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6/03/09

a. What are three things that you liked about the character in your novel. Be specific by giving examples. I like how Cassia was brave and strong. When her dad left for war, she didn't cry or complain. She took care of her brother and helped her mom. Also she's very responsible. She takes care of her brother.

b. What were the three most important events? How Cassie's dad left for war, how they got the names of Serpant's Children. And lastly how the mom died.

c. In what ways are you different from the main character? Be specific. I am not brave like her. I am also not responsible nor patient.

d. List five things about the setting of the story.

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

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 * Ideas, the main message.
 * Organization, the internal structure of the piece.
 * Voice, the personal tone and flavor of the author's message.
 * Word Choice, the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning.
 * Sentence Fluency, the rhythm and flow of the language.
 * Conventions, the mechanical correctness.
 * Presentation, how the writing actually looks on the page.

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5/20/09

16/20 Funbrain Quiz

5/13/09

Instant Wish Poem

I wish I had a robot of my own., I wish I had free time everyday., I wish I hadmillions of clothes., I wish I had more cell phones.. I wish I had long hair.. I wish I had four day weekends.. I wish I had lighter hair.. I wish I had a magic wand to make all my wishes come true.

__** Some of My Best Friends are Metaphors **

She is unbelivably nice. She is pretty as a flower. She is thin as a chopstick. She is cool as ice. She is weird as a cereal. She is crazy. She is a good friend. She is a punk. She is my sunshine. She is my best friend.__

_ =Write an Instant Yes, That's Me Poem=

Yes, that’s me Look and you’ll see My hair is long and brown My eyes are small and cold My arms short and thick My hands are pretty big My heart is filled with kindness I’m a good person I never let anyone down My friends depend on me I live in my own little world I hope everything will be the best I dream of a world when everyone is nice to each other It’s all clear as can be. That’s positively, absolutely me



 5/11/09

Haiku Poems

Haiku Poem 1

Flowers were blooming. Red, yellow, like a rainbow. It is alluring.

 5/11/09

Haiku Poem Word Choice/Voice

Johnny : WC : 5 = He didn't use any boring words. Voice : 4 = It was good, but it was kind of boring.

David C : WC : 5 = His words were interesting. Voice : 5 = It was good, and made me read it.

 5/7/09

Haiku Poem

The rain was pouring. It annoyed a lot of people. I hate when it rains.

 5/6/09

1: I think Ellen went with Lochinvar because the other man was slow-moving in love and a cowardly soldier, and also because Lochinvar was brave, and strong. 2: I think the females like Lochinvar, but the males don't really like him since he's brave, and good looking. 3: His behavior at the wedding reveals that his very brave, and is romantic. 4: I think it was justified because it wasn't wrong. 5: This poem illustrates it by telling the readers how there never was knight like the young Lochinvar, and other things.

 4/30/09

I don't understand poem

I don't understand why people are so mean. why people make other people cry. why people are racist.

But most of all

why people treat people with lower reputation bad. why people are selfish.

 4/29/09

Blue Song

Hello short dogs Hello short moon Hello short pencil and hello short eraser

Oh dogs, you look sad. Oh moon, you look fat. Oh pencil, you look like a banana. Oh eraser, you look very dirty. But you guys look really happy today.

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<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/28/09

Middle Matter poems Pollution, Drugs, Garbages. Ruining the Earth, the place we love.

It's fading as the time is going by. When is it going to be white again.

Let the color be brighter. Make the Earth healthier.

Clean up all the mess we made. One by one, it will turn white.

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Earth Day Poem Pollution, Drugs, Garbages. Ruining the Earth, the place we love.

It's fading as the time is going by. When is it going to be white again.

Let the color be brighter. Make the Earth healthier.

Clean up all the mess we made. One by one, it will turn white.

Let's wait till it does.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/23/9

Poetry Slam

Shows your emotion. Express yourself. Once you rehearsed, set up the slam. Never apologize, even if you coughed, or spit on someone.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/21/09

List Poetry

//It would be weird if ...//

Kids were adults. Robots controlling world.

Gills in humans. No schools for kids.

TV was 3D. Aliens and Humans were friends.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/20/09

Notes about the video

1st well known poet is Longfellow Back before, Harvard was for men only It was pretty weird because there were no woman poets then She never left home, and just wrote. Religion was very important to people back then. Church was very strict back then, no music and stuff. Her brother and she were very close. When women published books, they borrowed names from men because in that time period, women didn't write.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/20/09 Diamond Poem

Vampire, Blood, Scary, Running, Following, Catching, Freaky and sharp teeth, Freaking, Fleeing, and Dying, Normal, Vulnerable, Human

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/20/09 Acrostic Poem

M :y friends A :nd I were D :evastated because we lost our money

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/20/09 Shape Poem

Strawberry

Red, and small Delicious, sweet, and juicy. Good in smoothies. Nice fruit

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/19/09 25 Paragraph



<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> Alliteration Prince Peter picked a peck of peanuts.

Assonance The June moon loomed rised.

Onomatopoeia The dog barked, and the cat meowed.

Metaphors Her heart was a furnace.

Simile Michelle was as pretty as a flower.

Hyperbole He was as heavy as a house.

Personification The rock was complaining that it was too cold.

Allusion My friend talks like a newspaper.

Synecdoche Are you ever going to get a life?

Conceit My mountain love for you is true.

Paradox A little knowledge is an embarrassing thing.

Symbolism The flag represents the country.

Antithesis Thanks a lot.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/16/09

Her face is a diamond It attracts people

Her eyes are like mysterious but observing It makes you fall into her.

Her hands are like ice First it's cold but it becomes warmer.

Her voice is like a music box. It makes you want to listen to her.

Her heart holds keys that are yellow as gold.

She lives in her own beautiful world.

She eats secrets. She has small mouth.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"> 4/14/09 <span style="color: rgb(45, 148, 240);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step1  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Find your feelings.

Step 2  Express yourself.

Step 3  Simply repeat that same line and you are halfway home.

Step 4  Rhyme it. Make it a song.

Step 5  Name that tune.

Step 6  Keep the beat. <span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;">

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 4/14/09

Penelope's Self Portrait

//My hand is like a claw. It reaches and grab you.

My eyes are like bait. They reel you in and consume you.

My feet are like shoes. It lets me run free everywhere.

My face is like a mask. It hides me from the world when I'm down.

My// //heart holds love that is blue as ocean.// //I live in the brightest place.//

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 4/09/09 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> 1st person point of view : Point of view from the writer. 3rd person point of view : Point of view from third important person in the story. alliteration : Same letter or sound at the beginning of the word. allusion : An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it biography : A life about someone that is written by someone else. character trait : Traits about the characters. climax of a novel : The most important part of the story. fable : A short story, typically with animals as the characters. fiction : A story that is made up. flashback : Having thoughts from the past. foreshadowing : Guessing what will happen next. free-verse : Poem that doesn't have a real structure <span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 98%;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 4/07/09

Rhyme Happy Many Tacky Crappy Zappy Healthy Betty Jenny Penny

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 140%;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 70%;"> 4/01/09

Grading by word choice

__**<span style="color: rgb(122, 238, 58);">4/5 **__ <span style="color: rgb(83, 40, 226);">Evidence : He used interesting words that are not that hard. <span style="color: rgb(45, 148, 240);">Example : <span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 70%;">Until a truck suddenly zipped past me careless about the packages inside until an unusual box fell out of the truck. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-size: 140%;">

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 3/31/09

Mundane words <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 183, 255);">Yelled Famous Smart Interesting Horrible Happy Mean Hard Pretty Nice Yelled: Screamed, shouted. Famous: Well known. Smart: Brilliant Interesting: Engaging, Exciting Horrible: Horror, Unpleasant Happy: Smiling, Mean: Evil Hard: Difficult Pretty: Stunning, Gorgeous Nice: Kind, has warm heart

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 3/31/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Writing gym 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.

"Uhmmmmmmm," I yawned as I woke up. When I was trying to get my glasses, I noticed that my hands were white and had a lot of fur. Thinking that something bad happened, I looked in the mirror. "AHHHHHHHHHH !" I saw myself as a cute, small dog. I didn't know what happened. I slept as a person but I woke up as a dog. I was trying to sleep again, thinking that maybe I will wake up as a person. I was too afraid to go tell my parents or friends. I slept for 30 minutes. I looked in the mirror thinking that maybe I turned back into human. I looked, no luck. I was still a small dog.

I kept running around the room. And I heard some noise. "Penelope, where are you? " I tried to say I was here, but I couldn't hear myself. Oh yeah, I was a dog. I wanted to say I was right here. I couldn’t. I was showering with sweat. I could feel water in my face. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> 3/20/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> Shopping List

1: Milk 2: Bread 3: Lemonade

Milk: 1.5 L milk that comes in a cute bottle just makes you want to drink the whole bottle. Try to get the low fat milk to make you healthier. Don't get any coffee milk, strawberry, or chocolate milk because it contains a lot of sugar.

Bread: A big, soft bread makes you hungry. I hate the ones' that aren't soft. Try getting the ones' without a lot of sugar that still tastes good.

Lemonade: Sour, cold lemonades make me crazy. Even organic lemonades taste good. Lemonades taste really good with cookies. It is usually better if the color of the lemonades are darker. If it's not sour, it will taste really bad. Lemonades are awesome when its sour. Remember, we're going on the picnic this thursday.

<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">3/20/09 2nd grade Horrible Day Voice: 4 <span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">Evidence: I gave the writing a 4 because the writer did a good job on voice. He was talking to the readers, which made the writing interesting. Example: I was late for school, and I got stuck outside in the rain! Guess what? I really didn’t like this day at all.

1st grade My favorite Pet Voice: 3 Evidence: I gave this writing a 3 because he didn't really have any voice. It was kind of boring. Example: My cat is fluffy. His name is Buzz.

1st grade My Trip to Mexico Voice: 2 Evidence: I have this writing a 2 because this person wasn't that bad, but wasn't that good. Example: It was fun in Mexico.

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/20/09

3 page essay ⠀ ⠀

3/18/09 <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> What could a curious monkey can do in a post office? A curious monkey can do chaotic things in a post office. As for instance, the monkey's curiosity will make it so that the monkey will do something that will abuse or do things that should not be seen or done. The monkey will also be touching, smelling, tasting, hearing, and see everything out of curiosity. So a monkey would only cause mass terror and chaos in a post office.

Voice: 1 Evidence: He didn't use any voice. Example: A curious monkey can do chaotic things in a post office. SF: 3 Evidence: The writing doesn't really contain any rhythm. But it has an easy flow. Example: As for instance, the monkey's curiosity will make it so that the monkey will do something that will abuse or do things should not be seen or done.

3/16/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">What could an immature monkey do on a bus

<span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">A few year ago, an immature monkey was on a big, white bus to have a trip to the beach. He was having a delicious feast with bananas when the bus suddenly stopped. Monkeys were scared, all screaming. Too bad they were in a dark, scary, cave. There were no cars and obviously no other creatures. The bus driver's face was getting pale. Then, he was running, jumping, and screaming. " AHHHHHHHHHH ! We're going to die, ahhhhhhhhhh! "

My eyes opened. Everything was so dark. It was so quiet that I heard people breathe. They were all sleeping. I was worried, there were no creatures, and I don't even know where I am ! "I'm going to die, there's no food, and no water. " As I was thinking about dying, I got more scared. Finally, the monkeys woke up. "Where are we? What is this? AHHHH! " As we were waiting for help, this monkey with weird hat came towards us. "Haha, were you guys scared?" We were all confused. "Ok, I'm sorry to tell you but this was all a joke, wasn't it fun? Now, let's really go to the beach! " People were stilled confused. I finally figured out, it was just a joke to make us laugh. We took the bus again and arrived to the beach. It was so fresh and cool. I was happy that I came here, even though I was stuck at a scary cave for few hours. <span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15);">

3/13/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">5 paragraph essay

What is your favorite time of the year? Explain why this is your favorite time.

My favorite time of the year is my birthday. It is my favorite time of the year because I get older, and get a lot of presents. I always had a birthday party, and it's so much fun. I hang out with my friends, and have a great time.

3/13/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">5 paragraph grading Voice: 3, evidence: The most rememberable day of my life was when I moved to Korea. Word Choice: 4, evidence: This time, a lot of tears dripped to my cheek. I then had images floating in my head. Sentence Fluency: 3, evidence: Time was ticking, and I got more sad and sadder that I was crying my eyes out.

3/09/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> Rules that I would make

1: I would let students be late to class if they're not insolent. 2: I would let students wear whatever they want. 3: I would let students watch videos in lunch. 4: I would let students choose classes that they fervor, instead of being necessary.

3/09/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> 8 introductory sentences


 * //<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">The most rememberable day of my life was when I moved to Korea.

Tech 1: I have one day that was memorable. Tech 2: The day I moved to Korea was special as the day I was born. Tech 3: Who could've thought that moving was so hard? Tech 4: Even though moving to Korea was hard and sad, I still missed my family in Korea. Tech 5: What is the hardest, toughest, and most annoying thing to do in the world? Tech 6: I was the kind of girl who thought moving was easier than studying. //****//Tech 7: You might be shocked when I tell you I moved country to country 5 times. Tech 8: Scary, sad, and mad, was how I felt when I moved to Korea.//**

3/03/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> Chapter 8, Vocab, Q's, & Summary

3 vocabulary Vulgarity: the state or quality of being vulgar. The foods were vulgarity. Nobility: the noble class or the body of nobles in a country. The king and queen were nobility. Wheezing: to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound. He was wheezing because he had asthma

3 questions //How was king usually like? How was king's teeth like? Where was Juan when the King was posing?//

Summary Paquita fell in love with Juan Bautista.

2/28/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> Chapter 7, I Juan de Pareja 10 Questions


 * Where was Juan's apartment?
 * How often was the King in his studio?
 * What did Juan think of getting?
 * Where did the Arab traders get the cats from?
 * DId mistress like the kitten that Juan brought?
 * Why did mistress cry?
 * How was Italian cities?
 * What happened to the earrings that Juan's mom gave him?
 * Did Juan like the negroes?
 * Why was Juan glad?

2/26/09

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Writing Gym Most people remember one day that really was special. Think about a special day you have had and write an essay explaining why that day was so special.

The most rememberable day of my life was when I moved to Korea. I remember everything since the second I woke up.

It was a chilly morning. Like as usual, I ate, and got ready for school. But it wasn’t the same, I knew it was going to be a sad day. I went out side to wait for my bus. Few minutes later, I saw a big, yellow bus come toward me. It was my bus. I have been riding this bus for few months, and I was used to it. But today, it felt like everything was new. When I arrived, I quickly searched for my friends. I’m usually not this impatient about anything. I was just sad thinking that I’ll never see my best friends again.

The first bell rung. A familiar, common school bell. I heard it everyday, but it sounded just too special. I couldn’t pay attention to anything the teacher was saying. I was looking out the window. Small amount of tears were sliding across my cheeks as if they were on a slide. At lunch, I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t leave my friends. I’ll miss them too much ! I guess my friends were sad too. We weren't as talkative as we usually were. We were all depressed.

When the recess bell rung, we all ran outside. My friends and I were back to our energetic normal life. All of my friends, even the people I don’t hang out with came up to me, and hugged me. This time, a lot of tears dripped to my cheek. I then had images floating in my head. My first birthday party, my first sleepover, my first day of school. As I thought about those events, I really wished I didn’t have to move. I was mad at my mom for making me move to a whole new country.

Time was ticking, and I got more sad and sadder that I was crying my eyes out. In math class, there was an announcement. “Penelope Min, please come to the office with all of your belongings!” I knew what that meant. It meant that it was finally, the time to pack and leave. My friends and I were crying so hard. I didn’t want to leave, I couldn’t believe it was happening. My life in America was going to end.

There was nothing I could do. I had to leave. I wanted to stay, and just hang out with my friends. I was more sad because I was moving all the way to the other side of the world, Korea. I don't even like it there. I knew my life was going to be ruined.

2/25/09

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