Themes in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Some of the major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism , because they are accusing Tom Robinson for something because he is a black man. Atticus is defending him because he believes everyone should be equal. Equality is also another major theme in "To Kill a Mockingbird." The author reveals the theme by letting us know how Atticus fells about the trial and Tom Robinson.
The lesson I think the characters will learn is how to be equal with each other and other people , and I think Jem and Scout will learn what equality is. What Harper Lee wants us to learn by the end of the book is to think about the humiliation and the hard work black people and other people had to go through. Also she want us learn that everyone should be equal no matter what race or color we are.

ELA test prep action plan

My goal for test prep is to get a level 4. To make sure I meet that goal I will practice on acuity which is helpful, and I will also go to advisory. The types of questions that are on the ELA exam are: character inference, vocabulary, for shadowing , ect. What I can do to improve the questions that are hard for me is to look back at the passage and reread.

ELA test prep action plan

My goal for teat prep is to make it to a level 4 and work hard on vocabulary questions, listen questions, and on spending less time on the long essay. To make sure I reach my goal I will practice doing acuity which is helpful, and come to advisory. The types of questions that will be at the ELA exam will be character inference, vocabulary, for shadowing questions, ect. What I can do to improve the questions that are hard for me is to look back at the passage and reread passage, and make inferences if I don't get it.

To my parents: What I learn in ELA

Dear mom and dad,
What I accomplished in ELA so far is how to wright along essay for the ELA test. What I also accomplished is to read and understand the book "To kill a Mocking bird." What I think I did good on is my essay about comparing someone else to Nelson Mandela. My favorite unit so far is "To kill a Mocking bird" unit, because we got to pretend to be a character from the book in a social web site called Ning. We learned about the great depression and Lawyer who defends a black person, and about the characters Scout and Jem.
My goals for the rest of the school year is to improve in my writing and reading. Reading and writing is important to your future because of you get a job there is going to be a time when you have to read and write. We used technology in ELA by using Google Docs and how to sent E-mails to the teachers. How to use power points with more knowledge.

Reader respose 6

I disagree with Violet because she is turning 15 and people from her country they have quincenera. She wants to make her own party, but her grandma is forcing her to make a quincenra. But if I was her I would talk to my grandma and follow what I believe. Violet's grandfather is kind and thoughtful. He helps her with good edvice and tell her about his life. I guess what made him that way is his personality, that's the way he is. No one has changed through out the book, but I think Violet will change because her birthday is coming , I think she is going to do something to stop it.

Listening passage:Mona Lisa

One possible identity of Mona Lisa is a self portrait of Learnado da Vinci. For example, a doctor studied Learnado da Vinci through a computer. The painting of Mona Lisa matches with Learnado da Vinci. That's why some people think that Mona Lisa is da Vinci himself.

Character Unit Intro

Yes, I think people change because if the person is doing something bad and they are going threw a wrong path then they could change by doing good. Also, people who do good things turn out to do bad things. For, example the book ''The part time Indian '' junior changes because he goes to a bad school in the rez and he want to go to this really good school out of the rez. He decides that because he wants to have a better future. But when Junior gets there he acts a little diffrent than he would on the rez. He punches a kid he thought would do something to him. But the kid does nothing back.
Some people don't change at all but stay the same. For example, the book''A child called It'' Dave's dad changed because he use defend him and look out for him when his mom went after him. Then one day he stop doing that and left the house.

Election Reflection

What this election historic is that, for the first time we have an African-American as president in America. What Obama election means to me is, that now we have someone who cares about education, someone who will strive hard to make sure everyone has a future. What Obama means to the country is that he will care for the troops and Iraq and the economy. We lost money cause of the war. And lots of people lost job, or not getting paid well, and need to care for their family.
What I feel today about the country is that now there is a change for things that bush has not accomplish. What i feel about Obama is that I know that he will make a change and trust in the U.S. and try to make the country stronger and better.What I feel about the election is suprised, because I knew Obama would have a lot of votes. When I was watching last night he had one hundred and something. And later on he had 200. He needed 207 to win I knew he was going to win.What I think Obama will do in the next 4 years is that he will do what ever is takes to accomplish what he wants to do, to make this country better.I hope the first issue he cares for is the economy because a lot a people are nit getting paid enough or fairly.

Ghost story:The huanting at C.I.S.339

There once was a teacher named Mr.M at C.I.S339. He was a grumpy, cranky, angry, scary man. He is a person you do not want to mess with. If you get him angry he will scream at you, making his lungs come out.Everyone always hate when we have him for class.

Everyone always talked about him. He heard people talk about him all the time. Mr.M was getting tired of this. One day a group of his students made a rumor about him, and he found out.
On his way home he was was thinking of a way to get revenge. But suddenly a car accidentally hit him and he died.
Everyone heard about this. But no one was sad. Everybody celebrated. Mr.M died 2 days before halloween. The day of halloween. Mr.M huanted C.IS339, including the kids that made up the rumor about him. ONEDAY 8TH period they went to the bathroom and never came out. Now that bathroom is known C.I.S3339 's huanted bathroom

Reader response#5

Title:Double Dutch
Author:Sharon M.Draper PG:38-52

I could compare the Tolivers to Jounior in the"Absolutly true diary of the part time Indian"
because Junior goes to a new school and he goes through a hard time. The Tolivers went to a new school and everyone is afraid of them because of rumors that goes on about them. People say they like to kill. For example, they were on a show on T.V. and they said they were talking about how people should be dead. They are also big guys taller than the kids at school.
Junior has a similar situation when he goes to a new school he sees a kid taller and tougher than him. Jounior thought he was going to get beat up by the guy, but instead he hurt the bully. I could compare him also to yolanda, when she stood up to the tolivers.

Reading Response 4

Title:Sara Palin

Fat questions
1. Why did John McCain choose Sarah Palin to be his running mate for republican vise president?
2.why did Sara Palin enter politics after her carrer in television sports reporter?
3.Why did she decide to be John MCcain's running mate for republican vice president?




Skinny questions
1.How did she become interested in politics?
2.How long has she has been running with MCcain.

RAFT:This land is your land

Question:
How does the information in the box ''A Day in the Life (of me!)'' help the reader understand the article?

The information box helps the reader understand the article because helps them know what goes on in her daily life and how long it takes her to certain things.For example; she build a log cabin made from trees that are sick or blown over, so she has a certain time to that because she has other chores to do.In the information box it says at 9:00 she cut down sick or dying trees into logs. So that was her time to build the cabin, so people will know she had other things going on.

Readers response 3

Title:Strider
Author:Beverly Cleary
Dear Ms.Johns
I can infer that Leigh is getting tried of his mother treating him like a child, because in the book he says"I'm not dying.I'm old enough to stay alone. I'm not a baby,and I have Strider to keep me company."(p.84).He wants to prove that he has grown up and mature. I can predict that Leigh's mom will give him a chance and leave him home alone , then he'll make trouble and his mom won't trust him anymore.

Readers response 1

Title:STRIDER
Author:Beverly Cleary

Dear Ms. Johns;

I can connect with Leigh because his dad does not live with him and his parents are divorsed. He spends time with his dad by going to work with him and calling him.I spend time with my dad by spending time with him after school and sometimes on the weekends.Strider is one of Leigh's best friend. But he's not a person he's a dog.That reminds me of Charlie my dog. He was like a best friend to me;he was fun and entertaining like Leigh's dog Strider. I can predict that Leigh will not spend a lot of time with him because he lots his job. His truck broke down and he had to deliver tomatoes. I think that Leigh's father is going to be spending time looking for a job.