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During the year there was lots of homework, projects, tests, and quizzes. It was way harder than elementary school this year, but we had more freedom. I only liked going to school because I could meet my friends. Now that school is almost over I am so happy, but I'm scared about going to 7th grade because I know there's going to be more homework, projects, tests, and quizzes. I met lots of new friends this year and I hope I meet more next year.

Conch bearer AR quiz:

1. Create a wordshoot game on classtools.net with your vocab. Post and play at least 2 others' 2. Listen to ch 18 3. Which decision should Anand make? Respond 2-3 sentences. He made the decision to stay with the brotherhood. It was a hard choice. But I think he made an okay decision. 4. Watch and comment (2-3 sentences on your wiki) on this '[|amazing memory'] article It is so cool that a guy can learn a language in 7 days. Also, it's cool that he knows 8 languages. 5. Look and comment (2-3 sentences on your wiki) [|on the photos.] I think that this is really sad. They should try harder to clean the ocean. The birds all look so poor.
 * CW Friday, June 4th:**

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1. Find, define and post 5 vocab from chapter 18.
 * HW Due Friday, June 4th:**

1. resentment: bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly 2. presiding: be in a position of authority in a meeting or a gathering 3. deference: humble submission and respect 4. allay: diminish or put at rest 5. hymn: a religious song or poem, typically of praise to god

1. Hand in HW to 6E box. 5 mins 2. Read chapter 15 on your own and create a 5 question multiple choice quiz. Post on your wiki. 20-25 mins 3. Listen out loud to chapter 16 (at the beginning of tape 4 side A). Write down 5 things that happen in your notebook. 20 mins 4. Fill in Vocabulary Enricher-Literature Cirle worksheet (yes, all 28 words). Use ch 1-16 of Conch Bearer to find your words (finish for HW). 25 mins
 * CW Tuesday, June 1st:**

1. What did Nisha say that she saw came out from Anand's mouth? a)smoke b)nothing c) the conch d) fire or lightning

2. Why couldn't Nisha get up? a) she hurt her toe b) she hurt her leg c) she hurt her wrists d) none of the above

3. Why did Anand get mad? a) because Abhayadatta was dying b) because Nisha betrayed him c) because someone said to just leave the conch and leave d) none of the above

4. What did Anand have to do to get in? a) answer a question b) find something c) climb the mountain d) all of the above

5. What was the question? a) is the mongoose really abhayadatta? b) do you really trust Nisha? c) who am I? d) none of the above

1. Read chapter 14 of The Conch Bearer and fill in 'Reader Excitement Graph' (handed out in class).
 * HW Due Tuesday, June 1st:**

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

As Nisha, sing to Anand pleading him to take you with him.


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

As the conch, writes directions to Anand to the Silver Valley.


 * 4. Conch Bearer open book comprehension quiz #2.**

Hey Anand, so here are the instructions to get to the silver valley. Follow them very carefully. So first, you have to pass the first obstacle. It's the river, and someone from the brotherhood will be guarding it. So it will be very hard to cross. Then the second obstacle is that there is a path and when you try to go through it, there are big, fast boulders that try to get you, so you have to find a way to go through. Then after you get through, walk to the bottom of the mountain, and pass a few tests from the brothers of the brotherhood, and you can get in the Silver Valley. Good luck. You'll need it.

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

1. Who found some food? The squirrel did. 2. What did it find? It found nuts in a tree. 3. Who's hand was needed to see the line? Nisha's hand. 4. Who was the only person who could see the line? Anand was. 5. What happened to Nisha? She broke her leg.
 * Questions:**

1. forage: search widely for food 2. mulling: think about deeply 3. nauseating: feeling sick 4. sterile: not able to produce something 5. expanse: an area of something
 * 5 Vocab:**

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

1. What did Nisha think that they would die of? a) being too tired b) freezing c) starving d) all of the above

2. What animal tried to take Anand and Nisha away? a) a monkey b) lion c) ape d) tiger

3. What did the apes want? a) money b) food c) knowledge d) treasure

4. Who saved Anand and Nisha? a) the squirrel b) one of the apes c) Abhayadatta d) no one, they escaped themselves

5. How did Anand and Nisha cross the river? a) they didn't yet b) they swam across c) they followed the squirrel d) they jumped across

burden: a load emphatically:in a forceful way reveled:engage in lively explicit: stated clearly in detail serene:calm

1. Read chapters 9 and 10. Post 15 Qs with answers.
 * HW Due Tuesday, May 25th:**

1. What made Anand shutter? The dream he had that night. 2. Why did Abhayadatta give the inn keeper more than needed? He gave him more and said that the extra money's to get back into buisness. 3. What did Nisha want? She wanted a red sweater. 4. What story did Abhayadatta tell? He told a story about an one eyed deer. 5. What has Nisha never seen? She has never seen snow. 6. What happened to Abhayadatta? He disappeared suddenly. 7. Did they find him? Yes they did. 8. Why did they need a fire? To keep warm and to protect them. 9. Since when has Abhayadatta been putting spells around them? He has been putting spells around them since he saw the birds. 10. Who took the first shift? Nisha took the first shift. 11. Who did Abhayadatta try to wake up? He tried to wake Anand up. 12. Who punched Abhayadatta on accident? Anand punched Abhayadatta. 13. Why did Anand leave the cave? He heard his mother's voice calling for help. 14. Was this a trick? Yes it was. 15. When Anand came back to the cave, who did he see? He saw Nisha but not Abhayadatta.
 * Questions:**

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 * CW Thursday, May 20th:**

1. Finish reading chapter 8 (from page 107) and write 5 Qs with Answers about the whole chapter.
 * HW Due Thursday, May 20th:**

1.What did did Abhaydatta ask the inn owner to do? He asked him to get them food. 2. What did Abhaydatta draw for Anand? He drew him a map. 3. What did Abhaydatta want Anand to hold? The conch. 4. Why didn't Abhaydatta go to the first inn? He didn't go because he said it smelled bad. 5. What was the inn owner about to do? He said that business was bad so he was going to close down soon.
 * Questions:**

1. Read chapter 7 and write a 5 sentence summary.
 * HW Due Wednesday, May 19th:**

In this chapter Anand and the girl go to get tea to eat with their packets of rice. Then Anand trips on an old blind woman, but they find out she wasn't blind but he gives her money anyway. Then they go find the old man. The girl asks if she could go with the old man because she didn't want to go back and live under the soft drink stall. Then they ride a bus to go to the place they need to go.
 * Summary:**


 * Q: is it true you’re a millionaire?**

Yes, we are. Our grandpa owns the Hilton hotel so we’re very rich.


 * Q: What are some of your favorite stuff?**

When we first got our room we were in agitation because it has a shopping mall and elevators.


 * Q: what did you do for birthday?**

We rented Hawaii and invited all our fans and got even more fans. But a few of our rivals pushed us in the water and we wrung out our clothes for hours!


 * Q; have u ever been treated insolently?**

Yes, because we’re so famous people have tried to kidnaps us and we got maimed.


 * Q: favorite food?**

One of our favorite foods are lentil.


 * Q: favorite clothes?**

We have too many favorite clothes and clothes that when we moved the moving people had to heft the clothes into our rooms.

Hi am Michelle Hilton. Me and my sister, Christina are twins. We are the little sisters of Paris Hilton. Me and Christina are twins and I am older by 10 minutes. Our grandpa owns the Hilton hotel. We are both 16 and our birthday is on August 18th. We're be gonna be in the new movie Eclipse. We're also going to be in a drama. I have a red Ferrari and my sister has a white Bentley. We got it for Christmas. For our birthday we rented Hawaii. We invited all our fans, and they were so happy we have even more fans! Now we have about 100,000,000,000,000,000 fans. For our birthday this year we're going to rent America, and Canada. It's going to be awesome and you're invited! For Valentines day we're getting a house that's 100,000,000,000 square feet big that's made of completely candy! Also, in our rooms we have elevators and escalators that lead to shopping malls!

1. Threadbare: becoming thin and tattered with age 2. congested: blocked up with or too full of something, in particular 3. insolently: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect 4. hefting: lift or carry 5. bygone: belonging to an earlier time 6. permitted: give authorization or consent to someone to do something 7. ladled: a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl 8. wrung: squeeze and twist to force liquid from it 9. agitation: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement 10. reluctance: unwillingness or disinclination to do something
 * Chapter 1:**
 * Chapter 2:**
 * Chapter 3:**
 * Chapter 4:**
 * Chapter 5:**

1. Read chapter 6 and write 7 Qs with answers and define 3 vocab.
 * HW Due Monday, May 17th:**

1. Where did Anand and the girl go? To the train station 2. How much were the train tickets? About 100 rupees. 3. What did the man say that Anand was? His nephew. 4. What class seat tickets did the man have? He had first class seats. 5. What was the boy selling? He was selling lozenges. 6. Who did Anand think the candy seller was? He thought that it might be the old man. 7. How many lozenges was the boy selling for a rupee? He was selling 20 for a rupee.
 * Questions:**

1. billowing:a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam 2. pickpockets: a person who steals from other people's pockets 3. narrower: something that is longer or higher than it's width
 * 3 Vocab:**



Who is Anand's sister?*Meera Where did Anand first see the old man?*In front of the shop he works at. Who is Haru?*The person that Anand worked for Where does this story take place?*India What did the old man show Anand?*The conch What happened to the old man's partner?*He died What did Anand's mother do when she saw the old man?*She started yelling. What did Anand give to the old man?*His tea For how many rupees was the mango selling for?*For 2 rupees How did Anand loose the mango?*He tripped and fell Who found Anand's mango?*The old man What was the old man's power?*The power of rembrance and forgetting. Was Meera happy before the accident?*Yes Who did the old man cure?*Meera Is Anand poor or rich?*Poor

1. Read chapter 4 and post 5 questions with answers. 1. Who found Anand's mango? The old man. 2. What did the old man show Anand? He showed Anand the conch. 3. What was the old man's special power? It is the power of remembrance and forgetting. 4. What was the old man going to do to Meera? He was going to take the memory of the murder away from her. 5. What was Anand's mother's reaction? She got mad and started yelling at the old man to get out.
 * HW Due Thursday, May 13th:**
 * Questions:**

1. DOL
 * CW Wednesday, May 12th:**

2. Grammar/Review HW 3. India True or False 4. Take notes on[| India documentary] 5. Read aloud chapter 2 6. Play this[| prepositional phrase game.] 7. Take[| this quiz] and post your score AND [|this one.] 15/15

1. Lentils: a high-protein pulse that is dried and then soaked and cooked before eating 2. Fragrant: having a pleasant or sweet smell: 3. bygone: bleonging to an earlier time 4. diminished: make or become less 5. reprimanded: rebuke
 * 5 Vocab:**

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

1. Who's Anand's sister? His sister is Meera. 2. Who was Anand working for? He was working for Haru. 3. What did his mom cook? She cooked lamb. 4. What did Meera get? A doll with real hair you could comb. 5. Who was Shaheen? He was the cloth merchant. 6. Who did Anand bump into? He almost bumped into a group of children 7. Who did Anand notice? He noticed an old man. 8. Who did he think the old man was? He thought that the old man was a beggar. 9. How heavy did the old man's arm seem? It seemed as if he had feathers instead of bones. 10. What did Anand give the old man? He gave him his food and drink.
 * Questions:**

Anand is coming home from work and he buys a mango. He feels that someone is watching him and runs. When he was running, there was lots of fog and wind, so he couldn't see, and he tripped and dropped the mango. He went home and the stranger he met that day came to his door. Anand started to cook for the stranger, Meera and himself.
 * Summary:**

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

The airplane was never made, so they had to make models, sketches, and figure out how to keep it in the air and flying. Yes, I do think that the Wright brothers gained a better understanding of their world. I think that because they learned how to make things fly, and how to travel more easily. Also, because people can make more improvements to the first airplane. I know that they were determined to succeed because they kept on trying even if they kept on failing. 1. postpone: to arrange something to happen later 2. physician: someone who practices medicine 3. boisterous: wild or stormy
 * Think about it:**
 * 1. What obstacles did the Wright brothers face as they tried to improve their aircraft?**
 * 2. Do you think the Wright brothers gained a better understanding of their world? Explain why you feel as you do.**
 * 3. How do you know that the Wright brothers were determined to succeed? Give some examples.**
 * 3 Vocab:**

This is a teleportation device. It can teleport you different places in 1 second. You press where you want to go and you get teleported there. It would be very expensive because it teleports you anywhere! Even across the world so it would be very good.
 * Invention:**

2. Grammar Book 3. take the [|adverb quiz] Post your scores.** 19/20 10/10 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.**
 * CW Friday, April 30th**
 * 1. DOL
 * 4. take [|another]**
 * 5. Play the a[|dverb battleship game.]

How do Leedro and Larry solve problems during the spring roundup?** Leedro and Larry made a plan to spread out and someone takes one part of the land while the others take other parts of the land. Then they lead the cows together and lasso them and take them. They made sure that the cows don't run away and scatter. I'd like riding horses and the thrill of catching cows, but I wouldn't enjoy the heat and the bugs there. The author explains how hard and fun it is to work at a cattle ranch, and how hard it is to get all the cows in so much land.
 * Questions:
 * What would you enjoy the most about living and working on a cattle ranch? What wouldn't you enjoy?**
 * The author joins a new community when she rides with the cowboys. What message does she share about this experience**

Activity: The survey the graph

1. Take [|adverb quiz.]** Quiz A: 10/10 Quiz B: 10/10 Quiz C: 10/10
 * CW Wednesday, April 28th:

1. Practice [|double negatives.] and [|this one.]** 10/10 15/15
 * CW Monday, April 26th:

1. Grammar extra credit opportunity: Write 2 sentences of each question on page 91.
 * HW Due Thursday, April 22nd:**

1. I had written a book report yesterday. 2. I had measured my height a month ago. 1. Bob has finished his homework. 2. Bob has learned how to play soccer. 1. I had waited at the airport for hours. 2. I had ran a mile yesterday. 1. Bob will have ran ten miles by tomorrow. 2. Bob will have collected many stamps by next week. 1. Bob has eaten all his Halloween candy. 2. Bob has thrown a baseball bat. 1. Bob fell and is limping. 2. Bob is studying for a test. 1. Bob was eating cake yesterday. 2. Bob was drawing a house. 1. She will be training for the competition. 2. She will be riding horses tomorrow. 1. He is riding his horse to school. 2. She is breaking her computer. 1. She was riding horses then she broke her leg. 2. He was eating ice cream.
 * Past perfect**
 * Present Perfect**
 * Past Perfect**
 * Future Perfect**
 * Present Perfect**
 * Present Progressive**
 * Past Progressive**
 * Future Progressive**
 * Present Progressive**
 * Past Progressive**

Write one sentence in: a) past perfect tense I had gone to America in the summer. b) present perfect tense The school had built a basketball court. c) past progressive tense She was riding a horse. d) future perfect tense By the time I get there everyone will have finished their homework. e) simple past tense I saw a movie yesterday.

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

1. Who is sitti? a) Liyana's dog b) Liyana's grandma c) Liyana's grandpa

2. Where did Liyana and her family move to? a) Canada b) Africa c) Palestine

3. Why did Poppy go to jail? a) he shot Khaled b) he grabbed a soldier's arm c) he punched a soldier

4. Why did Liyana become a vegetarian? a) she had a pet chicken that got eaten b) she killed a chicken c) she saw the chicken's head cut off and die

5. Who are Nadine and Khaled? a) their friends b) their pets c) their teachers

6. Where did Khaled get shot? a) in the leg b) in the arm c) on the head

7. Where did Liyana used to live? a) Canada b) America c) Korea

8. Who came to Sitti's house and destroyed her things? a) Israeli Soldiers b) Omer c) Peachy Helen

9. Who is Rafik? a) Liyana's friend from America b) Liyana's dad c) Liyana's brother

10. Where did Liyana meet Omer? a) at the airport b) america c) at the Sandrouni's ceramic shop

1. Finish reading the chapter 'How Many Sides Does a Story Have'. What are the 5 most important events that happen in the chapter? What would you have done if you were Liyana?
 * HW due Friday, April 9th:**

1. Khaled got shot by an Israeli soldier. 2. Poppy went to jail for pulling a soldier's arm. 3. There was a bomb at a market. 4. Poppy was getting released very soon. 5. Khaled had the worst day of his life on his birthday.
 * 5 most important events:**

If I were Liyana I'd go the jail and refuse to go. If they told me to go I'd have a tantrum and start yelling at them to let me stay longer, and that it's their fault, because Poppy did nothing wrong. Then I'd go visit Khaled, and buy him a birthday present, and try to cheer him up.

pg. 222-223 In this chapter Liyana meets Omer again. Then when she goes home Rafik tells her that Khaled has been shot, and that Poppy's in jail. 1. DOL 2. Grammar book 3. Irregular verbs. [|Quiz your friend.] 4[|. Play game] against your friend. Post the winner. 5. Take[| irregular verb quiz]. Post your score. 6. Listen to Habibi (draw). Newspaper report. Postcard. 7. Send 5 step video to film festival. See English wiki for link.
 * CW Monday, April 5th:**

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

1. What did Liyana make for Sitti? She made her mashed potatoes. 2. What did Liyana make the mashed potatoes with? She made it with butter, milk, salt, and potatoes. 3. What did Poppy join? Poppy joined a human-rights group. 4. What did Liyana's mom join? She joined Women's Communications club. 5. What did Rafik join? He joined an ecology club at his school. 6. What did Jerusalem wake up to? Jerusalem woke up to a blizzard. 7. It was the first time in how many years to have a blizzard? It was the first time in 50 years.
 * Questions:**

1. admonished: to warn someone firmly 2. destitute: without the basic necessities of life 3. geranium: a plant or small shrub
 * 3 Vocab:**

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

1. Why does Rafik hate white cheese? 2. Why is Rafik so worried that he has to eat the white cheese? 3. Why did Liyana say that it felt like they were on invisible chairs?
 * 3 questions:**

1. spigots: a faucet 2. exotic: unusual, and not used for ordinary purposes
 * 2 Vocab:**

In this video the Palestinians said that they think that Israel doesn't want peace. They said that they talk with them unless they cancel the building of 1600 homes. After two days of talk, some members said to stop all the settlement so the negotiation could go ahead but the full sumit didn't allow that. The peace talk didn't go well. So in the end they ended with no general agreement on the Palestinians resuming peace talks with Israel.
 * Video Summary:**

What's goin' on in the world? Read the student newspaper about the [|current Israeli-Palestinian] conflict and answer the questions:** 1. Why did US-Israeli tensions flare this week? The US was trying to have peace but the israeli were ignoring them. 2. What was Israel’s response to the anger from the United States? He's saying its not a big deal. 3. What was the Palestinian response to the announcement? They're throwing rocks. 4. What was the Six-Day War? Why is it important? Was a six day war between israel and Palestine
 * Classwork Thursday, March 18th:

Look at t[|he Israel map.] Name 3 cities in Israel: Afula, Hebron, Zin Which sea borders the west coast? Mediterranean Where is Gaza located? It's near the west. What is the population of the Gaza Strip? 1,178,199 How many Israeli settlers are in the West Bank? 176,000
 * Find another article that interests you in this newspaper. Read and summarize it here:**

Tarp: a sheet Exotic: different
 * Haiku:**

Tarp: A tarp is a sheet It is very big and long Or it's a cover.

Exotic: To America Korea is exotic But it's not to us.

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

1. What did the Abbouds not believe in? They did not believe in the devil. 2. What religion is Omer? He's the big god religion. 3. What did Poppy always do on Liyana and Rafik's birthdays? He always bought flowers to their mother for having such wonderful kids. 4. What did Rafik like to say about his mom? He liked to say that she is a DJ because she worked at the English radio station. 5. How many days did Liyana's mom go to the radio station? She went there three days a week. 6. Who called the Abbouds? Sitti called them. 7. What did Rafik say to Poppy about Sitti on the phone? He said that he knows it's Sitti but he doesn't know what she's saying, and that she's shouting and crying. 8. Who appeared at Sitti's house? The Israeli soldiers appeared. 9. Why did the Israeli soldiers appear? They demanded to see Sitti's grandson Mahmud. 10. Where was Mahmud? He was in Jordan studying to be a pharmacist. 11. What did the Israeli soldiers do to Sitti's house? They went in, and broke her little blue plate that she loved. They also went into her bathroom and smashed the bathtub with hard metal clubs. 12. Why did Sitti think that she was going to drown? She thought she was going to drown, because the Israeli soldiers smashed the sink so the water streamed from the broken faucets into the room. 13. What did Omer get Liyana? He got her the green lamp she always wanted. 14. What did Liyana and Rafik do to one of the sleeping chickens? They dressed it with a brocade tunic Liyana had sewn. 15. How did Omer get Liyana the lamp? He traded it for labor and not cash.
 * Questions:**

1. Lavish: Rich, elaborate, or luxurious 2. Liberals: open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values 3. Vagabonds: a person who wanders from place to place without a home. 4. Regal: resembling 5. Bilingual: speaking two languages fluently
 * 5 Vocab:**

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="5566411"
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 * HW Due Wednesday, March 10th:**

1. Read Habibi pages 157-174. Post 10 questions //with answers// and define 5 vocab words.
 * HW Due Monday, March 8th:**

1. Where did Liyana and Omer decide to meet? They decided to meet at the fountain. 2. Where did they end up going? They ended up going to the Israel Museum. 3. Why did they go the Israel Museum? They went there because the person that Omer was hoping to sing wasn't there and another person was there instead, and that person is very bad. 4. Why did Liyana's mom say that Liyana could go to meet Omer at the fountain? She let Liyana go to the fountain, because it was in the city, and Liyana's mom had some errands to do in the city. 5. Why did Liyana's mom hit the break a little when Liyana said that she was meeting a boy and not a girl? She did that because Poppy wouldn't like it, and people in villages have been killed for doing that. 6. Why didn't Liyana go to the Israel Museum with Poppy? She didn't go because she went to the tomb of Lazarus instead. 7. What did Jewish people do when someone died? They covered up their mirrors, and they don't wear shoes or leave the house. 8. Why did Liyana ask Omer why his name was Omer? She asked that because Omer is a Arabic name, and he's Jewish. 9. What was the real spelling of Omer's name? The real spelling was Omer with and e and not Omar with an a. 10. Why was Liyana's mom impressed with Omer? She was impressed because he had manners and insisted on carrying almost all of her bags.
 * Questions:**

1. Alleyways: alley 2. Obituaries: a notice of death 3. indiscretions: behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment 4. Interiors: relating to the inside 5. Satchel: a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap
 * Vocab:**

1. After your quiz, watch this tutorial on using the Go Animate program: [] Now, go to: [] Sign up, create and post your own media type="custom" key="5521323"
 * CW March 4th:**

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

1. You should have a different email for school. 2.Do not use text language. 3. Don't use all caps. 4. Be respectful. 5. Use letter format.

1. Who did Liyana meet at the shop? She met Or. 2. Why did she go to she shop almost everyday? She went almost everyday, because she wanted to see if Or was there. 3. What was Omer called by? He was called by Or. 4. Why did the triangles she studied in school look like bread? It looked like bread, because Or cut his bread into little triangle pieces. 5. What was Or and Liyana's conversation about? It was about yogurt.

1. Post the poem that you wrote on your wiki.
 * HW due Friday, Feb 26th:

Humane:** She is kind, generous, and merciful. If you do something bad, she will be forgiving. Gentle and considerate to other people. Nice and compassionate.

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] & this[| one.] Post your scores. ]
 * Classwork Feb 22nd:**



3. Jigsaw:

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

4. Listen to Habibi

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

1. What did Liyana ask Sitti to tell her? She asked to tell her about the story about the angel. 2. What advice did the angel give to Sitti? The angel said not to buy the cow. 3. Why didn't Sitti wear socks? She didn't wear socks, because cold feet would help you live longer. 4. Why did Sitti say that Liyana's aunt's leg swelled? She said that, because she said that Liyana's aunt has a big heavy head. 5. Who was Rafik's essay about? It was about Kahaled and Nadine. 6. After the nurse came and gave shots, what happened to Liyana? Liyana got a fever. 7. When Sitti came over, how did she look? She looked upset. 8. Why was Sitti furious? She was furious, because Poppy didn't tell her earlier that Liyana was sick. 9. What did Sitti do to Liyana? She got pins and stuck them in Liyana. 10. How many pins did Liyana think there were? She thought there were hundreds. 11. What animal did Liyana see outside? She saw a donkey. 12. Why was Liyana crying? She was crying, because she wanted to go outside to see the donkey. 13. What did Liyana's mom do when Liyana started crying? She said that she would go with Liyana. 14. What did Liyana take to give to the donkey? She gave the donkey water. 15. What happened to the donkey? The donkey died.
 * Questions:**

1. Review Qs 2. Habibi's family lives in Jerusalem. Read this [|current event article.] Post 7 facts on your wiki about the article. 3. Grammar 4. Listen to Habibi out loud
 * Classwork Friday, Feb 19th:**
 * [|5. watch TV]**

1. 1,100 years old 2.is 10 x10 cm 3. it's a law to bring an architect 4. They found it under someone's house 5. Was approximately 5 feet under the house. 6. The writing was deciphered by Moshe Sharon. 7. She traced it back to 910.

1. Read Habibi pages 93-125. Post 15 questions with answers.
 * HW due Friday, Feb 19th:**

1. What did Rafik wish? He wished that the could do his homework sitting straight up in the salt of the Dead sea, and that he could dig a hole so deep, he'd find a lost city. 2. Why did Rafik wish that he was lowered into a well? He wanted to be lowered into a well, because Poppy has been lowered into a well. 3. What did Poppy find in the well? He found secret shelves and shallow corridors dug, and ancient clay jars. 4. Who was coming over for dinner? A German archaeologist came. 5. How long has the archaeologist dig on the project? She has been digging for 10 years. 6. Where is she digging? She is digging in a desert near Jericho. 7. When Rafik asked her if he could apply for a job, what did she say? She said that he could come on a holiday and that she'd find tasks for him to do. Like carrying buckets or sift through shards. 8. What did the archaeologist find? She found a rich cache of pottery chips that was painted blue. 9. Does Rafik like it in Jerusalem? Yes Rafik likes it. 10. Did Liyana like it in Jerusalem? No, she didn't. 11. What happened when Liyana and Rafik opened the door to the chicken coop? One chicken started to fly away. 12. When they ran to catch the chicken who was holding it? A guy named Khaled was holding it. 13. Who was Khaled's sister? His sister was Nadine. 14. Why didn't Liyana eat the chicken? After she saw it's head cut off, she became a vegetarian. 15. What did Liyana see at school? She saw her first dead person.

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

1. Will Liyana buy a new house soon? 2. Will Liyana just stay in the apartment that they rented? 3. Will Liyana ever go back to America? 4. Will Liyana get new pictures to cover her walls? 5. What is Liyana and Rafik going to do to the chickens?
 * 5 Questions:**

1. abide 2. immaculate 3. heartily 4. exotic 5. reverted
 * 5 Vocab:**

Find 3 preposition phrases in Habibi

to make a pilgrimage pg.56 to return pg. 57 to ride the bus pg. 56

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

1. Why was Liyana screaming in her dream? a) She was being chased b) she lost something very precious to her c) she was pushed and going down a hill with her sled d) none of the above

2. What did Liyana give her girl cousins? a) necklaces b)earrings c) bracelets d)makeup

3. What did Rafik give his boy cousins? a) small airplanes b) small toy guns c) small helicopters d) small cars

4. Where was Liyana sleeping? a) in the village b) in a hotel c) in a motel d) in a condo

5. What was Sitti going to teach Liyana? a)How to sew and how to pick lentils and marinate olives and carry water on her head b) how to speak arabic c) how to tell weather by standing on the roof and liking one finger and holding it up in the wind d) all of the above

1. under 2. outside 3. inside 4. in 5. into 6. without 7. across 8.on 9. up 10.over 11. after 12.at 13.for 14. off 15. with

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


 * Original Paragraph by John Steinbeck**

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

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 ||

Peaches
 * __February 8th__**

A peach is soft on the __outside, and is also fuzzy.__ If you touch the outside of the peach too much, it starts to sting your fingers. Peaces are very sweet on the __inside, but fuzzy__ on the outside. Some peaches are hard, some peaches are soft. I like soft ones. The hard peaches feels like you're eating a apple. On the inside peaches are very juicy. I have lots of peaches __inside my house__, because I love them so much.

1. Read //Habibi// pages 38-50. Post 10 questions with answers.
 * HW due Monday, Feb 8th:**

1. What did Rafik do when the family was on it's way to drink tea/coffee? He vomited 2. Why was Poppy so nervous? It was because his relatives were coming to meet his family. 3. What was tied outside of the hotel? A sheep. 4. Why was Poppy talking fast? It was because Sitti was coming. 5. What did Sitti have on her hands? She had tatoos. 6.What kind of tatoo did Rafik want? He wanted an eagle. 7. Why didn't Poppy tell them about Sitti's tatoo? He didn't want them to get any ideas. 8. Who was Sitti? Their grandmother. 9. Where was their hotel? In Jerusalem. 10. Did Liana like her passport picture? No, because one braid was bigger than than the other.


 * FINAL NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE Wednesday, Feb 3rd. **
 * Classwork February 1st:**
 * 1. Trait-Voice**
 * Take out your Ipods or open Itunes** (you may use headphones)


 * Play a bit of each singer. Listen to 3.
 * Write about the differences in their voices and style of singing. #1-3 on your wiki. Write the name of each singer or song title and 5 adjectives that describe their sound.
 * Rate each singer from 1-5 using the VOICE rubric.
 * Discuss with a partner how singers have their own individual voices.
 * Relate this to writing by explaining that authors have their own styles also.

Big Bang: Number 1 1. catchy 2. cool 3. descriptive 4. fun 5. awesome
 * Rating** 5
 * Reason:** The singer connects strongly with the audience through the intriguing focus of the topic, selection of relevant details, and the use of natural, engaging language.
 * Adjectives:**

Jordin Sparks: Battlefield 1. depressing 2. catchy 3. emotional 4. heartbreaking 5. strong
 * Rating** 5
 * Reason:** The purpose of the singing is accurately reflected in the singer's choice of individual and compelling content, and the arrangement of ideas.
 * Adjectives:**

Britney Spears: 3 1. fun 2. catchy 3. exiting 4. addicting 5. weird but addicting voice
 * Rating** 4
 * Reason:** The singer takes a risk by the inclusion of personal details that reveal the person behind the words.
 * Adjectives:**

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.]

Classwork Wednesday, Jan 27th: //2.[|Play the game.] on subject/verb agreement// 3. [|Take a quiz.] 4.[| Read this interview] with Naomi Shihab Nye. Post on your wiki 7 things you learn about her. 1. She is american, and an arab. 2. Has a Palestinian father and an American mother. 3. She's lived in Jerusalem, in St. Louis. 4. She lives in San Antonio, Texas now. 5. Her grandma lived until 106. 6. She is a parent. 7. She is a poet.**
 * 1. //DOL/Grammar// Do this exercise: []

HW due Wed, Jan 27th: 2. __Underline__, //italicize,//** make bold **or change the color of a sentence in your essay that you feel shows your personality.**
 * 1. Have at least 2 paragraphs of your narrative essay written.

__When people get mad, they try to avoid the person they're mad at, but my friend and I took it to a whole new level.__ Me and my friend, Chloe, went to Willy's house with William, and Christina to play. We were having a good time, we eat ice cream, and went to karaoke. **__At the karaoke place, we sang songs and started jumping up and down the chairs and singing like crazy, but of course when the boys were outside buying something.__** We were having a lot of fun, then Christina had to leave. That's when we got mad at Willy and William. We had just finished eating something, and it was dark out. We wanted to play, so we went back outside. We were just like walking around, then Chloe tripped and fell and William laughed at her. Then he pushed me over and laughed at me. Willy didn't really do anything wrong, but he supported William and said that William didn't do anything wrong. So then we got mad and started running away.


 * Homework due Thursday, January 21st:**
 * 1. Write the first paragraph of your narrative essay. Underline the thesis statement. POST.**


 * __When people get mad, they try to avoid the person they're mad at, but my friend and I took it to a whole new level.__ Me and my friend, Chloe, went to Willy's house with William, and Christina to play. We were having a good time, we eat ice cream, and went to karaoke. At the karaoke place, we sang songs and started jumping up and down the chairs and singing like crazy, but of course when the boys were outside buying something. We were having a lot of fun, then Christina had to leave. That's when we got mad at Willy and William. **

Thesis Statement: When people get mad, they try to avoid the person they're mad at, but my friend and I took it to a whole new level.

Who- Me, Chloe, Willy, William, Christina What- We had a fight. Where- at Willy's house when- a few months ago why- William made us mad how- by pushing us and laughing at us.

1. Read this[| personal narrative]. What are 3 examples in which her 'voice' in writing shows her personality?

1. She shows how she feels 2. She tells her opinions. 3. She tells her topic from different angles.
 * __3 Examples:__**

2. Finish Friday's classwork.


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someone makes fun of big bang || ride french revolution and and boomerang || thinking that there was a murder/ bad person. ||
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1. Finish reading Gilgamesh. 2. Read AR books.
 * Homework due Monday, January 4th:**

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

Antagonist: A person or thing that goes against the protagonist. Protagonist: The central character or hero in a story Characterization: The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character. Theme: Unlike plot, which deals with the action of a work, theme concerns itself with a work's message or contains the general idea of a work. Symbol: A character, an action, a setting, or an object representing something else can be a symbol. Most often, the symbol in a story is an object that represents its owner's character or situation, or both. Internal Conflict:the conflict in the character External Conflict: the character pitted against an outside force Foreshadow: This is a writers' technique in which the author provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later in the story.

AND THEN, give an example of each term from Gilgamesh. Antagonist: Huwawa is the antagonist. Protagonist: Gilgamesh is the protagonist. Characterization: Has people describing the character. Theme: Symbol: Immortality stands for the gods and Unaphtism. Internal Conflict: External Conflict: Foreshadow: The writer gives a hint by telling where a person is going and why.

media type="youtube" key="BZMe_F0RDRU" height="204" width="336" 1. Read Gilgamesh pages 67-72. Write 5 questions with answers and define 3 words.
 * Homework due Wednesday, December 9th:**

1. What did Gilgamesh say about why he was looking so badly? 2. Why did Enlil want to get rid of the humans? 3. What did Enlil try to do to get rid of the humans? 4. What did Ea do to stop the extinction of humans? 5. What did Enlil do when he vowed to not tell the humans about the flood? **
 * 5 Questions:

Answers: 1. He said that he looked so bad, because he crossed a desert, has been scorched by the sun, and flayed by frost, traveled through 12 leagues of darkness, and punted way across the river of death, and he saw his friend Enkidu die. 2. Enlil said that the humans were too loud so he wanted to get rid of them. 3. Enlil tried to flood the Earth, sent a plague to kill whoever was loud, and tried to send a drought and a famine. 4. Ea warned the people every time.
 * 5. He whispered it to the the reeds. Then when the wind blew the reeds whispered the message to Utnapishtim. **

3 Words: jutting: extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something. relented: abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment. mirages: an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions.

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.
 * Classwork Monday, December 7th:**

1. [|Read about Gilgamesh] and list 5 facts on your wiki about what you learn. 2. Fill in 'Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle' worksheet. 3. With a partner, draw your own hero (on back of worksheet or on your Mac) and list 10 qualities he/she has. Post.
 * Classwork Thursday, December 3rd:**

1. Gilgamesh lived until about 2700 B.C. 2. Gilgamesh was a historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, on the Euphrates river. 3. The Sumerian language, as far as we know, has no relation to any other language we know of. 4. Gilgamesh is 2-third god and 1-third human. 5. Shin Equi Unninni was the author of Gilgamesh. **
 * 5 Facts:

1. Read chapter 7 of //Gilgamesh// and write 5 questions with answers. Also define 3 words from the chapter.
 * Homework due Friday, December 4th:**

1. Why did Gilgamesh want to live forever? 2. Who was the lady? 3. Why did she not believe that Gilgamesh was Gilgamesh? 4. Why did the ferry man tell Gilgamesh to cut 12 poles of wood? 5. What did the ferryman and Gilgamesh do when the 12 poles of wood didn't touch the ground of the river?
 * __Questions:__**

1. Gilgamesh wanted to live forever, because he was scared of dying, because Enkidu died. 2. The lady is Siduri, another person that the gods made live forever. 3. She didn't believe that Gilgamesh was Gilgamesh, because she said that the king of Uruk was young, handsome, and he has curly hair. Gilgamesh traveled so much without eating, drinking, or cleaning, that he got dirty, skinny, ugly, and disgusting. 4. He told Gilgamesh to cut 12 poles of wood, because he needed them to steer the boat across the river of Death. 5. When there wasn't enough poles to touch the bottom, they used the mast to touch the bottom, and Gilgamesh became the mast.
 * __Answers:__**

Unrepentant: showing no regret for one's wrongdoings Margin: the edge or border of something Brittle: hard but liable to break or shatter easily
 * 3 Words:**

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

She was an evil woman. 2. Start with an interesting metaphor or simile: She was 3. Start with an interesting question for the reader to ponder: Did you ever think that a little old lady could be so evil? 4. Start with a subordinate clause or other complex sentence form:
 * 1. Start with a short effective sentence:

5. Start with a riddle: Who's ugly, scary, wicked, long nailed, skinny? You guessed it, the evil witch. 6. Fill in these blanks: ' was the kind of who/that ___.__** You'd be surprised that old ladies do to little kids. 8. Use a string of adjectives:**
 * 7. Capture a feeling or emotion:

1. Post Movie trailers on your wiki 2. Finish [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.] Copy and paste URL. http://jeopardylabs.com/play/gilgamesh22
 * Homework due Monday, November 30th:**

Gilgamesh Video media type="youtube" key="HJweKJqcHzI" height="204" width="336"

1. Read chapter 6 of** //**Gilgamesh**// **and write 5 questions with answers.** 1. Does the woman scorpion have a beard too? Yes. 2. Why do the scorpions just let Gilgamesh though? Gilgamesh tells them his story, and they feel bad for him. 3. Why did Gilgamesh want to find Utnapishtim? He wanted to find out how to live forever. 4. Why did Gilgamesh become so ugly and skinny? He didn't eat or wash. 5. Why did Gilgamesh suffer though no eating, and the darkness? So he could find Utnapishtim, and live forever.
 * Homework due** **Tuesday, November 24th:

1. Grammar 2. check HW 3. Movie trailers? 4. Create [|Gilgamesh jeopardy.]
 * Classwork Monday, November 23rd:**

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

Summary:** In this chapter, Gilgamesh teaches Enkidu about civilization, and Enkidu teaches Gilgamesh the way of the wild places. Enkidu told Gilgamesh that he had seen Huwawa. Gilgamesh showed the sights of the city to Enkidu. He showed Enkidu the carved stone that recorded the deeds of Uruk's men. Enkidu asked where Gilgamesh's deeds were. Gilgamesh said that he didn't do anything worth carving in stone. So he said that they will go on a big adventure that no wall would be big enough to record it. Gilgamesh said that they would go fight Huwawa. Enkidu warns him that it's too dangerous, but he doesn't listen. The Cedar Forrest belonged to the god Shamash, so Gilgamesh asked for permission to cut down some Cedar trees. They go to fight Huwawa, and they win. The goddess of love, Ishtar, was looking down and wanted to marry Gilgamesh. 1. Silhouetted: the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background. 2. Cyclone: a system of winds rotating inward to an area 3. Delectable: extremely beautiful or attractive.
 * Chapter 3:
 * 3 words:**

Summary: Ishtar, the goddess of love, goes to Gilgamesh and asks him to marry her. Gilgamesh gives examples of other people she loved and married and what happened to them, and rejected her. She got furious and went to her father and asked to release the Bull of Heaven. Her father said to pick a lesser punishment. Then Ishtar started to threaten her father if she doesn't get what she wants then she will release the souls of the dead. Her father released the Bull of Heaven, but then Gilgamesh and Enkidu beat the bull and killed it. The gods said that either Gilgamesh or Enkidu should die and pay the price for killing the Bull of Heaven. Then they choose Enkidu. ** 1. Tendril: a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant 2. masonry: stonework 3. Spurs: a think that projects or branches off from a main body
 * Chapter 4:
 * 3 Words:**

Summary: In this chapter Enkidu is dying. From the dream he had, he is sick, and can't move that much.Gilgamesh is very worried and he is begging Enkidu to get better. Gilgamesh says that he will go to the gods and pray for him to get better, and make a statue of Enkidu from gold and ask the gods to take that instead. While Gilgamesh is gone, Enkidu makes curses to people, then remembers that without them, that he wouldn't of met Gilgamesh, and takes them all back. Gilgamesh came back, and Enkidu was dead. Gilgamesh was so mad and sad that he started destroying and smashing things that were every precious, beautiful, and expensive. People offered to burry Enkidu, but Gilgamesh wouldn't let them. Gilgamesh was crying for days, and on the 8th day, he stopped crying, and realized that even though he cried he couldn't stop anything. ** 1. Commissioned: The authority to perform a task or certain duties 2. Translucent: allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass though 3. Sterile: free from bacteria, totally clean **__
 * Chapter 5:
 * 3 Words:

[|watch tv] 1. Grammar 2. Jigsaw Gilgamesh 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: Edit. Add music, words, pictures step 5: Post to your wiki.
 * Classwork Monday, November 16th:**

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

1. Grammar 2. Jigsaw chapter 1 & 2 of Gilgamesh. Post video on wiki via youtube.
 * Classwork Thursday, November 12th:**

warm-up: Do t[|he spelling bee. T]ake a screen shot and post when finished with Level 2.
 * Classwork November 10th:**

1. //Gilgamesh// is a myth. What is a myth? [|Read this] 2. Find a partner and answer each others' Gilgamesh questions. 3.[| Read this]and then fill in the blanks: Myths are stories created to give _ to persons, places, and things. Myths are tales from traditions of certain peoples and cultures, such as the Egyptians__, _Indians__, __Greeks_, and the Romas___. They are especially connected with __beliefs and rites. These rites were thought to invoke a type of ,magic designed to help aid_crops__ grow. Myths explain how people acquired basic things like, __ peech, fire, grain, wine, oil, honey, agriculture, metalwor**k** The sun seems to move in relation to the earth. The Greeks explained this by seeing the sun as a golden chariot drawn by fiery horse. Myths were used to teach humans proper behavior.__ The gods considered __hubris_, or excessive pride, to be the worst offense, deserving the worst punishment. People of modern times have created myths about such American heroes as George Washington__, __Ben Franklin___, and .Abraham Lincon American myths also include the stories of __paul bunyan___ and ___john hunry__

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

1. Who is the person is like Gilgamesh? 2. Who Hunter pick as the girl to tame the beast? 3. Who is the beast? 4. Why was the beast ruining everything for hunter? 5. Why did Gilgamesh want to know if Hunter saw a person like him on his way there. **
 * Questions:

1. Finish your descriptive essay. Here is the rubric to follow: [|Descriptive Essay.doc] 2. Evaluate your essay for word choice. Grade, evidence and example.
 * Homework due Monday, November 9th:**

Grade: 3 Evidence: Despite a few successes, the writing is marked by passive verbs, every day nouns, and mundane modifiers. Example: Later, she went for a swim in the ocean. She went in and she went in further and further.

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 5th:**

The @#$$& had brown and black fur. (sight) The doorbell rang and the @#%%& started to bark (sound). The pizza man came and I paid the pizza man, and the %*^^& started to jump and get it. I set the pizza down on the table, and gave the ^%&&$ it's food. I started to eat the pizza while the ^&%$# ate it's food. (taste) I smelled the taste of ^$&&% food, and I lost my appetite. (smell) After I finished my pizza I washed my hands and started to play with the &*%%& and pet it. (touch)

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.//

3. 6 TRAITS OF WRITING. [|What is word choice?] Critique for Word Choice. GRADE, EVIDENCE, EXAMPLE from your essay. 4. Return Painted Cave 5. Read aloud 'Darnell Rock Reporting' 6. Pages 24-26 Grammar Workbook

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? Your paper should also include a pic of your character.
 * Homework due Thursday, November 5th:**

1. More[| on metaphors.] 2. [|Play the metaphor game.] Think of two of your own metaphors and post on your page. [|More metaphor practice.] 3. What are strong verbs? Strong verbs add color, detail, emotion and power to writing. They show attempt to show and not just tell. //For example, instead of “go,” try:// walk ride trudge amble depart disappear recede travel journey creep crawl run dash ﬂow roam drag hike march parade saunter stroll stride meander
 * Classwork Tuesday, November 3rd:**

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.] Return Painted Cave to book room. 6. Next purple lit book readings. 'Darnell Rock Reporting'

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:** [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/teacher.pdf**] A simile is comparing something with like or as. Metaphor is when you compare without like or as.** Simile: He was as fast as a bird. He liked milk as much as a cat. Metaphor:
 * Thursday, October 29th:
 * step 2: Define metaphor and simile (use a dictionary if you need to). Also, think of your own examples, Post.

Exuberant: Filled with energy or excitement. Bony: Of or like a bone. Lethargic: Sluggish or lazy. Nappy: Frizzy Gaudy: Bright or showy, tasteless. Dismal:Depressing, gloomy. Tranquil: Free from disturbance; calm. Wistful:having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. Tantalizing: To torment or tease. Pimply: A small hard inflamed spot on the skin.
 * 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.

step 4: In your purple literature book, find 3 examples of a character description. Post, 1. Lupe Medrano, a shy girl who spoke in whispers, was the school's spelling be champion.... 2. Winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row, blue ribbon awardee in the science fair, the top student at her piano recital, and the playground champion in chess. 3. She was a straight A student and not counting kindergarten, when she had been stung by a wasp had never missed one day of elementary school.

step 5: Begin writing your character description on a Pages document. Use a couple metaphors and similes as well as at least 3 of the words from character description vocab. At kleast 1 paragraph. step 6: Draw, take a pic--somehow create a picture of your fictional character. Post that on your Pages doc. Post your Pages doc on the wiki. Remember to call the document somethnig that nobody else would use.

step 7: Peer edit with a partner:** [|**http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1125/peer.pdf**] //Warm-up: The metaphor game. Answer and post.// I would be a dog. I would be the Pacific Ocean. I'd be hip hop. I'd be a rose. I'd be a flute. I'd be converse. I would be earth. I would be ramen. I'd be Twilight. I'd be a strawberry.. I'd be a sports car. I would be pink. If I were a place I'd be a big bang concert stage.
 * **If I were an animal, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a body of water, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a type of music, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a flower, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a musical instrument, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a shoe, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a feature of nature, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a food, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a piece of literature, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a fruit, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a vehicle, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a color, what would I be?** ||  ||   ||
 * **If I were a place, what would I be?** ||


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

1. Show 3 examples that show the story takes place in prehistoric times. 2. What are three taboos that Tao breaks? 3. What is Kala’s role in the clan? 4. How did Volt show Tao that he appreciated him? 5. Describe a couple times when Tao and Ram hunted together. 6. Why is Tao an outcast?
 * Questions:**

1. There are caves, people hunt, and there are mammoths. 2. Tao hunts with a wolf dog, goes into the slough, and paints. 3. Kala is old and wise so she knows many things, and she helps take care of children. 4. Volt distracted Saxon so Tao could stand up, so he wouldn't die. Volt also gave him a necklace. 5. Tao and Ram hunted the bird's eggs, and stole 2 of them, and left 1 behind. They hunted rabbits. Ram would track the rabbit down and chase it to near Tao, and Tao would attack it. 6. Tao is an outcast because, instead of hunting animals he paints them, and he hunts with a wolf dog. He also has a bad leg. **
 * Answers:

Verdant: green Tension: when your muscles tighten and you feel uncomfortable Succulent: juicy Stifling: to prevent Spasm: suddenly Ritual: a series of actions in a certain order Rite: a religious ceremony Livid: purple, like bruises Impale: to pierce through with a sharp object Foretell: to tell beforehand Flounder: to struggle clumsily Disheveled: untidy, messy Browse: to look and scan through
 * Vocabulary:**

**October 20th Classwork:** 1. Play at least [| 5 themes:] 2. Write in your journal about something you are looking forward to on the field trip. 3. Independent and Dependent Clause [|Practice.]

** 4. Jeju Island Assignment: In your journal, write 10 observations about 5 places we visit. **
1. Read ch 16-18 Painted Cave. 2. Answer the questions and the re-post the file.
 * Homework due Monday, October 19th:**

1. More Idioms: [] ALSO: []
 * Classwork October 15th:**

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



1 Pick your own topic. Use this site to help organize your thoughts: []. Post on your wiki.
 * Classwork October 13th:**

=**violent crippled's violent crippled**= I shook my bannanas and all the apple walk s orange; I paint my lemons and all is look again. (I swim I swing you up inside my clock.)
 * October 8th classwork:**

The flags go fliping out in shiny and dull, And cute images stretchs in: I yawn my tao and all the graybeard ran s volt.

I jumpeded that you screameded me into garth And cried me ugly, hited me quite fat. (I swim I swing you up inside my clock.)

vedra kickeds from the kala, christina's kiwis erased: typed chair and book's computer: I yawn my tao and all the graybeard ran s volt.

I drawed you'd write the way you read, But I jog tall and I open your pencil. (I swim I swing you up inside my clock.)

I should have closeed a box instead; At least when table throws they squirt back again. I yawn my tao and all the graybeard ran s volt.

(I swim I swing you up inside my clock.)

- Michelle & [|Sylvia Plath]

writing gym

1. Finish** //**Boy of the Painted Cave**// **packet chapters 4-8 2. Read chapter 10. Write and post a summary paragraph of the chapter.
 * Homework due Friday, September 25th:

Chapter 10 Summary: Tao and Ram see the Mountains-that-walk. Ram jumps at them and fights at them, but the mammoths are too big. A female mammoth saw Tao and started attacking Tao. The female mammoth picked up Tao with her trunk and threw him on sharp reeds, and Tao started bleeding. Then Ram saved him by chasing the female's calf. Tao couldn't find Ram, and was worried that he'd never make it. Then Ram came out and they escaped, and Tao told Ram to never to do that again, and that they got lucky. **

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) 3. Complete the 4-page** //**Boy of the Painted Cave**// **vocabulary hand-out. Hand in to 6E basket. Do for HW if incomplete.
 * Classwork Friday, September 18th:

Questions:** 2. Find an example of metaphor on page 82. 3. What kind of work did the women of the clan do? 4. What is Saxon? 5. What do you think Tao meant when he says that he has Saxon’s spirit carved on his stone? 6. Who was Tao’s visitor? 7. Where did he come from? 8. How did Tao offend Graybeard? //**
 * // 1. Find an example of personification on page 82.

1. The days were growing warmer as the sun climbed high into the heavens. 2. The open valley was a sea of waving grass, with scattered clumps of birch and willow trees, thick with new green and yellow leaves. 3. The women in the clan sat around fires and sewed boots, leggings, and robes to replace the worn out ones from a year before. 4. Saxon is a big strong bull where people are sent to fight with him when they broke a law, and if they survived it meant that they had done nothing wrong at all. 5. I think that Tao meant that now he can always look at the stone and draw Saxon. 6. Tao's visitor was Graybeard. 7. Graybeard said that he came from above, and that he was going to the camp of the Mountain people and he would stop there there for the night. 8. Tao offended Graybeard by always asking if Graybeard could teach him, and by pushing his luck too much.
 * Answers:**

2. STAR reading test. Do not use your old password. Use abc and then change to something new. 3. Find 4 vocab 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.

4 Vocabulary Words: Kindling - a material that is used to start and make a fire. I got some kindling and made a fire. ** I wore my amulet to keep me safe from evil. I foretold what would happen tomorrow. ** I wish I could see a mammoth, but it is now extinct.
 * Amulet-** a small object used to ward off evil, harm, or illness, a good luck charm.
 * Foretell** **- to tell before hand, to predict.
 * Mammoth**- an animal like an elephant except it's hairy, and is now extinct.

1. Journal: Setting is the time and place a story takes place. If you were writing a story about yourself, describe the setting (5 sentences minimum). 2. Post a 5 sentence summary of chapter 8. 3. Learn about some of the creatures that existed during the time of Boy of the Painted Cave:** [|****http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz05v0OEPoo****]**Post 5 facts about the video on your wiki.**
 * Classwork September 14th:

Tao and Graybeard eat freshwater mussels and drink birch tea. Graybeard tells Tao to always rub out his images after he finishes drawing them. Graybeard gives Tao some advice on how to draw. He shows Tao 7 stones with drawings on them. Then Graybeard had to go so Tao went along with him, then after they got near the clan Tao went back. Tao thought about what he saw 5 summers ago, Graybeard talking to the clan about how there would be good hunting. Then a few days later the hunters come back with lots of meat and fur, and when the hunters came back some were hurt and wounded, and 2 hunters didn't come back at all.
 * Chapter 8 Summary:**

1. The saber tooth cat can't get a mammoth or ground sloths so they attack camels. 2. Ground Sloths have 25 cm claws. 3. The saber tooth cat is a master of ambush. 4. They would catch their prey with their massive front legs. 5. The saber tooth cat would bite the neck of their prey so their prey would die from blood loss.
 * 5 Facts about the video:**

I ate mussels at a seafood store. I used flint to start the fire. There was a ritual at church. I peeled the birch off of a tree. I rode a tarpan at a zoo.
 * Homework due September 14th:**
 * Read chapter 8. Define the words, make a sentence and then answer the questions in full sentences,**
 * 1. mussels**- a oyster or mollusk
 * 2. flint-** a hard rock, that is used to start fires
 * 3. ritual**- a traditional ceremony
 * 4. birch-** the wood of a tree, or a tree or a shrub
 * 5. tarpan**- a dull ,colorless small horse

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

2. Tao and Graybeard ate freshwater mussels, and drank birch tea. 3. Graybeard tells Tao that he should look carefully at how their fur color looks in different lights, how they look when they run or lie down. 4. Graybeard teaches Tao how to draw, by explaining what he should look carefully at, and Graybeard draws a picture for Tao. 5. The 'magic' that Graybeard shows Tao is a shining stone, that was dug out and polished by Graybeard's father. **
 * Answers:**
 * 1. I think that Graybeard meant that since Tao can't change anything, he should just live with it and move on.

Allison: Your video was good, but you could of been a bit louder. Christina: I liked your effects, but you could be a little bit louder. Sungwon:I liked your effects, but you could be a little louder. Soo Hyun: Your video was good, but you could add effects. Sean: I liked your end title with the music, but you could be louder.
 * Classwork September 11th:**
 * 1. View the chapter 7 vocab of 5 other students. On YOUR page, write the name of the student, one thing they did well, and one thing they can improve on next time.**

Homework due September 11th: 1. Read chapter 7 //Boy of the Painted Cave a//nd create a video summary of the chapter using I-movie. Using youtube again, post to your wiki. media type="youtube" key="q-YGbL2nEE8" height="204" width="335"

2. Journal: If you were Tao, how would you feel living alone in your new cave? Why would you feel this way? Minimum = 5 sentences. 3. Read chapter 6. Copy and paste the questions to your wiki. Answer in sentences. Questions:** 1. Where did Tao and Ram mostly hunt? 2. What kind of fish did they catch in the icy creeks? 3. Why couldn't Tao tell Volt that he hunted with Ram? 4. Who is Graybeard? 5. What will Graybeard do in the Secret Cavern?
 * Classwork September 9th:**
 * 1. Take the quiz and hand in to 6E basket.

1. They mostly hunted in the slough. 2. They caught trout and pike. 3. Tao didn't want to tell Volt that he hunted with Ram, because then Tao would lose everything. The cave, the paintings, and Ram. 4. Graybeard is a Cave Painter, the shaman of all clans. ** 5. Graybeard will paint in the Secret Cavern.
 * Answers:

media type="youtube" key="rYGF2J8klYs" height="234" width="281" Yours was really good But can you make your volume a little bigger?? -Allison

Classwork September 7th Video Vocab ch.1-5

I like your effects, and your text style! You should try not to laugh next time.

-Yerin


 * Homework due September 3rd:**
 * Define the following in your own words.**

1. embankment: Something that is used to hold back water. 2. gouge: To dig or make a hole or cut. 3. taboo: Something that is sacred and forbidden and not allowed. 4. shaman: A religious person that talks to spirts. 5. auroch: A specific type of cattle. 6. pugmark: The footprint of an animal. 7. haunches: The hip, or upper legs. 8. propped: To support, to prevent from falling down. 9. cringe: To shrink, bend, or crouch because of fear. 10. thicket: A bunch of shrubs or a bunch of small trees. 11. slough: A swamp, or a muddy place. 12. tussocks: A clump of growing grass, or a clump of something.


 * Classwork September 2nd:**
 * 2.** [|**Take this quiz**]**. Post your score on your wiki page.**

I got 7 out of 8 questions.

1. Read chapter 4 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 3 things about the plot, 2 things about the setting, describe 3 characters, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki. 2. Do #5 on August 31st classwork if you didn't finish it in class.
 * Homework due Wednesday, September 2nd:**

1.Kala tells Tao about his mom, but not his dad, because Kala said that his dad was evil. 2.Kala said that Tao's mom died because she was trying to protect Tao, because he had a hurt leg, and kids that were crippled were supposed to be left to be eaten by the hyenas. 3.Tao finds out that the wolf dog, Ram, followed him.
 * Plot:**

1. Kala's hut that has a bed of straw. One for Kala, and one for the baby. 2. The cave where Tao's mother, Vedra, protected Tao.
 * Setting:**

1. Vedra: Tao's mother who was very young, and who protected Tao in a cave. During the long cold winters, and who made jewelry out of bones, pebbles, and things like that. 2. Kala: An old wise woman who knows a lot about the clan's history. Who always tells the truth. She has strong teeth from biting so much animal skin to make it softer. 3. Tao: A boy who is very creative and imaginative, who has a hurt leg, and that wants to be a painter.
 * 3 Characters:**

mussels: an invertebrate, like a mollusk rituals: a traditional ceremony ivory: the main part of the tusks of an elephant
 * 3 Vocabulary Words:**

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

1. Tao saw an eagle and the wolf dog fighting. 2. He helped the wolf dog get the eagle's eggs. 3. Tao stole 2 eggs and ran away. 4. He and the wolf dog ate the eggs. 5. He finds lots of rabbits with the wolf dog. 6. He throws stones at the wolf dog so he won't follow him back to his clan. 7. He takes the rabbits to the clan.
 * 7 Things That Happened:**

Sodden: expressionless, boring, dull Brier: a prickly plant or shrub Thickets: shrubs, bushes, or small trees
 * Three Vocabulary Words:**

1. Read chapter 2 of //Boy of the Painted Cave//. Write 7 things that happened, define 3 vocab words. Post on your wiki. 2. Finish posting your journal entry #1.
 * Homework due Thursday, August 27th:**

1. Tao started making a fire and a place for him to sleep. 2. He imagined what his mom looked like. 3. The wolf he saw earlier came back. 4. He figures out that the wolf has a bone splinter in his mouth, and that's why the wolf was so skinny and hadn't eaten. 5. He suddenly grabs the wolf's head and pulls the bone out of the wolf's mouth. 6. He has a dream that he was painting and that his hand had a mind of it's own. 7. He goes into a place that no one goes into because they say that the evil spirits will curse you, and he finds berries and mushrooms.
 * 7 Things That Happened: **

1. Marmots: A ny bushy-tailed rodent 2. Intently: Paying very close attention 3. Cedars: Something similar to a tree **
 * Three Vocabulary Words:

1. What was the assignment in Miss Kemp's class? The assignment was that they had to give lots of compliments to one person.
 * August 18th classwork:** //The Best School Year Ever//

2. What was the problem that Beth had? She had to give Imogene a compliment when Imogene was very mean and from a rough family.

3. Do you think it is harder to give or receive a compliment? Explain. I think it's harder to receive a compliment because, it's embarrassing to receive a compliment in front of everybody.

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, Imogene doesn't want to forget the good things that someone said about her.

5. Why does the author use humor in the story? What do you think is the funniest part? I think the author used humor in the story so the story isn't too boring. I think the funniest part was when the little boy got his head stuck in the bike rack, and Imogene put butter all over him and got him out.

Define and use in a sentence:__ optimism def: to be more cheerful and positive. to see the brighter side of things. sen: If you say that the glass is half full you are a optimist.

determination def: coming to a decision sen: I have to determine if I'm going to play that game or not.

patriotic def: to care for your country sen: I bet that people who are patriotic love Independence day.

margarine def: a product that is similar to butter sen: Is margarine better than butter?

cunning def: sly, shrewd, or tricky sen: I need a cunning plan to win this game.

//Grammar Review:// Take[| this quiz] and this[| one.]