate tone quality.

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•ODE Fine Art Standards located at: http://tinyurl.com/7otmwo6

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Introduction to Piano

Administrator — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:22:17 +0000

Power Point for Lesson: http://www.photosbyq.com/PHMATERIALS/4-5/mysterysong/ppt/Introduction%20to%20Keyboard_files/frame.htm

Virtual Keyboard Link: http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/

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Materials from Playhouse Square’s Fall for the Arts Presentation

Administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:33:49 +0000

I had a great time presenting Digital Storytelling at Playhouse Square’s Fall for the Arts program last night.

Below you will find the power point, links and materials I used during the workshop. I hope you find the matierals worthwhile. If I can be of further assistance, please contact me here at my website.

Photography_Digital_Story_Telling - Video display of the elements of photography. All photography presented in this video as well as the video itself are ©2010 by Mark Quinn and Photos by Q and may not be used for commercial purposes.

Digital Story Telling - Digital Story Telling Power Point

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