10th of May: Homework: New Academic Vocabulary

Cars contribute to global warming.

Vocabulary Word: Contribute to
Sentence: Driving cars will contribute to global warming since cars will release carbon dioxide which will cause green house effect and trap sunlight energy inside the earth's atmosphere and heat the earth.

Doctors give insight into what medicine to use.

Vocabulary Word: Insight
Sentence: Doctors provide insight into what medicine to use in certain situations since they know a lot about medicine.

It is pretty evident that she likes him.

 Vocabulary Word: Evident
Sentence: With her red cheeks and nervous behavior, it was pretty evident that she liked him.

He wants to express his anger.

Vocabulary Word: Express
Sentence: He wanted to express his anger but knew that he won't be able to succeed in his plan if anyone saw his rage.

28th of April: Project: Poem Recital: Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies by Hillaire Belloc

This is the audio of me reciting the poem:

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7th of April: Project: Literature Circle Presentation: School: Time Capsule

Date: 7th of April, 2111.
Time: 14:00
Location: Earth History Research Base 1


Dr. Alex, Dr. Olia, Dr. Eddy and Terry found a strange metal round object. "It looked like food." Dr. Olia commented. Inside the metal round object, the Dr.'s found a flat round object called a CD, a rectangular object called a USB and an instructions manual. For more information, contact Dr. Alex, Dr. Olia, Dr. Eddy and Terry or visit uuu.history.earth.

This is an audio which was in the "CD".

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These are the videos found in the "USB".

21st of March: Project: Ethnography: Report

This is the report for ethnography project.

7th of March: Homework: New Vocabulary

Vocabulary Word: Potentially
This building is potentially dangerous as it is very old and might crash any moment.

Vocabulary Word: Proposal
On the meeting on Saturday, he made a proposal to build a playground near the elementary school but the manager decided against it.

Vocabulary Word: Hazard
The snow storm was a hazard since he couldn't see clearly and the ice was slippery.

Vocabulary Word: Empowered
She was empowered to block all military forces if the war was getting out of hand.

Vocabulary Word: Ample
I was given an ample amount of water to survive in the desert so I was not worried about dehydration.

Hazard

This is an ample amount of water to survive in a desert for a minute.

This building is potentially dangerous as it is very old and might crash any moment.

On the meeting on Saturday, he made a proposal to build a playground near the elementary school but the manager decided against it.

She was empowered to block all military forces if the war was getting out of hand.

17th of February: Project: Literature Circle Presentation

This is the trailer for literature circle project.



This is the interview for literature circle project.

16th of February: Project: Literature Circle Presentation

This is the script for the interview for the literature circle. I couldn't upload the videos yet because it takes too long but I'll find a way eventually.

27th of January: Homework: New Vocabulary

Vocabulary Word: Intensified
As more people broke into the bank, the bank's security intensified to prevent future break ins.

Vocabulary Word: Vital
Water and oxygen are vital for human life because without them, humans will die.

Vocabulary Word: Immortality
For a long time, people searched for immortality because they didn't want to die.

Vocabulary Word: Legitimate
By law, this boy was her legitimate son but she knew that she could never give the love that that child deserved.

Vocabulary Word: Tremor
As a dark figure came closer to the closet where she and I hid, I saw her tremor in terror.

Tremor: Shacking

Legitimate: Approved by the law

Immortality: The ability to not die

Vital: Necessary to life

Intensified: Strengthened or Sharpened

20th of January: Homework: Animal Farm Glog

This was made by me and Darlene.



For a smaller version, visit this site:
http://sk9jj33.edu.glogster.com/animal-farm/

12th of January: Homework: New vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary (p. 495) and Camp Harmony Vocabulary (p. 513)

Observation

Academic Vocabulary (p. 495):
Vocabulary word: Observation
Observation of human behavior is important to fit in, the alien noted thus he decided to spend his time sitting in the park and watching how humans act.

 Vocabulary word: Emphasize

Make-up to emphasize the eyes

Good speakers use structural patterns, such as repetition, to emphasize, or give importance to, their message. 

Vocabulary word: Reactions
A whole range of reactions, from whining and complaining to laughter, could be observed from the students when they heard of extra homework.

Vocabulary word: Define

She struggled to define the word to her foreign friend as she has yet to know what it meant.

Camp Harmony Vocabulary (p. 513)
Vocabulary word: Tersely
 Their teacher tersely explained the assignment to not waste the students' in-class working time.

Vocabulary word: Breach

A breach in the dam

The man knew that he could escape from prison through the breach in the wall that was caused by the bomb.

Vocabulary word:  Riveted
 The whole class was so riveted by their teacher's fascinating speech that they didn't even hear the bell ring.

Vocabulary word: Vigil
The mother was very sleepy as she had to keep a constant vigil over her baby girl even at night.

10th of January: Homework: Camp Harmony

Literary Focus: Literary Skills: Point of View
Question 9: Extend "Camp Harmony" is told from the first-person point of view - that is, using the word "I". What other information might a third-person account include that Sone's cannot?

The story "Camp Harmony", if told from the third person perspective, might include information that Sone wouldn't know herself. The story might also include opinions, feelings and thought of other characters and not just the author's. That way, we'll be able to understand the story not just through Sone's eyes, which sometimes can be an unreliable source.