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Wendy's Journal

CW Tuesdaym June 8th: 1. Score for AR Quiz: 8/10

This year was..sad. Test, lab, quiz and homework, all there left is..stress and Chronic Fatigue... Oh, sad..

CW Friday, June 4th: replenished: fill up again stammered: speak with sudden involuntary pauses and repeat prided: to indulge in pride surreptitiously: kept in secret firmament: the heavens or the sky cringed: bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner explicit: stated clearly and in detail crevice: a narrow opening or fissure grudgingly: given, granted belligerently: hostile and aggressive sheer: nothing other than, unmitigated sinuous: having many curves and turns diadem: a jeweled crown or headband as a symbol of sovereignty contender: struggle to surmount 2. Listen to ch 18 3. Which decision should Anand make? Respond 2-3 sentences. 4. Watch and comment (2-3 sentences on your wiki) on this '[|amazing memory'] article 5. Look and comment (2-3 sentences on your wiki) [|on the photos.]**
 * 1. Create a wordshoot game on classtools.net with your vocab. Post and play at least 2 others'

HW Due Friday, June 4th: 1. Finish reading chapter 17. Post 5 questions with answers.

1. How was the healer's life style? A. It was plain and simple. 2. How many days passed in the Silver Valley? A. 3 days 3. Who is guiding Anand? A. Govinda 4. What did Nisha do? A. she cut her hair 5. Where was Abhaydatta? A. The Arbor of Water

HW Due Wednesday, June 2nd:
 * 1. Read chapter 16 of The Conch Bearer. Post a 5 question multiple choice quiz.

1. What were the three virtues?

a) honesty, kindness, compassion b) courage, loyalty, kindness c) honesty, compassion, loyalty d) compassion, courage, kindness

2. Which virtue did Anand choose?

a) loyalty b) compassion c) honesty d) all of above

3. What kind of sound did Anand hear after he answered the question?

a) no sound at all b) rumbling; earthquake-like sound c) his mother's voice d) sound of mosquitoes

4. What was the name of the tree that Anand saw in the Silver valley?

a) woogawooga tree b) holy dido tree c) Tree of wisdom d) parijat tree

5. When Anand woke up, who did he meet?

a) Chief Healer b) Abhaydatta c) his mother d) Surabhanu**

HW Due Friday, May 28th: 1. Read ch 13 and post 5 questions with answers & define 5 vocab words.

1. Why was there nothing to eat? A. they had lost their bags when the apes captured them 2. What did Anand and Nisha sucked on? A. icicles 3. What did Rajah bring to eat? A. some sort of a nut 4. Who did Nisha thought the squirrel was? A. Dadaji 5. What happened to Nisha's leg? A. it was broken

sterile: too poor in quality to produce crop tentatively: not certain or fixed defying: openly resist or refuse to obey shriveled: wrinkle and contract mulling: to think about

Agni: Shiva: Vedas: Varanasi: Kashi:

HW Due Wednesday, May 26th:
 * 1. Read chapter 12 of //The Conch Bearer.// Create a 5 question multiple choice quiz. Post.

1. What was threatening the shelter?

a) wind (cold weather) b) snow c) wild animal d) weird noises

2. Who's voice was Anand hearing?

a) his mother b) Abhaydatta c) Surabhanu d) the Conch

3. What did Anand find in Abhaydatta's bag?

a) cat food b) money c) matches d) key

4. What was the name of the long tailed rat?

a) Fiona b) Rat c) Jarah d) Rajah

5. What was the color of apes?

a) red b) gray c) white d) gold**

5 Qs+5 vocab. from Ch. 11

1. Who took Abhaydatta? 2. Why does Anand worry about Surabhanu? 3. What does Nisha see instead of the conch? 4. Where are they going to? 5. How was the river like?

plaintively: sounding sad and mournful dejectedly: depressed lute: an instrument wizened: wrinkled with age unfathomable: not capable of being fathomed

HW Due Monday, May 24th: 1. Read chapter 9 and 10. Post 15 questions with answers.

1. Who woke Anand up? A: Nisha did 2. How was the window? A: it was opened 3. Who's talking to the innkeeper? A: Abhaydatta 4. How did the dream make Anand feel? A: it made him shudder 5. How much money did Abhaydatta give to the innkeeper? A: thick wad of bills, which were more than what the innkeeper was asking for 6. What did Abhaydatta say to the delighted man? A: this should help you get back to your business, but don't spend it at once, people might question where the money came from 7. How did Anand know the dream was real? A: his pillow was really torn 8. What story did Abhaydatta tell about? A: The tale of the One-Eyed Deer 9. Where had Anand and others got off? A: Ranipur 9. What was the thing that Nisha never seen before? A: snow 10. Why did Abhaydatta disappear? A: he was testing them 11. Did they pass the test? A: they didn't fail, but should rely more on own intelligence 12. What was needed to put in the fire? A: herbs 13. Who was the first one to guard? A: Nisha 14. How did Anand feel when he saw his two companions asleep? A: he felt uncomfortably alone 15. Who was missing after the incident with the wind? A: Abhaydatta

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HW Due Thursday, May 20th: 1. Finish chapter 8 and write 5 Qs with As.

1. What did the ticket seller shout out? A: Koila Ganji! 2. Why did their plan change? A: Surabhanu was stronger than Abhaydatta realized and he has many spies 3. Why where the two children particularly dangerous? A: Surabhanu has tasted the flavor of their energy 4. What did Abhaydatta say about the first inn? A: He said there's a bad smell 5. Who did Abhaydatta give the conch to? A: Anand

CW Tuesday, May 18th: 2. Conch Bearer ch 1-4 quiz. 3. When you finish the quiz, take [|this online grammar quiz] and post your score. 100% 4. Finish presentations of interviews. 5. Listen to chapter 8.**
 * 1. DOL, finished grammar book.

HW due Tuesday, May 18th: 1. Read chapter 7 and post 5 questions with answers.

1. What was Anand hoping for? A: a sign 2. What did the girl bargained for? A: two packets of spicy puffed rice and a handful of chopped onions 3. What the beggar really blind? A: no, she was pretending 4. What was the girl's name? A: Nisha 5. What does 'nisha' mean? A: the night

Wendy and Irene are the famous twins, who won this years //pakoras// eating contest. They never //fret// when it comes to eating. They got bunch of glorious medals and everyone in the food industry know about them. Today, they’re here to explain about their hard life and how they started their eating career. Well, our mother used to be a very weak, thin woman, her //gangly// motions always made us worried, and at the end, she died of anorexia, age of 37. From then, we’ve decided to be healthy, or a little bit fat, rather than to be super skinny. We felt some sort of //charisma// in eating. The masterpiece of chefs lured us into this world. When we were in collage, we got to experience beautiful world of food and their delicacy in //Kolkata//, India, age of 22. From then, we started to travel around the world and won contests and fairs, which gave us enough money for living. It’s better life then you think. Irene: Mine is //khichuri//. I still do love Indian food. Wendy: Oh, yes, and if you add the //pooris//, it’s the best meal ever. Irene: Hmm.. We still don’t know, but we’re practicing for hamburgers. Wendy: ..Just to tell you, I hate hamburgers, they make me throw up. Irene: Grow up. No comment.
 * You guys are a little over weighted for an average women, how do you feel about this?**
 * When did you two first decided to eat for career?**
 * What’s your favorite food?**
 * What other contest are you planning to attend?**
 * Do you think your career is successful? Will this job last long enough for you guys?**

Vocab. kolkata: Indian city pavement: any paved area or surface wilted: to grow weak or faint beedis: a small hand-rolled often flavored cigarette made chiefly in India maiming: wound or injure threshold: the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a doo r  vaulted: make in the form of the vault. pallet: a straw mattress cumin: a small plant of the parsley family yearning: a tender or urgent longing

HW Due Monday, May 17th: 1. Read chapter 5 and write a 5 sentence summary. 2. Read chapter 6 and write 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab.

Summary: Anand had a weird dream. When he woke up, he saw Meera, who was talking again. Which means that Meera has been cured by the old man and the old man is really a healer. So his mother let him follow the old man. In the way, Anand meets a girl, who can help him find the old man.

1. What was Sialdah Station was made up of? A: huge red brick building 2. How was the station like? A:noisy and confusing 3. How much rupees were needed to by a ticket? A: about hundred rupees 4. How was Anand's throat like? A: dry with fear 5. What happened to Anand when he tried to go pass the checker? A: he was caught 6. What was the trains name? A: The Pathankot Express 7. What was the old man's name? A: Abhaydatta

compartment: a separate division or section parched: become dry though intense heat riffraff: disreputable or undesirable people

media type="custom" key="6114593" HW Due Thursday, May 13th: 1. Read chapter 3 of //The Conch Bearer//. Post 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab words.

1. How was city of Kolkata long time ago? A: swamp where tigers roamed 2. What was the name of the hidden valley in the Himalayas? A: Silver valley 3. What did the group of men with special powers called themselves as? A: Brotherhood of healers 4. What power did they have? A: power of mind 5. What was the name of the two god's father? A: Ashwini Kumars 6. Which god was him? A: physicians of the gods 7. When did Brotherhood of healers started? A: 6 thousand years ago

attuned: make receptive or aware yearned: to feel tenderness and compassion interminable: endless

HW Due Monday, May 10th:
 * 1. Read chapter one of Conch Bearer and post 10 questions with answers.

1. What's the main character's name? A. Anand 2. Where does he live? A. city of Kolkata 3. What was the burning smell like? A. something big, like a lorry or a petrol truck, had exploded on a nearby street 4. Who was the tea stall's owner? A. Haru 5. How old was Anand? A. He was twelve years old. 6. What was the weather like? A. cold 7. Anand's father left to where? A. Dubai 8. What happened after a few months later? A. the money orders had stopped unaccountably. 9. What did people there use for 50 years to clean pots? A. ash 10. What did Anand give to the old man A. tea and pooris**

HW Due Thursday, May 6th: 1. Think of something you can invent. Use Paintbrush, A-4 paper or another application to draw what your invention would look like. Write a paragraph about your invention. 2. Finish posting 'Think About It' answers.

1. First of all, making a flying vehicle was something that was never done before. Plus, it was very challenging to get the plane lifting and making it stay up in the air, since they had to check everything, the air conditions and the wind directions, which made it very hard for testing. 2. Yes, Wright brothers probably gained a better understanding of their world. Their invention, the plane was just a starting point. After the invention of the first plane, people started the perfection of the plane, which lead to our modern air planes and eventually space shuttles. 3. The Wright brothers constantly failed on their testings and there were tons of obstacles, but they never gave up and kept on trying.

erratic- unpredictable rudder- a vertical airfoil catapulted- hurl or launch in a specified direction with a catapult

 This invention is the ‘Portable time machine’. This machine is a size of an ipod, which makes it easy to carry around. You can also change the color of this device by hitting it lightly. The directions are easy too. All you have to do is change the time on the top part of the time machine. To change the time, just think of a date and lightly touch the top part. After that, just press the yellow button on the bottom, then you’ll be transferred to the time that you want.



HW Due Monday, May 3rd 1. **Answer the 'Think About It' questions on page 519 in complete sentences. Post. Do ONE of the activities on pages 524-525. Post.**

2. I would enjoy riding horses though the fields. I won't really like the hot sun and the heat. 3. The author wants to tell that people still roundup cattle for living and how enjoyable that job is.**
 * 1. Leedro and Larry solved problems during the spring roundup by helping his father and rounding up 800 cattle on the 75-square mile range.

CW Thursday, April 29th 2. Grammar Book 3. take the [|adverb quiz] Post your scores. 100% 4. take [|another] 100% 5. Play the a[|dverb battleship game] 6. Reading from purple lit book. 7. Answer the 'Think About It' questions on page 519 in complete sentences. Post. Do ONE of the activities on pages 524-525.
 * 1. DOL

1. Leedro and Larry solved problems during the spring roundup by helping his father and rounding up 800 cattle on the 75-square mile range. 2. I would enjoy riding horses though the fields. I won't really like the hot sun and the heat. 3. The author wants to tell that people still roundup cattle for living and how enjoyable that job is.**

comanche: a member of an American Indian people ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska south into New Mexico and northwestern Texas corralled: to enclose in a corral conquistadors: one that conquers

What was Leedro, Colter Eby's mission? What do horses don't like? What's Leedro's job?

CW Tuesday, April 27th: 1. take the [|adverb quiz] 100%

Earth Day

Sad, Global warming everything, everyone dead Earth Day, our last hope..

HW Due **Thursday, April 22nd:** 1. Create a 10 question short answer quiz (with answers) that covers the whole book of //Habib//i. Post.

1.Why doesn't Liyana like her passport photo? A: one of her braid was fatter and her eyes looked too hopeful, like the eyes of a dog. 2.Who is Ganesha? A: elephant god 3.What was one thing that Liyana's family all believed in? A: reincarnation 4.Why did Poppy bring flowers for Liyana's mother on Rafik and Liyana's birthdays? A: Because he wanted to thank her for giving birth to such wonderful children. 5.What did Liyana and Rafik made the chicken wear? A: a brocade tunic 6.How did the chicken looked? A: sort of upset 7.How did Khaled's grandparents die? A: They got squashed by pieces of exploded house. 8.What does the title, 'habibi' mean? A: Darling 9.Where did Liyana and Omer kiss? A: In the library 10.What happened to Poppy and Khaled when the soliders came? A: Khaled got shot and Poppy went to jail.

2. Bring your purple literature books to class (3 points towards CW)

CW Friday, April 16th: past perfect tense: Mr. Schwagler had complimented my work. present perfect tense: Lucy had bought several candies for her. past progressive tense: The boys were riding horses. future perfect tense: By Saturday, Wonwoo will have visited his grandma. simple past tense: I ate steak for diner. 2. Jigsaw //Habibi// by creating and presenting posters. Create a 1-minute I-movie documentary showing the making of your poster. For example, you could film each other working, interview each other, add music, talk about your chapter, etc. Creativity counts.
 * 1. Post your sentences (see whiteboard)

__YOUR POSTER SHOULD INCLUDE:__

1. The title of your chapter.

2. List the three most important things that happen in your chapter.

3. Include an important quote. Why is this important to the plot?

4. Give an example where the author shows and doesn’t tell.

//(Ex: TELL: I was scared. SHOW: My palms were wet. My heart was beating fast.)//

5. List and draw all the characters in the chapter.

6. Write a poem about the setting.

7. List and define three good vocabulary words from the pages.

8. Give the class a 3 question quiz on your chapter. Include the Qs on your poster (with answers on the back)

9. Include a picture that helps explain what happens on the pages.

10. Present your poster to the class. **

HW Due Friday, April 16th: 1. Read Habibi pages 252-264. Post 7 questions with answers and define 3 vocab.

1. How did the village feel like? A: kingdom with Sitti as the queen 2. Who was Dareen? A: Liyana's second cousin ten times removed 3. What did Dareen appeared with? A: a huge bouquet of mints 4. What is arabic word for 'mint'? A:n'an'a 5. What did Sitti do to Khaled's leg? A: She blessed it. 6. What did Liyana, Rafik and others decided to do? A: To go hiking around the village. 7. How did Omer's father died? A: by a car accident

shalom: used as salutation by Jews at meeting or parting, meaning “peace.” haltingly: slow and hesitantly renegade: a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.



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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.
 * CW Monday, April 5th:**

Homework due Monday, April 5th:
 * 1. Read Habibi 222-236. Post 10 Qs with answers.

1. What did Liyana buy for her mom as a surprise? A: slightly tattered two-months-old American women's magazine 2. What did Liyana's name mean? A: a tropical rain forest vine 3. What did Omer want to invite Liyana to? A: Omer wanted to invite her to a poetry reading by local poets at his school that evening 4. What did Omer drew on the back of a grocery list written in Hebrew A: He drew a map of his school 5. What did Rafik say to Liyana? A: Khaled's been shot and Poppy is in jail. 6. Where did Liyana's mother went? A: She went off in a Palestinian police car. 7. Who shot Khaled? A: the soldiers. 8. Who knew where the jail was? A: Khaled's cousin 9. What did Rafik think about Birthdays? A: birthdays are bad luck 10. What did Liyana liked about the taxi driver A: she liked how the taxi driver waited wherever they asked him to.

2. Begin PP project.**

Classwork Thursday, April 1st: 1. DOL 2. Listen to Habibi from page 213 3. Habibi project due April 12th Israeli-Palestinian Conflict keynote assignment.key 4. Spelling Bee (MS bee Monday, April 5th)
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Classwork Thursday, March 18th: What's goin' on in the world? Read the student newspaper about the [|current Israeli-Palestinian] conflict and answer the questions: Because Israel announced their plan to build new homes in Palestinian territories and this made the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden angry, since they were the ones who visited the region to begin peace talks between Israel and Palestinian. 2. What was Israel’s response to the anger from the United States? Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for the timing of the announcement but also said that, "building these Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem does not hurt the Arabs of East Jerusalem or come at their expense." 3. What was the Palestinian response to the announcement? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the decision is "not only an obstacle to peace; this is an attempt to undermine the efforts, the American efforts, to revive the peace process." 4. What was the Six-Day War? Why is it important? Six-Day War was a <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;">Arab-Israeli war, when Israel annexed East Jerusalem during the 1967. This is important because even though annexation is illegal, the Israelis just took over the Palestinian territory, which made the Palestinian people angry and all the conflicts started from there. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">
 * 1. Why did US-Israeli tensions flare this week?

Look at t[|he Israel map.] Name 3 cities in Israel: Beersheba, Haifa, Ramia Which sea borders the west coast? Mediterranean Sea Where is Gaza located? On the border What is the population of the Gaza Strip? <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Geneva,Palatino,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px;">1,178,119 How many Israeli settlers are in the West Bank? <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Geneva,Palatino,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px;">176,000

**Find another article that interests you in this newspaper. Read and summarize it here: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">__2009 Children's Peace Prize: 16-Year-Old's Radio Show Brings Hope to Refugee Children__ 16 years old Baruani Ndume is the 2009 winner of the international children's peace prize. He lives in the Tanzanian refugee camp and for years he has been using his time to help and promote the interest of the children in the camps. Also he has his own radio show, called Children for Children, which airs on Radio Kwizera in Tanzania, Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. In his show, he discusses about problems and challenges that refugee children face in the camp and this is used as a way for refugee children to make their voices heard. This article is an interview with this boy, Baruani Ndume.

CW Tuesday, March 16th: 1. Define and Haiku

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">baggy: loose and hanging in folds Bedouin: a nomadic Arab of the desert

__Baggy__ Baggy Hip-hop pants are pretty comfortable but it's not for me

__Bedouins__ they never settle always wandering around those free Bedouins 2. Listen to Habibi 3. With a partner or individually, choose one of the ESLRs to create a 5 step video. Post on both your wikis. --how to show global citizenship --how to communicate effectively --how to think creatively --how to utilize information and technology effectively

HW Due Tuesday, March 16th:
 * 1. Read Habibi pages 192-212. Post 15 questions with answers and define 5 vocabulary words.**

1. What did Liyana and Rafik made the chicken wear? A: a brocade tunic 2. Who made the brocade tunic? A: Liyana did 3. What did Rafik told Liyana to make? A: a bonnet 4. What did they do after they dressed the chicken? A: they took a picture 5. What did Liyana took the photograph with? A: her mother's flash camera 6. How did the chicken looked? A: sort of upset 7. What did Liyana and Rafik do on Saturday's? A: They visited the American Library to do homework 8. What did they do after they were done? A: They meet Poppy for lunch 9. Why did Rafik want to leave fast on Saturday? A: He was worried about the chicken 10. Who was the author that Liyana chose? A: Mark Twain 11. Where was Omer's ancestors from? A: Russia 12. What book was Liyana looking for? A: HuckleBerry Finn 13. Who did Rafik want to visit? A: the Bedouins 14. How was the Dead Sea? A: It was very salty 15. How did Khaled's grandparents die? A: They got squashed by pieces of exploded house.

q<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">uizzical: indicating mild or amusedpuzzlement batted: an implement with a handle and a solid surface evangelist: a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith coleslaw: sliced raw cabbage mixed with mayonnaise and other vegetables, eaten as a salad. melancholia: deep sadness or gloom; melancholy

HW Due Thursday, March 11th: 1. 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.

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Acquaintance: someone who you know, but isn't your friend Irrevocable: unchangeable Refugee:<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escapewar, persecution, or natural disaster

HW Due Monday, March 8th:
 * 1. Read Habibi pages 175-191. Post 7 questions with answers and define 3 vocab words.**

1. Why was Liyana waiting for Hagop and Atom? A: Because they were watching a French movie at the British library. 2. What was one thing that Liyana's family all believed in? A: reincarnation 3. What did Poppy did to make the Christian ladies go away? A: He wore muslim clothes and talked about Muhammad. 4. The Abbouds didn't believe in devils. Then what did they believe in? A: They believed in devilish spirit inside people that made people do bad things. 5. What did the Jews in Hebron called themselves? A: holy pioneers 6. Where did Peachy Helen took Liyana's mother instead of church? A: art museums 7. Why did Poppy bring flowers for Liyana's mother on Rafik and Liyana's birthdays? A: Because he wanted to thank her for giving birth to such wonderful children.

fundamentalism- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of anyreligion or ideology, notably Islam. inconsolable- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">not able to be comforted or alleviated. dourly- relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

HW due March 4th: 1. Study the handout for IO/DO quiz. 2. Read pages 157-174 in Habibi. Post 10 Qs with answers. 1. The bus roads only went where to where? A: north to Ramallah and south to Jerusalem 2. What did Liyana’s family say in a unison? A: Walk?” 3. What is the first ad that Liyana found in the newspaper? A:beautifully sculpted charm replica of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem. 4. What did Liyana’s mother say when Liyana went into her room? A: I know where you are and I remember being there myself. 5. When Saturday arrived, what did Liyana do about ten times? A: She re-braided her hair. 6. What was the word that Liyana hated the most? A: Be appropriate. 7. Where did Liyana and her mother decided to meet? A: by the windmill 8. Where did Liyana and Or decided to go to? A: The Israel museum 9. How did Liyana realized that Or is Jewish? A: He was speaking Hebrew. 10. How did her mother greeted Or? A: With a great interest.

Classwork Tuesday, March 2nd 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.**
 * 1. DOL


 * check the format of the e-mail
 * the address should be proper
 * be thoughtful
 * don't use texting language
 * don't use all capitals

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 173.

Poem:

Scouring

dirty surface wiped clean objects neatly placed in line bright and shiny everywhere busy getting rid of dirt something, very unsuitable for lazy people which, includes me

Homework due Thursday, January 24th:

Habibi Review pages 90-148. Answer the questions in sentences.

1. Why was Poppy afraid to buy Sitti a bus ticket to Mecca? He thought that she'll die soon afterward. 2. Whose house did Rafik and Liyana spend the night in? Sitti's house 3. Who put the dent in Sitti’s bed? Israeli soldiers 4. In Jerusalem, so much old _ floated around. anger What do you think is the reason for this? Because Jerusalem has such a long history and they had a war, which created two separate beliefs. 5. Where did Liyana go to buy coriander? What is coriander and what does it taste like? What is cardamon? (you can use the internet) She went to Bassam's spice shop. Coriander is a type of herb and it tastes like citrus. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cardamon is t <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">he aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family. 6. Who is Ganesha? elephant god 7. Why do you think the Jewish man told Liyana ‘why you bother with this animal’? He thought that Liyana was Jewish and they were talking about armenian. 8. Why did Liyana want to chase this man down the street and hit him with her spice bag? She was angry because that man was treating Bassam in a very rude way and she hated discriminations. 9. What did Poppy do as a boy in a well? Down the well, he discovered some ancient jars. 10. On page 99 Liyana is talking to Rafik. Why do you think Liyana feels ‘totally alone’? Nobody was feeling the same way as her, about moving and missing America and more. 11. Who is Khaled? a boy who lived inside the refugee camp 12. re-read page 110, 111. Why do you think Liyana did not want to eat chicken? Because she saw the real process of killing the chicken, which was a big shock for her. 13. On the 29th day of school, Liyana said she would forget about Jackson if...? If Atom smiled at her a little more. 14. Page 136. Why did Poppy become a doctor? He became a doctor because he grew up with such superstitious people. 15. What was Liyana thinking about on page 148? She thought about the boy she saw in the lamp store.

Define and use in a sentence: Pilgrimage: journey of pilgrims When I think of pilgrimage, I think of 'Mayflower' which was the boat that the English pilgrims sailed on to come to America. Irritate: annoy My little brother is constantly irritating me. Yarmulke: a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men or during prayer by other Jewish men. If someone is wearing a yarmulke, they're probably Jewish. Flitted: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">move swiftly and lightly The actor flitted through the stage. irrevocable: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final The fire made an irrevocable burn on her back.

Classwork Wednesday, Feb 24th: 1. DOL 2. Poem with vocab 3. Present Keynotes -organized 3/3 -interesting/creative 3/3 -accurate/ all info 3/3 -design/pics 3/3
 * Rubric for Keynote: Austin**

-organized 3/3 -interesting/creative 3/3 -accurate/ all info 3/3 -design/pics 3/3
 * Rubric for Keynote: Yena**

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



Classwork Feb 22nd: 1. DOL 2. Grammar--take this quiz o[|n direct objects.] & [|this one]. Post your scores. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Your score is 100%. Questions answered correctly first time: 10/10 <span style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Your score is 100%. Questions answered correctly first time: 7/7 3. Jigsaw: //--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//

4. Listen to Habibi

HW due Feb 22nd:
 * 1. Read //Habibi// pages 134-148. Post 15 Qs with answers.**

1.What appeared in Liyana's dream? an angel 2.What did the angel say? she would appear in her husband's dream 3.Why was she thankful of the fact that she didn't bought the cow? it died few days later 4.What did Sitti do? She placed two of her fingers to Liyana's forehead and closed her eyes 5.What didd Liyana do when Sitti did that? she also closed her eyes 6.Why was Liyana's aunt going to the hospital? her legs swelled up 7.What did Sitti say to Poppy about the head? What do you know? Your head is normal sized 8.What meant bad luck? bird pooping on the clean white sheet 9.What does it means when a bird poops on your head? It means your first child would be a boy 10.What did Sitti order Poppy to do? Give money to the poor when she dies 11.Where did the nurse appeared? St Tarkmanchatz 12.What did the nurse have in her hands? clumsy cholera injection 13.Why was Liyana so sick? It was because of a injection with cholera that a nurse had given to each student. 14.What was Liyana's favorite Christmas song? 'The friendly beasts' 15.What happened to the donkey? it dies

Classwork Thursday, Feb 18th: 1. Review Qs 2. Habibi's family lives in Jerusalem. Read this [|current event article.] Post 7 facts on your wiki about the article.


 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The fragment is a part of a 1,100-year-old plaque.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">It is thought to have been made by an army veteran to express his thanks for a <span class="yshortcuts" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; cursor: pointer;">land grant from the Caliphal-Muqtadir, whom the inscription calls "Emir of the Faithful."
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The plaque shows how rulers rewarded their troops and ensured their loyalty.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The plaque measures four inches by four inches.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The plaque was found approximately 5 feet (1.5 meters) beneath the floor of a home in the Old City's Jewish Quarter.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The plaque has been removed from the site and is now in the hands of Israel's Antiquities Authority.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The writing was deciphered by <span class="yshortcuts" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; cursor: pointer;">Hebrew University professor Moshe Sharon.

3. Grammar 4. Listen to Habibi out loud

HW due Thursday, Feb 18th:
 * 1. Read Habibi pages 93-125. Post 15 questions with answers.**

A: She wondered if the person who could let it out, the same size it was to begin with, was luckiest. 2. Why did Liyana walked over to Bassam's spice shop? A: To buy coriander for her mother. 3. How did the shop smelled like? A: A flurry of good smells-jars, barrels, small mountains of spicy scent. 4. What did Bassam give as a present? A: He gave her some fresh cardamom seeds still in their pot. 5. What did the Jewish man said to Liyana? A: He said that she shouldn't be with an animal, pointing to Bassam. 6. Who was coming over for a visit? A: A German archaeologist. 7. How did the archaeologist look like? A: She wore a khaki shirt and a gold necklace charm shaped like a shovel. 8. What did the adults have a discussion about? A: They had a boring discussion about what was wrong with the world these days. 9. What did Rafik wished when the adults having their boring discussion? A: He wished they'd be quiet. 10. What was the first question Rafik asked Liyana while he was working on his definitions? A: He asked, "When does a person go from being an acquaintance to a friend?" 11. What was Khaled's sister wearing? A: She wore a loose pair of pants that looked like bloomers, and a pink T-shirt with Donald Duck on it. 12. What was her name? A. Her name was Nadine. 13. What does 'Alham' dul-Allah' mean? A. It means, 'Praise be to God!' 14. What was Poppy wishing for since he was a child? A: A hat that would make him invisible. 15. What did Rafik thought of her sister, Liyana? A: He said that she's a very unusual person and she won't mind him calling her like that. **
 * 1. What was Liyana wondering about anger?

__HW due Thursday, Feb 11th: 1. Read Habibi pages 59-66. Post 5 questions and 5 vocab.__

What quote was on the billboard? Why did Liyana opened only one of her suitcases? Why wasn't public kissing not allowed in Jerusalem? What did Rafik put on his wall? In St. Louis, what color was Liyana's room?

archaic: very old, old-fashioned staked: to stab, mark refugee: person forced to live the country because of a war immaculate: perfectly clean mused: be absorbed in thought

For the first time, Liyana felt totally alone. pg.99 __On our road__ it only goes north to Ramallah and south to Jerusalem. pg.157 __When she__ turned a corner in the Old City, she was just a ripple of an ancient, continuing echo.

HW Due Wednesday, February 10th: EXAMPLE: Which animal was killed in the honor of Liyana's family? a) lion b) monkey c) lamb d) octopus**
 * 1. Review Habibi pages 48-58. Create a 5 question multiple choice quiz.

a) greenest b) steepest c) tallest d) biggest
 * 1) When Liyana fell asleep, what kind of hill was she standing on?

2. What was iced like a cookie in Liyana's dream? a) a statue of a horse-back rider b) bare trees c) a horse statue d) her coat

3. The houses of Jerusalem was made of:

a) brown pine woods b) hard yellowish muds c) gray concretes d) golden white stone chunks

4. How did Liyana's cheek felt after the relatives kissed her?

a) raw b) blushing c) hot d) sticky

5. Aunt Saba's name means:

a) sunshine b) star c) maramia d) morning

Classwork Feb 8th:

Poem: Penny

Search under your bed.. Among all the dusts and materials.. Try to look though more closely around.. Well..Isn't there a shining piece of metal? But the one that I'm talking about is.. The one with a Lincoln's face.. Yes, the penny.. 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.//


 * 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__.

**Common Prepositions**

 * about || behind || except || outside ||
 * above || below || for || over ||
 * across || beneath || from || past ||
 * after || beside || in || through ||
 * against || between || inside || to ||
 * along || beyond || into || under ||
 * among || by || near || until ||
 * around || despite || of || up ||
 * at || down || off || with ||
 * before || during || on || without ||

HW due Monday, Feb 8th: transatlantic: crossing the Atlantic molest: pester or harass infiltrate: enter or gain access to surreptitiously and gradually vigil: period of staying awake during sleeping hours pistachio: green, green nut
 * 1. Look over pages 26-38. Define 5 vocab words and post.

2. Read Habibi pages 38-48. Post 5 questions with answers. Find an example of 3 prepositional phrases. Post the phrase and page number where you found it**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why doesn't Liyana like her passport photo? A: one of her braid was fatter and her eyes looked too hopeful, like the eyes of a dog. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What is tied up right outside of the hotel? A: A real live sheep was tied up to the back door. How did Poppy described Sitti as? A: He said that Sitti was very earthy. She only wore old-fashioned long clothes. What kind of mess did Rafik make? A: He threw up all over because he ate something bad in the plane. What did Sitti do when she saw them? A: She began to trill wildly.

Prepositional phrases:
 * 1) At the hotel in Jerusalem, Liyana sat on the lumpy couch starring at her blue passport. pg.38
 * 2) After Poppy had peeked out the window twenty times at taxis veering by with honking horns and squealing tires and their mother had combed and recombed her hair, applying a new dash of perky red lipstick, everyone finally arrived. pg.40
 * 3) In the older days, Arab men wore long, flowing robes and cloaks with golden edges, but suits had sneaked into their closets now. pg.43

1. DOL 2. STAR reading test 3. Preposition worksheet. 4.[| Preposition basketball.] 5. Take this [|preposition quiz.] 6. Listen to Habibi. Some themes in Habibi: CHANGE, RELIGIOUS CONFLICT, IDENTITY. Choose one and write about it. Use quotes from the book. POST.
 * Classwork Thursday, February 4th:**


 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th. ** PRINT (before class) AND POST, PLEASE.



Classwork February 2nd 1. Preposition Practice WORD LIST: PREPOSITIONS //A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. "The dog sat under the tree."// above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between by down during except for from in in front of inside instead of into like near of off on onto on top of out of outside over past since through to toward under underneath until up upon with within without
 * about

After the school ended, I went outside to talk with my friend in the cafe near by my house.**

2. Grammar Practice [|take the quiz] 100% and [|this one] 93& a. [] 10/10 b. [] 9/10 3. [|Watch TV] 4. Read/Listen Habibi. 5. Student- 2 Qs (with answers) per page and one vocab per page. [|Post on discussion.]

Classwork February 1st:
 * 1. Trait-Voice**
 * Take out your Ipods or open Itunes** (you may use headphones)


 * Play a bit of each singer. Listen to 3.
 * Write about the differences in their voices and style of singing. #1-3 on your wiki. Write the name of each singer and 5 adjectives that describe their sound.
 * Discuss with a partner how singers have their own individual voices.
 * Relate this to writing by explaining that authors have their own styles also.
 * 1) Tictoc: low, rap, rhythmic, powerful, addictive
 * 2) Marshmallow: sweet, high, annoying, bright, catchy
 * 3) 외톨이: fast, rap, monotone, man, street

Classwork Wednesday, Jan 27th: //2.[|Play the game.] on subject/verb agreement// 3. [|Take a quiz.] 4.[| Read this interview] with Naomi Shihab Nye. Post on your wiki 7 things you learn about her.**
 * 1. //DOL/Grammar// Do this exercise: []


 * Naomi Shihab Nye is an American and an Arab.
 * Her grandmother's name is <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sitti Khadra and she lived to be 106 years old.
 * She didn't speak the same language as her grandmother.
 * She said that poems are conversations to your self.
 * ** Her father is Palestinian and her mother is American. **
 * She dedicated a book to her grandmother.
 * She lives now in San Antonio, Texas.

Classwork Monday, January 25th: 1. DOL/grammar 2. Review how you rated yourself for VOICE. 3. Write 2nd paragraph. FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 1st. 4. Read aloud from Habibi.

It was tough for me, studying for both subjects. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I had to study for SSAT. In other days, Tuesday and Thursday, I had to study for TOEFL. The most annoying part was that I had to study together with bunch of High schoolers. In every class period, I had to be compared with them and I just seriously hated that.

Homework due Friday, January 22nd: 1. Write your first paragraph of your narrative essay (post) and then rate yourself (1-5 for each skill) using the voice checklist. Post.

No one in this world like taking tests especially the big ones, like finals. I'm not such a big fan of tests also. Well, I used to enjoy the tests when I was younger. However, after taking these two tests, SSAT and TOEFL, my mind changed completely. Studying for these tests were very tiresome. Not only that, entering the testing place and taking the test was a horrifying experience. Still, I got to get over the two biggest test in my life, SSAT and TOEFL.

3/5


 * [[image:http://writingfix.com/images/6Traits/VOICE_Post_it.jpg height="273" caption="external image VOICE_Post_it.jpg" link="http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Trait_Post_Its_Voice.pdf"]] ||
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Homework due Wednesday, January 20th: Thesis statement and the who, what, where, when, why and how of your narrative essay. Thesis:** Achieving the goal Where: SSAT & TOEFL testing place When: November Why: to go to a good school How: by getting a good grade **
 * 1. Finish posting your:
 * Who:** me
 * What: took the test


 * 2. Write and post a summary of the Christmas Carol play.**

Christmas Carol is about a man named Mr.Scrooge, who is very mean to others and hate spending money on useless things like Christmas presents. The day was Christmas Eve and Mr. Scrooge was being selfish as usually. Weel, that night, his dead friend Marly came to him as a ghost and told him that 3 ghosts are doing to visit him. The first ghost was the ghost of Christmas past. She showed him his horrible past. The second ghost was the ghost of Christmas present. He showed how other families were celebrating the Christmas. The last ghost was the ghost of Christmas future. This ghost showed Mr. Scrooge’s death and how no one cried for him. After each ghost, Mr. Scrooge learns to be nice to other people and to give.

Homework due Monday, January 18th: 1. Read this[| personal narrative]. What are 3 examples in which her 'voice' in writing shows her personality?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25px;">When we arrived at the warehouse, I had to peel my arm off the side of the hot door like a burnt sausage off a skillet. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * She's describing how her arm and door is so hot and she's using smilie so I can paint a picture in my mind.

About every 15 minutes, a salesperson followed us around and asked if we needed help, as if we were retarded or ex-cons.
 * She's very annoyed by the salesperson.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25px;">Finally, after about two and a half boring hours of looking for any scratches or marks on the dryers and refrigerators that might fit best in our new apartment, my mother picked a dryer and refrigerator that were just right.
 * She's very bored and tired of her situation.

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.
 * Classwork Friday, January 15th:**
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 * ||  || [[image:http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/_themes/kim-s-korner-theme-1/smallapple.gif height="29" caption="bullet"]] ||
 * bullet ||  ||
 * bullet ||  || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The FUNNIEST thing that ever happened to me was..nothing..my life is full of misery and sadness..No light..no color..just pitch black.. ||
 * ||  || [[image:http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/_themes/kim-s-korner-theme-1/smallapple.gif height="29" caption="bullet"]] ||
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 * bullet ||  || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">I really get ANGRY when...someone gets an A just because she was honest and gets 10 more points for telling the truth, plus, this was an extremely important test. ||
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 * bullet ||  || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The most EXCITING thing I ever did was...well..it's a secret.. ||
 * ||  || [[image:http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/_themes/kim-s-korner-theme-1/smallapple.gif height="29" caption="bullet"]] ||
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 * bullet ||  || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The SCARIEST thing I remember is...when I saw a huge fish get chopped into half and still move around and breath, but it was tasty. ||

Classwork Wednesday, January 6th: 2. Interview/summary 3. Grammar 4. [|Create a crossword] 20 words, choose 2 words from each chapter. Print crossword. 5. Write 2 questions and answers from ch 1-10. Post Qs on your wiki. How much of Gilgamensh is god and human? A: Two-third of Gilgamesh is god, byt the rest is human What is the name of the plant? A: Old-man-young**
 * 1. DOL

Classwork December 8th: 1. Create a discussion with your group: [] After your discussion, post the URL of your pad 2. Define each of these l[|iterary term]s and post on your wiki: //-antagonist, protagonist, characterization, theme, symbol, internal conflict, external conflict. foreshadow.

antagonist: a character, usually who is on the bad side; an obstacle or and conflict in the story. The One of the antagonists in the story Gilgamesh is Huwawa. protagonist: a character, usually the main character who is on the good side. One of the protagonists in the story Gilgamesh is Enkidu. characterization: way of describing the character The author's characterization of Enkidu is a hairy beast. theme: the main idea, the main point that covers the whole story The theme of the book Gilgamesh is braveness. symbol: something that can represent something else. Enkidu's death can be a symbol for the beginning of Gilgamesh's adventure to gain his immortality. internal conflict: a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change The internal conflict in the story is, when Enkidu wonders if he is going to hate Gilgamesh or not before he dies. external conflict:a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force The external conflict of this story is, Ishtar. foreshadow: for authors, to foreshadow means to give a hint or a clue of what's going to happen next in the book. The author foreshadowed about Gilgamesh and Enkidu's meeting by giving Gilgamesh the dream about a meteor crashing.//

Homework due Tuesday, December 8th:
 * 1. Read Gilgamesh pages 67-72. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 words.

1. Did ferryman take him to Utnapishtim? Yes, after hearing about Enkidu. 2. Who were the couple sitting together in the hammock? Utnapishtim and his wife 3.Why was Enlil mad at the humans? Because they were loud. 4.What was Utnapishtim's job before he came immortal? He was the king of Shurrupak 5.Who gave Gilgamesh a glass of wine? Utnapishtim's wife**


 * prune-trim
 * Zest- Great enthusiasm and energy
 * ballast: a heavy material

Classwork Monday, December 7th: warm-up: play[| this pronoun game] for a few minutes (use high speed) 1. Grammar book an[|d take quiz] and [|this one] and[| this one.] Post your scores for each. All 100%

2. Gilgamesh important sentence, vocab, Keynote.

1. [|Read about Gilgamesh] and list 5 facts on your wiki about what you learn.
 * Classwork Thursday, December 3rd:**

1. Gilgamesh was a historical king of Uruk 2. Gilgamesh lived about 2700 BC. 3. Civilizations of the Tigris-Euphrates area rather focus more on Gilgamesh than Hamurabi. 4. Stories of Gilgamesh was written in tablets of all sorts of language. 5. The Gilgamesh story derives from the 12 tablets.

2. What is a hero? List 5 qualities. Then, think of two examples of a hero.
 * 1) Someone who is brave.
 * 2) Someone who likes to help others
 * 3) Someone with a special talent or an ability.
 * 4) Someone who is willing to help others by sacrificing themselves.
 * 5) Someone who is needed for the people.

3. Fill in 'Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle' worksheet.
 * Gilgamesh- Has special abilities like his strength and predicting by his dream
 * Spiderman-Helps people and can shoot spider web from his finders.

Homework due Thursday, December 3rd:
 * 1. Gilgamesh chapter 6. 5 questions, 3 vocab and a prediction.**

Why did Gilgamesh killed the lions? How come Gilgamesh knows where to go always? Why is Gilgamesh afraid of the death? Why did the scorpionman and scorpionwoman let Gilgamesh go through the door? Is the garden the place where Gilgsmesh is looking for?

strident: harsh zircon: prismatic crystal umbelliferous: plant of a parsley family I think Gilgamesh will be able to meet Utnapishtim, but little be a hard way because I don't think the gods will let Gilgamesh go that far. However, Gilgamesh have done some amazing things so he'll be able to acheive his goal.

Classwork December 1st: 1. Possessive Nouns. Take[| this quiz] and [|this one]and post your results. 100%

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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**Homework due Friday, November 27th:** 1. Finish Gilgamesh jeopardy and post the URL on your wiki. link to game: jeopardylabs.com/play/jinny-s-and-wendy-s-jeopardy-game
 * 2. Remember to be reading your AR books!**

<span style="color: #303030; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"> The crustacean had a shiny armor, the color of a sunset. It's plumb, soft body, covered in a thin layer of hard shells. 'the shell had a richly orange color wit a bit of golden touch. Some times it looks like a copper broach, other times like a treasure of the ancient cities. The crustacean is the knight of the Atlantic abyss.

1. Grammar 2. check HW 3. Watch movie trailers
 * Classwork Tuesday, November 24th:**

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">- Group member names: Yena and Taylor

2 things I learned:

1.I got to see a new prospective of Gilgamesh's birth.

2. interesting way to describe the scene

One thing I liked about the movie: The last part, with Austin

One thing that could be improved: too quick? <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">-

Group member names: Steve and Brian

2 things I learned:

1. Enkidu and Gilgamesh go to the Cedar forest to meet Huwawa.

2. We got to see the Huwawa’s death.

One thing I liked about the movie: I liked Steve’s brother’s acting.

One thing that could be improved: He can reduce his text speed. - Group member names: Philip and Austin

2 things I learned:

1. The hunter has a problem so he meets Gilgamesh

2.Gilgamesh gives him a great solution of using a dancing girl.

One thing I liked about the movie: It was full of actions.

One thing that could be improved: Add some description. - Group member names: Wendy 2 things I learned:

1. Gilgamesh got the Sun gods blessing. One thing I liked about the movie: I liked Sheamin’s Gilgamesh voice <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">One thing that could be improved: Add some actions 4. Create [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.]
 * 1) He and Enkidu was ready to defeat the fearful Huwawa.

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1. Read __Gilgamesh__ chapters 3-5. Summarize each chapter (5 sentence min) and define 3 words from each chapter. Post. Gilgamesh and his great friend Enkidu decides to go to the forest of Cedar trees and kill Huwawa. In the forest, Gilgamesh finally kills Huwawa. Then, the goddess of love, Ishtar falls in love with Gilgamesh, but Gilgamesh rejects her by explaining about all her past lovers. Ishtar then feels a anger for Gilgamesh releases the Bull of Heaven to kill Gilgamesh and complete her revenge. However, the two great heroes ended killing the Bull of Heaven. That night, the gods and goddesses decide that someone should pay for the deaths of Huwawa ans Bull of Heaven. So at the end, Enkidu dies.
 * Homework due Tuesday, November 24th:**
 * ebbing: decreasing, declining
 * extricated<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">get out of a situation
 * malign: hurtful, injurious

2. Finish your movie trailer.

Classwork Friday, November 13th: [|watch tv] 1. Grammar 2. Jigsaw Gilgamesh chapters 1 and 2. step 1: Read your page. step 2: Summarize your page and write a 'movie trailer' on a Pages document. step 3: Act out and record your [|movie trailer]using I-movie ingredients in a movie trailer: --hook --characters, action --humor --ending question step 4: Post to your wiki.

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:**

Classwork Thursday, November 12th: 1. Grammar 2. Jigsaw chapter 1 & 2 of Gilgamesh. Post video on wiki via youtube. Homework due Wednesday, November 11th:
 * 1. Read chapter one of Gilgamesh. Post a 5 sentence summary and define 3 vocab words.

Every time the hunter tried to hunt, his nets and pits were all damaged. While he was sitting near the river to take a drink, he found out that a human-beast was the one who was doing all that. So he decided to go to Uruk and meet Gilgamesh to get his advice. Later he goes to Uruk and explain to Gilgamesh the situation. Gilgamesh listened and tells the hunter to tame that beast with a beautiful woman. clambered: to mount, climb serpent: reptile, like snake astounded: amazed**

Classwork November 10th: warm-up: Do t[|he spelling bee. T]ake a screen shot and post when finished. 1. Grammar Practice dependent and independent clauses. [|Read this.] Do[| these exercises:] and t[|his one] 2. check out Gilgamesh? 3. grammar workbook 4. Read aloud 'Darnell Rock Reporting'

Homework due Tuesday, November 10th:
 * 1. 5 paragraph descriptive essay. Use the checklist handed out in class and use the WORD CHOICE rubric:**

** Word Choice Rubric **
way. The words are powerful and engaging. A. Words are specific and accurate. It is easy to understand just what the writer means. B. Striking words and phrases often catch the reader's eye and linger in the reader's mind. C. Language and phrasing are natural, effective, and appropriate for the audience. D. Lively verbs add energy while specific nouns and modifiers add depth. E. Choices in language enhance the meaning and clarify understanding. F. Precision is obvious. The writer has taken care to put just the right word or phrase in just the right spot.
 * 5** Words convey the intended message in a precise, interesting, and natural

figure out the writer's meaning on a general level. A. Words are adequate and correct in a general sense, and they support the meaning by not getting in the way. B. Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. C. Attempts at colorful language show a willingness to stretch and grow but sometimes reach beyond the audience (thesaurus overload!). D. Despite a few successes, the writing is marked by passive verbs, everyday nouns, and mundane modifiers. E. The words and phrases are functional with only one or two fine moments. F. The words may be refined in a couple of places, but the language looks more like the first thing that popped into the writer’s mind.
 * 3** The language is functional, even if it lacks much energy. It is easy to

words to convey specific meaning. A. Words are so nonspecific and distracting that only a very limited meaning comes through. B. Problems with language leave the reader wondering. Many of the words just don’t work in this piece. C. Audience has not been considered. Language is used incorrectly making the message secondary to the misfires with the words. D. Limited vocabulary and/or misused parts of speech seriously impair understanding. E. Words and phrases are so unimaginative and lifeless that they detract from the meaning. F. Jargon or clichés distract or mislead. Redundancy may distract the reader.
 * 1** The writer demonstrates a limited vocabulary or has not searched for

1. Pages 24-26 Grammar Workbook
 * Homework due November 6th:**

[|warm-up.] Choose the grammar option. At least 200 grains. Watch tv: [] 1. Read aloud some essays. [|What is word choice?] Critique for Word Choice. GRADE, EVIDENCE, EXAMPLE from your essay. 2. Return Painted Cave 3. grammar workbook 4. Read aloud 'Darnell Rock Reporting'
 * Classwork November 6th:**

Classwork November 4th: 1. warm-up: Feed the world. [|Guess at least 10 words correctly.] 2. Describe an object using your 5 senses. POST. //Don't say what your object is--the class will try to guess.//

EXAMPLE: //The &^%^% was bright green, its skin polished and shining as it nestled in the fruit bowl **(sight)**. The scent was fresh, as though the fruit had just been plucked from the tree **(smell)**. She took it from the bowl, her fingers closing around the firm smooth skin (touch) as she lifted it to her lips. The *&%$# crunched loudly **(sound)** as her teeth cut through the skin into the tart, juicy flesh **(taste)**. As the fresh juice ran down her throat she noticed a small black speck moving slowly in the creamy flesh. Closer inspection revealed that she hadn’t just taken a bite from the %^&*# – she’d bitten through a fat, juicy worm.// The mysterious ruddy color of the &^%^% caught my attention. I grabbed the &^%^%'s body, softly with my left hand. The smooth texture of the &^%^% soothed me. Again I lifted the &^%^% with my two fingers and started to look at it. It's thin, straight body is wrapped around with a beautiful shade of gray. As I looked closer, I realized the 6 letters printed in dark black ink..'Monami' Hmm, Monami..What a beautiful name. I grabbed &^%^%'s hat and took it off for &^%^%. Oh no! &^%^%'s head was covered with blood!! I need something to wipe! Yes, my good old friend white board!! 'Squick!!' What a weird sound! No, it's still blooding! It smells nasty like a rotten meat! I'll just it it up! ...It's to hard to eat. Okay, the last solution..'Trash can'!

1. Now that you have described your character, put him into action. What happens to him? Finish 3 paragraphs. 5 sentences each. Remember to use a metaphor. Also, pay attention to your verbs. Are they weak or strong?
 * Homework due November 4th:**

Classwork Tuesday, November 3rd: 2. [|Play the metaphor game.] Think of two of your own metaphors and post on your page. [|More metaphor practice.]**
 * 1. More[| on metaphors.]


 * I'm the queen on the chess board.
 * The reporters were cheetahs, looking for their prey.

3. What are strong verbs? Strong verbs add color, detail, emotion and power to writing. They show attempt to show and not just tell. //eat:

consume dispose of demolish scarf down swallow chew devour gobble tuck into pig out nosh chow down peck at wolf bite nibble//

Think of your own weak verb and make a list of 15 other verbs you could use instead. Don't use a dictionary!

4. More on [|descriptive essays:] Remember to[| include in your essay.] 5. Use your[| senses in your writing.] 6. Next purple lit book readings. 'Darnell Rock Reporting'

Thursday, October 29th: //Warm-up: The metaphor game. Answer and post.//


 * **If I were an animal, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

a small yellow bird


 * **If I were a body of water, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Pacific ocean


 * **If I were a type of music, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

j-pop


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

acacia


 * **If I were a musical instrument, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

electric guitar


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

10 cm high-heel


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

tsunami


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

sushi


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

Gone with the wind


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

pineapple


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

monster truck


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

black


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

dungeon

step 1: Read some examples of some good character descriptions. Note how similes and metaphors are used:** [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/teacher.pdf**]
 * 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 2: Define metaphor and simile (use a dictionary if you need to). Also, think of your own examples, Post.

Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. ex. He is a pig. Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. ex. He looked like a wild monkey

step 3: Read the list of character description vocab.** [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/character.pdf**] **Define and post at least 10 words you're not sure of the meaning.**


 * 1) Frail: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">having delicate health; not robust; weak
 * 2) Voluminous:<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">of great volume, size, or extent
 * 3) Voluptuous: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">sensuously pleasing or delightful
 * 4) Stolid:<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;"> easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
 * 5) Tantalizing: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire
 * 6) Flamboyant: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">trikingly bold or brilliant; showy
 * 7) Homely: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful
 * 8) Lethargic: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">drowsy; sluggish
 * 9) Nappy: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">covered with nap; downy
 * 10) Opulent: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">wealthy, rich, or affluent

step 4: In your purple literature book, find 3 examples of a character description. Post,


 * 1) Lupe Medrono, a shy girl who spoke in whispers, was the school's spelling bee champion, winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row, blue ribbon awardee in the science fair, the top student at her piano recital, and the playground grand champion in chess
 * 2) She was a talented performer; she often played the leading roles in school dramatics. Games of imagination were always fun when Ellen played.
 * 3) The name I drew was Imogene Herdman, and I had used up the one and only compliment I finally thought of for Imogene, patriotic.

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.

step 7: Peer edit with a partner: [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/peer.pdf**]

Homework due Thursday, Oct 29th:
 * 1. PAINTED CAVE final review: Answer the questions and define the vocabulary.

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


 * People are gathering and hunting for foods.
 * They're living in huts.
 * Mammoths are still alive.

What are three taboos that Tao breaks?


 * He went into the Slough.
 * He hunted with a wolf dog.
 * He painted in the Secret Cavern.

What is Kala’s role in the clan?

She takes care of orphans.

How did Volt show Tao that he appreciated him?

He told Tao that he'll be the next shaman.

Describe a couple times when Tao and Ram hunted together.

In the Slough, Tao and Ram worked together to get the eagle's eggs.

Why is Tao an outcast?

Because he has a bad foot.

Vocabulary

Verdant: green Tension: anxiety Succulent: juicy Stifling: choking Spasm: cramp Ritual: ceremony Rite: religious institutions Livid: pale Impale: stab Foretell: predict Flounder : struggle in the water Disheveled: untidy Browse: scan

October 27th Classwork 1. Read 'The Marble Champ' in purple literature book. Answer the questions in complete sentences. Post on your wiki. //1. Why does Lupe decide to learn how to play marbles?// She was bad at sports and she wanted to win something, but not with her brain.

//2. What are 3 things she does to prepare for the championship?// //She did push-ups with fingertips, squeezed on a rubber eraser and listen to tips from her brother.//

//3. What kind of personality traits does Lupe have? (What kind of person is she?) She's very competitive and has a strong will.//

//4. What accomplishments has Lupe had in the past? She was the school's spelling bee champion, winner of the reading contest in a public library three years in a row, blue ribbon awardee in the science fair. top student at her piano recital and the playground grand champion in chess.//

//5. Do you think Lupe deserves to win? Tell why or why not. I think Lupe deserve to win because she practice really hard and work for her goal.//

//6. Is Lupe the kind of person you would like to have for a friend? Explain.// No, she might be kind and intelligent. However, she's way too competitive and I think even though I'm her friend she'll care more about competitions.

//7. What is something that you are not good at doing, but would like to be better?// //How could you achieve this goal? I'm not good at snowboarding. Therefore, I'd like to be better at snowboarding. I think I can achieve this goal by practicing harder.//

//8. Describe the setting of the story. The setting of this story is Lupe's house and the playground, which the marble championship was held.//

//9 Find and define 5 vocab words from the story: rummaged: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">To discover by searching thoroughly. agate: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">a playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it. hypnotic: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">inducing sleep. entranced: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">to fill with delight or wonder commotion:// <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">violent or tumultuous motion

2. When you finish the questions, do on your own the next 3 pages in your grammar workbook.

Classwork Friday, October 16th: My favorite part was when they talked about the concert because I really wanted to stay after school and watch it but I couldn't. It was nice knowing about what happened in the concert. 2. Journal: Find a quote you liked from __Boy of the Painted Cave.__ Explain why you liked it. Post. 3. More Idioms: [|Read this list of idioms.] Using [|create a comic.], draw a scene from __Boy of the Painted Cave__. Include 3 idioms in your scene. Post (use screen grab) 4****.** Boy of the Painted Cave Chapters 15-18
 * 1. [|Watch TV.]What was your favorite part? Why? Post on your wiki.

1. Finish your final draft of expository essay. Hand in a paper copy at the BEGINNING of class or it will be marked late. Post on your wiki also**.**
 * Homework due October 16th:**



Classwork October 14th: 1. Idioms Practice: [] 100% ALSO: [] 100% 2. Read ch 16-18 in class.

1. Read chapter 15 and [|create a comic.] Take a screen grab and post on your wiki.
 * Homework due October 14th:**



1. Describe a monster. Use this site to help organize your thoughts: []. Post on your wiki. 2. Idioms Practice []
 * Classwork October 13th:**

1.[| Create a mad lib]using at least 10 words from Boy of the Painted Cave. =**all in dorky**= All in dorky went my ritual flying on a malicious clan of blue into the sticky candy.
 * Classwork October 7th:**

rotten disgusting salted smart and killing the chubby gozilla before.

spicky be they than beautiful toe the funky dirty gozilla the dirty chubby gozilla.

rotten dirty poem at a lonely eyeball the warm bed before.

tarpan at mussel went my ritual flying flying the mammoth down into the sticky candy.

rotten disgusting salted smart and killing the dramatic nerd before.

deep be they than stiff dirty bunny the disgusting lonely gozilla the mushy smart gozilla.

rotten mushy antler at a blue wolfdog the cold soot before.

nose at teddy bear went my ritual flying flying the demon down into the sticky candy.

rotten disgusting salted smart and killing the cold willow before.

bitter be they than wild wig the muddy creative gozilla the ugly creepy gozilla.

rotten ugly spit at the dorky demon the creepy fire before.

All in dorky went my ritual flying on a malicious clan of blue into the sticky candy.

rotten disgusting salted smart and killing my pig kill nose before.

- Wendy & [|e.e. cummings]

1. Read //Boy of the Painted Cave c//hapter 10. Post 3 comments about the plot, 2 comments on characters and 3 vocabulary words (define and sentence).
 * Homework due Wednesday, September 23rd:**

Plot: In chapter 10, Tao almost got killed by the mammoths, but Ram saved him. Ram saved Tao by making the the mammoths angry and when the angry mammoths started to chase Ram, Tao escaped safely. Later Tao told Ram that he should chase the mammoths because it's a dangerous thing to do.

Characters: Ram really cares about Tao and he's able to risk his life to save Tao. I think you can also say that Ram is foolish, because if Ram dies by saving Tao, Tao will be really depressed.

Vocabulary: Verdant: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass That desert used to be a verdant area. Linnets: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">any of various related birds, as the house finch. Did you ever saw linnets fly? Tawny: o<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">f a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color. The wall had a tawny color.

Homework due Monday, September 21st: 2. Finish define and post 4 words ch 8.**
 * 1. Finish rough draft of expository essay.


 * 1) Tugged: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">to pull at with force
 * 2) Ripple: t<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">o flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface.
 * 3) Engraving: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">an engraved plate or block.
 * 4) Kindling: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">material that can be readily ignited, used in starting a fire.

Classwork September 17th: Quietly read chapter 9. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Post. (25 minutes) (You may have to look up some of these terms)

Find an example of personification on page 82. The days were growing warmer as the __sun climbed high into the heavens__. Find an example of metaphor on page 82. The __open valley was a sea of waving grass__, with scattered clumps of birch and willow trees, thick with new green and yellow leaves. What kind of work did the women of the clan do? They were sewing boots, leggings and robes to replace the worn-out clothing of the year before. What is Saxon? Saxon is the sacred bull. What do you think Tao meant when he says that he has Saxon’s spirit carved on his stone? I think for Tao, the sketch and the spirit had the same meaning. Who was Tao’s visitor? Graybeard was the visitor. Where did he come from? He was coming from above. How did Tao offend Graybeard? He asked Graybeard if he can come often and teach him.


 * Classwork September 14th:**

My sentence: Chole and Lisa bought a gift for their parents. Complete predicate: bought a gift for their parents. Simple predicate: bought

// 1. mussels: A <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">ny bivalve mollusk Mussels are tasty and easy to cook. 2. flint: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">A very hard, fine-grained quartz that sparks when struck with steel. You can use flint to make fire. 3. ritual: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">The prescribed order of a religious ceremony. I saw the death ritual of president Kim Dae Jung few week ago. 4. birch: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> The hard, close-grained wood of a ny of various deciduous trees. The smell of the birch tea calmed everyone in the room. 5. tarpan: A <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;"> small, dun-colored wild horse, extinct. Tarpan is extinct since the early 20th century.
 * Homework due September 14th:**
 * 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."? I think it means that Tao can't be a cave painter so he find something else to do. 2. What did Tao and Graybeard eat? They ate fresh water mussels. 3. What advice does Graybeard give to Tao about making images? He should study the animals closely. 4. Describe how Graybeard teaches Tao to draw. He told Tao to first, make a large outline of the whole animal, then fill the detail and draw that over and over again. 5. What kind of 'magic' does Graybeard show Tao? He shows Tao the graven stones that he uses to speak to the spirits of the animals and bring good hunting. //**

Read chapter 7. Define the words, make a sentence and then answer the questions in full sentences, //1. soot: The fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels. My shoes are covered with soot because I went to a mine yesterday. 2. stagger: to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. I staggered around the hall way because I was nervous of my test score. 3. clan: a group of people of common descent The clan people killed the monster so they had a ceremony. 4. clench: to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly. I clenched my teeth and went out to the stage. 5. omen: anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.// I took the event to be an evil omen.
 * Classwork September 10th:**

//1. What was the reason for Volt to hate wolf dogs so much? Because he thinks that the scare on his cheek was made by wolf dogs. 2. What creature does Graybeard think may have scarred Volt's face? He thinks that hyenas attacked Volt. 3. What did Graybeard do when he saw the images that Tao had drawn in the sand? Why? He smeared the images with dirt and soot because only the chosen ones could draw and it was a taboo. 4. What has Graybeard been doing for the past 20 years? He went from clan to clan, painting the caves, bringing news, and helping them when they're sick. 5. How old was Graybeard when he left the Valley People? He was about 15~16 years old when he left the Valley People.//

Soot: The fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels. Omen: Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent. Stagger: T<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">o walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
 * 3 Vocabs:**

Read chapter 6. Copy and paste the questions to your wiki. Answer in sentences. --Where did Tao and Ram mostly hunt? They usually hunt in the slough. --What kind of fish did they catch in the icy creeks? They caught trouts and pikes in the icy creeks. --Why couldn't Tao tell Volt that he hunted with Ram? Because if he tell, everything would be taken away from him. --Who is Graybeard? Graybeard is the great cave painter, shaman of the clan. --What will Graybeard do in the Secret Cavern? He would paint images.
 * Homework due September 10th:**

Read chapter 5 and summarize in your own words.
 * Homework due September 7th:**

In chapter 5, Ram tried to visit Tao but the clan people heard the wolf dog's whimpering voice. So Tao helped Ram escape from the hunters and convinced the clan people that the wolf is never going to come into the camp again. The next day, Tao went out of the clan and found a nice cave to settle and draw. In the cave, he got some drawing materials and started to draw a horse, but he just couldn't draw it properly. He kept drawing horses until he grew hungry. Soon he grew hungry and started to hunt with Ram. After he hunted, he went back into the cave with Ram; in the cave, Tao started to draw Ram and he realized that if he had something to go by, somethings to guide his eye, he could make an image true and without mistakes.

1. Read chapter 4 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 4 sentences about the plot, 2 sentences about the setting, 2 sentences about the characters and define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki.
 * Homework due Thursday, September 3rd:**

Plot: In Kala's hut, Tao asked if she can tell him about his parents, but Kala said that she can't tell him anything about his father so she started to tell him about his mother. These are some facts that Tao learned, Tao's mother was only 16 when she had Tao, but she had the sense and wisdom of a woman and sadly, she died while protecting young Tao. After Kala finished her story, Tao decided that he'll go out of the clan and live in the caves, so Kala told Tao that he's shouldn't become an enemy of the clan. After he came out of the hut, he sat near the big fire, and he found Ram, the wolf dog.

Setting: This chapter mostly took place in Kala's hut. This was the place where Kala started to tell Tao about his mom.

Characters: Tao is the main character of this book and he's a dreamer, loves to paint and draw. Also, he cares about animal and nature.

Vocabulary: Willow: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">the wood of any of these trees. Something, such as a cricket bat, that is made from willow. Ritual: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">A ceremonial act or a series of such acts. The clan had a ritual once a week. Antler: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family. Some people collect antlers of deers for their hobby.

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 * Homework due Thursday, August 27th:**

1. Read chapter 3 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 7 things that happened, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki. 2. Add another journal entry. The topic: 'Something that I am really excited about at KIS this year.' Length = minimum 5 sentences. That means you should have 2 entries in total. Remember, your pic should be very small. Date in bold. Most recent at top. Points will be deducted if posted improperly.


 * Why was the eagle-owl screaming?
 * Why was the eagle-owl fighting with the wolf dog?
 * What did Tao took from the eagle-owl's nest?
 * What did he do with the two rabbit?
 * Why did Tao named the wolf dog, Ram?
 * Why did Tao threw rocks at Ram?
 * Why do you think Kala isn't telling Tao about his parents?

Vocabulary: Fiendish: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">diabolically cruel and wicked. The witch gave a fiendish smile. Hissing: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//s// prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening. The snake was hissing at it's prey. Shaman: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc. If you want to know your future, go to shaman. **Homework due August 25th:**

1. Finish reading chapter 2 of //Boy of the Painted Cave// 2. Think of 7 good questions about the chapter and post on your wiki site. Find, define and use in sentence 3 vocabulary words from the chapter. POST. 3. Finish the worksheet on ch 1 we began in class.


 * Why is it against the laws of the clan to make an image of a person?
 * Why do you think the little wolf returned to Tao?
 * Why do you think the little wolf doesn't let Tao touch?
 * What was the little wolf's problem?
 * What did Tao do to help the wolf?
 * Why do you think Tao had that kind of dream?
 * Why doesn't the clan people avoid going into the Slough?

Vocabulary: Quarrel: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">an angry dispute or altercation We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"> Taboo: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">a prohibition or interdiction of anything In Tao's clan, it's a taboo to draw an image of a person. Watercress: a type of leave, used for salads, soups, and as a garnish We had watercress in our salad.

1. Finish reading chapter 1 of Boy of the Painted Cave 2. Think of 5 good questions about the chapter and post on your wiki site
 * Homework due August 21s****t:**

//**Answered by: Gina Lee
 * How can you become the 'chosen one'?
 * Answer: You have to be born with shaman or have to be the son of a chief or leader.
 * Why doesn't the wolf eat the dead mouse that Tao gave him?
 * Answer: Doesn't say why.
 * Why is Kala living with Tao?
 * Answer: Because the person who takes care of Tao also takes care of Kala, who doesn't have a family.
 * Who is Kala?
 * Answer: Kala is a girl that lives with Tao.
 * What do you think is going to happen next?
 * Tao will not find the rabbit and live in the cave and get foods from the wild.

August 18th classwork: //The Best School Year Ever//

1. What was the assignment in Miss Kemp's class? The assignment was to think of at least one compliment for each of their fellow classmates. 2. What was the problem that Beth had? Beth drew Imogene Herdman's name. 3. Do you think it is harder to give or receive a compliment? Explain. I think giving compliment is harder because you have to pay attention to the person you're going to compliment and really think of what you're going to say to them. 4. Why do you think Imogene asked Beth to write the compliment on her arm? I think Imogene asked Beth to write the compliment on her arm because she wanted to remember the word, which probably made her feel proud. 5. How does the author use humor to tell the story? The author is using humor probably to catch reader's attention and interest.

__Define and use in a sentence:__ optimism: to think or look on the more favorable side of events or conditions. If you have optimism, you always think in a positive way. determination: Firmness of purpose patriotic : to love, support, and defend your country Soldiers are patriotic people because they're sacrificing themselves for the country and it's people. marga<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">rine: a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified, usually with water or milk. When you're cooking, you can use margarine instead of butter because they're pretty similar. cunning: artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly. The cunning boy blamed his friend for everything.