Mocking bird, Olivia

     I think Mrs. Brooks made the wrong choice by going to recess with Caitlin. Even if Caitlin does make a friend it would be with Mrs. Brooks help. If she does get a friend with Mrs. Brooks help it would be great but, what if something happens and Caitlin and her friend aren't friends anymore? She might not  know how to make another friend. Another problem is she now has recess with the little kids and after one recess already has a friend. I know this because she says "I wonder if that means friend." Since they are younger than her they won't be with her next year. In middle school she might have trouble making a knew friend. Also if Mrs. Brooks goes to recess with Caitlin she won't get to experience it on her own. Next year she will be in middle school so there will only be harder, older grades to handle.

Social Issue Book Clubs

I invite you to post your thinking about your book club book.  Remember to use text evidence to back up or support your ideas.

Mark in your book: 

places where a character struggles,
crucial scenes,
moments you feel are fair or unfair

Respond to your reading by writing "long" about possible social issues.  

What is your book really about?
What does this character's struggles let me know about what issues this book is dealing with?
What do these troubles say about what the author wants to convey about  social issues?
What does this story teach us about________[homelessness, or bullying or losing someone, etc.]?
I think that is fair because...
I think this is unfair because...
This fairness/unfairness matters because...

Uncle Hammer

Uncle Hammer is a interesting character.  He is a lot like Papa, but he is also different in some ways.  He is very friendly to Cassie and her brothers, but when he found out what Mr. Simms did in Strawberry, he seemed ready to kill someone.  He fought in World War I and got a good job in the North after the war.  He bought a nice car, the same one as Mr. Granger owns.  I liked the part where he plays a joke on the Wallaces.

The Wallace Store

In the book there is a store where many people shop for their things called the Wallace Store. It's ran by Kaleb Wallace and his two brothers.But I realized that there is a lot more reason to stay away then they first believed.

Stacey Needs To Think Before He Does

    In chapter 7 Stacey made a silly move by giving his new wool jacket to T.J who said that he looks like a preacher while wearing it but if HE wore it it would fit him perfectly and he 'promised' he'd give it back when it fit him again. But how would Stacey know if it fit him if T.J was always wearing it and T.J would probably give it back when it didn't fit him anymore. I bet it wouldn't fit Stacey either. Why I am wondering is why in the world would Stacey give him a precious jacket just because  T.J called him a preacher back in that time wool jackets were expensive! They were important back then and he just throws it away like he millions of them! Personally I hope Stacey doesn't make a silly move like that again and thinks before he throws it away. 💸

Roll of thunder hear my cry

In chapter 5, Cassie doesn't understand why Mr. Barnett was waiting on the white people before waiting on her.  I think she might not understand that since she is black, she will not be treated as well    as white people.  T.J. and Stacey seem to know this, which makes sense because they are older.  It is wrong that Mr. Barnett didn't wait on them, but in this time period it was okay.

Roll of Thunder: Stacey

I think that Stacey will do anything to do what's right. I think that when Stacey told his mom that he went to the Wallace Store but didn't tell on Cassie and the others was because he knew they wouldn't have had to go if it weren't for him. He acts like a strong tough guy on thoutside, but on the inside he really cares about his siblings. I think he was actually sort of doing the right thing when he went after TJ. TJ had lied and cheated on the test at school, blaming it all on Stacey by tricking him into holding the cheat notes before he could get rid of them. Even though TJ might have done these bad things doesn't mean that he should have gone to the Wallace Store and fought with TJ. Mr.Morrison helped him realize that with the few short minutes that they were together by showing him that doing the right thing is more rewarding then doing the wrong.

In this book Cassie is a really interesting character to look at. She knows that she is treated unfairly just because she is black in many situations. Take chapter five for example. When she, Big Ma, Stacey and TJ go to Strawberry to trade for goods, she goes to a store owned by a white man to get Big Ma's list of things she needs. She gives the man the list and he takes it, but before he could server them he served all the other white folks instead. Even a little white girl no older then her. When she finally goes over to the man to tell him that they were being waited on too long he tells her,"Well you get your little black self over there and wait some more." I was surprised to see that she had the courage to stand up for herself and yell back at the man. She was scared and angry but felt it was too cruel to be left alone. It seems like she thinks everyone else doesn't know the cruel ness of what happened. Like when Big Ma told her she had to apologize to Lillian Jean even though she already had. I think Big Ma only said that because she didn't want any more trouble for Cassie. That's a reason I feel Cassie's character isn't one to leave things left alone.

Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

Roll Of thunder started off kind of slow and boring but once you started getting  farther into the Book, it got a lot better.Cassie is a very persistent girl for example, I did not understand why Cassie couldn't figure out why they go to a separate school, and that they don't have a bus and use poor books in school that starts from whites and good condition to Negro and very poor condition. It's all because she is black! So when a white tells you to wait because they have another customer that was white I don't see how Cassie couldn't see that she had to wait for T.J to get his stuff because someone that was a different race then her needed something and was more important. Also I had an inference on why Jeremy talks to Stacy and Cassie. I was thinking that he is against everyone thinking whites are better than blacks. Also that he thinks blacks are nice to people but the whites are treating everyone like slaves even though slavery is over. There is one more thing I was wondering about, is T.Js family poor and that is why they share with Cassie's family or is it normal to have numerous numbers of family's sharing farms together. All in All Roll Of thunder was not that good in the beginning but it got way better since then. 😊

Week 1: What are you reading? What do you think about it?

Minecraft is awesome!!!

 

 

 

Minecraft is awesome

 

What do you think is the most played computer game?  Well this may surprise you but it is minecraft!  Here are three reasons you should play minecraft.  First is that you can create things, second is that you try to fight through the night to survive, lastly is that you can install moods to make it better than it all ready is.

          First is that you can create almost anything.  Like a house which you could hit the sky with.  Then create a mine to the core of the earth for diamonds, iron and gold.   Also create a cobblestone generator which gives you unlimited cobblestone.  There’s more to build than that check it out for more info.

          Second is that you fight through the night to survive.  What I mean by fight through the night is that that there are hostile mobs that try to kill you; you can also kill them with different swords which you can enchant and keep on fighting till the end.

          The third is that you can install mods to make the game better than it all ready is like the explosives+ mod makes it so you have many different explosives. Well get mods there really awesome.

          Let’s kill those zombies and find those diamonds here we come minecraft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J J J J J J

      We shouldn’t have life skills

 

 

Us kids should not have life skills because it is boring.  It also ruins our P.E time and our fun.  That were supposed to have with our friends.                                                                                   It also doesn’t  give us time to play knockout  or Joshua Eaton school legends.  Or the best game cannonball cove.                                                                                                                                     It also doesn’t give us any time to exorcize.  we need MOOR exorcize it keeps our blood preacher flowing and it keeps our body tempicher at a good 97 degrees so we can stay healthy and its not called B.E fore boring education its called  P.E for physical education. AND WE CAN PLAY OTHER FUN GAMES.                                                                                              And ALL WE DO IN LIFE SKILLS IS JUST LEANING HOW TO EAT VECHDUBLES and wicked healthy foods and they really try to keep us away something like Doritos and the best chips ever sour cream and onion.   the good part is that we only have 8 boring life skills . 

And one part that is not good about regular P.E that it is only thirty minutes long. ed least  I think we should have one hour long because we need some fun In our life’s. And  school is already six hours long.  that is why we should  not have life skills.

                                       You should have a pet

                                              By Maggie G.                                              

            During the blizzard in the middle of the night my dog Jasper got scared.  He found his way upstairs and in the morning I found him lying on my parent’s bed.  I just had to lay with him! Isn’t it nice to have a pet? They are fun, all have a different personality, and even if you are allergic to pets you can still be around them.

            Everyone should have a pet because they are all lots of fun in their own way.  There has got to be the perfect pet for you.  If you like to build then maybe you could get a hamster.  They love to run around in mazes you build for them.  Also you can watch them having fun in their maze.  Some guinea pigs like to do this too.  If you like to be outside and play baseball or softball then you can get a dog and throw a ball to him or her.  Dogs love to catch balls.  It is like practicing with a dog.  Maybe if you live in a place where you can get one and you like to be outside then you could get a horse.  They like when you ride them plus it is fun.  I think playing with pets is lots of fun.
          Please get a pet but I know if you are allergic to pets then it is hard.  Something that is fun is being around pets or helping a friend with a pet even if you are allergic to them.  Maybe the pet that you want is the pet you are allergic to.  But you can still be around them.  If your neighbor or friend has a pet then you can help them with their pets.  Also you can take allergy medicine or get a hyper allergenic pet.  My uncle Tony is allergic to cats but he has two of them! He takes allergy medicine and spends time outside every day so he does not get stuffy.  Maybe if you are allergic to one kind of animal then you could get another kind.  If you are allergic to pets you can still have fun with them.                                                                             
          You should get a pet soon but I understand that you probably do not want another thing to have to do but you could get a pet that is not a very big responsibility.  You can have fun with pets and they all have a different personality.  For example dogs are a big responsibility but they are lots of fun.  There is lots of things to do with a dog.  They like to play at the park, go on walks, and they can be used as work dogs.  They also love to play. When you take care of a dog they will need food, water, and love.  Cats can be left alone for a long time.  They need food, water, and their litter box cleaned every once and a while.  So maybe if you travel a lot you could get a cat.  Cats are fun to play with too.  Hamsters need food, water, and their cage to be cleaned.  They are fun to watch.  Fish just need food and their tank cleaned.  They can be boring but fun too.

          People should have pets.  They are fun, all different, and even if you are allergic to pets you can still be around them.  And my dog jasper makes me feel lucky I have a pet.    

     10 Year Olds Should Be Able To Vote

                    By Casey W.

 

Don’t you think everyone deserves a say?  Ten year olds are old enough to know what’s happening in the world.  We have opinions too.  I think ten year olds should be able to vote. 

First of all, everyone should have a say no matter how old they are.  Kids are people, too.  There was a time when blacks couldn’t vote. But, they fought and got their rights.  Then, there was a time when women couldn’t vote.  But, they fought and got their rights too.  Now it’s our turn to fight and get our rights.

Second of all, ten year olds know what’s happening in the world.  Most kids knew about many major events in the world such as Hurricane Sandy.  We are old enough to watch the news and read the newspaper too.  We also study and talk about current events happening in school.

Another reason is that kids have opinions too.  We have opinions on who should be president and who should be senator.  We also have opinions on people’s rights.

Ten year olds should be able to vote. Everyone should have a say.  We are old enough to know what’s happening in the world.  Kids are people and have opinions, too.  Just remember reader, one day when ten year olds are able to vote, you’ll remember that you read my essay. And this is going to happen. I’m just sure of it.

 

The patriots were good enough to win the super bowl.   History has

Shown that the patriots are amazing in many ways.  One is their quarterbacks are astonishing in many ways.  Second is their coach is a guises.  And third is grounk.  It is for these three

Reasons that I think the patriots were good enough to win the super bowl.

       

        The first reason is that there quarterbacks are astonishing I mean really there stacked Tom Brady, Brian Hoyer.  Tom Brady’s stats are out of this world 3 super bowl wins that’s more then any active QB he has a 9to1 interception to touchdown r and he just beat Joe Montana’s record for most playoff wins.  Radices He can throw he can run he can see who’s  open 50 yards across the field there is no reason that he shouldn’t had lead his team to victory.

Second is that there coach is a genius he knows strengths and weaknesses he picks the right player in the draft he uses information from earlier in the game against the opponent he’s 6^th all time with 205 wins and 3 super bowl victory will probly go to the hall of fame.

        And third is Grounk he won’t go down he’s massive standing 6foot6 225pounds of pure streath he’s the best tightend that ever played he can catch the hard passes he can run faster then anyone on the field.  If he didn’t fracture his upper arm would have won no dought.  It is for these three reasons that the patriots should’ve won super bowl 47

       

                               

 

       

       

 

       

       

 

 

       

 

 

Don’t you think fiddler crabs are the best crab ever? Sure crabs are cool but a fiddler crab is even cooler. A fiddler crab has a defense claw, gills, and a carapace!       

A defense claw can fight for a mate. Also a defense claw can fall off a crab. On top of that it can defend a crab’s home. Also a defense claw can “snip and snap’’. 

Really gills are cool because a crab can go on land. On top of that it can crawl on your hand!  How is that not cool.

Also my last reason is a fiddler has a carapace so if small things hit it it’ll be okay. On top of that you can step on it and it’ll be okay. But don’t step on the crab.

This is why I think fiddler crabs are the best crab ever.  Don’t you think so to?

Being the oldest is most difficult

                                   By Michael C.

 

 

Being the oldest is like being tortured by the devil! especially  when you have two younger sisters. One reason is your parents expect more from you and they blame more stuff one you. One time my little sister through a sippy cup at the wall and chipped the paint my mom came down and my little sister said “Mickey did it.” So I was punished for that. Being the oldest is hard because your sisters can get whatever they want and you have to get something for a specific price. One time I wanted a lego set that was ten bucks and my mom said “no” and my sisters got a pair of boots for twenty bucks! “No fair!”

          Another reason is that you parents put extra pressure on you. Your parents put pressure on you because they want you to be the best of the best and it gets annoying after a while. Like one time I got a check on an assignment and my mom got a little mad at me. Putting pressure on you can get you nervous and mess you up and reflect on your grades. One time was absent and I missed the teaching for a test the next day and my mom got mad and she got all into it and when the test came I got nervous and I didn’t do well on it.

        Another reason is dads want you to be like them when you grow up. My dad always says “you will grow up big and strong like me.” And it gets annoying. My dad is a great dad but he sometimes he gets on my nerve.

        That is why being the oldest is most difficult.

       

         

                        THE    END

maxrs

Everyone Should Go to Bed Earlier

 

 

Kids should go to bed earlier first we need lots of sleep so we will be well rested to go to school.

 Number to

Is sleep helps our bodies to

Grow.

 Number 3

Our brains need to be able to take in all the stuff

Our teachers are trying to teach us.

 

Number 4

 Is

We have sports after school and we need the extra sleep to be at our best. If kids want to do more than others they will need ALL! There sleep.

 I  now I now kids like to stay up late to see there favorite shows’ I do to but I’ve dun some calculations and if you go to bed at 8 and wake up at 6 which is what I always do you will get 10 ours of sleep.

 

 I’m not just pointing this out to only kid’s adults also have to get a good amount of sleep.

 Also because sleep is the energy that keeps you going.

 If you never get a good amount of of sleep than you won’t be able to do most things that you need to do.

 

 I’ve said a lot in this essay so I think that it’s just about time to wrap it up this essay up but before I do I jus want to say I hop you enjoyed my essay.

 

                   The importance OF THE Internet

       

                                By Margaret F. Coles  

 

         

          Can you imagine something so smart that the second you type something in and hit the “Search” button about afferent million different options pop up? That’s the power of the Internet. Oh, the Internet. What a great it is. But why is it so great? Because you can learn from it, play games on it, and use internet applications to Email. There are tons of awesome uses for the internet, all of which are very useful, and we need the Internet for so many different reasons.

        A big part of our lives is the Internet. For example, learning! How can we learn from the Internet? By simply typing in what we desire to know, and there are pages and pages of links all about what you want to know. That’s really helpful if you’re looking something up for a project. We can look up things we just want to know for fun, or things to help us with something for school, or maybe we just don’t understand something, and wish to understand it. Learning is important for everyone, and the Internet is one of the many uses, and one of the most popular. Things on the Internet go from the time of the dinosaurs, to 100,000 years into the future. The things taught in school, for example, most of that comes of the Internet. So many, many children are learning off the Internet every day! You are never too young to start learning, and you are never too old to stop learning.

        Can’t you learn from games? Like math games, logic games, or geography games? Everyone loves games! The Internet helps us play these games. For instance, there are tons of awesome websites filled with great games. Like addicting games.com! It has tons of addicting games like Fireboy and Watergirl, Monkey Quest, Pirate 101, Crumpled, Sky Storm, Fishy, Worm, and so many more! Other great websites include Kizigame.com, GirlsgoGames, Funbrain, and a lot more! Maybe it’s an educational game, or maybe it’s a game for fun, but whatever type of game it is, it’s still a game, and you shouldn’t spend too much time playing it because it’s not healthy. If you play too many games, you could rot your brain. Do you REALLY want to do that to yourself?

        Have you ever thought a game was so good you wanted to Email the link to your friend? Internet applications make this possible. For instance, Gmail and Yahoo are great internet applications that allow people to send Emails to each other. How would you contact people from Korea, Germany, China, Australia, and so many other countries without visiting them or calling them without Email? You couldn’t really. Email is a really easy way to communicate with people all the way from different countries, to the people down the street. Email is so fast and simple, and the Internet makes it so easy to use. Isn’t Email truly incredible?

        Not just Email makes the Internet incredible. Cool games, awesome info, and lots more make the Internet so incredibly amazing. Isn’t learning, playing games, and Emailing each other so much fun, and doesn’t it seem so important? Without the Internet, life would be so much harder. Just think. If you didn’t have the Internet, what would YOU do?

Maya Shkolnik         Kids should have iPads in school.

 

“What does this mean?” “What does that mean?” That is the sound of people wondering what something means. If students have iPads, learning will go much smoother. You can look up words faster, study more easily, and you don’t have to carry around heavy books. All these things will happen if students had iPads for school use.

          All students should have iPads for school use because you can study more easily. You could search information that your teacher recommends and write it down in your notes really fast but without it would take a long time. Then you have more time for the rest of class activities. My friend has iPads in her school and her class is ahead of schedule because of the iPads. Beyond that, she can change the background, buy a case, and has a limited amount of games. Surely, isn’t that reasonable?

          In other words, all students should have an iPad for school use because you could search words really fast and not waste your lesson time. You can just search it and go on with the lesson!!! It’s that simple! Lessons could go much smoother if students had iPads because you don’t have to waste time. As proof, there was this very hard word and no one knew what it meant. We took a long time to find out what it means and turns out it was in our notes! My point is that it takes a long time to find a word in a dictionary and we could’ve used an iPad to do it. If we did, we could’ve finished the lesson.

          Students should have iPads for school use because if we had iPads, students won’t have to carry around heavy books when we travel from class to class. You could download books on the iPad and it doesn’t add the weight of another book! If you had to carry books for the whole transportation time, your back will eventually fall apart!!! Our binders are heavy enough. So we have to carry books?  We could be using the iPads and have ALL the information on it.

          Don’t you think iPads will make learning easier?  Well, it will because we will have more time to learn. Instead of getting off track, you can stay focused. This will only happen if students had iPads. If we did, we won’t be hearing “what does this mean”…