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June 8th, 2009, Monday 3. Write a poem about someone (anonymous) in class in iambic pentameter. Be positive. Post. He's funny, He's charming, He's tall, He's handsome, Just joking! 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 Summer is hot, steaming hot I could barely breathe in summer time So I shall stroll to sand shore with a she who sell shells I asked her for some beautiful shells for my necklace She puffed and said that her shells are for sounds not beauty My friend Rick said, 'How could she decline thy request' and he was pissed So we just walked away to the forest Where wind ran and trees danced to the rhythm of the birds singing 5. Have a partner read your #4 poem. Record and post. media type="file" key="English.m4a"

June 8th 2009 Monday If the phone rings , hope then still clings
 * Couplet: Two lined poem**

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both
 * Tercet: Any three lines of poem**

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? **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.
 * Quatrain: Four lined poetry**
 * Sonnet: 14 lined poem with specific rhyme scheme**

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
 * Ballad: Tells a story**

6/4 2009 Thursday Questions for Serpent's Children a. What are three things that you liked about the character in your novel. Be specific by giving examples. I like Cassia because she doesn't put her mind off things once she decides to do it. For example, when it was foggy, she went down to her field to take care of the crops even though her dad tried to stop her. Also she has responsibilities. She always take care of her brother even though sometimes she feels mad at him. Lastly, she is brave. She is not afraid to do anything, even fighting a professional warrior.

b. What were the three most important events? Three most important events is that 1. The people fight with demons 2. Phoenixes attack 3. A big war.

c. In what ways are you different from the main character? Be specific. I am different from the main character, Cassia, because I am not as brave as her.

d. List five things about the setting of the story. It sounds sad and dark. The village sounds like it is isolated from each other.

e. What do you think are three major themes (messages that the author is trying to get across) in the story? Why? Be strong. Be brave. Be dogged.

f. What are three good things you could say about this book? It's about old times. It teaches you themes. It is interesting.

6/4 2009 Thursday Poetry Quiz Scores

June 1, Monday, 2009!
 * Poem Presentation

Emily** 1300 years recorded in Japan most famous use of the poetry form.

nicely organized nice on stage

Alphabetic Psalm 119 - King James
 * Chloe**

loud and clear voice nicely organized

form in four lines. The first line rhymes with the third one
 * Will**

easy to see simple to learn

form of French poetry 10~15 lines written on two rhymes
 * Yaerin**

looked into the face of the audiences very organized

take the word/phrase from another source result either can be treated/untreated
 * Hyundo**

nice background nice font

graphic description of a visual work of art. considered generally to be a rhetorical device in which one medium of art tried to relate to another medium by defining and describing
 * Justin Yoon**

nicely organized loudly presented

rhyming couplets and a refrain composed of couplets five or more.
 * Christopher**

nicely organized loudly presented

a pair o lines of poetry that are usually rhymed build up your poem
 * Hanna**

faced the audience nicely organized

Poem with four lines stanza Has their first, second and fourth line rhyming
 * Justin Park**

loud voice enough to hear really lots of words on the powerpoint

a poem that tells a story second and fourth lines of each verse rhyme
 * Channel**

loud voice easy to learn

one of poetic forms that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe ???
 * Brian**

organized faced the audience

Afaa Mickael Weaver during summer poetic argument consisting of three stanzas
 * Clara**

voice was loud enough to hear organized

any three lines of poetry ???
 * James**

voice was loud and clear organized

Quiz Score for Poem Quiz! May 28th, Thursday, 2009



May 28th 2009 Thursday Found Poem Presentation

May 28th, 2009, Thursday Verb Tense Quiz >< 

Reading Assignment May 22nd 2009 Friday Chapter 1 The characters in this chapter is the girl, her mom, her dad, and her brother named Foxfire. Foxfire is seven years old. Foxfire cries a lot. The story occurs in China when the demons have invaded. One of the tribe, called the Manchus, was unable to fight the demons. So the girl's father and other men decides to go to Canton. Spider, her cousin, comes and tells my parents that there are people outside to go to Canton and her father goes to Canton even though he is very worried, leaving the girl and Foxfire alone with my mom.

Chapter 2 There are no new characters in this chapter. Foxfire starts crying at the fact that their father is gone. So their mother starts telling the story about this serpent and a men who overcame others' stare and censors. The moral of the story was the Foxfire and she shouldn't fight because they share a same blood. Her mom lets them know the importance of the family and the girl promises to herself that she will try to protect her brother as much as she can.

Chapter 3 The chapter starts with the girl introducing Aster to the readers. Aster is her neighbor who's twelve years old, who is hated by the villagers because she came from different clan. Aster and the girl is a really good friend. Aster brought some soup for her mother. Some other new characters are Uncle Windy and Aunt Piety of the girl. In the end of the chapter the mom dies, leaving the girl and the brother to live with Uncle Windy and Aunt Piety.

Chapter 4 In this chapter, Aunt Piety comes home with an elderly woman. The woman was a matchmaker in the town. Aunt Piety explained that the woman was Aunt Patience, and the child with her was Lily, her niece. Aunt Patience says that she will get the girl more beautiful feet, and started to bind my feet with bandages. In the book it says that the girl screamed and Aunt Luckless came in rescue, however, it was a huge clan that came, including a cousin named Peony. Foxfire then comes and starts to ask what is going on. The girl tells Aunt Patience and Lily to not hurt Foxfire, but then the clan came and carried her into the house! She calls for her mom but knew that she could not come.

Chapter 5 The place where she live, and where my ancestors grew up, is a place called Three Willows. The matchmaker, Aunt Patience, drank so much wine during her supper that she fell asleep. The girl thinks thought about running away to Canton to find her father, but she knew that Canton way too far away. So instead the girl took Foxfire and started to head home. The next morning, Uncle Windy came to the girl's house. Cousin Harmony, Peony's father, came along. Aunt Luckless stated that the girl's blood was a snake's blood, but Uncle Windy and Aunt Piety said that it was just a rumor.

Chapter 6 Uncle Windy does not know how to harvest the family's rice, so Aster comes with her two brothers-in-law, and helps the girl's family to harvest our rice. Two weeks later, cousin Spider came with the girl's father. When the girl asks father what happened, and cousin Spider said that they made a treaty with the demons. In addition, they had lost many battles. When the girl told her father that her mother died, and her father regrets that he left.

Chapter 7 For the next seven years, the girl's father teaches people about self-defense, and other military skills to prepare just in case the demons came to attack. The girl missed her mother, but she knew that it is the truth that she had to accept the fact. When the girl and her brother goes to the field, they Phoenixes, a rich clan from the next valley. The two clans had fought together for so long until then. Because the girl didn't know what to do she took Foxfire back to their home. When they started to run, they saw their father coming. Although their father had a crippled leg, he had not lost any of his fighting skills. So the girl feels relieved.

Chapter 8 Her father tells the girl and her brother to go fight the Phoenixes with him. They start to go to their village, but the Phoenixes were really slow. The clan follows, but one member refused to obey father. That person was Dusty. Another man stepped out of the crowd, called Uncle Blanky. His son, Cricket, starts to go somewhere, so Uncle Blanky goes and gets him. Dusty says that he actually wasn't following father, he was just going to the Phoenix's village to teach some friends their martial arts. Dusty becomes very negative and tells father to just face it, since the demons already destroyed him, tells father to not leave, and goes to the village of the Phoenixes.

Chapter 9 Nobody joins the girl's father when he tries to go and kill the Phoenixes. This is because Stony, the Golden Cat's spoiled son, tells everyone the face that the girl's mother had a serpent ancestry. Her father goes back home to the Three Willows, and Foxfire was too afraid to fight the Phoenixes. However, the girl decides to understand her brother, because as her mother said, they're are from the same blood.

Chapter 10 The Phoenixes leave our valley, and the girl goes back to the fields to notice that only the rice straws are left. The girl sees her uncle and Stony carrying on with a discussion. The girl hears Uncle Windy saying that the Phoenixes have taken everything. Foxfire gets afraid that their own crops are stolen, and so they go to check and find out the truth. They see the vegetables all stomped over by the Phoenixes. Aster came with Tiny, her husband. Tiny said that he'll grow the crops himself to replace the stumped crops. The girl states that stumped crops made her feel want to go away like her cousin, Harmony. Foxfire, however, states that farmers should always like their own crops, and should stay near their own crops.

May 21st Thursday 2009 Classwork

May 15th 2009 Friday Poem Project!

May 13th, 2009 Wednesday 3 types of Poem All About Me Poem Birthday 5W

May 12th Tuesday 2009

1. The French word diamont means diamond. A DIAMONTE is a seven-line poem that gradually changes from one idea to a direct opposite idea. When it is completed, its total appearance is diamond shaped. POST.

Line 1 = Opposite of line 7 Line 2 = Describe line 1 Line 3 = Action about line 1 Line 4 = 2 nouns about line 1 Line 5 = Action about line 7 Line 6 = Describe line 7 Line 7 = Opposite of line 1

Fly Floating in the air without any other support The birds fly Sky and Plane People walk on their legs On your feet, slow and steady Walk

May 8th Friday 2009 Haiku Fall slowly approaches Leaves will put on colorful clothes Thus they fly from tree

May 8th Friday 2009 Evaluate Haikus

Chris's Haiku In Spring Oh spring Oh spring yeah It's the time of free horse plays It's my birthday time

3 -- B. Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. Example : Oh spring Oh spring yeah

Hyundo's Haiku

Spring has came to us Spring is very very warm Spring is very good

2 -- D. Despite a few successes, the writing is marked by passive verbs, everyday nouns, and mundane modifiers. Example : Spring is very good

May 7th Thursday 2009 Critical Thinking pg. 730 Purple Literary Book 1. Ellen went with Lochinvar because she loved him. 2. All girls/women like him while boys/men don't. 3. He is very faithful in love. 4. I think his actions were justified because he made Ellen happy, and even though she was suppose to marry another man Lochinvar made her happy. 5. The poem illustrates knightly behavior when it shows that Lochinvar is very faithful.

May 6th Wednesday 2009 Synonym Poem LOVE Adore, Care, Romance, and Tense The most well known feeling between womans and mans

May 6th Wednesday 2009 Haiku Poem

Raindrops Rain is falling down Down Down Down the street ahead Cooling the world around

Wind The wind is blowing Cooling us all, all day long As the grass dance along

May 6th Wendesday 2009 I don't understand

I don't understand Why people are prejudiced Why people are selfish Why people are blinded by their present time

But most of all Why people are still alive Why confusion never stops Why some are better than other Why there never is peace

April 30th Thursday 2009 Blues media type="file" key="Blues for English.mp3" I dropped my computer Down the stairs it went Oh, What a mess it made Don’t wanna look at it

The piece broke into two And everything was still Uh oh, what can I do? Couldn’t think of any solution

Just a hour until mom knows about this horrible thing that happened to me No, I cannot think of my life after I should pack up and run for life

April 29th Wednesday 2009 Critical Thinking Pg 754 & 755 1. The mood is very vivacious, jolly, and enthusiastic. 2. The speaker in "The Pasture" is showing that the chores are attractive because it talks about nice and pleasant things it could do while doing the chore. 3. I think 'you' of "The Pasture" is the audience so this poem is reaching out to the audience. And the 'you' of "Seal" would be like a friend of a seal or a trainer. Because it is said that the seal would plop at 'your' side. 4. The description of the seal's action would change to something that would fit more well with a shark. For example, vivacious would turn to vicious. 5. Both speakers reach out to audience using 'you'. Also they both use pleasant and serene atmosphere.

April 29th Wednesday 2009 He was a busboy. His mom and dad separated so he was raised by his grandmother until 12 when he went to live with his mom and stepfather. He gave three of his poems to Vachel Lindsay, a famous critic who praised him enthusiastically, winning him a wider audience.
 * Langston Hughes**


 * 1) 1 Dreams : It's telling that life is no fun, and not even anything if you don't have a dream. 'Life is a barren field/Frozen with snow.' caught my eyes, because it was extraordinary expressions that people use. The line showed that the life would not be beautiful without dreams.
 * 2) 2 The Weary Blues : It gives a meaning that once you did all you wanted to do, it's not so much of a sorrow to die. It's sad because it is talking about a black person who's only happiness is blues. 'He slept like a rock or a man that's dead' really caught my eyes because it seemed like it was not only the end of the poem, but the end of the man's sad life full of blues. So the man's wish came true but the wish was not that happy one.
 * 3) 3 The Negro Speaks of Rivers : It means that the man have lived so long with the river that he can understand and feel the history of river and everything that occurred around it. 'I heard the singing of the Mississippi when/Abe Lincoln went down to New' caught my eyes because it shows like how the man and the river are like one creature, not two because Lincoln probably sang near the river.
 * 4) 4 A Dream Deferred : It shows different ways that people put off their dream to the side. Some people just forget about it and some people feel less interest in them as time passes. 'Or does it explode' caught my eyes because it referred the dream to a star which explodes in the end of its life, making it the most beautiful thing for even a short moment. Like dreams, they look more beautiful in the end because it will be the last time you're seeing it.
 * 5 I, too sing America : It shows the message of racism that Black people had to go through before. 'I, too, am America' caught my eyes because it shows that he was also the citizen of America but it is clear that he is not getting the equal rights as the White people. So the poem shows the sorrow of a Black people.

April 28th, Tuesday 2009 English Short Story Essay

April 22nd, Wednesday 2009!!

__Earth Day Poem__
The Earth is dying Rather than thriving Because of us And so pollution thus

The Earth is crying Rather than smiling Because of warmth that should've been from us

We are Hiding Rather than fighting for our home with fresh air and love

We are miming Rather than trying To throw the trash where it belongs

__Comments for the Poet Slam Video__
I feel that the poets in the video are very good in expressing their feelings. They all have confidence and they are not embarassed to do as they want to do. I never knew what poetry slam was but now I do. Poetry slam is a light hearted, competitive poetry presentation. Poets have 3minutes or less to present their poem and be judged by the members of audience.

April 20th Riddle Poem _ Blue, I am as red as blood Sour, I am as sweet as candy Big, I am as small as a rat Square, I am as round as a ball Who am I?

I Am A Apple.

_ Lame, I can be as surprising as a ghost Boredom, I can be as fun as a bungee jump Small, I have as much people as I want to have None, I eat a lots of presents Who am I?

I Am A Birthday Party

 April 15th 2009 Wednesday

Kids By Christina Yang There were little kids playing on the playground They were like bunnies jumping around all over the place The trees were dancing in the wind as if they were enjoying the mood One of the boys said, "I am the strongest man in the world!" The boy ran around the playground as if there was no tomorrow As he ran, he banged into another boy But they were just little kids, so innocent, no hatred There was no fray and all was well When the sun was playing hide and seek the kids were all gone And all there was left, was just a small building Standing all by itself, waiting for tomorrow and for the kid

They were like bunnies = Simile The trees were dancing in the wind/Sun was playing hide and seek/Small building standing all by itself = Personification I am the strongest man in the world = Exaggeration Ran around the playground as if there was no tomorrow = Imagery He banged = Onomatopoeia

Examples of the Vocabulary Alliteration : She sells sea shells by the sea shore Assonance : The gray play showed fray which laid great excitement in the crowd Onomatopoeia : The water splashed Imagery : He frowned so big that it made him look like his great grand father Metaphor : Simile : He ran like a train Hyperbole : He was the tallest man I've ever seen in my life Personification : The leaf flied through the woods Allusion : My friend walked like Chimpanzee Synecdoche : I live under the roof Conceit :

 April 13th 2009 Monday ㅡㅡ My hair is like a tree ->There's lots of it My face is like a ball ->It's very circular My eyes are moon ->They are long and looks like eaten cookie My fingernail is rainbow ->They are colored with lots of different colors My heart holds hatred that is black as nothing ->My hatred is so black that it is unable to see I live in a candy mountain. ->My house is full candies and it's very sweet

 April 13th 2009 Mondayㅡㅡ 1. Choose your feeling 2. Express your feeling in the poem 3. Repeat the words 4. Rhyme the words 5. Make sure to keep the beat 6. Name the poem

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1st person point of view = point of view using 'I' or 'We'
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3rd person point of view = when focal person/people is told as 'he', 'she', 'they', 'it', but never as 'I' or 'We' alliteration = when there's a repeating consonant sound at the beginning of lots of the word allusion = when the writing makes reference to myth or work of art biography = description of someone's life character trait = description of a character climax of a novel = most focal point of the whole story fable = succinct story that features animal or plants, objects, or forces of nature fiction = story that has not happened flashback = recalling back of what happened foreshadowing = an author giving a hint to the readers about what would happen in the novel free-verse = poetry that is written in strict meter and rhyme assonance = refrain of vowel sounds onomatopoeia = word or grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing flashback = interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time imagery = describes language that evokes sensory experience hyperbole = figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated conceit = extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage paradox = statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies intuition antithesis = saying something while meaning another

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">April 2nd, 2009, Thursday
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Word Choice : 3, **B.** Familiar **words and phrases communicate** but rarely capture the reader's imagination. Ex. I was always happy, except that day. Voice : 5, **E. Narrative** writing is personal and engaging, and makes you think about the author's ideas or point of view. Ex. It's okay if it rains and and I love rain. The thing is, I didn't bring my umbrella.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**March 20th, 2009, Friday**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Christina Yang Mr. Schwagler English, D Block March 20th, 2009, Friday

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A very fascinating novel that we have been reading in our English class is //I, Juan de Pareja. I, Juan de Pareja <span class="�333�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> // is a novel written in 1965 by Elizabeth Borton De Treviño. The novel is fiction based on a true story of Juan de Pareja and it describes Juan’s life from his youth to a time when he became old and was set free.

I have read hundreds of books until now and never read anything like this before. Until now, I have read novel that are related to fantasies, all fiction, or learning such as textbooks. However, //I, Juan de Pareja// i<span class="�334�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> s a classic novel that teaches you about one of the most well known painter, Juan de Pareja, who lived in the Renaissance Period from 1610 to 1670.

The author, Elizabeth Borton De Treviño lived in the modern days. She was born on September 2nd, 1904 which was about 230 years after Juan de Pareja’s death. It is just amazing how she wrote such a classic novel, but I think that she had big affect of skills for writing from her family. All her family members were enthusiastic writers, and even her brother who’s a lawyer published a book before becoming one. Elizabeth Borton De Treviño had published her first poem at the age of eight, which is pretty young. She attended Stanford University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1925 with a bachelor degree in Latin American history. Later she won the Newbery Medal in 1966 for a novel, //I, Juan de Pareja.// I<span class="�335�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> t is known to be inspired by her elder son Luis’ interest in art, particularly painting. Her son Luis is known to have told Elizabeth Borton de Triviño the story of Diego Velasquez and his slave Juan. When Elizabeth saw the painting of Juan by Diego Velasquez, she saw the friendship between them and decided to write the novel about them. Other novels that are written by Elizabeth Borton de Triviño are //Nacar the White Deer, The Greek of Toledo, Casilda of the Rising Moon, El Guero: A True Adventure Story, Beyond the Gates of Hercules, and The Fourth Gift//. Her best seller books were //My Heart Lies South and its sequels, Where the Heart Is, and The Hearthstone of My Heart//. She wrote her last book in 1994 when she was 90 years old which was //Leona: A Love Story// and finished her life in December 2nd, in 2001.

Now back to the novel, //I, Juan de Pareja<span class="�336�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> //. To understand the novel, people need to understand the plot. //I, Juan de Pareja// t<span class="�337�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> ells a story of a slave boy who lost both parents and is raised by a famous painter, Diego Velasquez. It tells a story from first person perspective, Juan.

The story starts with Juan describing his life before he gets sent to Diego Velasquez. He describes how he do not have both of his parents, how he learns to write, and how he is going get sent to a new master because his old master dies.

Next the story translates to a life he has after he starts working for Diego Velasquez. As he works for Diego Velasquez, he is very well treated and he does something out of ordinary. Some of the examples would be painting and having to love person. First he learns to paint. It is very unordinary because it is illegal for a slave to paint. But with the influence from his master, who has very well known skills that he paints the portrait of the King, he starts to learn and like to paint. This helps him later in his life when he gets older when the King discovers his painting and find it very exquisite. Even though it was done illegally, the King lets Juan de Pareja free to paint which is how we got to know him today as the painter. Next thing he learns is love. He learns love when he sees another slave girl at this formal party. Juan’s Master and Mistress finds out that he fell in love with her and tries to help him but the girl is too sick that eventually pressures Juan into giving up his love. But soon he meets another girl, named Paquita. She is also a slave but she is much stronger and cheerful than the girl whom Juan loved before. Juan again falls deeply in love with Paquita and in the end marries her and have a son.

The story seem to have all the happy things that could happen for Juan but as the novel gets closer to its end, it shows tragedy that makes Juan look pathetic. One of the tragedy is that the mistress and her daughter dies from disease and illness. It was common during the period in which Juan lived in to die in young age from lots of disease that couldn’t be cure back then. But still, the novel relieves the reader by showing Juan marrying his love, Paquita. It seems like Juan is enjoying his life with Paquita when a irony hits him. As Paquita was giving birth to their son, she is sent to the underworld, meaning that she died. And not much sooner, his master dies too.

However, after all this happening, Juan finally meets his shelter. After all his master’s family member dies, Juan is now free. He go back to his hometown, Seville and meets his old buddy that he longed forever to see again.

As I read the novel, the story got more interesting as the number of chapter increased. I could not let go of the book once I started reading. This contains a good story, with sad but nice irony, and I really recommended to other readers. I usually do not like reading classic, moreover if they were based on true story. However //I, Juan de Pareja// r<span class="�338�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> eally got me entertained and I would love to read another book just like this one. In conclusion, I loved this novel, //I, Juan de Pareja.<span class="�339�mozilla-findbar-search" style="padding: 0pt; background-color: yellow; color: black; display: inline; font-size: inherit;"> //

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Prompt Writing**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> What could an "organized" "lunchlady" do in a "friend's house"? If an organized lunchlady go to her friend's house, it will probably be on a day when her friend is doing a cleaning in her house. When she would go to her friend's house she would help her friend clean her house, organize her stuff to be exact, and cook her friend the nicest food she could make after hard working.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Critique for 2 Paitings**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Both paintings done by Diego Velázquez Painting #1 - Las Lanzas** =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. The title means 'The Lances'. Lances is a long weapon for thrusting. I think Diego Velázquez used this title because there's lots of weapons shown in this picture. 2. During the time when Diego Velázquez lived, there were lots of wars. There were also big differences between the high class and lower classes. I think Diego Velázquez was trying to show this. 3. The mood is not so bright, and it seems like one in the middle is giving mercy to another. 4. Diego Velázquez probably showed the back of a horse because it could mean dumb. The person in the middle who is on the left side of the picture seems to be like a type of a clown. So I think Diego Velázquez showed the back of the horse to show the dumbness of a clown looking person. 5. The color is yellowish, making the mood down but also tense.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. The title means the maids of honour. I think Diego Velázquez named the painting this way because everyone is surrounding the girl in the middle with white dress. 2. To show the situations in England. 3. The mood is very calm and it kinda looks like something important will be happening very soon. 4. There's a dog on the right, who is being stepped on by a little girl. I think this dog is older than the girl but is going to die soon. I think that the girl in the middle will be taking over the throne soon, by being married, and the queen will be removed from her position, from the fear that she might die soon without any preparation for the next queen. 5. The color is brownish, showing how calm the situation is right now at the place. It's kind of gloomy in a way but the dresses the girls wore shows something important will be happening soon.
 * Painting #2 - Las Meninas**

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Self Evaluation**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> March 13th 2009, Friday I would give myself a **5. E.** The reader's questions are **anticipated and answered.** ex. Some of the reasons are talking behind that hurts people's feeling, have misunderstanding, or learned something that is not true. I would give myself a **3.** ex. But usually as they talk it out they work out the problem and become closer as they try to solve the problem together. I would give myself a **5.** ex. Last reason **I found** for conflict is that people learn something that is not true. For example, ... at them. I would give myself a **5.** ex. This happens a lot, lots of it in chatting where you cannot express your feeling in your sentence. I would give myself a **3.** ex. One of the reason why.../Another reason for.../Last reason I found for.../ I would give myself a **5. A. Spelling is generally correct**, even on more difficult words. ex. Another reason for conflicts between friends is that they sometimes have misunderstanding.
 * Ideas**
 * Organization**
 * A.** The paper has a **recognizable introduction and conclusion.**
 * Voice**
 * E.** **Narrative** writing is personal and engaging, and makes you think about the author's ideas or point of view.
 * Word Choice**
 * A.** Words are **specific** and **accurate.**
 * Sentence Fluency**
 * C. Sentence beginnings** are not ALL alike; **some vareity is attempted.**
 * Conventions**

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**5 Paragraph Essay**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> March 10th, 2009, Tuesday 11. Friends sometimes experience conflicts. Explain why this happens.

Long term friends experience lots of conflicts. Number of conflicts increases as you get closer to the person. There's lots of different reasons why people face conflicts. Some of the reasons are talking behind that hurts people's feeling, having misunderstanding, or learning something that is not true.
 * Conflicts and Cause**

One of the reason why conflict occurs is because people talk behind other people, even friends. People talk behind people for two main reasons. One, they really don't like this part of the person. And two, they were mad at them and so wanted to point any flaw to make him or her feel good. Even if you talk behind people some people could get away with it. But usually the person tells the other person what he/she talked behind about. This usually happens because the person who talked behind and the person who listen to the story haves a fight. Still the cat always gets out of the bag and then the person will feel really hurt especially if the person who talked behind was his/her friend. But usually as they talk it out they work out the problem and become closer as they try to solve the problem together.

Another reason for conflicts between friends is that they sometimes have misunderstanding. Misunderstanding happens when one says something and the other person take it as an insult even though it might have not been meant to used as an insult. For example, one person would say 'You are crazy' and mean to express how hyper she was. The other person who is sensetive might think that the person tried to hurt her feelings and feel less closer to the person. Another type of misunderstanding happens when one person say a small insult as a joke but the other take it seriously. This happens a lot, lots of it in chatting where you cannot express your feeling in your sentence. Usually these kinds of problems are hard to solve but people still work out so it's good.

Last reason I found for conflicts is that people learn something that is not true. For example, some people tell the other people something fake to get that person to be mad at them. Usually people believe the person who is telling a lie, and gets mad at the other innocent person. Then the same person who lied will tell another person about how some people talked about them and form a tense relationship between those people. Usually people find out the truth and becomes closer.

So people have conflicts because they talk behind, have misunderstanding, or learn something that's not true. It can be very sad, angry, and outraging at a time when the conflict is going on. But whatever the problem is, it usually works out. Something better gained from conflict could be that the friend will have stronger friendship.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**8 sentences for Techniques**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. Friends fight lots of times. 2. Conflicts can be as harsh as grass of thousands of needles. 3. What is the biggest you ever had with your friend?? 4. Even though, you might not like that person at the moment, as the time passes and you talk to them about it, it will all be ok. 5. Conflict seems to seperate the friends and their friendship but it actually bonds them together. 6. Conflict could always occur again, but everytime you can talk it over. 7. Your emotion of stress will force you to avoid your friends, but soon you will miss them and will become friends before you even know it. 8. Very much special friendship will always come back stronger, after every fights.

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 * Chapter 8** March 3rd 2009, Tuesday
 * Vocabulary**
 * Wheezing** - breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest


 * Sibilance** - hissing sound


 * Herbs** - plants with weeds

How did Juan think of his Master? How long did Cristobal and Alvaro stayed? Who's Augustias? Describe Paquita.
 * Questions**

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Vocabulary Words**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> -February 25th 2009, Wednesday-

sentence: I have a apprehension of what will happen in parent/teacher conference.
 * apprehension**: anxiety; fear

sentence: I conscientiously fought the lion.
 * conscientiously**: honorable; carefully

sentence: The statue of liberty seemed so exquisite when the man got off the boat.
 * exquisite**: beautiful; of highest quality

sentence: That person is so haughty that no one really likes him
 * haughty**: arrogant; proud

sentence: To finish the project you should work on it intermittently and try not to finish it all in one day.
 * intermittent**: periodic; on and off

sentence: I'll tell you my intrigue to kill him at our meeting place.
 * intrigue**: secret plot

sentence: The painting of a women was so meticulous, the painter even drew in her wrinkles.
 * meticulous**: detail-oriented; precise

sentence: A stranded dog was quivering outside.
 * tremulous**: quivering; trembling

sentence: I could feel trepidation as I got ready for my performance.
 * trepidation**: nervousness; uncertainty

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Recipe for Joy**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> February 24th 2009, Tuesday

Ingredient
 * 1cups of no homework
 * 3teaspoons of friends
 * 5hours of playing
 * 5pounds of junk food
 * 2spoons of break

Directions First mix 2poons of break and 1cups of no homework together. Then, pour 5hours of playing in to the mixture of break and no homework. Then, sprinkle 5pounds of junk food on the mix and put it in a oven. Bake it for 30minutes and 40degrees celcius, take it out. And lastly, decorate 'Joy' with 3 teaspoons of friends.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Biography of Baroque Artist**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Feruary 13th 2009, Friday [|Peter Paul Rubens] (1577-1640) Painter CHRISTINA YANG