Wednesday 12-4-11 10 Questions (quickwrite)

1. Where were you when this happened?
2. How old were you?
3. How did it happen?
4. Who were you with, or were you alone?
5. What year/day/month did the situation happen?
6. Who did you tell after?
7. Why do you think this happened?
8.Did this change your outlook on anything?
9. What were you doing before this happened?
10. Why do you think this happened to you?

Tuesday 12-13-11 Journalistic style writing (quickwrite)

My Dangerous Story


When I was at the midnight premiere for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 at the Edwards cinema theatre in Calabassas,with my older brother, his girlfriend, and my older sister, a couple of girls approached us. They had butterbeer cupcakes. Let me explain what butterbeer is. Butter beer is a non-alcoholic beverage from Harry Potter, that is also fictional. So I took one of the cupcakes since they were offering us, and ate a small portion of it. After I ate a very little bit of it, I realized that what I did could really hurt me. Those cupcakes could've had drugs in them, or a potential killer poison. The whole night I was so worried that I would have to go to the E.R. There was nothing wrong with me, but that night I reinforced a common rule I had forgotten. Never take things from strangers!

Young Girl Gets In Delivery Truck Crash!


       Six year old Morgan Barton was with her father and sister, when a potentially deadly accident unfolded beneath her very eyes. Morgan's father worked as a delivery truck driver in Coosbay Oregon. On that night,her father left the truck to go and deliver something;leaving Morgan and her little sister alone in the truck. Being the curious girl that she was, Miss Barton started fiddling around with the gears. When she pushed on one of the gears, she started"Rolling down a hill, headed in to a hedge of trees," Morgan stated. After her and her sister had crashed, thankfully no one was hurt. But as for the delivery truck, well there wasn't any point in repairing it.

                       -Sara Shahnazi

Monday 12-12-11 Grammar by students

He destroyed his house and set it on fire; only taking $24.50 and his bank account number with him, now he was on his way to starting a new life.

2.Caspian looked at me in a sorrowful way, that almost made me cry for him, but in reality it was too late because I was already crying for myself.

3.LEAVE AS IS

4. Home; can you really call a place you have lived in for a month and a half a home?

5.Peyton walked through the dark alley, with her schoolbag clung to her shoulders like tape.

6.After he had made the snow machine that had developed a mind of its' own, and not to mention destroyed it, he was bankrupt on good inventions.

Friday 12-9-11 Splurge!( Quick write)

1.What the hokey pokey!?-- What the h**l?!
2. Son of a woosh!-- Son of a b***h!
3. Holy cannoli!-- Holy s**t!
4. Mother crumbs!-- Mother f****r!
5. Saurkraut!-- S**t!
6. Voldemort!-- As* H**e!

WARNING! Side effects to saying these alternative words instead of bad words may result in the following: Creative thinking, confidence, witty-ness, and just down right coolness. Use sparingly to avoid uber coolness!

Thursday 12-8-11 Quotes (Quickwrite) and active+ passive voice

Quickwrite
1. "Why don't you want this cake?", Morgan asked.
2. "You shall all bow down to awkward turtle!", Shiva commanded.
3. Kiana yelled," Stop drawing that ugly stick figure!"
4."Tacos make the world a million times better", Federico stated.
5. "Unicorns are Rhinos in disguise!", I retorted.
6. Cassiy whispered,"See that ant over there? He's trying to dominate the world."
7. Lucy screamed,"No one cares about your dumb sparkles!"
8. "Possums are my sincere homies.", Shaddi answered.
9. "Why don't you find the world's biggest burrito?", Mr.McCabe wondered.
10. "Give peace a chance", John Lennon sang.

Active and Passive Sentence
1. Kiana slapped Federico when Morgan called her a unicorn. (active)
2. The sushi was made by "Big"Bob. (hmmm... I wonder which one this is. Passive)

Tuesday 12-6-11 Interview questions + quickwrite

Quickwrite
    Who was with you when you went to the concert?
     What genre of music did the band play?
     What was the date?
     Was the concert held in a famous amphitheater, or more of a smaller venue?
     Why did you want to go to that certain concert?
     How did you fell during it, and after it happened?

Interview Question
Was the concert held in a famous  amphitheater, or more of a smaller venue?
        "It was at Madison Square Garden. I would say that that would be the most famous amphitheater in America. ", Mr.McCabe answered in a reminiscent tone.    

Monday 12-5-11 Interview on lunch (quickwrite)

1. Did you count the calories in your lunch, or simply ate it ?
         Kiana: "I just simply eat whatever I want."

2. Would you prefer that your meal be junk food or healthy food?
        Kiana:" Fast food all the way!"

3. Do you pack your lunch or buy?
       Kiana: "I pack my lunch. Never in my life have I bought lunch from the cafeteria."

Thursday 12-1-11 paraphrasing and pledge quickwrite

Quick write
 I promise to be the ally of the United State's flag. I also pledge to the republic, and our single nation, under the lord, which can't be separated. All of that with pride for our country and justice for everyone.

Paraphrasing
 Bugs Bunny is a human like grey rabbit. He was created in 1938 and he is care free, a joker, and is sarcastic. Above all of the other cartoon characters in the world, he has been in the most movies. His film personality is ranked ninth in the world. When Bugs hit sheer stardom, he became the representative character of the company Warner Brothers. For the past 73 years that Bugs Bunny has been in action, he has always had a special part in our hearts.

A company named NRDC has done a study about video game electricity usage, and came to a conclusion that in a year, video games use the same amount of electricity  as the town of San Diego in California. To reduce this waste of electricity, and save approximately one billion dollars, it is advised to use less of your video game consoles a week. Not only will this save money, but it will also reduce CO2 and generally make the planet cleaner. Two gaming consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation, left on for 24 hours, for a term of 7 days will waste as much as two new refrigerators.So the next time you play video games, take in to consideration how much you are costing the planet.

Wednesday 11-230-11 Why would you do such a thing?(quickwrite)

    A lot of the times, you have to have good judgment when believing things on the internet. A lot of people on the internet post things just for their amusement, or other times for much more dangerous things. I think that people would post stupid things on the internet for just a laugh, or for their own benefit of saying "look at these people who believe this bogus!". Other times, people post things on the internet that change their appearence, or personality traits about them. I think they do this because they are either insecure, or are trying to impress or fit in with people. I don't necessarily agree with this though because people can trust someone that they don't even know. And at times this can be very dangerous. And lastly when people post things about trying to get money for a fake organization, or other scams, I think it's just for them to steal your money, and keep a realistic looking front. This is definitely dangerous, and you should do your research before trusting something on the internet. Before you know it you could be sending thousands of dollars away to an "Alpaca in Africa" foundation. All of these are examples of people either being stupid, or just plain right scam artists.

Tuesday 11-29-11 Is it Reliable?

1. Bolierplate- It's Fake because although it goes into much detail, another website stated that it was fake. Also robots aren't even mentioned in history books as being developed back then.

2. Dog Island- It's fake because there is no real information on the site about prices or other things. The price is said to be free, funded by rich people with big hearts. I don't think rich people would fund a dog island...

3.Havidol- It's fake because the side effects are totally bogus! (Terminal smile, inter species communication)

4. RYT- It's totally fake, because their partnerships are faulty. (Only 12 minutes of sleep with Rivitalex/ Yeah I don't think so ...)

5.Furnetics- It's fake because Wikifur said it was a hoax, so I'm assuming it is. (This one was tricky)

6.Dihydrogen Monoxide- It's fake because it's just a not commonly known way of saying water. Though  people might think it is dangerous for the "monoxide" part.

7.Pacific Tree Octopus- It's obviously fake because Octopi don't live on trees, and they can't live without water. Think people think!

8.Beautiful Money- I believe that it is real because we looked it up and it is said that it is money for Antarctica, but it is not to be traded for value.

9.Mankato-  I believe that it is real because there are pictures and maps of Mankato. Also there is a picture of President Bush fishing there!( That will have to be further examined though...)

10. Kresky- Funny website, but it's a fake. If you look up popular shows in the 70's, Kresky is not up there. Also it is a known hoax. If you don't recognize Kresky, it's because it didn't exist.
          
           We should have a gullibility meter in our brain. If only if only.

Monday 11-28-11 Tucker the trucker (quickwrite)

3 sentences:
    There is a man who is a trucker named Tucker.
     He owns a truck, and it's in Winnemucca.
     His truck is currently stuck in the muck.
2 sentences:
     There is a man that is a trucker named Tucker, and he owns a truck.
     Tucker's truck is stuck in Winnemucca muck.
1 sentence:
     Tucker is a man who is a trucker and owns a truck stuck in the muck in Winnemucca.

Wednesday 11-23-11 Giving Thanks (Quickwrite)

On different times, I've helped my mom cook diner and clean up. But one time she came home from work really tired, so I decided that that would be the nicest thing to do for her. It felt really good because I knew that she really appreciated it. If I had just sat on the couch and lazed around, I would probably feel really guilty. I think it feels better to help someone rather than having someone do something for you. I think this because you feel happy and good. As far as being lazy, I have those days but overall helping out is the greatest gift/reward you can earn. Especially when that someone says thank you.

Tuesday 11-22-11 Rumors(quickwrite) & sentences

Quickwrite
Rumor that I believe:
       I believe in a rumor that says that Kim Kardashian only married Kris Humphries for her show, and money. It makes sense because she endorsed a lot of brands on the wedding episode, and I'm sure that a lot of things for her wedding came provided free of cost. The particular episode would get a lot of people to watch it, therefore viewings would go up, which means more money. So I basically think that it was all a big publicity stunt


Rumor that I don't believe:
      I heard a rumor from someone that a teacher in this school has a voodoo doll on her desk. Apparently that teacher also casts "hexes" and "curses" on the students she doesn't like. This seems very unbelievable, because curses and hexes are all mumbo jumbo things. I think that anyone that would believe that wouldn't be the brightest bulb in the tanning bed.


Active vs Passive voice
         Active: the subject of the sentence is doing the verb
         Passive: The subject is having the verb done to it

Monday 11/21/11 Quickwrite and Sentences

Quickwrite


I eat.
I swim.
I ran.


I eat salmon.
I swim with my cat.
I ran to Kiana.


I eat salmon with garlic.
I swim with my cat and ball.
I ran to Kiana and saw Federico.


The bright colored, bad tempered, and stinky tabby cat likes to run quickly everyday.
Sentences
Simple Sentence- One (independent) clause
Complex- One independent and at least one dependent clause
Compound- two or more independent clauses

Friday 11-18-11 Paragraph about anything(quickwrite)and Sentence structures

Qucikwrite
         Everyone needs to bow down to Awkward Turtle. Awkward Turtle is our turtle up on the fourth floor. He lets us know when things are getting or are awkward. When this happens, you need to make the "Awkward Turtle sign" with your hands. Because he is a giant turtle, he can do thing for us that not even alien cows could do. He has a special spot in my soul, and if you let him into your soul, he will rent it out, and pay you annually. So tell me, when you are seeking to be a part of a new movement, why don't you choose Awkward Turtle?


Sentence Structures Continued


Subject: What the sentence is about.
Predicate: What is said about the subject


Specific Sentence Structures:
Subject Verb
Subject Verb Object
Verb
Subject Verb Direct-Object Indirect-Object


Clause- a subject and a predicate
Independent clause- could be a sentence on it's own
Dependent clause- needs another clause to be a complete sentence

Thursday 11-17-11 Types of Sentences and 9 sentences(quickwrite)

Types of Sentences
1. Declarative Sentence-makes a statement
2. Interrogative Sentence- asks a question
3. Imperative Sentence-gives a command
4. Exclamatory Sentence- expresses strong feelings


Quickwrite
1. Shiva has glasses.
2. The United States of America is composed of 50 states.
3. The Earth is round.


1. Why can't we fly?
2. Is there life on other planets?
3. Why can't we all just get along?


1. Give me your lunch money.
2. Put your hands up in the air, and wave them like you just don't care.
3. Give me all of your love, or none at all.


1. Cats aren't lame!
2. I will not eat a bunny!
3. Possums are my homies!

wednesday 11/16/11 parts of speech continued and quickwrite

Quickwrite

1. Hello.

2.What's up?

3. The tree's leaves.

4.There's also the sky.

5. Would you like a unicorn?

6. If it only shoots laser beams.

7. You should name him "Pablo the Magnificent".

8. What about Biff Clingy, but with an x?

9. Cool, but you need to feed it only leprechauns.

10. So Biff Clinxy is now the coolest cat in town!

Parts of Speech

Article-  identifies and specifies a noun

               Two articles: definite (the/this/that) and indefinite (a/an)

Tuesday 11/14/11 Parts of Speech continued

Pronoun- a word that refers to a noun
I assassinate righteously.
Adverb- a word that modifies a verb ( or another adverb)
Conjunction- a word that connects two clauses together
Preposition- tells the relationship between two things


Of (possessive)
To (indirect objects)
By( possessive clause)


Interjection- interjections(Hey!) show excitement (Yow!) or emotion( Ouch!)

Monday 11/14/11 Quickwrite + parts of speech

Parts of Speech:
        Noun- a person place or thing
 proper vs common (Sara Shahnazi vs girl)
abstract vs concrete ( awkward vs turtle)
mass vs countable   (water vs fingers)


        Adjective - modifies a noun
        Verb- an action
Helping verbs:
Don't be so mean.
You ought to mind your Ps and Qs.
Would you try to help her cross the street?


I could have sang.                I could've sang.


Quickwrite:

1. The
2. You
3. her
4. him
5. face
6. name
7. hello
8. hey
9. what
10. how
11. who
12. where
13. why
14. that
15. they
16. them
17. their
18. they're
19. can
20. can't
21. will
22. not
23. no
24. yes
25. maybe
26. should
27. could
28. would
29. because
30. make
31. just
32. did
33. okay
34. up
35. really
36. down
37. right
38. left
39. side
40. line
41. road
42. car
43. family
44. brother
45. sister
46. mom
47. dad
48. pet
49. bed
50. room
51. people
52. lie
53. like
54. over
55. said
56. oh
57. hi
58. smelly
59. cool
60. awesome
61. weird
62. good
63. bad
64. pretty
65. love
66. die
67. hot
68. cold
69. warm
70. funny
71. stupid
72. eat
73. hungry
74. but
75. of
76. on
77. sad
78. mad
79. happy
80. so
81. music
82. song
83. homework
84. girl
85. boy
86. wrong
87. hate
88. joke
89. smart
90. get

Assertions on characters Monday 11/7/11

A: Jackie is a very smart person.
D: I know this because in the story, she always is mentioning something that she has read or learned. She aids in finding out clues and deciphering what they mean/are.
E: This is being smart because she can understand things that normal people at her age wouldn't even think of.  She can recall things that she has read, which means that she has learned a lot.


A: Kelci is a very athletic person.
D:She blocks things from hitting Jackie constantly, and reacts quickly. She also has good agility and sped.
E: This is being athletic because she can react quickly, which is necessary in sports. She can also be very quick, which is another good component in sports.


A: Jackie and Kelci are best friends, though they are total opposites.
D: In the story they are always looking at things differently, and have different personalities.
E: This being opposites of each other because they like different things,, and act differently, but they both complete each other in a harmonious way.

Surprise Endings 11/5/11 Friday

1. Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to discover that he had been transformed into a gigantic 1/3 possum, 1/3 sewer rat, and 1/3 alpaca thing.


2. What can you say about a 25 year old girl who likes to eat candy on her spaghetti?


3. One may as well begin with Helen's letters to Mr.Snail Sr. .


4. Once upon a time, there was a martian named Biff Clingy, who was madly in love with Diva Shas.


5. Norman Bates heard a noise and a shock went through his fluorescent green hair.


6. If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the gas station on Mars, with the purple cat gas attendant. 


7. Mr. Jones, of the Manor farm, had locked the hen house for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut his once filled liquor cabinet.


8. For the first fifteen years of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew how to spell, or communicate with frogs.


9. Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of style, because for that reason, she had come to the future.


10. Once upon a time, far away in Japan, a poor young artist sat alone in his little house, waiting for an apocalypse to bring him showers of black, and canvases of dust.


11. It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to think that Rudolf Reindeer isn't going to hang out with him anymore.


12. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were trying to figure out what had stopped time.


13. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at a waffle  connoisseur's mansion, that was obviously made out of pickles.


14.It was a dark and stormy smell, the kind where you know that it smells.


15. The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward more and more rocks.


16. Robert Cohn was once middle weight boxing champion of the dust committee.

I am Tuesday, 11/1/11

1.I am wacky.
2.I am unique.
3. I am looking forward to my cousins coming from Chicago for Christmas.
4. I am a bookworm.
5. I am a clumsy person.
6. I am a food enthusiast.
7.I am hoping to get a Kindle for Christmas.
8. I am Sara Lauren Shahnazi.
9. I am always thinking about foxes and alpacas.
10. I am shy when it comes to trying new things.
11. I am a cookie  monster.
12. I am in need of a vacation.
13. I am just a girl trying to make her way through middle school.
14. I am always joking with Shiva Das.
15. I am thinking about how pickles are cucumbers soaked in brine.
16. I am a fox and cat lover.
17. I am half Persian and half Caribbean.
18. I am the youngest in my family.
19. I am trying to enjoy my seventh grade year.
20. I am a fun person ; when you get on my good side.


Protagonist Jackie Kourt
wants to uncover the mysterey of her school,
but she doesn't know what to start looking for.

Mr.McCabe's Character Friday 10/28/11

Mr.McCabe is a creative person because he is always coming up with new teaching ways, and everyday we have an interesting quick write . 


Mr.McCabe is a laid back person  because he says to never panic, and takes things easy.


Mr.McCabe is a violent person because he likes to kill bus loads of orphans and nuns.




Character Assertion Graphic Organizer


William is a mean person. I know he's mean because  he always bullies Margot. That's mean because Margot  is a very shy and quiet person. Also, bullying is a harsh form of violence. I know he's mean because he also locks Margot in the closet when the sun comes out. That's mean  because he knows that Margot loves the sun, and hates the rain, so he intentionally locked her in there to prevent her from being happy.


Margot is a reserved person. I know she's reserved because she lets people push her around. That's reserved because she doesn't stand up for herself. I know she's reserved because people mock her, and she just soaks it all up. That's reserved because she is keeping all her emotions bottled up, and she's letting people constantly tease her.

The meanest thing I've ever done Thursday 10/27/11

I honestly can't remember the meanest thing I've ever done, but I do remember something that I did that was pretty mean. I'm sure that this wasn't the worst I did, but it still did some damage. I stole my brother's IPhone headphones, and put it in a file cabinet at my dad's office. I was going to give them back to him before we left, but I eventually forgot.A day later, I remembered and my brother got super mad at me. I felt happy but guilty at the same time. I don't regret it now, because he still does mean things to me, so it's my mild form of revenge. Just saying, he better watch out...

Wednesday To Have something once, or not have it at all 10/26/11

I think that I would prefer to not have that ting at all.If you had something great for one day or less, after that day you would want that thing badly.But if you didn't have that thing at all, you wouldn't miss it, and you wouldn't compare other good things to it. On the other hand, if you had that one great thing for how ever much period of time, you would take away that experience with you, and have a lasing memory from it.All in all, you would definitely have an easier life without wanting that good thing again.But if I were to be able to have one good thing for a day, it would probably be to have extremely good, (I'm talking world renowned) food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, for that one day. If only, if only...

Raining All the Time Tuesday 10/25/11

If it never stopped raining, I would try to come up with a way for people to have waterproof skin. This would make it easy for people to get around, without the hassle of carrying an umbrella, or wearing raincoats. When the rain would hit your skin, it would slide down and your skin would be left dry. As for taking showers, you would be able to switch off a button which allows your skin to become water absorbent again. But if my invention failed, I would probably be really depressed, and would have to cope with the rain. And just from an assumption, I hope it's not acid rain because we would obviously all die. That wouldn't be much fun.

Waiting Monday 10/24/11

I'm waiting to get the new Kindle. I've wanted it for over a year now, and hope that i will soon get it for Christmas. I think that the Kindle fits my lifestyle. I love to read, so it would be easier for me to just get books instantly , rather than having to travel to the bookstore, or library. Also the Kindle has a new feature where you can rent ebooks on you r Kindle. You don't have to worry about fines or anything else. My parents said that if they get it for me for Christmas, then i would have to stop talking about it. It took half of the year to convince them to get me one. But until Christmas, sooner or later, I'm still waiting.

Meta Constructed Video Analysis Thursday 10/20/11

1. How many people contributed to the whole song?
2. How many different chords are in the whole song?
3.How many takes were in this video?
4.Did the guy retouch any of the voices?
5.What parts of the speech did they take?
6. Why is it that the  older we get, the sicker our humor becomes?

Tuesday Protagonist of a Story 10/18/11

If I were to be in a movie it would be an action packed film. I would definitely change a lot about myself. For example, I would be flexible so I could get in and out of places fast and easy. I wouldn't be afraid of anything except losing the people I love. I would also have the ability to come up with brilliantly plotted plans in the split of a second. And I would acquire a fox as a pet. Things that would stay the same would be my personality, style, and sometimes clumsiness. I also would keep my family and friends the same.


Protagonist- Harry Potter
Antagonist- Voldemort, the death eaters, and Barney Crouch JR.
Conflict- when Cedric Diggory and Harry get transported from the maze to see Voldemort being re born
Setting- Hogwartd, Present Day
Climax- when Voldemort gets reborn into a human
Resolution- Voldemort comes back to wreak havoc on the wizarding world
Theme- be careful who you trust

monday 10/17/11 Quickwrite Favorite movie or book

My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry (the main character)is entered without his knowing into a tournament called the  Tri-Wizard tournament. He has to compete against three other opponents, and make it out alive.  Harry gets through the first two challenges, and is going to go through the last big maze. While in there, he sees people struggling to find their way to the goblet, which will transport them out of the maze, and they will be crowned victor. When he finally sees this, he reaches for it with  Cedric Diggory.( An opponent that is from Hogwarts by strange happenings) They then are transported to see a very evil wizard, Voldemort, being brought back to full strength.Cedric gets killed, but Harry makes it out alive


Protagonist- the main character
Antagonist-the enemy of the protagonist
Conflict-the fight between the protagonist and the antagonist
Setting-where and when the story takes place
Climax- the high point of the action
Resolution-the outcome of the conflict
Theme-the authors message to the reader
Plot-the sequence of events of the story

Job VS. School Friday 10/14/11 quickwrite

        Like A Job

• It's like a job because you can get "fired". In school you either get expelled or suspended for inappropriate behavior, or any other action that isn't right.In a work environment you get fired.
• In school you have work, exactly like a job.
• They also share a similarity with someone being in charge. In school its the principal, and the deans, and so on. For a job, it's a manager, a general manager, etc.

        Different from a job

• In a job you don't have to keep switching classes every hour.
• They don't pay you for going to school.
• You get to choose your hours at work , to see when you will be coming in. At school you are expected to be their everyday, and unless you are sick or any other big thing, there is no excuse.

Thursday Metaphors Quickwrite 10/13/11 + Idiom and analogy

I am a bookworm.
I always have a book with me and am always intrested in good reads.

My sister is a rendition of Vincent Van Gogh.
She is very creative and is a great artist. She also has an eye for things that people normally don't see.

My cat is a dog.
She likes to chew shoes, chase her tail, anddrink form the toilet.

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

Nolan Ryan is the Bret Favre of baseball : he had a great arm,and was a star player for a long time

My life Metaphor+simile wednesday 10/12/11

My life is like a goldfish in a bowl. Everyday I go around the bowl, doing my same routine. I haven't explored anything bigger yet so basically my life is just the same thing over and over again. But sometimes I get a change in fish flakes, which is for the better, but sometimes those fish flakes are bad for me.One day I know that I will leave this fishbowl I live in, and go explore the ocean.




Simile-describing something by saying it's similar to something else, using the word like or as
          EX: Then wildly like animals escaped from their caves, they ran and ran in shouting circles


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

Diamante 10/11/11 Tuesday

Trurl
Friend Klapaucius
"Machine make nothing"
Was a dreadful sight
Ceased to exist
Envious one
Nothingness

Same letter Short story 10/11/11 Quickwrite tuesday

Sally seal screamed.Something skulked somewhere. Scratching sounds surrounded Sally. She swam slowly singing softly.Sally soon saw scary shark shadows.She swam somewhere safe. Sharks scared Sally. Sally soon saw shark stencils.

Authors message Monday 10/10/11

I think that the authors message to the reader is that everything in this world is precious. And if something bad gets taken away, we still are missing out on it.

100 words that start with "N" Monday 10/10/11 quickwrite

1.narwhals
2.noses
3.nostrils
4.neck
5.niceness
6.New York
7.Nevada
8.New Orleans
9.North Dakota
10.ninety nine
11.ninety eight
12.ninety seven
13.ninety six
14.ninety five
15.ninety four
16.ninety three
17.ninety two
18. ninety one
19. nineteen
20.nine hundred fifty six
21.nine billion 
22.night
23.nightmare
24.Nano
25.nine
26.numerator
27.nutcracker
28.nuts
29.nausea
30.note
31.Notredam
32.noggin
33.noodle
34.Nickelodeon
35.network
36.net
37.needle
38.narrator
39.Nintendo
40.NASA
41.nitrogen
42.negative
43.Nutella
44.New England
45.Napoleon
46.news
47.nastiness
48.Nigeria
49.Newt
50.New Jersey
51.nails
52.nickel
53.Nile
54.New Hampshire
55.noises
56.nimcompoop
57.Neptune
58.Nicotine
59.nun chuck
60.nectarine
61.notebook
62.nuns
63.nanny
64.neon green
65.neon blue
66.neon purple
67.neon orange
68.neon red
69.neon yellow
70.neon pink
71.Navy
72.Niagra Falls
73.neutrons
74.novel
75.North Carolina
76.neutrons
77.nuclear bombs
78.nachos
79.nature



 

Diamante Friday 10/7/11

Kobras
Priscilla Roseberry
The odd couple
Skull against steel rippled
Who's your leader?
Mighty thrust
Locker

Best Friend Quickwrite Friday 10/7/11

My best friend is a very down to earth person. She loves to read and go hiking. We love talking about things like surfing and how we want to get typewriters for christmas. She likes old fashioned things and to help people. Even though we only have one class together, we still make the effort to see each other at lunch and nutrition. A strength that she has is that she is creative. If I can't come up with a good idea, she is always there to come up with a brilliant plan. A weakness that she has is that she tends to brag about things without realizing she is doing it. But overall, she's my best friend and I wouldn't change anything about her.

Word roots that we defined ourselves Thursday 10/6/11

A- not
anima- lively/alive
ann- yearly
aqua- water
astro- space
bene- good
bi- two
bio- life
cent- one hundred
auto- self

Word Roots Example 2 Thursday 10/6/11

chrome color - Kodachrome- a brand of color film made by Kodak
chron    time  - Chronic- lasting for a long time
cide      kill   - Fratricide-killing your brother
co-       whole - Commiserate- to share someone's sorrow
com    together - Commune-a group of people who live together
con     create   - Conceive- to think of an idea
corp    body   - Corpse- a dead body
cred    belief   - Credence- belief that something is true
crypt   code    - Decrypt- to remove the code from a coded message
de-      undo   - Deactivate- to turn something off

Fantasy Conversation Thursday Quickwrite 10/06/11

"Hello!", I exclaimed to the Purple fox."Good afternoon," the Fox replied." I was just wondering if you would like to come over for tea today," I inquired. The fox had a look of doubt on his face."I would be delighted to, except that the Unicorn that lives next to Mr.Possum is expecting me over for a game of twister," he said." If you wish you can accompany me", he replied. "That would be lovely! And then afterwards, we could go and bake cupcakes with Mrs.Rabbit", I stated. The Purple fox now was a shade of bright orange!"Sounds like a supercalifragalisticexpealidocious plan!," he exclaimed.Off I went with that magical purple fox to play Twister with a Unicorn, and bake cupcakes with Mrs.Rabbit.

Tying Shoes Wednesday quickwrite 10/5/11

1. First you grab the two laces and put one in one hand and one lace in the other.

2. Then you cross the laces  to make an x shape

3. Then let go

4. Put one lace under the other 

5. Pull the ends of the laces.

6. Then make a circle with one of the laces by taking one part of the lace and bringing it back to the beginning of where the lace meets the shoe. Keep holding the lace.

7. Repeat the loop with the other lace.

8. Then cross the laces again with the loops to make an x.

9. Now there should be a small opening between the two laces. 

10. Put one of the loops in that hole.

11. Pull the loops. If you did it correctly you should have a tied shoe.

Following directions Quickwrite Tuesday 10/4/11

How good are you with following directions? How important is it?


     I would say that I am good with following directions. But sometimes I forget to look at them because I rush. I think it's really important to follow directions. If you do the work but don't read the directions, you waste your time doing the wrong thing. Also, you should listen to the person giving instructions. It could be directions for something really important, like defusing a bomb, or something not as important, like coloring a picture. Regardless, it's always important to follow directions.

Quotes from clasmates 10/03/11

"Quit killing the world", Bailey demanded

Julia murmered," Always eat cupcakes."

Tell the world Quickwrite Monday 10/03/11

1. Capybaras are cool
2.Looks aren't everything
3.War is a waste of time and money
4.Why don't we all get together and throw a massive Harry Potter Party?
5. Instead of driving cars, we should ride Alpacas!
6.Mow mow!
7.Hey world , there is a little thing called equality that we have forgotten about. Can we get it back?
8.Avada kadavra!
9.Walruses are really just seals with tusks and mustaches.
10. Keyboard cat loves you.

The blame game 9/30/11

        
         It was the Kobra's fault for having Monk shoved in the locker. "Who's your leader wimp?" He's so amazed he tells her" Monk Klutter". This proves that it's the Kobra's fault because he leads Priscilla to Monk. "His hands never quite make it to Melvin.In move of pure poetry Priscilla has Monk in a hemmerlock". This explains it because Monk was going  to hurt Melvin, but before he could even lay a finger on him Priscilla has Monk in a hammerlock position and is going to shove him in the locker. All of these events lead me to believe that is was the Kobra's fault.

Blaming Quickwrite 9/30/11

Tell me about a time where you were blamed for something that wasn't your fault.


           My older sister likes to blame me for things all the time. Once she blamed me for taking one of her shirts and wearing it! I hadn't even gone in her room all of that day. Even though I kept explaining to her that I hadn't taken anything, she just wouldn't give up. Then finally she looked for her shirt and found it. She owed me a big apology.

Bullying at Hale Quickwrite 9/28/11

Tell me about bullying at Hale. If you were in charge, what would you do about it?

             There is all forms of bullying at Hale. One form that I constantly see is girls and boys, talking about eachother behind other people's backs.This is sad to see because, instead of coming up to that person and confronting them, they just talk trash about them. Another type of bullying I see at Hale is people picking on other kids. They make comments to that person, and that kid gets angry and starts to pick a fight. If I were in charge I would open up an afterschool classroom for kids who were bullied. This would help them see that they aren't alone. They would get to discuss their feelings, and talk with others. So when it's time to come home, they don't have to feel bad anymore. And as for those bullies,they would have to pick up trash around the campus, help clean teacher's rooms, and if they were really bad, that would be an automatic suspension.

Subjective, Objective, and Possessive chart 9/27/11

Quick Write 9/27/11 You're and Your

Your- belonging to you
You're- you are


Your:


1. Your hat is very snazzy.
2. Your cat is white with black spots.
3. Do you remember your essay you did last year?
4. Your mom used to be a dentist.
5. Your room is extremely messy!


You're:


1. You're going to have to write that essay sooner or later.
2. You're going to be thirteen on November fifth.
3. You're the only one in the world with that fingerprint.
4. You're going to make it big one day.
5. You're my best friend.


Their, They're and there:


1. Their house is bright pink.
2. There is a raccoon in the attic!
3. They're all too materialistic.

My A+ life, my C life, and my F life Quickwrite

A+ life:

     I would wake up beside my boyfriend and go to make breakfast in my gorgeous loft in New York. I would eat my breakfast checking news on my latest gadgets and would be out the door. I take a taxi to my job as a successful writer. I would take a taxi back to my loft where I would make dinner, and then go to bed. I would make a lot of money a year, so I wouldn't have to worry about rent or taxes.

C life:

   I would wake up in my apartment in West Hills. I then would go make breakfast and go to my job as a secretary for a newspaper company. Then I would drive back to my apartment in my old Toyota Corolla, and eat my dinner while watching t.v and after go to bed.I would make minimum wage salary, and would just scrape by.

F life:

  I would wake up on the cold streets of L.A. I would then walk to dig through the trash cans to find some food for my breakfast. I would eat the garbage I found, while walking to my usual street corner to beg for money. After holding an empty Starbucks cup I found for money, I would walk around and look through the trash cans again for my dinner. I would then bundle up my raggedy blankets and go to sleep.

Quickwrite Wearing a Raincoat

Is the song wearing a raincoat pro-drugs or anti-drugs? What part of the song makes you so sure?


         I think that the song "Wearing a raincoat" is anti -drugs. I think this because the lyric "turning to drugs to help you sleep will only lead to sleep", is like saying taking drugs will only ruin your life, it won't do anything else for you. Drugs will ruin your life.

55 word story

"One Last Call " - Sara Shahnazi


      A loud noise surrounds the city, and suddenly smoke and ash fill the air. A thick layer of questions concerns everyone. Fire trucks roar and people scream and run. Carla looks outside of her office building and sees a skyscraper turned to rubble. She then remembered her husband calling her earlier, and now sees him being carried away.




( Actually 58 words)

If you could have anything in the world... Quickwrite

What do you want more than anything else in the world? Who or what is keeping you from getting it?

Instead of wanting something like an ipod or a computer, what I want more than anything else in the world is for the environment to be saved. For example, if the environment was saved, the animals in the world wouldn't have to worry about going extinct, or losing their home. Not only cutting down trees kills the environment and hurts animals, things like pollution cause global warming, and hurt us too. I think we need to pay attention to the animals, and nature because before we had technology that was all we had. I guess the world is stopping me from getting this because of all the pollution and waste from everyone. If everyone did their part, we wouldn't have to be concerned about Polar Bears going extinct, or glaciers melting. 

Quick Write there, their ,and they're

I made this assignment into a story!

The possums are on their way to the Skylight Treehouse Restaurant. Suddenly the baby possum wasn't there with them anymore! They're very frightened and worried about little Alfie.They search the neighborhood, and find him all the way beyond their reach on a rooftop. They try to climb a ladder, but they're too short to reach the roof. Suddnely the mommy possum spots Mayor Raccoon in their car! "Mayor Raccoon what are you doing there?", exclaimed daddy possum."There has been a report that Alfie the baby possum is on a roof!",shouted Mayor Raccoon. " But why are you in their car?", asked Vanessa the bat. " I was in a rush to get here, so I jumped in their car to get her quickly.", explained Mayor Raccoon. " There is too much arguing! Just please get my Alfie down!", proclaimed mommy possum. So Mayor Raccoon called the firebugs to get Alfie down from there. "They're coming soon", said mommy possum. "Hopefully they're experienced in getting down possums on roofs.", joked Mayor Raccoon.When the firebugs came, they got Alfie down and they're all relieved to have their fuzzy little baby back.

                                                                THE END

Favorite Fairytale Quickwrite 9/20/11

What is your favorite fairy tale? Why do you like it? What would you change about the story to make it better?


       My favorite fairy tale is "The Three Little Pigs". I like it because there are three really cute short pigs, who are building houses. HOW COULD YOU NOT FIND THAT CUTE? It also teaches a valuable lesson. The lesson is to not be lazy, and that if you put that extra effort, you won't be let down. Or in this case, blown down. I also especially love the ending when the wolf crawls through the last pig's chimney and gets made into soup. Karma! It could be even better if the pigs had more personality and description to them. I love this story otherwise!


Pigs are my homies <3

Summer Reading Questions

What book did you read over the summer?
       I read "The Shakespeare Stealer" over the summer.
Who's the main character?
       The main characters name is Widge.
What does the main character want?
       Widge wants to steal the original script of the play Hamlet.
Who or what is keeping the main character from getting what he or she wants?
        The play company is keeping him from getting it, because it is in a locked room.
Where does the book take place?
        The book takes place in London, England.
When does the book take place?
        It takes place in the past.
What is the high point of the action?
         The high point is when the man who employs Widge to steal the script goes through a battle with              one of the play's crew members and in the end the man who employed Widge dies.
Does the main character get what he or she wants?
          No he doesn't, instead he decides to stay with the play company and act in plays. He found a family and a home.
What lesson does the main character learn in the book?
          He learns to put others before himself, and that even though he didn't really have a home, he found one where he had a family.
 What happens in the book to teach him or her a lesson?
           In the book he starts to work at the company and he starts seeing how great the people are, and suddenly he doesn't want to steal the script anymore.
           

Word Roots 9/15/11

This is the word roots from thursday 9/15/11. I got Example 1-A.


a-  ( not)  amoral-without morals or ethics    
anima-  (lively) animated- full of life or excitement
ann-  (yearly)  anniversary- a celebration every year
aqua- (water)  aqueduct-man made channel that transports water
astro- (space)  astronomic-sky high
auto-  (it self)   automobile- a vehicle that moves by it self  
bene- (good) benefactor- a person who gives money to support a person or a cause       
bi-      (two)     bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels
bio-    (life)      biography- writing about someone's life
cent-   (hundred) century- one hundred years                                   

Quick Write 9/15/11

"Propose a new classroom rule. How would that affect: you, other students, and Mr.McCabe."

I propose that we play a version of musical chairs around our pods each day. For instance, when we come in to the classroom we would go by our pod's chairs and Mr.McCabe would play half of a one minute song. We would go around our desks until the music stopped and then we would sit in the chair closest to us.It would be fun for me, and other students would get to sit around in different seats. It wouldn't be around the room because that would be too hectic, but just around the pods so that Mr.McCabe wouldn't forget our names. 

Quick Write 9/14/11

This quick write was about boys being smarter than girls or girls being smarter than boys.

"I think that girls are smarter. The reason is that girls think things through and are more self motivated. They are willing to come up with reasons for doing things, and think more maturely.It's not that boys aren't smart, it's just that their way of thinking and doing things aren't as motivated. It makes me feel proud to be a girl, but in the end I think it's fair to say that girls and boys are equal. There are many different men and women in the world that have accomplished many things, and have made breakthroughs, and all in all they have achieved it through hard work and patience."

Quick Write 9/13/11

This quick write was written while listening to the song "Hello Goodbye" by The Beatles!




French                                                    English


Hello- Bounjour                          Hello- Hey
Goodbye- Au Revoir                  Goodbye- See Ya
Please- Śil Vous Plaît                  Please- ?
Thank You- Merci                      Thank You- Thanks
I'm Sorry- Je Suis Désolé            I'm Sorry- Sorry
Yes- Oui                                     Yes- Yeah
No- Non   

Quick Write 9/12/11

This is the quick write from class today!

"Around me I see... a ton of kids,drawings on the white boards, cool Mr.McCabe, and so much more! There is a copied painting of Vincent Van Gogh's "A Starry Night", and a picture of something that looks like an eye chart, but actually says "this is not an eye chart". There is a clock that reads 12:08, and a computer with a screensaver of two black airplanes.I also see two yellow vests hanging on a podium where Mr.McCabe stands. There is also a bookshelf with books and a bowling pin on top.But out of all of those things, I see what is going to be a great year!