My lost in Walgreens story
I think that I did pretty good on it. The lead was the best part I think it really could catch the reader, it wasn't a Ba-Da-Bing but it was an interesting question. I'm just not sure I kept the readers attention though because it was kind of boring in the middle and I really need to work on that because I want to get comended on the TAKS test.
Even though the middle wasn't that good, I think my truism at the end was OK but that was all that tied it up. I think that if I had spent a little more time on it I could have tied it in a little better.
February 25, 2011
February 24, 2011
LA Vocab Words
taciturn: silent, not speaking
annotate: to mark or keep track(outsiders)
portcullis: a door or gateway to a castle
annotate: to mark or keep track(outsiders)
portcullis: a door or gateway to a castle
February 21, 2011
LA Readers Response 1/21/11
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Chapter 3-5
Harry has just met the order of the phoenix, a secret organization that fights against the Dark lord Voldemort. At the end of the 4th book Voldemort comes back to life, I think you have already read the book... if not, sorry, anyways he comes back to life and Harry watches this all happen, and to top it all off, none of the ministry people believe that Voldemort came back to life so he is pretty much alone.
Lets just say that I'm definitely not as brave as Harry Potter, I probably still be pretty depressed that my parents died and the fact that his worst enemy came back to life, and half the school hating him would make me go crazy. Harry must feel really left out since his friends are both prefects and he is not, I also think that Harry should have gotten the badge instead, but I am glad that Ron finally got some fame, he definitely deserved some. I'm really glad though that all the books aren't the same thing just with different characters and settings, like some books, they all have originality and I must say I can never put that book down, it is so addicting.
Chapter 3-5
Harry has just met the order of the phoenix, a secret organization that fights against the Dark lord Voldemort. At the end of the 4th book Voldemort comes back to life, I think you have already read the book... if not, sorry, anyways he comes back to life and Harry watches this all happen, and to top it all off, none of the ministry people believe that Voldemort came back to life so he is pretty much alone.
Lets just say that I'm definitely not as brave as Harry Potter, I probably still be pretty depressed that my parents died and the fact that his worst enemy came back to life, and half the school hating him would make me go crazy. Harry must feel really left out since his friends are both prefects and he is not, I also think that Harry should have gotten the badge instead, but I am glad that Ron finally got some fame, he definitely deserved some. I'm really glad though that all the books aren't the same thing just with different characters and settings, like some books, they all have originality and I must say I can never put that book down, it is so addicting.
February 18, 2011
LA Readers Response 2/18/2011
The two stories we read in LA on Friday
The two stories that we read were really different... I think the person who wrote the first one copied the story we read in that big packet, just in a different point of view. Plus that story sounds really weird coming from a 7th graders mouth, rather than a 10th graders mouth. And even if he wanted it to sound a little realistic don't say you have a 14 year old daughter when you are 13! I personally think he should have gotten a 1 not a 2, and I'm not surprised that Ms. Green was worried when she read this paper.
The second story wasn't that bad, it was pretty believable even though it was fiction. Though I think it should have gotten a 3 not a 4 because it wasn't written very well, it kind of just listed the events didn't really describe the key moments and the ending wasn't very good either. But I think I can learn a lesson from reading these two narrative, number one if your going to write fiction make it believable, number two don't write about the topic that the first one was about, and most of all indent all my paragraphs.
The two stories that we read were really different... I think the person who wrote the first one copied the story we read in that big packet, just in a different point of view. Plus that story sounds really weird coming from a 7th graders mouth, rather than a 10th graders mouth. And even if he wanted it to sound a little realistic don't say you have a 14 year old daughter when you are 13! I personally think he should have gotten a 1 not a 2, and I'm not surprised that Ms. Green was worried when she read this paper.
The second story wasn't that bad, it was pretty believable even though it was fiction. Though I think it should have gotten a 3 not a 4 because it wasn't written very well, it kind of just listed the events didn't really describe the key moments and the ending wasn't very good either. But I think I can learn a lesson from reading these two narrative, number one if your going to write fiction make it believable, number two don't write about the topic that the first one was about, and most of all indent all my paragraphs.
February 17, 2011
LA Readers Response 2/17/2011
Eldest
Pages 243-321
In the part that I read (I'm focusing mostly on Eragon because the book goes back and forth between two main characters) Eragon met his new teacher Oromis the only other rider alive that still has a dragon. His best friend is Arya, and his dragon's name is Saphira.
He recently fought the Shade which left him with a scar on his back so that he cannot bend it to far. If I were in that situation, that would really stink because I need my back for a lot of things, and if every time I streched it to far I almost feinted I don't know what I would do. Plus his master makes him strech and do flexibility exercises and he usuallly has 2-4 episodes with his back a day, that would put a lot of stress on me expecially because I play lots of sports that I need my back in. I sure hope his scar goes away Oromis says it will but I am doubtful.
Pages 243-321
In the part that I read (I'm focusing mostly on Eragon because the book goes back and forth between two main characters) Eragon met his new teacher Oromis the only other rider alive that still has a dragon. His best friend is Arya, and his dragon's name is Saphira.
He recently fought the Shade which left him with a scar on his back so that he cannot bend it to far. If I were in that situation, that would really stink because I need my back for a lot of things, and if every time I streched it to far I almost feinted I don't know what I would do. Plus his master makes him strech and do flexibility exercises and he usuallly has 2-4 episodes with his back a day, that would put a lot of stress on me expecially because I play lots of sports that I need my back in. I sure hope his scar goes away Oromis says it will but I am doubtful.
Vocabulary words 2/17/2011
Monomial: one term (math)
Megaparsec: a unit of mesurment of space equal to one million parsecs
Truism: A statement that is true about most things
Megaparsec: a unit of mesurment of space equal to one million parsecs
Truism: A statement that is true about most things
February 16, 2011
LA Readers Resoponse 2/15/2011
The Passage on College Essays
Initialay I thought it was pathetic that the essay should count as more than half of the percentage of getting into top colleges like harvard. Its not like your every going to write a personal essay in real life and they count almost more than the grades the students make in all their four years!!!! Then my mom and I argued over the subject and its kind of like if you had a bunch of top notch soccer players but only 20 spots, how would you choose? Well, mabye one is bratty and a ball hog, while the other is a good team player, but without tryout or info on them they would be equally good. Its like with the Essay if you have 25,000 students that are applying for Harvard and only 10,000 spots how do you choose? With an essay you can kind of see who you would want at your school or on your team.
With that said I would also like to argue that at the highschools they should put a class that you can take to focus on Personal Narratives, mabye then you would be more prepared for that essay that decides if you get into a college or not. I see how it isn't required because you only use it once in your life, but it is still important if you want to go to a good college.
Initialay I thought it was pathetic that the essay should count as more than half of the percentage of getting into top colleges like harvard. Its not like your every going to write a personal essay in real life and they count almost more than the grades the students make in all their four years!!!! Then my mom and I argued over the subject and its kind of like if you had a bunch of top notch soccer players but only 20 spots, how would you choose? Well, mabye one is bratty and a ball hog, while the other is a good team player, but without tryout or info on them they would be equally good. Its like with the Essay if you have 25,000 students that are applying for Harvard and only 10,000 spots how do you choose? With an essay you can kind of see who you would want at your school or on your team.
With that said I would also like to argue that at the highschools they should put a class that you can take to focus on Personal Narratives, mabye then you would be more prepared for that essay that decides if you get into a college or not. I see how it isn't required because you only use it once in your life, but it is still important if you want to go to a good college.
February 5, 2011
LA Readers Response 2/3/2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
the first two chapters
I can't believe that Harry had to go back to the Dursleys, it must be horrible living with such horrible people and plus they made him survive on carrots and pomegranate. I don't think it was fair that he has no other relatives that could take care of him I mean that can't be all his relatives!
I'm glad that the Weasleys took him to the World Cup because I think he will like that. I like the way the author starts out the book every time at the Dursleys and he somehow escapes it's always Hagrid or the Weasleys that come to save him. And it is really funny how every time the Defense of dark arts teacher always leaves or dies and a new one replaces them. So far I really like the Harry Potter series it really is a good series no wonder they got famous, I never get bored from it.
the first two chapters
I can't believe that Harry had to go back to the Dursleys, it must be horrible living with such horrible people and plus they made him survive on carrots and pomegranate. I don't think it was fair that he has no other relatives that could take care of him I mean that can't be all his relatives!
I'm glad that the Weasleys took him to the World Cup because I think he will like that. I like the way the author starts out the book every time at the Dursleys and he somehow escapes it's always Hagrid or the Weasleys that come to save him. And it is really funny how every time the Defense of dark arts teacher always leaves or dies and a new one replaces them. So far I really like the Harry Potter series it really is a good series no wonder they got famous, I never get bored from it.
February 3, 2011
LA Readers Response 2/1/2011
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The whole book
I definately liked this book it was a great sequal to the 3rd book, and it definately paved a path for the last one. I really want Percy and Annabeth to get together and when she is mad at him in the beggining it really doesn't make me want to read the book but all the rest is good.
my favorite part is probably Geryons farm you may think i'm wierd because I think that but it is really interesting, how he gets all the poop out of the barn is amazing I thought all his friends were going to die, but of course he wouldn't kill off the main characters. I also like how The seires is ment to be a series not a bunch of books made at the last second to get more money.
The whole book
I definately liked this book it was a great sequal to the 3rd book, and it definately paved a path for the last one. I really want Percy and Annabeth to get together and when she is mad at him in the beggining it really doesn't make me want to read the book but all the rest is good.
my favorite part is probably Geryons farm you may think i'm wierd because I think that but it is really interesting, how he gets all the poop out of the barn is amazing I thought all his friends were going to die, but of course he wouldn't kill off the main characters. I also like how The seires is ment to be a series not a bunch of books made at the last second to get more money.
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