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Jinny C's Journal **. **



1. Finish reading //The Conch Bearer.// There will be a short quiz (not open book).
 * HW Due Tuesday, June 8th:**

1. Create a wordshoot game on classtools.net with your vocab. Post and play at least 2 others.
 * CW Friday, June 4th:**

pronged*Pointy points at the end of a shark range Slack*not taunt and held in position Sinuous*Curevs and turns Eerily*Strange and frightning Brusque*Offhand in speech manner Seamless*Smooth without seams Distraught*Deeply upset Pallets*Makeshift bed Wheezy*Making the sound of a person Delicacies*The quality of being delicate Dignified*Composed in serious manner Initiated*The cause, or the beginning Burnished*Polishing something Brink*Vertical slope, extreme edge of land.

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

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

1. What did Anand have to choose? 1. If he is going to leave his friends 2. If he could keep the conch 3. The 3 virtues 4. If he wants to go back 5. if he wants to rather die in the cold than lose the conch 2. What did Anand think when Nisha had to choose? He thought she would pick loyalty 2. Honesty 3. Compassion 4. Giving up herself 5. Thinking about herself first 3. What did Anand choose? 1. Anand chose all three of them 2. Loyalty 3. Thinking about himself first 4. Honesty 5. Compassion 4. Did Anand leave his friends? 1. No 2. Yes 3. No but he had to stay away from them a while 4. Yes but he came back after a year 5. No, but the healers had this power to erase their memories and they did. 5. What does Anand say? 1. That he will leave for his sake 2. That he will stay with them and move back. 3. That he will tell them the adventures over and over again. 4. He will take all of them outside and starve them. 5. Leave them after saying goodbye.

1. reverential: nature of, due to 2. uncoordinated: badly organized. 3. distinctly: something else of a similar type.**
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1. Read chapter 14 of The Conch Bearer and fill in 'Reader Excitement Graph' (handed out in class).
 * HW Due Monday, May 31st:**

1. Read about the[| RAFTS writing process.] 2. Create your own prompt about //The Conch Bearer// and post it on your wiki.
 * CW Friday, May 28th:**

As Anand, write a letter to Nisha significantly saying sorry that he was mean to her.

3. You will be assigned to write the prompt of a fellow student.

Philip's: As Anand, write a letter to his mom worrying what will happen to her.

Dear Mom, Hi mom! I missed you a lot! I'm doing good and there is a new companion named Nisha. Sometimes it's hard, but a lot of times it's exciting. I'm eating well and the old man is really nice to me. How's Meera doing? Tell her that I promise her to buy her the doll she really wanted. Tell her to stay safe and help you. Eat well and eat some yummy food!

Mom, stay safe and eat well. I'm safe and I am having really fun. Don't worry about me but don't forget me! Wear warm clothes and don't work too hard. You can easily catch a cold without wearing think clothes in this kind of weather.

I promise I'll come back soon and meet you back again. So don't worry! I got to go for another adventure! Byebye Love, Anand

4. Conch Bearer open book comprehension quiz #2.

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

1. What did Rajah find? A: He found nuts 2. What happened to Nisha's leg? A: It got badly broken 3. When Anand touched her leg, what did she do? A: She screamed painfully. 4. What happened to the magic line when Nisha took her hands off the thing? A: The magic line disappeared and she couldn't go over it. 5. Where was Rajah when Nisha broke her leg? A: They couldn't see Rajah anywhere.

1. **forage: searching wildly for food or shelter 2. Defying: refuse to obey 3. Hurtling: moving at great speed 4. sorcerer: almost a wizzard 5. chitter: making chattering sounds**

Define 5 vocabulary
 * Classwork

1. forage: 2. defying: 3. hurtling:**


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

Who captures Anand and Nisha? 1. A squirrel 2. An ape 3. Sarubhanu

Who's the master of the animal? 1. Abhaydatta 2. Nisha's parents 3. Sarubhanu

Nisha meets an animal. What's it's type, and what did she name it? 1. A squirrel named Rajah 2. A cat named Ananbha 3. A ape named monk

What/Who helps Nisha and Anand get through the animal that captured them? 1. Abhaydatta 2. The conch 3. Rajah.

What was inside Abhaydatta's bag? 1. Food 2. The map 3. Some matches.//__

__//**1. Why did Anand want to leave the cave? 2. What did Nisha say to Anand that made him feel guilty? 3. What did Nisha see when Anand showed her the conch? 4. What did Nisha and Anand fight about? 5. What did Anand miss?

1. balm 2. Plaintively 3. mundane 4. forelegs 5. unfathomable**

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__//**HW Due Monday, May 24th:** 1. Read chapter 9 and 10. Post 15 questions with answers. 1. What trick did the old man use to Anand and the girl? A: He used a trick that made him dissapear. 2.Was ANand angry when the old man did the dissapearing trick? A: Yes. 3. DId Anand fail the test? 4. NO, but the old man said taht ANand needed to follow his instinct more. 5. What will the conch do? A: THe conch will attract and tempt Anand. 6. When Anand told Old man his dream, what did Anand say? A: Anand said that he needed to go away so he could not hurt the old man. 7. WHat did Anand hear from his mother in the cave? A: He heard sounds and crying noises from his mother. 8. When he went back in the cave, was the fire gone? A: Yes. 9. Was the old man with ANand when the fire went out? A: No. 10. What did the girl say after the old man has left? A: She said that something sharp has carried him. 11. Was Nisha scared? A: Yes, she wanted to stay and wait for the old man. 12. What tempted him? A: The conch tempted him when his mother cried out/ 13. WHo did Anand miss the most? A: Anand missed his mother the most. 14. Who was the one that stayed with Anand when he caught a cold? A: His mother was the one. 15. Why was Nisha mad at Anand? A: Because Anand and the old man was keeping secrets from her. Conch Bearer game, May 20th: media type="custom" key="6179197"//__

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

1. Choose something to do on: [] 2. Review HW 3. Read your page with a partner and post: []//__
 * CW Thursday, May 20th:**

__//HW Due Thursday, May 20th: 1. What did the Adhayatta give Anand? A: He gave him a conch 2.  What did the old man tell Anand not to do? To tell anyone that he had the conch with him
 * 1. Finish chapter 8 and write 5 Qs with As.

3. Why did they stay at an old place, not the good one? Because it smelled really bad.

4. When he meant "Don't tell anybody, did that include the girl as well? YEs it included her. 5. How did the inn look from the outside? It looked really shabby and run down. **//__

__//CW Tuesday, May 18th: 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. 4. Finish presentations of interviews. 5. Listen to chapter 8. 3. 80%//__

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

1. Was the old women really blind? No, she flinched when the girl started to have a sudden movement. 2. DId Anand have enough money left? No, but he gave the women a rupee. 3. What made the old women make Anand think of? He thought of his mother like that. 4. What did the old women say to the girl? That she had a black cold heart. 5. What did the girl choose for her name? Nisha.//__

__//CW Monday, May 17th Use 7 vocab words from The Conch Bearer during the interview. Post your interview on both your wikis. It should look similar to this [|People magazine interview.] Like the People interview, write a short lead paragraph that gives a synopsis of the person's background as well as what the interview will be about.
 * Your partner is a famous movie star and you are a magazine reporter interviewing them.

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__//CW Due Monday May 17th Threadbare: clothing or soft furniture. Rickety: Poorly made and likely to collapse Pakora: a piece of vegetable or meat. Latched: a level with using fastening a gate and a door Disintegration: break up in small parts interminable: endless lentis: a cake Pallet: A straw mattress. shawl: A piece of fabric that is worn by women Agitation: Nervous excitement. //__

__//**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.

The next morning, he felt someone shake him. It was Meera talking and walking! When his mom found out she was happy and regretted yelling at the healer who cured her, so she finally decided to let Anand go. There, he was really late and found a girl who knew the old man really well and decided to help Anand. But there, he gets caught between the station because he doesn't have enough money. So he and the girl decides to go secretly but he gets caught. But this old man (A different one) comes and saves him. But then he feels weird because he is giving Anand everything he really wanted. But then he realizes somethings really wrong.

Who was the bulky man? The Bulky man was the guard who caught Anand. Who was the one who saved Anand from going to the police? An old man, that kind of looked like the healer How did Meera feel after she was walking and talking? THat a blanket has been lifted. What did Anand promise meera? To bring back a pretty doll Who was going to help look for the old man? A little girl that lived in the streets. What did the girl say? The girl said that he was going to be thankful because she was going to save his life more than annoy him What did Anand's mother do that made him feel uncomfortable? She didn't say come back safely that made him feel like he would never come back

Riffraff: undesirable people Lozenges: A small medicinal tablet originally from the shape diamond. Poor-is: A wheat bread that is light and round//__

__//CW Thursday, May 13th: 2. Grammar 3. Using [] ., create a game that uses 15 questions and vocab from ch 1-4 of Conch Bearer.
 * 1. DOL, HW

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__//HW Due Thursday, May 13th: 1. Read chapter 3 of// The Conch Bearer//. Post 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab words.

1. When did the story begin? A: Before the old man and Anand was born. 2. What was the city called? A: It was called Kolkata. 3. What did the group have for it's name? A: brother hood of healers 4. What is the power of the Brother hood of healers? A: Their power is to power minds. 5. What can the healers do? A: The healers could look at the future, some can cure sickness in body and mind, and some could transport themselves to another place thousands of miles away. 6. What is a conch? A: Something that cures the land of famine and drought. 7. Why couldn't the FIRST owner keep the conch? A: Because the god's sons were too young to take care of a conch.

VOCAB tenements: a room or set of rooms forming a separate residence elude: escape from danger Domain: an area ruled over something 1. DOL 2. Grammar 3. India True or False 4. Take notes on[| India docuementary] 5. Read aloud chapter 2//__
 * CW Tuesday, May 11th:**

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

1. What is the boy's name? A: Anand is his name 2. Why did Anand have to work for Haru? A: He had to work for Haru because their family didn't have any money. 3. What's wrong with his little sister? A: She has a bad sickness in her brain that the doctors cannot fix. 4. What's his father doing? A: He left them to work and for months he sent money but he started to stop. 5. Who was the old man with no shoes that came to the shop? A: Anand thinks he was a beggar. 6. What did Anand give the old beggar? A: Anand gave the old beggar his own food. 7. What was Anand's secret wish? A: That there would be magic to make his little sister better and to let them have a better life 8. WHo were laughing at his clothes? A: 2 boys and a girl in the streets 9. Was the old man shivering? A: No, he was very very warm unlike the cold weather that should have made him very very cold. 10. Why does he always try to take hair away from his eyes? A: Because he doesn't really have money to cut his hair.

HW Due Thursday, May 6th: Write a paragraph about your invention. This is a new sport called M.S.R. It stands for Magnet skating rink. It has 2 strong magnets that are attached to the skates and the Rink is magnets also. I think it would be a cool sport to have because this has skates also. It would kind of float. Like roller blading, we could let people buy a special kind of a helmet that has extra cushion on the head in case you fall because you could easily fall without good balance. I think M.S.R would be a huge and a good sport to do and play.
 * 1. Think of something you can invent. Use Paintbrush, A-4 paper or another application to draw what your invention would look like.

2. Finish posting 'Think About It' answers.**

CW Monday, May 3

1. The obstacles were when they crashed and they couldn't almost fly for a week and the weather bothered the a lot 2. Yes. I think they realized that if they do what they really want to do and do what seemed impossible, you could actually do it. I think I learned that nothing is impossible and follow what you really want to do. 3. They never said "I give up" or said "THis will never work!" They always kept trying and trying.

1. rudders- a flat piece of wood 2. skids- slide 3. airfoils- curved surfaces to help lift up a flight.

CW Thursday, April 29th 2. Grammar Book 3. take the [|adverb quiz] Post your scores. 17/ 20 4. take [|another] 5. Play the a[|dverb battleship game.] Medium: I won!!!!! 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. Think about it 1. They pull the cows up fast and try to find water for the horses. 2. I would enjoy riding horses everyday because I love horses. But then I wouldn't like it because it's very very tiring and going under the hot sun is very hard to do especially when there is a drought. 3. She is giving the message that even though being a cowboy looks fun, it's actually really tiring. Also, how cowboys always have an adventure.**
 * 1. DOL

CW Tuesday, April 27th: 1. take the [|adverb quiz90% 9/10] 2. Three questions on the pages we read and vocabulary (3) - Why does he say that he is being kinder to the land when he spreads them out? - What did his dad find in the rock caves? - Why don't you need to go to church under the clear sky? Vocabulary - initial: existing or something that's occurring in the beginning. - balking: hesitating or unwilling to accept something. - lilt: characteristics falling or rising of the voice when someone is speaking.

HW Due Monday, April 26th: 1. Finish Friday's CW assignment from purple lit book. 2. Be ready to present to present your poster and documentary.

1. Grammar workbook pages 92-93 2. Finish posters by 10am.
 * CW Thursday, April 22nd:**

3. Read in purple lit book: ‘Out of Darkness, The Story of Louis Braille’ pages 468-478

Answer the questions on A-4 paper in complete sentences. Hand in to box.

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__// 10. Write a sentence in Braille. //__
__//Poem: Trees, Plants, insects are all part of earth, paper and coal is ruining it all, So lets save earth on earth day!!!!! :)//__

__//HW Due Thursday, April 22nd: 2. Bring your purple literature books to class (3 points towards CW)
 * 1. Create a 10 question short answer quiz (with answers) that covers the whole book of**// **Habib//i. Post.

1. Was Liyana happy when she heard that she was going to Jerusalem? A: she wasn't very happy going there 2. What did Liyana think of Sitti the first time she met her? A: She thought that she was a little bit weird. 3. What was omer called to Liyana? A:She called him, Cinnamon smelling boy 4. Where was Khaled shot? A: He was shot at the legs 5. Why was poppy in jail? A: He was in jail because he was trying to save Khaled but the soldiers didn't listen 6. Did Sitt like Omer? A: Yes she liked him really much 7. Did Rafik miss america? A: he said he had too many things that were on his mind right now 8. What did the man say to a store keeper that made Liyana very mad? A: Someone said to Liyana "don't play with animals" to a human 9. How did LIyana figure out that Omer was Jewish? A: When Omer spoke some Jewish language to a women 10. What do you think liyana thinks about Omer? A: SHe really likes him a lot.//**__

__//CW Tuesday, April 20th: 1. DOL 2. Grammar Book 3. Take qui[|z on verb tenses] 4. Create a rubric for poster presentation. 5. Finish posters.//__

__//CW Friday, April 16th: 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. Jinny has a pencil in her bag 2. I had a house 3. I was working on this project but I lost it. 4. I will have a gold fish if I get an A in science. 5. I walked towards the park.//** //CW Friday, April 16th://__
 * 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. Were the children that were surrounding LIyana and poppy poor or rich? THey were really poor 2. Did Sitti like Omer? Yes she liked him a lot. 3. Why did he say" Remember us when you join your army?" When he figured out he was Jews, he was really angry because he must have hated the Jews. 4. Was Liyana's uncle alive? No, he died. He was really skinny 5. WHat does Omer think about Sitti's rolling tongue? That it's really cool because he only saw it on TV 6. Did Liyana care when the pumpkin seeds landed on her head? No because she was happy to be with Omer 7. How did Rafik hurt his leg? He crashed into a rock. 1. straining:Forced to do something 2. entranced: someone with wonder or delight 3.haltingly: slow and steadily.//__

__//HW April 13th 2010 Presentation

CW Thursday, April 8th: 2. Grammar book, perfect tense. 3. More perfect tense.[| Take quiz.] When to use the[| present perfect tense.29/30=97%] 4. Read page 222 of Habibi aloud. 5. Listen to next chapters. 6. Work on Keynote.**//__
 * 1. DOL

__//CW Monday, April 5th: 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. 98.50 6. Listen to Habibi (draw). Newspaper report. Postcard.//__

__//Homework due Monday, April 5th: 2. Begin PP project.
 * 1. Read Habibi 222-236. Post 10 Qs with answers.

1. Did Liyana believe when Omer said "I was about to call you." 2. Why did Liyana look up at the sky? 3. Why was Rafik so stunned? 4. Where was mom when Liyana came home? 5. How did Poppy get in Jail? 6. What was Poppy trying to explain to the soldiers? 7. How did Liyana go to the jail to see her dad? 8. What sort of question did the soldier ask to Liyana? 9. Where was Khaled shot? 10. Was Rafik let in to see his dad? A: No, she didn't believe Omer. A: Because she heard her voice being called A: Because Poppy and Khaled were hurt and in jail. A: She was at the Palestine's police car. A: He was trying to save Khaled but then they took him to jail. A: That he didn't do anything and that people don't take doctors to Jail when there is a patient. A: Khaled's cousin went to jail 2 times so he took them. A: What school she went to, what was her name, how old she was and ect. A: Khaled was shot in the legs. A: No, Rafik was not allowed to see his dad because the soldiers didn't let him.**//__

__//Classwork Thursday, April 1st:

Classwork Tuesday, March 30th: 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: 1. Why did US-Israeli tensions flare this week? Because the Israeli people were being rude to the USA even though they were trying to help. 2. What was Israel’s response to the anger from the United States? They were really angry so they threw rocks 3. What was the Palestinian response to the announcement? THey were really angry 4. What was the Six-Day War? Why is it important? It happened a long time ago and it is important because it is a part of history.//__

__//**HW Due March 18th:** 1. Work on 5 step video.//__

__//**CW Tuesday, March 16th:** 1. Define and Haiku 2. Listen to Habibi --how to show global citizenship --how to communicate effectively --how to think creatively --how to utilize information and technology effectively//__
 * 3.** With a partner or individually, choose one of the ESLRs to create a 5 step video (max 45 seconds). Post on both your wikis.

__//HW Due Tuesday, March 16th: 1. Read Habibi pages 192-212. Post 7 questions with answers and define 5 vocabulary words

1. Where does Rafik and LIyana go to on Saturdays? They go to the library 2. Why does Rafik and Liyana go to the library? They go there because of their homework 3. WHat was Liyana secretly wishing? That Omer would come and meet her in the library 4. When Omer came, how did Liyana greet him? She hugged him while Rafik said Hi. 5. When Liyanna was getting a book for her report, what was she searching for? She was searching for Mark Twain 6. When Omer asked her what she was thinking about, what did she say? She said Mark Twain 7. What was Liyana really thinking about? SHe was actually thinking about Omer. 8. At home what did she think about the author and her that was similar? She thought that they were similar because they both kissed their pillows. 9. What did Omer ask to Rafik? He asked if Rafik wanted to go to a soccer tournament. 10. Did Rafik say Yes or No to the request of going to the soccer thing? He said no. 11. What did Omer make for Rafik? He made a paper ball. 12. What was the author talking about in her poem? She was talking about kissing. 13. Where was Omer during the time? He was at a camp that his mom forced him to go. 14. How didi LIyana search about the poems? She went into the Encyclopia. 15. Did Liyana miss Omer? Yes. She missed him a lot.

Vocabulary 1. Bedouin: An Arab of a dessert. 2. cocatoos: loud or noisy 3. Extravagantly: Exceeding. 4. Tarps: A material 5. Soulfully: Passionate//__

__//ntly: 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.

[]//__

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

1. What did Omer ask to Liyana that made her confused? What religion she was. 2. What ice cream were Omer and Liyana eating? They ate pistachio ice cream. 3. What did Liyana's mother believe in? Her mother believed in Karma, which is the Hindu belief thing. 4. What did Liyana's family believe in? Her family believed in reincarnation because it made sense. 5. What did Liyana think about the NEW people? She believed that the NEW people had to split souls. 6. Where did Liyana's mother work? In an English radio station. 7. Why did soldiers break into Sitti's house? Because they were looking in Sitti's house for her child. VOCABULARY 1. Regal: Being magnificent 2. Deputy: Act as a substitute to something 3. Idly: purpose or reason.** //__

__//Classwork March 4th: 1. Sign up and take the tutorial for this program: [] [] Like it? Create your own at **GoAnimate.com**. It's free and fun!//__
 * GoAnimate.com**: willy mr s by sanukmach

__//HW due March 4th: 2. Read pages 157-174 in Habibi. Post 10 Qs with answers.
 * 1. Study the handout for IO/DO quiz.

1. How did Liyanna's dad react to the situation when her FRIEND wasn't a girl? He was very angry 2. Why was Liyanna's mom worried? Because she was afraid of how dad could react to this. 3. What did Or say when Liyanna asked if he knew she wasn't Jew? 3. He said he already knew 4. Why did Or say to go to the museum but didn't go? because the musician was horrible 5. What did Liyanna keep making her mom annoyed? 5. She kept asking if she could have Or for dinner 6. Who dropped Liyanna to the museum? 6. Her mom. 7. What did Liyanna spend on hours trying to do? 7. She tried to look good 8. What did Or think about the war? 8. He thought that it should be peaceful. 9. What does Jerusalem not have like any other places? 9. Thanksgiving. 10. How much minutes did Liyanna's mom wait? 10. About 25 minutes have passed.**//__

__//Classwork Tuesday, March 2nd 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

1. We shouldn't write our emails to our teachers like we write to our friends on the phone 2. It should be fitting to the background. 3 To be mindful about your email address. 4. We should be respectful 5. We should use letter format (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 173.//__

__//Classwork Thursday, Feb 25th Poem: Turn turn turn it rub rub rub step by step here it goes I made it! a ceramic made from clay.//__

__//Classwork Wednesday, Feb 24th: 1. DOL 2. Poem with vocab 3. Present Keynotes

Yena's Keynote:

Her keynote presentation had a lot of information and accurate.

- Organized 3/3 - Interesting/ Creative 2/3 - accurate/ all information 3/3 - Design/ Pictures 3/3 11/12//__

__//Homework//__

//**Habibi Review pages 90-148

1. Why was Poppy afraid to buy Sitti a bus ticket to Mecca?** __He was afraid she would die.__


 * 2. Whose house did Rafik and Liyana spend the night in?

3. Who put the dent in Sitti’s bed?

4. In Jerusalem, so much old _ __floated around. What do you think is the reason for this?

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)

The SouthEast plant that bears the seeds. They use it as spice and used it medically. She went to go buy it in the store in the book. And then she met the women.

6. Who is Ganesha?

7. Why do you think the Jewish man told Liyana ‘why you bother with this animal’? Because he knew her friend wasn't a Jewish person and thought Liyana was.

8. Why did Liyana want to chase this man down the street and hit him with her spice bag?

Because this man said LIyanna's friend was an animal.

9. What did Poppy do as a boy in a well?

10. On page 99 Liyana is talking to Rafik. Why do you think Liyana feels ‘totally alone’? Because she has no friends.

11. Who is Khaled?

12. re-read page 110, 111. Why do you think Liyana did not want to eat chicken?

13. On the 29th day of school, Liyana said she would forget about Jackson if...?

14. Page 136. Why did Poppy become a doctor? Because there was so much superstitious people 15. What was Liyana thinking about on page 148?

Define and use in a sentence:

Pilgrimage: Journey : There was a pilgrimage outside the school that the whole school was attending to. Irritate: Annoy: She irritated me. Pouchy: A small bag: She held her pouchy up. Yarmulke: A skullcap that Jewish men wear in public. Yarmulke didn't look that good. Flitted: Move swiftly SHe flitted across the room. irrevocable: Not able to be changed. The history is irrevocable.__**//

//__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. 100% 95% 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. Why did Poppy become a doctor? Because he lived with superstitous people and he had to balance them out. 2. What did Sitti about cold feet? That she would live longer. 3. What if a bird pooped on your head? What did it mean? It meant that the person's first baby would be a boy 4. What did SItt say to Poppy to do when she died? To give extra money to the poor and to the digger who digged her grave and to the women who washed her body. 5. Does Rafik have a bicycle? No. But he borrows his neighbor's bicycle because they have one. 6. Who did Tarzan remind Rafik of? Liyanna. 7. Where does Khaled and Nadine live? In the refugee camp. 8. Why did Liyanna get sick? Because of the shot that the nurses gave. 9. What did Liyanna dream of? Of Liyanna in Jackson's hair. 10. Why was Sitt so mad at Poppy? Because she thought he was making fun of her because he hadn't alerted her right away that Liyanna was sick. 11. What was all around her body? Pins that Sitti put. 12. Why was the donkey sick? because the people didn't take good care of it. And people thought the donkey was dead. 13. What did poppy say that Liyanna had to work on? Being humble was what she needed to work on. 14. What sort of questions did Liyanna ask to her friend? Like do you like it here and Do you hope to live here for the rest of your life? 15. What did Liyanna wish? To get more letters from USA saying Oh, it isn't much the same without you!//__

__//day, 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. 1. He traced it to 910 al-Muqtadir's rule thing. 2. They found the Arabic inscription offering insight 3. It was found in someone's house 4. The marble plaque is 4 inches by 4 inches. 5. Beneath the floor of the house 1.5 meter diged into. 3. Grammar 4. Listen to Habibi out loud HW due Thursday, Feb 18th://__

__//**1. Read Habibi pages 93-125. Post 15 questions with answers.** 1. What is Khaled's little sister named? Nadine 2. Why does Liyanna think that she isn't right for Jerusalem? Because she was the only one that didn't like Jerusalem. 3. What does Liyanna's teacher like to call his students? A Professor. 4. Is Liyanna vegetarian? Yes she is. 5. What was Liyanna studying in History class? She was studying the Kings and queens of England. 6. What was poppy's wish when he was a child? To get a invisible hat. 7. What did the English teacher typically like to wear? A suit 8. What did the sign say in front of a shop? No English and 2 other languages. 9. What was poppy scared of? His imagination skeletons. 10. Is Rafik starting better than Liyanna in school? Yes. 11. What did a stranger say to Liyanna about Bossum? That she shouldn't be hanging around with an animal. 12. What did Rafik think of Liyanna after they moved? He thought that she was weird and she wouldn't mind it. 13. Who was coming over for dinner? A german archaeologist. 14. What was adults blabbering about? They were talking about boring stuff like what was wrong with the world these days. 15. What did Liyanna buy for her mother? A present//__

__//HW due Thursday, Feb 11th: 1. Read Habibi pages 59-66. Post 5 questions and 5 vocab. mused: to think or meditate in silence abiding: obedient to the law refugee: someone that is forced to leave landlord: a person that rents land manger: a long open box

What was behind that house that they could see? What was Liyanna's luck from her culture? Why was she living with a blank wall? What happened to the boy and the girl in the dark alley? What haven't she brought from USA?//__

__//**Morning Task

1. Find 3 prepositional phrases in Habibi. Post them on the page Deadline 1. the family talked Poppy into traveling out to the village that very first night. 2. The the taxi headed into the rural West Bank. 3. They rose into the night sky like Kites,

2. Go to KIS card catalog, and select AR.**//__

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

My multiple choice questions:

1. Where is the place that Papa celebrated for Graduating HIgh school? a) A garden b) A shoe market c) Bowling d) In America.

2. What present did Liyanna get for her girl cousins? a) A dress from America b) A watch c) A pair of earings d) Books

3. What drink can Rafik drink 5 cups? a) Good for your Body Herbs Drink b) Orange juice c) Cranberry juice d) lemonade

4. What didn't she check from the flight from Missouri? a) Her emails b) The Mirror c) Her watch d) Her packed clothes

5. Why was Liyanna's dad become more uncomfortable? a) Because they were starting to talk about his baby pictures b) Because his mother, Sitti, nagged him. c) Because everyone started asking to fix or get things d) Because he was tired than ever.//__

__//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 r__ose 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 d__own 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, __i__nto 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 freshet__s.__**//

//__**Morning work** Poem (P's)__//

//__ THe Pandas were sitting on the bamboo that they were chewing. Yum Yum! chanted the pandas as they cracked the bamboo in half. Crunch Crunch Crunch. Finally they stood up and climbed above the trees. Oops! When the pandas were sitting on a nearby branch on the tree, they fell right under the tree and fell so hard that the ground shook and caused an earthquake. __//

//__HW due Monday, Feb 8th:
 * 1. Look over pages 26-38. Define 5 vocab words and post.

Runway: a leveled street of smooth ground usually in airports. Shuttered: A pair of hinged panels, or to close Assault: To make a physical attack on something Molest: Pester or harass someone. Infiltrate: Enter, or gain access to something. 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.** 1. Why doesn't Liyanna like the picture she has in her passport? It's because she has her hair braided and one was fatter than the other. 2. What is tied up right outside of the hotel? A real live sheep. 3. Why was poppy talking a mile a minute? Because he was nervous for Sitti's arrival. 4. Why did Rafik throw up? Liyanna thinks that he ate something bad in the airplane. 5. Why are there still soldiers outside the hotels? Because the rule changes every 2 week.

Prepositions: Everyone must have wondered about a women who could have kept a man from living in his own country till now. Liyanna's mother kept smiling widely at them, placing her hands on top of theirs .... They all had long hair too, braided, or in a knotted bun.__//

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

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. VOICE rubric: [|voice rubric.pages]__//
 * Classwork Thursday, February 4th:**

//__NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th. **PRINT (before class) AND POST, PLEASE. VOICE rubric: [|voice rubric.pages] **__//

//__2. Grammar Practice [|take the quiz] 100% and [|this one] 86% a. [] 10 right b. [] 12 right 3. Read/Listen Habibi.__//

//__ FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th.


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

//__3 songs: love like this-ss501 Silent, sad, crazy, simple pop song, White Christmas- Taylor Swift country song, guitar playing, white, Calm Christmas, soft Black or White- Michael Jackson Loud, hip pop, interesting, rapping, funny__//
 * //__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.__//

//__Classwork Wednesday, Jan 27th: //2.[|Play the game.] on subject/verb agreement 2. The game I got... 9/10// 4. Read this article about Naomi Shihab Nye. Post on your wiki 4 things you learn about her.
 * 1.** DOL/Grammar__// __Do this exercise: [|http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/presentagreement.php1.10/10!!!]
 * 3. [|Take a quiz.3.3. 10 right and 3 wrong.]

1. Noami Shihab Nye's grandmother lived up till 106 years old. 2. She said that poems are conversations to your self. 3. She thinks language connects to our lives. 4. Her grandma was muslim 5. She has a poem about her grandmother " Grandmother of the Stars" 6. She didn't speak the same language as her grandmother 7. Her grandmother wanted to outlive all of the people that she didn't like.**__

__//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. 3. 2nd paragraph I agree that is very hard to do especially if science isn't one of your best subjects or subjects you like to do. But I suggest doing this. Thinking about the A in Mr. Sickles' class! An A that is really hard to get that almost nobody except one student has in his class. For me, thinking about that grade makes me feel like I'm crazy. An A? No way! But I want one. So that makes me think about what process I need to go through the get that grade. And I think that listening is the most important in Mr. Sickles' class because sometimes he tells you good examples or facts that may not be in the text book. The 2nd thing that is the most important is that you take notes and review your notes everyday for even 5 minutes because you could go through what we learned instead of doing just your homework.//__

__//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.

People think it is impossible to get an A in Mr. Sickles class. Either a B or a C+ is the best they can do. Well that I think I could change that. Reading the text book everyday even for 5 minutes, taking notes in class that is neat enough so that you could read it, and also listening carefully to what he says.

I rate myself a 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"]] ||

__//Homework due Wednesday, January 20th: Thesis statement and the who, what, where, when, why and how of your narrative essay.** 1. Achieving a goal I think I could achieve an A in Mr. Sickles class this semester if I work hard. 2. Christmas Carol was one of the books that I liked the most. But when I heard that there was going to be a play in it at school with some of the friends I had in it, I was very excited and got to watch the play in English Class. Christmas Carol is about a story where Scrooge thinks that Christmas shouldn't be celebrated and the poor should just go on the streets and die of hunger and cold. But then, he finds 3 ghosts telling him about his past, the christmas ghost, and the future of his life. After that horrifying dream, he tries to help and be nice to the poor ones. The school play was good, but I thought that they could have been better if they got more into their own characters instead of stuttering their lines.//__
 * 1. Finish posting your:
 * 2. Write and post a summary of the Christmas Carol play.**

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

She thinks that she is no different just because she has a different skin color. She gets bored in the warehouse while her mom is picking stuff out. She was trying to be nice because she didn't know but they just frowned at her.**//__

__//Classwork Friday, January 15th: 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.**//__
 * 1. DOL

__//Classwork December 8th: 1. Create a discussion with your group: [] After your discussion, post the URL of your pad 2. 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.// [] Steven, Matthew, Yena, Jinny AND THEN, give an example from Gilgamesh. //antagonist=adversary protagonist=The leading character characterization=describing a nature or features. theme= IT is a subject of a talk. A main subject. symbol= Something that stands for something. internal conflict= In something's conflict. external= The outer surface of the wall. conflict= a disagreement or a struggle. foreshadow= a warning

//__

__//December 7th homework Homework due Tuesday, December 8th: Who were the middle aged couple sitting together in a hammock? Answer: Utnapishtim and his wife What did Utnapishtim say to Gilgamesh that made Gilgamesh sleep for 7 days in a row? Answer: Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh a story and that story made him immortal. So Gilgamesh tried to do it. Why couldn't Gilgamesh success? Who whispered the poem to try save his life? Answer: Ea did. THe god How many decks did Utnapishtim have that was divided into 9 sections? Answer: Seven decks. VOCABULARY bulkheads: a dividing wall or barrier. ballast: It is a heavy material relented: A harsh, or a bad treatment to others.**//__
 * 1. Read Gilgamesh pages 67-72. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 words.

__//December 7th 2009 game: 10/10 Quiz: 10/12//__

__//Classwork Thursday, December 3rd: 1. [|Read about Gilgamesh] and list 5 facts on your wiki about what you learn. 2. What is a hero? List 5 qualities. Then, think of two examples of a hero. 3. Fill in 'Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle' worksheet. The first fact. 1. The Gilgamesh book is a myth. 2. There are 12 stones that have Gilagmesh's stories on them.3 3. The stone tablets are written in Hitties and Hurrian. 4. The sumerian stories are integrated into a larger poem. 5. Who wrote Gilgamesh is the person who is known as the longest writer. 1. THey save people 2. They rule people 3. They need to be brave and have talents. 4. THe heros have to sacrifice themselves always even though there is a big chance they would die 1. 2 Heros: Gilgamesh and Super man and ME!//__

__//Homework due Thursday, December 3rd: 5 questions: 1. What does he mean about 4 or 5 leagues? 2. What guards the gate? 3. What does do or die mean? 4. Who's garden did he run into? 5. Why did Gilgamesh thought that he was born without eyes?
 * 1. Gilgamesh chapter 6. 5 questions, 3 vocab and a prediction.

3 vocab umbelliferous: Family pinprick: irritation. fathomless: a unit of length that is equal to 6feet I think that when he reaches the garden of the Gods, then the Gods will say that to meet the guy he wants to meet, he would have to sacrifice himself and go over mountains and seas. And I think they would say that nobody can have immortality. And then he would be all mad so he breaks everything.**//__

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

__//Result: 10/12 for the first one!//__
__//Result: 90 percent//__

__//Homework due Tuesday, December 1st:
 * 1. Finish posting 5 step video to your wiki.**
 * [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" link="http://nschwagler.wikispaces.com/file/view/mobile.m4v"]] mobile.m4v**

1. Finish Gilgamesh jeopardy and post the URL on your wiki. jeopardylabs.com/play/jinny-s-and-wendy-s-jeopardy-game
 * Homework due Friday, November 27th:**
 * 2. Remember to be reading your AR books!**//__

__//Classwork November 26th. 2. Watch movie trailer. 3.Complete Grammar book pages 32-35. 4. Read Gilgamesh. 5. Finish and play [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.] Chapters 1-5. each category is a chapter. Post the URL of the completed jeopardy on your wiki page.** THE DUMBO JELLY LOOKING LIKE THINGS This sea creature was found in like a really deep sea that is discovered as a decade long. This thing's appearance is that it has some kind of a fin on the top like our ears. IT's legs are like the octopus legs that we eat sometimes. It looks like it, and also the color is a burnt kind of legs from octopuses. IT is to be found that the pair of large ear like fins, they help them swim. This is called a DUMO JELLY.//__
 * 1. Many new deep water sea creatures are being discovered. [|Take a look at some of them]. Choose one and write a descriptive paragraph about it. Use at least 3 different types of[| figurative language.]

__//**Classwork Tuesday, November 24th:** 1. Grammar 2. check HW 3. Watch movie trailers: Group member names: Michelle and Jinny, and wendy

2 things I learned:

1. To work cooperatively or else it wouldn't be good. More of her own voice

2. I think that we need to read a bit realistic. There weren't many videos that she took.

One thing I liked about the movie: I liked that even though we didn't do acting, I think our voice was loud and clear. The pictures had a lot of effects in it.

Gina and Jay Gina was really good in acting out the parts. Jay didn't ask that much but the scripts and the stuff she did was good so even though she didn't act she did a lot of it. What they needed to work on: They should have had music. It would have been more fun to watch it.

One thing that could be improved: I think we still needed to act and stuff. Also, we laughed at some scenes but we weren't supposed to. 4. Create [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.]//__

__//**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. 2. Finish your movie trailer.

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Chapter 3. IN Chapter 3, Gilgamesh and Enkidu said that they were going to go and kill the god Huwawa the terror of the earth. And when they decided to go and do that, Gilgamesh slept because he was tired. But he dreamt of weird things. He dreamt of the mountains melting, an the earth spewing out it's blood. When he told that to Enkidu, Enkidu laughed saying that the mountains melting and the earth spewing out it's blood meant that they were in the mountains of lava. It was red like a lava. So feeling a bit restless Gilgamesh fell under Huwawa's magic where he would sleep. Enkidu thought that he was dead and cried for him. But at least, he splashed water on his face and he woke up. Then when they saw Huwawa, they fought him, and killed him. That was a triumph. 3 words: wielding: hold and use reverence: deep respect for someone lodge: a small house of the gates.

Chapter 4.

The goddess of love came down and said to Gilgamesh that she would give her heart to his and give everything to him. But Gilgamesh said that he didn't want to marry her because of all the people she had loved she turned them into something they didn't want to be, and killed them. So Gilgamesh said that he didn't want to marry her. So Ishtar went to heaven and talked to the king of heaven, her father. She said that she was going to kill Gilgamesh and Enkidu for saying that she was a tight shoe. So she got her way and sent down the underworld bulls who kill. But goodness again, Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the bulls and then the gods were discussing who to kill. Then they said that they were going to kill Enkidu. 3 words: feat: An achievement that is really good lapis: A rock woo: try to gain love

Chapter 5

Enkidu suffered with a lot of pain. And when he died Gilgamesh cried. Gilgamesh cried for 7 days in a row without stopping. Everybody was weeping for him, Enkidu. The water that he drank, the nature that he loved. All the people that he loved including Hatti. When the people of Uruk tried to put Enkidu's body in the coffin things, Gilgamesh didn't let them. He stayed with the dead body for 7 days. But on the eighth day, he didn't cry. He stood up and opened the door because it became smelly. And also he believed that it wasn't the gods fault. He realized that everybody died. But he didn't wish to die. He just didn't know that people die. 3 words: clod: stupid person motes: piece of substance stylus: hard point__//

//__**Homework due November 13th 200****9**

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[|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: Po__//
 * Classwork Friday, November 13th:**

//__Homework due Wednesday, November 11th:
 * 1. Read chapter one of Gilgamesh. Post a 5 sentence summary and define 3 vocab words.**

The setting of the story is when Gilgamesh dreamed that a meteor crashed to earth at his feet. And he tried to lift it up. He put a strip of leather around the rock and strained to lift it. The meteor was more than 100 sacks of grains. But he lifted it up. In his dream.. So when he went to get his food his traps and stuff were damaged because of this giant like lion. So he went to the king and told him to get a pretty lady for him. I think he was confused and upset because he ran off saying that there was nobody like Gilgamesh. I think the chapter is called heaven sent because it is like heaven sent. The giant and like his weird dreams of having passion for the rock.
 * A summary

Footling= mess about. skittered=move lightly and freely. memorials=established to remember people or men.

November 10th test Independence and dependent clause.** second assignment 100 percent**__//
 * first assignment 90 percent

//__November 4th 2009 Describe.

Descriptive, letters and words. The *#%^ was there for 10 years, not being able to be open and breathe. The *#%^ smelt like ancient apple that was rotten because it was there for ten years covered with a lot of dust. Then, after 11 years someone finally came in and opened him. Letters, words, and Goldilocks came out of the *#%^. When she finally figured out what the Goldilocks and stuff was, she finally knew that the *#%^ was just a normal *#%^ and closed it AGAIN.__//

//__Homework due Thursday, Oct 29th:

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

1. More[| on metaphors.] 2. [|Play the metaphor game.] Think of two of your own metaphors and post on your page. [|More metaphor practice.] 3. What are strong verbs? Strong verbs add color, detail, emotion and power to writing. They show attempt to show and not just tell. For example, instead of “go,” try:__// __walk ride trudge amble depart disappear recede travel journey creep crawl run dash ﬂow roam drag hike march parade saunter stroll stride meander 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' 1. More[| on metaphors.] 2. [|Play the metaphor game.] Think of two of your own metaphors and post on your page. [|More metaphor practice.]She was light as a feather. The teacher was a cat.__
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//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:
 * [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/teacher.pdf**]**

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 word or a phrase is applied to an object or an action to which is not literally applicable. SIMILE: A speech or a phrase including the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more better and funnier. Metaphor: I had fallen through a trap door of depression. And I cannot get out of it. Simile: He is as brave as a lion.

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. Drab:lacking interest Gaudy: bright or showy opulent:rich pimply: spot on skin. Bleary: unfocused lethargic: sluggish Dismal : depressing, dreary tantalizing: torment or tease. Immense wistful step 4: In your purple literature book, find 3 examples of a character description. Post, Lupe Medrano, a shy girl who spoke in whispers, was at 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 grad champion of chess. They were not very big, but they were similar in shape and size and like that. 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**]**

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.//

//1. PAINTED CAVE final review: Answer the questions and define the vocabulary.

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

What are three taboos that Tao breaks? He draws, he goes to the Slough, and he imagines stuff.

What is Kala’s role in the clan?

She brings in babies that were going to be sent to wolves. How did Volt show Tao that he appreciated him?

HE said that he is the shaman now. Describe a couple times when Tao and Ram hunted together. The first time when they found an owl's egg. Another time when the saw a rabbit. And when he tried to catch a moose I think. Why is Tao an outcast? Because he got out of the tribe for hunting.

Vocabulary

Verdant: Green with grass. Tension: state of being tight. Succulent: Juicy. Stifling: unable to breathe fairly. Spasm: Ritual: a religeous thing Rite: a religeous ceremony. Livid: angry. Impale: piece of transfix. Foretell: predict the future Flounder: struggle Disheveled: person's hair. Browse:// survey objects.

Warm-up: The metaphor game. Answer and post.
 * hursday, October 29th:**

PANDA pacific ocean.
 * **If I were an animal, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **If I were a body of water, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Mozart. classic. Sun flower
 * **If I were a type of music, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **If I were a flower, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

Canada.

**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?

Because she is not good in any sports only like reading and studying. //2. What are 3 things she does to prepare for the championship?//

She practices every single night and also, she squeezes erasers and she does push ups. //3. What kind of personality traits does Lupe have? (What kind of person is she?)// She is really hard working and she looks like she will do anything to get the 1st winner prize. //4. What accomplishments has Lupe had in the past?//

She won the reading contest, she didn't miss any schools except preschool. //5. Do you think Lupe deserves to win? Tell why or why not.// Yes she deserves to win because she tried so hard to do what she wants to do and what she wants to get. //6. Is Lupe the kind of person you would like to have for a friend? Explain.//

Kind of and kind of not because I don't really like people that really get medals and stuff for everything they do but I think she is really nice not to brag about it, and I think she would be a really nice friend to have so I think she is a good friend to have. Half and Half. //7. What is something that you are not good at doing, but would like to be better? I would like to be better at science. How could you achieve this goal? By studying science and looking at textbooks because I think that what I know and what I am studying at home doesn't help me, so I think I would like to learn more from Mr. Sickles. 8. Describe the setting of the story.// The setting is on her bed thinking about her medals and trophies and looking at them. //9 Find and define 5 vocab words from the story: //spare: leave uninjured racquetball: game similar to handball reluctantly: unwilling fumed: angry slate: Grey, light black. 2. When you finish the questions, do on your own the next 3 pages in your grammar workbook.

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File: Expository writing. //

=//Idioms with Body Parts//= //Choose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences. Use the boxes on the left to write your choices. Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.//

2. Yes. You **hit the nail on the head.** 3. You two don't **see eye to eye.** 4. You have to **learn it by heart.** 5. You are **an old hand** at teaching. 6. That's great! You keep everything **under your thumb.** 7. You don't want to **stick your neck out,** do you? || a. You have to memorize it. b. You're experienced. c. You have control of the situation. d. You don't want to take the risk. e. You have to accept the consequences of you actions. f. You don't agree with each other. g. You're absolutely right. ||
 * 1. You did it. You **have to face the music.**

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//Oct.7 Mad LIbs I walking my storys and all the smart staggereds hunter; I follow my Wendys and all is paint again. (I plunged I turned you up inside my Jay.) The noses go dressinging out in long and tall, And fast hands shakings in: I keep my house and all the Taylor disapears Michelle. I grazeded that you chaseed me into Gina And wrapped me soft, shouted me quite slow. (I plunged I turned you up inside my Jay.) Antonia yelleds from the Jenny, school's houses rubbed: showed oil and camp's mountain-that-walks: I keep my house and all the Taylor disapears Michelle. I gentleyed you'd blew the way you know, But I chased hard and I haunched your cave painter. (I plunged I turned you up inside my Jay.) I should have helded a Tao instead; At least when Ram shrieks they meet back again. I keep my house and all the Taylor disapears Michelle. (I plunged I turned you up inside my Jay.) - Jinny & [|Sylvia Plath] 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). The first comment I have about the plot is that in this plot, there is a lot of action. Tao gets caught by Mountain that walks, and so on. The second comment I wanted to make, is that I think Ram really thinks about Tao. Because Tao got hurt, Ram almost seemed like he never wanted to leave Tao's side. The last comment is that I think the setting of this chapter should be different. Somewhere more exciting. Not just the grassy field or something like that. The 2 comments about Tao and Ram is that I think Tao doesn't just think of Ram as a pet. I think Tao thinks him of like a family, a friend, and a someone, not a it. And for Ram, Ram thinks Tao as a friend too, not just any owner that makes you sit when you don't want to, and not an owner that just gives him a bone to chew on. HE thinks Tao as his king kind of, but something that he wants to do for the "King" not just any king.
 * September 22nd 2009**

Vocabulary. 1. mud-spattered to scatter somehow. Sentence: He was mud spattered because he was jumping inside of mud. 2. lunged Something like stab She lunged at him with a shiny silver knife. But a fake one. 3. lashing. whipping When there were slaves, the white men lashed a lot of the blacks.

a. Find a personification on page 82. The sun climbed high into the heavens b. c. The women sewed boots and leggings and robes. d. The Saxon is a bull. e. That he drew the Saxon on his cave. f. Tao's visitor was Grey Beard. g. From the above. h. He said that Grey Beard didn't believe in the taboos. But Grey beard got mad and still said that he should respect the taboo.
 * September 17th 2009**

Read chapter 8. Define the words, make a sentence and then answer the questions in full sentences, 1. mussels: mollusk Look over there! There is a lot of mussels! 2. flint: hard stone Don't even think about throwing that flint! 3. ritual: an established religeos type. That was ritual for him. 4. birch: any tree or stub Don't sit on that birch. You can crack your HEAD! 5. tarpan: a small dull horse. what do you think of tarpans? Are they cute?

//1. What do you think Graybeard means when he says to Tao "You must learn to live with things you cannot change."?\ 1. I think it means that Tao has to learn to give up. 2. What did Tao and Graybeard eat? 2. Fresh mussels that Tao got. 3. What advice does Graybeard give to Tao about making images? 3. Looking at the animals more closely. For example, like looking at the muscles that some animals have or something. 4. Describe how Graybeard teaches Tao to draw. 4. Grey Beard told him to draw an outline of the animal first, and then the hair and the fur with the strokes. 5. What kind of 'magic' does Graybeard show Tao?// 5. Grey Beard showed him a polished rock that the villagers called magic because it reflected in the sunlight.

//1. soot: dust 2. stagger: walking weirdly 3. clan: a group of people that moves around 4. clench: hold something into fists. 5. omen: sign of something to come.//

//September 10th 2009 Vocabulary for chapter seven. 1. taboo: a rule that you need to follow. 2. Nor: or 3. budding: develops into a leaves or flower.//

//September 9th questions 1-5 -Where did Tao and Ram mostly hunt? --What kind of fish did they catch in the icy creeks? --Why couldn't Tao tell Volt that he hunted with Ram? --Who is Graybeard? --What will Graybeard do in the Secret Cavern?

They hunted in the Slough. They caught a salmon. Because he believed that Ram was an evil sprit. He is a shaman. He paints pictures.//

//Chapter 5, September 7th. Ralf got caught by the hunters, Volt. They got the torch and and said" We must kill this evil beast! Some how Tao had to find a way to get Ram fast. Tao tried to call him but Ram didn't move at all. But when he called again, he started creeping towards him. And when Tao looked, it was Ram. Tao whispered "Go!" But he didn't budge. But finally he threw a stick and hen he moved. Tap ran behind him. But finally he found a cave. He thought that this cave was a cave that he could draw and imagine. When he went inside he started drawing a horse that he saw. But his legs were not the same. So he drew Ram//

//My test score!!! B 88.6 percent//

//August 23 HW. Boy of the Painted Cave. __ Write 7 questions about chapter two. 1. Why did the wolf did not come close to Tao when he tried to give him food? 2. Do you think it is right for Tao to not listen to his master, and keep drawing? 3. Why does Valvo have a scarred cheek? 4. Why did the punishment not bother him? 5. Why did Tao hold on to the wolf when he knew he was in pain? 6. What sent him an awful icy chill racing through his spine? 7. Why is he scared of an evil spirit?

__Word Search __spirit: The principle of concious life ragged: Shaggy, tattered floundering: To struggle with stumbling muzzle: The mouth grubs: beetles or bugs marmots: Prairie dogs. kindling: Material used for starting fire.

The spirits of the Gods were incredible. His clothes were really ragged. She was floundering with her HW. THe muzzle of his mouth was really soft. I don't like marmots, they are really ugly. Kindling is very dangerous, don't touch it! Grubs are not nice to touch, are they???__//

//August 20th HW. Boy of the Painted Cave.// __Write five questions about chapter 1. 1. Who's Kala? 2. Who's Grey Beard? 3. When did Tao start drawing? 4. What is the biggest conflict of this chapter? 5. Why does Valvo hate Tao?__

//August 18th classwork: The Best School Year Ever.// __1. What was the assignment in Miss Kemp's class? 2. What was the problem that Beth had? 3. Do you think it is harder to give or receive a compliment? Explain 4. Why do you think Imogene asked Beth to write the compliment on her arm? 5. How does the author use humor to tell the story?

** 1. The assignment was to write a compliment to others the whole year. 2. Beth's problem was that she got Imogene to say a compliment but Beth had only bad things about her except that she was patriotic. 3. It is harder to receive a compliment because you need to think about what you are going to get as a compliment. It is actually hard, especially if you are new, or if you don't have a good reputation as Imogene. 4. Because she really wanted to remember the compliment and wanted to show it to her mom and say," Look mom! Someone wrote me a compliment!" 5. She writes about the past in a humor like say something funny that she remembered like when Boyd got his head stuck and Imogene put butter all over him to get him out. **

__**Define this.__ Optimistic: Always sees the good things not the bad things Determination: Always eager to do something and very courageous Patriotic: Really loves their country Margarine: A solid butter substitute containing vitamin and coloring matter Cunning: skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner

The boy was optimistic saying" The glass of water is half full" I think she is really patriotic because she was singing loud and clear for the national song I love eating margarine. She was a cunning student at the age of 7. In her mind, there was a lot of determination. **