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JOURNAL End Of Year This year I've experienced middle school for the first time and that means more fun but a lot more responsibility, It was a good challenge and I've succeeded. I've met a lot of good friends and in my opinion it was much more fun then elementary school. The projects and good stuff were fun. Happy summer everyone!

RAFTS Sentence: As Annad, weave a spell to destroy Surrabhanu. Response to Keetae's sentence Very creative and loled

Vocab Shaken: A state when one is undergoing shock and shaking. Mule: A species of horse. Abhydatta: The children's loving guide and healer. Surabhanu: The bad guy. Betrayal: When one harms one who has done good to the other person. Conch: A type of seashell. Nisha: A sweeper girl that came along in the journey. Obstacle: Something that is in the way of progress or achievement. Boar: A species of wild pig. Sucked: To draw in.

1. Read chapters 9 and 10. Post 15 Qs with answers. 1. What kind of dream did Annad dream? AN. About Surabhanu taking control of him and making him hurt Abhaydatta but he resisted. 2. What did he see after me woke? AN. He tore a part of his pillow. 3. What did he realize? AN. That the dream was real. 4. How did the innkeeper come back into business? AN. Abhaydatta gave him more money than he wanted. 5. Why did Annad not want to eat? AN. The fact that the dream actually happened put him out of his lunch. 6. Where did they go next? AN. The town of Ranipur 7. What did Abhaydatta buy them? AN. New clothes, food, and a bag to hold candies, raisins, and other sweets. 8. What did he buy Nisha? AN. A red sweater. 9. What did he buy Annad? AN. A milk white sweater with birds embroidered on it. 10. What did Annad finally tell them? AN. About the dream. 11. Why did he try to keep it? AN. Because he was worried that Abhaydatta would send him away. 12. What happened? AN. Abhaydatta would keep an eye on him and make sure that he was protected in other way but let him come. 13. Where would they be staying for the night? AN. In a small gap in a large boulder were he put mattresses, pillows, blankets, etc and a fire outside. 14. What would they throw in the fire to keep the evil away? AN. Magical Herbs so the smoke and scent would protect them. 15. What kept coming to his mind? AN. Mean thoughts white Nisha was talking to him.
 * HW Due Tuesday, May 25th:**

1. DOL, finished grammar book. 2. Conch Bearer ch 1-4 quiz. 3. When you finish the quiz, take [|this online grammar quiz] and post your score. Score: 40 4. Finish presentations of interviews. 5. Listen to chapter 8.
 * CW Wednesday, May 19th:**

1. Read chapter 7 and write a 5 sentence summary. The scene starts in the station, and while going to get some food, kindly gives some money to a beggar. The beggar gives advice on where to go and he follows it, and meets the old man. After choosing sweeper girls' new name, Nisha, they get into an already crowded bus and ride to their next destination. They make a plan and have an enormous lunch. After that, everyone except Annad falls asleep. Annad sees a group of black birds who he assumes are spying on them. After waking the old healer up, the chapter ends.
 * HW Due Wednesday, May 19th:**

Star Interview I am Chanwu Oh reporting on the eating chompion Keetae Kim. He is 15 years old and the youngest eating chompion yet. He softened up his misery by eating. He realized that he could eat ultra fast and a lot. He can eat ultra hot chills without breaking a sweat too. He has world records, chompion trophies, and ultra hot spicy trophies.

This is Chan-wu Oh and he is a movie star. He came in the movie called Legend og Keetuwie. The epic journey to Jeju island. His nick name is chanchan oh. He is 13 years old. He realized that he was good at acting. His best friend is barbie girl. He is a singer to. He sings my little pony. His hobbies is sleeping and playing with makeup.

CH 1 Gossip: News spread by people. Pakoras: CH 2 Mangos: A sweet juicy fruit. Healer: A person who cures. CH 3 Conch: A small seashell. Tenements: m.m CH 4 Lentil: A type of vegetable. Force: A thing that can force something move. CH 5 Sari: Sweeper: A person who sweeps the streets.

1. Read chapter 6 and write 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab. 1. What was Annand amazed about? The amount of people. 2. What was he worried about? How to find the old man in this crowd. 3. What did the sweeper girl suggest? To try getting past the gate. 4. Did he get caught? Yes 5. Did he get away? Yes 6. Who actually was the person who saved him? The corrupted healer. 7. Who saved him again? The old man.
 * HW Due Monday, May 17th:**

1. Conch: A medium to large sized saltwater snail. 2. Thieves: A robber, one who takes other people's property. 3. Lozenges: A type of sweet.

1. DOL 2. Grammar/Review HW 3. India True or False 4. Take notes on[| India documentary] 5. Read aloud chapter 2 6. Play this[| prepositional phrase game.] 7. Take[| this quiz] and post your score AND [|this one.]
 * CW Wednesday, May 12th:**

Conch: Mango: Crystal: Lentil: Khichuri:

1. Read chapter one of Conch Bearer and post 10 questions with answers. 2. Read chapter two of Conch Bearer and write a 5 sentence summary.
 * HW Due Tuesday, May 12th:**

1. Had a truck exploded on the street? AN. No

2. Then what was making that smell? AN. Haru frying onion pakoras in stale peanut oil.

3. Where was his father? AN. In Dubai.

4. What was Annad worried about? AN. That something bad happened to father.

5, Why was he poor? AN. The money stopped coming from his father.

6. What is his father's favorite dish? AN. Cooked lamb.

7. What did he like to do? AN. Read.

8. What was Annad not sure about? AN. If father did not decide to "cut of ties".

9. Who did Annad meet? AN. Schoolchildren.

10. How did he feel? AN. Envying.

Summary: Anand was late to the market but is able to buy a Mango. On the way home, hew senses that someone is following him. he starts to run, but trips and loses the mango. He rushes in the door to his house, but has to give way because he meets the old man who he helped in the last chapter. He gives the old man food and comfort and the old man starts telling his story...

My Space Colonization Invention

1. Read 'The Wright Brothers' page 532-end. 2. Answer the think about it questions and define 3 vocab. Post. 3. Think of something you can invent. Use Paintbrush, A-4 paper or another application to draw what your invention would look like.cWrite a paragraph about your invention. Post.
 * HW Due Thursday, May 6th:**

1. They like to go the obvious way, like if a horse's leg gets hurt, he lets it rest for a day, is a cow runs away, he chases after it. He doesn't stop to think about a complex decision, he makes split second ones.

2. Likes: For days, I get so socialize, exercise, rest and lounge about. Even the work is fun. Dislikes: The work is tiring, racing on a horse for almost a whole day, and could be dangerous.

3. That living a life as a cowboy is fun, but it has it's problems and dangers.

1. Take [|adverb quiz.]**
 * CW Wednesday, April 28th:

1st Quiz: 70% 2nd Quiz: 80%

Do warm-up on board. Take qui[|z on verb tenses]
 * CW Monday, April 19th:**

a) Robert had eaten spaghetti for dinner. b) Robert is now eating spaghetti for dinner. c) Robert was eating spaghetti for dinner. d) Robert will have eaten spaghetti for dinner. e) Robert was eating spaghetti for dinner.

1. Finish reading Habibi. Create a 10 question multiple choice quiz that covers the whole book. Post.
 * HW Due Monday, April 19th:**

1. Who is the main character in this story? a. Rafik b. Liyanna c. Omer

2. Where does this story take place? a. America b. Iraq c. Palestine

3. Why do they decide to go to Palestine? a. because it was their dad's home. b. because their dad has some work to do there. c. for a long vacation.

4. Why did they have problems there? a. because there was a Palestinian-Israeli conflict there. b. because their neighbors were terrorists. c. because the land was invaded.

5. What did Liyanna do that was forbidden? a. She started a rebellion. b. She made friends with an Israeli though she was a Palestinian.

6. What is most of the story about? a. Normal life in Palestine. b. War and conflict.

7. What is the moral of this story? a. How one person can make change. b. The only way out, is by force. c. How the Palestinians need help.

8. How does Liyanna make change? a. she helped poppy out of jail. b. she started a rebellion. (I told you this!)

9. What would happen if all people in Palestine were like Liyanna? a. a great rebellion would arise and Palestine would be free. b. Palestine would be set free, peacefully. c. Palestine would be doomed.

10. Is the ending of the story happy or sad, peaceful or violent? a. happy and peaceful. b. sad and violent.



1. DOL 2. Grammar book 3. Irregular verbs. [|Quiz your friend.] 4[|. Play game] against your friend. Post the winner. 5. Take[| irregular verb quiz]. Post your score. 6. Listen to Habibi (draw). Newspaper report. Postcard. 7. Send 5 step video to film festival. See English wiki for link.
 * CW Monday, April 5th:**

1. Read Habibi pages 213-221. Post 7 questions with answers and 3 vocabulary (defined).
 * HW Due Monday, April 5th:**

Questions - Is Habibi a loving word? AN. Yes. - Do I think this chapter is going to be the climax? AN. Yes. - What did their dad call them and what did their mom call them? AN. Habibi and Precious. - What showed that their mother loved them? AN. She made the delicious est of foods for them and did things for them that they could have done themselves. - What showed that their other family members loved them? AN. They gave comfort to them and in return, Liyanna, Rafik, Mom and Dad gave them oddities. - What was the first English Sitti tried? AN. Mashed Potato. - Was this the climax? AN. Nope but an important chapter anyways. Vocabulary - Habibi: The Arabic term for darling. - Precious: dear, beloved. - Mashed Potato: Peeled, boiled then mashed potato.

1. Read Habibi pages 200-207. Post 3 Qs and 2 vocab. 2. [|Watch the video] on recent Israel-Palestine events. Summarize in 5 sentences. Post. 3. Finish 5 step video.
 * HW due Wednesday, March 31th:**

Questions 1. What are freshwater spigots? 2. What was so interesting about Liyanna's family to the Bedouins? 3. Why are there fewer and farther apart Bedouins? Vocab 1. Spigots 2. Bedouins Summary Israeli Palestinian relations are even worsened. Why this is is because Palestinians say that they will not talk with the Israelis because they believe israeli does not want to make peace. They will not talk unless Israel cancels the building of homes in Palestine. There will be over 16,000 Israeli homes in Palestine! Israel rejects the offer too.

What's goin' on in the world? Read the student newspaper about the [|current Israeli-Palestinian] conflict and answer the questions:** 1. Why did US-Israeli tensions flare this week? 2. What was Israel’s response to the anger from the United States? 3. What was the Palestinian response to the announcement? 4. What was the Six-Day War? Why is it important?
 * Classwork Thursday, March 18th:

1. Israel said that they would build and settle colonies in palestine. The U.S. see this as an insult from Israel to their efforts to make peace. 2. They said to the U.S. that it's not that much big of a deal. 3. Anger and throwing rocks 4. It marked the bad relationship between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

1. Read pages 175-200. Post 15 Qs with answers. Also, post and define 5 vocab.
 * HW Due March 15th:**

Questions and Answers 1. On page 174 what might the church have been for? AN. A church for disabled people. 2. On page 175 what were they eating and where were they at? AN. They were licking pistachio ice cream cones at the russian orthodox church. 3. What were they going to watch? A french movie at the british library. 4. With whom where thay going to watch it with? AN. Atom and Hagop. 5. What did Liyanna and Omer have in common? AN. They both were not entirley into one religion. 6. What did Rafik belive in? AN. Sandalwood Incence. 7. What did Liyanna's whole family belive in? AN. Reincarnation 8. What did Liyanna's dad hate most about some religions? AN. When it wants to tell you it's the right one or the best one. 9. What did the abbouds not belive that is in christianity? AN. The devil and hell. 10. What did Liyanna's dad also despise about christianity? AN. The idea that true christians were going to be chosen over everybody else. 11. What is that called? AN. Fundementalism. 12. Why does Omer want to meet Liyanna's dad? AN. Her dad speaks a lot of wise things. 13. What was Peachy Helen determined not to do? AN. Raise her children like her parents. 14. Why did the Isralei soldiers come to Sitti's house? AN. They were looking for Jordan. 15. What was Rafik curious about? AN. Why the soldiers smashed the toilet, sink and bathtub.

Defenitions Reincarnation: The belief that after you die, you will be born again in this world, Kaffiyeh: A headdress for men. Basically a folded square of cloth. Kernel: A important or vital part of something. Fundamentalism: Saying that you're higher or better or purer than other people. Hobo: A homeless person.

Each student was assigned a chapter from Habibi. Using [], create a short clip that shows what happened in your chapter. Also, use 3 challenging vocab words from the chapter in your clip. Post clip on your wiki.
 * ework due Wednesday, March 11th**

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1. DOL 2. [|Read this article] on proper email etiquette and post 5 ideas from the article on your wiki. Also, please use my school email (nschwagler@kis.or.kr) and NOT the wiki if you wish to send me an email. 3. Review DO worksheet. 4. Grammar quiz (DO and IO) on Thursday, March 4th. 5. Habibi Qs from HW. 6. Habibi read aloud from page 149.
 * Classwork Wednesday, March 3rd**

2. - No texting language lik tis. - Lots of people like formal letters. Make sure the email is appropriate for the occasion. - make sure your email address is appropriate. - Make sure your email looks neat and organized. - Use respect to the person you are writing to.

5. - What family war Omar friends with? AN. The Sandrounis - What did they talk about first? AN. Yogurt - What did Liyanna feel like? AN. An interviewer - What did they order? AN. Hummus - Where will they meet again? (simple answer) AN. In the cafe.

1. Finish Keynote, post and be ready to present to the class.
 * HW due Feb 24th:**



//--pages #s and think of a title --plot (3 sentences) --list all characters --define 3 words --choose a sentence and underline the direct object --choose a sentence and underline a prepositional phrase --prediction --add a couple images/pictures//

1. DOL 2. Grammar--take this quiz o[|n direct objects.] & [|this one] & this[| one.] Post your scores. 73%
 * Classwork Feb 22nd:**

1. Read //Habibi// pages 134-148. Post 15 Qs with answers - Q. Who was the young girl actually? AN. An angel. - Q. What powers did father think the girl had? AN. The power to see through cloth. - Q. What was good about not buying the cow? AN. It died only a few weeks later. - Q. What was Sitti's advice to Liyanna? AN. Always listen to the angels who find you. - Q. After she said that, what did Sitti do? AN. Place two fingers on Liyanna's forehead. - Q. What did Liyanna think it was? AN. A charm. - Q. What did Sitti say about aunt? AN. That she had a big and heavy head. - Q. What does it mean if a bird poops on a clean white sheet? AN. Bad luck. - Q. What does it mean if a bird poops on your head? AN. Your first child will be a boy AND another shower when you get back home. - Q. What does cold feet do? AN. Help you live longer. - Q. Why did poppy become a doctor? AN. Because he grew up with suck superstitious people and they drove him crazy. - Q. What was one of the first phrases Liyanna learned? AN. Min-fad-lick co'dy hone! - Q. What would Sitti like her grave to be like? Lots of space so she could sit up and talk to the angels. - Q. What does page 138 and 139 contain? AN. Rafik's essay on Khaled and Nadine - Q. Who appeared at the school and what did she do? AN. A nurse and she injected a vaccine for cloera in the arm of each student.
 * HW due Feb 22nd:**

1. Review Qs 2. Habibi's family lives in Jerusalem. Read this [|current event article.] Post 7 facts on your wiki about the article. - The plaque is 1100 years old. - The plaque shows how soldiers were treated. - Instead of destroying Jerusalem, the Abbasids valued it as their holy site. - The plaque measures 4 by 4 inches. - It was found underneath a house. - It was probably made in 910 B.C.E. during al-Muqtadir's rule. - It is made of white marble. 3. Grammar 4. Listen to Habibi out loud
 * Classwork Friday, Feb 19th:**
 * [|5. watch TV]**

1. Read Habibi pages 93-125. Post 15 questions with answers. - Q. What does the first page talk about? AN. Anger - Q. When did she first experience people who kept their anger in? AN. In elementary school. - Q. How many types of anger did she experience? AN. Two. - Q. Why does the page mention this? AN. In Jerusalem a lot of people let their anger out. - Q. Did Bassam see Liyanna before? AN. Yes. - Q. Who is Bassam's friend? AN. Ganesha. - Q. What does Bassam sell? AN. spices. - Q. Why does Liyanna want to go on an errand? AN. So she would feel more like at home. - Q. What did Liyanna wish to do? AN. She wished to go up and chase Bassam through the streets and keep hitting him with her little spice bag. - Q. Who was coming over for dinner? AN. A german archeologist. - Q. What did poppy do when he was a boy? AN. Lowered into a well. - Q. What did he find down there? AN. Hundreds of jars. - Q. What happened after that? AN. Dozens of people came and there was a town meeting about it. - Q. What did poppy shiver about? AN. If there were skeletons down there. - Q. Why did the villagers decide not to tell anybody? AN. there would be no telling of what would happen. The village was already teeming with archeologists.
 * HW due Friday, Feb 19th:**

1. Read Habibi pages 59-66. Post 5 questions and 5 vocab. Questions - Is the punishment serious for public kissing in Arab nations? - Will the arabs punish them if they do not keep a custom like no public kissing even though they are foreigners? - Why was the airport abandoned? - Why was the landlord's telephone hookup delayed? - In what type of house does the landlord live in?
 * HW due Friday, Feb 12th:**

Vocab - Jewish - elegant - neon - archaic - guidelines

1. Read Habibi pages 59-66. Post 5 questions and 5 vocab. Vocab
 * HW due Fridday, Feb 12th:**

1. Review Habibi pages 48-58. Create a 5 question multiple choice quiz.
 * HW Due Wednesday, February 10th:**

1. In the start of the chapter, where was Liyana? a. forest park b. an aquarium c. back in america

2. The family was going from Jerusalem to _. a. Ramallah b. Cairo c. Zimbabwe

3. As they came in the new town, what were the children doing? a. Coming up to look in the windows at them. b. Playing soccer. c. In candy shops.

4. What did the dad tell her what Palestinians liked to talk about? a. Each other. b. recent events.

5. What is a muezzin? a. A religious leader. b. A priest.

of, with, to, after, among, before, by, below, during, in, into, through, to, up, with

1.** The following is from John Steinbeck's famous novel //The Grapes of Wrath//, first published in 1939. As you read this paragraph, see if you can identify all the[|prepositional phrases] used by Steinbeck to convey the dramatic return of rain after a long, painful drought. //Underline the prepositional phrases.//
 * Classwork Feb 8th:


 * Original Paragraph by John Steinbeck**

Over the high coast mountains and over the valleys the gray clouds marched in from the ocean. The wind blew fiercely and silently, high in the air, and it swished in the brush, and it roared in the forests. The clouds came in brokenly, in puffs, in folds, in gray crags; and they piled in together and settled low over the west. And then the wind stopped and left the clouds deep and solid. The rain began with gusty showers, pauses and downpours; and then gradually it settled to a single tempo, small drops and a steady beat, rain that was gray to see through, rain that cut midday light to evening. And at first the dry earth sucked the moisture down and blackened. For two days the earth drank the rain, until the earth was full. Then puddles formed, and in the low places little lakes formed in the fields. The muddy lakes rose higher, and the steady rain whipped the shining water. At last the mountains were full, and the hillsides spilled into the streams, built them to freshets, and sent them roaring down the canyons into the valleys. The rain beat on steadily. And the streams and the little rivers edged up to the bank sides and worked at willows and tree roots, bent the willows deep in the current, cut out the roots of cotton-woods and brought down the trees. The muddy water whirled along the bank sides and crept up the banks until at last it spilled over, into the fields, into the orchards, into the cotton patches where the black stems stood. Level fields became lakes, broad and gray, and the rain whipped up the surfaces. Then the water poured over the highways, and cars moved slowly, cutting the water ahead, and leaving a boiling muddy wake behind. The earth whispered under the beat of the rain, and the streams thundered under the churning freshets.

Poem

Penguins crying. Polar Bears trapped on a tiny fragile sheet of ice. People screaming, trapped in their own homes surrounded by water from all sides. Water dwellers crying for help in a toxic watery underworld. This is what will happen in the future if we don't stop global warming now.

1. Read //Habibi// pages 38-50. Post 10 questions with answers. - In Liyanna's passport, what was she hopefull for? - Did he think they were deep pillows because he was nervous or something or were they really deep and fluffy? - Were the tattoos on Sitti religious? - Did the aunts and uncles who were kissing liyana know her? - What do kaffiyehs look like? - Was there a recent war in which america took place that made the isralei soldier mad? - Why are all the soldiers so impolite? - What does Sitti mean "little boxes are for dead people?" - Why exactly were thpse tissues in the hotel so thin? - Was the reason why Rafik told Liyana that she was mean because her riciting of one potato was making him vomit again?
 * HW due Monday, Feb 8th:**


 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Wednesday, Feb 3rd. **

This was it, my final test, i've experienced the horrors of middle school, but those things were nothing. The 1st semester was almost up and done, and the final week of the semester was coming. Me and my forces looked at the horizon of the oncoming onslought of tests, projects and homework. I had three projects, about 5 tests, and uncountable amounts of homework. This was my chance to get my grades up, or fail at middle school miserably. I had a science project, a social studies project, and a webdesign project. So far, the webdesign project was the biggest. Each day I had to come home and go directly to my desk and work non-stop until 12oclock. Don't forget, I had tests to study for and lots of homework to do also! I barely survived but after that I had a celebration and a friend came over. also my grades went up to my satisfaction! Now to the story, I was in class, and I already had a webdesign project to do, but that was normal. Then at science, we started talking about a new project, I was worried, two projects to do? Then I can't go and play games at home more often? That's bad, but I would find out, I wouldn't be able to play games at all, and not be able to sleep at my usual bedtime. What? But sleep's my best 8 hours of my day. I would realize, that in the final week, grades were more of a matter. I realized that the final week of the semester would be very different when I got my third project. A social studies comic to do. I was baffled. But it was so obvious, so I realized, The final week is coming! And all my projects are due then! Oh. So my final weeks are different. Ah i'll just endure it.

It was as hard as I expected. So I just got to work and stayed until 12 every day thinking that it was not only me, there were other people who had 4 or 5 projects. I worked and eventually got them all done. And my grades went up and then the story of my 1st quarter ends like that! But not only that, it appears that In the end of 5th grade I was stupid and picked classes that were only fun and were very likely to give me projects, so now I in my second quarter I have 4 classes that are almost certain to give me projects. And another class that might give me a project. So, if i'm unlucky, i'll have 5 projects in the last week of my 2nd quarter, dun dun duuunnn.

4.[| Read this interview] with Naomi Shihab Nye. Post on your wiki 7 things you learn about her. 1. She's a poet. 2. She likes her job. 3. She writes about normal things that we take for granted until it's too late. 4. She was born and lives in Texas. 5. She has a an American and an Arab. 6. She's moved from Jerusalem to St Louis to San Antonio. 7. She wrote a new book called 19 Varieties of Gazelle.
 * Classwork Wednesday, Jan 27th:**

Many people would think that a monster who is part hippo, part alligator and part lion would be disgusting but I think the monster Ahmet who is all of these things, is cute. (If there was a miniature sized ahmet.)

Narrative Essay Who: David and his friends What: Build a space observation station, space rocket launching center and a small colony on mars but got attacked by aliens. When: 2010 Where: Mars Why: To explore space and be able to How: They boarded the huge spaceship Atlanta crammed with equipment and went to mars.

1. Read this[| personal narrative]. What are 3 examples in which her 'voice' in writing shows her personality? -We know that she's has a black skin color. -We know she's nine years old. -We know she moved to a town of whites. 2. Finish Friday's classwork.
 * Homework due Tuesday, January 19th:**

1. DOL 2. What is a Narrative Essay? 3. What is[| VOICE in writing?] 4. [|How to]put voice in your writing. PRACTICE: Finish these sentences with the most VOICE you can think of. Post.e from your life.
 * Classwork Friday, January 15th:**

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1. [|Create a crossword] from the vocab words we used in class. 2. Write 2 questions and answers from ch 1-12. Post Qs on your wiki.
 * Homework due** **Friday, January 8th:**

2. Q. Does the last phrase "he walked through darkness and so glimpsed the light" indicate that Gilgamesh died? Q. If Ishtar released the dead to eat the living, would the dead become zombielike?

Define in your words each of these l[|iterary term]s and post on your wiki: //-antagonist, protagonist, characterization, theme, symbol, internal conflict, external conflict. foreshadow.//
 * Homework due Friday, December 11th:**

AND THEN, give an example of each term from Gilgamesh.

antagonist: The bad guy, the main person who trys to kill the protagonist or do something bad to him. Example: Huwawa of the great cedar forest.

protagonist: The main character in the story. Example: Gilgamesh of Uruk.

characterization: A description of a person place or thing. Example: On page 21 Enkidu describes Huwawa to Gilgamesh.

theme: A theme in a piece of writing is an improtant idea or subject that runs through it. Example: In chapter 3 the theme was killing Huwawa, guardian of the cedar forests.

symbol: Something that represents something else. Example: Gilgamesh was the symbol of Uruk.

internal conflict: In a story, a struggle that takes place in the protagonist's mind through which the protagonist reaches a new level of understanding or dynamic change. Example: 7 days after Enkidu's death Gilgamesh understood that no amount of crying or begging or anything was going to bring Enkidu back.

external conflict: A struggle between the protagonist and a outside force, usually the antagonist. Example: Gilgamesh had to argue a lot with his people and Enkidu in fighting Huwawa.

foreshadow: To show or indicate beforehand. Example: The goddess warned the people of the coming plague.

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1. Read Gilgamesh pages 67-72. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 words.
 * Homework due Wednesday, December 9th:**

What did Utnapishtim do to save the people? Build a huge ark and let in a male and a female of every species.

How big was the ark? 1 acre in area and the shape of a cube.

What did he promise to the workmen? An unlimited supply of steaks and rough wine.

What 3 things did the gods do? Make a flood, drought and famine and plague.

Which of the 3 things almost destroyed mankind? The flood.

Ark: A flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi river and it's tributaries. Flood: A great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. Underworld: The world of the dead located below the world of the living.

1. Read chapter 7 of //Gilgamesh// and write 5 questions with answers. Also define 3 words from the chapter.
 * Homework due Monday, December 7th:**

Is it possible to become immortal when you're mortal? Possible but very hard.

Why are all the people against him? It is very hard and even harder because he did not do anything kind or good that will make the gods make him immortal.

What is the meaning of the people's advice? You should instead of wasting your time trying to be immortal you should just settle down on your life and try to have more joy and fun.

What mistake does Gilgamesh make? Smashing the steering so he cannot steer the boat while crossing the sea of death

Can Gilgamesh become immortal? What would you recommend for him? He has a 99% chance that he cannot and he should just settle down to his own life.

River: A long and thin fairly large natural stream of water flowing in a definite direction. Sardine: Small silvery fish that are edible and are usually canned in oil or water. immortality: The state of living forever.

1. check HW 2. Little Red Riding Hooks writing worksheet 3. critique I-movies 4. read aloud
 * Classwork Monday, November 30th:**

He felt poor for the large lumbering turtle lost and confused on the beach.

1. Post Movie trailers on your wiki 2. Finish [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.] Copy and paste URL.
 * Homework due Monday, November 30th:**

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My jeopardy: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/gilgamesh-chapters-1-5

1. Read chapter 6 of //Gilgamesh// and write 5 questions with answers. 1. Do immortals die too? AN. No but they can be punished worse than death. 2. How does complete darkness feel like? AN. Cockroaches, silent, cold, chilly, dark. 3. How poisonous are the stingers of the scorpions? AN. It doesn't say but a man looking at them got his heart sucked flat and drained it of blood. 4. What did Untapishitm do to be granted immortality? AN. Saved the world from a giant flood. A bit like Noah's ark. 5. Is Gilgamesh strong enough to kill a lion in his weakened state? AN. Yes. Strong enough to kill a lot of lions.
 * Homework due Tuesday, November 24th:**

1. Read __Gilgamesh__ chapters 3-5. Summarize each chapter (5 sentence min) and define 3 words from each chapter. Post.
 * Homework due Monday, November 23rd:**

In chapter 3 they talk of defeating the mighty enemy Huwawa. Gilgamesh says let’s go, but Enkidu retorts and says no. He says Huwawa is to dangerous and pleads to Gilgamesh not to go, but Gilgamesh finally convinces Enkidu to go with him. Gilgamesh asks for the gods to protect him, and they go. They announced their going to the people of Uruk, gave orders for mighty armor and weapons only they could wield, even the old wise men and counselors objected, but they went. They covered fifty leagues a day and they finally reached the cedar forest. They had many incidents and omens along the way and finally they met Huwawa. Shamash called up the winds to bind Huwawa. Now Huwawa was powerless. They killed Huwawa and the goddess of love, Ishtar, fell in love with Gilgamesh. The Chapter ends.

In chapter 4 Ishtar comes down to earth and asks Gilgamesh to marry her. Gilgamesh says no listing all her other husbands and their fates. Ishtar becomes enraged and orders for the bull of heaven to be unleashed or she will unleash the undead. The bull stomps 3 times killing many and destroying much. The two partners together kill the beast but priests get a message from the gods. The bull of heaven was killed. someone must pay. But who will it be? Gilgamesh or Enkidu. Enkidu sacrifices himself and says I will die.

In chapter 5 Enkidu is sick and dying. Enkidu curses the Hunter and Hatti for bringing him to Uruk. But after a soft voice reasons, Enkidu realises and calls all the curses back. Then he dies. For almost 8 days Gilgamesh weeps and mourns in Enkidu's room, trying to bring him back. Then Gilgamesh gets a hold of himself and leaves.

1. Upload your video to you tube and post on your wiki. 2. Read chapter 2 of Gilgamesh. There may be a quiz. 3. Don't walk under any ladders or have any black cats cross your path.
 * Homework due Friday, Nov 13th:**

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1. Read chapter one of //Gilgamesh//. Post 5 questions about the chapter.
 * Homework due Tuesday, November 10th:**

1. Why did he try to carry the meteor to his mother in the dream? For what reason? 2. Is the strong beast/man going to be Gilgamesh's friend? 3. Will the friend be as strong and handsome as Gilgamesh? 4. Did the hunter catch another beast? 5. What is the maximum weight that Gilgamesh can carry?

He was ready to do his homework. He sniffed at his @%$#^%. It smelled of fine wood. He got stuck on a problem. So he chewed the end of his @$##% while thinking. It also tasted like wood. He looked at it. Yellow. Then he got it. he wrote down the answer. The ^&%*&^ felt good in his hand. Then he heard a shuffle behind him. He turned around and it was silent. Just the heater, he said to himself.

Here are two metaphors. 1. He ran like a roadrunner. 2. He was a chicken.

1. Our next writing assignment will be to write a descriptive essay, specifically, you are going to describe a character that you make up. step 1: Read some examples of some good character descriptions. Note how similes and metaphors are used: [] step 2: Define metaphor and simile (use a dictionary if you need to). Also, think of your own examples, Post. Simile: Def: A sentence that compares one thing to another thing. Ex: He runs like the wind. Metaphor: Similar to a simile but without like or as. Ex. His running is identical to an ostrich's run.

step 3: Read the list of character description vocab. [] Define and post at least 10 words you're not sure of the meaning. Ebony, Flamboyant, Lethargic, Lacy, bleary, Auburn, Vivacious, Voluptuous, Voluminous and opulent.

step 4: In your purple literature book, find 3 examples of a character description. Post, a. Reluctantly lupe raised her hand and flexed her thumb. You could see the muscle. b. She also had to admit that her thumb was weaker than the neck of a newborn chick. c. This girl seemed dead serious. She never even looked at luoe.

step 5: Begin writing your character description on a Pages document. Use a couple metaphors and similes as well as at least 3 of the words from character description vocab. At kleast 1 paragraph.

step 6: Draw, take a pic--somehow create a picture of your fictional character. Post that on your Pages doc. Post your Pages doc on the wiki. Remember to call the document somethnig that nobody else would use.

Mr. Cristo was a peculiar person. Not the kind of peculiar that you might be imagining now, but in most cases, a lot of people refer to him as peculiar. He could be very easily mistaken for an english gentleman although he might think opposite. He liked to take walks like a dog would do, his dog, whiner, was weaker than a newborn chick. Cristo was as serious as a cat on most things, and he is very reluctant to change his organized ways. Not a lot of american people still have this kind of personality in the 3rd millennium. Mr. Cristo was as much respected as a king. But he heard a lot of suggestions to go to england. He has been considering it for a while, and he finally made up his mind. He went to england. There he was much better off with the cleaner air and the nature. It was a better background for his gentlemanly life.

step 7: Peer edit with a partner: []

If you happen to finish this, you may begin reading the next story in purple lit book. If you do not finish, do for HW due Tuesday, November 3rd.

//Warm-up: The metaphor game. Answer and post.//
 * Thursday, October 29th:**
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 * **If I were a shoe, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a feature of nature, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a food, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a piece of literature, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a fruit, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a vehicle, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


 * **If I were a color, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||


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HOMEWORK

1. a. There are wooly mammoths, They lived only in prehistoric times. b. They cook on a fire with spits. They don't have electric appliances or even a stove. c. They cave paint. we use sketchbooks and stands.

2. a. Hunting with a wolf dog. b. Cave painting when not a chosen one. c. Hunting in the Slough.

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4. Volt gave Tao the boar's tusks as a necklace to show Tao's hunting skill.

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6. Because he was caught hunting with the wolf dog and then he ran away.

Verdant: Green with vegetation: covered with growing plants or grass. Tension: A strained relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc. Succulent: Full of juice, juicy or rich in desirable qualities. Stifling: To suppress, curb, or withhold. To stifle a yawn. Spasm: A sudden, abnormal, involuntary, muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contractions a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations. Ritual: An established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. Rite: A formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use. Livid: Having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc. Impale: To fix upon, or pierce through anything with anything pointed. Foretell: To tell of beforehand; predict; prophecy. Flounder: To struggle with stumbling or plunging movements. Disheveled: Hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt. Browse: To eat, nibble at, or feed on.

1. PAINTED CAVE final review: Answer the questions and define the vocabulary.
 * Homework due Oct 28th:**

//Show 3 examples that show the story takes place in prehistoric times.

What are three taboos that Tao breaks?

What is Kala’s role in the clan?

How did Volt show Tao that he appreciated him?

Describe a couple times when Tao and Ram hunted together.

Why is Tao an outcast?

Vocabulary

Verdant Tension Succulent Stifling Spasm Ritual Rite Livid Impale Foretell Flounder Disheveled Browseq//

A memory that I would like to encase in a time capsule and uncover 50 years later would be the amazing view ontop of Halasan. I would also like the jeju water world memory. Why this is is while climbing Halasan I thought "this is hell, I want to go home! But at the top I felt like it was worth it.**
 * memories of jeju (uncover when i'm 65.)

MAD LIB We offer you beds of high quality u to $200. Made out of [mammoth fur] these bed are the best you can [paint] in. Call now and we'll give you a free [roasted boar.] Using [stone age] technology, these beds are comfy and warm. You can also order them in 3 different colors. [River dirt] red, [limestone powder] white, and [clay] yellow. Also a special colorful version! With decorations of [mammoths] and [giant deer], your bed becomes [alive]! Call now.

video vocab of chapters 11-14 in boy of the painted cave.

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Homework due Wednesday, September 2nd: 1. Read chapter 4 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 3 things about the plot, 2 things about the setting, describe 3 characters, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki.

Plot: 1. Tao asks about his family and Kala is only able to tell him about his mother. Telling him about his father is cold place Tao in danger. 2. Tao gets an idea and decides to live on his own, free to hunt in the slough with Ram and free to paint as he wants, so long as he doesn't get caught. 3. Then at the end of the chapter, Tao hears a whimper just out of camp, it is Ram.

Setting: 1. In the campsite of the mountain people and the places around it. 2. In the slough and the cave Tao paints in. these are all illegal places and it is a taboo to enter these places.

Characters: 1. Tao, the main character. he likes to paint images, which is a taboo unless you are a chosen one, which Tao isn't because of his bad leg. This is the main conflict in the story. 2. Volt, the leader of the clan and is a strong believer in supernatural happenings or beings, 3. Ram, Tao's beloved wolf dog, but a problem is that the follows Tao around, and sometimes wanders into the campsite searching for his master. And wolf dogs were considered to be evil spirits in those days.

Vocab words: 1. elders, A wise committee of old people who judge the clan. 2. whimper, A small sound usually made by members of the dog family. 3. wrinkle, A line of sagging skin formed usually when becoming old.

FIRST WRITING GYM ASSIGNMENT!!!!!!

Topic: One of the most important things to me is my locker. It helps me get more organized, get to classes faster, not lose things, reduce that heavy load on your shoulders, and helps you get a big fat smiling A+ on your report card. On my first day of school, I forgot where my locker was. (Don't laugh, think about what would have happened if that happened to you.) I really crawled up and down the stairs. I looked like a donkey standing on it's hind legs. People looked at me and whispered and giggled. I was being tortured like no method of medieval torturing could match. In the end I was 7 minutes late for social studies class. It was a good thing it was my first day, of I would be up for more torturing. This was a good lesson for me. and I hope for you to. Now I put almost everything in my locker, and only bring items out when they are needed. My grandparents say that in their time, there were no lockers. So most of the people in their time had bone problems. This is one of the most important things in my life.

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 * Homework due September 11th:** video summary of chapter 7

Homework due September 14th: mussels: An invertebrate with a shell that has soft white flesh within. Habitat is water. sentence: We went to a seafood restaurant and ate fried mussels. flint: A hard stone when broken, makes small sharp segments of stone that can be used for spears when hunting. sentence: Flint was so valuable that it was not unusual for our ancestors to walk 1,500 kilometers in search for more resources. ritual: A traditional festival. sentence: Tao could not attend the ritual of the hunt. birch: A type of strong tree that could be used for making the grip of the spear. sentence: Tao uses his birch spear as a crutch. tarpan: A type of small horse that is extinct now. sentence: A tarpan is a good catch for a band of hunters.

1. That he must learn that to some things he is powerless to change. 2. Freshwater mussels and birch tea. 3. After drawing, erase the images. 4. He gives tips and shows Tao how to do it the right way. 5. He shows Tao the images of great animals carved on stones and says that by copying the carved images onto the walls of the secret cave he can speak to the spirits of the beasts and bring good hunting.

Homework due September 14th: //1. mussels 2. flint 3. ritual 4. birch 5. tarpan
 * Read chapter 8. Define the words, make a sentence and then answer the questions in full sentences,

1. What do you think Graybeard means when he says to Tao "You must learn to live with things you cannot change."? 2. What did Tao and Graybeard eat and drink? 3. What advice does Graybeard give to Tao about making images? 4. Describe how Graybeard teaches Tao to draw. 5. What kind of 'magic' does Graybeard show Tao?//**

Classwork September 14th: 1. Journal: Setting is the time and place a story takes place. If you were writing a story about yourself, describe the setting (5 sentences minimum). 2. Post a 5 sentence summary of chapter 8. 3. Learn about some of the creatures that existed during the time of //Boy of the Painted Cave: []//

classwork due September/7/09

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HOMEWORK: 1. A place where a small body of water and land meet. 2. A chisel like tool with a cylindrical blade. 3. The act of breaking a law in the clans, and is usually punished by death. 4. The most important and highest person of all clans. 5. A relation to cattle, but much larger than modern bull. stands 6 ft tall from foot to shoulder. 6. Footprint of game animals. 7. The hip section of animals. 8. To prop something against a wall is to put it in a position so it leans against the wall. 9. To cringe is to make a face as if disgusted or horrified. 10. A intense forest of plants. 11. A swampy place in the valley people's territory. 12. A clump of growing grass.

Homework due September 3rd: //Define the following in your own words.// 1. embankment: 2. gouge: 3. taboo: 4. shaman: 5. auroch: 6. pugmark: 7. haunches: 8. propped: 9. cringe: 10. thicket: 11. slough: 12. tussocks:

CLASSWORK: I got 75% on the quiz 6 out of 8 correct.

1. Read chapter 3 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 7 things that happened, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki. 2. Post a journal entry 'If you had a superpower, what would it be and why.' At least 7 sentences.
 * Homework due Monday, August 31st:**

7 THINGS THAT HAPPENED 1. Tao names Ram. 2. The boy discovers that Ram could be a problem because Ram would follow him to the camp and needed to be sent away by force. 3. Tao is able to return to camp. 4. Tao says he will hunt alone. 5. He decides to ask one more time about his parents. 6. Tao suggests that their clan hunt with wolf dogs. 7. Volt refuses. 3 VOCAB WORDS Shaman: The most important person to the clans. Paints to bring good hunting. Travels from clan to clan fortune telling. Wolf Dog: A type of dog. Useful for hunting aside and can be used as guard dogs. Evil Spirits: A belief of evil supernatural beings. Wolf dogs are believed to be evil spirits.**
 * Homework:

JOURNAL Today I have a big science project. Also, Michael visited my house and I will go to his house tomorrow to work on our science projects together.

JOURNAL Today I had trouble in math class because my computer did not for some reason recognise my username to my online textbook. So I had to use a real textbook.