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June 7th, 2009- Poem with Iambic Pentameter

3. Write a poem about someone (anonymous) in class in iambic pentameter. Be positive. Post.

He's mad, He's smart, He's silly, He's dumb, just kidding!

4. Write a poem about summer break using all of these poetic devices. Post with the following font colors: personification (blue), assonance (red), alliteration (green), conceit (orange) and hyperbole (pink).

Summer break was tons of fun ! I was puffed with confidence Because I went shopping in bannana republic, banila b., and abercrombie It was filled with amazing things It seemed like the clothes were waiting to be worn! 

5. Have a partner read your #4 poem. Record and post.

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June 4th, 2009- Warm UP





Quiz on Meter 10/10

June 3rd, 2009- Rest of Chapter of Shiva's Fire

Chapter 11 Parvati became good friends with Nalini, and they got to know each other very well, and about each others' situations. In Parvati's new school, Nalini didn't want to dance forever in her life. When she went to the marketplace, it was a chaos, because of a gunfire made by the Mayappans. Nalini is in fear, because one Mayappan even asked her to go with him and to hide. Nalini explained that Mayappans are people who attack and try to take away things from the wealthy people.

Chapter 12 There were posters finding for the Mayappans. First, they were very urgent in finding these people, but later they got careless of this issue. However, this mistake caused a problem by Nalini being taken away by the Mayappans. Parvati was very afraid and Indira was worried, too. The students and even Indira were interviewed for this issue. Parvati told the truth about the relationship between the Mayappans and Nalini. Indira threatened Parvati that she can be even sent home for being against a rule.

Chapter 13 Parvati was now back into dance and she started to master all the dance movements. She has amazed many people with her dances, and even Guru told how Parvati had an innate gift of dances. Guru considered dance as part of Parvati's soul. Parvati was able to get into a better class with more difficulties. She had many changes of how many saris she had, and the types of lamp she's carrying. She studied well for her dance movements, and she became the only person who was able to perform well without being a master.

Chapter 14 Since Deva has asked Parvti to perform for Deva, Parvati went to Nandipuram. Parvati has never been in this kind of luxury, by receiving things that she never was treated like. She was also happy to see her family for one week. She was excited to see her family, and when she met them, they were all crying, too happy to see each other. They enjoyed their time together, and they spent a good time together. Parvati was welcomed, and she told everything that has happened while they weren't together. However, Parvati left out the part about the issue of Mayappan and Nalini.

Chapter 15 When Parvati was staying home, Sumitra got sick, and she had to buy pineapples for her everyday. Pavarti went to do the laundry to the river, and she saw a man who she recognized as the son of Maharaja Narasimha Deva. His name is Yuvaraja. He kept on following him around, and they got a chance to talk to each other. However, Pavarti had to go back to the dance school, so they promised to meet again. She had still worries about Sumitra, because she is ill.

Chapter 16 When Parvati arrived, she received great things from those people with good rooms with luxury things in the room. Parvati performed in front of Yuvaraja, and they were all amazed of her dancing skills. They all knew who Parvati’s father was. They were all thanking Parvati’s father for saving Raja, Yuvaraja’s son. They were all talking about the things that happened with Parvati’s father, Sundra.

Chapter 17 When Parvati was back they all ate dinner together. They were having many conversations about dancing, performances, and other things. Raja was related to Parvati in many other ways with many ways. As Parvati stayed, Raja and Parvati got to know each other well. Parvati revealed her ability to talk with animals, and Raja decided to show her the hidden door in the closet. The hidden door in the closet is called Armoire.

Chapter 18 Parvati was thinking about Raja and she needed to get into her sari for the dancing. She even got jewels, it was heavy, but she actually liked it. She danced, and Raja came in and talked with Parvati again. When she had to do the performance, she prepared for the dance with the jewels in her sari. Raja was looking at Parvati. Raja was keep on getting attracted to the Parvati.

Chapter 19 Parvati was only thinking about Raja, but she still didn’t want to go against Guru. Raja toured Parvati around the castle, and Parvati showed her dancing as a return. Parvati was recognized as a person born to dance. Parvati was stressed by the fact that Raja wanted to go to America with her. He would be a doctor, and Parvati would be a person who teaches dances to little kids. HOwever, she needed to think about her destiny, too.

Chapter 20 The castle caught in fire, which was a disaster. Parvati came back from the castle, and she even lied to Kapalna that she was nervous about tomorrow’s performance. However, Parvati never quitted the dancing. She found out the fact that she has lost her jewelry. She was told that she was beautiful from other people. She was in sorrow with those problems she was experiencing.

Chapter 21 Parvati told all the truth to Kalpana and both Raja. Guru considered Parvati as one of the best students he hever had. Parvati was expected to follow her own mind, and Raja told her that he will become a famous doctor. If Parvati becomes a famous dancer, they promised to meet again. Parvati heard things from Shiva, such as “This is it. You’re the magic of possibilities.” Raja found the jewelries that Parvati has lost.

Answering Questions a. What are three things that you liked about the character in your novel. Be specific by giving examples. The three things are Meenaksha, Parvati, and Sumitra. Meenaksha was a very nice and generous person, welcoming Parvati whenever she came back to home. Also, Parvati was a very hardworking and a very generous person thinking about the dance movements. b. What were the three most important events? The three most important events are when Parvati meets Raja, goes into the dance school, and is invited by Deva.Also, in addition, when she met Nalini as her friend can be also considered as one of the important events. c. In what ways are you different from the main character? Be specific. The main character has a very good talent on once specific category. Also, she is clear of her goal. She did everything in order to achieve her goals in dancing, by even leaving her family for a long period. d. List five things about the setting of the story. The settings are in mostly India, but in her house, in the schools, in Deva's place, Nandipuram, and in the castle. e. What do you think are three major themes (messages that the author is trying to get across) in the story? Why? I think the three major themes are that you should try to find your destiny, you have to work hard for your talent, and to use your talent in order to achieve your goals. I found these themes by what Parvati was doing. f. What are three good things you could say about this book? The three good things are that this book has great descriptions of the events that are happening. Also, this book sounded more realistic than other fantasty books related to the religions. Finally, this book is very good at describing the characters' moods and their emotions.

May 28th, 2009- Taking Notes  tanka: 31 syllables, very old, and is from Japan -They were secret messages between lovers.

 abecedarian: special form of acrostic poem -ancient type of poem guided in alphabetical order

 quatrain: stanza/ poem of 4 lines, usually with alternate rhymes -1st line rhymes with the third one, and the 2nd line rhymes with the last one

 ode: form of a lyric poem which expresses the writer's emotions, and it's mostly written for the serious and considering nature started in Greek and Roman History, and it also gives favor to the nature

 found poem: words and phrases are taken to make into a poem making something not poetry into a poetry by reframing and making changes

 Ekphrasis: graphic description of a visual work of art. -it's a rhetorical device, in which art tries to relate to defining and describing

 Sonnet poetic form that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe lyric poem of 14 lines following on / another rhyme schemes. Two types are Italian and English

 ghazal: rhyming couplets and a refrain each line should share the same meter

<Hanna> couplet with a meter of iambic pentameter: heroic couplets poetic epigram: couplet form

<Justin P.> pantoum -4 lines stanza that has 1st and third, and second and fourth rhyme 1st line of poem is repeated in last line of the poem

<Christina Y.> Found poem takes the word/ phrases from other source. Also, they're reframing the words/ phrases by finding the poem.

<Chanel> Ballad: tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend has a repeated refrain and the second and fourth lines of each verse rhyme. basic form: iambic heptameter

<Clara> Bop created by Afaa Michael Weaver during summer retreat of the African American poetry organization poetic argument consisting of three stanzas

<James> Tercet three lines of poetry, whether as a stanza or as a poem. Haiku is a tercet poem.

<Brian> Sonnet poetic forms that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe. red blushed and all cut up is an example of sonnet.

May 28th, 2009- Quiz #2

May 28th, 2009- Quiz#1

May 26th, 2009 May 25th, 2009



May 22nd, 2009- Vocabulary

1. Couplet: two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by a rhyme, that form a unit. Example: By Alexander Pope <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px;">Where-e'er you find "the cooling western breeze," In the next line, it "whispers through the trees;" If crystal streams "with pleasing murmurs creep," The reader's threatened (not in vain) with "sleep."

2. Tercet: a set of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet Example: I am a yellow dog who wishes he was a purple-spotted frog.

3. Quatrain: a stanza of four lines Example: Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? From William Blake's "The Tyger"

4. Sonnet: a pome of 14 lines using any of a formal rhyme scheme Example: Red Blushed and All Cut UP By Paul McCann

Talking to myself there Someone had overheard. I was lost for a word. There was nothing to share. Embarrassed I was there. Left awkward and absurd. A broken wingless bird. With nowhere to fly there. Caught red faced there was I. Didn't want to be seen. I just wanted to die. I just wanted to scream. I'm so terribly shy. Lost for words it would seem.

5. Ballad: poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas Example: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oh the ocean waves may roll, And the stormy winds may blow, While we poor sailors go skipping aloft And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below And the land lubbers lay down below.

May 22nd, 2009- Shiva's Fire

Chapter 1 In the first chapter, there wasn't much about the characters or the story. However, I was able to find the information that this story is happening in Indonesia. Also, there are many characters even in the first chapter. Also, Parvati, is the baby inside her mom. She borns in the first chapter from he rmother, Meenakshi. Also, Parvati's father is Sundar. There are a lot of characters and it was confusing for me to recognize who was who. The names were very confusing compared to other books I've read.

Chapter 2 When Parvati was born, she was very beautiful and she had a coincidence of borning on the day when Maharja Narashimha Deva has born, which is Deva's birthday. The family has a feast for celebrating Deva's birthday. However, due to the raining, it made it harder for them to continue the feast, so everybody left. Unfortunately, on that night, Sundar got killed by the elephants. Also, there were many more new characters that came out in the story.

Chapter 3 After Sundar died, there was another unfortunate even by having a very big storm. They decided to leave, and Meenakshi took the statue, "Dancing Shiva." Auntie saw Parvati, and Parvati can read the auntie's mind. There were many destructions due to the storm. Even throught out this harsh storm, they were the only survivors. Everything was destructed and damaged. Parvati was experiencing such a harsh experiment due to the weathers and the environment.

Chapter 4 They didn't have enough source for food. Also, the infants were struggling from lack of milk. Another problem was that there was a contagious disease. Many people got ill. However, Venu was able to survive when many other people couldn't survive. Pavarti was staring at the "Dancing shiva." Pavarti wasn't yet smart enough to know that Shiva was the god of destruction and also dance. Many problems were coming up, such as the disease and even a child being taken by a tiger. <span style="font-family: Harrington; color: rgb(148, 54, 52);"> Chapter 5 Still in Indonesia, many people started be frightened of the tiger. Deva made a final decision that the hunters should kill the tigers. They killed the tigers and the people were very glad that they even had a hunting party. However, there was another obstacle of flies, so they couldn't do the party either. Many people started to show a change by not socializing well anymore, and they were more depressed than before. People started to accuse Pavarti as the person causing these disasters. However, they were able to harvest a lot.

Chapter 6 Nandipuram is where Pavarti is living. In my opinion, due to Pavarti, the town is flourishing with harvests and they started to get more vegetables. Pavarti was very clever, but the people in the town wouldn't let their children play with Pavarti. Pavarti was depressed and started to dance. She was very similar to Lord Shiva. Pavarti was bullied or made fun of a lot in her life. She heard this music, and she started to dance the Lord Shiva's moves.

Chapter 7 Since Pavarti was able to dance on fire, Meenakshi tried more to be a help to her. Meenakshi ordered Pavarti many chores. Pavarti had this special power of having the fish fly and the birds swim in the water. Pavarti was starting to miss Shiva. She knew the fact that there was a cobra which can even eat people. The cobra made the same humming as what Pavarti was making, which is a weird thing to happen. Pavarti started to dance with that tune. Guru, the one who is such a good dancer, chose Pavarti to train. However, the unfortunate thing is that Pavarti wouldn't be able to meet her family again. If Pavarti becomes a very famous dancer, they will pay her mother.

Chapter 8 Pavarti is starting to get trained. Her family will move near to her training place, but it's not outside of Indonesia. Pavarti made her decision that she will become a dancer when she goes up. It was Pavarti's first experience to go away from her family and from home. There were many dangerous and horrible things awaiting her, but she still wanted to be the best dancer in the world.

Chapter 9 When Pavarti arrived at the training place she started to learn from her teacher. Pavarti was homesick and she wanted to see her mother. Also, they were prohibited to talk in the meal time except Sunday. Laughings were even prohibited, and they had very strict rules in the training place. She took many classes such as yoga and meditation, too. She learned many things from different teachers. She also had to learn dances that were even the Lord shiva's dances.

Chapter 10 Pavarti was quite good at adapting to her new environment. She wanted to see her mom so badly, but she also started to forget her mom's appearance. She caused many problems and she started to act weirdly, which is why the teachers even started to get worried. Even her friends started to talk behind her back. The rhythm that Guru told was the same as pavarti's heart beat. This was a very rare thing to happen. She still got letter from Vekat, but she wasn't able to see her family.

May 21st, 2009- Warm-Up

English Poetry Assignment

May 15th, 2009-

May 15th, 2009- 25 Haikus

May 15th, 2009- Comparisons (Matching a Song)

May 15th, 2009- Meter

May 13th, 2009- List Poem What’s in the kitchen? knife used for cutting spoon for eating Pizza Hut's menu refrigerator from 1996 coupons for Costco Ice breakers from last year pots for cooking sink where you wash

May 13th, 2009- Louder Than You Can Louder than a thunderstorm louder than a baby crying louder than a shopping in mall or a concert louder than a hurricane or a tsunami louder than a lion roaring Louder than an earthquake louder than a phone bell louder than a dinosaur's roar as it fights louder than a rock music louder than a bass guitar louder than an orchestra that's how loud my father SNORES!

May 13th, 2009- Moon Poem

Full moon circle new start after time of orbiting end of the month it's a perfect circle full moon

May 12th, 2009- Diamonte Poem

Happy pleasure, cherry, merry grinning, beaming, smiling content, joy despairing, depressing dejected, melancholy, miserable Sad

May 8th, 2009- My Own Haiku

__**Heavy Storm**__

It is approaching The storm with heavy gales Most anxious minute

May 8th, 2009- Evaluation of Haikus

Justin P.- I gave him 4 for word choice, because it is very precise, and it is easy to figure out. However, there shouldn't be too much common words like "coming," "welcomes," and "good." Evidence: Choices in language enhance the meaning and clarify understanding. However, familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture reader's attention. Example: Maybe, coming should be changed to approaching, and welcomes should be changed to greet. Also, the word, good should be changed to wonderful or magnificent.

1. The spring is coming Fruits ripe, flowers bloom again To welcome us all

2. Bugs and rain come back, but everyone welcomes the good old warm springtime

Justin Y.- I gave him also 4 for word choice, because it had an effective capturing for the readers, but the word choices need to be more advanced than warm and breeze. Evidence: Language and phrasing are natural, effective, and appropriate for the audience. Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. Example: Maybe, the words like warm can be changed to balmy. Also, the word breeze should be changed to gust.

The warm spring arrived leaves say hello to the trees It gives us warm breeze

The leaves say hello And I wave to my fellow And greet the warm spring

May 6th, 2009- Haikus

__**Storm**__ The wind is blowing Whoosh, Whoosh, very unnerving It's an eerie night

__**Sun**__ It's a sunny day Shining is the beam of sun The warm, cozy light

May 4th, 2009- P. 723~730 #1-5

1. Why do think Ellen went with Lochinvar, even though she'd agreed to marry another?- Even though Ellen agreed t marry another person, she went to Lochinvar, because she loved him. 2. How do the female characters and male characters differ in their response to Lochinvar?- Female characters favor Lochinvar, but male characters dislikes Lochinvar. 3. What does Lochinvar's behavior at the wedding reveal about his values?- Lochinvar's behavior at wedding reveal that he is very loyal to love. 4. Do you think Lochinvar's actions were justified? Why or why not?- In my opinion, Lochinvar's actions were not justified, because he still took away a female who was agreed to marry another male. 5. In literature, knightly behavior is characterized by bravery and a romantic attitude toward women. How does this poem illustrate such characteristics?- This poem illustrates these characteristics by Lochinvar showing trusty love towards a woman.

April 30th, 2009 <Blues Song>

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I lost my important thing, I'm crying with depression I lost my important thing, I'm crying with depression My passport is walking Away from me, with satisfaction

The depression is all over me, It is like a sea wave The depression is all over me, It is like a sea wave The wave is making into a debris I'm all cracked up like a a plate.

This is very sad I am in sorrow This is very sad I am in sorrow This is the worst, bad Even the bird knows, the sparrow

April 29th, 2009 <Poem for Middle Matters>

-Riddle Poem- Blue sky in the morning Black sky in the night time Sun shining in the morning Stars glittering in the night Grass dancing in the breeze The tree waving in the harsh winds Warm sunlight makes you happy Cold gales make you dismal

<span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170);"> April 26th, 2009 <Read p. 754~755 and answer #1~5> 1. How would you describe the mood of "Seal"? Find at least three words or images that help create this mood. - quickly, hungry, wave 2. Although the speaker in "The Pasture" is going out to perform chores, he makes them sound attractive and inviting. What images contribute to this feeling? -Some of the images that contribute to the feeling are in the beautiful scenery of spring where you're doing your chores. It brings a very pleasure feeling. 3. Who might the "you" be that the speaker of "The Pasture"is addressing? Who do you think is being addressed as "you" in "Seal"? Support your answers. -"You" that the speaker of "The Pasture" is addressing is probably a friend or one of your families who will be helping you with the chores. The "You" addressed in "Seal" is probably a person who is watching the seals move or maybe in the point of view of another sea animals who is watching the seal. 4. Suppose "Seal" became "Shark." In what ways would this change the poem? -The title will change the entire poem by using harsher words with more tough descriptions compared to the soft words that are used in the "Seal." 5. What do the speakers in "The Pasture" and "Seal" have in common? Support your answer with details from the poems. -These two speakers of two different poems have in common of being very well at attracting the reader's mind even with just a simple topic. Also, these two speakers write as if it's in reality and the words are very touching to the readers' minds. Both of the speakers use very graceful words and have great use of vocabulary for describing a very detailed way.

April 24th, 2009- Poems by Langston Hughes 1. 'Dreams'- In my opinion, the poem's message is that you should always have a dream when you're living on Earth. Also, the line that attracted me was "Hold fast to dreams." This line caught my attention, because this line made me think that I should think about my life and try to make my dream come true. 2. 'The Weary Blues'- In my opinion, this poem is sort of like a rhythmic and has a pattern with rhymes. This poem's message is about the tunes and how Weary Blues makes you happy. The line that caught my attention was "In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone." This line is a very heart touching line that sounds like it's real. It was very realistic. 3. 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'- The poem's message is that the narrator's soul has grown deep like the rivers. Also, the line that caught my mind was "My soul has grown deep like the rivers." This line made me think that I should think wider with more perspectives. 4. 'A Dream Deferred'- The poem's message is that your dream can be everything. The line that captured my attention was "Or does it explode?" This poem has many asking questions, but among those questions, this question was the very unique one, by saying that your dream explodes.

April 24th, 2009- Langston Hughes 1. It is interesting how he was able to write poetry from such an early age and get a lot of supports. 2. He wrote a poem on his experiences that he have experienced in the past. 3. He met even famous people like Lindsay.

April 23rd, 2009- Synonym Poetry

Choose any word. Write that word in capital letters on the first line. Use a thesaurus to look up the word and find three to five synonyms for it. Write the synonyms on the second line. One the third line, write a descriptive phrase about the word. The last two lines of the poem should rhyme. POST.

HAPPY gleeful, carefree, lighthearted, satisfied, jovial Happiness is when you feel enjoyment and when you're showing your pleasure. When you're happy, you are always grinning, It brings you delights, and it brings you smiling.

April 22nd, 2009- Earth Day Poem

Earth Day

We need Earth Day the Earth is dying! We need to rescue the Earth It's Coughing from pollution It's Sweating from heat It's screaming for help! The Earth needs us We will walk from now on We will recycle from now on We will reduce the trash from now on And we will reuse the left overs from now on Save the Earth!

April 22nd, 2009- Warm-up (Poetry Slam) Comments: In my opinion, poetry slam is a very interesting thing to do. It will be a very fun and fascinating way to enjoy poems. I was able to learn that you can show your emotions clearly while you're reciting the poem with gestures and your tones. After you're completing the poem, they say that you should never be sorry to the audience for making a mistake or coughing, which is a very unique thing to do when reciting a poem.

April 21st, English Reading Assignment

April 20th- Classwork (List Poem) Why I Lied To Mom -I didn't do my homework -I broke her favorite jewelry -I didn't want to get into trouble -I tried to play games -I tried to chat instead of doing homework -I wanted to watch TV. -I tricked her with my test score

April 20th- Classwork (Riddle Poem) Blue sky in the morning Black sky in the night time Sun shining in the morning Stars glittering in the night Grass dancing in the breeze The tree waving in the harsh winds Warm sunlight makes you happy Cold gales make you dismal

April 17th- Different Kinds of Poems

<Shape Poem>

<Acrostic Poem> <Diamante Poem>

April 15th- FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE alliteration: assonance onomatopoeia imagery metaphor simile hyperbole personification allusion synecdoche conceit paradox symbolism antithesis

April 15th- Yaerin's Self Portrait

My agenda is like a scrap of paper. It's covered with decorations and many different types of note. My friends are sweet as the candies. They're very nice and generous. My hair are like strings covered with dark coals. They are very black and dark. My room is a chaos. My room is very messy and unorganized My heart holds happiness that is sky blue as the light sky. I live in joy!

April 13th- Warm Up <Note for "How to Write a Blues Song">

Step 1: Search for your feelings and think of leaving a tangible emotion when a person listens to the song. Step 2: After you have chosen your emotion, you have to decide your lines that will relate to the emotion. The lines don't have to be grammatically correct. Step 3: You need some repetitions of your lines which was the line that opened the song. Step 4: Make rhymes and this skill should be used a lot in blues music. Step 5: Give a name for the tune, and you need to make it something that can grab the listener's attention. Step 6: Keep the beat by following 12 bar musical format and use key chords I, IV, and V.

<span style="color: rgb(168, 84, 196); font-family: Tahoma;"> April 9th- Warm Up <Poem> April 8th- Classwork <Making Poems> Sally Sue Gorgeous Sally Sue Wears something blue

Goes toward the horse, it has already died I sadly cried

But then, the glimmering diamond, made me happy

I went back to bed hugging my most favorite doll, Ed.

April 7th- Homework <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Define and post: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1st pers on point of view; 3rd person point of view; alliteration; allusion; biography; character trait; climax of a novel; fable; fiction; flashback; foreshadowing; free-verse

1st person point of view: It's when something is written from the perspective of the author and use "I" when writing. 3rd person point of view: Writing that is written of what can be seen from that scene and rarely including the author's perspective. alliteration: When the repeated occurrence of a same letter at the beginning of the words are connected into one phase. allusion: a figure of speech that refers to place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art. biography: Someone's life written by another person. character trait: details and adjectives that describe the character climax of a novel: It's the main theme of the story and it is the most main part of the story overall. fable: it is a story that gives a moral lesson, but the story doesn't include humans. fiction: fiction is a literary form of writing where it is describe from imaginary views of events and people. flashback: It's something that shows what has happened before in time/ earlier period than the main sotry. foreshadowing: a warning or an indication/sign of something. free-verse: poetry that doesn't rhyme and doesn't have any regular meter.

April 2nd Classwork Writing Evaluation for Word Choice and Voice Justin Yoon's Writing Gym

If I had invented a time machine I would go to the past with my macbook and my ipod and sell the ideas for 10million dollars. Then I would make my own company called apple. I would make it possible so that the people from the 50s can use the internet and computers. Then I would fly back to the 40s and kill Hitler before the war happens. Then I would take all my money and fly to the 21st century and live a wealthy life.

Word Choice: 3 Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. Ex. "..and sell the ideas.." "..before the war happens.." "..live a wealthy life.."

Voice: 4 The writing attempts to connect with the audience in an earnest, pleasing, but impersonal manner. Also, the writer's choice of individual and compelling content. Ex. "If I had invented a time machine I would go to the past with my macbook and my ipod and sell the ideas for 10million dollars."

March 31st HW (10 mundane--> striking words)

tell: inform happy: merry fun: amusement shout: bellow scold: reprimand whisper: mutter nice: pleasant bad: unsatisfactory poor: penniless delicious: mouthwatering

March 30th Warm-up

13. Tell a story about children who live in a world where there is no such thing as television, computers, or electronic games.

For other people who inhabit in cities think that the children are living in such a dilapidated condition with no technologies, such as televisions, computers, and electronic games. A kid, Maria, lives in one of the poor countries. Rest of her family are very ill and her family is having a difficult time even trying to eat. For her neighbors and her family, it's unimaginable to have televisions, computers, and these modern technologies. Maria is the head of her family. Her parents are having difficult times because of their harsh ailments.

<Evaluation-- March 30th> (Word Choice) I give myself a 4, because so far I have used words that are not really common and are appropriate for the sentence. HOwever, I also have some familiar words that would have seen by many other people.

March 20th Report- Option #2 <I, Juan de Pareja>

March 17th Writing Gym-- Word Choice

What could an intelligent cat do in a kitchen?

In a large house a large family of two generations live. The youngest child from this whole big family is Anne, a girl, age of 7. She loves to play outside with sunshines and likes to roll around the immense green field. If she jumps around and runs on the field, it is like looking at a beautiful portion of a movie. However, one day after she came back from shopping, she started to cry and started to scream like she was in pain. Anne's mom tried to persuade her and asked what she wanted. She suddenly screamed, "I want a cat! If I don't get a cat, I'm going to die!" Everybody was shocked, but Anne's mom knew well than anyone else that Anne's dad can't bear with cats' fur. However, despite of that fact, Anne kept on begging. After persuading Anne's dad, they bought a small, cute cat, color of light brown. Later on, the cat was getting adopted to the house. Anne loved the cat, and she always slept with the cat hugging it tight. However, one thing she always forgot was giving the cat food on time. While Anne was sleeping, the cat, named Kathy, was starving to death that she could even eat a horse! She slipped out of the room and tiptoed down the stairs. She was very intelligent enough to know where the food were. She went into the kitchen, and saw her food only for cats. However, she located a fish which was taken out in order to serve it to the guests who are coming the next lunch time. She first jumped on the chair, and then on the table, and then to the sink. The fish was eaten away in a second. The clever cat went back into Anne's room and cuddled up in Anne's arm.

Critique for Paintings ' Maids of Honor by Deigo Velazquez I think this was for the women. I think the subject matter was that it was in order to show the feminine parts of women. It seems very loyal and has the mood of very richness. The painter puts the objects this way by trying to show the audience in order to clearly show the rich families. The colors are quite cool and the emotion is very stiff.

The Spinners by Diego Velazquez The title tells me that this is about women working and working with the spinners. I think the painter chose this subject matter, because Classwork (March 13th, 2009) SENTENCE FLUENCY 4: The sentence beginnings are not all alike, but some variety is tried when writing. Also, my sentences vary in length and also in the structure.

WORD CHOICE 3: The words and phrases are working well only in few moments. Also, I use only familiar words and phrases, but it mostly doesn't attract people's attentions.

Classwork (March 12th, 2009) VOICE Evaluation of 5-paragraph essay

3: I think my essay seems aware of a purpose, and I tried to choose content and structures that show it. Also, I revealed personal details, but I tried to avoid any risk.

Essay (Mar. 9th, 2009) 18. Rules are important in our daily lives. We have rules for driving, rules for studying, and even rules for playing. Think about the rules you have in your school. What three rules should every school have? Write an essay explaining to the reader the three rules you selected. Give clear reasons why each one is needed.

A teacher comes across and yells at a student, and the most chance is that they have not followed the rule. Everything you do in your school or even just in your daily life depends on the rules. Rules are everywhere for any categories. In schools, there are very important rules, don't bully other students, respect each other, and do not every plagiarize. These are the three most important rules in schools.

Bullying other students is a great and a very important issue to consider when learning in schools. Bullying is when a person uses his/ her strength to harm other people who are weaker. In schools, there are cliques, and they sometimes bully other people by hurting them physically and mentally. In every schools, there is one general rule of not bullying other people. This rule is needed in order to prevent many other students from bullying each other. Even though, there would still be some situations of bullying, this rule would lessen the amount of bullying occurring in schools. Bullying is a very disruptive and a very evil thing to do to other students.

Next, respecting each other is a very important rule, because without respect, everything would be out of control. It would be a chaos, if anyone disrespects each other. Disrespect is a problem of not being able to regard other people's opinions and also it would disorganize the whole school, if nobody cared for each other. People not caring about other people's feelings are what causes problems in any places. Speaking to other people with respect is a very essential part when you're living in your daily life but also when you're in school. This is a very important rule, because it is one of the most main part of being able to maintain a school.

Finally, not plagiarizing is a very major thing to remember, because it will cause not only problems in school, but also being considered as an illegal act. Plagiarizing is when a person takes someone else's work and pass it off as if it is his/ her work. This is a very cruel thing to do in society, because you're not giving credit for the person who has done all the work. You're just taking the person's work instead of you doing the actual work. Plagiarizing is considered illegal, and if you're caught, it will probably cause serious problems. In order to prevent these difficult situations, a rule is needed and should be told clearly to all students that plagiarizing is something considered unacceptable.

In conclusion, the three rules of not bullying, respecting each other, and not plagiarizing are rules that every schools should have. These rules are essential for both our daily life and in our school days. Schools should also emphasize these rules during school days. Also, they should remind the students often of not doing these things. Despite of all the rules for many different categories, the most necessary rules for schools are these!

March 6th, 2009 POST 8 EXAMPLES- Little Red Riding Hood

Friends can't always stay together as close friends without fighting at least once.

1. Friends always fight at least once. 2. Friendship is valuable as diamond, you will experience arguments like the hammer hitting on the diamond, but the friendship will never break, because it is very strong. 3. Did an argument ever bring your friendship more valuable? 4. Even though you have an argument, you will always find your friendship very valuable. 5. Your argument with a friend is what people see it as a hatred of one another, but it is actually a step closer towards your friendship. 6. Friendship was the kind of a relationship that can be broken, but will always come back again. 7. Your emotion of anger would be the cause of friendship, but your emotion of regret is going to make all of you friends again. 8. Precious, costly, and priceless air of sweet friendship came back even after an argument.

Ch.8- I, Juan de Pareja (March 3rd, 2009)

1. tremor: an involuntary quivering movement S: Too much amount of sitting down caused a tremor in her legs when she was standing up. 2. wilted: become limp through heat, lack of water, or disease S: The flower that we bought was now wilted due to our neglect of that plant. 3. rendezvous: a meeting at an agreed time and place S: The two friends made that playground a rendezvous by meeting each other on 3 o' clock every afternoon near the swings.

Questions 1. Why was Paquita upset about Velazquez? 2. Who was Angustias? 3. What were some of the descriptions of the portraits of the King?

Summary Diego painted a lot of paintings of the King and other court people. When one of the apprentices came, Juan Bautista fell in love with Paquita. Later on, Diego accepts their marriage.

Vocabulary - P. 16 <Introducing the Novel> February 25th, 2009 1. **apprehension:** n. anxiety; fear S: She started to feel apprehension as the conference came nearby, because she didn't do well in that semester 2. **conscientiously:** adv. honorably; carefully S: He conscientiously listened to the teacher by paying attention very well 3. **exquisite:** adj. beautiful; of highest quality S: The exquisite house was same for the exterior and the interior 4. **haughty**: adj. arrogant; proud S: Her haughty attitude was one of the reasons why many people didn't like her. 5. **intermittent**: adj. periodic; on and off S: The weather of intermittent rain annoyed me, because I lost my umbrella. 6. **intrigue:** n. secret plot S: That intrigue was a very well-planned plot, but many people didn't know unless they were part of the group. 7. **meticulous:** adj. detail-oriented; precise S: Her meticulous writing was very precise with correct details. 8. **tremulous:** adj. quivering; trembling S: As the student spoke in the debate, her voice was tremulous, because she was very nervous. 9. **trepidation:** adj. nervousness; uncertainty S: The feeling of trepidation made her nervous and she felt uncertain if she did the right thing or not.

Emotion Recipe- Feb. 23rd, 2009

1. 3teaspoons of good grades 2. 1/2 cup of nice presents 3. 2 bowls of vacation trips 4. 1 pinch of playing with friends. 5. 3 spoonfuls of internet/TV

In a large bowl, you first put three teaspoons of good grades one by one. Shake the bowl and gradually shake it a little to make it evenly mixed up without spilling it. Later, put 1 and a half cup of nice presents inside it. Then, with a mixer, mix it well unless it looks like a juice. The next step is to put two bowls of vacation trips all over the cover. Then, after you put in the oven, you bake it for about 30 minutes. After you take it out, put one pinch of playing with friends all around the top. Then, for the toppings, spread the three spoonfuls of Internet and TV all over it.

Biography Powerpoint- Bartolome Esteban Murillo (Feb. 13th, 2009)

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