Michelle+S



The serpents children 10 chapters summary

July 3rd quiz 


 * Poetry Forms notes

Odes**

the bop Ballad Tanka
 * **type of poem accompanied by music or thing**
 * **usually sung**
 * **meditative/serious**
 * Sonnet**
 * **12 lines**
 * **10 syllables per lines**
 * Sonnet**
 * **originated from europe**
 * **means "little song"**
 * **willam shakespeare**
 * Quatrain**
 * poetry stanze w/ four lines
 * ancient civilizations (rome or greek)
 * iambic pentameter
 * poetic argument w/ three stanzas
 * stanza is followed with repeating line
 * story


 * japaese poems consisting of five units
 * older that haiku
 * 5-7-5-7-7 syllables

Abecedarian project

verb quiz may 25th

Gene's haikus 5/22/09

1. spring 2. autumn and winter 3. flying, bird and the sky

Confusing Words 5/20.09



Poetry Project (musical intelligence)



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 * Internet Quiz Results

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Color poem
blue a bruise on your leg a bowlful of blueberries the eyes of a beauty the sound of the ocean a waterfall a bluejay calling the taste blue rasberry lollipops cough medicine blueberry poptarts the summer breeze rain in a drought a burst of fresh air

blue can calm you down

I am Poem I am death I dress in a cloak of darkness I need a soul to devour I am related to sadness and fear I vacation to the dark depths of hell My job is to collect dying souls I desire you to fear me dear, for i am death.

Haikus

Haiku 1 the fog covers all the city covered in white the translucent white

haiku 2 the sun shines through clouds sparkling on the rain drops and lighting the day

haiku evaluation 5/11/09

Seung

warm and breezy days blooming of pretty flowers in Korea spring

Voice: 3 evidence: the writting attempts to connect with the readers in an earnest, pleasing, but impersonal manner

Word choice: 3 evidence: the words and phrases are functional with only one or two fine monments

Colin

Nice weather nearbyEven in the poorest place In Korea spring

Voice: 3 evidence: the writer seems aware of the purpose, and attemps to select content and structures that reflect it..

Word Choice: 3 evidence: familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination.

Springtime in Korea Haiku 5/7/09

Haiku #1 the gloomy sky looms the asphalt sidewalks glisten the rain starts to fall

Haiku #2 flowers start to bloom sparkling sun through the clouds summer's coming near

Homework may 7th

critical thinking questions 1. ellen went away with lochinvar because the other man she was to marry was slow in love and a cowardy soldier. 2. female characters seem to like lochinvar more and the males seem to be more harsh on him. 3. lochinvar's behavior at the wedding shows that he only cared about the woman who denied the marrige. 4. no, i dont think his actions were justified. he prevented the marrige of ellen and the other man. 5. the poem shows that lochinvar is romantic and brave. it shows that he is brave when they say he is dauntless at war and romantic when he runs away with his love....

media type="file" key="blues.mp3" blues poem

my baby left me like the drug, the pain just goes on my baby left me the drug, the pain, they both go on

my money, where'd it go? i guess it left me too not good enough for anything the drugs and the pain, please just stop

i think the world has left me now there's nothing left my honey, my money, its all left me

Middle Matters Poem (earth day poem)

oh earth, a place for nature now the vibrant colors fade to grey as humanity destroys all there was

how long will it be before all we know will fall? how long will it be before all the mother nature start to call?

we need the antidote for all that we've become wreaking damage upon what has provided life for us and never giving anything back

as the earth starts to get warmer it'll be the end of us but with our blood, sweat and hope, we will get this planet back on its feet

HW april 23

i think that the author has chosen the title "race is poetry" because she is comparing ethnicity to poetry. the author is saying that there are many types of ethnicities such as white, black, or asian. Even though we al look different, she says that we are more alike than unalike. she compares this to poetry because poetry has many typs, like humankind, but it is still the same poetry. i thought that the poem was meaningful, and the title enhances the meaning,

HW due april 27 1. the mood of seal is happy and quick when the author describes the seal. three words that help to create the mood are zoom, whoop, and twist. 2. an image that contribute to this feeling is the little calf that the author talks about. it seems to be cute, and it totters when licked by its mother, which means it is very small. 3. i think that in pasture, the "you" refers to the calf. in seal, i think the "you" refers to another seal. 4. if the seal became "the shark", i think the mood would be much more scarier or dark, instead of th light mood of this poem. 5. some things that both poems have in common is the mood. it is light, and happy. also, they both describe something. The seal describes a seal and the pasture describes his chores and the little calf.

Earth Day Poem 4/23/09

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oh earth, a place for nature now the vibrant colors fade to grey as humanity destroys all there was

how long will it be before all we know will fall? how long will it be before all the mother nature start to call?

we need the antidote for all that we've become wreaking damage upon what has provided life for us and never giving anything back

as the earth starts to get warmer it'll be the end of us but with our blood, sweat and hope, we will get this planet back on its feet

List Poem 4/21/09

things students //should// say when they didn't do homework

my little brother pooped on it my mom drooled on it when she fell asleep on the table my dad fell asleep on it on the sofa after coming home from work and it got stuck in his pants ummm...i didn't have anything to eat this morning andi was desperate!

Emily dickison
 * 1st well known poet is longfellow
 * jefferson
 * women were expected to be able to read
 * literary talent were for men
 * age of 30-66 stayed at home
 * brother austin dickison

diamante poem



shape poem (heart) title: <3

My heart is tree strong and alive it holds love for everything and still has room for some more

HW due april 20th 5 essays april 20th (the paragraphs came out wierd and scrunched up)

“Two Kinds” by Amy Tan The story that I read is called “Two Kinds”, written by Amy Tan. This short story is from one of Amy Tan’s books, called the Joy Luck Club. This story is about Amy and her mother who live in America. Her mother thinks that in America, you can be anything you wanted to be. She tested Amy’s abilities everyday with high hopes and failed expectations. Amy was then forced to take piano lessons everyday for two hours with a deaf old man who watched the keys while she played. Knowing he was blind, Amy did not bother to correct her mistakes, and Mr. Chong’s aged eyes were too slow to see her mistakes. Her mom then enrolled her in the talent show where she had to play a piece. Because she never cared for her mistakes, she put on a horrible show. She disgraces and embarrassed her mother, who bragged that her daughter was extraordinary at playing the piano. She had even saved up to buy Amy a piano. Amy then stops playing the piano and rebels from her mother, who wants her to be an obedient daughter who does everything she told her to. But, later in her life, her mother offered the piano to Amy as a sign of forgiveness. I can really connect with this story. It reminds me when I used to live in Canada and took piano lessons. I also took part in the talent show, but, on the other hand, did not make a fool of myself by making many mistakes. I was extremely nervous with the whole middle and elementary school’s little eyeballs focused on me, but I succeeded in impressing them with my skills. The protagonist in this story is Amy tan herself, while the antagonist could be seen as her mother. I think that the antagonist is the mother because she is constantly telling Amy what to do and bothering her with little “tests” to test her ability and if she could become a prodigy. An example of symbolism would be when Amy’s mother offers her the piano. This is a sign of forgiveness of all the struggles between them in the longs years of the past. Also, I think the “two halves of the same song” means that Amy had two sides of her. The one who never tried to become what she could have, and the one who tries her best to become something better.

The hummingbird that lived This story is about a boy and a man who save a hummingbird from its death. It is written by William Saroyan and is called the Hummingbird That Lived Through the winter. What happens in this story is that a boy walks home from school. He then spots blind old Dikran in the middle of the road trying to distinguish what is in his hand. He comes up to the boy and asks what it is. It turns out to be a dying hummingbird. Together they enter Dikran’s house and warm up some honey. In the old man’s hand, the small hummingbird flutters back to life after taking small dabs if the warm honey, and after the man and the boy’s relief, it is released back outside. This reminds me of my experience with my friend in Canada and a struggle to keep her dog alive. I stayed with her at her house and comforted her, while her sick dog stayed at the vet, 90 percent chance that he’d die. About three days later, she received a call from the vet, who said that her dog had overcome the disease and that he’ll be good to go in about week. She was extremely relived with this news and all the efforts of trying to save the life of her dog had paid off. The protagonists were both the boy and Dikran. This is because they both plat equally important roles in the story. I think that there was no antagonist in this story. An example of symbolism in the story would have to be the hummingbird, because it is something that both the boy and Dakran want to save. Also, I think the bird means hope and desperation in the story.

Seventh Grade A boy named Victor is returning to school for seventh grade. He likes a girl, teresa, but will she like him back? This story is called seventh grade and is written by Gary soto. A boy named victor has a huge crush on teresa, who coincidentally is in his advisory, math, and English and French classes. Trying to impress her, he clamed that he knew French. When the teacher asks him to say something, he says some garble that just sounds iike French. The teacher, knowing that he does not know French, decides to shut up. Then, victor is always looking for Teresa, and she begins to show signs of liking him back. I can relate to what happens in this story, especially when victor pretends that he can speak French. This sort of thing happened in my Chinese tutoring and I felt very embarrassed. The protagonist in this story is Victor, of course. I would say that there is no antagonistic character in this story, because victor is never harassed by anyone.

A Boy and a Man This short story is called a Boy and a Man. It is about a man who is stick inside a large, icy crevasse 20 feet down, who is saved by just a “boy”. Rudi calls into the depths of the crevasse to be answered by a man. He is stuck inside and needs help getting out. The only way to get him out of the crevasse is to go back down the mountain and back up with help. This would take too long and the man would surely die. So, Rudi ties his pants and shirt onto his staff and lowers it. Then he painfully lifts the man out of the crevasse. Then he finds out that the man is actually Captain Winter, one of the greatest hikers. I can relate to when Rudi was pulling up the man from the crevasse and trying his best to try to save his life and that he was only just a boy. When I was a small child, I used to draw very well and creatively for my age. I also used to be smarter than the average 4 year old, and I was just a little girl. The protagonists in this story are Rudi and captain Winters. I feel that there as no antagonist because nobody was being openly hostile to either if them. I think that an example of symbolism in the story would have to be when Rudi is pulling with all his strength to save the captain. It represents that no matter hoe small you are, you can do anything if you try your best.

All Summer in a day What would it be like to live on a planet where it rains all the time and has been raining for 1,000 years? Well, Margot lives in a place just like that, which is on Venus. In this story, a washed out-looking girl named Margot is living on Venus. Is always raining there. She had been two when she moved from earth to Venus, and she still remembers the sun, but the other kids don’t believe her. On her planet, the sun rises for just one hour and then sinks back down again to welcome more rain. The kids lock her up in a closet because they think she is lying and go outside to find that the sun is shining. Then, it goes back down. They suddenly remember Margot and let her out of the closet. I can relate to this when the kids don’t believe Margot. In third grade, I was in Toronto and I was near where the red carpet was. Then, I spotted Orlando Bloom. I was so exited but disappointed that I couldn’t go up to him. I told my friends and nobody believed me. The protagonist in the story is Margot. The antagonists are the children who bother and bully her. Margot is shy but kind and the other kids are loud and mean. They are cruel little things. I think that an example of symbolism in the story is when the children lock Margot in the closet and feel guilty after seeing the so-called sun. This represents the biases and prejudices of the kids, that Margot is a liar.

figurative language examples

Alliteration: a big black bug bit a big black bear assonance: the the june moon loomed over the dark hill onomatopoeia: the guitar squealed imagery: the steam rolled off the freshly baked loaf of bread in curls metaphor: his eyes were daggers simile: the car was as red as blood hyperbole: she had a land mass of cat. personification: the alarm screamed at her allusion: he jumps on things like super mario synecdoche: do you play the keys dude? conceit: my magnetic love only applied to him paradox: a little bit of exercise wont kill you symbolism: heat of coal antithesis: no, duh

's portrait 4/16/09

His face is like armor. protects him and shields him from the real world

his eyes are like aquamarine gems clear blue and yet pure.

his lips are morphine. they can knock you out

his voice is music to my ears pleasant and something i cant stop listening to

his heart holds love that is as red as a strawberry

he lives in a world full of color and eats hearts

Poem notes 4/14/09 · Rhythm of a poem enhances the poem · Rhyming makes the rythm

blues poem:


 * find your feelings
 * Express yourself. Now that you have an emotion, you need a line that will convey that feeling
 * Repeat it. The essence of a blues song involves repeating the opening line.
 * rhyme it
 * give it a name

self portrait peom 4/14/09

my mouth is like a a boom box. it goes where i go and blares out good music :D

my eyes are like little brown diamonds. they sparkle and shine and you just can't look away.

my hands are vices they reach out and grab you and never let go

my hair is a veil it keeps me a secret till the last monment....

my heart holds truth that is as red as blood i live in a world that has become a place where no one wants to stay.

Parable 4/10/09

Lesson: learn to forgive and forget.

in a small town, there lived a small boy with the name of Jared who was 11. he had many friends who he was best friends with for a long time. he became better and better friends as they grew up together. one day, when they were both 16, his friend matt admitted that he had a girlfriend. jared was happy for him and they celebrated together.

the next week, jared waited for matt at the bus stop, because they promised to meet there and go to the bowling alley. Matt never showed up and Jared waited for 3 hours at the stop. finally, he got fed up and called him yet again. matt finally picked up and there was party music in the background. Jared asked why he never showed and matt told him that he had a date with his girlfriend. jared thought that Matt didn't care about him anymore and only liked his girlfriend. he was deeply scarred and did not talk to matt. three years later in university, jared and Matt coincidentally met. jared acted cold to him. Matt said, "dude! i lost contact with you after i turned sixteen! where were you? i hope you're not STILL mad at me for forgetting about bowling. come on, people forget sometimes. forgive me?" Jared suddenly felt regretful. he looked back at the memories and realized that he should have said sorry to matt a long time ago. "of course i'll forgive you!", jared yelled, and gave Matt a bear hug.

Warmup 4/10/09

Poem: **Blair had a fat bat** Blair had a fat bat Its nose was puke green as shoe. And everywhere that Blair went The bat was sure to go.

It followed her to toilet one day Which was against the rules. It made the children punch and fart To see a bat at toilet.

Rhyme 2 syllable word 4/7/09

word: gargle rhymes with: marble, able, garble,

Word choice evaluation: seung 4/1/09 word choice: 3 Evidence: E-the words and phrases are functional with one or two fine moments. Example: I now practiced on and on whenever i thought of it and anytime in my leisure time.

Mundane, striking words 3/31/09
 * Mundane || Striking ||
 * sticking out || Protruding ||
 * Funny || Hilarious ||
 * Sad || Depressing ||
 * sleep || shut-eye ||
 * evil || satanic ||
 * grumpy || cranky ||
 * cute || adorable ||
 * walk || stride ||
 * saw || peered ||
 * spun || twirled ||

Writting Gym 3/31/09 station #2: 25. Imagine you woke up one morning and found that you had switched places with a dog or a cat. Think what it would be like. What would you do? Write a story of your day as a dog or a cat.

It was a bright sunny morning and the warm grass underneath me felt soft. I yawned once, and stretched out my four legs. Wait… four legs!?!? I jerked upward from where I was sitting in confusion and spun around in little doggie circles trying to figure out what was happening to my body. The gears in my brain clicked together. I. Was. A. Dog. I started to hyperventilate from the panic and anxiety. “why am I a dog?!?! Why do I still think human? Am I still human-brained but just trapped in this body? I’m not going to be able to live in this way for the rest of my life! I was started by a grumbling noise and footsteps coming toward me. I looked around, and Oh My God. I saw myself, except that I was not talking properly and amusing myself by sniffing at everything. I guess the dog and I switched places. I sighed.

I trotted along the sidewalk in front of my house. I paced, thinking about what I should do. A sudden yell from the house woke me from my stupor. I looked about with me little doggie eyes to see my mom flapping her arms and yelling at me. No, not the “trapped-in-the-body-of-a-dog-Michelle”, but the “my-dog-who-was-stuck-in-MY-body” me. She yelled things like, “Michelle! What do you think you’re doing? Are you insane? Why are you trying to eat the car? Michelle!!!” I felt embarrassed because the dog that was stuck in my body was making a fool of myself. But hey, what could I do? It was a //dog//. I sighed and after my mother decided to take my “stuck-in-my-body-dog” to the hospital to check its brain, I trotted along the road to find some more adventures.

To be continued….. ==

== Grocery List 1. cookies 2. cola 3. cereal


 * Cookies:** cookies cookies cookies! not those crumbly and crispy ones, but the soft and chewy ones that melt in your mouth. mmmm. mouthwatering. get at least two packages. im getting a sudden cookie-crave. i guess its not so bad that i would kill for a cookie, but my brain is telling me to eat a cookie, or else.


 * Cola:** COKE! not pepsi. Pepsi sucks. Period. its flavor is quite "hollow", if you know what i mean. On the other hand, coke has a more rich flavor. Coke stays fizzy while pepsi goes flat in 20 minutes. remember that.


 * Cereal:** cereal!!!! i LOVE cereal!. remember to eat with only lactose free milk, I'm allergic to dairy and if i drink milk, im going to get horrible cramps. get the kind of cereal that does not make the milk all sweet and sticky and icky. gross. get something like Frosted Flakes, or Captain Crunch. xD

Childrens writting: voice=====

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The Day I Took the Spotlight http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/we-speech.htm Voice: 3 evidence: C. The writer occasionally reveals personal details, but primarily avoids **risk**. exapmle: Sometime in February, my teacher told us all about the Woodmen of America speech contest. The topic was “people who have overcome obstacles in their lives If they Only Knew http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wi-ifonly.htm voice: 5 evidence: C. The writer takes a **risk** by the inclusion of personal details that reveal the person behind the words. example: My friends cared about my health, but they failed to care about me. Truthfully, all I wanted was for them to love me for me and not to obsess over my shortcomings.=====

Juan de Pareja Paper

Class work warmup 3/18/09

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The steady beat of thumping in my heart grew faster and faster. It was more of a collaboration than a unchanging beat, but that wasn't problem right now. Well, it could be if it was pumping too fast and my blood was flowing too fast and my veins exploded. I think I'm going to suffocate from lack of air in the large, white bag. I mean, life was perfect underground with my sisters and brothers. As for my parents... we don't talk about them. But then one day the farmer (also known as the mass murder of carrots) came, washed me with some dirty water, and put me into the bag, soggy and unclean.======

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I must have passed out. I wonder how long it's been since the farmer slammed the door to take us to the end of the world. People say that once you enter, you never come out- and nobody has ever came back. Oh yeah- there was one bag that came back. Everybody in the bag seemed to be safe until they were taken in the farmer's house. We don't know what happen to them. KREEEEEK. Uh oh. He's getting out. SLAM. He's placing us on a table... and another farmer is coming by! Why is he coming toward me? Hey! WAIT! I see his wide mouth opening up. Oh no.======

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relevant details, and the use of natural, engaging language. ex) We don't know what happen to them. KREEEEEK. Uh oh. He's getting out. SLAM. He's placing us on a table... and another farmer is coming by! Why is he coming toward me? Hey! WAIT! I see his wide mouth opening up. Oh no.======

sounds natural. ex) The steady beat of thumping in my heart grew faster and faster. It was more of a collaboration than a unchanging beat, but that wasn't problem right now.
Word Choice Exercise classwork mach 16th words: intelligent, baby, amusement park  In a large town about two years ago, was a large, very famous amusement park. Every two months, there was a special event. On Monday, there was a new poster that was plastered to the wall. It read, “NEW!!! Ultra-brilliant baby with the mind of a 30-year old!” I stared at the poster for a few more seconds. “A baby with the mind of a 30-year old?!?!”, I thought. It was very unbelievable. I decided to go see for myself. I stepped into a large, circular space to find myself amongst people who were oohing and aahing at something in the center. I squeezed myself in between people to see the baby. Sandwiched between the watchers, I witnessed the amazing baby. He spoke perfectl y in his squeaky baby voice with perfect grammar and vocabulary. When asked questions, he would answer like a genius, using all of his knowledge. I was extremely taken back. I returned to my home and sat on the bed, dwelling over how intelligent the baby was.

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evidence: B. The writer seems aware of a purpose, and attempts to select content and structures that reflect it. Word choice: 3 evidence: **A.** Words are **adequate and correct in a general sense**, and they support the meaning by not getting in======

Things that annoy me: stupid little kids. 3/13/09 The most annoying thing ever is small insolent children and toddlers. They wail and scream in public, and their amiable-looking mothers do nothing to shut them up. Also, they can be very rude. They thrash their little rotund arms and legs around, screaming their little heads off. Then, they also sometimes stare at you in a dull stupor at some sparkly piece of jewelry, stretching their arms out to try and grab it.I think small kids should behave more…. civilized.

4. Explain the main reasons why you think students drop out of school.

I think that students drop out of school for many reasons. They may not have enough money to support their education, so they are forced to drop out. Drug or alcohol abuse or addictions can also influence students to crop out of school. lastly, students drop out of school to become a musician, artist, and so on.

Many students all over the world, not just in the United States, don't have enough money to support their education. Their parents could have lost their jobs during the global recession and lost a lot of money.

Alcohol or drug addictions are becoming more common these days. Students get peer pressured at school to smoke, or drink t parties. Then, they think its cool to smoke, do drugs, or smoke, so eventually, they end up doing it frequently. They continue doing this until it becomes an addiction. Also, with all the stress from school, university, or college, students could start drinking or smoking to relive the stress until it becomes an addiction and gets out of hand.....

These days, there are many bands and musicians out there who have dropped out of school to go on tour and play music. Students who listen to these musicians or bands sometimes ook up to them, and inspire them to start a band, drop out of school, and perform, because you don't have much time to play in a band and make music while studying busily for tests and exams.

Dropping out of school has become more common and not taken too seriously, unless they have no other choice because they do not have enough money to support their education. Students are rehabilitated for substance abuse and addiction, and lastly, because of future jobs they want.

I Juan de pareja chapter 8 questions, vocab, summary 3/4/09

1. why did the king not speak much? 2. who was Angustias? 3. what was written in the note the Paquita wanted Juan to give to Juand Baustida? Vocab 1. idolize 2. hearty 3. despondency

I Juan De Pareja Chapter 7 question 3/02/09

1. what was the name of the flower that mistress used to make the tea to soothe master’s eyes with? 2. Who was Dona Trini? 3. What did Juan want from Dona Trini? 4. Why didn’t anybody want to buy the kitten? 5. What was the kitten’s name? 6. What did the King want master to do in Italy? 7. Who traveled in a box on the trip? 8. What was the diet that master was used to? 9. Who’s paintings were master planning to copy? 10. Who died at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 6 10 questions I Juan de Pareja 1. what did the slaves do while standing behind their masters? 2. who was playing the instrument? 3. who did juan fall in love with? 4. what did Mr. mendez look like? 5. what was miri worrried about? 6. what happens when miri gets an attack? 7. what was the only thing that was sad about being a slave for Juan? 8. where did miri leave to? 9. why did Juan wake up at night? 10. what did he dream?

Recipe Assignment 2/25/09

Writting Gym 2/25/09 1. Write about what you think the world will be like in 100 years.

in 100 years, i think the world's technology will be like nothing we have imagined. there will be robots doing chores and labor, like in the movie i, robot. instead of taking the road, cars would fly across the sky to get to places. in 100 years, the world will be an interesting place to live in.

Writting gym 2/23/09

Michelle Sohn 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.

sometimes i can get mad and stressed from school and grades. i usually hide it from other people and keep all my thoughts bottled up inside me. i am very good at hiding my emotions from people. when i am all bubbly and happy looking on the outside, i may actually be extremely annoyed and angry on the inside. when this gets overwhelming, i take it out by listening to loud music, or playing my guitar. i can also relax by chilling with friends at the mall.

Spanish Biography (February 13th)