Sunday, June 6, 2010

Limerick

I hate spies
they act like flies
Spies are light
but fight with might
I don't like spies or flies

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Acrostic - Pride

Power
Respect
Intelligence
Determination
Emotion

Acrostic - Navy Seals

National
Armed
Victorious
Yelling
Strong
Emotionless
Attacking
Legendary
Soldiers

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Haiku

Forest trees scare me
The cold wind gives me cold feet
Freezing bad inside

Ode to Popeyes

Great smelling urbs and spices
warm fryers
I am here
at Popeyes

Crispy fried, homestyle chicken
cajun fries with honey bicsuits
cole slaw or mashed potatoes
any side you want
Ice cold drinks
with a dessert to go with it

Forget Burger King
you can have it ainy way
here, at Popeyes
chicken and biscuits

Friday, May 21, 2010

Love and War / Outline

1. Introduction
A.London, England, Glasgow, Scotland
B.Richard " Mongo " Fletcher, General Galloway
C.Yes


2.Rising Action
A.Mongo's family dies.
B.Mongo wamts revenge for his family's murder.


3.Climax
A.Mongo and Gen.Galloway face off.
B.Mongo changes his ways.

4.Falling Action
A.Mongo and Gen.Galloway both die.
B.Mongo doesn't have time to celebrate

5.Resolution
A.Mongo learns that it is alright to focus on your life and your love.
B.They will have to deal with the loss of a hero.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Love and War/ Character Biography

Richard Fletcher



Richard Fletcher was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His family was killed after a home invasion by the English army. He becomes crazy and bitter as a result of the incident. So he waits and waits for his chance at vengeance. Rich is a determined, cold-hearted, and relentless person while in his journey to kill the English army. But love comes in the way of that. In the shape of a princess.


Jessica Bell


Jessica Bell is the princess of England and heir to her father's throne. She is not ruthless like her family is. Her brother is the general of the English army. Jessica is actually quite caring, considerate, and loving to all people in England. She wants to find a prince, but no one is good enough. That's up until she meets Mongo Fletcher.


General Adrian Galloway


Gen.Galloway is the leader of the English army. He is the son of King Matthew IV and the brother of Princess Jessica. Galloway is a cold-blooded murderer, heartless man, and sickening human-being. Gen. Galloway is the antagonist of the story and has his hands full with our protagonist Mongo Fletcher.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Pitch - Love & War

Love & War is a story about Richard " Mongo " Fletcher, a young man from Glasgow,Scotland. As a teen, Mongo lost his family after a home explosion. Mongo's dad worked with a freedom fighting army known as the IRA, he knew that the English army did this. Mongo vowed to get his revenge.

This book is for teens and adults. It can help people learn that you can focus on your own life, but still can find a space for love. It is also entertaning because their is a lot of violence and comedy in this dramatic - action movie.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Orangutan Questions

Reader Response : Q4- I know that Galdilaks is very devoted to saving orangutans because she studied orangutans for 27 years and she rescued many orangutans and she traveled to places in the world to support their cause.

Writer Response : Q3- I think the author of this article explained the situation about the orangutans first to tell readers what the story will be about. Like a sneak preview about what we will learn about orangutans.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

HW # 89

2. I can relate this book to Freak the Mighty. I say that because in Black Pearl, Ramon finds a black pearl in the ocean and In freak the Mighty, Max and Kevin found a purse in the sewer. As you can see, they both found something valuable.

3.I would recommed this book book to my brother Ter'hone. He likes stories about imaginary monsters and he would have a fun time reading the book with me. He would also get scared of the devilfish Manta Diablo.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

HW # 87

Preposition- I am by the bank.
Conjunction- Neither Phil nor Allen like basketball.
Noun- Elillot and Janet play lacrosse.
Verb- Danny kills Roger.
Interjection- With excitement, Billy screams, " Wowy!"
Article- I am a boy.
Adverb- Hany screams loudly.
Adjective- James has a furry, brown dog name Furs.
Pronoun- He doesn't like you.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

HW # 86

Write Book Pages 44-45

A.
1.The jack rabbit watched the coyote.
2.People evacuated their homes.
3.The team won the tournament.
4.The play was postponed.
5.Priscilla hesitantly took charge.
6.Roll up your pants.

B.
1.Was she reasonably sure about her answer?
2.The lights went out!
3.Make sure you have sufficient cash.
4.Does Rex have a job in insurance?
5.My sister has a huge vocabulary!
6. take that dog to the vet.

C.This place is a mess.The workmen are fastening panelsof wallboard. They have been demolishing my room. It seemed like an eternity now. My grandmother recntly had a stroke. She's in with us because of that episode. My room is being divided in two. I had the only aproppiate bedroom. I resent my loss of space. I suspect Grandma resents her loss of freedom even more.

HW # 86

Write Book Pages 40-41



A.
1.At the school bazaar was a table with an assortment of junk.
In the clutter I spotted some old minoculars.
2.The climber felt for a toehold. His foot slipped into a cleft in the rock.
3.The locusts blanketed the farmland. They swarmed over acres of crops in a terrible plague.
4.Against the blue sky, the snowfall glittered like diamonds. The flakes fell softly.


B.
1.My mom hired a tutor to help me with my schoolwork. I have seen an improvement in my writing, and my grades have gone up too.
2.During the investigation, Mr.Maddox interviewed the witnesses. He asked for their versions of events, and they described what they have seen.
3.A waiter returned a wallet to its owner. The owner was very relieved, and gave the waiter a reward.

C.
1.Manatees are ocean animals. They live in Florida's waters. Manatees feed at nightime and sleep during the day.
2.Each night a manatee searches for food. It grazes on water plants. It will consume the equivalent of about one-tenth of its body weight.
3.Manatees are in danger. Humans are destroying their habitats. Motorboat propellers hit manatees resting just below the water's surface.

Monday, February 1, 2010

HW # 85

In the last chapter of The Greek Gods, it mostly talks about Greek story of Hercules. Hercules is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. Hercules was given a quest and had to pass through many labours. Hercules had to fight creatures like the Hydra, Mares of Diomedes, and the Neamean Lion. Zeus' wife Hera had a great deal of hatred toward Hercules. Hercules' final labour was to retrieve Cerberus, Hades' three headed dog, from the underworld. Hercules was guided by his brothers and sisters on his way to the underworld. Hercules asked permission to take Cerberus and got the dog and safely took him without harming him.

The situation between Hera and Hercules reminds of Percy Jackson and his stepdad in the Lighting Theif. Gabe Ugliano, Percy's stepdad, doesn't like Percy that much. He thinks Percy is a littile crazy, demented kid that is a freak. Percy thinks his mom deserves better than a beer swilling, hating, and mistreating husband like Gabe.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

HW # 84

1. I think a lot of people have read the book I'm reading. I think so because a lot of people are fascinated by Greek mythology and people might want to know the ancient stories made by the Greeks.

2. I would recommend it to my brother. So he can learn more about Greek mythology, so he can have knowledge on Greek mythology if the topic comes up in his school life, and so he can learn about the Underworld.

3. I would like to read the rest of the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series. It relates to the book I'm reading because it is about Greek mythology and the Percy Jackson series mentions Greek gods and creatures in the stories.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

HW # 81

Greek Gods : page 60 parts of speech

Nouns Pronouns Verbs
Hades he ran
Zeus she hate
Poseidon him look
man her walk
girl their fought
woman they scared
sea our
underworld
sky
wife
Persephone
ground
water
boys
power

Adjectives
big
great
large
scary
magnificent
best
dark
ugly

Sunday, January 24, 2010

HW # 79

1. In The Greek Gods, the author uses mostly compound sentences.

2. simple sentence - a sentence with a subject and predicate
compound sentence - a sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a conjunction and commas
complex sentence - a sentence with at least one dependent clause
compound complex sentence - a senten ce with two independent clauses and one dependent clause

3. simple- The girl ran ino her room.
compound- My friend invited me to a tea party; my parents didn't let me go.
complex- The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
compound complex- The dog lived outside, but the cat, who knew that he was superior, lived in the house.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

HW # 76

One non - fiction book I read was a book about Martin Luther King, JR. I read the book because it was Black History Month and my teacher read it to the class. The book is mainly about the life and legacy of Dr. King. I like non - fiction books better because I like real life facts and stories. Fictions have all those fake characters, that are okay, but not as good as the events that take place in real life. My favorie non - fiction subjects are war and fighting. I like those stories because their exciting and a fun thing to read about. For example, I read a comic book about the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 and about the Revolutionary War. Non - fiction books are fascinating and fun to read.

Monday, January 18, 2010

HW # 75

1. There are no examples of foreshadowing while I read.



2.



3. There are no examples of metaphors while I read.



4.Recess came, sweeter than a strawberry and honeybee milkshake, and twice as welcome. My mind was as blank as an essay on "My Favorite Homework Assignments."

5. Chet wants to help Ms.Bargoong and find the luch thief, but has trouble finding the thief.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Challenges of the Logans

The Logan family lives in 1933 Mississippi. They live in a segregated town with lots of racist white folk. The Logans face tough challenges and hatred from the white towns people, but they don't accept the hate without fighting. They are strong, tough people who do not take anything from anyone.

The Logans face hatred and segregation from the white folks in their neighborhood. Like the day the Logan kids were waiting for the school bus. The bus took a long time to come, but when it finally came, the bus splashed water and mud from the ground onto the kids. While the bus was driving away, kids on the bus yelled, " Nigger Nigger Mud Eater", at the kids. Another example of the hatred shown to the Logans is when T. J, a friend of the Logans, was framed for the murder of Jim Lee Barnett. TJ was befriended by RW and Melvin Simms. One night, Melvin, RW, and TJ went to Strawberry. They had a plan to steal a pistol, but when Mr. Barnett came they got scared. So RW hit Jim Lee with a flat axe and then they all T. J was blamed for the murder Mr.Barnett. I feel bad for TJ and the Logans.

Even though they have tough, frustrating problems, the Logans do not stay down and have the racist whites walk all over them. After being humiliated by the bus driver, the Logan children hatch a brilliant plan. At school, during lunch, the kids went to the garden house and stole some shovels. In the heavy rain, the kids dug up holes near a sidewalk. " Good, the more rain, the better," said Stacey. See, the plan was to have water from the road fill in the holes and as the bus came by, it would get stuck after hitting the holes.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

HW # 73

Write Book : Page 57

A.
1." This doesn't sound right", said the mechanic.
2. As he stamped his foot, the toddler screamed, " No!"
3. " My wallet is missing!" I creid. " Where could it be?"
4. Todd's essay is titled, " Our Expanding Galaxy."
5. " I'm too sick", I coughed," to entertain our visitors.
6."Yor chilli is very spicy! I love spicy foods!" I gasped as I swallowed water.

B.
1. A New Land, " America the Beautiful
2. Shel Silverstein, "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
3." Point of View " "No Difference "
4. Wedding Songs " I Love You Truly"
5. The Hartford Courant
6. Congress Prepares Tax Bill

C. Did you see the movie " Jurassic Park?" Michael asked Victoria. She smiled and said, " It as a very scary movie. I learned a lot about dinosaurs, though. " Look," Michael said, " at this report I just wrote about dinosaurs. He showed her the front cover with pictures of dinosaurs on it. He had named his report " The Frightening Facts About Dinosaurs."



Page 61 :

A.
1.Nevertheless
2.meanwhile
3.For example
4.Another way to
5.As a result of his carelessness
6.In summary

B.
1.Eventually
2.In fact
3.Therefore
4.Then
5.Since

Monday, January 11, 2010

HW # 71

Farewell to my Lunchbag - Chapter 1 : Chapter 1 starts out in the lunchroom with Ms.Bargoong and a frog name Chet talking. Chet came up to get his lunch and he seen Ms.Bargoong. She seemed down and glum. He asked her what was wrong. She said someone is stealing the lunch food. She was worried about the kids losing their lunch and her losing her job. Chet gets mad too. He didn't want to lose his and he also didn't want Ms.Bargoong to lose her job. She breaks it down for him and tells Chet what was stolen. She said some bananas, butterflies, and eggs were stolen. Chet said that Ms.Bargoong looked worser than a bowl of broccoli. She must've been pretty sad then. Chet void to find the theif and stop the cimes from happening.

This reminds me of when I was in the third grade. About 3 kids had something stolen. One kid lost a gameboy. He got in trouble with his mom and was yelled at in public at school. Everyone blamed this one kid, but secretly, I thoguht he was innocent. No one confessed and no one found his gameboy and soon, no one talked about it again.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Roll of Thunder Essay

The Logans have a very tough life to live. They have to deal with segregation, hatred, and racism. I would feel the same way about some of the challenges, but I would've done things different. I' m glad that I'm not the Logans right now.

The Logans deal with a lot of challenges in the story. The Logans feel scared and angry at the same time about their situations. I would feel the same way if I were the Logans. I would react just like Uncle Hammer. Hammer was furious when Cassie told him, " Lillian Jean tried to knock me off the sidewalk then her daddy came along and he twisted my arm and knocked me off the sidewalk. I would want to choke the life out of Charlie Simms and his daughter. I would've had a sense of anger like the Logans kid had when the bus driver splashed them with water. When the bus was driving off, some of the kids on the bus yelled, " Nigger! Nigger! Mud Eater!" I would want to splashed all of them with lava. I think the Logans and I have similar feeling.

Although I would feel the same way as the Logans, I would do something different than them. The Logan kids dug up holes in the road while the rain was falling so when the bame bus came by, it would hit the holes.