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Conch Bearer Chat/ Assignment 25/ June 3, 2009

Someone: What happened in the book Me: Anand and Nisha got through the first, second, and thord obstacle. Then he brought the conch and became part of the Brotherhood Someone: Who r the main characters Me: The main characters= Anand, Nisha, and Abhaydatta Me: I think the book was fun Me some fun things is when the snake attacks Anand Me: there was a lot of action in the book Someone: it was okay for me Someone: i think the book should have a sequel because it never tells how he does in Silver Valley Me: you're right i agree Someone: i also think that the book should be more exciting Me: i knida agree, there's some parts that r knida boring

Conch Bearer Chapter 11-19/ Assignment 24/ June 2, 2009

Conch Bearer 2  Chapter 11 (Characters)

In chapter eleven, the characters that come out are Anand, Nisha, and the thing in the river. Anand feels guilty because he broke the protection spells that Abhaydatta casted. Nisha is really scared and doesn’t want to go because Abhaydatta is gone. The thing in the river of the first obstacle bit Nisha.

Chapter 12 (Setting)

The beginning of this chapter happens in between two rocks where Anand and Nisha went to rest and they meet a thing that looked like a squirrel. After that weird ape people take them to their cave. Their cave is on a side of a cliff. Then Anand and Nisha get out of the cave with the help of the thing that looks like a squirrel and they cross the river.

Chapter 13 (Plot)

In this chapter, Anand and Nisha are happy that they got through the river. They also rest a little bit. Then they said they were hungry so squirrel thingy went away to look for food. Later, the squirrel thingy came back with a nut so the squirrel thingy showed them a hole where there were some more nuts. Then, Anand told Nisha that we have to move faster because Surabhanu might be catching up on us. After that, they got to a place where the road went two directions and they chose to go left, but the squirrel thingy told them to go right. When they were choosing which way to go, Nisha told Anand that she thought that the squirrel thingy was Abhaydatta. Then they followed the squirrel thingy until they got to the second obstacle. The second obstacle was a path that was in-between two cliffs with boulders on the tops of the cliffs, but when they tried to go through it the boulders fell down where Nisha was standing before Anand pulled her so the boulder wouldn ’ t land on her. Then they tried to find a way to get through the path, after they tried to go through, but they couldn ’ t get through. Anand noticed that the squirrel thingy was digging so he did it too. After Anand and Nisha dug a lot they found a rock with a hand mark. After Anand put his hand on it, Nisha put her hand on it and a line that went through the path so Anand went through the path and left piles of snow to mark for Nisha where to step when she came. When Anand got to the other side Nisha came, too, but Anand ran out of snow so Nisha ran through the rest of the path. Then Nisha got hit by a rock on leg so Anand took her out of there. Nisha said that Anand had to go to the third obstacle by himself. He could see the peak that he had to go to. He was almost there.

Chapter 14 (Theme)

The theme of this chapter is that Anand figure out what and who the squirrel thingy is, that Surabhanu is controlling Nisha, and that the mongoose (squirrel thingy) fights with the snake (Surabhanu) and the mongoose loses. Another theme is that Anand uses the conch as a weapon.

Chapter 15 (Characters)

The characters in this chapter are Anand, Nisha, the mongoose, the conch, and the voice that comes out of the mountain peaks. Anand bring to conch to the rock. Anand also gets angry because of the voice that came out of the mountain peaks says to just leave the conch that he brought and go away. Nisha is next to Anand at the beginning of the chapter. In this chapter, Nisha can ’ t walk. Anand bring the mongoose with him to the rock. The voice that comes out of the mountain has nothing in it. The voice also tells Anand to leave the conch on the rock and leave and also he tells Anand that if he gets the question that he ’ s going to say they ’ ll let him in. The question is which is the most important, loyalty, compassion, or honesty.

Chapter 16 (Setting)

The setting in this chapter is at the stone where Anand is thinking. Anand is thinking about what the answer is, to the question that the voice from the mountain gave to him. After Anand answered the question right, he got to see some parts of Silver Valley, after the mountain cracked open. Then Anand waited and went into Silver Valley.

Chapter 17 (Plot)

Anand stays in Silver Valley and Govinda shows him places in Silver Valley. Anand learns stuff about Silver Valley when he stays there. Anand asks questions and see people doing stuff. He wants to help, but Govinda says that guests shouldn ’ t do work. He also learns that Nisha is in the outer edges of Silver Valley and that Abhaydatta is not completely healed yet. Then at night, Nisha goes to Anand and they go to Abhaydatta. When they are there, they tell him what they went through together. After that Abhaydatta tells them what happened to him. Chapter 18 (Theme)

In this chapter, Nisha becomes part of the Brother and Sisterhood. Abhaydatta shows him why they didn <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 바탕;">t ask him to join the Brotherhood and he also shows him his family. After that, Anand walked while thinking until he went to the hall where the conch is. Then, the conch helps Anand choose whether he is staying here or going to his family. Anand looks for Abhaydatta to tell him his answer. Anand finds Abhaydatta at the Garden of Stones. Then Anand remembers that Abhaydatta can make people forget and remember stuff. Anand asked a question and then he chose his answer.

Chapter 19 (Characters)

In this chapter, Anand remembers that what happened yesterday for him and he kind of doesn <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 바탕;">t want to do it. Anand also is really excited and happy, too. Nisha is happy for him, too. All the other people are excited. The conch tells him stuff.

Word Confusion Score/ Assignment 23/ May 21, 2009


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Conch Bearer Chapter 1-10/ Assignment 22/ May 19 and 20, 2009 <span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: 바탕;"> __Conch Bearer__ Chapters 1-10

Chapter One (Plot)

In this first chapter Anand (the main character) is working for Haru (a tea shop owner). He also complains about what he needs, to himself. He works for Haru because he and his family need money. This chapter also tells us that Meera (his little sister) saw an accident. Anand believes in magic even though almost everyone tells him magic isn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t real. He wished that his life to become different and later when he goes to the tea shop he sees an old man. Then, Anand is told by Haru to make the man leave so Anand asked him to leave. When Anand takes the old man outside, he gives him some food to eat. After he drank what Anand had given him, he made a weird mark in the air with his hand. Then, he went. Anand felt good about himself because he shared his food with the old man.

Chapter Two (Theme)

The theme of the chapter is that Anand went home and the old man went to his house. When Anand goes home it <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s very windy. Then the old man goes to his house and begins to talk.

Chapter Three (Characters)

In this chapter the old man is a storyteller and healer. He tells what happened to him Anand. Anand is an amazed and excited child. I think Meera is listening to the old man, too, but she doesn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t show any emotion.

Chapter Four (Setting) <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕;"> The setting is at Anand’s tiny house (shack). Anand goes to different places in his tiny house. He goes to the place where the lentils they eat is cooked, he goes to the table where they eat, he goes to the door to let his mother in, and he goes to the place where he sleeps.

Chapter Five (Plot)

In this chapter, he thought he was in a dream because her sister had waked her up (his sister never spoke after he saw the accident). He was very happy to see that his sister was herself again. His mother didn’t believe the old man in the last chapter so he made him get out, but because he healed Meera, his mother believes him now. So he let Anand go on the trip with the old man. He ran to the post office because the old man said to meet there. He looked around until he saw a small alleyway. He went into the alleyway and there was the rooming house there. After he knocked on the door, a man came out and Anand asked if an old man was here. The man said there were a lot of old men that stayed here. So Anand asked if he gave a message to him for Anand. He didn’t tell him the message. The man told him to go away. When Anand went back out of the alleyway he asked a girl if she saw an old man. She said that he would have to take her with him if she wanted to know where he the old man went. Anand said yes, but he didn’t want to. When they were going to the Sialdah train station, the girl told Anand about her life and how she learned where the old man had went. Later, they got to the train station.

Chapter Six (Theme)

The theme of this chapter is about what Anand does at the train station. He goes to the train station and tries to sneak pass the ticket checker, but he gets caught. An old man says that he <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s his sister <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s son and gives the ticket checker two tickets. They go to their train room and the girl he went with is telling him to come back. Anand realizes the old man is Surabhanu. A candy seller comes and saves them.

Chapter Seven (Characters)

In this chapter, Anand is a wandering boy who is looking for the old man. There is also the girl that went with him. She is more like a girl that <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s telling him to do stuff, like <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">“ buy that <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">” or <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">“ buy this <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">”. Another person that <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s in this chapter is a beggar (woman). She tells them that everything lost is usually found at the meeting point. Another character is Abhaydatta (the old man). He is person the girl and Anand are looking for. In this chapter they find him. The girl Anand is going with doesn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t have a name so she chooses one out of two names that Abhaydatta wrote down. The girl <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s name is now Nisha. Nisha annoys Anand because she calls Abhaydatta, Dadaji so easily. Near the last part of this chapter Nisha gets really energetic and excited.

Chapter Eight (Setting)

The settings are at different place in Koila Ganj. Anand, Nisha, and Abhaydatta wander around looking for inn. They get off the bus at Koila Ganj first, though. Koila Ganj is a city where people prepare coal so the place smells bad. They go in a mansion (old) during the night to sleep in, too. They also go in their room, that <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s in the mansion they are staying at.

Chapter Nine (Plot)

In this chapter, Anand, Nisha, and Abhaydatta went to the train station to go to Ranipur. Nisha is acting like Abhaydatta is her grandfather in this chapter and others. When they were on the train, Nisha asked Abhaydatta to tell Anand and herself a story. Abhaydatta told them a story about the one-eyed deer. The story was about a one-eyed deer that was always cautious of the tiger, but it didn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t think that something or someone else might try to kill it from the river <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ s direction (the side his back was against). Anand thought that he felt there was a message Abhaydatta was trying to give him from the story. When they arrived at Ranipur, Abhaydatta bought things they needed (supplies) for Anand and Nisha and they ate stuff. Anand didn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t feel well while he was there. Abhaydatta, Nisha, and Anand start to go in the woods. One time when they were in the woods, they couldn <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">’ t see Abhaydatta. After they found Abhaydatta he told them that it was a test. They found Abhaydatta in a cave. When they were in the cave, Anand told them what he did at the mansion (chapter eight). Then, Abhaydatta said that they needed to keep Surabhanu away from them in the night (today).

Chapter Ten (Theme)

The theme of this chapter is that something happens to Abhaydatta because Anand broke the rubber wall that separated them from Surabhanu. Anand did this because he heard from outside the cave and because he saw his mother. They were taking turns guarding the inside of the cave (making sure no one came in). Also, the conch that, Abhaydatta asked him to carry, talked to him when he needed help.

Poems/ May 12, 2009/ Assignment 21

Wish poem

I wish I had more time to play video games, I wish I had an awesome house, I wish I had a better pencil, I wish I had my own laptop. I wish I had good grades. I wish I had a touch phone. I wish I had an i pod touch. I wish I had a magic wand to make all my wishes come true.

Octopoem

The blue sky The summer warm On the coastline Summer drought people in t-shirts and shorts The air conditioner People watching Star King Drinking slushies.

Mask poem

I am a lion Yellow as a rubber duck I roar I hunt, too I can eat food I can run like an athlete I am a lion

Awesome Haiku poem/ May 8, 2009/ Assignment 20

Sun

The sun sparkles high It brings hope into the day The sun is awesome

Evaluated Haiku poems/ May 8,2009/ Assignment 19

Erika

The <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">warm <span style="color: rgb(61,145,255);">breezes are running Everyone loves <span style="color: rgb(0,128,0);">spring **
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,138,206);">Pink, <span style="color: rgb(244,11,11);">red , and <span style="color: rgb(255,217,0);">yellow

Word Choice: 3.5 E. The words and phrases are functional with only one or two fine moments. Example: "Everyone loves spring"

Su Ahn

Spring The warmth fills the room When the season, spring, comes by And laughter inside

Word Choice: 3.6 B. Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. Example: "The warmth fills the room"

Haiku poems/ May 7,2009/ Assignmnet 18 Springtime

The breeze genty blows A variety of smells Flowers start to bud

Weeds starting to grow Many flowers on a field Plants of many kinds <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">

Pg 348 Questions and Vocab Pg 338-348/ May 4, 2009/ Assignment 17

Questions

1.The main character uses his inventiveness to find food and shelter by eating what the animals eat, by knowing that there is a lot of food in streams, by making maps to mark where food is, by being creative, by looking around his surroundings by thinking well (having good ideas like making his house in a tree), by using the stuff in his surroundings well, by testing stuff out, and by remembering useful things.

2.No, because it's more comfortable to live like a normal person. It's also because it's hard to get food by yourself everyday and make your shelter by yourself. You also sometimes have to eat bad food, too.

3. The author uses descriptive lanuage to help you picture the story's setting as a deserted mountain except in summer. It also describes that a lot of nature lives in the Catskill Mountains.

Vocab

1. warbler- a tiny bird Example: A warbler flew through a small crack in the wall.

2. beech- any tree that's from the genus of Fagus Example: Bob and Bobby planted a beech in their park, but the people who went in and out of the park didn't reconize that the beech was a tree from the genus of Fagus.

3. coltish- feeling wild or unruly Example: I felt coltish when I was in a food fight.

4. aspen- a tree that has soft wood and leaves that tremble in even the tiniest air current Example: The aspen tree heard large sounds when a strong air current from the north blew through it.

5. cascade- a waterfall that falls over a very tall surface that's rocky Example: The fish in the river that was connected to the cascade died because the surface that's rocky kept scraping them when they fell.

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Blues Poem Lyrics/ May 4, 2009/ Assignmnet 16

Poor

I'm poor and sad. I feel like a bad lad. I'm poor and a tad mad. I feel like a mad lad, cause I sat on a bag, and it made a sad lad.

I thanked a man, who gave me a can. I thanked a man, who gave me a can. I gave him my thanks and I said "I can! "

April 28, 2009/ Assignment 15/ Langston Hughes paragraph

Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 and died in May 22, 1967. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. Langston Hughes was an American poet, columnist, short story writer, novelist, and playwright. He was one of the first people who invented jazz poetry in a form of new literary art. A verse in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is Langston Hughes's signature poem. It appeared in Langston Hughes's first book of poetry, __The Weary Blues__. The work he did throughout his life was really helpful in making the artistic part in the Harlem Renaissance because he wrote about his experience and the regular thing the black people in America had to go through. Langston Hughes died from aftereffects of an abdominal surgury he did. He died when he was 65 years old.

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April 24, 2009/ Earth Day Poem/ Synonym Poem/ Assignment 14

__Earth Day__

Earth Day is on Earth, Don't go near your hearth, You help clean the Earth. It might be a pain, but it helps you gain. You gain many things, but you think it's lame.

Happiness Joyfulness, Gladness, Blessedness Happiness is a world filled with gladness.

April 23, 2009/ Earth Day paragraph/ Assignment 13

Earth Day is an event that happens in a lot of countries. Earth day is celebrated on April 22 in the United States. It' s a day made to inspire appreciation and awareness for the Earth's enviorment. Earth Day is celebrated by a lot of countries every year. Senator Gaylord Nelson thought of Earth Day in 1969 and it was thought of in Seattle, Washington. The first Earth Day happened in April 22, 1970 and about 20 million Amercan people participated, with wanting a sustainable and healthy enviorment. When Earth Day happened in 1990, it helped a lot to recycling efforts throughout the whole world. The United Nations celebrate Earth Day when the March Equinox happens. I've just told you some facts about Earth Day, I hope you enjoyed some facts about Earth Day.

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April 23, 2009/ List poem

__Things that make Sounds__
 * Our voices make sounds
 * Instruments, too
 * Computers make sound
 * It hisses and clicks
 * Our feet make sounds
 * When you walk, you hear it
 * A book makes sounds
 * when you turn the page
 * our knuckles make sounds
 * you hear it when it cracks
 * when a cannon fires it makes sound
 * it's crackles and booms
 * There many other thing that can make sounds too
 * but there's too many I can't list them all
 * I told you some that came in mind
 * Find them all if you want to try.

April 23,2009/ Self Portrait Poems

His face is like an apple, It's red and small like his face. His hands are like potatoes, It's sacky and big like a big, half filled bags. His feet are small, It's so small it's small er than a mini doll. His mouth is so big, It alks like there's no beyond. His heart holds laughter that is as yellow as a smiley face. He lives in LaLa Land and eats food.

My foot is like a cumcumber, It's oval, green, and a vegetable. My face are like watermelons, It's oval, big, and a fruit. My hands are apples, It's round, red, small and a fruit. My ear is pomegranites, It's red, big, awesome, and a fruit. My heart holds veins that is as green as home sickness. I live in Bundang.

English Project/ Assignmnet 12/ April 12

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 바탕;"> **__Number the Stars__** The author of __Number the Stars__ is Lois Lowry. Lois Lowry is an American writer and she was born on March 20, 1937. She is still alive today. Her first book for children was published in 1977. Lois Lowry has written two Newbery Medal books and the books are: __Number the Star__ and __The Giver__. The Medals were given in 1990 and 1994. She has also written over 30 books for children. Lois Lowry got inspired to write __Number the Stars__ because her Danish friend told her some stories of World War II. Lois Lowry also has written books with complex matters, too. The first major event is when Ellen and her family hide from the German troops. The second major event is when Annemarie gets to know that the German troops are looking for the Jews. The third and last major event is when German soldiers came into Annemarie ’ s house looking for Ellen and her family because if they found out Ellen was there she would be taken away.The setting is in 1943, Denmark (during the time of World War II). The setting adds to the story well because some parts of the story are related to details in it. Also the problem caused in the story is part of the setting. characters are: Annemarie Johansen, her parents, Kirsti Johansen (Annemarie ’ s little sister), and Ellen Rosen. There ’ s Annemarie Johansen is a girl that acts like every other girl and has to take care of her little sister. There ’ s also her parents who worry about their kids, go to work, and do all the other stuff parents do. Another character is Kirsti Johansen who is Annemarie Johansen ’ s little sister. She is a little girl that does what little girls do and the last character is Ellen Rosen. Ellen Rosen is a Jewish girl that is being looked for because she ’ s a Jew. These characters seem real and likable because they would do what normal people would do if they were in this situation, I think. My favorite part of the story was when the German troops came to look inside the Johansen ’ s for the Rosen. It ’ s this part because it ’ s the most exciting part out of the story, though the whole story is kind of boring.

**__Old Yeller__** __Old Yeller____ ’ ____s__ author is Fred Gipson and he is an American writer. Fred Gipson was born February 7, 1908 and died August 14, 1973. He lived and worked in Mason, Texas. Fred Gipson wrote __Old Yeller__ in 1958 and is known best for this book. He inspired his stories using his background of Texas. Here are some parts of Old Yeller: The first major event is when Little Arliss screamed. The second major event is when Old Yeller tackled the bear that was trying to get to Little Arliss after he screamed. The last and third major event is that Travis and their mother started to love Old Yeller after he saved Little Arliss from the bear. The setting is the Texas country side where there is a woods surrounding it. The setting makes the story seems real because the creature in the story are realistic and are kind of likely to appear there. There is Travis, the older brother that does the hard work and makes sure his little brother doesn ’ t get into trouble, and there ’ s Little Arliss, Travis ’ s younger brother that collects all different kinds of animals and is joyful like all little brothers. There is also their mother which is caring for her kids like all mothers. They seem real and likable because they all act like real people and act like they have emotions, but Little Arliss is a bit weird and unlikable because he collects creature. My favorite part of the story is the part when Old Yeller is fighting the bear. It ’ s my favorite part of the story because it ’ s the most exciting part. It ’ s exciting because Old Yeller and the bear are fighting.

**__<span style="font-family: 바탕;">Saving Shiloh __** <span style="font-family: 바탕; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">The author of __Saving Shiloh__ is Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. She is an American writer and was born on January 4, 1933. She was born in the place Anderson, Indiana and is still alive today. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is known best the Shiloh trilogy. It won a Newbery Medal in 1992 and they are children ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s books. The books __Shiloh Season__ and __Saving Shiloh__ were mad into movies. She has written almost 100 books for young readers. The third book of Marty and his dog is __Saving Shiloh__. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor got the idea of __Shiloh__ from the place of Shiloh, West Virginia. She got it because there was a really frightened, abused dog that she came across there and couldn ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">t get out of her mind. The first major event is when Michael Sholt calls Marty and tells him there ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s a dead man floating down the Middle Island Creek. It ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s because that ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s what starts a series of major events. The second major event is when Dara Lynn falls into the creek after following Marty, Shiloh, and David to Middle Island Creek. The third major event is when Dara Lynn is rescued by Mr. Ellison. The fourth major event is when Shiloh is rescued by Judd Travers. The fifth and last major event is when Marty thanks Judd Travers by hugging him. The setting is a suburb. It adds to the story because there are creeks in suburbs and everything bad happens there. For example, Dara Lynn and Shiloh are rescued from that river so it ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s really important. It also adds that they couldn ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">t yell for help and get many people to come. The characters are David, Marty, Dara, Shiloh, Becky, their parents, Judd Travers, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison. David is Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s brother. Marty is Shiloh ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s owner and he is the person that cares for Shiloh a lot. Dara is Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s sister, is a real bother, and reckless. Shiloh is Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s dog that cares about his family (Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s family). Becky is Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s sister. Their parents are people who care about them and love them. Judd Travers was Shiloh ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s bad owner before he became Marty ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s dog. Mrs. Ellison is their babysitters and Mr. Ellison is the person who saved Dara and Shiloh. They seem kind of real and likable because they really act like people, but I think the writer made Dara Lynn too reckless and other people seem a little weird. My favorite part of the story was Dara Lynn fell in Middle Island Creek. It ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s because this part was the most exciting part and because I like the exciting parts of stories. It ’ <span style="font-family: 바탕;">s also because this also started another problem that was exciting too.

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(128,128,128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: center;">Word Choice/ Voice Evaluated/ Assignment 11/ April 3 Caroline Moon

Word Choice: 3

D) Despite a few successes, the writing is marked by passive verbs, everyday nouns, and mundane modifiers. Example: "I went to the breakfast table to eat my bagel and orange juice, when I found out that there was flies in the bagel and rotten eyeballs in my orange juice."

Voice: 4

B) The writer seems aware of a purpose, and attempts to select content and structures that reflect it. Example: " AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed the loudest scream that any human in the world could make.

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(128,0,128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(255,255,0); text-align: center;">Chart/ Assignment 10/ April 1


 * <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">Mundane || <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">Striking ||
 * look || appear ||
 * yelled || screamed like the dead ||
 * shocked || surprised as if they were killed by their very best frind ||
 * big || humungeos ||
 * fact || statement ||
 * make a run || escape ||
 * little || tiny ||
 * mess || toys on the ground as if a tornadoe went through there ||

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,255,255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(128,128,128); text-align: center;">Writing Gym/ Station 2/ March 30, 2009/ Assignment 9

1. Suppose you had invented a time machine. Write a story about what you did with it.

One day when I was really sleepy, I went to the basement of the apartment I lived in. After that I don't remember what happened, but when I woke up there was a time machine in front of me. I could tell it was a time machine because it was labeled time machine on top of it in the front size of one hundred. When I saw it I didn't know what to do with it and then I suddenly realized I had a time machine that I could use for whatever reason I wanted to use. After I took it outside, I went to the stairs and I tried to remember anything bad that happened to me today. When I thought of when I broke a cup, I used the time machine to make me not break the cup.

I did that for seven years, until one day when I was using it, someone down the stairs and saw me. The person that saw me was the bully at our school, Bob. I heard from someone that Bob lived in my apartment, but I didn't believe it. When he saw me he asked "What are you doing here?". I didn't answer. When he saw the time machine he noticed what it was and took it from me. Then Bob said "Thanks for the time machine,". I said "Give it back,", but Bob didn't give it back. At school I noticed everyone was really hurt so I guessed that Bob used it to make his bullying skills better. I decided at that moment that I had to get the time machine. I came up with a plan to get the time machine back, but I needed help so I asked my friends, Michael and Mickey. After they said yes, I told them the plan. The plan was for Michael and Mickey to distract Bob long enough for me to be able to go into Bob's housse to find and take the time machine back. We put the plan into action two days later because we heard Bob's parents are going to an hotel, but had to leave Bob behind because of school.

When I got to Bob's house we noticed one mistake right away. That mistake was that we didn't figure how much time I would need and that Michael and Mickey might not be able to hold Bob from getting to his house before I could find it, but we couldn't change the plan because I had no way to reach them. I also had no cell phone because I thought it would be a nuisance. I thought it would be a nuisance because it would make sounds and slow me down because of its weight. I started right after I thought that thought because I knew I didn't have much time. My fear and nervousness made me get all shaky at first, but I learned how to use it to make me faster and more concentrated than I ever was. I soon found it, but as soon as I found it Bob came in the door. I had to hide, but there was nowhere to hide. So I jumped out the window and landed on a bush. I was so relieved that I didn't land on the hard sidewalk or thin grass and that Bob lived on the second floor of our apartment. I then quickly dusted myself off and ran quickly inside the building. I ran up the stairs so I wouldn't get caught.

When I got out of there I knew the time machine was trouble so I burned it and put it in the trash can. I started to regret it because Bob came to my house like two minutes later. I thought if I had the time machine I could have used it to stop him from coming to my house on the seventh floor of the apartment. He knocked on the door like thirty times. I stood still, barely able to breathe in the kitchen of my house. I waited a bit and a minute later. I thought to myself : I think he went away. I let out a huge sigh. I was so glad he went away. I later put it in a sack and threw it in the ocean. Things got better for the people in my school. It was never found again.

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<span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: rgb(0,255,255); text-align: center;">March 19, 2009/ Writing Workout Voice/ Assignment 8 The three grocery items: milk meat candy

Milk: I bet some banana milk could make you but it every time you see. You should get the regular kind because if they did some to it, it makes the milk become less awesome. If you buy the regular kind of banana milk it tastes better than steak professionally cooked to perfection. It's cold so on a hot summer day it tastes better than anything you have ever tasted. I personally hate eating bananas, but banana milk is way different. It taste so different I can barely tell the difference.

Meat: I love to eat good, made to perfection meat. If you eat a perfectly cook tenderloin steak it'll make your mouth water as soon as you smell that delicious smell. Other steaks and different kinds of meat are good too, but tenderloin steak and a awesome cheese covered steak are the best. If you eat an cheese covered steak you will always remember the taste of the cheese melting in your mouth as you chew the steak grilled to perfection.You should go to T.G.I. to eat this delicious, cheese covered steak grilled to perfection.

Candy: Candy is awesome!!! There are a lot of different types of candy. There's caramel like candy that come in many flavors. There's also the hard candy that takes some time to eat. There are many other different kinds of candy too. I personally love to eat the caramel like candy that melts in your mouth in the grape flavor. The tiny pieces of melt in your mouth as you suck or chew it. The taste of sugary grapes enter your mouth as you begin to chew the piece of caramel like candy. These pieces of candy are the BEST PIECES OF CANDY IN THE WORLD.

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(128,128,0); background-color: rgb(0,255,255); text-align: center;">March 16, 2009/ Writing Gym-Word Choice/ Assignment 7

The three words are: smiling, carrot, and gym.

I'm going to tell you what a smiling carrot could do in a gym. Doesn't that sound wierd? I think a smiling carrot could get eaten in a gym because it might look annoying and delicious. It could also get thrown away because the person who's eating might not want to eat it anymore. It also could get squashed on a gym floor because the person who squashed the carrot didn't see it on the floor and accidently stepped on it. I have just told you some things a smiling carrot can do in a gym. I hope you enjoyed reading this paragraph that has a strange topic.

I'm going to tell you more things a smiling carrot could do in a gym. It can also annoy people and make them feel ackward because it keeps smiling at them, but not saying anything. Another thing it can do is make people feel good because a smiling carrot is always optimistic. Another thing it can do is that when someone eats it the carrot can make people feel happy or happier than they were because it's always smiling, it's tasty to some people (but not me), and because it makes you full if you eat a lot of it. I' ve just told you awesome stuff a smiling carrot could do. I say this again "THESE TWO PARAGRAPHS ARE WIERD!!!!". I hope you enjoyed these wierd paragraphs.

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<span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,255,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(128,128,128); text-align: center;">March 11, 2009/ Habibi Journals/ Assignment 6 5. Poppy

Habibi pages 265-271

Dear Journal,

After we got back from Sitti's village I went to sleep right away because I was so tired. After I woke up,my family, Omer, and I went to Sitti's house. When we got there Sitti said that she wanted to go to the Sea of Galilee with Omer. I can't believe she chose to go with Omer instead me. I was jealous. She said she was going with Omer because he can speak Hebrew and that we might need it, when I asked her, but I wonder if that was the real reason. Later in Galilee we went to eat at a restaurant. When we were there she did a blessing in the water and she told Rafik to stay away from her. I thought that was funny, but I didn't laugh out. When I saw the menu I felt sad because the tourist industry obtained the restuarant because there used to be plain names, but it changed to made up names based on the place. We ordered the Disciple's Special. Sitti read the tea leaves of Liyana, Omer, and Rafik. When the Disciple's Special came, I thought it tasted bad.

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4. Nadine

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= = When we got to the lentil fields where mounded shrines were, Rafik and I went inside to see what was in there. When we went in there there was nothing much to see so we went back outside. Then Rafik went toward a spring and Liyana, Omer, Khaled and I followed. When we got there we put watr on our faces. Then I became sad we couldn't live here and had to live in a really bad place like the refugee camp instead of this place. When got back to Sitti's house I so hungry so I ate a lot of food there. People complimented me because Iate a lot. I don't get why they complimented me though. After we ate with other people, Sitti told everyone a story. She said that Omer looked like someone that she knew. After she told us, we stayed a bit and we went home. When went off the car I wanted more to live near the lentil fields where the mounded shrines were or a village near there.

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3. Khaled

Habibi pages 244-254

Dear Journal,

One day we were invited to go to the village on Saturday by Rafik and Liyana so we said yes. Then on Saturday we went and the car we went in was really squished, but I didn't compain because that would be rude. My leg hurt the whole time because there was no room to put my leg in a comfortable position. It took a long time to get to the village because Poppy stopped a lot of times. When we got there there were little kid telling us o give them something, but I had nothing to give so I couldn't give the little children anything. Later we went into the house and Liyana's gradmother did something to my hurt leg. We also went all over the village. My leg was hurting, but again I could say anything because that would be rude.

2. Rafik

Habibi pages 233-243

Dear Journal,

When I enter the hopsital and Liyana and Khaled started talking, I could barely make any sense of what they said. Then I got really really suprised that it was Khaled birthday. I couldn't believe you could get shot in your leg on your birthday. After we left I asked Liyana about what Poppy told her when she was with him. Then Liyana and I went home. I learned later that Poppy would get out of jail today. Later the phone rang and I got it. I wonder why Omer called Liyana. After days went by, Liyana asked Poppy if Omer could come to the village with us. I really didn't care and I didn't want to talk about this so I just helped Liyana. Then Poppy said yes so I after I ate I went some and did something.

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Dear Journal, I was having a great day until I stepped off the bus. When I stepped off the bus to was really, really suprised and sad to learn that Poppy was in jail and Khaled was shot. I went off right away to find out why since Rafik didn't know. First I went to the refugee camp and found out that people thought Khaled shot him because the soldiers thought he bombed a marketplace and Poppy tried to stop them so the soldiers put him in jail. I couldn't believe that soldiers that that Khaled bombed a place, though he hates violence. I needed to find Poppy really fast so I could find why this happened and because I was worried with Poppy. Then I went to Poppy and found out more stuff. I went to visit Khaled and found out it was his birthday. I felt really, really bad for him. Then I went home.

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<span style="display: block; color: rgb(255,255,0); background-color: rgb(192,192,192); text-align: center;">March 4, 2009/ 5 Paragraph Essay/ Assignment 3 Writing Gym

7. Friends are important, but everyone has a different opinion of what makes a good friend. Explain what, in your opinion, makes a good friend.

Do you want to know what a good friend is? If you do, you've come to the right place. I am going to tell some things your friends should do to be a good friend. If you want to evaluate your friend and want to see if he or she is a good friend or not you should keep reading my essay. My essay will teach you all the things your friends should be doing if they are good friends. You should be able to trust the friend, the friend should be able to help you, and the friend shouldn't betray you. I hope you learn what you want from reading my essay.

I think that a good friend is a person that you can trust. For example if you tell a good friend a secret your good friend should keep the secret you told him/her. If your friend yells the secret out loud and tells everybody it means he's not a good friend and you can't trust him or her. If you're working on a project with a friend, you should also be able to rely on your friend to bring the part of the project the person has to bring. If the friend doesn't it mean that the person isn't a good friend, but it means the friend is kind of in the middle because it's not being bad, it's just being forgetful. The last example is that a you can trust your friend to help you when you need it. As you can see trusting somone is one of the things that makes a good friend.

A good friend should help you when you need help. For example if you don't know the homework or you think you know the homework, but not sure you could call your friend and ask him/her if your good friend is in the class with you. Another example is if you forgot your lunch money or I.D. card you rely on your good friend to buy you lunch. If you friend doesn't buy you lunch it means there's a really good reason or he isn't a good friend. The last example is that a good friend should help you come up with ideas if you're in the same group project with him/her or you really can't hink of anything. There are many other reasons you might need help from a friend. Some friends might help you, but some might not. This paragraph tells you that a friend helping you is one of the things a good friend should do.

A good friend should never betray you. For example if your good friend is being mean to you or not hanging out with you and hagning out with another person it means he/she has betrayed you. The example I just wrote is what a good friend shouldn't do. What your good friend should do is hang around with both of you equally and be nice to you. The last example is if your friend doesm't help you when yourteally need it, it means your friend has betrayed you. What your good friend should do is help you if you really need it. If you have more than one good friends even if you lose a good friend you still have other good friends so you should have more friends. You can see that a friend never betraying you is one of the things a friend has to do.

If you didn't know what a good friend is now you do. Good friends also help you relieve stress and make time fun. Good friends also help you get through school and help. The more good friends you have the better and fun your life will be. Friends might also make life worse. Remember that. I hope you learned everything you wanted to know about what a good friend is. I hope you learned that a good friend is a person you can trust, a person that helps you, and a person that never betrays you. Thank you for reading my essay on what a good friend is.

March 2, 2009/ Assignment 2/ Habibi 3 Questions, 3 Vocab, Summary, Prediction (page 189-199)

Habibi Questions 1. What did Liyana get for her birthday from Poppy?

2. Why did Liyana put a robe on a chicken?

3. Who was Liyana writing about for her author's report?

Habibi Vocab 1. Eskimo- a member of a race of people from Northern Canada and parts of Greenland, Siberia and Alaska

2. Electrodynamics- the branch of physics that deal with interactions of magnetic, machanical, and electrical phenomena

3.cockatoo- any noisy, crested, large parrots from the genera of the Australasian religion

Habibi Summary Liyana's birthday went by and she got the green lamp, fiffteen notebooks, and fiffteen pens for her birthday. Later Liyana got a robe and she put it on a chicken. Then Liyana met Omer in a library and kissed them

Habibi Prediction I think later Liyana will meet Poppy and eat lunch with Rafik and Poppy. Then I think they go to their house and Liyana will write about stuff that happened that day.

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February 26, 2009/ Assignment 1/ Habib 3 Questions, Habibi 3 vocab, and Habibi summary (page 173 to183)

Habibi 3 Questions

1. What had Poppy done as a teenager with his friends?

2. What did Rafik believe in?

3. What did Liyana tthink of as her religion sometimes?

Habibi 3 Vocab

1. incense- a substance that makes a pleasent smell when you burn it and it's used particalarly in religios cerimonies

2. fundamentalism- the practice of following very stictly the basic teachings and rules of any religion

3. liberals- willing to understand and respect other behaviors and etc. especially when they are different from you

Habibi Summary

Christmas came and Liyana stood in a long line at a church. Then Liyana talked with Omer about religion. Liyana tells that her family and she believes in Buddhism, riencarnation, and other stuff. Omer tells that he is Jewish, but he and his family isn't careful to do what the Jewish beliefs say to do.

February 26, 2009 Writing Gym

7. Friends are important, but everyone has a different opinion of what makes a good friend. Explain what, in your opinion, makes a good friend.

I think that a good friend is a person that you can trust. For example if you tell a good friend a secret your good friend should keep the secret you told him/her. A good friend should help you when you need help. For example if you don't know the homework or you think you know the homework, but not sure you could call your friend and ask him/her if your good friend is in the class with you. A good friend should never betray you. For example if your good friend is being mean to you or not hanging out with you it means he/she has betrayed you. The example I just wrote is what a good friend shouldn't do.

February 25, 2009

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