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Minji's Journal

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Final Project



Monday, June 7th CW:

Sentences:

stupor- He was stupor after he drank so much. fervor- I studied with fervor. dignity- I wanted the fish to die in dignity so I caught it with a net. solemn- We made a solemn promise to not forget each other. treachery- I didn't expect her treachery coming. endure- I endured on class because my grades were long. resent- I resented meeting with him because he was really mean. consult- I consulted because I couldn't find as answer for what to do. disperse- The rice dispersed when I through it on the ground grieve- I grieved when my he died.

Thursday, June 3rd CW: warm-up: In the novel, Juan's life and his expectations of success change. In your journal, write a paragraph in which you define success in your own life. Explain why you define success as you do. 1. Do vocab sheet chapter 11-15. 2. Read aloud chapter 11. 3. Work on packet. 4, Work on newspaper.

CW Monday, May 31st: 1. At the end of chapter 10, Juan reflects: 'So we returned, and my life from that moment grew broader and happier and I became a better person, I think, for Bartolome had turned my mind away from small preoccupations, and led it into paths of Truth.'

What do you think he means by this statement? Why is Truth in capital letters?

In my opinion, this statement means that Bartolome helped him look at the world more wider and helped his imagination. I think the truth is capitalized because it was what he used to look at and by painting he had overcome this.

Watch this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_re_us/us_the_big_walk Compare the theme of 'change' in this news clip with Juan in the novel, I, Juan de Pareja.

2. 6-10 quiz. 3. newspaper 4. Read aloud chapter 11.

CW Thursday, May 26th: 1. Read about the RAFTS writing process. 2. Create your own prompt about I, Juan de Pareja and post here:

As Murillo, send a text message to Juan giving him advice on what to do with his artworks.

3. Museum Walk

Critique:

1- Mix Media Portrait- Stacy Koo

The different shades of peach for the color of hand was very nice. Her face looked very realistic. By looking at the photo, you could tell who it is because of the vivid colors. However, she could've had used a variety of different colors, not only some.

2- Butterfly- Chloe Song

The butterfly stamps were really well made very delicate and I felt as if the butterflies would come to life and fly away. It looked very realistic and the background was very colorful, making it look very nice and beautiful.

3- Sorrowful Elephant Mask - Jessica Um

I really loved this artwork, especially the buttons on the forehead of the elephant. The elephant was very cute and adorable, it made me want to try the mask on. However, I think she could've made the elephant look more sad, since the elephant didn't look sorrowful at all. It actually looked happy.

4- Paster Hand Sculpture - Esther Kim

I really liked the blue color of the sculpture. The blue and the swimming goggles really gave me the feeling of water, the theme of this sculpture. But I would really like it if the fingers were longer.. then it would be perfect :)!

5- Bee One Point Perspective Room - Sarah Choi

The room was very cute. The idea that a bee would have a room is very creative and interesting. The bed having the honey sheet cover was very adorable. But I think she could've had made the room more bee-ish, since I couldn't see any black & yellow stripes

4. Read aloud/ ch 6-10 sheet 5. Big 6 6. Begin researching your newspaper

HW Due Thursday, May 27th 1. Finish reading chapter ten (from page 122). Post and define 7 vocab words and a 3 sentence summary.

Vocab Temerity-excessive confidence or boldness Scrupulous- diligent Despondency-a state of low spirits Transcendental-of or relating to a spiritual or nonphysical realm Ecstatic-feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness Sentimental-prompted by feelings of tenderness Pang- a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

Summary

Esteban Murillo becomes the apprentice of Juan's master. As time pass, Juan and Murillo becomes friends with each other. So Juan decides on telling Murillo about the artworks he has been doing

CW Tuesday, May 24th: 1. Vocab quiz ch 6-10 2. Read & take notes in your journal about creating a newspaper. 3. Read a newspaper. Find and create a link that shows each one of the sections of the newspaper you are to write. News story: Editorial: Advertisement: Entertainment Review: Sports article: http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100524000916 Want Ads Comic: 4. ch 6-10 questions 5. Newspaper Assignment DUE Monday, JUNE 7th 6. Read aloud ch 11.

HW Due Tuesday, May 24th: 1. Read chapter 9 and post 10 Qs with answers.

1. What disease did the kings dog have? The dog had a bad liver 2. What is the name of the king's dogs? Corso 3. Where was the next place Juan was going to? North of Spain 4. What is Nino de Vallecas real name? Francisco Lezcano 5. What did Juan once tried to save? newborn pink baby mice 6. What did the master say he was good at? Curing house animals 7. What did the King in return for curing Corso? A velvet bag full of ducats. 8. What did the master never do? Hunting 9. What did Elbo do most of the times? Laugh 10. What was the King's Hobby? Hunting

2. Be ready for quiz on ch 6-10 words (from hand-out). 3. Finish journal reflection questions about painting. --What did you enjoy about being a painter? --What are some of the challenges of being a painter? --Could you become a painter full time? Why or why not?

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CW Thursday, May 20th: 1. WARM_UP: From the perspective on Juan, create a timeline: http://classtools.net/education-games-php/timeline/ 2. Finish, frame and take a picture of your painting. Post your pic and hang your painting. 3. Journal reflection. In your journal, reflect on your painting experience: --What did you enjoy about being a painter? --What are some of the challenges of being a painter? --Could you become a painter full time? Why or why not?

HW Due Thursday, May 20th: 1. Review ch 6-10 vocab. On your wiki, post your own sentences and a short definition of each word.

lament: expression of grief She showed grief after her mother passed away.

constrict: squeeze to make narrower I contricted the clay before making the coils(?).

serenity: calmness There was great serenity in the plains.

delineate: sketch outline of a picture I delineate when doing croquets.

vulgarity: lack of sophistication He showed vulgarity so was fired.

vivacious: lively She was very vivacious that everyone loved her.

dismay: sudden loss of courage He was in dismay after everyone laughed at his speech.

meticulous: showing great detail She was meticulous when drawing the delicate feather.

compssionate: sympathtic They were compassionate about the people in Africa

preoccupatuin: preoccupied

2. Read chapter 8

CW Wednesday, May 19th: 1. warm-up: Find a sentence in chapter 8 that shows and doesn't tell. Post it and then change it to a 'telling' statement.

"But that night there was nothing but joy and singing in the table, and the two young people had faces radiant as stars."

The two young people at the table were very happy that day.

2. Review HW 3. Review ch 6-10 vocab. On your wiki, post your own sentences and definition of the words. 4. Painting like Velazquez. Paint. 5. Journal reflection. In your journal, reflect on your painting experience: --What did you enjoy about being a painter? --What are some of the challenges of being a painter? --Could you become a painter full time? Why or why not?

CW Tuesday, May 18th: warm-up: Choose one of Velazquez's paintings. Create a pencil sketch of the painting on A-4. 1. Characterization

HW Due Tuesday, May 18th: 1. Read chapter 7. Choose: Write 5 Qs with answers, 5 vocab, or a 5 sentence paragraph.

Embrace- hold closely in one's arms Entwined- wind or twist together Unpretentious- not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance Dainty-delicately small and pretty Hoisted-by means of ropes and pulleys

2. Finish sentences on 5 vocab words from ch 6-10 sheet.

CW Friday, May 14th:

I felt apprehension when I saw a ghost

warm-up: Your partner is a famous movie star and you are a magazine reporter interviewing them. Use 7 of the 10 vocab on your HW sheet 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.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Minji Jung

1. What are some new movies that you are working on?

Right now I'm working on a film called //Anything//. It's about a frugal person who is also impetuous. The main character is very rich but doesn't really have anywhere to spend the money on so he donates most of her money because everyone else is. I'm trying to really focus on it since it's been so long since my last film (Laughs.) It is also my second film with Eliot (director) he's an excellent director. Giving execellent feedbacks! He is very capricious, You never know what he will do (Laughs.)

2. What was your favorite movie that you worked on?

Hmm.... I really liked all of my movies.. I can't really choose what I loved the most. But if I had to.. I would choose //Hello,Goodbye,Aloha// it was my first film as the leading actress. I had the role of a cleaning lady who accidentally gets on a plane to Hawaii (Laughs.)

3. How is your life being a super star?

Hard, but I've learn to have fun being a superstar. I've been in this business for so long that I know a lot about having fun with the fact that I'm famous and everyone knows about me.

4. Do you have A LOT of Fans?

Yes, I guess..(Laughs) They are really supportive and they really help when I'm down and having hard times.

5. What other activities do you do rather than being a super star (singer and actor)?

I'm learning basketball in my free time these days. It helps relieving my stress and it is very entertaining. I'm starting to love basketball haha.

6. What's your favorite song?

Umm.. I'll have to say that I love all of my songs. Most of them are rebellious like I //hate you, Jack & Jill, French Revolution, and Don't laugh at me// but I think it is one of the reasons my fans love me (Laughs.)

7. When is your next concert and where, and what are you singing?

I don't really have plans for any concerts, I'm really trying to focus on acting these days, but I'm very impetuous, so you never know if I'll have a concert coming up of not. But I feel a premonition that something is going to happen.

8. Did you Enjoy or Adverse this interview?

It was fun, and interesting, thank you, I had lots of fun tonight.

HW due Friday, May 14th: 1. Read ch 6 and write a 5 sentence summary. Also, make a prediction.

Juan meets a slave girl that he never saw before. He learns that Miri is his name. He finds her so beautiful, that he falls in love with her. And later on, luckily, he meets her again. However, Miri gets sold to another owner, and also Juan gets sold.

I think JUan will meet Miri again because it is possible to get sold to the same owner.

2. Finish vocab sheet.

CW Wednesday, May 12th:

warm-up: Using your HW questions and some vocab words from ch 1-5, create a game using: http://classtools.net/. When you finish, a partner will play your game. media type="custom" key="6104215" 1. Review HW. Finish keynotes. 2. Open book quiz: Answer the questions on page 5 and 6 about chapters 1-5. 3. Vocab sheet ch 1-5

HW Due Wednesday, May 12th: 1. Finish reading chapter 5. Post 7 Qs with answers and 3 vocab.

questions- 1. What does the king look like? - He is tall, has white skin, and yellow hair 2. What is Ruben's hair color? - Red 3.Where was the Banquet used? - In welcoming Ruben 4. How was the studio like? -It was very empty 5. Where was the house located? -In the heart of Madrid 6.What was Master's first portrait? -The head of the King. 7. What are Spaniards stereotyped as? -That the Spaniards are fun vocab- embroidery invariably obeisance

2. Post your own sentences from vocab words on page 3 of the handout.

(We didn't get any handout) Yes, you did.

CW Monday, May 10th: warm-up: Read the article on Diego Velazquez and write 5 of your observations. Look at some of the pics related to the book. Comment on 5 of them (include the name of the pic you comment on)

Article: - He drew things very realistically - He was very precise, even drawing in the picture of the reflections - He drew mostly people who were shorter than average - His paintings were mostly focused on the people - The colors used were mostly dark.

The Royal Palace in Madrid - The palace looks beautiful, and it seems to have taken a lot of time making this Palace. There are lots of details and very delicate.

Ch. 9: El Bobo, el Niño de Vallecas - He looks young and foolish(?) It also seems absurd. But he looks as if enjoying what he is doing.

Ch. 5: Felipe IV (King Philip the 4th) - He seems a bit overweight and his chin looks longer(?) than average and his eyes pointed downwards make him look caring.

Ch. 12: Juan de Pareja in 1650 - The color of the paintings make Juan look very sharp and professional(?)

1. Foreword-ch 2 open book/notes quiz. 2. Present artist keynotes. 3. Watch video and take notes on the famous painter DaVinci. 4. I-chat with your friend using the vocab on page 3 of the handout. Post a screen shot. 5. Read aloud chapter 5.

HW Due Thursday, May 6th: 1. Finish reading chapter 4. Post 5 Qs with answers.

1. How did he know if the Master didn't like the frames? He would look at his expressions

2. What can't the master teach him? How to paint

3. What was the master's favorite? Big Bluff Duke of Olivaries

4. What did the master tell him to wash everyday? The Brushes

5. Was the master satisfied with the frames? No

2. Renaissance artist Keynote DUE

Classwork Tuesday, May 4th: warm-up: Skim over chapter 3. Write 5 questions on your wiki. Ask them to a partner.

Who is Juan's master?

Why was Juan kicked out?

After Juan was kicked out where did he go?

Who is Don Carmelo?

Why does Juan think that he is safe at the end of the chapter?

1. Review HW 2. About short story writing 3. Read chapter 4 together 4. Watch Renaissance video 5. I. Juan packet 6. Begin catchy paragraph

HW Due Tuesday, May 4th: 1. Watch PTV 2. Read chapter 3 from I, Juan de Pareja. Take notes. Post.

- Juan meets Don - Don acts like a ruler over Juan - Don kicks Juan out of his house and takes everything that belongs to him. - He goes to the bakery shop since he has no where to go - Juan he lives in the bakery shop - He sees a old man and helps him out. - He finds out that one of the belongings that was took away - Don finds out that Juan helped another man, so beats him up.

3. Watch Renaissance video/take notes. Post. (User name and password problems..)

CW Wednesday, April 28th: 1. Using I-chat, ask your HW questions and vocab to a partner. Post their score /10 on your wiki. 2. Poetry Crossword. 3. Read aloud chapter 2. 4.Gallery of Art--15th, 16th and 17th Century Painters You will be assigned an artist. Create a Keynote (7 slides minimum) that shows some of the painter's work and tells about their life. Use and site 2 sources (no wikipedia)

Caravaggio Murillo Raphael Rembrandt Rubens Titian Van Dyck Vermeer, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci Hugo van der Goes

HW Due Wednesday, April 28th: 1. Read chapter one of I, Juan de Pareja. Post 7 questions with answers and 3 vocab.

questions- 1. Whos' the father of the main character? 2. What social calss is Juan de Pareja in? 3. When did Juan's mother die? 4. How old was Juan de Pareja when the Mistress decided to teach him the alphabet? 5. Who is the main character? 6. Who was Juan's mother? 7. 8. 9. 10.

vocab-

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HW Due Wednesday, April 28th: 1. Read chapter one of I, Juan de Pareja. Post 7 questions with answers and 3 vocab.

CW Tuesday, April 27th:

Haiku about friend:

Jessica U- She is very nice, Always there when I need her, I love you, ALWAYS

Esther K- Heejoo I love you, Thank you for your exsistence Thank you for living

1. Watch video on the Renaissance. take notes and post 2. Find and post an example from the internet on: consonance: couplet: dactyl: limerick: quatrain:

3. Read about Mood in Poetry. Write 2 poems on the same subject, but with opposite moods. Post.

4. Purple Lit book page 789--

CW Friday, April 23rd: warm-up: poetry terms practice: Do this and this and this

1. Using the poetry books in the classroom, find, post and share an example of each poetic device: simile: He squealed like a pig. metaphor: It drives his wife bananas. personification: A dancing egg, an egg that jumped out of its crate onomatopoeia: Aha! hyperbole: I'm becoming a tomato.

2. Read about Mood in Poetry. Write 2 poems on the same subject, but with opposite moods.

3. Purple Lit book page 789--

HW Due Friday, April 23rd: 1. Write an inspiring poem for Earth Day

Turn off the lights, The sun rays are coming in from the windows. Stop the cars, You can walk, its only 3 blocks. Turn off the water, You don't need it when you are brushing you teeth.

Earth is our home, Earth is our mother, Earth is why we exist. Stop destroying, lets help. Let's use less and save more. Plant some trees. Earth's future depends on our hands.

HW Due Wednesday, April 21st: Define and create presentation on your 3 poetry terms (assigned in class). Poetry Terms to Know.pages Choose 2 of the Toolbox Tools to use for your presentation on the terms. Include the definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS an example from somebody else and one or two of your own examples. Basically, you are teaching the term to the class.

Be ready to present.

Carpe diem conceit consonance

CW Fridday, April 16th warm-up: Make a list of 20 things that ring. Post by 8:10am

1. Telephone 2. Alarm 3. Ringtones 4. Bell 5. Room (Room rang with laughter) 6. School Bell 7. Fire Alarm 8. Cell Phone 9. Church Bell 10. Door Bell 11. American cowbells 12. Macbook 13. Nintendo (Game sound..) 14. TV 15. Flute 16. Piano 17. iPod 18. iPad 19. iPhone 20. Clock

1. Review meter. Try this meter exercise on your own. 2. Read about Haiki 3. Create Haiku Book 4. Haiku walk 5. Present

HW Due Friday, April 16th: 1. Listen to a song on your I-tunes or music library. Copy the first 7 lines and figure out the meter. Post on your wiki. Use bold and normal font to indicate pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

it won't **be long**, tell **you** what's **been** **on** my **mind**.
 * It's** been so **long**,
 * that** I haven't **seen your face**,
 * I'm trying** to be **strong**,
 * but** the **strength** I have is wa**shing** **away**.
 * be**fore **I get** you by **my** side,
 * and just hold** you, **tease** you, **squeeze** you,

CW Wednesday, April 14th: warm-up: -Read the poem 'If' on page 138. -Find one end rhyme and one half rhyme. Post. half rhyme: virtue, you end rhyme: spoken, broken -Post your two favorite lines of the poem and then paraphrase them.

If you meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you come forward to triumph and disaster and can stand up to them;

1. Meter in Poetry 2. Read about Langston Hughes. Listen to a couple of his poems. Identify the meter in them. 3. Listen to Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. ID the meter. 4. Try this meter exercise with a partner or on your own. 5. Listen to a song on your I-tunes or music library. Copy the first 5 lines and figure out the meter. Post on your wiki. Use bold and normal font to indicate pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Classwork Monday, April 12th: warm-up: Write a poem that is a conversation between an animal and its habitat. Post

Welcome to the desert!! :D

It got hotter and hotter everyday in the desert, With no rain the camel got dryer and dryer, Why isn't the rain pouring? The camel asked the clouds.. But the clouds just replied in silence, And then One day it was too hot and dry.. So the camel went to bed under a shade, And he never woke up.

1. Self and peer-edit your essay, interview with Mr. S. 2. Poem of the Day 3. Purple Lit book page 135. Do all Guide for Responding questions on page 137.

Critical Thinking

1. Because many parts of the year combined makes up one year. 2. Everyone's talents are different and all is well and wisely put. 3. Because its my own unique design 4. Nobody else can have it and its my universal key. 5. Because maybe they don't know that they are special.

warm-up individual or with partner. Present to class. Choose one of the five propaganda techniques generally used in advertisements. Write a TV script to sell an object. a. Bandwagon: persuading people to do something by letting them know others are doing it. b. Testimonial: using the words of a famous person to persuade you. c. Transfer: using the names or pictures of famous people, but not direct quotations. d. Repetition: the product name is repeated at least four times. e. Emotional words: words that will make you feel strongly about someone or something.
 * CW April 9th:**

DORAEMON BAND-AID

With a cute little blue cat on it, the band-aid will make even your scars cute!! :) Many people are using it, don't worry about being the only one wearing to school! It is weird to not have it.. the item you need!! to be cool! Even Esther and Sarah wears it to school!!

April 1st ㅡㅡ

Essay-

<1. Convince your parents to raise your allowance.>

Mom, dad, I'm 14 now and I'm still getting the same amount of allowance I got when I was in 5th grade. I have 400won in my wallet right now. I used to be exited when it was time to get my allowance. However, now I'm not even exited. I don't care, because I'm not even getting enough allowance, I can't even buy a book. I need more money and I'm tired of putting the things back on it's shelf in the stores because I don't have enough money. I do everything you tell me to do. Go to hakwons, read a book, and so many other things, but I don't get why I'm still getting allowances that can't even pay for my favorite chocolate bar.

I am old enough to have control over myself. I know what I need and I don't need. If you raise my allowance, I know that I wont go buy something that I don't need. I know that I'll buy something that is useful and needed. I won't use my money on something that I won't use like a toy or accessories. Maybe sometimes, but most of the times, I know that I will buy something useful and that I need. I won't be giving away money but try to keep it and use it wisely.

Classwork April 2nd:

warm-up:

Look through Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Sandra Cisneros, Toni Morrison, Gary Paulsen, A. A. Milne or one of your favorite authors for samples of fluency - a line or two will do. Post their work and then re-write the quote making it NOT fluent. Also, show me your AR points.

Coriolanus

"Nature teaches beasts to know their friends". - (Act II, Scene I).

-> Beasts can know their friends by Nature.

1. Persuasive writing is used in everyday writing such as advertisements, editorials, movie reviews, and restaurant reviews. Read a few Seoul restaurant reviews. How does the writer persuade the reader? Now, make up your own restaurant and write a review for it.

Imaginary Restaurant:

One of the most popular Italian Restaurant in Apgujung, Imaginary Restaurant is a big hit. Almost everyone knows about it and you have to make reservations one week earlier in order to taste their food. Their Specialties are Cream Spaghettis with Seafood. The dress code is semi-formal, no jeans or shorts are allowed.

2. Watch PTV

3. Peer edit your 1st and second paragraph using sentence fluency, word choice and voice rubric.

Classwork March 31st: 1. Sentence fluency exercise warm-up:

a) Change this sentence to be less wordy. Post. Of all the many things that bother me about bad writing, the fault that really annoys me most is wordiness - the tendency to put in more words than you need.

Putting more words than you need annoys me the most in bad writing.

b) Read together this website to reduce wordiness: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html

c) Now, choose one of your sentences that may be too wordy and change. Post both.

original: Mom, dad, I'm 14 now and I'm still getting the same amount of allowance I got when I was in 5th grade. changed: Mom, dad, I'm 14 and I'm still getting the same allowance since 5th grade.

d) Write the first words of each of your sentences from your first paragraphs. What parts of speech are they?

e) Read over this list of transitional words. http://www.virtualsalt.com/transits.htm Can you change any of your transitions in your essay?

HW due March 30th: 1. Write/post your first paragraph of persuasive essay.

<1. Convince your parents to raise your allowance.>

Mom, dad, I'm 14 now and I'm still getting the same amount of allowance I got when I was in 5th grade. I have 400won in my wallet right now. I used to be exited when it was time to get my allowance. However, now I'm not even exited. I don't care, because I'm not even getting enough allowance, I can't even buy a book. I need more money and I'm tired of putting the things back on it's shelf in the stores because I don't have enough money. I do everything you tell me to do. Go to hakwons, read a book, and so many other things, but I don't get why I'm still getting allowances that can't even pay for my favorite chocolate bar.

I am old enough to have control over myself. I know what I need and I don't need. If you raise my allowance, I know that I wont go buy something that I don't need. I know that I'll buy something that is useful and needed. I won't use my money on something that I won't use like a toy or accessories. Maybe sometimes, but most of the times, I know that I will buy something useful and that I need. I won't be giving away money but try to keep it and use it wisely.

Classwork Monday, March 29th: 1. Sentence Fluency warm-up. Homework at KIS often results in stress. Rewrite this sentence (you can use different words) in at least 5 ways without altering the meaning. Post. Choose your best one.

1- The homework they give in KIS results in stress. 2- The homework given in KIS gives me stress. 3- Doing the homework that KIS gives us is very stressful. 4- I HATE HOMEWORK. 5- Homework given to us from KIS are painful to do.

-- Healthy Lina always listened to ballad music with Minji!

2. Read about sentence fluency on Writing Gym and do some exercises together. 3. Lit book review answers to 7th Grade. Read about persuasive essays page 362. Practice persuasive essay. 4. Spelling Bee (MS SB April 5th)

Classwork March 18th: 1. Bring purple literature book to class. 2. Crispin test. 3. Upon completing the test, quietly ready the short story 'Seventh Grade', found on page 122 of your lit book. 4. Post your answers to the comprehension questions page 127 and to #1-8 of the Critical Thinking questions.

Critical Thinking 1. To impress Teressa. 2. Because he looks strange and that cause people to look at him. 3. 4. Teresa has white skin and is very cute. She was in catechism classes in St. Theresa's 5. 6. 7. 8.

5. Watch some of the video about the story.

Classwork March 17th: 1. Read recent article about the effects of video games on learning and answer Qs: --What is the 'hook' line in the article? "Parents who buy their children a video game system might want to be careful that all the fun doesn't interfere with their learning." --What does the study show about boys who are given a Play Station 2? Their learning is much slower than the ones who didn;t receive one. --What does moderation mean? Moderation means the avoidance of excess or extremes. --What is something in your life that you should do in moderation? Buying a video game --What is something that you do that takes time away from reading? Animal Crossing in wii --The researchers think the learning problems resulted from what? The researchers think the learning problems result from the drop in after-school actives with educational value. --click on 'help learning' link. How can scientists predict how well someone might perform on video games? Researchers can predict video game performance based on the size of a specific brain region, called the striatum. --What do you think you could you do to improve your brain function? By reading books.

2. Using google docs, create a 7 question MC quiz for Crispin. Watch to see how to do it. 3. quiz:

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PTV had some materials bout the KAIAC Choir Festival. It was interesting because I was a part of it and I'm a part of choir. They also tried something new by saying aomething about a movie. And the new ending was cute.

HW due Tuesday, March 9th: 1. Finish reading Crispin. 2. Finish the worksheet. 3. Write a 3 sentence summary for each chapter 56, 57 and 58.

56-

Crispin gets caught by John Aycliffe in Lady Furnivals' place. And John Aycliffe leads Crispin to Bear. That is because they made a deal that Crispin will never come back or tell anyone who he is if he lets them go by giving him the cross.

57-

John Aycliffe takes Crispin to where Bear is and meets soldiers on the way but Crispin is fine with John Aycliffe. When he meets Bear, he looks very tired. Crispin and Bear are lead to the gates by John Aycliffe.

58-

John Aycliffe tries to harm Crispin and Bear since the oath was fake. Bear wins the fight at the end. Bear also frees Crispin from being his slave since he is so proud of him.

1. Idioms warm-up & check HW. 2. DO/IO quiz 3. Finish presenting Keynotes & watch PTV: [] 4. Create and print a [|crossword puzzle f]for Crispin vocab. Chapters will be assigned. 5. Using the same vocab words, create and post a go animate video. 6. Read aloud
 * CW March 5h:**

HW Due Friday, March 5th: 1. Study for DO/IO quiz 2. Read Crispin chapters 41-47. Answer questions for those chapters on worksheet.

Classwork Wednesday, March 3rd 1. Writ an obituary using these 2 idioms: 'You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.' 'Bend over backwards'

2. Read this article on proper email etiquette and post 5 ideas from the article on your wiki. Also, please use my school email (nschwagler@kis.or.kr) and not the wiki if you wish to send me an email. 3. Review DO worksheet. 4. Grammar quiz (DO and IO) on Friday, March 5th. Finish keynote presentations 5. Crispin Qs & Crispin vocab. Create and print a crossword puzzle for the chapter assigned to you. 6. Read aloud


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Classwork Wednesday, February 24th: 1. Using vocab from Crispin, write a poem in your notebook using the 1/2 sheet method. Post.

Irate-

Irate is always mad, Feels anger in everything.

Furious and fuming, Instead of being calm.

Never is satisfied, But annoyed and irritated.

Hot under the collar, Every-time and Everywhere.

Irate is extremely angry, Never seeming to be happy.

2. Read aloud chapters 44 & 45 of Crispin.

3. Create a Keynote of a chapter from Crispin. Include: -- chapter #. If your chapter had a title, what would it be? --plot (3 sentences) -- a poem about the setting of your chapter --list the characters mentioned in your chapter and briefly describe how they act --define 3 words from your chapter. Include an antonym for each word. --choose a sentence from your chapter and underline the direct object --choose a sentence and underline a prepositional phrase --make a prediction --add a couple images/pictures that have to do with your chapter


 * CW Tuesday, Feb 23rd:**

__Justyn__ baked Joonyon a **delicious** cake.


 * HW due Friday, Feb 19th:**

What did Widow Daventry order Crispin to do in the kitchen?
afade too go any further me sink to me nees press my hand to gether and simply stare with wander at the church it self and than at the people

Afraid to go any farther, I sank to my knees, pressed my hands together and simply stared with wonder at the church itself and then at the people.

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Dime a dozen: Overly abundant; commonplace.
 * Classwork**-
 * I found a purple rock but Jessica told me that it was a dime a dozen in her planet.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch: to not think about the future before reaching it
 * I told Jessica that I'll buy a 100-story building for her birthday when I get rich but she told me to not count my chickens before they hatch.

-Vocab-

slake- quench solar- private room in a medieval house furtively- done by cautiousness pallet- a mattress filled with straw whetted- to sharpen by rubbing on a rock appalling- shocking hurly-burly- uproar palfrey- a horse (not a warhorse) livery- stabling for horses doffing- to remove reverence- honor or respect

1. Work on family I-movie (due Friday)
 * HW due Thursday, Feb 11th:**

Classwork- During that time we performed __in__ many villages. pg. 152 Bear did not wish __to__ go in any straightforward ways pg. 152 It's all __in__ the eyes pg. 154

HW Due Tuesday, Feb 9th: 1. Read Crispin chapters 32-35 and write a 7 sentence summary. Post. 2. Fill in your family history worksheet, begin movie. 3. Finish Crispin ch 29-31 worksheet that was handed out in class.

Article

Next Week Thurs/Fri Musical-

At the beginning of the year, many students have done the audition for the first KIS Middle School Musical and only a few from the group has been picked. They have been practicing for a long time and Erica Cali, the drama teacher for the Middle School has been teaching him for a long time.

Classwork Friday, February 5th: 1. Warm-up: Post a preposition poem about something that starts with a "P" & watch TV 2. Preposition basketball. 3. Take this preposition quiz. 4. Prepositional phrase quiz. 5. My Family assignment 6. Review HW, worksheet. 7. Read Crispin aloud.


 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Wednesday, Feb 3rd.



HW due Friday, Feb 5th: 1. Read Crispin ch 29-31. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 vocab words. POST

1. What village did they reach in the beginning of Chapter 30? Lodgecot 2. What were they pretending to be? Bear and Crispin: Father and Son 3. What does Bear tell Crispin to do when they are in trouble? To run as far north as he can, not caring about Bear. 4. How did they enter the village? Crispin playing the flute and Bear dancing 5. What did Bear give Crispin for all the work he has done? A whole penny

scrutinize: examine or inspect closely notorious: famous mollify: appease the anger or anxiety of someone

Classwork Wednesday, February 3rd: 1. Take STAR reading test. 2. Take prepositional phrase quiz. 3. And this one. 4. Prepositional phrases & preposition game 5. Family History 6. Review 26-28 Crisipin

Classwork February 2nd: 1. Review HW 2. Grammar. List of prepositions: list_prepositions.pdf 3. VOICE writing trait. Take out your Ipods or open Itunes (you may use headphones)

Play a bit of each singer. Listen to 3. Write about the differences in their voices and style of singing. #1-3 on your wiki. (at least 3 sentences per song) Rate each singer from 1-5 using the VOICE rubric. Using the rubric, give a reason for your rating. Discuss with a partner how singers have their own individual voices. Relate this to writing by explaining that authors have their own styles also.

Taylor Swift-You Belong With Me

5]] Because she sings as if she is really the character in the song and I can imagine how she feels.

Homework due Monday, Feb 1st: 1. Work on essay 2. Read Crispin chapters 26-28. Answer the questions and define the vocab on Pages. Copy, paste, post.

1. What instrument did Bear teach Crispin how to play?

recorder

2. While traveling on the road, Bear and Crispin saw a group of 12 men. Who did Crispin recognize among the men?

John Aycliffe was one of the 12 men

3. Bear knew the men were there because a group of birds was disturbed. What kind of birds were they?

pigeons

4. How do you think Crispin’s feelings have changed towards Bear since their first meeting? Use examples from the story to support your opinion. (2 points)

first crispin feels scared because Bear acts mad but later on he helps Crispin so I think Crispin is beginning to trust Bear.

VOCAB define and use in a sentence. Chapters 25/26 railed bluster aloft league morrow Chapters 27/28 lope emblazoned monotony cunning

Classwork Thursday, Jan 28th: 1. Idioms 2. Present Subject-Verb Agreement Lesson 3. Grammar Practice: a. http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/presentagreement.php b http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/subverb.php c. http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbtense.php

HW due Thursday, Jan 28th 1. Present your SV lesson that we started in class. Give a lesson to the class (use Keynote, Pages, the whiteboard, a game, etc) that teaches the skill number (1-12) 10 pts. 2. Read up to and including ch 28 of Crispin.

Classwork Tuesday, Jan 26th: 1. Idioms 2. Sentence with personality. 3. Writing/due 4. [|SV agreement.]Teach the class. 5.[|Play the game.] 6. [|Take a quiz.]**

HW due January 25th 1. Write your first paragraph of your narrative essay (post) and then rate yourself (1-5 for each skill) using the voice checklist. Post. Then, give an example of each.

Passion: 5/5 Sounds like something I'd say:5/5 Help audience understand:4/5 Captured tone:3/5 Use of humor is appropriate:3/5

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external image VOICE_Post_it.jpg 2. Answer the Crispin Qs ch 23-25:

How was Crispin’s mother treated in the village? She was treated like a beggar in the village.

What happened to his father? He died before Crispins was born.

Define pestilence and use in a sentence. pestilence- a fatal desease During the pestilence, people died.

Did Crispin’s mother have a surname? Asta.

How do you think Crispin feels about sharing his thoughts with Bear? At first he felt embarrassed but later on he began to show his personality.

What is a wolf’s head? A wolf's head is being nothing- can be killed anytime anywhere.

Why does Bear wear a two-part hat? It means the two parts of nature, the good and the bad.

Which saint did Crispin pray to? Christian, Jesus.

Why does Bear have Crispin look at his reflection in the water? Bear wanted to change Crispin's dirty face.

What does Crispin say about his soul? He thinks it's nothing.

Classwork Tuesday, Jan 19th (due for HW Jan 21st if not finished) 1. Read the power point about a narrative essay

Everyone has their first days in school, it isn't easy since everyone already knows each other but it is fun getting to know new people. People do not tend to like their first days. But however, I had a great first day and I love my first days. I like how I get nervous the first time but later on how I blend in and make new friends. I have good memories that make me like my first days of everything.

"Have fun making new friends!" my mom shouted. I was annoyed, this was her 33rd time saying this. She seemed concerned and worried that I might not make any friends. It has already been the 4th quarter and she knew that it was going to be hard making new friends after everyone had their best friends.

2. Answer the questions on your wiki: --List 5 things the power point tells you about a narrative essay thesis, specific point, web out the format, dialogue, 1st or 3rd speaker --A narrative essay tells a (fill in the blank) story. story of your own. --Give an example of your own thesis statement. Everyone has their first days in school, it isn't easy since everyone already knows each other but it is fun getting to know new people. --What are 3 things you would learn from the sample essay's thesis statement? I like first days, many people don't like first days, I'm going to talk about my first day. --What is the climax of the sample essay? My first day(?) --What are 3 ways you can get help when finding a point to your essay?

Classwork Tuesday, January 12th: 1. Using ch 15 Crispin vocab words, write and post a narrative.

Chapter 15 sustenance- food and drink regarded as a source of strength. dell- a small valley hamlet- a smallest settlement daub- smear with a thick of sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way wattle- a material for making fences clotted- a thick mass of coagulated liquid trepidation- a feeling of fear pestilence- a fatal epidemic disease

The girl lived in a dell where she was a part of a hamlet. The members of the hamlet were from all over the country, such as Ireland, Germany, Austria.. and so on. Since las year, their sustenance started disappearing. There was a burglar in town and they were stealing the girl's food. Her family was in trepidation that they will run out of food. They were very poor and they were concerned about food all the time. So she planned to build a fence. She bought a wattle from the marketplace and daubed on it with white paint. The paint was so old that some of them were clotted but she finished it after all. One day, at night, she heard a rustle sound so she woke up and went to the storage. There was a person in there taking their sustenance. When she shone the light to the burglar, he tried to run but she caught him before he could go. He was the little boy who's mother had gotten the pestilence. The girl felt so sorry that she gave him some money to buy his own food instead of stealing.

Missing Make-up work

Chap 1 1. WHat is the setting at the beginning of the Chapter? 2. What was the mother's name? 3. Who was with the boy during the funeral? 4. What was the mother's name? 5. What does John Aycliffe expect from the boy?

midst-the middle point shroud- a piece of cloth taunted- mock pauper-very poor person steward- a person who looks after a person deign- do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity transgression-violation of a law poaching-illegal practice of trespassing other's property forfeit-penalty

Chap 6

The boy was on the rock, looking at the villagers. He sees villagers going their own way. The boy sees those group of men who was following the steward and carrying weapons and going to the forest. He follows the troop with his eyes and stay there until the men are out of sight. Then, he decides to meet Father Quinel at night since his mother trusted him.

Chap 7

The boy spent all day hiding from the searchers. The searchers were two men, Matthew and Luke. They didn't believe that the son of Asta had done such a thing. THe boy had to starve until the night came hiding from the searchers. He crept into he church at night when there was no light in the town.

Chap 8

The boy visited Father Quinel, who lived in a house behind the stone church. He is relieved that the boy told him that he didn't steal the money and gives him food and protects him. The boy tells Father Quinel where he has been and questions why Aycliffe put his name into crime. He also hears that he had been declared a wolf's head and that his name is Crispin. Father Quinel also tells him to go to a large city like Canterbury, London, Winchester.

Chap 9

In the early morning, he looks at the town and sees no searchers from a rock. He seemed exited and curious about what Father Quinel was about to tell him. He eventually meets a boy named Cerdic who told Crispin that Father Quinel couldn't meet him and sent Cerdic instead. Cerdic follows Crispin to Goodwife Peregrine's house claiming that Father Quinel has sent him. In Goodwife Peregrine's home, Crispin eats some food before going south.

Chap 10

Cerdic tells Crispin to go West, where the steward will least expect him. But in the west, there is the Manor house, which Cerdic claims to be the 'least expected'. Crispin doesn't know if he should trust him or not but he decides to trust him and follows Cerdic. But once, they got near the Manor house, Cerdic was gone and there were only 2 men with swords behind him. Crispin was led into a trap.

Classwork Friday, January 8th: 1. Take Crispin ch1-20 test. Hand in to the basket when you finish. 2. When you finish the test, do worksheet pages 2-5. Do the WRITE ON section on page 5 for HW due Monday, Jan 11th.

Classwork Thursday, January 7th: 1. Interview a partner. Summarize to the class about what they did over break. Post on your wiki. 15 minutes max.

__What Esther did during her winter__ Her brother came back during the winter from america, so she went to Japan with her family. She went shopping and bought a lot of cloths from department stores in Tokyo. She also got her house remodeled and got a brand new room. Like a lot of students, she also went to academies and went swimming to get taller. After she came back from Japan she had to go to academies everyday and went swimming after that.

2. With a partner or alone, work on the Crispin study guide. Post the meaning of the vocab and the answers to the questions on your wiki. 3. EXTRA CREDIT create a crossword with 20 of the Crispin vocab words and PRINT.

HW: Study for test.

Homework due Wednesday, December 9th: 1. Define each these literary terms and post on your wiki: -antagonist, protagonist, characterization, theme, symbol, internal conflict, external conflict. foreshadow. 2. Give an example from Crispin of each term.

Define and give example (from Crispin) of these literary terms (post on your wiki): -antagonist: one that opposes another: steward -protagonist: the principal character: Crispin -characterization: the artistic representation of human character: Crispin is a poor useless character that not many people know about -theme: a subject or topic of discourse: poor, intense, religious? -symbol: something that stands for or suggests something else: John Aycliffe is a symbol that stands for the devil -internal conflict: a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind: Whether to run away or not -external conflict: in literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force: John Aycliffe wants to kill Crispin -foreshadow: to show or indicate beforehand: The title indicates what is going to happen

Classwork December 8th: 1. Idioms-define and post in your journal. 5 pts: loose cannon, tickled pink 2. Read about medieval lifeand post 10 facts. 1) Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. 2) The custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married came from brides carrying a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. 3) The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. 4) The roof was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. 5) The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. This is where "dirt poor" came from. 6) In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. 7) Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. 8) Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. 9) Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top part. 10) To not be burying people alive, they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell.

3. Define and give example (from Crispin) of these literary terms (post on your wiki): -antagonist: one that opposes another: steward -protagonist: the principal character: Crispin -characterization: the artistic representation of human character: Crispin is a poor useless character that not many people know about -theme: a subject or topic of discourse: poor, intense, religious? -symbol: something that stands for or suggests something else: John Aycliffe is a symbol that stands for the devil -internal conflict: a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind: Whether to run away or not -external conflict: in literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force: John Aycliffe wants to kill Crispin -foreshadow: to show or indicate beforehand: The title indicates what is going to happen to Crispin

4. Crispin read aloud 5. Create and present Crispin vocab Keynote and Jeopardy

Homework due December 4th: 1. Read Crispin chapters 23-30. Write a ten sentence summary of what happens in the chapters. Post.

Crispin wants to run away from Bear but relizes that he is his master. Crispin is asked about his life by Bear. Crispin tells bear about his cross and his mother and what had happened until now. Bear cuts Crispin's hair and teaches him the flute. First, he makes alot of mistakes which make him want to quit but he practices and get better. Crispin learns the flute from Bear and notices that Bear knows more than most adults do. One day, they see the steward in Great Wexly. So they go to another town since Crispin would get killed if they are there seen. So Bear pretends to be Crispin's father and Crispin plays the pipe with Bear, the juggler.

Classwork December 2nd: 1. [|Take this quiz]and post your score /30.

1) punctilious-showing great attention to detail or correct behavior 2) acolyte- a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service 3) oath- a solemn promise 4) poaching- illegally hunt or catch 5) mummer- an actor in a traditional masked mime 6) abate- 7) tinder- 8) agape-

Classwork Monday, November 30th: Do personification warm-up. copy and paste and answer in a different color font. 1. check HW 2. simile worksheet 3. finish and post alliteration skit 4. read aloud

__Personification__ is giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects //Write the meaning of the following personifications. Keep in mind the mood that is being created.//

EX: 1. __The wind sang her mournful song__ through the falling leaves.

The gentle wind is blowing around the different colored leaves--romantic, sad mood. 2. __The microwave timer told me__ it was time to turn my TV dinner. __The microwave timer beeped when it was time for dinner.__ 3. __The video camera observed the whole scene__. __The video camera got everything on film.__ 4. __The strawberries seemed to sing__, "Eat me first!" __The strawberries looked very delicious.__ 5. __The rain kissed my cheeks__ as it fell. __The rain was dropping on my skin as it came down.__ 6. __The daffodils nodded their yellow heads__ at the walkers. __The yellow daffodils were drooping their heads as people passed by.__ 7. __The water beckoned invitingly__ to the hot swimmers. __The water seemed so attractive to the hot swimmers.__

Now, write 3 examples of your own.

__The bells on the Christmas Tree was dancing and singing as the wind passed them by. The phone shivered as my enemy called.__ __Sarah's shoes danced as she threw it down the stairs.__

Homework due Monday, November 30th: 1. Read chapters 15-20 in Crispin. Write 2 questions and one vocab from each chapter.

chap 15- vocab-trepidation question-What did Crispin see in the village? -What did Crispin come upon in the middle of the hamlet?

chap 16- vocab - scrutinizing question- How did Crispin realized that the voice was coming from the abandoned church? - Why did Crispin stay with the man?

chap 17- vocab -mockingly question- Why did the man hold him there? - What was the man doing to him to make him speak?

chap 18- vocab - brandishing question- What made the man look like a demon? - How did the man make Crispin swear on the name of Jesus?

chap 19- vocab - treasonous question-Why doesn't Crispin believe that none of them will have masters? - What is a french word that means a person that balance things,or toss balls, knives, anything?

chap 20- vocab - tyranny question- Why were there hardly any villages in the area? - Were was the man fated to be a priest?

Classwork Fridday, November 27th: 1. check HW & watch tv 2. ch 6-8 questions & read aloud 3. Figurative language: alliteration. Watch this skit that uses alliteration. Then, write your own script and record in I-movie. Post. 4. writing worksheet

Homework due Friday, November 27th: 1. Finish details in writing worksheet.

Classwork Wednesday, November 25th: 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. Read your paragraph aloud and we'll guess which one it is.

They dance freely as the water pushes them. They sway back and forth, not being able to push back. They look like straws but softer. Its like a root of a plant but isn't. It has no mouth but gets ready for the chemosynthesis happen since birth.

2. Play jeopardy. 3. More writing practice. 4. Read aloud.

Homework due Wednesday, November 25th: 1. Read chapters 11 & 12 of Crispin. Write a letter from Crispin to his mom describing what he is going through now.

Dear Mother, I hope that you are enjoying it up there. I think you met Father Quinel up there too. I was very surprised when I found Father Quinel murdered. It is so confusing because everything I am trying to trust is disappearing. Many people are after me right now. I couldn't even sleep because in being chased. Aycliffe is charging me for theft. Now I should get going before they catch up with me.

Your loving son, Crispin

2. Finish Jeopardy game. []

3. Be Prepared

Homework due Monday, November 23rd: 1. watch video on serfs: 2. Read Crispin chapters 6-10. Post a 5 sentence summary for each chapter.

Chap 6

The boy was on the rock, looking at the villagers. He sees villagers going their own way. The boy sees those group of men who was following the steward and carrying weapons and going to the forest. He follows the troop with his eyes and stay there until the men are out of sight. Then, he decides to meet Father Quinel at night since his mother trusted him.

Chap 7

The boy spent all day hiding from the searchers. The searchers were two men, Matthew and Luke. They didn't believe that the son of Asta had done such a thing. THe boy had to starve until the night came hiding from the searchers. He crept into he church at night when there was no light in the town.

Chap 8

The boy visited Father Quinel, who lived in a house behind the stone church. He is relieved that the boy told him that he didn't steal the money and gives him food and protects him. The boy tells Father Quinel where he has been and questions why Aycliffe put his name into crime. He also hears that he had been declared a wolf's head and that his name is Crispin. Father Quinel also tells him to go to a large city like Canterbury, London, Winchester.

Chap 9

In the early morning, he looks at the town and sees no searchers from a rock. He seemed exited and curious about what Father Quinel was about to tell him. He eventually meets a boy named Cerdic who told Crispin that Father Quinel couldn't meet him and sent Cerdic instead. Cerdic follows Crispin to Goodwife Peregrine's house claiming that Father Quinel has sent him. In Goodwife Peregrine's home, Crispin eats some food before going south.

Chap 10

Cerdic tells Crispin to go West, where the steward will least expect him. But in the west, there is the Manor house, which Cerdic claims to be the 'least expected'. Crispin doesn't know if he should trust him or not but he decides to trust him and follows Cerdic. But once, they got near the Manor house, Cerdic was gone and there were only 2 men with swords behind him. Crispin was led into a trap.

3. play gameand learn the vocab

Classwork Monday, November 16th: warm-up: Find 15 vocab words from chapter 1-5. Create and print out a wordsearchfor your friend. 1. watch video on Middle Ages 2. Crispin 3. I-movie puppet shows.

Classwork November 13th: 1. Journal: Read what it was like to be a teenager in medieval times. Then, create a journal entry through the eyes of a medieval teenager. 2. Step 1: Create a Pages document listing 10 facts about a medieval theme. Step 2: Plan a script for a puppet I-movie that explains these facts. Step 3: Make some medieval puppets. Step 4: On your own or with a partner create and post an I-movie

Homework due Wednesday, November 11th: 1. Read chapter one of Crispin. Post 5 questions and define the words: midst, shroud, taunted, pauper, steward, deign, transgression, poaching, forfeit.

--5 Questions-- 1. Who helped the protagonist to bury his mother? 2. WHy was the protagonist ashamed of himself while he was walking to the graveyard? 2. Which way did the mother's feet face as they buried her? 3. Who was John Aycliffe and how did he look like? 4. Why was the protagonist required to deliver his ox to the manor house tomorrow?

--Vocab-- midst-in the middle of shroud-a length of cloth a dead person is wrapped with during the burial taunted- pauper- steward- deign- transgression- poaching-

Classwork November 5th: warm-up: Feed the world. Select the GRAMMAR option. At least 200 grains.

1. Work on essay. 2. Read pages 79-82. Do the 'Check your comprehension & Critical Thinking' Questions on page 83. POST answers using sentences on your wiki.

Check your comprehension:

1. She was typing on a typewriter. 2. They put it in a room and doesn't bother it. 3. Jewels. 4. In the mud. 5.

Homework due Thursday, November 5th: Evaluate your essay for word choice. . What is word choice? Critique for Word Choice. GRADE, EVIDENCE, EXAMPLE from your essay. Post.

Homework due Wednesday, November 4th: 1. Write and post 2 paragraphs of 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.

Classwork Monday, November 2nd: Warm-up: The metaphor game. Answer and post. If I were an animal, what would I be?

a dog because I am friendly and dogs are friendly.

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

stream because i am still growing up and i will one day become a part of a river/lake/ocean.

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

electronic because it is rare and is new.

If I were a flower, what would I be?

sun flower because it is yellow and bright and looks brighter in day light. And has its head down during rainy days

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

voice (the human voice is an instrument)

If I were a shoe, what would I be?

"Dr. Martin's"

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

weed

If I were a food, what would I be?

abalone

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

a sad novel (tragedy)

If I were a fruit, what would I be?

passion fruit

If I were a vehicle, what would I be?

Lamborghini Murcielago

If I were a color, what would I be?

If I were a place, what would I be?

Kenya

1. Our next writing assignment will be to write a descriptive essay, specifically, you are going to describe a character that you make up. step 1: Read some examples of some good character descriptions. Note how similes and metaphors are used: step 2: List 3 of your favorite metaphors and 3 of your favorite similes. Why were these your favorite? metaphor- - her white-rabbit eyelashes - a fish-belly white - his beard flamed smilies- - peeled like a plum - like he was behind vines - crinkled and crisp as lettuce
 * http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/teacher.pdf**

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. - auburn- reddish brown - exuberant- filled with a lively energy - imposing- forcibly put in place - lethargic- sluggish - gaunt- lean and haggard - frizzy- formed of a mass of small - nappy- - opulent- - pot bellied- - tantalizing-

step 4: 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. After you have written and posted 1-2 paragraphs: step 5: Peer edit with a partner: **http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/peer.pdf** 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.

If you happen to finish this, you may begin reading the next story in purple lit book.

Homework due October 28th. 1. Read pages 15-25 in purple lit book. Answer all questions on page 25 and post.

1. List the ways in which the mother tries to make her daughter into a prodigy. Her mother showed her movies with Shirley Temple on it and kept telling her that she can be like her, took her to a beauty training school. Her mother also tried to see if she matched up with any of the prodigy that were on magazines.
 * Comprehension**

2. Describe what happens at the talent show. She was very confident and knew that a prodigy really existed in her somewhere. But after she hit her first wrong note, she began falling apart and messed up her song.

3. After the show, what occurs when the mother forces the daughter to practice? She begins to shout at her mom and tell her that she doesn't want to be her daughter and how she wishes she was dead like the twins her mother lost in China. And that made the protagonist and her mom not mention about the piano for a long time.

4. How does the mother surprise the daughter years later? SHe gives her daughter the piano for her 13th birthday present.

5. What does the daughter finally discover about the piano piece she had played at the recital? She realized that the pieces were two halves of the same song.

1. What do the daughter's failures on the nightly tests reveal about her abilities? That she is just a normal girl and that she is not a prodigy like her mom was hoping her to be.
 * Critical Thinking**

2. Compare and contrast the daughter's use of the word prodigy with her mother's. The daughter uses the word prodigy to explain a person born with natural talents, when on the other hand, her mother thinks a prodigy is a person who gets exceptionally good at something because they work very hard.

3. In the argument after the recital, why do the daughter's final words have such powerful effect on her mother? Because her mother loves her since she is her daughter but she just heard from her loving daughter that it would rather be better if she was dead than be her daughter. Also, it is not an easy thing to lose a child but her daughter comparing herself to the twins that her mother lost is a very sad thing from the mother's point of view.

4. What have the mother and daughter learned from their conflict? They learnt from the conflict that they can't force some other person to be someone that they aren't

5. Do you agree with the daughter's statement that people can't be anything they want to be ? Why or why not? I agree because it is exactly what my mother tells me all the time. Just because you want to be a billionaire, it isn't that easy as it seems. This is reality and reality doesn't let people do whatever they want to be. Just because a street beggar wants a Chanel bag, it doesn't mean that they can. Even though we talk about Capitalism, if your parents were rich, there is a high chance that you will be and if your were born from a very poor family there is a high chance that you will be poor. Also, just because you want to have an exceptional talent, those aren't given to anyone. It isn't that easy to get.

6. What does this story suggest about differences between some immigrant parents and their American-born children? It suggests that they have different point of views and since they are born from different countries, their way of thinking are different.

2. Finish posting Ulysses' resume.

Classwork October 26th:

My new dream: "I want to be an artist when I grow up. Also, I want to live back in America"

I am not very good at drawing and my dream is something totally different so I wouldn't really like having this job. Artists are usually poor and is hard to be one. You need to try very hard to be one since you need to learn a lot of strategy. And I don't like being forced to do this job since this is hard and wouldn't give me a lot of money.

Classwork October 19th: 1. Journal: Choose one of the characters from Ulysses. Create a journal entry from their POV. Students will guess who it is. 2. Ulysses Final Chapters Comic Life project. DUE Monday, October 26th. Here is the rubric: Ulysses Comic Life Rubric.pages 3. Find a cool example of comic life. Present it to the class and tell why you think it's good. - It think this is cool because it looks professional (?). And it also looks like it had a lot of effort in it. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a professional comic but it was just made by an ordinary person The special effect on the pictures are fun

Homework due October 19th: 1. More Idioms: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/439.html 2. Read this list of idioms. Using create a comic., draw a scene from Ulysses. Include 3 idioms in your scene. Post

1. Write your vocab words that you defined for HW on the board. 2. Listen to 'The Return'. Write down 7 vocab words on the small piece of paper. 3. More Idioms: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/439.html 4. Read this list of idioms. Using create a comic., draw a scene from Ulysses. Include 3 idioms in your scene. Post.
 * Classwork October 15th:**

1. Summarize in 3 sentences 'Nausicaa'. Define the vocab words you wrote down in class.
 * Homework due October 15th:**

Nausicaa finds a naked man in the shore with her servants to wash her clothes.He was Ulysses but nobody knew his name. Later on, when the king gives him a boat, the boat becomes a rock and blocks the shore.

__vocab__ borne- to carry beseiged- surrounded wits ruffian- a violent person grimmy- covered with

2. Read pages 147-155. Answer the questions in sentences:

1. Why did Ulysses want to first find a cave? he had to pput his treasures somewhere 2. Who is Eumaeus? he was Ulysses' servant he trusted 3. Why do you think Ulysses tells Eumaeus he is from Crete and not Ithaca? Because he wanted people to not know that he is Ulysses 4. Why are there over 100 men at Ulysses' castle? Becuse of Penelope 5. What did Ulysses feel when he first saw his son, Telemachus? He felt a shaft of wild joy pierce him like a spear. 6. What was Ulysses' plan for the next day? he was going to go kill the suitors of Penelope.

1. Idioms Practice http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/idioms/ ALSO: http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/m-body.html 2. Listen to 'Ino's Veil' and 'Nausica'. 5 vocab from each chapter on 1/2 sheet. 3. After listening to 'Nausicaa', create a comic.(one panel) Take a screen grab and post on your wiki.
 * Classwork October 14th:**

1. Copy, paste and answer on your wiki. Scylla and Charybdis questions:
 * Homework due October 14th:**

Poseidon
 * 1. Charybdis was the daughter of this Greek god:

2. Why was Zeus angry with Charybdis? She was taking too much land away for her father.

3. Why was Scylla changed into a monster? Because she was so beautiful and Poseidon began loving her, which made Poseidon's wife jealous and turn Scylla into a monster.

4. What did Scylla look like after Amphitrite changed her into a monster? She had 6 heads and 12 legs. She was a combination made of a spider, octopus, and human. It was very horrifying.

5. Ulysses steered the ship through the rocks. True or False? true

6. Define hull: The main body of a ship

7. What color was Ulysses’ boat? Black, white or blue? black

8. What did the end of Scylla’s tentacles look like? She had the usual tentacles but the ends were human hands

9. How many of Ulysses’ men were eaten by Scylla? six

10. Their next landfall is the Isle of the Sun-Titan or Eurylochus? Isle of the Sun-Titan.

EC: Where is starboard on a ship? the side of a ship**

1. Describe a monster. Use this site to help organize your thoughts: []. Post on your wiki. 2. Listen to 'Calypso' and [|create a comic.]
 * Classwork October 12th:**

Classwork October 8th: 1. Create a mad lib for the nouns that you fill in, use nouns from Ulysses. Post. 2. IDEAS TRAIT: Write your new sentences

mini boy's mini boy

I jump my persons and all the chicken holds pocket; I highlight my hair bands and all is dance again. (I sit I smile you up inside my eraser.)

The books go shrinking out in mono and hard, And beautiful tape stinks in: I smirk my bag and all the dress chews knife.

I cuted that you capitalizeed me into scissor And persecute me hot, killed me quite windy. (I sit I smile you up inside my eraser.)

macbook eats from the band-aid, flip flop's pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanos generate: lick banana and apple's leaf: I smirk my bag and all the dress chews knife.

I steped you'd put the way you stand, But I pull Esther-ish and I sit your paper. (I sit I smile you up inside my eraser.)

I should have closeed a guy instead; At least when girl opens they sing back again. I smirk my bag and all the dress chews knife.

(I sit I smile you up inside my eraser.)

- Minji & Sylvia Plath

Homework due October 8th: 1. Read, summarize (5 sentence minimum) and define 3 vocabulary words from EACH chapter: 'Cattle of the Sun' and 'Calypso' 2. Finish classwork from October 6th.

Chapter 12

Summary- Ulysses' ship reached the island that had the cattle of the sun. Ulysses wanted to go somewhere else but didn't have a choice since his men were tired. At first they ate wild pigs and survived. They had everything they needed. But as time flew, they didn't have enough food. They wanted to eat the cattle of the sun, but they couldn't because Ulysses was protecting the cattle himself. One day, the men decided that it is better if you eat and die rather then starve to death. So they eat the cattle while Ulysses is sleeping.

Vocabulary-

Herd- a large group of animals Heed- pay attention to Meddlesome- interfering

Chapter 13

Summary- Ulysses wakes up and finds himself on an island with a goddess named Calypso. Ulysses gets to see his family through Calypso. Ulysses soon becomes her husband and Calypso makes Ulysses stay even though he wants to leave. The Olympus grows sorry for Ulysses so sends Hermes to tell Calypso to let him go.

Vocabulary-

Serpent- a large snake Bower- shady places under trees Decree- an official order issued by a legal authority

Classwork October 6th: 1. When you finish the test, journal entry: Besides Ulysses, what book are you reading now? What is it about? What are your feelings about it? 2. Quietly read 'Scylla and Charybdis'. Create your own 5-question multiple choice test (4 choices). Post.

Classwork Monday, October 5th: 1. Think of a 'snapshot' of something you did over the break. Write a paragraph using third person point of view. 2. Using the checklist, peer edit your partner's expository essay.

Homework due Monday, October 5th: 1. Third draft of expository essay due. 2. Study guide ch 6-10

Classwork September 24th: 1. Journal: KIS is a 1:1 school. What does this mean to you? What are some pros and cons about this? 2. Listen to 'The Wandering Rocks' and 'The Sirens'. After you listen to these chapters, write 5 questions. Post. 3. Work on study guide. Here are the vocabulary words which should be on chapter 6 (Cannibal Beach): perils marrow sorceries inhabitants ogres ethical moored provisioned

Classwork September 22nd: 1. Journal: Make up your own prompt. 7 sentence minimum. Write your prompt at the top of your entry. 2. Work on expository writing assignment. Final draft due Friday, September 25th. 3. Finish Ulysses ch 6-10 Study Guide by Friday. Test is Tuesday, October 6th.

Classwork September 17th: 1. Warm-up: In your journal: Pretend you are Ulysses writing a letter to Penelope, your wife. Minimum 7 sentences (10 minutes) 2. Quietly read the chapter ‘Land of the Dead’ Complete the worksheet. (30 minutes) 3. On your wiki: Post a video vocab (define and use in a sentence) for the following words from ‘Land of the Dead’: girdling, feeble, spar, gurgle, helm (15 minutes) 4. Take the quizzes and play the vocab games: http://quizlet.com/599526/the-adventures-of-ulysses-character-list-zirm-flash-cards/

Homework due September 17th: 1. Finish posting 2nd draft of essay.

Classwork September 15th: 1. Journal: Write about something that has really been annoying you lately. If your life is perfect, make something up. ( 7 sentence minimum) 2. Review HW 3. STAR reading test. Do not use your old password. Use abc and then change to something new. 4. Video summary of Circe 5. Work on expository writing assignment. Classwork September 11th: 1. After you finish the test: Journal--brainstorm some ideas about your expository writing topic. 2. On A-4 paper, we will begin writing the rough draft in class.

Classwork September 9th: 1. Journal: If you could change something about yesterday, what would it have been and why? 2. Finish poster presentations. 3. Review study guide for Ulysses. 4. You will choose a random number in class. This will tell you your Expository Writing topic. Write a thesis statement that goes along with your topic. Post this on your wiki. Final draft due September 18th.

Classwork September 8th: 1. Warm-up Journal: How is your day going? 7 sentences minimum. 2. Study guide for ch 1-5 test.

Homework due Tuesday, September 8th:

1. Read pages 65-70 in Ulysses. Summarize each page in 2 or more sentences. Post.

pg.65: Ulysses and the men are treated as welcomed visitors and they enjoy their life there. Circe and Ulysses lived happily as husband and wife for a while. pg.67: Ulysses asks Circe how many husbands she had until now. And Circe tells him that she was immortal and she turned her husbands into certain types of animals according to their personalities. pg.68: After a long discussion about staying or leaving for Ithaca, Ulysses finds out that he was forgetting about his home land. So Ulysses finds out that he doesn't really want to stay her on this island and be turned into an animal. pg.69: After a long discussion with Circe, he decides to leave the island and go back to his home land. Even though he can relax on this island instead of going through danger. pg.70: So he gets his men ready and sails off to the land of the dead. Even though he knows that danger is ahead, Ulysses starts his journey.

Classwork September 4th: 1. Journal Entry: If you could visit any place on earth, where would you go? Why. (At least 5 sentences) 2. Read pages 65-70 in Ulysses. Summarize each page in 2 or more sentences. Post. Ulysses lives happily with Circe but he starts forget his wife's face and homeland. So he decides to continue his journey to his homeland, even though he knows that there are danger ahead.

Classwork September 2nd: 1. JOURNAL: If you could change one thing about MS, what would it be and why? At least 7 sentences. 2. Work on skit--15 vocab words from ch 1-7 of Ulysses.

Homework due September 2nd: 1. Define (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) ch 5-7 vocabulary from the sheet handed out in class. Post on your wiki.

ch.5 cannibal- to feast on human mumbling- to say something in a way that is difficult for other people to hear. trooping- to go around together brutal- unpleasantly violent indifferent- to not be concerned. ch.6 perils- serious danger moored- to be made fast in a certain way. ogres- giants that practice cannibalism. sorceries-  inhabitants- people that live in a place marrow- a soft substance in the bones where blood cells are produced. provisioned- to provide something ethical- relating to moral principles ch.7 curdle- cause to separate taut- stretched or pulled tight helm- a steering wheel of a boat tittering- to giggle perish- to die in a violent,sudden way quivered- to shake

Classwork August 31st : 1 . Warm-up: Journal entry: Which person, living or dead, do you admire the most? Why? 2. Finish posters. Present. 3. With your poster partner, write a skit that uses 15 of the vocabulary words from ch1-4. Post on both of your wikis. Homework due August 31st: 1. Keeper of the Winds' questions: Copy, paste and answer in full sentences.

1. Which direction were Ulysses and his men sailing at the beginning of the chapter? West 2. Why was Ulysses wild with eagerness? Because he finally got to go home 3. Who was Aeolus? the god of the wind 4. What did Aeolus love to do? listen to stories 5. Why was Aeolus pleased with Ulysses? Because Ulysses told him the story of his adventures 6. What did Aeolus give to Ulysses? a bag with winds 7. How many days and nights did Ulysses stay awake? 7 days 8. Why did Ulysses' men open the bag of winds? because they thought it was a bag of valuables 9. What happened after they did this? they went back to Aeolus 10. Predict what will happen next. It will be hard for Ulysses to go back home - since his men released the wind.

2. Read 'Cannibal Beach'. Summarize the chapter in your own words.

Homework due August 28th:

1. Define (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) ch 1-4 vocabulary from the sheet handed out in class.

Ch.1 vessels- a boat or a ship prow- a low part of a boat shaft- the long part of a spear. hull- main part of the boat stays- to remain quartering wind- a wind coming from a 90-degree angle head wind- the wind that blows from the front scudded- to move fast because of a wind. booty- stolen goods baubles- small decorations

Ch.2 bouquets- a bunch of flowers hospitable- to take care of; caring brow- a way from the ship to the shore lolled- to sit in a relaxed way

Ch.3 mutiny- an open rebellion moor- to make to the shore very fast bowels- the intestine forging- to shape by heating it up and hammering..etc exiling- to be kicked out from a country smith craft- a person related to working with metals vigil- a time when you are awake disembark- to abandon a ship bailing hooks- released hook? agile- able to move very fast phlegmy- a thick viscous substance gullet- the esophagus

Ch.4 shrouds- a length of cloth mischievous- causing troubles outwitted- to defeat coursed- a direction that a ship follows reveling- to participate in loud festivities. sullen- sad; let down

2. Read 'Keeper of the Winds'

Classwork August 24th: 7 other vocabulary words: siege- the process of attacking and surrounding a place, blocking things that arrive there. aut- drawn tightly, instead of loosely (string or rope). rawhide- stiff untanned leather. hull-main body of the ship/vessel shoal- a large number of fish swimming together. scythe- to cut with a tool with a long curved blade

Homework due Monday, August 24th:

1. Read Ulysses chapters: 'Ships and Men', 'The Ciconians', and 'The Lotus-Eaters' Write a three sentence summary of each of the chapters and find/define 3 vocab words from each chapter. POST on your wiki.

Ships and Men- After the Trojan War, the hero Ulysses sailed for home, his ship had 50 men each. After ten years of war, the men refused to leave any jewels behind. So they had many troubles which made good stories.

vocabulary : headwinds- a wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion. booty- valuable stolen goods, esp. those seized in war ramming- an uncastrated male sheep.

The Ciconians- The journey started out peacefully but on the 2nd day, they find a little town. They attack the little town and resulting to that, Ulysses lost 13 men. And because of all the jewels in the ship, the Water Nymphs play around the ship- which makes Poseidon mad.

vocabulary : nymphs- a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. kinsman - one of a person's blood relations especially male.

2. Finish page 6 of the Greek background webquest.

Classwork August 19th: 1. Warm-up. Using the internet, post 5 facts on your page about Ulysses. His symbol is a bow Was the king of Ithaca Married Penelope Participated in the Trojan War Even after the Trojan War, he couldn't go back to his home for 10 years 2. Look at wiki design, how to post 3. Review HW 4. Begin background on Ancient Greece **webquest**

Homework due August 19th: 1. Finish answering the questions you began in class. 2. Insert a picture on your 7G homepage. The picture should be one that you took yourself.

Classwork August 17th: The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog..

1.What is similar about all the goods that the peddler shows Marianna? They were trinkets such as: yellow beads, false pearls, tin earrings, brooches, colored kerchiefs, and so on.

2. In what ways does the mirror, a strange new object, cause the and the animals to become strangers to themselves? Since they never saw themselves in the mirror before, they are confused at what they are looking at since they think they are a dog/cat.

3. Why are the characters’ reactions to the mirror both funny and sad? Because they really wanted the mirror and once they saw themselves, they saw how ugly they were.

4. Could a cat think it’s a dog and vice versa? Support your opinion. Yes, if they never saw themselves and only saw cats/dogs before in their life.

5. Would it be possible for our society to do without mirrors? Explain. No, because now everyone cares about how they looks like and what people think about their looks. So people now really need mirrors- or else they'll go crazy(?).

Define and use in a sentence:

enthralled - v: fascinated; charmed I was enthralled by the book so much that it even made me want to write a book like this.

protruded - v: stuck out; extended Because of his protruded teeth, many people teased him.

console - v: comfort; make less sad Everyone tried to console him after they all heard about his mother's car accident.

afflicted - v: received pain or suffering The little girl was afflicted with a burn after touching the hot pan.

vanity - n: the quality of being very proud of one's appearance She had too much vanity that nobody liked her anymore

anguish - n: great suffering; agony He suffered from anguish since after the car crash

moral - n: a lesson The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf stated at the back of the book is "Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then perish when he tells the truth." source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_boy_who_cried_wolf

peddler - n: a person who goes from place to place selling small goods When the peddler came to town every Saturday to show his new items, the children would sit at their front porch waiting for him to come.

peasant - adj: a poor farmer The peasant didn't have the money to buy any of his children Christmas presents.

bedazzle - v: greatly impress with brilliance or skill** He was bedazzled by the clowns juggling skills.