February 27, 2010 at 2:52 pm · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
Main events:
-4 children(George, Anne, Dick, Julian) and a dog settle in George’s home only to find that a professor and his son are already staying there!
-They decide to settle in the professor’s son’s lighthouse
-All 6 of the children meet an old man called Jeremiah, who tells them about legendary gold hidden in ‘Wrecker’s Cave’. The wreckers were three men who, in the past, continuously wrecked ships to steal their gold…The man mentions and many, even their sons, have tried looking for it but none succeeded
-They decide to explore the cave but find nothing like Gold. Instead, they find the ’sons’ who were still trying to look for the Gold.
-However, in a drain under the lighthouse, Dick and Julian discover Gold Coins flowing down stream…Which means that the drain leads to the cave where the Gold was being kept…
-They contact the police who, in the end, capture the Gold and the villain seekers…
The main problem in the story was finding the gold…Finding the gold was not an easy task. First of all, they had to enter the Wrecker’s Cave which was, at the moment, being used for a tourist attraction. It was led by the 2 sons, who they themselves, searched for years to find the gold.
Yes. I predicted that the Famous Five will eventually find the gold and stop the men…The author could have ended it in a way when the 2 men end up finding and keeping the gold.
I think the best part was when Dick and Julian went under the lighthouse’s drain system and found falling pieces of gold! Its like having money fall out of the sky! In other words, ‘Raining Money!’
December 17, 2009 at 9:38 am · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
The author’s message was to never give up. No matter what dangers Dorothy and her friends faced, they kept on searching for the Wizard of Oz. On the way, they faced many monstrous creatures: Head-butting Mountain Keepers, Flying Monkeys, Killer Bees and many more. They went through all that just so that they could reach the Wizard of Oz.
I would say that it is a very adventurous book. There are many both fascinating and interesting magic creatures. And that they will be surprised at who the wizard of Oz really is.
I feel sort of happy for Dorothy and her friends, as they had all the ‘wants’ they wanted ever since the beginning of their quest. Dorothy got back to her home. Scarecrow got his ‘brains’. Tinman got his ‘heart’ and Lion got his ‘courage’.
The funniest part was when an entire swarm of Killer Bees came after them but Tinman protected his friends by letting them sting him, which results in breaking their stingers. The saddest was when Dorothy never got her gift from Oz, and the most exciting was when Dorothy met Scarecrow…it was also kind of weird when she saw a talking scarecrow.
December 17, 2009 at 9:16 am · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
My favorite paragrph was: ” ‘To you,’ he replied, ‘I am just Captain Nemo. My ship is the Nautilus. May I show you around?’ “. I really liked this paragraph because its weird when you wake up, find yourself in a ship that is known as a monster to mankind, and meeting a man called Captain Nemo who now hires you to be his crew man.
The author wrote it in such a way so that the reader will find and battle extraordinary creatures while traveling to the deepest parts of the ocean. The author also wrote in a way so that no one will find out who Captain Nemo really is.
I’m not sure. I do not really know a lot about this author: Jules Verne. Most of the books that I usually read are by: Enid Blyton.
I most important thing I learnt was that being on a adventure such as this one, always risks your life.
December 9, 2009 at 2:59 pm · Filed under school and tagged: cyberbullying, gr7
Cyber Bullying: When you hear CYBER, you think of technology. When you hear BULLYING, you think of…Well…Bullying! Obviously! But both combined is called Cyber Bullying. Ever heard of it? Yes? No? Maybe? Hmm…Well, here is what it means: Cyber Bulling means to post bad comments or threaten other people for no reason on any communicable device(Facebook). Cyber Bullying is NOT good. If threatened, children that are being cyber bullied, often get so scared that they commit suicide. These children who are cyber bullied and committed suicide are known as ‘Cyberbullycide’
What can you do?
Well, I could tell people not to threaten others as it may scare them…Leading to them committing suicide and putting bully in jail. Tell them to respect others…AND…Tell them to never to it again! Schools can also help look out for the kids who Cyber Bully for fun.
How can you AVOID them?
- Ignore: Always ignore the posts that the Bully posts. If you comment on the post, you will only be drawn into the problem.
- Block: If the person continues to Cyber Bully you. Then just BLOCK him/her…Just do it…
Why do kids cyber bully? Why?
There are many different reasons why kids cyber bully…The most common reasons are:
- Revenge
- For fun
- Hate the person
December 6, 2009 at 4:16 pm · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
The story takes place on a river and in an ancient temple. Our characters were on a river cruise, enjoying themselves…But when Bill disappears, our heroes find themselves in an ancient temple…
There’s nothing much to the river but there’s a lot in the temple:
The temple is very dusty and has spider webs everywhere. Creatures such as Snakes also live there. The temple is made up of very old bricks. It also also contained compartments for treasures that people, who use to live there, gave as offerings to theirs gods.
No I have never actually been to a place like a temple or an ancient one…Guess I’m too young…
This story takes place in the present. I know that because the characters use modern technology such as the: Touch light, boats.
In the temple, there are snakes. Dinah, one of the main characters, is very scared of them and will always scream her head off when she sees one. There was a time when Philip(A boy who loves animals), brought a snake to the camp site that they stayed at for a night. In the morning, when Dinah woke up and saw the snake, she screamed at the top of her voice which, of course, woke everyone up.
November 23, 2009 at 6:02 pm · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
1. There are lots of main events in the book, so I will do my best to tell you all of them: 1.Pillar Of Autum attacked by Covenant troops 2.Master Chief(John-117) escapes the ship with A.I Cortana 3.Master Chief finds map to Halo’s Control Center 4. Master Chief’s orders are to find Captain but instead finds parasitic creatures known as The Flood 5.John-117 decides to activate Halo’s function but is stopped by Cortana as she knows what Halo’s true purpose is 6.Master Chief tries to save Keyes(Captain) but fails as he witnesses the Captain become one of the Flood 7. Master Chief escapes the surface of Halo.
2. The main problem was the Flood. Creatures who infected troops and turned them into one of their own. This problem was solved when Master Chief destryed Halo. Therefore killing every one of the Flood
3. No I didn’t really guess the ending because I was too busy reading. To end the story a different way, the author could have made it so that The Flood kills John-117.
4. I think the discovery of the Flood was the best part because when the Flood appeared, it suddenly grabs the readers attention. At first you will be bored but when the Flood appears, your eyes suddenly widen. As you read, the book uses a serires of great sentence fluency, voice, and word choice to make it sound and look real in your eyes.
November 16, 2009 at 6:09 pm · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
One of my favorite characters is probably Philip. He had always a liking for animals. Once, it said in the book, that he even brought a bat into his house! He’s important to the story in many ways such as: With him not in the book, the book’s characters would be dull. His personality was special because of his liking to any sort of animal.
No. None of the characters actually changed
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I would be Jack because he owns parrot named Kiki. Kiki was always very funny. Whenever someone said something she liked. She would always copying the voice and repeat them in funny ways. Although Jack finds her annoying, I find her very humorous.
If I had a chance to meet Jack. I would tell him that he should be honored to have such a wonderful and funny little pet. 
. Although he finds Kiki annoying, he should be honored to have a pet that can copy the voice of anyone or anything!
November 2, 2009 at 6:38 pm · Filed under Literature Responses and tagged: la7, la7b_g
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is one my favorite books that I’ve read. It is about a man, called ‘Robinson’, who wanted adventure of his lif e. One day, he climbed onboared a ship, with his friend, that was delivering goods from England to another place. During the trip, a storm hit their ship. Fortunately, no one was killed. After this incident, his frined cautioned him to never set sail again. But this did not stop Robinson, he sarte to sail once more…This time, however, a storm hit his ship…With the entire crew killed, Robinson is forced to live on an unknown island. On the island, Robinson meets a man called ‘Friday’ (NOTE: He was only called this because Robinson met him on a Friday). He also faces many difficulties such as: Cannibals, wild animals…
The main problem in the story was: How was Robinson supposed to get off the island? This question was sloved when a ship happened to land on the island. As soon as Robinson knew about this, he immediately stroke a deal with the ship’s captain to take him back to his home in exchange for Robinson helping him to retake the ship, as the captain knew that there were Rebels on the ship…
I predicted that a ship would come and save him in the end. My prediction was right! To end the story in a different way, the author might have made Robinson live on the island for all his life or he might have might it so that Robinson would travel to Friday’s homeland and become cheif of Friday’s home.
I think that the best part of the story was when Robinson met Friday. I think the way they met was a bit lucky which is what makes the way they met unique.
October 1, 2009 at 6:15 pm · Filed under Reflections and tagged: la7, la7b_g
What advantages? Lots! For my first event on that day was called Shotgun Math. Members of the team 3(Socs), were ‘rich’ enough to buy calculators. Inother words, we Socs, can use calculators or brainpower to answer the questions on the math sheet. On the second game known as Gold Jeopardy, because we were Socs, we were allowed start first and choose the selections given to us. For the third game, I don’t think we had any advantages, neither did the Greasers.
For me, having the advantages was a real good thing. We were given the ‘upper hand’ when the game started. I guess thats how we won the competition. Having advantages made me feel superior and more powerful than the Greasers but I still hated being a Soc.
In this activity, I learnt that teamwork leads to sucess. Being rich and wealthy doesn’t mean you have the rights to boss people around. Don’t hurt others just for fun.
September 13, 2009 at 3:47 pm · Filed under Reflections and tagged: gr7, la7b_g
Everybody has their own way of learning. My way is by looking or seeing. You may call me a visual learner. In class, I always look to the teacher and listen to what he/she is saying, so that I know what to do. The greatest thing about being a viasual learner is being able to see and then do. Like the phrase ‘Monkey see, Monkey do.’ In being a visual learner, the hardest thing, to me, to do is calculate in mathematics. It’s true. But, I have no choice. I think that I should choose swimming as an activity because I like to swim. But, I still need to improve on my strokes. I hope that, in the future, I can be an even better learner.
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