Quick Write:Dangerous Questions

Here is my 47th Quick Write.
Wednesday.
HUMP-DAY!!!

1. Who helped you the most through your time of cancer?
2. When did you get and defeat cancer?
3. How did you feel emotionally and physically with cancer?
4. What were some limitations you had with cancer?
5. Why might've the cancer grown?
6. Where did you go for chemo and radiation?
7. What physical affects did chemo and radiation give you?
8. Do you feel great knowing that you've defeated cancer?
9. What feels different physically and emotionally not having cancer?
10. Who do you think gave you a lot of support and how did it help you?

QuickWrite:Dangerous

Here is my 46th Quick Write.
Tuesday

One time I almost died! I was driving to school, well really my dad, anyway. My da was driving to my elementary school with me and my brother. The previous night, it was raining and very windy which "helped" us almost die. When we were driving on San Feliciano St. when a big tree branch fell off of an over-hanging tree. My dad slammed on the break and saved all of our lives on that gloomy, autumn day. The tree branch could've wrecked our BMW and most of all killed us.
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Girl Severely Injured on Tennis Court

Jamie Roberts and Madison Grimes were playing on the tennis courts near The Cheesecake Factory when Jamie bumped her head on the metal pole of the green light-posts. She was looking to her left, at Madison, when she turned her head forward, she bumped it on the pole. She quotes, "I was laughing and crying at the same time because it hurt but I felt so stupid." She was seven at the time but even though now she's twelve, you can still feel the bump on her head from when she bumped it. This is Sophie Lawrence reporting live from KCAL 9 news, and now for the next story.

Grammar by Students

No Quick Write today.
Monday.

1. He destroyed his house and set it on fire, only taking $24.50 and his bank account number with him:he was on his way to starting a new life.
2. Caspian looked at me in such a sorrowful way that almost made me cry for him, but it was too late; I was already crying for myself.
3. The second day, they tried putting mini rockets on his wheelchair making him crash into 2 unicorns.
4. Home. Can you really call a place you've been living in for a month and a half, a home?
5. Peyton walked through the dark alley, her schoolbag clinging to her shoulders like tape.
6. After he had destroyed the snow machine that had developed a mind of its own, he was bankrupt on good inventions

Quick Write: Splunge

Here is my 45th Quick Write.
Friday.

1. fluff- What the fluff?!
2. bunny- You're such a bunny!
3. nits- Holy nits!
4. kitty-cats- Kitty-cats smell bad.
5. panties- Michael Jackson was a panties.
6. jiggle- Your jiggle jiggles.
7. bun- Oh, you kicked my bun!

Active and Passive Voice Pre-Test

1. A
2. P
3. A
4. A
5. P
6. P
7. Voldemort chased Harry Potter.
8. "A" students always use the active voice.
9. The student who used the passive voice earned a "C" grade.
10. Talib Kweli rapped the "F"-word.
11. Thor taught the active and passive voice lesson.

A- The pizza guy delivered the pizza by driving ion his car.

P- The song was sung by Justin Bieber who kissed Selena Gomez.

Quick Write: 10 Quotes

Here is my 44th Quick Write.
Thursday.

1. "Why are you so weird?" Kiara wondered.
2. "Well..." Frank thought about.
3. "Oh my God," Matt P. blurted out.
4. "LOL," Chi Hsin yelped out of nowhere.
5. "Stop it!" Mia yelled at her sister.
6. "Fffffffffffrog," Ashton almost cursed.
7. Lucy cried, "Why won't my crush come to me?!"
8. "Stupid," Tal called Matt T.
9. "Do you have anymore Sour Patch Kids?" Sophie asked Julia.
10. "I will terminate you," Arnold said with his accent.

Final Decisions/Interview

1. Who- was it and what was your relationship?
2. What- was your reaction?/What was the kiss like?
3. Where- was it?
4. Why- didn't you kiss another girl?
5. How- old were you both?
6. When- was the kiss?

1. Juliette Singer-boyfriend/girlfriend

2. Wow!
2. an all out kiss
5. 16 or 17

Quick Write: Who, What, When, Why, How, Where

Here is my 43rd Quick Write.
Tuesday.

Who- was watching?
What- were you doing before?
When- did you break up?
Why- didn't you kiss another girl?
How- did you meet?
Where- did you go after?

Quick Write: 3 Questions

Here is my 42nd Quick Write.
Monday.

1. What did you have as a meal and what was in it?
2. How did you feel about the meal?
3. If you could explain the meal in 3 words, what would they be?

Then we had to ask a friend, here are her answers. 

1. Subway sandwich, Italian bread, turkey, American cheese
2. really, really, good
3. Nice, I had the sandwich after my Drill Team Parade so I was hungry.

Paraphrasing

We had to paraphrase an excerpt on Bugs Bunny.
Bugs Bunny! Yup, the animated gray rabbit whose been with us for many, many years. Bugs is well known for his human like behaviors, sarcastic personality, and mind of no worries, literally, he'll be two feet away form dynamite and will light a match and wave it around like the guy at races with the checkered flag. We all know him as the pranker we love and has grown to be the mascot of Warner Bros. He has popped up in a variety films everywhere and not just his own. He is today the 9th most portrayed character and will remain in our hearts forever and will always put a smile on our face when we here his famous phrase, "What's up, Doc."

We also paraphrased a paragraph on video games and kilowatt-hours.
America uses billions of kilowatt-hours just due to video games. Most new models, such as the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 KINECT use as much energy as 2 new refrigerators if all left on 24/7. Some video games use as much electricity as major California cities such as San Diego and San Jose. But to almost every problem, there is a solution. If less video games are played and/or left on, less electricity will be used, saving the U.S.A. billions of dollars and lowering the Carbon Dioxide out-put to the world. So if we are electricity wise, then the world will be a better place.

Quick Write: In His Own Words

Here is my 41st Quick Write.
Thursday.
Today we had to paraphrase the Pledge of Allegiance.

The original-
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with justice and liberty for all.

In my own words-
I promise loyalty and trustworthiness to the flag of and to the citizens of the United States of America, and to the government, as long as it lives, a unified country, with God as our guidance, together forever, for freedom and fairness to everyone.

Quick Write: Telling Lies

Here is my 40th Quick Write.
Wednesday.
HUMP-DAY!!!

"Ugh! Why do people put fake information on the Internet. It is so annoying! Are these people such losers that they have nothing better to do but try to get my a "FAIL" on my next report. Ugh! Or maybe they're teachers that purposely doing that to encourage their students to use more that just one resource for their projects. But why, I could be watching Swim-Wear Models on Demand. There is even a possible chance that they're just that stupid that the information they put on-line that seems fake but is really what they think is real. Wow! I just found a page that says that Abraham Lincoln's birthday is on February 12th, isn't it obvious that it's on March 14th; and that the War of 1812 was fought in 1776, duh; wow, do people not realize that the French and Indian War was fought by the German and the Anarcticanese. This is all literally in the event's names, it drives me crazy."
"Honey, it's time to take your vitamins."
"Mom, we've been over this a thousand times, I'm 15, I don't need vitamins."
"But they are good for your body, remember."
"Whatever."
"Don't you say what ever to me young lady, I am your mother....."
"Well anyways apart for the correct information I've given you, those are some reasons why someone would put fake information on the internet."

***All of the incorrect information I put up was purposely done for humor. I know when the War of 1812 was fought and who fought in the French and Indian War etc.***

Thank you

Fake or Real?

Today we were in the computer lab and we had 10 links to 10 websites. We had to tell if we thought the website was real or fake and why. Here they are.

1. The history of boilerplate, the world's oldest robot.

Fake- in the picture the wagon has the year 1887 on it, but when you put your mouse over the picture, the year is 1893

2. If you love dogs, you'll send your dog to dog island.

Real- dog island is a real place and people have sent their dogs there

3. An online test can reveal if you suffer from DSACDAD, which is treatable with Havidol.

Real- Havidol is a real medication

4. Now parents can choose their kid's DNA.

Real- genetic engineering is a real thing

5. A company offers custom genetic body modifications.

Real- you can do everything on the website that it says you can do

6. Learn about the dangers of dihydrous monoxide, an incredibly common and potentially deadly chemical.

Fake- the website doesn't look real or official/formal

7. If you like weird animals, the Pacific Tree Octopus is one of the weirdest.

Fake- the picture is definitely photo shopped 

8. The most beautiful money in the world is from Antarctica.

Fake - there is not a lot of information on the web page

9. If you always thought Minnesota was cold, me too. But the town of Mankato is different!

Fake- Mankato is in Mongolia (Asia), Dracula's Castle is in Europe somewhere  

10. You kids are too young to remember when Kresky was the hottest show on television.

Real- Kresky is a real TV character/person


OMG! Today (really the day after we went into the computer lab) we found out what sites were real and which were fake! Drum-roll please!......... All of the sites were fake!!! I kind of saw that coming though. Well there are the results

Quick Write: Tucker the Trucker

Here is my 39th Quick Write.
Monday.
Hope all of your Thanksgivings were great. Kind of great to be back in school, but, come on who doesn't love a 4-day weekend.

There is a man.
His name is Tucker.
He owns a truck.
He is a trucker.
His truck is in Winnemucca.
His truck is in the muck.
His truck is stuck.
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3 sentences
There is a man named Tucker.
He is a trucker.
His truck is stuck in Winnemucca muck.
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2 sentences
There is a man named Tucker whose a trucker.
His truck is stuck in Winnemucca muck.
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1 sentence
Tucker the trucker's truck's stuck in Winnemucca muck. (8 words)

Quick Write: Thanks

Here is my 38th Quick Write.
Wednesday.
HUMP-DAY!!!
Happy Turkey Day!!!

One time, actually this morning, I was giving my friend Eliot critique on his Slope Poster for Algebra. I think I helped make his poster greater than it already was. After that, he thanked me and it made me feel good that he appreciated my help.
I like it when people do things for me because then it is one less thing I have to worry about, but it feels good in my heart when I do things for other people.

Gobble, gobble! Have a turkey-tastic Thanksgiving everybody!

Passive and Active Voice

active- the subject of the sentence is doing the verb
passive- the subject is having the verb done to it

A- I drove the car.
P- The car was driven by me.

A- The soldier shot the man.
P- The man was shot by the soldier.

A- The test was taken by the students. VS The student took the test. -P

Quick Write: 2 Rumors

Here is my 37th Quick Write.
Tuesday.

A rumor that I believe is that a kid from my elementary school is cousins with Selena Gomez.
A rumor that I don't believe is that Justin Bieber got a woman pregnant.
I believe the first rumor because the kid is nice, kind, and is truthful and even his mom told me that he was cousins with Selena and adults know you aren't any cooler when they lie.
I don't believe the second rumor because Justin Bieber is sweet, cute, and dreamy and he would never get a woman pregnant. He would never let his fame overwhelm him and get to his head and smoke drugs or get a woman pregnant. I rest my case.

Quick Write: 9 Sentences

Here is my 36th Quick Write.
Monday.

Subject Verb-
1. I eat.
2. She sleeps.
3. He poops.

Subjet Verb Object
1. I eat cake.
2. I eat spaghetti.
3. I throw balls.

Subject Verb Direct-Object Indirect-Object
1. I eat cake at dinner.
2. I eat spaghetti with meatballs.
3. I throw balls to Cassie.

Compound- I eat cake and I throw balls.
Complex- I ate spaghetti Bolognese, and enjoyed it.

Quick Write: 1 Paragraph

Here is my 35th Quick Write.
Friday.

Do you have a kitty-cat like me? Well if you do, you are awesome. Kitty-cats are the best thing ever, besides Justin Bieber and his hair. My kitty's name is Snowflake and she just turned one in August.
She is soooo cute, let me tell ya. On second note all kitties are cute. They are are cute because they are playful and you cant turn down a little bundle of fur huddled, curled up purring away counting mice. But then of course there are times when that ball of fur and, not claws, but talons aren't so cute. They aren't cute when you have to trap yourself in a room where all you can smell is their "chemically changed" kitty food from a couple nights ago or when they are practicing their kitty-claw ear piercing on your lip. Either way kitties are the greatest pet ever, and yes better than dogs. You don't have to walk them, they don't require as  much attention, are independent, and are always there to put a smile on your face when you're mad at your mom and dad. But in every kitty there is something special. My kitty is specialful because her and I have a mommy-daughter relationship. I'm always bossing her around and giving her commands. Whenever she is clawing things and getting in the way I usually say, "No Snowy, no! Girl stop it." So all in all, whether they are giving you another piercing or huddled up on your lap, kitties are great companions, friends, and daughters/sons.    

Sentence Types and Structures

1. declarative- makes a statement
2. interrogative- asks a question
3. imperative- gives a command
4. exclamatory- expresses strong feelings

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subject- what the sentence is about~the topic

predicate- what is said about the subject

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1. subject verb
2. subject verb object
3. subject verb direct-object indirect-object

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Clause- a subject and a predicate

independent clause- could be a sentence

dependent clause- needs another clause to be a sentence.

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simple- one (independent) clause

What is another word for thesaurus?

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complex- one independent clause and at least one other dependent clause

I- Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...D- because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

D- If you build it...I- he will come.

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compound- 2 or more independent clauses 

The drought had lasted now for 10,000,000 years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended.

Quick Write: 12 Sentences

Here is my 34th Quick Write.
Thursday.

fact

1. Llamas and alpacas are related.
2. I was born in New Zealand.
3. I have a very bubbly personality.

question

1. Why are you so sad?
2. Why do you talk so much?
3. Why are you so happy all of the time?

command

1. Stop being so happy and having a fun time.
2. Never say never.
3. Stop laughing, this is school, not Sophie is Always Happy Land.

feeling

1. Oh my gosh! It's a 2 headed giraffe!
2. What the heck!? Why are you so freakin' happy all of the time!?
3. Ouch! I socked myself in the butt!

Quick Write: 10 Sentences

Here is my 33rd Quick Write.
Wednesday
HUMP DAY!!! HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!

"Hey."
"What's up?"
"Um, the sky."
"Ha, ha, ha, funny."
"So what's going on Sam?"
"Not too much, just the normal."
"Yeah, cool, same here, nothing that's unusual."
"So, lately I have been thinking about you."
"That's not weird at all, but go on anyway."
"Ha, Sam, do you want to go out with me?"

P.S.
Sam is both the girl's and the boy's name. (Samantha and Samuel)

Parts o' Speech

noun- person, place, or thing (50% of the English dictionary)
proper vs common (Sophie vs weirdo)
abstract vs concrete (beauty vs the Sun)
mass vs countable (water vs kittens)

adjective- modifies a noun (25% of the English dictionary)

verb- an action (15% of the English dictionary)
helping verbs
be- I am acting
have- I have googled myself
do- I do cry sometimes
I could have sung
I could have sang

pronoun- a word that modifies a noun: he, she, they

adverb- a word that modifies a verb(or another adverb): beautifully, greatly, very
very and slightly modify other adverbs: He walked very swiftly.
lovely and friendly ARE NOT ADVERBS!!! Oh my gosh! What? Did she say not adverb?Yes! Not adverbs...girlfriend!

conjunction- a word that connects 2 clauses together: and, or, but

preposition- a word that tells the relationship between 2 things: over, below, above, beside
of(possessive)
to(indirect object)
by(passive clause)
The sexy hair of Justin Bieber's beautiful head and face.
The way to the Wipeout Zone
Death by caramel chocolate.

interjection- shows excitement or emotion: Yeah! Ouch! Whoa!

Quick Write: The 100 Most Used Words in the English Language

Here is my 32nd Quick Write.
Monday.

1. like
2. um
3. hey 
4. kinda
5. gotta
6. gonna
7. yeah
8. the 
9. I 
10. me 
11. you 
12. can
13. we
14. how
15. are
16. good
17. great
18. name
19. what
20. is
21. your
22. hi
23. hello
24. bye
25. good 
26. morning
27. night
28. shut
29. up
30. oh
31. my
32. gosh
33. god
34. seriously
35. go 
36. to
37. movies 
38. mall
39. help
40. room
41. today
42. tomorrow
43. when
44. who
45. why
46. where
47. history 
48. english
49. science
50. math
51. algebra
52. house
53. home
54. homework
55. period
56. one
57. two
58. three
59. four
60. five
61. six
62. advisory
63. homeroom
64. work
65. job
66. totally
67. say
68. did
69. okay
70. cat
71. dog
72. uh-huh
73. so 
74. my 
75. they 
76. no 
77. get
78. away
79. bro
80. 'sup
81. here
82. soda
83. water
84. duh
85. stupid
86. idiot
87. dumb
88. butt
89. but
90. yes
91. no
92. awesome
93. cool
94. money
95. credit-card
96. ugh
97. mom 
98. dad
99. honey
100. baby

Quick Write: Surprise Endings

Here is my 31st Quick Write.
Friday.

1. Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to find that he had been transformed into a little 5 year old girl with pigtails and a dress.
2. What can you say about a 25 year old girl who is only 4 feet tall.
3. One may as well  begin with Helen's letters to a poopy face.
4. Once upon a time there was a Martian named Ooklaganchinglamphklingjoomeek.
5. Norman Bates heard the noise and a shock went through his butt.
6. If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at 2nd and 5th where the movies are.
7. Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night but was too drunk to remember to shut the actual doors so he locked them without shutting them and his llamas and alpacas got out.
8. For the first fifteen years of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew each others' dogs' names let alone our own.
9. Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of pranks that her brother could.
10. Once upon a time, far away in Japan, a poor young artist sat alone in his little house, waiting for the world to change.
11. It was almost December and Jonas was beginning to become a popular show on Disney Channel.
12. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were all clocks.
13. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at Wet n' Wild in Hawaii while checking out girls in a tree.
14. It was a dark and stormy night when I pooped in my pants.
15. The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward all the boogers in his giant dad's nose.
16. Robert Cohn was once middle weight boxing champion of the World!!!!!

My Story Set Up

Protagonist- Santa Claws
Antagonist- Atnas Claws
Santa wants to be the winner of the best kitty in the world contest but Atnas's charm is stopping him from doing so.

Quick Write: I Am

Here is my 30th Quick Write.
Tuesday

I am a mother
I am a sister
I am a daughter
I am a cousin
I am a niece
I am an auntie
I am funny
I am crazy
I am weird
I am African
I am Kiwi
I am Malaysian
I am Christian
I am happy
I am smart
I am a student
I am a friend
I am a straight "A" student
I am a procrastinator
I am finished with this Quick Write

Quick Write: Mr. McCabe; Character Assertion of William and Margot

Here is my 29th Quick Write.
Friday.

Mr. McCabe is an intelligent person. I know this because he always has interesting facts and stories about what we are learning. He is also very young spirited. I know this because he coaches his son's soccer team and many men his age wouldn't even think of doing that. I also saw Mr. McCabe out at the P.E. field, running the mile at school. He got a time of 8:15 and I think that is outstanding even though I beat him with a time of 7:35. All in all, Mr. McCabe is no doubt an amazing teacher, father, and man.

William is a mean person. I know this because he pushed and shoved Margot. This is mean because the actions are disrespectful and everyone deserves the respect they give. William is also mean because he teased Margot and said that the Sun wasn't really going to come out. This is mean because Margot was waiting for 7 years and he crushed her dreams of seeing the Sun.
Margot is a very solemn person. She is a solemn person because she never made contact with the other kids. This shows she's solemn because she wanted the be alone and detached from activities. She is also solemn because when the kinds were all pushing and poking her she didn't react. This proves she is solemn because she didn't want to have anything to do with them no matter what.

Quick Write: Meany!!!

Here is my 28th Quick Write.
TODAY IS MY 12TH BIRTHDAY!!!

One time when I was younger, I was writing a paragraph on my life and then I went off on this huge tangent of how evil brother was. I did this to my younger brother, Sam. I did this because I was bored and wanted to write about my life. I was writing about the time when I was 3 and I broke my foot either 10 days before or after my brother was born and how that meant he was a sign of evil. I meant it to be funny, but my parents didn't interpret it that way, especially my mom. She made my erase all my hard work and got a little mad at me. Now, when I look back on it, I was a little 7 year old who wasted her rime writing about her life when there were a million better things to do.

Quick Write: Better to Have Loved and Lost , Than Never to Have Loved at All

Here is my 27th Quick Write.
Hump-Day!!! Day Before My Birthday!!!!!

If I had to choose between having one thing for one day and never again, or, never having it at all then I would definitely want to have it for one day. I choose this because to have fame for a day and be totally popular then that would be awesome. To have a big mansion with 5 pools and jacuzzis would be heavenly. Most people think that to have something for only one day isn't good because then you'll remember having it and always look back and want it. I say, "Wouldn't you want the memory to look back on. Always knowing that there was a true moment in your life when you were extremely happy. Like Shakespeare said, "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

Quick Write: Raining all the Time

Here is my 26th Quick Write.
Tuesday.

If it was always raining then i would stay inside all the tiem. While inside I would invent a revolutionary umbrella. It would cover your whole body. It would have heating, TV, and a built in phone and refrigerator. It would cost $49.99 plus tax. Shipping and handling would cost $9.99 any where in the US. Anywhere outside of the US or expedited shipping would cost $14.99. I would definitely make a lot of  mula or money or whatever. I would then buy a mansion with an indoor pool and jacuzzi. I  would have my own spa and nail/hair salon. My mansion would have lots of rooms each with big flat screen TVs. I would always have parties and it would be awesome. I'd be living the life if it rained all the time.

Quick Write: What I'm Waiting For

Here is my 25th Quick Write.
Monday.

Today is October 24, 2011. In 3 days it will be October 27, 2011. In 3 days and 12 years ago at 7:24 am in Wellington, New Zealand my mother was in labor. Not with my brother, no he came later, but ME!!! That's right in 3 days at 7:24 am I will be an official 12 year old!!! Yyyaaayyyy! I cannot wait until my birthday. Everyday taunts me 3 more days, 2 more days. Why can't it just be here. But then its over and there is another 365, Oh, wait 2012 is a leap year. Come on. :( 366 days. But the good part is that my birthday party is after my actual birthday so then it will be like having 2 birthdays. All my friends will come over and the only thing we can't do that night is have a boring time!!! Then I get even more presents and double birthdays! Oh wait I already said that. Well my brother is going to his friend's house so it can be an all girls night except for my dad. I'll get to do stuff with that only girls our age can do so I'm not only doing stuff people in their 40s know how to do. Then we'll all just be having a good time and have lots of candy. Then it will be Halloween and I'm going to be a dork. Tee-hee. I'll get even more candy. Wow! End of October is the best. So I'm waiting for my birthday, my birthday par-tay, and Halloween. Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo!

The Gwigle Game

Today, in English we went to the computer lab. In there we played the Gwigle game. It is sooooo fun. Here is what happens. In the search box it will have a certain number of question marks. You have to figure out what the question marks mean.

Example:

                                                                              What am I googling?
                                                                                           ???
Then there will be some results of what it would actually look like if you searched it on google.

???- History of Siamese ???s
www.exampleofgwigle.com Siam, present day Thailand. They are white, black, gray, and some times these ???s are brown....

First try and do it on your own but if you get stuck here are the answers.

DON'T FORGET to put ALL SPACES, ASTERISKS, QUOTATION MARKS etc!!!
1.0- google
1.1- mission impossible
1.2- ipod
1.3- "don't be evil"- ***don't forget the quotation marks and apostrophe***
1.4- gmail
1.5- leonardo
1.6- critical
1.7- 1896
1.8- 8 ^ 7 ***spaces count***
1.9- filetype
1.a- singapore
1.b- pulitzer
1.c- 5255452
1.d- pierre auguste renoir
1.e- adobe
1.f- hong kong
2.0- from cal tech to mit
2.1- wallace*gromit
2.2- ~worm
2.3- headache
2.4- andrea boccelli
2.5- games
2.6- e!!
2.7- CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The Gwigle Game

Today, in English we went to the computer lab. In there we played the Gwigle game. It is sooooo fun. Here is what happens. In the search box it will have a certain number of question marks.

You Tube Videos

Remix of different clips- How long did it take to make this video?

Drums and Piano- How short did he edit each note to?

Guitar- How many times did it take him to get the video right?

Acapella Singers- How many videos were sent in? How many weren't chosen?

I Have A Dream Speech Song- How many people went to his actual speech? Could Martin Luther King actually sing?

Sesame Street- What words were actually said?

Toy Story 3

1. protagonist- Woody
2. antagonist- Lots o' Huggin' Bear
3. conflict- when the toys are trying to escape from day-care but Lotso is securing the place so that the cam't escape
4. setting- Andy's house, Sunnyside, Bonnie's House, the trash place
5. climax- when the toys are in the trash place and they are about to die
6. resolution- the toys get rescued by the aliens while they're controlling "the claw"
7. theme- friendship is the only ship that will never sink 

Quick Write: Brand New Movie, Starring Me!

Here is my 24th Quick Write.
Tuesday.

If I were to make a brand new movie starring me, I would be a wizard. Not a Harry Potter wizard, but a Wizards of Waverley Place wizard. I would be able to poof up and away anything I want. But if I poof up or away something, it would have to come from or go somewhere. If I were to poof up money, it would come from drug dealers, so they couldn't sell or buy drugs, which would reduce the using of drugs. If I were to poof away something, I would poof away pollution and other bad things. I would have a twin sister and the movie series would be called The Super Sister Series! We would also have hypnosis, teleportation, and invisibility powers. We could fly, freeze or slow down time and we would would have extra speed and strength for P.E. It would be totally awesome if I was the star of a movie.

The Elements of Stories

1. protagonist- the main character (good or bad)
2. antagonist- the enemy of the protagonist
3. conflict- the fight or struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist
4. setting- where and when the story takes place
5. climax- the high point of the action
6. resolution- the outcome of the conflict
7. theme- the author's message to the reader
8. plot- the sequence of events of the story

this is drama: 

somebody wants something, but they can't get it

Quick Write: Favorite Movie

Here is my 23rd Quick Write.
Monday.

One of my favorite movies is Toy Story 3. Andy is leaving for college and is planning on keeping the toys away in the attic, all except for Woody. They are all accidentally put on the curb to be thrown away. The gang goes to a day-care instead where they meet new friends, including Lotso Huggin' Bear who smells like strawberries and runs the shindig. Woody feels that Andy still wants him and goes back while the others stay at day-care. Woody escapes and returns to day-care to save his friends, but Lots so isn't so nice anymore. The toys have discovered his dark side. Woody still has a plan. The toys have almost finished their escape, but Lotso catches them. He gets them into the garbage and they all go to they trash site. Luckily, they get out and take the trash truck back home. In the end, they all end u in the safe hands of Bonnie. Happily ever after. The End. 

Quick Write: School to Job

Here is my 22nd Quick Write.
Friday.
Have a great weekend!

Similarities

1. You have to work hard succeed.
2. You normally have someone telling you what to do.
3. It can be easy and difficult at different parts to school and a job.
4. There will be people you like and dislike.
5. You have many important responsibilities that must be met to so well.
6. You don't want to mess-up your hard work.
7. You should be there every day.

Differances

1. In a job you get paid.
2. In school you have more breaks.
3. In school there is more bullying and bozos.
4. In a job it is more formal and you must be more mature and quiet.
5. At school you get a chance to talk to your friends more.
6. At school you have homework.  
7. You don't have to have a job, but by law, you have to attend school.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Figurative Language

1. Simile- describing something by saying it is similar to something else, using the words "like" or "as"
Ex: She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair.

2. Metaphor- describing something by saying it IS something else
Ex: Children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally.

3. Idiom- an expression that doesn't mean what it says, and you can't figure out its meaning, you just have to know
Ex: The old cow kicked the bucket last night and was buried in the morning.

4. Analogy- pointing out multiple parallels between two things
Ex: Bird is to nest as person is to house.

Quick Write: Metaphor

Here is my 21st Quick Write.
Thursday.

1. My phone is the same age as Fred Flinstone's great grandpa.
I have a REALLY OLD phone

2. My life is a day at school.
sometimes times are good, okay, and bad

3. My iPod is a goblin.
goblins don't exist, I don't have an iPod, and goblins "are" evil and not having an iPod isn't the best thing

4. I am a test.
there are easy and good parts to a test but there are hard and bad parts to a test and I am challenging

5. School is my frienemy.
its good and bad

Quick Write: My Life is a __________.

Here is my 20th Quick Write.
Hump-Day!!! Happy Hump-Day!!!

My life is like a ride on the swing. Sometimes my life is great and I feel like I'm on top of the world. I'm doing great is school. I have many friends and none of them are mad at me and nor are my parents. That's, of course, where the swing goes forward and up. But whatever goes up must come down. The bad part of the swing ride is when the swing goes backwards and down and you can't see what' s coming. You could have a surprise test and you fail it  so your grade f=goes down and your parents get mad at you or one of your friends gives you the silent treatment for some reason you don't know. But then the swing goes up backwards and you get 100% on the surprise test and your parents are in a good mood so they take you out to dinner to your favorite place or you make a new friend out of nowhere. But then you see the swing go down and you see that test coming that you didm't study for and you see the bump in the road for your friendship and you see your parents are in a bad mood and you mess up and your just and ounce to heavy for that ice to skate on. Or you see that test that's a piece of cake and you see a friendship starting to develop and you see the good mood that your parents have been in recently and you do that little thing to truly make their day. So in the end your life may seem bumpy but you'll always end up on top of the world.

Happy Hump-Day!!!

Diamonte Poem: How the World was Saved

Trurl

a machine

nimbuses, noodles, nuclei

friend Klapaucius the constructor

muttered Klapaucius, displeased

make nothing

failure

Quick Write: "S"

Here is my 19th quick Write.
Tuesday.

Sophie sings songs. She sometimes sings scary songs. She sang so sadly Saturday, Sheriff Sue sacrificed some she-men so she should survive. Sophie sobbed so Sheriff Sue should see Sophie. Suddenly, Sheriff Sue shared sandwiches so Sophie should smile. Soon Sami Snake showed so she should share sandwiches. Sophie sung sunny songs so Sheriff Sue shouldn't sob sadly.

The Theme

I think that the theme of the story is think before you act because what your doing may seem harmless but really 99.9999999999.........% of the time it will be harmful in ways you don't know or can't see.

Quick Write: 100 Things

THIS IS WHERE THE 4TH GRADING SESSION STARTS!!!!!
Here is my 18th Quick Write.
Monday.

1. nook
2. nothing
3. neck
4. nun
5. notes
6. notebook
7. Nathan
8. niceness
9. notch
10. nickel
11. Nick
12. nail
13. nails
14. nickels
15. notches
16. notebooks
17. note
18. nuns
19. necks
20. Niki
21. net
22. nets
23. naps
24. nap
25. nooks
26. noen- green
27. neon-blue
28. neon- yellow
29. neon- pink
30. neon- red
31. neon- orange
32. neon- purple
33. neon- light blue
34. neon- light green
35. neon- hot pink
36. nanny
37. nannies
38. nine
39. Natalie
40. Natalia
41. novel
42. novels
43. name
44. noun
45. ninety
46. nine- hundred
47. nineteen
48. night
49. "n"-key
50. narrative story
51. nutrition
52. nine-o-clock
53. Norm
54. Nicholas
55. Nevada
56. New Jersey
57. New York
58. nervousness
59. North Dakota
60. North Carolina
61. Napa
62. ninety- one
63. ninety- two
64. ninety- three
65. ninety- four
66. ninety- five
67. ninety- six
68. ninety- seven
69. ninety- eight
70. ninety- nine
71. NASCAR
72. nitrogen
73. Nirvana
74. Nike
75.  nose
76. Nebraska
77. New England
78. nastiness
79. Neapolitan dynamite
80. nervousness
81. Nickelodeon
82. ninja
83. Neptune
84. Nintendo
85. narrator
86. nipple
87. nuts
88. number
89. nut
90. nincompoop
91. nerve
92. Narwals
93. Nutella
94. nipples
95. Nora
96. nine hundred
97. nimbleness
98. nine thousand
99. New Hampshire
100. NICENESS OF UNDERWEAR

Wow!!! 100 things are a lot of things

Diamonte Poem: Priscilla and the Wimps

Kobras

fang marks

circling Melvin's windpipe

in Priscilla's big shadow

her own locker

a blizzard

Monk

It looks funny because the 2 left and right tips of the diamond are at the first 3 word line. tee-hee! 

Quick Write: Best Friend

Here is my 17th Quick Write.
FRIDAY!!!

Best friends. The closest friends to have. One of my best friends is like no other. She's funny and out-going. She has a punk-rocker-goth personality, but it doesn't look like she does. We have almost 2 completely different personalities. We're still funny and weird, in a good way of course, but have some different interests. We both like drama but we definitely have different tastes in music. She has many strengths like all friends. She's caring, reliable, and considerate. She's kind tries to become friends with everyone and keep them as friends but this is a drawback because if her friends are moving on, she'll try to stay friends with them for too long instead of just letting them go. So all in all her strengths out balance her weaknesses by far and she will stay in my heart for a long time.

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!!

Word Roots 1

Root	Definition of the root	Word that uses the root: definition of the word
a	not	apathetic- not caring
anima	alive	animal- a living creature
ann	year	annual- happening every year
aqua	water	aqueduct- a man made channel used to transport water
astro	sky, stars, and space	astronomy- the study of the stars
auto	self	autobiography- the writing of one’s life written by themselves
bene	good	beneficial- good for you
bi	Two	bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels
bio	Life	biology- the study of life
cent	One hundred	century- one hundred years

Word Roots 2

Root	Definition of the root	Word that uses the root: definition of the word
chrome	color	Chromatic- relating to color
chron	time	Chronic- lasing for a long time
cide	kill(ing)	Fratricide- killing your brother
co-	together	Cooperate- to work together
com	together	Commune- a group of people that live together
con	group	Conjoin- to combine
corp	body	Corpse- a dead body
cred	believe/belief	Credo- a statement of beliefs
crypt	code	Cryptography- the study of codes
de-	take	Demystify- to take the mystery out of something

Quick Write: Conversation

Here is my 16th Quick Write.
Thursday.

"Honey, I'm home," I almost whisper as I enter my beloved home. A sigh of relief flows out of my mouth as I smell the smell of home.
"How was your day?" He half states as his soft lips kiss my forehead.
I flop myself on the leather couch as a whip off my stilettos and massage my poor feet. I hate stilettos. "It was okay, but Jamie is going to Phoenix for 2 weeks so I'll be covering for her and doing extra work." I sigh partially disappointed.
"Well I got out of the studio early today so I was able to make you dinner." He attempts to cheer me up.
"Thank you baby." I hint a smile.
I walk in the room and see a room like no other. Hard to believe it was done by a 29 year old man.
"Oh, you didn't have to do this for me." I choke on my words ans feel like my job and work was nothing compared to this.
"But I did." He responds as he guides my to my chair and almost lays me down in my set like an angel.
"I sit down and look up still in amazement wondering what to say next, yet my next gesture is not a word.
He doesn't sit down but kneels down facing me and the chair. I could only imagine what he was to say next.
"Sophie,"
I put my hand over my mouth and start to cry with only the man a truly adore and love, and my heart.
"I have known you 7 wonderful years. We've had so many great memories and I couldn't be more lucky to have a woman like you. I think it's time we began a new chapter in our lives as fiances. So what do you say? Will you marry me Sophie?" He couldn't have stated the words more beautifully.
Still choked up, I can hardly push out those magical words, but I do, "Yes."
That night was so magical. I had the most beautiful dinner ever possible. He even got a beautiful cake from the most famous, beautiful cake shop. The words I Love You were elegantly strung on the cake. The night was so special. We just cuddled. I cried and he protected me like a fierce warrior willing to do anything for me. I couldn't believe that he was mine and I was his. It was a dream come true. The only 2 other magical words he could say when we were standing hand in hand facing each other just thinking about our lives together.... and the minister asked, "Do you, Sophie Jonette Sarah Lawrence, take Justin Drew Bieber to be your lawfully wedded husband"
"I do."
"And do you, Justin Drew Bieber, take Sophie Jonette Sarah Lawrence to be your lawfully wedded wife"
"I do."
"You may kiss the bride."
....those were the only more magical words that were soon to come that would make e feel like I'm on top of the world.
 

Quick Write: Tying My Shoes

Here is my 15th Quick Write.
HUMP-DAY!

1. the first step to tying shoelaces is taking the 2 laces
2. hold the left lace in your left hand and the right lace in your right hand
3. take the right lace and bend it like a 7, the part of the 7 that sticks out to the left should be behind the left lace
4. wrap the left lace around the 7 ,the part that sticks out, once
5. pull the laces (left to the left, right to the right)
6. take the laces and fold them to make them look like bunny ear.
7. take the right "bunny ear" and bend it to look like a 7, the part of the 7 that sticks out to the left should be behind the left "ear"
8. wrap the left "ear" around the part of the 7 , the part that sticks out to the left, once.
9. pull both "ears" to the side (left to the laft and right to the right.)
10. Voila! If you interpreted my instructions correctly then your shoelaces should be tied.

HAPPY HUMP-DAY ONCE AGAIN!!!

Quick Write: Following Directions

Here is my 14th Quick Write
Tuesday

Following directions is not my best strenght. I can normally follow directions from teachers pretty well but when it comes to directions at home, that is where I have trouble. It is important to be able to follow directions because if it is for school and you don't do the instructions correctly then your grade could go down. If you don't follow directions at home then you could get grounded and just isn't fun. For the future, if you don't follow directions given to you by your boss then your hard work could be useless and you could even get fired. Following directions in life is very important.

Quoting

"Llama has 2 "l"s in it," Shiva declared.
Dante wondered "When will you end?"

20TH POST!!! PAR-TAY!!!

Quick Write: Tell the Whole World

THIS IS WHERE THE 3RD GRADING SESSION STARTS!!!!!
Here is my 13th Quick Write.
Monday

1. There is a small idea to help the poor economy. Less days of postal service! There would be more employees driving around more trucks but less days of postal service. The postal service would pay their employees a certain amount of money so that it is decent but not paying more than they were or the same as they were. Hopefully this would lead to more ideas to help the economy. Remember, one million starts with one.
2. It is impossible to be double jointed, you're only able to do really cool stuff with your thumb.
3. It is my birthday soon and I like Pillow Pets and Wuggle Pets.
4. Come see my school plays at Hale Charter Academy, Woodland Hills, CA.
5. Specifically to Justin Bieber that he's invited to my birthday party.
6. Starbucks Hot Chocolate is too chocolatey.
7. Little brothers always get away with things.
8. Purple dinosaurs and marshmallows taste good
9. Cleaning out the cat litter is annoying and always takes 5 precious minutes out of my day, but having the company of Snowflake, my Siamese kitten, is great.
10. Justin Bieber is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(gasp)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute and is a great singer. He has a great personality. I want to marry him and I seriously have feelings for him. I would go into critical conditions just so he could live because I know that there are a bajillion other girls that love him too but I think I am the tall red head that stands out in the crowd.

Priscilla and the Wimps

Monk. The big man on campus. He runs the school and if you don't pay your dues, then you'll go home different than you left it. Then there was Priscilla who set Monk straight. One day the Kobras, Monk's pose, swggered over to Melvin, Priscilla's friend. One of the Kobras came walking down the hall after school one day and put a hand around Melvin's neck and slammed him against his locker. He asked him for his pass. They cost a buck and in that school, if you don't have a pass, your in trouble.

"Let's see your pass," the Kobra nearly demanded.

"For what this time?"

"Let's say its a dwarf tax, for very short people."

He reached for his wallet with the hand that wasn't around Melvin's neck. Quicker than the eye, bam, Priscilla chops the hand holding the grip on Melvin's neck. The hallway was silent, dead silent. No-one had ever dare lay a hand on Monk or the Kobras. 

"Who's your leader, wimp?"

"Monk Klutter."

"Send him to me."

Monk slides up and jerks his head. The Kobras slither off.

"Who here hasn't heard of Monk Klutter?"

"Never heard of him."

"You're gonna have to educate your girlfriend."

He reaches for Melvin but never quite makes it.

In no time Monk is in her locker. Priscilla slams the door shut and strolls out of school. It snows that night, a blizzard and school closes for a week.

So whose fault is it that Monk is in the locker. Well Priscilla jammed him in the locker but if Monk and the Kobras weren't such jerks, then that probably wouldn't have happened.  "The gang he ran, which ran the school for him...."This shows that Monk was the head of the jerk group but the Kobras were still big jerks, especially because they have the power to run the school. This proves that they are the BMOC and  they are "to cool for school". "Every guy in school could show you his scars. Fang marks from the Kobras you might say." This also means, that besides from having a pose and being giagantor jerks, they also harassed kids if they didn't pay up and on a regular basis too. So you might say that it was Priscilla's actions who put Monk in the locker, but from being such a jerk and running a pose who run the school, he definitely "got himself" thrown into a locker, and by a girl.
  

Quick Write: Blame

Here is my 12th Quick Write.

Once when I was reading over a script for a play. The script was missing the pages with my lines and so when it came my time to read and I couldn't read, the teacher got mad at me. All of a sudden it was my fault that there were pages missing. There were a few pages missing so when I was trying to find our place, it wasn't there. I was flipping through many pages to find where we were and it made noise. After 5 minutes, the teacher took the script out of my hands and threw it on the ground behind him. He was really mad but it wasn't my fault.

Quick Write: Bullying

Here is my 11th Quick Write.

Bullying. A worldwide epidemic that has taken the lives of way too many. I am a student at Hale Charter Academy and I have had first hand experience with bullying. I was verbally and physical bullied. I was called raciest things, called words of profanity, kicked, hit, and slapped. If I was in charge I would try my hardest to stop bullying. To do this I would change advisory to a bullying sessions so that kids could speak up if they were getting bullied. So far this isn't the best idea but it gets better. There would be a separate room that kids would go into to see their teacher and talk. What if they're too scared to talk to someone. Well, you'd have the choice of either writing down, record yourself talking about it, or you could video yourself. If bullies were caught they wold be talked to why they were bullying. Sometimes it is because of personal reasons. If that was the case, I would try to work those things out. They wold still be sent to the dean for a day as punishment for bullying in the first place instead of suspension. If they were bullying just to bully, then they would be expelled and transferred to another school. Hopefully my plans to stop bullying would work but it is hard to stop a worldwide epidemic, not impossible.

Pronoun Trouble

Here is Pronoun Trouble. Sorry that it's hard to read. I scanned it to put it on here.

Quick Write: Your, You're, There, Their, They're

Here is my 10th Quick Write! Yay! 10!

1.  Your little brother barfed.
2.  Your shirt got ruined.
3.  Your temper rose.
4.  Your mom told you to calm down.
5.  Your day was ruined.

1.  You're late.
2.  You're yelled at by your teacher.
3.  You're made mad.
4.  You're mad the whole day.
5.  You're mad your whole birthday.

1. There was a cat.
2. Their cat got into the vodka.
3. They're trying to get their cat out of the pool over there.

HAPPY 10TH QUICK WRITE ANNIVERSARY EVERYBODY!!!

Quick Write: A Grade in Life

THIS IS WHERE THE 2ND GRADING SESSION STARTS!!!

Here is my 9th Quick Write

    Everyone wants to live an A+ life. But what is everyone's idea of an A+ life. If I lived an A+ life, I would be living in Massachusetts with my boyfriend in a nice 2 bedroom 2.5 bath in a gated community. I would have a perfect relationship and I'd be enjoying life. Every morning I would kiss my boyfriend goodbye and drive off in my black BMW convertible. I'd go to get my frap-mocha with carmel and fudge shots and whipped cream at a drive-through Starbucks. Then I's go to my 10am classes. I'd either be going for my teaching credential or my M.D. I'd know that my boyfriend is at work running a division of a major company. I would drive home after my job at a daycare working with the sweetest little toddlers you could ever meet. I'd think to myself, yay, it's Friday. I'd come home with a beautiful dinner made and friends around. I would love to have an A+ life.
    But of course you can't always live in your fantasy world. In a C life I would be going to a UC school. I's still be shooting for a teaching credential or an M.D. I'd probably be single and living in a decent apartment but not top notch. I'd drive a Honda civic from 5 years earlier, I'd have a bowl of Trix every morning and I'd make myself a coffee. I'd come home on a friday and watch Family Guy while eating Cup o' Noodles. Then Castle would come on and I'd turn off the TV. I'd wonder what I should do next. I realize that I have an exam on Monday and that I'd have to, oh no, study. So I'd get my glasses and at 1:30 crash. I'd probably wake up at 1 in the afternoon and have a friend over the rest of the day. My life would be okay if I lived a C life.      
    The life almost no-one wants to live is an F life. An F life isn't necessarily a fail, but it's not good. If I lived an F life, I would be homeless and living on the streets of downtown. I'd be some sort of addict and I'd have a boyfriend, but not the good kind where you're all lovey dovey. I'd have no car and my highest level of education would be high school graduate. Life wouldn't be the best if I lived an F life.
    So hopefully I'll end up with an A+ or C life and if I continue on the path I'm going on, then I'll turn out just fine.

Quick Write: Wearing a Raincoat

Here is my 8th Quick Write.

I think the song Wearing a Raincoat is anti-drugs. I think this because of the lines "comes at a price" meaning that before the guys thought is was a good idea to smoke but now he's high and he regrets it so he's saying smoking comes at a price. Another line that makes me think that this is an anti-drugs song is "you will play the drums to help to sleep" because earlier in the song it says that you will turn to drugs to fall asleep but when it says to play the drums, it is like saying find an alternative to drugs instead of taking them to solve your problems because they won't. I definitely agree with my interpretation with the song and think you should never smoke anything whether you are in middle school or are 45, never smoke.

Gone: a 55 word short story

    "I have to, Tiff. He killed our families, it's his turn now."
    "Then that must be the only thing you care about."
    "It's not the only thing."
    He lent in, kissed her, moved her aside, and shot off.
    "Reiz, no!" She started to cry. "No!" She looked up. A fiery ball. A loud boom. "No!"

Quick Write: Anything in the World

Here is my 7th Quick Write.

If I could get anything in the world, I would want to be super famous. People who are keeping me from achieving this goal would be agents who don't want to sign me and other people who don't think I'm good enough. If I were to become famous I would have lots of money and I would buy mom a house in Hawaii, Malibu, or New Zealand. I would also get her a gunmetal gray X5 and buy myself nice clothes. I would buy myself a Mac Book Pro Air, iPad2, and iPhone 5 when it comes out. Life would be good if I was super famous.

Quick Write: Anything in the World

Here is my 7th Quick Write.

If I could get anything in the world, I would want to be a super famous. Something or someone who is keeping me from achieving this goal would probably

Quick Write: There, Their, and They're

Here is my 6th Quick Write.

There

1. There was a drunk guy.
2. There was a car.
3. There was a cliff.
4. There was a scream.
5. There was a funeral.           

Their

1. Their cat got into the vodka.
2. Their cat went outside.
3. Their cat fell in the pool
4. Their dog turned into a human
5. Their dogman saved their cat.

They're

1. They're looking at each other.
2. They're falling in love.
3. They're going to the movies. 
4. They're going to dinner.
5. They're going woo-woo!                                                                                                                                  

Quick Write: Fairy Tale

Here is my 5th Quick Write.

My favorite fairy tale is Princess and the Frog. I like it because 2 people from 2 completely different backgrounds embark on an incredible journey. I like the voodoo involved in it because it makes the story unique. I like the goofy alligator and the weird firefly. When the girl is teaching the prince how to chop and cook I thought that was romantic. I love how the firefly thinks the star in the sky is another firefly, names her Angelina, and falls in love with her. It is sad but beautiful how the firefly dies and it is a cloudy night and when the clouds roll over there is another star next to Angelina representing him. The exciting New Orleans atmosphere was fun and I loved the stimulating theme of Mardi Gras. If I could change it, I would change the ending because it doesn't make much sense. In the end, the frog prince and girl are supposed to kiss before midnight to become human again, but they don't so after midnight they kiss and they're human but it didn't make sense to me. I still loved Princess and the Frog anyways.

Quick Write: Fairy Tale

Here is my Quick Write

Summer Reading

1. What book did you read over the summer?
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2. Who is the main character?
Carmen

3. What did the main character want?
to have alone time with her dad

4. Who or what kept the main character from getting what he or she wants?
her dad/he got married and had a whole family lined up that Carmen didn't even know about until she got to South Carolina and she didn't even like them because they seem like a perfect family without her.

5. Where did the book take place?
D.C./South Carolina

6. When did the book take place?
2010/when she was about to turn 16

7. What was the high point of the action?
when Carmen left her dad (South Carolina) to go to her mom (D.C.)

8. Did the main character get what he or she wants?
no her father still got married

9. What did the main character learn in the book?
to accept things the way they are because they can't always change for you

10. What happened in the book to teach him or her this lesson?
her father still marries but the marriage/family turns out to be better than she thought

Quick Write: New Rule

Here is my 4th Quick Write.

I think that all students should be able to go to the restroom. The exeption would be that if you take over 5 minutes, you will have to stay after class. This will encourage kids to go to the restroom faster for the future. This will help keep kids from peeing or pooping in their pants! Another exeption would be that you can only use the restroom once a day (in Mr. McCabe's class) It might still interuppt the class and will take away from kids' learning though. This will help Mr. McCabe because kids will stay in calss longer and go to the restroom faster. Hopefully, the restroom won't take away from too much learning so that kids can go to the restroom if they need.

The English Game: Definitions

letter: A character or symbol within the alphabet. ex: a, b, or, c

word: a combination of letters, vowels and consonants, making a sound. ex: word

sentence: a combination of words that explain, tell, or ask something. ex: When will your go to Barney's Magical World?

paragraph: a combination of sentences that focuses on and explains a certain subject. too long for an example

syllable: a part or sound of a word containing at least a vowel and sometimes a consonant

The girls won the game! Ha, ha!

Quick Write: Girls vs. Boys

Here is my 3rd Quick Write.

Girls and boys have the same amount of smarticles. Some boys are "too cool for school" but some are like Einstein. Some girls are too wrapped up in boyfriends and popularity so they aren't presenting their full potential. Some popular girls are still smart but then there are girls like helen Keller who went to college even though she was blind AND deaf. This kind of makes me mad because if the popular kids used their smarts and tried harder then we would all be smart!

Oh, yeah girls mature faster as well. Ha, ha.

Quick Write: What I See

Sorry guys, I thought I lost this Quick Write but I just found it. Anyways, here is my 1st Quick Write.

In front of my is Shiva and she has curly hair and glasses. Diagonally left of me is Morgan and she has blond/brown hair. In a different direction are some interesting and weird people. To the right is another pod of smart boys. I see a picture of lizards, The Scream, and night. There is a fake eye chart and on the 3rd line it says ISNOT. I think that's funny. To the left, right, and back of my are whiteboards that are written on a lot. I see a black coat hanger on a cabinet to the left of me. I also see the desk of the awesome Mr. McCabe. I see my friend and a great class.

Quick Right: Languages

Quick Write: Languages

Here is my 2nd Quick Write.

	Francais	Espanol	Italiano	Pig Latin
Hello	Bonjour	Hola	Buongiorno	Ellohay
Goodbye	Au revoir	Adios	Caio	Oodbyegay
Please	Sil vous plait	Por favor		Leasepay
Thank You	Merci	Gracias	Grazie	Hankyoutay
I’m Sorry				Msorryiay
Yes	Oui	Si	Si	Esyay
No	Non	No	No	Onay