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.