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.