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Steve Lee's Journal

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===== From the left: Wendy, English Teacher, Austin, Issac(and Steve), Philop(and Steve), Yena(and Steve)
 * I learned new things and made more friends.**

CW Friday, June 4th: media type="custom" key="6307719" 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. Who is Govinda? One of the healers that was friendly and was few years older than him 2. For three days Anand didn't see any _ in the valley. Master Healers 3. Why are there no women in the Valley? Because it's a Brotherhood 4. What happened when the healers ate the curry made out of many mountain mushroom? Their faces all turned into different color 5. Why did Nisha cut her hear? So it would help her pass as a boy

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

1. Which virtue did Anand think Nisha will chose? A. Compassion B. Loyalty C. Honesty D. None of the above

2. How long did Anand have to answer the final question? A. Noon B. Midnight C. Morning D. None of the above

3. Which virtues did Anand chose? A. Compssion B. Honesty C. Both A and B D. None of the above

4. What did Anand see that made him say beautiful? A. The food B. The clothing C. The Great Hall D. None of the above

5. How did Anand and his companions get in the valley? A. Anand passed the final test B. Anand begged the Healers C. The healers felt sympathy D. None of the above

Uncoordinated- badly organized Fissure- Long narrow opening Grimace- ugly expression
 * Vocabulary**

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. As the old man writes a message to Anand about going on a fantasic adventure
 * CW Friday, May 28th:**

3. You will be assigned to write the prompt of a fellow student called Austin Kim Dear Anand, You are in a great danger because Surabhanu noticed that I don’t have th. So I have to tell you how to escape from Surabhanu. To escape from Surabhabu, you have to go to the Silver Valley as soon as possible. Pass the first obstacle and the second obstacle. However, Surabhanu was part of our Brotherhood so he will know how to pass both obstacle. Pass the last obstacle and you will be safe in the Valley with the conch Sincerely, Abhaydatta 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. When the trial divided into two, which way did they go? Right 2. What does Nisha think Rajah is? Abhaydatta 3. What was the trap for the second obstacle? boulders falling down 4. How did the line appear in the second obstacle? When Nisha placed her hand on the handprint 5. What happen when Nisha took her hand out from the handprint? The line disappeared

1. Terrain- stretch of land 2. Mockingly- tease or laugh at 3. Gardenias- a tree or shrub in the bedstraw family 4. Dispiritedly- cause to lose hope 5. Strewn- scatter or spread
 * Vocabulary Words**



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

A. An abandened house B. In the shallow crevice C. A big tree trunk D. None of the Above
 * 1. W/here did they use for shelter?

2. What did Anand find in the Master's bag? A. Newspaper B. Snicker C. Both A and B D. none of the above

3. What animal did Nisha find? A. Squirrel B. Bear C. Rabbit D. Turtle

4. What name did Nisha give to the animal? A. Rajah B. Rajar C. Ragar D. Ragah

5. What is the dream of the ape king? A. To have a beautiful ape queen B. To be the king of the animal C. Both A and B D. None of the above

Questions**

1. What happened to Abhaydatta? 2. Why wasn't the cave safe? 3. What was the only was to make Nisha come out of the cave? 4. What happened when Anand crossed the river? 5. What is the first obstacle? media type="custom" key="6210395" 1. Vividly- descibing an image 2. Expanse- area of something 3. Surge- powerful upward movement 4. Perilous- full of danger 5. Mundane- lacking interest
 * Vocabulary Words**

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

the train 2. Why did Anand think their Master Healer had unlimited cash? Because the Master Healer gave a lot more than the innkeeper asked 3. What kind of sweater did Nisha want? A red sweater 4. What happened to the one-eyed-deer at the end? It died 5. Did they pass the old man's test? they didn't fail 6. Why isn't Nisha tired? She slept on the train 7. Who was the first on to watch? Nisha 8. What did the black grass smell like? Like the sea 9. Who took the second watch? the old man 10. Who took the last watch? Anand 11. What was Anand's dream about? Someone searching his pocket looking for something 12. Why was the old man shocked when he heard Anand had another dream? He thought the herbs will protect Anand 13. What did Surabhanu use to trick Anand? Surabhanu pretended to be his mother 14. What happened to Abhaydatta after the big wind? Abhaydatta disappeared 15. What happened to Nisha after the big wind? She was terrified and scared
 * 1. What transportation were Anand, Nisha and the old man going to use?

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

1. Why didn't Anand, Nisha and the old man ride the same bus? Because staying in one place could alert the bad guys 2. Why didn' they sleep in the clean inn? There was an evil smell 3. Where did they stay? In a mansion that was once famous 4. What did they discuss in the room? What to do if they get separated 5. Why did the old man give the conch to Anand? Because if the bad guys come he can runaway to the Silver Valley and give the conch to the healers

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.
 * CW Tuesday, May 18th:**

1. Read chapter 7 and post 5 questions with answers. 1. What were Anand and the girl going to eat for a rupee? Couple of Packets of Puffed Rice 2. Why did the begger tripped Anand? So she can get money from him 3. Where is the meeting point? Near the bus stop 4. What is the sweeper girl's name? Nisha 5. What transportation did they use to travel? Why? Bus, because it was the safest way
 * HW due Tuesday, May 18th:**

CW Monday, May 17th** Your partner is a famous movie star and you are a magazine reporter interviewing them. 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.
 * 10 Vocabulary Words. Chapter 1~5

1. Petrol- British term for gasoline 2. Frantically- wild or with no fear 3. Insolently- showing a rode respect 4. Incredulously- unable to believe something 5. Kerosene- light fuel oil 6. Bygone- Belong to a earlier time 7. Sufficient- enough 8. Cardamom- Plant part of the ginger family 9. Conch- Spiral shell 10. Blackmail- to threaten

HW Due Monday, May 17th:** Anand was dreaming about him standing on a mountain while a storm was coming. When he woke up, he found out that his sister was cured and he got a permission to follow the healer. When Anand got to the place where he supposed to meet the healer, he wasn't there so he asked a girl. The girl blackmail's Anand forcing him to get her in the Journey and she tells the way. The sweeper girl and Anand goes to the station.
 * 1. Read chapter 5 and write a 5 sentence summary.**
 * 2. Read chapter 6 and write 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab.**

1. What is the name of the Station? Sialdah 2. What was there plan to go on the train? Wait until a big family comes and slip in with them 3. Who did the checker think Anand was? Gang of Pickpockets 4. How did Anand escape from the checker? A man told him Anand was his nephew 5. What trainwas the man and Anand going to ride? The Pathankot Express 6. What is the bad man's name? Surabhanu 7. Who helped him escape Surabhanu? The candy seller 1. Compartment- Part of something 2. Prawn- large shrimp 3. Kurtas- T- short worn by Indians
 * Vocabulary Words**

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


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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. What time was Anand spose to go home? 4 P.M 2. What did Anand eventually buy in the shop? Mango 3. What was wrong with the weather? It was Windy and foggy at the same time 4. Why didn't Anand look for the mango when he dropped it? He felt danger and thought someone was following him 5. Who was the man that knoked on his door? the old man to whom Anand gave his tea 6. What kinds of vegetables did the man bring? small yellow squash and handful of beans 7. How much was one mango? 2 Rupees

1. Frantic- wild or with no fear 2. Rueful- expressing sorrow or regret 3. Kerosene- a light oil fuel
 * Vocabulary Words**

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. Haru 2. Tell me the characterisics of Anand. Anand is a 12-year-old boy and he has a knobby knee. He is poor and works at a store. 3. What happened when he asked Haru for dishwashing soap? Anand was slapped by Haru and received curse from him 4. Who is his younger sister? Meere 5. Why did his dad leave Anand? Business was bad in Kolkata and they spent almost all their savings so they needed more money. 6. What was Anand's hobby? Reading books 7. What did his father give to Anand and Meere? A doll that you can comb to Meere and a book to Anand 8. Why was Anand's mom so sad? Her husband was far away and they couldn't contact him. 9. What did Anand do to make his mom happy? He gave her the money he got from Haru every week 10. What did Anand give to the old man? A cup of tea and pooris HW Due Thursday, May 6th:** Write a paragraph about your invention. This is an invention I drew. People are spending times changing in to their, P.E. clothes, or orchestra uniform. But if you have this, then it will be much quicker. If you press the red botten and think what you want to wear, then it changes into that cloth. For example after you wear your gym cloth, and want to change into your school cloth, you press the red circle and think what you want to wear and you wear it. 2. Finish posting 'Think About It' answers.** 1. When ever the Wright brothers failed, they had to fix the damaged flyer. Also They couldn't fly the flyer in a stormy or rain weather. Once the temperature was so cold that they couldn't fly the flyer. 2. Yes, because they invented a thing that can fly. They can travel to other counrties faster than the ship or boat. 3. They worked on it day and night. They never gave up and thought positive. When ever they failed they didn't give up. Instead they tried to add more things to it. 1. Liniment- liquid to relieve the pain 2. Derrick- something that you use to move heavy things 3.Aileron- edge of an airplane to control the balance
 * 1. Who is the boss of the store?
 * 1. Think of something you can invent. Use Paintbrush, A-4 paper or another application to draw what your invention would look like.
 * Vocabulary Words**

1. **Answer the 'Think About It' questions on page 519 in complete sentences. Post. Do ONE of the activities on pages 524-525. Post.

1. Each cowboys go in a different direction and catch the cattle in that area. 2. I will enjoy horseback riding, but I won't enjoy riding a horse in a hot plain for a long time. 3. She thinks chasing cattles are fun and exciting. ** Activity 1. DOL 2. Grammar Book 3. take the [|adverb quiz] Post your scores. 18/20 4. take [|another] 10/10 5. Play the a[|dverb battleship game.]
 * CW Thursday, April 29th**

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.

Cowboys Vocabulary and Question bridle- harness initial- existing in the biggening Burritos- a type of mexican food

1. What was their mission? 2. Was it dry more in winter or spring? why? 3. Each cowboy was assigned to _ every last cow

Write a poem for Earth Day People planting trees Beyond the city and sea where there is no pollution

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

1. Where was Liyana's family moving to? Poppy's homeland, Jerusalem 2. Why did Liyana didn't wanted to go to Jerusalem? She wanted tostay with her friends 3. What did the relatives do when they met Liana's family? They freeted each other by kissing on the chick 4. When Liyana was packing her stuff, what did Poppy tell her? Not to bring shorts because girls don't where shorts 5. Where did Liyana meet Omer? Sandrounis' ceramics shop 6. What did Rafik and Liyana usally do after they finished there H.W? They ate lunch with Poppy 7. Why did Poppy go to jail? He twisted an iseral soldier's arm 8. What was Poppy's punishment for twisting an iseral soldier's arm? He had to be in the jail 9. Why doesn't poppy like Omer They both have different religen 10. Where di Liyana and Omer go on their date? Omer invited Liyana to a coffeehouse, but they went to the British Museum because the singer in the coffeehouse was bad.

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.

A-4 paper can be found in the back of the room under the 2-hole punch.//

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1. Why didn’t Louis like Captain Barbier’s reading system? =====

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3. Define and use in a sentence: gaunt; revive; stylus; recite; neglect; sonography =====

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4. Instead of sounds, Louis wanted the dot-and-dash symbols to represent what? =====

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5. How many years did Louis work on his new system? =====

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6. How old was Louis when he demonstrated his new system? =====

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7. What was the name of the first text that blind students could read with ease? =====

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8. Why do you think Louis was successful? =====

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9. How did Louis affect the lives of the students in his school community? =====

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

Past Perfect tense:** My brother had looked outside.
 * CW Friday, April 16th:**
 * 1. Post your sentences (see whiteboard) **
 * Write a sentence in:
 * Present Perfect tence**: The students have been in detention for a week.
 * Post continuous tence:** The students are trying to do there homework in class.
 * Future perfect tence:** In summer, he will have visit the beach.
 * Simple past tense:** He had worked for an hour.
 * 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.

__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. What did the childrens bring to Liyana's family and Omer? Gum and Candy 2. Who is Liyana's second cousin? Dareen 3. How old was Omer when his father died? Five 4. How did Omer's father die? A car accident 5. What was the job that Sitti liked? A shepherd 6. What kind of story did Sitti tell to Liyana? A person she liked about 40~50 years ago 7. Why did Khaled wish to ive where they went? Because it was like a paradise and it was good to live **

2. Renegade- a traiter or a deafeter 3. Bouquet- bunch of flowers
 * Vocabulary**
 * 1. Mesmerized- to hold omeone's attention

**Classwork Thursday, April 15th: 2. Grammar book. 3. Finish presentations (hand in your scoring rubric for 5 points) 4. Listen to next chapters. 5. Jigsaw //Habibi// by creating and presenting posters.
 * 1. DOL



CW Thursday, April 8th:** 1. DOL 2. Grammar book, perfect tense. 3. More perfect tense.[| Take quiz.] and [|this one.] When to use the[| present perfect tense.]

4. Read page 222 of Habibi aloud. 5. Listen to next chapters. 6. Work on Keynote.

CW Monday, April 5th: 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.
 * 1. DOL

6. Listen to Habibi (draw). Newspaper report. Postcard.**

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

1. Omer invited Liyana to the _ reading by local poets at his school. Poetry

2. When Liyana met Rafik at his house why was he stunned? Knaled was shot and Poppy was in jail.

3. Where was Liyana's mom? She went off in a palestinian police car

4. Who shot Knaled? A. Poppy B. Soldiers C. Bank robber D. Himself

5. Why did Poppy go to Jail? He pulled his arm back. The soldier that shot Khaled in the leg

6. Why did the soldier make Rafik to stay while Liyana went to see Poppy? The soldiers thought Rafik could have rescued Poppy

7. Where was the bomb? Near a school

8. Why did they shot Khaled? The Soldiers thought someone in Khaled's camp had to do with the bomb

9. Why did the soldiers look suprised when Liyana talk to them? Because a girl had shouted angrily at them

10. It was Khaled's _day when he got shot. birth

2. Begin PP project.

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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)
 * Classwork Tuesday, March 30th:**
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What's goin' on in the world? Read the student newspaper about the [|current Israeli-Palestinian] conflict and answer the questions: Israeli people settling to Palestinian territory. 2. What was Israel’s response to the anger from the United States? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insulted to the U.S. and its efforts to help mediate and violent in the area. 3. What was the Palestinian response to the announcement? Throwing rock at them " 4. What was the Six-Day War? Why is it important?  It was the Arab-Israeli war //in 1967. Israeli government won the war and earned a lot of land. // Look at t[|he Israel map.] Name 3 cities in Israel: Haifa, Nazareth, Beershiba Which sea borders the west coast? Maditerain Where is Gaza located? Gaza located in the western border. What is the population of the Gaza Strip? 6,900 people How many Israeli settlers are in the West Bank? ** 176,000 Israeli settlers are in the West Bank.
 * Classwork Thursday, March 18th:**
 * 1. Why did US-Israeli tensions flare this week?

Find another article that interests you in this newspaper. Read and summarize it here:

A deep, pensiveness and a long lasting sadness lasting forever Fragrant - having a sweet or pleasent smell
 * Melancholy - deep long-lasting sadness

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 do to one of the sleeping chickens? They dressed them 2. Why did Liyana and Rafik dress the chicken? So Imm Janan can be shocked 3. Where did Liyana and Rafik go to do there H.W? American Libarary 4. What did they do after Liyana and Rafik finished there H.W? They ate lunch with Poppy 5. Why did Omer make an orgami ball for Rafik? So he can make a goal in his soccer game 6. What did Liyana search in the libaray? A copy of Huckleberry Finn 7. What was Omers H.W? To write about the places is ancestors came from 8. How did Omer's kiss feel like? Wild River 9. What was Rafik doing in the library? Drawing an eleborate soccer field 10. Why couldn't Rafik and Liyana come to Omer's soccer game? They had to meet Poppy 11. After the Omer kissed Liyana Liyana went to find a book about _. Kissing 12. What kind of cheese did Rafik hate? A. white B. Goat C. Cow D. None of the above 13. Why did Liyana wanted to become a Bedouin when she grew up? Because Bedouin life was very simple 14. When Khaled's grandparents died, by the expoltion, why didn't they fight back? His family doesn't like violence 15. How many times is the Dead sea saltier than other sea? A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 8

Vocabulary 1. Extravagantly- lacking restraint in spending money 2. Elaborate- compicated, detailed 3. Inventively- having the ability of making new things 4. Origami- japanese art of folding papers into other things 5. Turquoise- greenish blue color

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. media type="custom" key="5585203" 1. Read Habibi pages 175-191. Post 7 questions with answers and define 3 vocab words.
 * HW Due Thursday, March 11th:**
 * HW Due Monday, March 8th:

Questions 1. Omer and Liyana ate ice-cream as theey sat on the bench near the _ Church. Russian Orthodox

2. Where was Omer, Liyana, Hagop and Atom going to see the french movie? At the British Library

3. Liyana's entire family believed in _. reincarntion

4. If Rafik could reborn, he wants to born in _ so he can ridr the _ train. Japan, bullet

5. Peachy Helen had often taken Liyana's mother to the _ instead of the church. Art Museum

6. What did Poppy do when it was Rafik and Liyana's bithday? He always gave flowers to their mother for having such a wonderful baby.

7. Why did the Israeli soldiers go to Sitti's house? They wanted to see her grandson Mahmud.

**Vocabulary

2. Liberal - Open to new behavior 3. Pharmacist - Person who studies medical drugs**
 * 1. Sober - Serious or not drink

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! media type="custom" key="5554609" width="80" height="80" 1. Study the handout for IO/DO quiz. 2. Read pages 157-174 in Habibi. Post 10 Qs with answers.
 * GoAnimate.com**: willy mr s by sanukmach
 * HW due March 4th:**

1. From Liyana's house, if you go north you go to _. Ramallah 2. What did Liyana do during lunch? She hiked miles around the walled city. 3. Why did Liyana's mother offer to drop Liyana off? Because she has to go to the same path where they were going. 4. Who is Or? Or is Omer. 5. What word did Liyana hate the most? Appropriate 6. What was the bad news when Liyana arrived at the fountain? The person Omer was hoping to be singing wasn't here. 7. Where did Liyana and her mom promise to meet by? Why? The wind mill because it was easy to find. 8. Where did Omer and Liyana go instead of the Fountain. The Israel Museum 9. What were inside of the Israel Museum? Giant painting, sculpture and ancient lamps. 10. Where did Liyana's family go on Christmas Eve? Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

1. DOL 2. [|Read this article] on proper email etiquette and post 5 ideas from the article on your wiki. Also, please use my school email (nschwagler@kis.or.kr) and NOT the wiki if you wish to send me an email.
 * Classwork Tuesday, March 2nd**

1. Write your language properly 2. Be sure that the email you are sending is the correct person 3. Make your letter format properly 4. Be respectful when you are sending an email to them. Like "Please" 5. Be toughtful.

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=

Irresistible is fascinatting, sweet and choice. Powerful and delightful, but not escapable. Genial and gentle, like a blow of wind.

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? Because he really did think she might die soon afterwards. 2. Whose house did Rafik and Liyana spend the night in? In Sitti's house 3. Who put the dent in Sitti’s bed? Israeli Soldiers 4. In Jerusalem, so much old _ floated around. What do you think is the reason for this? Old anger. Many people have different religons and differences.Also, Jewish people are mean to Arabs. 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) Liyana went to Bassam's spice shop to buy a coriander. coriander is an annual herb and it is bitter. Cardamon is an aromatic seeds of a plant. 6. Who is Ganesha? The elephant God 7. Why do you think the Jewish man told Liyana ‘why you bother with this animal’? Bassam is not Jewish so the man is warning Liyana not to go to his shop. 8. Why did Liyana want to chase this man down the street and hit him with her spice bag? It was very rude that the man said Bassam is an animal, because Bassam is not Jewish. 9. What did Poppy do as a boy in a well? His aunt and uncle wanted to know what was down in the well so he went down. 10. On page 99 Liyana is talking to Rafik. Why do you think Liyana feels ‘totally alone’? She was the only one that wanted to go back to U.S. Rafik enjoyed living in Jerusalem. 11. Who is Khaled? Knaled is the one who caught the hen that was running away. 12. re-read page 110, 111. Why do you think Liyana did not want to eat chicken? She saw the butcher killing the chicken right in front of her eyes. 13. On the 29th day of school, Liyana said she would forget about Jackson if...? Atom smiled at her a little more. 14. Page 136. Why did Poppy become a doctor? Because he grew up with supersitious people and drove him crazy. He had to balance them out. 15. What was Liyana thinking about on page 148? She was thinking about the boy she seen in the lamp store.

Define and use in a sentence: Pilgrimage- a pilgrim's journey Ex: Sitti and many Arabs wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Irritate- make someone angry or impatient Ex: I irritated my friend by not answering any of his questions. Yarmulke- a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men Ex: The Jewish man accidently forgot to wear a yarmulke. Flitted- move swiftly and lightly Ex: The bird moved flittly through the air. Irrevocable- no able to change Ex: Once I turned in my Math test, mistakes were irrevocable.

Keynote Rubric - Organised Matthew- 3/3 Brian- 2/3 Yena- 3/3

- Creative Matthew- 2/3 Brian- 3/3 Yena- 3/3

- All information Matthew- 3/3 Brian- 3/3 Yena- 3/3

- Design Matthew- 2/3 Brian- 3/3 Yena- 3/3

Three Vocabulary 1. reverie - a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts (101) 2. dubious - hesitating or doubting (135pg) 3. trilingual - person who can speak 3 language (75pg)

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

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

//4. Listen to Habibi//

1. Read Habibi //pages 134-148. Post 15 Qs with answers. 1. In Rafik's opinion, Tarzan reminds him of _. Liyana 2. Star trek is _ favorite American show. Rafik 3. Who is Emily Dickinson? She is a famous American poet 4. What happened to sick donkey the Liyana helped? it died 5. Why did Liyana get sick? Because of the cholera shot she got. 6. When Sitti's husband was in the market, a young girl asked for _. Food in the cloak 7. What hapeened to the cow Sitti and her husband didn't buy? it died 8. Why didn't grandfather buy a cow? He didn't like cow milk 9. What does it mean when a bird poops on a clear white sheet? bad luck 10. What does it mean when a bird poops on your head? first child is a boy 11. Why did Liyana hate Star Trek? Because she hates the jumpsuits the chracters wore 12. Why is Rafik saving his money? To get super channel 13. How many days was Liyana sick for? 5 days 14. Why did Liyana's aunt go to the hospital? because her legs swelled up 15. Why didn't Sitti wear socks? because she thought she will live longer//
 * HW due Feb 22nd:**

1. Review Qs 2. Habibi's family lives in Jerusalem. Read this [|current event article.] Post 7 facts on your wiki about the article. 1. There was a 1100 year old Ancient Arabic inscription found in Jerusalem. 2. The inscription is called Emir of the Faithful 3. The inscription is approximately 5 feet 4. Abbasids conquered Jerusalem after the war with Fatimid empire in Egypt. 5. It help archaeologists understand 10th-century Jerusalem. 6. 7.
 * Classwork Thursday, Feb 18th:**

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. Why did the man say Bassam is an animal? Because Bassam isn't Jewish

2. Who is Bassam? He is the owner of Bassam's spice shop

3. Why did Liyana go to Bassam's spice shop? So Liyana can buy coriander for her mother

4. Liyana stopped to sea a chicken gobble a plump green _ __Caterpillar

5. What is Liyana's favorite new Arabic phrase? Nos-nos

6. What does 'Alham dul-Allah' mean? Phaise be to God

7. What did Poppy wish for? a hat that can turn him invisable

8. The__ _ __in the cages were alive and cramped jabbing in their boxy prisons. Chicken

9. Why did Liyana become a vegeterian after she went to the chicken shop? She saw a chicken die and it was sad and violent.

10. What did Rafik say when Liyana only ate the rice for dinner? He said someone told her she has pudgy cheeks so she is on a diet.

11. People talk about their first day of school or last day, but they never talk about their__ _ __day. 29th

12. A boy named Kevork said ' We heard Americans are__ _. Are you ___? wild

13. Her new friends at school teased Liyana by adding__ _ to her last name. ian

14. On the 29th day she did something slightly bad. She didn't come back from school the moment the bell rang after their long _. lunch

15. Who is Liyana's English teacher? A) Mr. Bedrosian B) Mrs.Bedrosian C) Mr. Hagobian D) Mrs. Hagobian**

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

1. Soberly 2. Reverted 3. Exotic 4. Immaculate 5. Abiding

1. What was inside Rafik's bag? A) Skunk puppet B) notebook for drawing pictures C) A book about Jerusalem D) None of the above

2. What did the Arab boy do with the girl in the alley? A) They played with the dogs B) They played with the chicken C) Both A and B D) None of the above

3. What kind of house did Liyana's family rent? A) They rented a small house that had first and second floor and had a big backyard B) They rented the upstair apartment of a large white stone house C) They rented the fourth floor of the apartment D) None of the above

4. What does Abu Janan mean? A) Father of Janan B) Mother of Janan C) Both A and B D) None of the above

5. What did Liyana and Rafik find when they went outside of there apartmernt? A) A kid playing soccer B) Black chickens C) Lots of trees and plants D) None of the above

Normally she liked to notice trees first- their leaves and shapes-when she arrived in a first- their leaves and shapes 33pg I vote for the cat sleeping in the sun 26pg I have a job waiting for me at the hospital. 35pg

HW Due Wednesday, February 10th: 1. Review Habibi pages 48-58. Create a 5 question multiple choice quiz. 1. What did Liyana dream, when she was sleeping on the bed? A) The school and her friends B) When she was young C) The man in the airport who X-rayed their bags D) None of the above

2. What is her habbit when she makes a decision? A) She bites her lips hard B) She plays with her hair C) She scratches her head D) None of the above

3. What did everyone call Poppy and Mom in the village? A) Soo-sun B) Abu- Janan C) Omer D) Nothing Above

4. When Aunt Amal gave Liyana a plate, she gave her a... A) Green striped plate with a small broken piece attached together by glue B) Brown pot looking plate C) Blue plate with a crack D) A red plate with a picture of a flower in the middle

5. Why did Poppy suddenly wanted to go back to the Hotel? A) Poppy was tired of talking all the time B) He was so tired he wanted to lie down on the bed C) The people kept on asking him to buy stuff D) Both A and C

EXAMPLE: Which animal was killed in the honor of Liyana's family? a) lion b) monkey c) lamb d) octopus

**Classwork Feb 8th: 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 ro__ared in the forests__. The clouds came in brokenly, __in__ puffs, __in__ folds, __in__ gray crags; and they piled in together and settled low __o__ver 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:
 * 1. Look over pages 26-38. Define 5 vocab words and post.

1. Detain - to hold or lock up 2. Stern - serious, grim or unsmiling 3. Interrogating - ask question of formally or closely 4. Vigils - a period of keeping awake when you have to sleep 5. infiltrate - enter or gain access to

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.**

3 Prepositional phrases
1. Then I saw a mysterious carving in a stone __on__ the floor by the restaurant! 38pg 2. Their babbling echoes filled the lobby __before__ they got __on__ the elevator. 40pg 3. Liyana lay __on__ the other twin bed, idly reciting. 47pg

Questions with answer 1. Why did Liyana's family stay at the hotel instead of going to the village? A. They had to travel 28 miles to go to the village and it was 4 pm. Also, they were tired from the long flight. 2. What animal tattoo does Sitti have? and why didn't she tell the others? A. On the back of her hands were dark blue shape of a flying birds. Poppy did't tell because he didn't want Liyana to get the idea of getting a tattoo. 3. What are the names of 2 older uncles? A. They are Zaki and Daound 4. Why doesn't Sitti ever ride an elevater? A. Sitti thinks elavaters are for dead people. 5. Who is Sitti? A. Sitti is Liyana's grandmother.

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:**

VOICE rubric: [|voice rubric.pages]
 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th. **



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." //**about 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** Preporitions sentences: After school, me and my friend rode the bus to go home and so we can work on my project.
 * Classwork February 2nd

VOICE rubric: [|voice rubric.pages]
 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th. **

FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Thursday, Feb 4th.

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

- Low pitch & High pitch - Boring - Slow//
 * Discuss with a partner how singers have their own individual voices.
 * Relate this to writing by explaining that authors have their own styles also.

2. Grammar Practice a. [] b. [] 3. [|Watch TV] 4. Read/Listen Habibi. 5. Student- 2 Qs (with answers) per page and one vocab per page. [|Post on discussion.]

1. DOL/Grammar //Do this exercise: [] // 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.
 * Classwork Wednesday, Jan 27th:**

1. She is very creative in writing poems 2. She was a grandma who lived for 106 years. 3. Her grandma is a muslim. 4. She wrote a poem about her grandma. 5. She lived in three places. 6. She loves her grandma so much. 7. 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.**//
 * Classwork Monday, January 25th:

=Homework due Friday, January 22nd:=

 1. 3 2. 4 3. 3 4. 2 5. 3 **
 * 1. Write your first paragraph of your narrative essay (post) and then rate yourself (1-5 for each skill) using the voice checklist. Post.
 * [[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"]] ||
 * external image VOICE ||

=Homework due Wednesday, January 20th:= 1. Finish posting your: Thesis statement and the who, what, where, when, why and how of your narrative essay. [The Good and the Bad] I hurt my left leg, so I couldn't go to the basketball practice when I used to play basketball. When I was running around the court, I slipped and hit the ground very hard. I thought I was pocked by a broken glass. After I finished basketball, I told my mom and we went to the hospital. The doctor said I needed to rest at my house and don't go anywhere. That night I missed 3 of my after school programs.

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

On the day of Christmas, a man named Scrooge was working. He was selfish, but rich. He hated donating money to the poors because he thought it was stupid. On the Christmas night, he meet his dead partner Jacob. He told Scoorge that he has to be kind or else he will be like him. His dead partner wonder around the world with a double cactive iron on his waist and shoulder. Jacob Marley also said three more ghoast will visit him and discuss about the past, present and future. After seeing all the stories of past present and future, Scrooge begins to change. He became kind and donated money to the poors.

1. Read this[| personal narrative]. What are 3 examples in which her 'voice' in writing shows her personality? 1.  I looked out the window and began to realize that the mixture of people was no longer a mixture; there was only white. 2. 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. 3. As we walked up the boiling pavement, it felt like we were walking through a scorching desert.
 * Homework due Monday, January 18th:**

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. pick up a stick and pounding me until I get my hand bloody red. || in my macbook locking her room doing things that I don't like erasing files. || the teacher screaming out loud trying to making me go faster and faster until I throw up. ||
 * Classwork Friday, January 15th:**
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Classwork Thursday, January 7th: 2. Complete the Gilgamesh study guide. Take it home. You do not need to answer in sentences. Completed study guide is due on Monday. Gilgamesh test will be on Monday, January 11th. 3. If you finish the study guide, you may take a Gilgamesh AR quiz and an AR quiz from a book you read over break.**
 * 1. Grammar workbook pages 46-49.

Classwork Wednesday, January 6th: 2. Interview/summary 3. Grammar 4. [|Create a crossword] 20 words, choose 2 words from each chapter. Print crossword.
 * 1. DOL



5. Write 2 questions and answers from ch 1-10. Post Qs on your wiki.

Homework due Thursday, December 10th:** 1. 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.

characterization- describe the characteristic of a character symbol- emblem internal conflict- a conflict within the character external conflict- a character fighting obstacles foreshadow- signal**
 * antagonist-** principal character in opposition to the protagonist
 * protagonist- the leading character

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

characterization- It spilled down like wine over brimming a beaker, from the clown of her head to the soles of her feet internal conflict- external conflict- When Gilgamesh was talking to the scorpionman and woman**
 * antagonist-//<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> The dead loosed from the underworld to eat the livings //**
 * protagonist- We shall kill Huwawa

//Classwork December 8th: 2. Define each of these l[|iterary term]s and post on your wiki:**// characterization- describe the characteristic of a character symbol- emblem internal conflict- a conflict within the character external conflict- a character fighting obstacles foreshadow- signal**
 * 1. Create a discussion with your group: [] After your discussion, post the URL of your pad
 * antagonist-** principal character in opposition to the protagonist
 * protagonist- the leading character

//Homework due Tuesday, December 8th:// //1. Read Gilgamesh pages 67-72. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 words. Question 1. How did the paradise look like? 2. What did the man on the paradise tell Gilgamesh about? 3. Who is the man on the island? What is his job long ago? 4. Why did the gods create the humans? 5. Later on, why did the gods wanted the humans to die? Vocabulary Words 1. miming- movement without words 2. imperceptibly- impossable to perceive 3. esteemed- respect 4. Faraway- distant in space or time 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. 10/10 2. Gilgamesh important sentence, vocab, Keynote.//
 * Classwork Monday, December 7th:**

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

1.Gilgamesh is king of Urak. 2. He lived about 2700 BC.. 3. Urak is near Euphrates River. 4.Humbaba battles Gilgamesh and Enkidu. 5. Gilgamesh, two-thirds god and one-third human, is the greatest king on earth and the strongest super-human that ever existed

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.

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

Questions 1. What was the secret that Gilgamesh kept? 2. Why was Gilgamesh wanted to be immortal? 3. How did Gilgamesh go through the gates when the guards were guarding?zircon 4. What was Gilgamesh's favorite story? Why? 5. What did Gilgamesh eat and do with his cloth? Vocabulary Words 1. Unkempt- messy, untidy 2. endeavor- seek, try, attempt 3. shank - a person's leg 4. droplet- a very small drop of a liquid 5. expedition- Journey, explore Prediction I predict the god will ask him why he is here. Gilgamesh will ask the secret to live forever. But the gods won't will tell Gilgamesh the secret. The gods will give a quest to Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh will find a new friend in his journey. Gilgamesh will finish the quest and the gods will tell him the secret.

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

1. Finis posting 5 step video to your wiki.
 * Homework due Tuesday, December 1st:**

[|watch tv] 1. Create I-movie that explains how to make something in 5 steps. 2. Grammar 3. read aloud 4. play Gilgamesh jeopardy
 * Friday, November 27th classwork:**

[|Jeopardy game!]

1. Finish Gilgamesh jeopardy and post the URL on your wiki.
 * Homework due Friday, November 27th:**
 * 2. Remember to be reading your AR books!**

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.]1. The sea cucumber is transparent and it shows the organs. 2. It eats weird things such as whale bone. 3. The mouth looks disgusting more than anything. 2. Complete Grammar book pages 32-35. Read Gilgamesh.
 * Classwork November 26th.**

3. Finish and play [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.] Chapters 1-5. each category is a chapter. Post the URL of the completed jeopardy on your wiki page.

4. Finish Gilgamesh jeopardy for HW.

Homework due Thursday, November 26th:
 * Watch 4 movie trailers and fill this out for each of them:

//Group member names: William

2 things I learned:

1. He did great effects

2. His idea was good

One thing I liked about the movie: The music setting

One thing that could be improved: His words//**

//Homework due Thursday, November 26th://
 * Watch 4 movie trailers and fill this out for each of them:

//Group member names:

2 things I learned: Soren

1. He wrote what is happening in the scene

2.

One thing I liked about the movie: They really fought

One thing that could be improved: Soren and Isaac didn't come out in the film in the ending//**

Homework due Thursday, November 26th: Watch 4 movie trailers and fill this out for each of them:

//Group member names: Philip& Austin

2 things I learned:

1. They wrote down the things they said

2. There words were clear.

One thing I liked about the movie: It was funny.

One thing that could be improved: Props

Classwork Tuesday, November 24th: 2. check HW 3. Watch movie trailers: Group member names: Yena and tayler
 * 1. Grammar

2 things I learned:

1. They made Enkidu

2.

One thing I liked about the movie: Good musics

One thing that could be improved: 4. Create [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.]**

1. Read __Gilgamesh__ chapters 3-5. Summarize each chapter (5 sentence min) and define 3 words from each chapter. Post. Chapter 3 "Do or Die" Gilgamesh and Enkidu were talking about things that they both didn’t know, like finding water at a desert. Then Gilgamesh got an idea to do something heroic for both of them. Gilgamesh said they can kill Huwawa together and Enkidu agreed, because Gilgamesh convinced him. Gilgamesh asked for a blessing to the Sun God Shamash and he gave blessing to him. They went to kill Huwawa, but Gilgamesh got influenced by Huwawa’s magic so he fell asleep, but Gilgmesh got rid of it. They killed Huwawa and went home.
 * Homework due Tuesday, November 24th:**

Chapter 4 “ “ When Gilgamesh and Enkidu came back, Ishater, the goddes of Love, tried to marry Gilgamesh, but he said no. Gilgamesh insulted her, so she became very angry. She sent the Bull of Heaven to the Earth to kill Gilgamesh. Enkidu and Gilgamsh killed the Bull of Heaven, but Enkidu was severly hurt. Gilgamesh said he will pray to the gods because he was safe.

Chapter 5 “ “ Enkidu was badly hurt by the Bull of Heaven so he was dying. Gilgamesh wanted to make a golden statue for Enkidu. When Gilgamesh was gone, Enkidu cursed everyone that affected his life. When Gilgamesh came back Enkidu was dead. He cried for 7 days. After Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh wanted to be immortal because he didn’t want to die like Enkidu.

2. Finish your movie trailer.

[|watch PTV] 1. Grammar 2. Finish: Jigsaw Gilgamesh chapters 1 and 2. step 1: Read your page. step 2: Summarize your page and write a 'movie trailer' using Pages. step 3: Act out and record your [|movie trailer]using I-movie ingredients in a movie trailer: --hook --characters, action --humor --ending step 4: Post to your wiki.
 * Classwork Tuesday, November 17th:**

Classwork Friday, November 13th: 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.**
 * [|watch tv]

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

1. Gilgamesh dreamed of a meteor falling to Earth and nobody moved it expect for Giligamesh. He told his mother and she thought the gods were sending him a friend. The hunters couldn't catch any animals and figured out that a man helped the animals and destroyed the hunter's traps. The hunter told the father what to do and he said to go to Uruk. When he got there he met the king and he told the clue to made the man get out of the wild.

Vocabulary 1. Tyrant- a cruel ruler 2. toiled- to work really hard 3. outrageously- shocking bad or excessive

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'
 * Classwork November 10th:**

Homework due Tuesday, November 10th:
 * 1. 5 paragraph descriptive essay.**//

====After school Jackie rode his mom's BMW. All the kids stared at him as he was a movie star. Tonny rode the school bus. He was also staring at the car like the other kids did. Unfortunately they lived in same village. Jackie lived in the A block and he had his own garden and his house was gigantic. Tonny who lived in the D block was townhouse.==== ====It was a weekend so Tonny went to a big swimming pool where he usually goes once a week. There he practices his swimming skill with out anyone bothering. At that moment he saw Jackie having a barbeque party with his friends. The smoke of the beef was good as a italian menu. He saw Jackie bragging to his friends how much he is good. When one of the friends push him to the water, Jackie fell in the water and began to scream. All of his friends laughed at him, but Tonny swam to him and rescued him.==== ====10 years later Tonny became a school teacher in SIS. He was a sports teacher. One day while he was going to his house he saw a familiar guy. When he looked closer he saw the guy sleeping on the ground. He got out of his car and crept closer. He was dirty and he was holding a bag. When he woke him up he realised that he was Jackie, but skinnier than before. Tonny dragged Jackie to his house and asked what had happened. Jackie was wasting to much money in games and friends. Tonny advised to him to become a teacher. After a long time Jackie became the computer teacher in SIS.====

Jackie was very fond of teaching bunch of students. He and his friend asked the principal, Mr. Anderson if he can be a teacher. Tonny begged and pleaded him until he got tired and he said yes. He first thought what kind of teacher he should be. English didn't fit Jackie. More likily he was bad at it. He began to wonder and had an idea. He wanted to be subsitute teacher.

It was the first day to teach a class. He was

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

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.
 * Classwork November 4th:**

//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 @%$&*) was a long yellow and the out layer smooth as a mac(touch)&(sight). The @%$&*) was the smell of the hard wood(smell) and a rock. When the @%$&*) fell the end of the @%$&*) made a cling metal sound, bouncing to another place(sound). The kid bit its @%$&*) thinking. It was hard wood(taste).

3.Read aloud some essays. [|What is word choice?] Critique for Word Choice. GRADE, EVIDENCE, EXAMPLE from your essay. 4. Return Painted Cave 5. grammar workbook 6. Read aloud 'Darnell Rock Reporting'

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?//

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====After school Jackie rode his mom's BMW. All the kids stared at him as he was a king. Tonny rode the school bus. He was also staring at the car like the other kids did. Unfortunately they lived in same village. Jackie lived in the A block and he had his own garden and his house was gigantic. Tonny who lived in the D block was townhouse.==== ====It was a weekend so Tonny went to a big swimming pool where he usually goes once a week. There he practices his swimming skill with out anyone bothering. At that moment he saw Jackie having a barbeque party with his friends. The smoke of the beef was good as a italian menu. He saw Jackie bragging to his friends how much he is good. When one of the friends push him to the water, Jackie fell in the water and began to scream. All of his friends laughed at him, but Tonny swam to him and rescued him.==== ====10 years later Tonny became a school teacher in SIS. He was a sports teacher. One day while he was going to his house he saw a familiar guy. When he looked closer he saw the guy sleeping on the ground. He got out of his car and crept closer. He was dirty and he was holding a bag. When he woke him up he realised that he was Jackie, but skinnier than before. Tonny dragged Jackie to his house and asked what had happened. Jackie was wasting to much money in games and friends. Tonny advised to him to become a teacher. After a long time Jackie became the computer teacher in SIS.====

1. More[| on metaphors.] 2. [|Play the metaphor game.] Think of two of your own metaphors and post on your page. 1. Money fall from the sky. 2. I am boiling.
 * Classwork Tuesday, November 3rd:**

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

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. No complete sentences!

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

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

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

A venus fly trap
 * **If I were a flower, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

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

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

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

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

A Newbery award poem
 * **If I were a piece of literature, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

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

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

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

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

step 1: Read some examples of some good character descriptions. Note how similes and metaphors are used: When you use a simile there is as or like. Metaphors are used to make a nonliving thing live.** [|**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.

The dog is long as a meter stick. The desk bite me!

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. Animated<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - bringing to life <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">2. Drab- lacking of brightness and interest 3. Dramatic- exciting or impressive 4. Arrogant- having or revealing an exaggerated sense 5. Auburn- an academic city 6. Awkward causing difficulty 7. Exotic<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">- attractive 8. <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">exuberant- having lots of energy 9. dappled- mark with spots or round patches 10. Sturdy- strongly and solidly built

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

Ex) The only compliment I finally thought of for Imogene-Patriotic. (24 page) Ex) She was straight A student and not counting kinder garden. (78 page) Ex) She invited the girl, whose name was, to stay with them. (83 page)

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 least 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.

Tonny Jackie long ago

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.
 * Homework due Thursday, Oct 29th:**

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

What are three taboos that Tao breaks? Going to the secret cavern, drawing in the secret cavern and painting images. What is Kala’s role in the clan? She takes care of orphans. How did Volt show Tao that he appreciated him? He came up the mound behind Tao. Describe a couple times when Tao and Ram hunted together. They hunted the boar and salmons for making paints. They hunted the owl to get her eggs.

Vocabulary

Verdant- leafy, grass; rich Tension- pull; traction Succulent- moist,soft and choice Stifling- airy,cold Spasm-cramp, jerk Ritual- a religious or ceremony Rite- a religious or other solemn ceremony Livid- very angry Impale- pierce Foretell- predict Flounder- struggle, stagger Disheveled- untidy Browse- a damaged part

// **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 wanted to be good at sports.//

2. What are 3 things she does to prepare for the championship? //She practiced hitting, tried to do 20 push ups on her finger tip and squeezed her thumb 100 times using an eraser.//

3. What kind of personality traits does Lupe have? (What kind of person is she?) //She was honest and very kind. She told her secret about going to the championship to her parents and whenever she won the games she asked the failures to join her group.//

4. What accomplishments has Lupe had in the past? //She always goy straight As in her grade for studying only. She was really bad at sports.//

5. Do you think Lupe deserves to win? Tell why or why not. //I think// Lupe deserves to win because she practices really hard to win.

6. Is Lupe the kind of person you would like to have for a friend? Explain. //Yes, if she was a boy. She is honest and kind.//

7. What is something that you are not good at doing, but would like to be better? How could you achieve this goal? I would like to be better in S.S and science. I will study and do the H.W that the teachers will give me. I will try my best.

8. Describe the setting of the story. //She was in her house and he went to the championship which was just 2 blocks away.//

9 Find and define 5 vocab words from the story: //1. awardee- a person how gets the award 2. rummage- go through 3. previous- earlier; past 4. swollen- puffed up; timid 5. encourage- cheer 2. When you finish the questions, do on your own the next 3 pages in your grammar workbook.

**October 20th Classwork: 1. Grammar Practice: []** 2. Play at least 5 themes: []

3. Write in your journal about something you are looking forward to on the field trip. I wish I get to sleep with the same people I want to sleep that I picked. //

** 4. Jeju Island Assignment: In your journal, write 10 observations on 5 places we visit. **
**Classwork Friday, October 16th:** 1. [|Watch TV.]What was your favorite part? Why? Post on your wiki. My favorite part was the chopstick thing. He did it really well and not stabbed his hand 2. Journal: Find a quote you liked from __Boy of the Painted Cave.__ Explain why you liked it. Post. "Now let him die by their wrath. Let him face the Saxon, the scared bull." I like this quote because I want to see him fight the Saxon. 3. Answer the questions and the re-post the file. [|Boy Painted Cave chs 15-18.doc]
 * NAME** __Steve Lee__ **Boy of the Painted Cave Chapters 15-18**

Write about a time when you felt like you were trapped, either in a place or in a situation. Describe the circumstances, your feelings, and what you did to get free. When I was young our family went to the movie theater. After the movie finished I got lost. I just stood there until my mom came to me.

Imagine you are someone who doesn't know who his father is and suddenly finds out. What would your reactions and feelings be? I would be suprised because I never knew he would be my father. I would mad at him because he never told me he was my father. Also I would be happy because I never thought a great person would be my father.


 * Vocabulary.** Create your own sentence using the vocabulary.

1. pouch: a bag made by sewing the sides and threading a string, a drawstring, through holes punched in the top. "Carefully, he draped the deerskin pouch over the boy's shoulder." My new silver PSP game was missing from my pouch yesterday night in the mall.

2. stunted: stopped in its growth or development. "Tao moved cautiously, edging his way along, hiding behind the clumps of stunted evergreens growing out of the cliff side." I was bellowing and stunted when I found out there were aliens in my close neighborhood.

3. eerie: strange and sensational; different in a strange way. "He had never been beyond this point before and it gave him an eerie feeling to step past the opening." The situation was very eerie. Steve made Sally scared at school he kept on making eerie sound like because he wanted to test wether she would get scared easily.

4. abrupt: sudden; unexpected. "Then, at an abrupt turn in the tunnel, Tao's heart jumped." In comic book,in the bank robbers abruptly came out crashing the window stealing all the money, holding the paintball gun.

5. groping: reaching out blindly, as if in the dark. "His hand brushed across the cold wall as he felt his way along, groping through the darkness with his left hand, holding tight to his crutch with the other. I groped through the darkness looking for my glasses in my bedroom.

6. reek: to give off a strong, offensive odor or smell. "Then he smelled the reeking odor of burning fat. The sewer smelled like reek when I found there were rats.

7. niche: an arch-shaped recess or cut-out in a wall. "Glowing tallow lamps were set in niches along the walls. There were awards and medals on the niche in the hollow wall.

8. awe: great wonder at how something could be or happen. "He blinked, and for a moment, he looked around in silent awe, unable to believe his eyes. I awed when I saw a the pro gamer playing with another pro gamer beating him with a new skill in the Starcraft game.

9. tawny: brownish-yellow. "Long rows of great hairy mammoths marched across the cavern wall, together with running horses, bristling boars and giant cave bears, all in varied shades of red, tawny browns and yellows. The tawny mammoth made me want to touch because it was glittering through the sunlight.

10. caper: to leap or jump about in a happy way. "Images of woolly rhinos covered the opposite wall, while scattered groups of antelope and deer capered across the high, arched ceiling. The kangaroos were capering to the plain holding their joey in the pouch happily.

11. rasping: harsh, grating on your nerves sound, like metal on metal. "He looked off toward the big, rasping fire in the center of the camp and worried about Graybeard." My brother scratched with a coin on the metal door, rasping sound made me want to scream.

12. burden: package; something heavy. "He was thinking of this when he saw four hunters carry a long burden wrapped in bearskins and set it on the ground near the big fire." My father carry a burden heavily because of our mom, sister, brother and me.

13. flint: hard, fine-grained variety of quartz, that produces sparks when struck against steel; used for starting fires and for making knives. "Hush," said Kala, her dark form leaning over him, a flint knife in her hand." The homo erectus used the flint to use a fire, but modern times use a lighter.

14. lashed: tied with rope or twine. "Volt and the hunters carried the old shaman's body lashed to a frame of birch poles." When I was hanging on the lash, the lashing was suddenly loosing apart and I fell.


 * Comprehension**

1. Why did Graybeard give Tao his deerskin pouch? He wanted Tao to be the new cave painter and it will protect him.

2. Why is Tao drawing a picture of the longhorn bull? Graybeard told Tao to draw it because he thought Tao was the best painter.

3. Why were the people so angry with Tao? What was the punishment they gave him? He was going in the secret cavern. He was forced to fight with the Saxon.

4. Why did Kala compare Tao to his mother? What did she say? He was stubbern like his mother and walked on his own path.

5. Describe Saxon's attack and Tao's response. The Saxon tries to charge at him and Tao got hurt. Saxon jumped, ran, and wheeled. Tao used the graven stone to shine the animal away.

6. Why do you think Volt jumped off the rimrock and yelled and waved his arms? He jumped off because no one ever defeated Saxon and he was happy about it.

7. How did Graybeard's pouch help Tao? Tao used the graven stone to made the Saxon blind.

8. What does Graybeard’s advice, "If they wish to call it magic, then let it be so," mean? How did this advice help Tao? The people thought it was magic and people wanted to wish come true. It made Tao look wise and use wise when it was dangerous.

9. What made Volt change his mind about wolf dogs? Because Tao had defeated the Saxon so the curse is over.

10. Why did Volt say that Tao no longer needed a father? He beated Saxon and he was a man. He already grow up proudly.

4. 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)

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:**

1. Idioms Practice: [] ALSO: [] 2. Read ch 16-18 in class. Penetrate- to succeed in a forcing way through Awe- a feeling of reverential respect mixed with wonder Vengeful- revengeful 3. Answer the questions and the re-post the file. [|Boy Painted Cave chs 15-18.doc]
 * Classwork October 14th:**

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



2009/10/7 <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,'ms sans serif','trebuchet ms','sans serif'; line-height: normal;">I smell my Indians and all the ball jokings King Kong; I eat my Hulks and all is speaking again. (I flying I throwing up you up inside my willy.)

The bedrooms go throwinging out in dumb and weird, And disgusting Computer kickings in: I catch my hunter and all the eats SCV.

I laughed that you gurgleed me into Drones And throw me dirty, lovinged me quite pretty. (I flying I throwing up you up inside my willy.)

probe hatings from the Volt, Ram's Hunter 2s love: hate book and Isacc's Joseph: I catch my hunter and all the eats SCV.

I clicked you'd cooling the way you writing, But I clap and I your Kee Tae. (I flying I throwing up you up inside my willy.)

I should have ed a Ki Hwan instead; At least when winner s they back again. I catch my hunter and all the eats SCV.

(I flying I throwing up you up inside my willy.)

**Homework due October 7th:**1. Finish 3rd draft. Make the changes that your editor suggested.

Classwork October 5th:
 * 1. Review packet

2. Think of a 'snapshot' of something you did over the break. Write a paragraph using t[|hird person point of view.] During the break I went to a trick art museum.There are lots of art pictures that are so awesome and cool. It fools your eyes because it looks too realistic. There is a picture of a wallet on the ground and I got tricked by it. There are lots of picture that are on the ground like a stair or a pit.

3. Peer edit essay.

4. Read chapter 15 together in class.

Homework due Monday, October 5th:** 1. Read chapters 11-14 of Boy of the Painted Cave//.

Finish classwork from September 25th.

1. Work on expository essay. What is a thesis statement? Talk with me about your paper. Also, look at checklist:// [|Expository Writing checklist.rtf] My favorite games are Halo and Starcraft. Starcraft, a strategy game, is one of my two favorite games. I like it because strategy games make me think more. Strategy games make you think of different ways to win for each game that you play. For example, there are three different choices of monsters you can use to win. The other game, "Halo," is a shooting game that I like. I could use airplanes or trucks to win over the opponents. This game also gives really cool items or weapons to choose from such as invisability cans or laser guns. Starcraft is a strategy game. It is created by a compony called Blizzard. There are three types of groups you can use to play the game. The first group is Terran. Terran is a human group where human are like use. There is marines and tanks. There are also mines. The second group is Zerg. It is a group that has disgusting monsters. Like for example it used there body to make building. Lastly the Protos. It uses future skills like flying building. It is also a monster group. Halo is a shooting game. There are Halo games like in X-box and computer. It is about monsters and human fighting. At Earth people lived peacefully until the monsters suddenly attack the Earth. There is the story one and the mulitiplayer one. The story is a single player and the mulitplayer is the people VS people one. I think the boys like Halo and Starcraft. Because almost all boys likes game. I think girls like songs and movies. Games that teaches us are like grammer and vocab games. There is a new game that you can learn chines.
 * Classwork Friday, September 25th:**
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2. Post journal entry: 'What is special for me about Chuseok?' Read 2 other students' entries and post a comment under their entry. 3. Make video vocab of the following words: pelt, ritual, tallow, embers, torrent.

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

Comments about the plot 1. There were lots of describing words and I could imagine the story of the chapter. 2. I can't believe that the wolf dog had tried to chase the mountain that walks. 3. I can't believe that the mountain that walks kills animals by stepping on them.

Comments about the character 1. Wolf dog love hunting so much that he tries to hunt the mountain that walks. 2. Wolf dog was so foolish that he was chasing the mountain that walks.

Vocabulary words 1. Verdant- a place were there are trees, grass and plants. Ex) We went camping to the verdant. 2. Linnets- a mainly brown and gray flinch with reddish breast and forehead. Ex) I saw lots of linnets in Africa and the animals looked weird. 3. Saiga- a small stocky antelope. Ex) The hunters hunted the saiga and they skinned the animal for clothing.

1. Warm-up: In your journal, write about something that has really been annoying you lately. If everything is perfect, then you can make something up. Minimum 5 sentences (10 minutes) 2.Quietly read chapter 9. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Post. (25 minutes) (You may have to look up some of these terms)
 * Classwork Thursday, September 17th:**

Find an example of personification on page 82. The day were growing warmer as the sun climbed high in to the heavens. Find an example of metaphor on page 82. The open valley was a sea of waving grass. What kind of work did the women of the clan do?The women made cloths and boots for winter What is Saxon? Saxon is a sacred bull. What do you think Tao meant when he says that he has Saxon’s spirit carved on his stone? It means that he painted the Saxon's image on the stone. Who was Tao’s visitor? Tao’s visitor was Graybeard Where did he come from? He came from above How did Tao offend Graybeard? He said " I did not believe in taboos" and Tao offended the master.

3. Complete the 4 page Boy of the Painted Cave vocabulary hand-out. Hand in. Do for HW if incomplete.

1. Find 4 vocab words from chapter 8. Define and make a sentence. Post. flint- a grey rock stifling- Unable to breathe properly ivory- a hard creamy-white substance tarpan- a greyish wild horse that lives in Europe and Asia 2. Work on expository writing assignment.
 * Homework Wednesday, September 16th**

Done... 2. STAR reading test. Do not use your old password. Use abc and then change to something new. Done... 3. Find 4 vocabulary words from chapter 8. Define and make a sentence. Post. 4. Work on expository writing assignment. **
 * Classwork Wednesday, September 16th**
 * 1. Journal: Pretend you are Tao writing a letter to his mom (who he has never known). 7 sentence minimum.

I __was in my house playing video games.__ **Classwork September 14th:** 1. Journal: Setting is the time and place a story takes place. If you were writing a story about yourself, describe the setting (5 sentences minimum). 2. Read chapter 8 in class. Post a 5-sentence summary.

Read chapter 8. Define the words, make a sentence and then answer the questions in full sentences,// 1. mussels- brown black shells Ex) The mussels tasted so good. 2. flint- a hard grey rock Ex) The savage made a fire using flint. 3. ritual- religious ceremony Ex) At the ritual we ate, talked and played. 4. birch- a tree that grows really fast Ex) The birch was tall as the 2 floor. 5. tarpan- a wild horse Ex) The tarpan galloped around the forest.
 * Homework due September 14th:**

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 he has to follow the rules of his clan. 2. What did Tao and Graybeard eat? They ate freshwater mussels. 3. What advice does Graybeard give to Tao about making images? He said to learn more about form and shape then study the animals closely. 4. Describe how Graybeard teaches Tao to draw. Graybeard told him to draw the outlines first. 5. What kind of 'magic' does Graybeard show Tao? Graybeard said power of the shiningstone is the magic.

//Read chapter 7. Define the words and answer the questions in full sentences,// 1. What was the reason for Volt to hate wolf dogs so much? The wolf dog gave Volt a scratch and killed his mom. 2. What creature does Graybeard think may have scarred Volt's face?Wolf 3. What did Graybeard do when he saw the images that Tao had drawn in the sand? Why? He covered the picture with the sand. 4. What has Graybeard been doing for the past 20 years?painting, move to clans and clans and helping others 5. How old was Graybeard when he left the Valley People? //He was 16// 1. soot- flaky substance 2. stagger-move unsteadily 3. clan- group of people that gathers and hunts. They travel by groups 4. clench- powerful anger 5. omen-portent of good and evil

//Vocabulary smear- to rub some thing that was written or drawen sixteenth summer- 16 years pride- prode

1.// Boy of the Painted Cave //QUIZ ch 1-5. Vocabulary and Comprehension. Study the worksheets handed out in class. You should have read chapters 1-5. 2. Journal: If you were Tao, how would you feel living alone in your new cave? Why would you feel this way? 3. Read chapter 6. Copy and paste the questions to your wiki. Answer in sentences. --Where did Tao and Ram mostly hunt? The Slough --What kind of fish did they catch in the icy creeks? Salmons --Why couldn't Tao tell Volt that he hunted with Ram? Volt wound kill it --Who is Graybeard? The chosen one --What will Graybeard do in the Secret Cavern? He will draw and prey for good hunting
 * Classwork** **September 8th:**

1. Read chapter 5 and summarize in your own words. Post. When Ram went to Tao's village the hunters heard him and they tried to him. Tao tried to save Ram so he told Ram to follow him. When they were safe, Tao made Ram go to the Slough. He went back to his clan and he faked that the wolf dog got away. The next day, Tao went to find his cave where he will draw. He found a great spot for his cave and started to move his things. He tried to draw a horse in his imagination and he failed. The next day Ram found him and began hunting together. After they finished hunting, they went to Tao's cave. Finally, in his cave he drew the picture of the dog perfectly.
 * Homework due September 7th:**

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 Tao came into the Kala's hut Tao wanted to talked about Tao's parents ,but they only talked about his mother, Vedra ,because Kala said she could not talk about his father. Tao promised himself that he will be a man in his own way if he cannot be a chosen one. Tao noticed that Ram who has the pair of yellow eyes had followed Tao to his village Setting 1. There was cookfire burning near back of the hut. 2. Inside the hut was bed of straws and smaller one for the child. Vocabulay 1. squatted - to kneel down banding your elbow 2. whimpering - to beg in a sad voice 3. flicker - suddenly flash of getting dark and light

Characters Tao want to be the chosen one because he wants to paint on the wall. Kala has grey hair to her shoulder and she has a lot of wrinkles.//

Classwork August 28th: 2. Journal: Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you like to be famous for? 3. Finish picture for Writing Gym**
 * 1. Read about how to write a [|friendly letter.]On A-4 paper, write a letter to Mrs. Boerner. Add some decoration. Fold it into thirds.

1. Read chapter 3 of //** Boy of the Painted Cave **//**. Write 7 things that happened, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki. 7 things that happened 1 Tao heard an evil voice 2 Tao saw the wolf dog fighting the eagle owl 3 Tao and w.dog got the e.owl's egg and ate it 4 They teamed up and caught 4-5 rabbits and ate 2 5 Tao left Ram there and went to the village with 3 rabbits 6 Tao got compliments from Volt 7 Tao want to be the chosen one vocab 1 demon-evil spirit monster 2 courage-belief that you think you can do 3 lemming-an animal that is like the size of a rat and is stupid 2. Add another journal entry. The topic: 'Something that I am really excited about at KIS this year.' Length = minimum 5 sentences. Done... 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.
 * Homework due Thursday, August 27th:**

Homework due August 25th:** 1. Finish reading chapter 2 of //Boy of the Painted Cave Done...// 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.

1. Why did Tao build the fire? 2. Why didn't Tao's punishment not bother him? 3. Why did Tao wonder who is mom was? 4. Why was it illegal to draw the image of a person? 5. What did Tao see in the tall grass? 6. Why was the wolf's fur ragged? 7. Why did Tao want the wolf to go away?

vocab 1. embankment-stopping water from entering a certain area Ex) The embankment prevented the water from going to the town. 2. Odor - smell Ex) The odor of the steak made me feel hungry. 3. dabbed - hit lightly Ex) The woman dabbed her makeup on her face.

3. Finish the worksheet on ch 1 we began in class. Done...

Done... 2. Think of 5 good questions about the chapter and post on your wiki site. 1. Why couldn't Tao's tribe hunted lots of animals? 2. Why did he forget to bring his hunted foods? 3. Was Volt the captain? 4. Why is Tao named bad foot? 5. Why does Tao draw pictures on the floor? **
 * Homework due August 21st:**
 * 1. Finish reading chapter 1 of Boy of the Painted Cave.

//**August 18th classwork**:// ** The Best School Year Ever ** 1. What was the assignment in Miss Kemp's class? The assignment in Miss Kemp's class is to think of a compliment at least one that you picked from the paper. 2. What was the problem that Beth had? Beth had picked a girl named Imogene Herdman who was the rowdiest kid in her class. She has to make up at least one compliment for her. 3. Do you think it is harder to give or receive a compliment? Explain. It's harder to give a compliment because someone hows bad is harder to give a complement. 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 wants to brag to other people. 5. Why does the author use humor to tell the story? The author use humor to tell the story to make the story more detailed and interesting.

Define and use in a sentence: optimism:a disposition determination:// resoluteness  // patriotic: characteristic of a patriot. margarine: a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils cunning: cheating//

Project: to speak with adequate volume on stage Plot: the storyline or event in a story Levels: taking adventage of various visual plane including height, with, and depth; draw audience's attention Artculate: to express or state clearly Props: short for Properties the thing used by acter on stage Audiblity: the ability to be heard Inflection: a change in the pitch of one's voice clairty: the quality of being easy to understand rate: how fast or slow someone speaks Tone: the sound of your voice <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">Dialect: regional accent