The purpose of the article is to show people what easter was like at the White House this year. It is kind of important because it shows how the President cares for the kids of his country. Also because it shows how the President celebrates easter.
This article shows how the President cares for kids of his country by inviting kids to his easter day party. Also his theme for the party helps cares for the kids by making it athletic. By making the theme for his easter day party athletic he helped the kids by helping kids learn that you exercise can be fun or made into some kind of play time. Also he showed them that instead of playing video games inside all day you could play outside, which is healthy, and still have fun. The President also shows that he cares for kids of his country by also inviting famous athletes to the party to play with the kids there.
The author made the purpose of the article how the President celebrates easter because he wanted to show people who didn't know how the president celebrated easter how he celebrated easter. Also he made this the purpose of the article because he thought it would be interesting for the readers. Another way he showed that this was the purpose of the article by making his article based on easter. Finally he shows that the purpose of the article is easter because his topic sentence is about easter at the White House.
From this article I learned that the President actually celebrates easter by inviting kids over to the White House and having a easter egg scavenger hunt, playing football, basketball, and rolls eggs down the White House lawn. I also learned that inviting kids over to the White house was a tradition that started over 134 years ago. I also learned that the President spent a lot of time on the party which in my opinion proves that he cares about the kids of this country.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Plagiarism is bad
Ms Galang I could not open that original source you were talking about in your blog so sorry if my blog is way too short or if it is really bad, sorry. What the student did wrong was plagiarizing off of the guy who wrote the original source. The student could of included the source by putting the author's name in parenthesis and also the website he got it from. Another thing you could do to cite your source is to state when your source was published.
Some ways to avoid plagiarizing is too cite your source. Another way to avoid plagiarism is to paraphrase your source, which means to use your own words instead of just copying and pasting the words. Finally you could avoid plagiarizing simply by not plagiarizing.
Some ways to avoid plagiarizing is too cite your source. Another way to avoid plagiarism is to paraphrase your source, which means to use your own words instead of just copying and pasting the words. Finally you could avoid plagiarizing simply by not plagiarizing.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Student Reading Response Aidan + Joyce
I like Aidan's blog because I like how he used a detail from the book to lead off his blog post. Another thing I like about Aidan's post is how he describes each persons view of the unwound ceremony, especially Connor's because I found it the most intriguing. Another thing I like about Aidan's post is how he described each character, it seems like I'm actually reading some kind of guide on the book because its so detailed.I also liked how Aidan used the idea from the book and put it on to his blog post that blog idea was that even when you get unwound you would still be alive because your brain's memories still live on. Finally I like how Aidan concluded his blog post because his conclusion was very strong and well thought out.
I also liked how in Joyce's post she started off her post strong, what she did was she started off her post with her thoughts instead of with facts from the book. I also liked her 2nd paragraph because she stated her feelings about one of the characters in the book. I also liked her 2nd paragraph because she stated why she is having those feelings about the character instead of just saying why she has those feeling about the character with no reason at all. I liked how she compared Gale and Peeta because it was very interesting and it was very meaningful. Finally I like how she described how she thought how Gale would look like.
I liked how Aidan used details to describe his characters in his blog post, I liked how Joyce started off her blog post with her own idea because it makes it unique from a lot of the blog posts I read over the months because people usually start off their blogs by stating facts in their books. I liked how Aidan concluded his blog because it was very strong and I could tell he put a lot of thought into it. I also liked how Joyce described her feelings for Peeta and Gale because it was very descriptive. Finally I liked how Joyce described Gale and Peeta and why she thought they would look like that.
I could improve my blog posts by adding more quotes in my posts and describing them. I could also start off my blog more creatively like how Joyce started off her blog with an opinion. I could also improve my blog by having less grammar and spelling mistakes. I could also improve my blog posts by adding more descriptive details to my blogs. Finally I could improve my blog by slowing down and rechecking my blogs for all of those mistakes and then I could fix them instead of leaving them there.
I also liked how in Joyce's post she started off her post strong, what she did was she started off her post with her thoughts instead of with facts from the book. I also liked her 2nd paragraph because she stated her feelings about one of the characters in the book. I also liked her 2nd paragraph because she stated why she is having those feelings about the character instead of just saying why she has those feeling about the character with no reason at all. I liked how she compared Gale and Peeta because it was very interesting and it was very meaningful. Finally I like how she described how she thought how Gale would look like.
I liked how Aidan used details to describe his characters in his blog post, I liked how Joyce started off her blog post with her own idea because it makes it unique from a lot of the blog posts I read over the months because people usually start off their blogs by stating facts in their books. I liked how Aidan concluded his blog because it was very strong and I could tell he put a lot of thought into it. I also liked how Joyce described her feelings for Peeta and Gale because it was very descriptive. Finally I liked how Joyce described Gale and Peeta and why she thought they would look like that.
I could improve my blog posts by adding more quotes in my posts and describing them. I could also start off my blog more creatively like how Joyce started off her blog with an opinion. I could also improve my blog by having less grammar and spelling mistakes. I could also improve my blog posts by adding more descriptive details to my blogs. Finally I could improve my blog by slowing down and rechecking my blogs for all of those mistakes and then I could fix them instead of leaving them there.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
White Fang #2
In my book called White Fang, by Jack London I think Grey Beaver made a kind of smart decision by giving up White Fang because he got money and rewards back for selling White Fang. Also eventually White Fang might of caused a war between his tribe and another because White Fang kept killing other peoples dogs and children. Also White Fang learned a valuable lesson from this trade which is never trust anyone. White Fang also learned how to love people back when Beauty Smith had White Fang stolen from him by his "Love Master" quote, Scott. Finally it was better for White Fang to be with Scot because he won't have to endear more of Grey Beavers vicious beatings and he would be healthier physically and mentally.
I think White Fang has evolved over time to become more of a dog because he finally he has learned not to attack everything he sees. Also he finally learned how to love things which is important because he never had any feelings for anything except for his mom when he was a puppy. Also he started to snuggle with his owner which before he would never let anything touch him. He also allowed Scot to pet him and would wait for Scot to come home. Finally he started to do more dog jobs such as being a sled dog and protecting the house and his master.
I think White Fang has evolved over time to become more of a dog because he finally he has learned not to attack everything he sees. Also he finally learned how to love things which is important because he never had any feelings for anything except for his mom when he was a puppy. Also he started to snuggle with his owner which before he would never let anything touch him. He also allowed Scot to pet him and would wait for Scot to come home. Finally he started to do more dog jobs such as being a sled dog and protecting the house and his master.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
White Fang
I think that in the book White Fang, by Jack London the main character White Fang should leave the Natives for lots of reasons. 1 reason is because he is a wolf and apparently in this book dogs and wolfs don't seem to like each other that much, example Lip- Lip. 2 reason is that he is getting abused and mistreated with the Natives when ever he does something wrong, like accidently bite a Natives finger. 3 reason he is a wild animal so I don't think he would last too long there and his mom is slowly dying in this camp anyway so I think that they would be better off if they just left back too the wild. The last reason is that he is too young so I think that he still needs to know the ways of the wild.
1 question I have about the book though is why did the Native Americans let White Fang and his mom join the camp in the first place. I think 1 reason they might of let them join so that the wolves could help the Natives hunt for food. Another reason why I think they might of kept them is that they kept them for defense so that when another Native tribe attacks them they could use those wolves against them and those wolves would help them attack the Natives and possibly even kill opposing Natives. Another reason they might keep them for even more company so that when the Natives get bored or something they could play around with the wolves. The final reason is that maybe they could use the wolves as training examples for the dogs, what I mean is that maybe the Natives could force the wolves to teach the dogs some kind of attacking technique.
1 question I have about the book though is why did the Native Americans let White Fang and his mom join the camp in the first place. I think 1 reason they might of let them join so that the wolves could help the Natives hunt for food. Another reason why I think they might of kept them is that they kept them for defense so that when another Native tribe attacks them they could use those wolves against them and those wolves would help them attack the Natives and possibly even kill opposing Natives. Another reason they might keep them for even more company so that when the Natives get bored or something they could play around with the wolves. The final reason is that maybe they could use the wolves as training examples for the dogs, what I mean is that maybe the Natives could force the wolves to teach the dogs some kind of attacking technique.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Literary devices in Romeo and Juliet
A literary device found in Romeo and Juliet is a oxymoron. The oxymoron in Romeo and Juliet is "It is written that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil and the painter with his nets" on page 29 line 40-42. These lines are oxymorons because they are 2 things that are opposites of each other, example the fisher with his pencil and and painter with his nets. I think Shakespeare chose this literary device too show that the Serving man isn't very educated. Also he showed this device so that he could show the audience that he isn't smart, yet not letting the people in the story think that the serving man is stupid.
Another literary device Shakespeare uses is irony. The example of this device is when Sampson says to Gregory on page 9, lines 23-24 "When I have fought with the men, I will be civil with the maid; I will cut off their heads. This is an example of irony because cutting off maidens heads isn't very civil at all in fact it is quite the opposite. I think he might of used this example of the literary device for humor so he could get the audience a few laughs. Also he might of used these lines so that he could show that man was very angry, but very clever because if he was overheard saying that near the police he could of been arrested because the police could think that this is going to be an attempted murder.
Another literary device Shakespeare uses is irony. The example of this device is when Sampson says to Gregory on page 9, lines 23-24 "When I have fought with the men, I will be civil with the maid; I will cut off their heads. This is an example of irony because cutting off maidens heads isn't very civil at all in fact it is quite the opposite. I think he might of used this example of the literary device for humor so he could get the audience a few laughs. Also he might of used these lines so that he could show that man was very angry, but very clever because if he was overheard saying that near the police he could of been arrested because the police could think that this is going to be an attempted murder.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Romeo and Juliet Letter
Dear Dante,
What's up Dante wear doing this play in class called Romeo and Juliet and its really interesting. I think you would find this play interesting because its about 2 wealthy families that always fight and apparently you seem to dig that stuff. Also I think its funny because it has a lot of funny puns in the play, like for example Sanderson or something like that says he will kill some Montague maidens with a naked sword and I just thought it sounds funny but its not that funny because it means rape. Also in case you don't know Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is Capulet those are their families last name. There fights are so frequent and fierce that the Prince threatened in the play to kill all of them if they plan to fight again.
In my opinion I think that Juliet and Romeo were destined to be with each other because Rosalyn, Romeo's first lover didn't and couldn't love him back and I don't think Juliet had a boy friend yet. Also Romeo had to kill some people in order to be with Juliet and people tried to kill him too. I think that maybe they were also meant to unite the families so they would finally stop fighting. Also they happened to just like each other a lot and I don't that just happens. Finally they both killed themselves by drinking some kind of poisoned drink and in the after life they probably will be together because they died together. So I hope you read this letter and I guess we will talk later.
Sincerely, Jacob
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