MEET THE TEACHER

9/22/2022

6-7 pm

Today, students had their final hiphop dance class and ended the day with a very enthusiastic performance in front of the entire school! It was amazing to see the students start the week with the basics and end with a very well rehearsed routine! Well done, everyone! Students were introduced to their next art assignment. They will be doing an 'ALL ABOUT ME' collage. They are asked to find pictures, images, items, etc to put on their collages for Monday. please bring some materials to school to work on it next week. In math, they continued reviewing basic math facts. Next week, we will dive into the new material.

IMPORTANT:
1.) MEET THE TEACHER: 6-7 pm tonight.

LEARNING PLANNER:
1.) MATH: Complete all booklets, mark, and do all corrections.

2.) LA: Grammar worksheets from earlier this week.

3.) ART: Start collecting photos, pictures, drawings, items that you want to use for your 'ALL ABOUT ME' collage. Please bring materials to school on Monday.

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

Watch the posted video.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can explain what the big idea of the posted video is all about!
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT (Intro/body/conclusion)
2.) GIVENS: Pay attention to your spelling, capitals, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar!
3.) Watch 'THE POWER OF WORDS' video.
4.) Write a paragraph explaining what the video is all about (BIG IDEA)?
5.) Only post your first name when you post a message.
6.) CHALLENGE: Read the posts from your classmates and give them a few things to improve (descriptive feedback). When you reply, use the '@' symbol and their first name as a reply to their paragraph when giving feedback.

VIDEO LINKS:
The Power of Words

Elton

9/23/2022 10:02:03 am

1st?

Carina :>

9/23/2022 10:05:27 am

Second c:

Elton

9/23/2022 10:02:46 am

i thought there was no par yesterday

Leah

9/23/2022 12:09:22 pm

Wait wut

Mr. Hong

9/23/2022 12:50:38 pm

@ Elton - Weekend posts are posted by 7pm on Friday. :) Only one post on weekends (typically).

Mr. Hong

9/23/2022 12:51:08 pm

@ Elton - Incorrect. :)

Leah

9/23/2022 12:08:41 pm

3rd

Leah

9/23/2022 04:07:32 pm

The BIG IDEA of the video is about how words can make a difference. For instance, the woman changed the blind, homeless guy's sign. Moments later, more people started donating more money to him.

It made a big difference because in the beginning, only a few people donated a small amount of money every once in a while. Suddenly, things changed.

A woman walked by and changed his sign. Then, more people came by to donate more money just because she changed that sign.

Therefore, how you use and phrase words, can make a difference.

Leah

9/23/2022 04:08:16 pm

any feedback ;)

Emily

9/24/2022 04:54:10 pm

hi i have some feedback! you're saying very similar things in the first and third paragraph (you said that she changed his sign multiple times). maybe you could try saying it a different way, such as saying that she wrote on his sign instead. also, if i didn't watch the video, i would be wondering, "what exactly did she write on the sign that made people donate more? and how is it different from what he wrote originally?" since you didn't include that, we might be a bit confused as to why they started donating more all of a sudden. overall, great paragraph! :D

Leah

9/24/2022 07:36:55 pm

Ok 👌 thanks :)

Leah

9/24/2022 08:11:04 pm

[Revised]

The BIG IDEA of this video is about the difference on how you use words that can make a big difference on things.

In the beginning, the blind guy’s sign said “I’m blind please help”, and would receive a small amount of money every once in a while. Fortunately, a kind woman walked by and changed the sign. She used different words and rephrased them in a creative way. She said “Today’s a beautiful day but I can’t see it”
therefore, making it a nicer way to say it. Soon, more people started donating more money to the guy.

Therefore, there is a power of words.

Elton

9/23/2022 10:15:47 pm

The big idea of the video is that if you change the wording of a sentence, it can make a huge impact. In the beginning, a blind person was looking for money and only a few people donated money to him. A woman changed the sign so that it said "It's a beautiful day but I can't see it" instead of "I'm blind please help". After, more people started donating money to him just because of the changed sign. Overall, the way you use words and phrases in sentences can make a huge difference.

Esther

9/23/2022 10:41:08 pm

I think that this video is about how words can change everything. There are many different ways that you can look at this video. Some people think it's about helping the homeless and others could be changing your words. I'm a bit on both, but I think that this video is about being persuasive. Yes, the lady was trying to help the homeless man but I think how she did it was by being persuasive or guilt tripping. If you can change your words into somewhat sob and heart breaking words you can always persuade somebody. If you're talking about in general though, I think the idea is to use your word choice wisely and think outside the box. (sorry for the late reply)

Himavanth

9/23/2022 11:09:32 pm

I will try to tell you the big idea of the video.

I think the big idea is that words can have a big impact on understanding. In the video, the homeless person wrote "I'm Blind. Please help." People think that every homeless person says that. After the lady wrote "It's a Beautiful Day, and I can't see it", people were convinced to give money.

I think that words can have a big impact on life is the big idea.

Leah

9/24/2022 10:02:37 am

@Himavanth, u could probably add more detail to your paragraph.

Micah

9/24/2022 10:32:22 am

The big idea of the video is about a old man who is having trouble getting money because he is blind, then a woman showed up and changed his sign. Everybody started giving him money, he finds it confusing and ask the woman what she did, then he realized a little change of word can change everything.

Carina ^v^

9/24/2022 03:05:18 pm

In the video a guy who is blind was on the street trying to get some money then a woman came up and changed the sign after that, a lot more people gave money to him. The sign went from "I'm blind please help" to "It's a beautiful day and I can't see it." I think the reason why the second one caused more people to donate was because you can imagine better what it would be like to not be able to see the day and empathize. The 'big idea' of the video is how saying something just a different way can make a big difference. (Which is why the video is named "The Power of Words" as words are powerful)

Aaron

9/24/2022 03:10:16 pm

The main idea is that there is a homeless man but he is blind and his sign says that he is blind and he needs money but he dosent get a lotof money because the words that he used aren’t very power full so when the lady changes it to its a beautiful day but i can’t see it he gets more money because the words have more power

Emily

9/24/2022 04:45:31 pm

I think that the big idea of this video is about how simply wording the same concept in a different way can change everything. In the video, a homeless blind man was struggling to earn donations until a kind lady came up to him and wrote something on the back of his sign. The man then started earning so much more than he had originally, after the lady changed his sign. He asked her what she had wrote on it, and it turns out that she had only changed "I'm blind, please help" to "It's a beautiful day and I can't see it." This action made people understand the blind man's struggles better and persuaded them to donate money to him. It really shows how spending a bit of time to think about how you can phrase something differently can make a huge impact on your life.

(sorry for late reply)

wesley

9/24/2022 07:57:27 pm

i thought if Mr.Hong doesnt post PAR by 7 there is no PAR

Kaila

9/24/2022 08:45:51 pm

I think the Big idea of this video is that phrasing something differently can change the outcome of it
In the video there is a blind man on the streets with a sign saying "I'm blind please help" he was struggling to collect money donations until a lady came up to him and wrote "its a beautiful day and I cant see" one the back of his sign. After she did that people realized how much this man was struggling and more people started donating money to him. This goes to show how much of an impact phrasing something differently can have on peoples lives around you.

Shine

9/25/2022 11:22:10 am

I think the big idea of the video is about how words can make a big difference. For example the blind homeless man only got a few coins but when the woman changed the words the blind homeless man got so much more money. That is how words can make a big difference

wesley

9/24/2022 09:09:34 pm

The think the big idea is that words can make a big difference. When the lady change the sign she changed it to be more attracting. The sentence, its a beautiful day and I cant see it makes people imagine what its like to be blind so then they will donate money. The sentence, I'm blind please help isn't that attracting and doesn't make people imagine what its like being blind and it sounds normal. If you change a little phrase it can change a lot.

Aiden

9/25/2022 08:33:16 am

@Wesley I think your ideas are really good but I suggest you read your paragraph out loud to find mistakes.

Charley link

9/24/2022 11:04:45 pm

The idea of the mid video is showing how a small change of words can change your world in an instant. The woman helped the blind man by changing his sign from “ I’m blind please help” to “ it’s a beautiful day and I can’t see it”. Many people agreed and helped him.

It’s the small changes that count

Aiden

9/25/2022 08:53:32 am

I think the big idea of the video is that small differences can make big changes. For example people weren't giving that much money to the man but when the lady changed the sign people were giving more money. A small change I could make it to stop using plastic bottles and if more people start doing that we could help the environment.

Zakariya

9/25/2022 01:32:49 pm

The BIG IDEA about this video is about how powerful words can be if you use them right.

For example, at first the poor blind man wrote "I'm blind, please help". I think the reason he was barely getting any donations is because a lot of homeless people write the same thing on their sign and so people didn't really care much. However, when the woman came and wrote "It's a beautiful day, and I can't see it" everybody was donating so much. This really proves my point on how powerful words can be if you use them right.

Overall, wording can really make a difference and just shows how important reading is.

Zakariya

9/25/2022 01:34:15 pm

Any Feedback??

Marius

9/25/2022 06:11:34 pm

The big idea is that words can change stuff. for example when the sign said "i'm blind please help" he only got a coin.But when the lady came and changed the sign to "it is a beautiful day but I can't see it",people started giving him more money.This is how words can make a difference.

Leah

9/25/2022 07:41:03 pm

Picture day tomorrow!!! 📸

Owen

9/25/2022 07:52:35 pm

Owen

9/25/2022 07:51:58 pm

I think the "BIG IDEA" of this video is that just by adding some words it can make a big difference. In the video, a blind man was trying to earn some money by asking for donations from people but he was struggling. Until a kind woman came up to the blind man and changed the sign, changing the sign from "I'M BLIND PLEASE HELP" into "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AND I CAN'T SEE IT". Intentionally bolding the word "CAN'T". This shows how changing and adding words to sentences can make a big difference. (I am sorry for the late post Mr.Hong)

Kaley

9/25/2022 08:39:53 pm

I think the idea of this video is to show that one small change can have a big impact on someone, the woman changed “please help I’m blind” to “it’s a beautiful day but I can’t see it” which shows that by simply doing one small kind thing it can help greatly

Kaley

9/25/2022 08:44:17 pm

Lol does anyone know mr hongs email? I need to email him

Aishi

9/26/2022 03:34:44 pm

I believe that the idea of the video is that words can be powerful. By changing the words, the women made other people look in the blind man shoes. The video was about how words can be changed for the better.

Arher

9/26/2022 04:41:31 pm

I believe the BIG IDEA in this video is that even just maybe one word can totally change the way people see stuff/things. Sometimes I think people feel like they won't make much of a difference but you could actually change the whole world's perspective on a certain thing with one word.

(I hope you got what I meant 😭😭😭🙏)

Orion

9/27/2022 05:03:43 pm

What the video is saying here that it only takes a few seconds of kindness to change someone day

sohil

10/12/2022 06:33:29 pm

I believe the BIG IDEA in this video is that even just maybe one word or thing can totally change the way people see anything. Sometimes I think people feel like they won't make much of a difference but you could actually change the whole world with one word.

Herschel

10/16/2022 07:12:16 pm

From my understanding, the Big Idea is that a seemingly small difference can change a person's life. At the beginning of the video, there was a blind, homeless person who was struggling to get money. The sign he put up read: "I'M BLIND, PLEASE HELP." This, however, changed soon. Someone walked past and noticed the person asking for help, and they offered their service by changing what the sign displayed. After they did so, much more people started giving the blind person money. The same person who changed the sign walked past after a bit, and the blind person asked what they changed the sign to. They answered with "The same thing. I only worded it differently," then left. Then, the camera pans over to the sign, revealing that it read: "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND I CAN'T SEE IT," with emphasis on the "CAN'T." Since the rate of recieving money went up so high after the person changed the wording, I believe that the Big Idea is that little things to help someone out can make a big difference.

Kibb

10/16/2022 11:09:40 pm

The big idea is about everybody contributing a bit, can change make the world a better place.
Sometimes at streets there may be some homeless people holding up signs. Giving them a few pennies can also help them by a lot. Maybe you should do so!

diego

10/18/2022 06:57:19 pm

The power of words
The words can change people. The blind man was praying for money and there where some people who was paying attention and
helping the blind man and then a kind woman put other words on the letter and then there was a lot of people helping the blink man.(Big idea) how do words can change someone??

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