Ninja Chipmunk

Our new writing assignment is one of my favourites. We will be watching a Ninja Chipmunk youtube video. Students will then create a character from the story and write the story from that perspective. See below for more details. Like the previous Little Girl assignment, first person perspective will be used.

Spelling words this week run along a Ninja theme. Remember, students need to know both the spelling and the meaning.

To make our spelling studying more effective this term, students will be recording the words and definitions into their notebooks during class. For homework, students need to write each word three times.
Students are then encouraged to have a family member or friend to do a "list check" for both spelling and meaning. Students are encouraged to only concentrate on the words they don't know.
Also for homework each week for words that students didn't get during their list check, flashcards or sentences with the definition of the words made clear are due for each test day.
These are just two studying techniques that will help students sift and focus on new information. We may revisit this strategy in Term 2.

Spelling Words List 5

ninja – professional soldier trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage

combat- warfare or battle

sensei- teacher or mentor

samurai- professional warrior belonging to Japanese military aristocracy

karate- Japanese art of self- defence

judo- sport of physical training

rodent- mammals such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver, characterized by large incisors adapted for gnawing or nibbling

stealth-the act of moving in a hidden or covert way

agile-nimble, quick or light in movement

assault-violent physical or verbal attack


Ninja Chipmunk Writing Assignment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuPYZX2cUXE

Using the video as inspiration, develop a story using one of the following five perspectives:
1) The Cat
2) The Chipmunk
3) A scientist explaining the unique behavior of the chipmunk
4) A Sportscaster watching the event
5) The ninja master who taught the chipmunk

No more than 1000 words. Follows EAC.