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=**Serpent's children**= a. What are three things that you liked about the character in your novel. Be specific by giving examples. I liked Cassia trying her best like preparing the meals and trying to take care of the people around her. b. What were the three most important events? Mother died, Father came crippled, Foxfire went away to the golden mountain to earn money c. In what ways are you different from the main character? Be specific. I would have hit Foxfire for being a coward and I would also have been angry at Peony for not woring her amount of share and expecting others to do her work. I would have followed Foxfire to America to earn money too. d. List five things about the setting of the story. Set in China, a small village called Three willows, Father dreams of an Revolution. Foxfire leaves to America when the so called demons, the British continue to destroy(?) their culture. e. What do you think are three major themes (messages that the author is trying to get across) in the story? Why? He mentions that family has to stick together through the main character's mother's death, that poverty can be a brutal thing, and old people should accept the new ways of life. f. What are three good things you could say about this book? It was very detailed, and the way the author tried to communicate with the reader was effective using letters. HE interprets the feelings of the main characters very well, making all of them different and unique as a real person can be.

=__**Note**__= Tanka is a form of Japanese poem Older than haiku Five lines

=__**note**__= Quatrain consists of four lines appears from long ago used in many languages and continues to be. The heroic stanza or elegiac stanza

The Bop form of poetic argument consisting of three stanzas. chorus

Tercet 4 lines maximum short poems Couplet Two lines, very short Rhyme Combination- can become a bigger rpoem

Ode: a long dark poem musical

Sonnet 14 lines using of a number. One of the poetic forms. Meansa little song Usually long poems Types: Curtail, Pushkin

=__**Haiku of Gene**__= 5/22 Sky, Season, Sun

=__Serpent thing Summary__= 5/22

=__Warm up__= 5/20





=__Poetry Project__= 5/14



=__All I Want is..__= 5/13 All I want is someone to cook Someone to eat

All I want is someone to cook Someone to whip Someone to bake

All I want is someone to cook Someone to stir Someone to steam Someone to boil

All I want is someone to cook Someone to whip Someone to bake Someone to steam Someone to boil

All I want is something to eat

=__**Animals Go to School**__=

I came across a Raccoon

On the way to school

His tail was very bushy

And his claws were very very thick

I hid him in my backpack

So that teacher would not see

He stayed there very quietly

Until frightened by a cockroach

=__I Can't Write a Poem__= Forget it You must be kidding Poems are pointless My dog ate my poem My baby brother chewed on it My mom thought it was trash(totally understandable) I don't like my teacher My tutor told me not to write poems I wrote too many poems already I'm good anyways. Time's up? Uh oh! All I have is a dumb list of excuses. You like it? Really? No kidding. Thanks a lot. Would you like to see another one 

=__2 Haiku__= 5/11 Water the flowing water streaming in a line slowly the cold water rushes in

Wind soft and comforting hugging the green plants and trees warmly soothing breeze

=__Haiku Grading__= 5/11

Bugs

Bugs crawl out to us. Weird bugs emerge suddenly We spank them very hard!

Johnny Word choice: 5. Striking words or phrases often catch the reader's eye and linger in the readers mind. Voice: 3. The writer attempts to connect with the audience in a earnest, pleasing, but impersonal manner

Nectar in flower Bees moving nectar somewhere In Korea Spring

Mike Word choice: 3. The language is functional, even if it lacks much energy. Voice: 1. The writer seems indifferent to the topic and the content.

=__**Haiku**__= 5/7 Many mosquitoes cherry falling everywhere Kids run devastatingly.

Staying afterschool Seeing weird people a lot Reading boring books

=__Crtical thinking Questions__= 5/6

1. Why do you think Ellen went with Lochinvar, even though she'd agreed to marry another? I think Ellen went with Lochinvar because she knew that her groom was everything Lochinvar wasn't and Lochinvar urged Ellen sweetly to come with him and swept her off her feet. 2. How do the female characters and male characters differ in response to Lochinvar? Well, the girls were in awe of Lochinvar's bravery and loyalty while the bridegroom just sat there, the father fuming, and the mother fretting. Women talk a lot?? and gossip? 3. What does Lochinvar's behavior at the wedding reveal about his values? He just barges in, raiding a wedding that about to take place, pretty much ignores everybody except the girl and takes her and flees with her. Some might view it stupidly brave and stupidly faithful to love. 4. Do you think Lochinvar's actions were justified? Why or Why not? Lochinvar did come in to save his dandy girlfriend, but he interrupted a wedding at a holy church and it was still not enough because he had to swing around his little knife to show who's the boss to Ellen's father, which isn't very smart to do to your future father-in-law. He is brave, but he acted first before he paused to think. What would people say? "A fiery young man". 5. In literature, knightly behavior is characterized by bravery and a romantic attitude women. towards women. Hoe does this poem illustrate such characteristics? A brave, skillful knight (Lochinvar) appears, blinded by his love for Ellen, prevents her from getting an unhappy marriage and takes her away.

=__I Don't Understand__= 4/30 I don't understand why People lie People sulk or fight

I don't understand why Bush became the president before why there is the influenza going around and why we have to do "I don't understand"

Mine won't work for the garage band. It gives me a window that it was enabled and the blues file keeps getting erased so I can't sing over it??????? I have no idea. And then it says it went over time and it won't save......

=__**Blues**__= 4/28 I'm on the ground sulking, All tears and anger for I lost everything, I say I lost everything I say, Peeps tell me, Nothing comes without a price

An' look how it proved true! My shiny goldy money left me I got nothin now Without my money now My sparkling money left me I say it is a sad thing

Cause I'm walking round the streets without my money that left me I'm sulking on the ground for I lost everything YEEAHHHH

=__**Middle Matter Poem by Christine**__= 4/28

Earth Day poem The wind settles in paying its respects, touching the ground with its soft whispering hands The water rushes in paying its respects, touching the ground with its tender cold hands Then people come, paying their respects, touching ground with their glowing warm hands All hoping for a better day and a better home.

=**Literature Book p.754-755**= 4/27 1. How would you describe the mood of "Seal"? Find at least three words or images that help create this mood. A: The seals seems overly excited, exploring and catching fish in the sea. The three words are swerve, twist, and zoom.

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? A: The images "Raking the leaves away" and "little calf that totters when she licks with he tongue".

3. Who might be "you" be that the speaker of "The Pasture" is addressing? Who do you think is being addressed as you in "Seal"? In both "The Pasture" and "Seal" they are addressing the reader if their poem to feel more involved and feel more closer.

4. Suppose seal become "Shark". In what ways would you change this poem?

See how his sleek lean body comes out from the dark cave with a boom! Through his watery room eating fish and more fish, and even giant whales, through the deep dark water. See how he swims With a swerve and a twist, A snap of his jaws and the greedy glint in his eyes! Quicksilver-quick, Quieter than a mouse He plunges And sweeps away; Before you can think, Before you can utter Words like "Dill pickle" Or "Apple Butter," Back down he swims Past Sting Rays and lesser fish, slinking back into the darkness for he is full... Before you can say Whatever you plead, He plops at your side With a mouthful of you!

5. What do the speakers in "The Pasture" and "Seal" have in common? Support your answer with details from the poems.

A: "The Pasture" and the "Seal" both seems to try to invite the reader in. Both infer to "you" the reader, and both poems have enjoyable, warm happy tones. Both describe mainly the actions. Like the "little calf tottering along" in "The Pasture" and "With a swerve and a twist, A flip of flipper, A flick of wrist!" from the "Seal"

"Before you can think, Before you can utter..." //- Seal// by William Jay Smith

"I shan't be long.--- You come too. " - //The Pasture// by Robert Frost

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 * Earth Day Poem**

=Comments= 4/22 Racist??? Fredom a free way of expressing yourself with poetry I likey~ Race is Poetry Not everyone is the same. THey are unique. But she states that we are more "alike" then "unlike".

=**List Poem**= 4/21 STUDYING

We need it for the SATs, PSATs, SSATs, And ACTs We need it for college Harvard, Stanford, Brown, MIT, UCLA, Cornell, University of Chicago, Princeton, Etc, etc, etc. We pick up our pencils and start scribbling down the answers AND GET IT ALL WRONG.

=Comments on Video= - 1830 born - tried to find the identity of United States - Women treated lowly - Never left home for 26 years - "The day came slow, till five o'clock....The purple could not keep the eat.... the happy winds their timbrels took.. The orchards sparkles like a Jew.. You left me, sweet, two legacies, You lef me boundaries of pain..." - Poem works in layers - Father was a successful lawyer and senator - Religion was important - Austin Dickinson and Emily were close - Shakespere and George Elliot,etc - wasn't able to marry the man she loved - Sophocles, Scott, Dickens, etc

=Acrostic Poem= Dessert

Derived by Eating Satisfaction So enormous, a radar told me where it was.

=**Shape Poem**=

The Football

Warm brown and the color of bitter sweet chocolate The small ball can shape people's lives injuries, death, and fame follows The vicious fight for the small, chocolate brown, oval shaped ball.

=**Figurative language**=

Alliteration: Lions Laughing at Lollipops...

Assonance: I hope you like blue

Onomatopoeia: Echoing wedding bells

Metaphors: She is such a pig

Simile: She dances like a wooden stick

Hyperbole: I have the worst mother in the whole world.

Personification: The wind snatched the scarf away

Allusion: My father jumps like Spiderman

Synecdoche: He has so many mouths to feed

Conceit: Shall I compare thee toa summer's day? - Shakespeare

Paradox: Friendship is Ignorance

Symbolism: A dove passes by....

Antithesis: Beautiful way of putting it.

=**_'s portrait**= 4/16

Her hair is like silk Her eyes are like a black diamond from India She smells sweet like aloe Her height is small compared to a giraffe but very tall compared Hyun-soo. Her heart holds warmness and compassion for drawing that is red as fire She lives in the amazon more independent than anyone and eats what she wants to

=**NOTES ON BLUES**= Heartfelt emotions. Could be sad or happy Express self. Line to convey. Repetition. repeat RHYME IT OVER AND OVER NAME THE TUNE A “BLUESY” TITLE 12 BAR MUSICAL FORMAT

=**Self Portrait**= 4/14 My foot is like the giant's foot from Jack and the Bean-stalk. My teeth are like a rabbit's huge flat front teeth. My eyes are alert as a predators in fear I would lose something. My head is as smart as a parrot and that is the limit. My heart holds terror and hatred, but also happiness and bravery that is black as onyx and white as diamonds I live in never ending rage and peace

=**Warmp-up poetry**= =**4/10**= Fiona had a idiot elephant Its eyes was brown as chocolate. And everywhere that Fiona went The elephant was sure to go.

It followed her to India one day Which was against the rules. It made the children stomp and dance To see a elephant at India.

=**Warm-up Poem**= 4/9 His bitter laugh in the forest Leaved repulsive red blood Whispering up above Chained down by white raw madness For eternity.

=**Writing Methods (HW)**= 4/8 First person point of view: Showing a point of view by using “I” or “we”. Limits the reader to one perspective.

Third person point of view: Relates all action in the third person’s view. Uses pronouns such as “he” or “she”. More freedom in how the story is told.

Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Allusion: An implied or indirect reference. The act of alluding to or hinting towards something.

Biography: a usually written history of a person's life

Character trait: a distinctive but not necessarily invariable feature exhibited by all individuals. Able of being described or measured.

Climax of a novel: The turning point or matching point where the built up conflict reaches to its highest peak. Resolution comes after.

Fable: A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters.

Fiction: imaginative narration

Flashback: Event or scene taking place in the past and narrative is included into the chronological structure of the work.

Foreshadowing: showing something will happen in the future

Free-verse: poetry that does not have a fixed structure and does not rhyme

=**Opposite Gender Critique**= 4/1 1 out of 5(20%) Evidence: Words are so **nonspecific and distracting** that only a **very limited** meaning comes through. Example: There were wars going on and of course the disease called plague was going on. Name cannot be mentioned

=**Mundane and Striking Chart 3/31**=



=Writing Gym Station #2 3/31=

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“Attention please!” the teacher shouted. “We will have a special privilege to go to Osaka in Japan. We will also go to Kyoto, Kinosaki, and Kobe. Kyoto was the capital of Japan over one thousand years! Kinosaki is an old hot spring resort, and Kobe is a harbor city that recovered from an earthquake that occurred in 1995. We’re going to Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium, and the Shitennoji Temple. Other sites are included.=====

The class was worn out because of the tiring two-hour flight but the teacher didn’t pay any mind to their situation. He clapped his hands and told them they were to go to Oska by train.
= = = = = = =**Voice shopping** 3/20=

Coke is always needed. When you feel down, if you drink Coke, it feels as if a hole goes through you. In my opinion, it helps me digest too. I feel satisfied when I look at the sizzling cold coke bottle in my hand.

Ice cream is needed too! I would prefer to buy a pint and eat the whole thing when I'm watching TV, but sadly my mom prevents me from doing that "horrible" act. Not%2Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 hat I care. I've always been stubborn.

Candy is the last thing we need. Candy makes me hyper and energetic. People tell me being hyper is bad. Not that I care. Again. I like candy. So what do I do? I buy candy.

=**Voice Trait**= 3/20 Sixth Grade writer on “Friendship” Voice 5/5 Evidence: The writer connects strongly with the audience through the intriguing focus of the topic, selection of relevant details, and the use of natural, engaging language.

Example: It tastes like homemade bread, the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully mixed and kneaded, then the quiet waiting as the dough rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients.

6-8 grade “The Best Little Girl in the World” Voice 5/5 Evidence: Expository or persuasive writing reflects a strong commitment to the topic by the careful selection of ideas that show why the reader needs to know this. Example: It is an emotionally powerful book about a girl’s fight to survive, and I think every teenager should read it.

Fourth Grade writing on “Rules” Voice 3/5 Evidence: The writer seems aware of a purpose, and attempts to select content and structures that reflect it. Example: Take the garbage cans to the curb on Monday morning before school. Clean the bathroom on Thursday.

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=Writing Gym Word Choice= 3/15~ 3/16 What would a happy cat do in a salon? The Happy Cat in its happy boots came into the salon with a happy smile. The owner was dazzled by the beauty of the Happy Cat.For the Happy cat had soft grey fur that looked like blue, large penetrating moist blue eyes, and ivory teeth that gleamed. The owner was too busy checking his smile out. By accident, she cut his ear off when she meant to cut the unruly fur on its head. The once Happy Cat turned into a Grumpy Cat. The beautiful fluffy fur stood on its back and its eyes turned blood red. The once Happy Cat bared its well polished gleaming teeth at the owner. The owner gulped and her eyes widening, starting to get an idea in what was in store for her. Four hours later, the owner was found on the marble floor unmoving. There was an "X" raked across her bloody face. Two years later, there was a terrorist in England called the Grumpy Cat. The Grumpy Cat terrorized salon owners.

=**Scoring**= 3/13 Voice 4/5 “Why in the world would you like a rat?” Well, excuse me, they are not rats; they are wonderful tiny fur balls called hamsters! Word choice 4/5 none of the words really repeat. But the "They" and "The" could be changed. Sentence Fluency 3/5 could be more smoothly done.

=**5 vocab using packet**=

3/12 Most of all, I am annoyed when people make cynical comments. I mean, sure, it is a joke, but sometimes, it might sound mean. Then, I also dislike insolent brats screaming at their parents with no respect. I also am annoyed when I see college women behaving amiably in front of their boyfriends and talking how disgusting and how mushy he is in a nasal voice to their friend (believe me, I saw this woman with her German boyfriend and later, I heard her saying unpleasant things at the airport). I am also annoyed when I see a person who tells people that have rotund looks should have surgery. For example, I heard a girl in her teens saying that. The thing is, her head was as round as a medium sized pan. I hold no grudges against people who walk somberly down the hallway because I am sure they suffered greatly from complications in their lives, but it makes other people sad when you see them.

=**Rules using packet**= 3/10

All students will behave amiably. If the student endures a long and painful convalescence, they may be excused from tests, assignments, and homework. Cynical comments to the teacher equals detention. Crowds should clap with fervor even if any performances deserve... booing. Insolent students deserve lashes. You can vote the student president by proxy. Rotund students should not be teased or offended in any other way. Students should not walk somberly through the hallways. If we find a student lying in drunken stupor he or she will be suspended.

=**Intros????**= 3/9

All of the hamsters have different kinds of personalities.

1. Hamsters have different personalities. 2. Hamsters are just like people; it is just that they are pea brained. But they do have attitude. Sometimes, they may be plain stupid. 3. Do you think hamsters have personality? 4. Although people usually think hamsters are dull animals that are dumb, hamsters are quite the opposite of the stereotype. 5. What is the animal that looks like a rat and chipmunk at the same time? 6. Hamsters are the kind of rodents that has attitude. 7. Isn’t it astounding to learn that hamsters have personality? 8. Caramel and cream colored soft fur ball.

=**Writing Gym Essay on #14 Station 1**= your favorite animal is your favorite animal.** 3/8
 * 14. Most people like one particular animal more than others. Explain why

Most people like a particular animal more than others. What animal do you prefer? The hamster is my choice. People would frown and say, “Why in the world would you like a rat?” Well, excuse me, they are not rats; they are wonderful tiny fur balls called hamsters!

There are many types of hamsters. The commonly known hamsters are the Golden, Syrian, and Siberian Hamster. But as far as I know, there are more than twenty types of hamsters in the world. For example there’s the sweet hamster called “Pudding” from Japan. It was discovered in 2004, and the Japanese started selling them to different countries.

All of the hamsters have different kinds of personalities. To put it simply, one might be mean, and one might be sweet. They are just like dogs! The only difference is that they are pea brained. However, they can be potty trained too. The Dwarf Hamsters are the hardest to handle. The Dwarf hamster has the color of caramel and the muzzle and belly is white. They are shy and they are scared easily. Most of the time Dwarf hamsters are sweet and affectionate. It is hard to breed them because they receive stress more than others. When hamsters are too “pressured” as you can say, they eat their babies (eyes included). But by research, some say it is just to stop the weak from competing with the strong for their mother’s milk.

My personal reason for liking hamsters is because they are quiet and cheap. They do not bark, meow, or chirp. Occasionally, they might squeak. It is very rare for them to make noise. Also, they have a pouch where they store food. Monstrous amounts of food are not necessary. Hamsters are not expensive. The Golden hamster might be two million won to three million won, but others cost about three thousand or five thousand won.

In conclusion, hamsters are the best pets to have. They vary in species, they have personality, and they are cheap and quiet! What more could you want from an animal? I hope you consider buying hamsters as a pet.

=Writing Gym= 3/4

9. If you could change one thing about your school, what would you Change? Explain why.

Our school is better than other Korean middle schools. However, I cannot be satisfied. The problem with our school is the food. The food should be made that day, not the day before. The quality of the food drastically drops. Also, in Wetern, they shouldn’t give us rice with cutlets and such. They should give us proper fries. I mean, you don’t even know where the rice comes from! I was utterly shocked when I saw one of the staff members in the cafeteria not washing her hands in the bathroom. Not only that, they tried to give me bread that fell on the floor! Who would eat that? Another thing I wish our school would allow is a café. SFS had it. They had caramel milk, macchiato, and cappuccinos. Our school has some teachers that are not responsible and ready to teach. Some do not consider the student’s situation and just do what they want to do. Some are just too lazy or bad at making the students understand the concept of what they are studying. At times, some teachers would use vile languages that should not be used in school.

=Chapter 8: 3 questions & vocab= 3/2

1.Give examples of the people Master painted.

2. What did the King inherit from the Hapsburg line?

3. Did Paquita die before Juan?

Confidant: someone you tell your secrets to or who you talk to about personal things

Paternal: paternal feelings or behaviour are like those of a kind father towards his children

Underlay: thick material that is put between a carpet and the floor

Friendship between the King and the Master grew over time. Paquita found herself a suitor, the Master's apprentice Juan Baustista del Mazo. Paquita makes Juan give a flower to Baustista secretly. Master discovers his relationship with his daughter, and eventually allows them to meet each other. = =

=**Chapter 7 #10 Questions from I Juan de Pareja**= 2/25

Who did Juan always think of?

Where did the Master rest?

When was the King in the studio?

What animals did the King like?

Why did Juan like the church?

Why did Master bathe his eyes on the cooled tea from roses?

Who was the woman called Dona Trini?

Where were the kittens from the palace from?

What kind of kitten did Juan want?

What was the kitten for?

=**Writing Gym**= 2/24 10. We all get angry at times, but different people react in different ways. Some people show their anger openly, and some hide it within themselves. Explain and describe what you do when you get mad.

I show my anger openly, and at times, some people describe me as a bomb. Not a gun, but a bomb. I try not to raise my voice at first, but when I get angry, I explode. My dad keeps his anger hidden, while my mom explodes constantly. When I get mad, my hands itch to kill. Anger takes over and I want to hit something until I bleed. I would throw a chair or a desk, maybe a dictionary book. I need anger control. Seriously. I don’t think I get mad too frequently… People believe that I’m the maddest when I shout, but that is not true. The only time I got the maddest was when a stupid boy tried to get close to my friend for… wrong reasons. Of course, fists and blood was involved. I never want to be that mad again!

=__**Power point Project**__ **(somewhere in January)** =

=__**Recipe for...**__= 2/26 Lifekiller Juice (A recipe for poison and unpleasantness)

Description: Will give you pleasure at first experiencing the sweet aroma of heaven. Thirty minutes later you will vomit uncontrollably with a terrible ache in the head and taste the bitter aroma of hell. Best if you eat with tea. Can’t be seen in coffee.

Ingredients: • Unpleasant memories • Contaminated water • 1 teaspoon Jealousy sugar in studying • 1 teaspoon of Sick salt from betrayal • 1 cup of Black Blood of Hatred from confusion • ¾ of Liquid of Eternity • 4 cups of Powder of Irritation from getting injured • All of Burnt Happiness

Instructions: Put Unpleasant Memories into the bowl a