Monday, December 22, 2008

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.

Monday, December 15, 2008

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.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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.

Monday, November 24, 2008

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.

Monday, November 17, 2008

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.