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Thursday, 4 November 2010
Vocabulary for "A Shot At It" & Something Else I Forgot
1) The boy that had a crush on her was mesmerized by the way she was dressed and her strut.
2) Her movements were impeccably so graceful dancing ballet, floating like a bird.
3) I was petrified by how my friend changed her look from yesterday wearing just casual clothes, to today wearing those girly skirts and tank tops. What happened?
4) The band's concert last night was totally chaotic from the moment I arrived.
5) Wanting to tease my friend, I mimicked her until she couldn't stand me blocking what she was trying to say anymore.
6) For some reason, you resemble my cousin that's living in America.
7) I built a statue of my dog, that commemorates his death on October 28th, 2010, in my heart. (true story)
<-- a picture of a dog from the move "Hachiko" based on a true story. 8) The recent acquisition that I just found out is that I have "Casual Day" tomorrow.
9) My mom dissuaded me from going to that party last week.
10) Though she was sad, she stoically accepted the fact that she lost the ice skating competition and will try harder the next year.
--> I've always wanted to do a trick like that, but I never got the chance because I moved here :(
2) Her movements were impeccably so graceful dancing ballet, floating like a bird.
3) I was petrified by how my friend changed her look from yesterday wearing just casual clothes, to today wearing those girly skirts and tank tops. What happened?
4) The band's concert last night was totally chaotic from the moment I arrived.
5) Wanting to tease my friend, I mimicked her until she couldn't stand me blocking what she was trying to say anymore.
6) For some reason, you resemble my cousin that's living in America.
7) I built a statue of my dog, that commemorates his death on October 28th, 2010, in my heart. (true story)
<-- a picture of a dog from the move "Hachiko" based on a true story. 8) The recent acquisition that I just found out is that I have "Casual Day" tomorrow.
9) My mom dissuaded me from going to that party last week.
10) Though she was sad, she stoically accepted the fact that she lost the ice skating competition and will try harder the next year.
--> I've always wanted to do a trick like that, but I never got the chance because I moved here :(
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Vocabulary for "Stop the Sun" & "Gentlemen of Rio en Medio"
Stop the Sun:
1) There was a commotion in the hallway about two boys fighting.
2) Bill Gates foundered the Microsoft Office.
3) My parents ruined my day by telling me that we're moving.
4) The right side of my mouth was inerted because of the medicine the dentist gave me.
Gentlemen of Rio en Medio:
1) My siblings and I negotiated about who would go on the computer at what time.
2) Counting how many trees you saw in a day were innumerable.
3) My sister and I decided on the boundaries of our shared room.
4) Each of us are descendants from our parents and/or grandparents.
1) There was a commotion in the hallway about two boys fighting.
2) Bill Gates foundered the Microsoft Office.
3) My parents ruined my day by telling me that we're moving.
4) The right side of my mouth was inerted because of the medicine the dentist gave me.
Gentlemen of Rio en Medio:
1) My siblings and I negotiated about who would go on the computer at what time.
2) Counting how many trees you saw in a day were innumerable.
3) My sister and I decided on the boundaries of our shared room.
4) Each of us are descendants from our parents and/or grandparents.
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
"Gentlemen of Rio en Medio" Literature Focus #8
My theme that I wrote down for question number five was "A small thing can turn out to be really important". I used this as a theme because there's many things that can be important but only a few things that can be EXTREMELY important. Such as in the book, what was really important was the orchard trees. Even though the old man grew the trees for the children, the Americans didn't like the fact that the children play on the trees after the house was sold.
I honestly don't remember much of any poems, novels, or stories with the similar themes. But one that I do remember is one novel that's called "How the Pops Stole Christmas" (I heard this a long time ago, and 'pops' means the popular people). It's about a girl named Jenny overreacting that her friend didn't invite her to the New Year's Eve party and she thinks that the popular kids have something to do with it. They both talk about how something small can be so important to a person's life. Like in this novel, Jenny disappointed and wondering why her friend won't invite her. And in the story that we were reading, the old man finds the orchard trees very important.
I honestly don't remember much of any poems, novels, or stories with the similar themes. But one that I do remember is one novel that's called "How the Pops Stole Christmas" (I heard this a long time ago, and 'pops' means the popular people). It's about a girl named Jenny overreacting that her friend didn't invite her to the New Year's Eve party and she thinks that the popular kids have something to do with it. They both talk about how something small can be so important to a person's life. Like in this novel, Jenny disappointed and wondering why her friend won't invite her. And in the story that we were reading, the old man finds the orchard trees very important.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
"Stop the Sun" Literay Focus #7
I think Terry made the right decision about asking his father about his experiences in Vietnam because if he didn't, then he wouldn't know a part of his father's life. The family should know everything about each other, that's how they could deal with things and talk about it. If something's personal, you should be able to feel comfortable talking to someone that you trust and is trustworthy.
In this case, I don't know why Terry's father was holding it in. First, he should've told his wife, she's most trustworthy because well, she's the wife! If he wouldn't tell her, then he wouldn't trust her. If he didn't trust her, then he wouldn't have married her. Both Terry and his mother were worried about him, which meant that they cared. Sometimes talking about things that make you stressed out helps you feel better and glad that you led it out. Keeping thins stuck inside makes you feel sad and angry and stresses you. Terry wanted to know about why his father was acting so strange, and it bothered him. I bet if any of your fathers' were whimpering on the floor in a mall or something like that, you'd ask them what's wrong. And if they didn't tell you or he didn't even tell your mother, you'd get mad and even more curious, just like Terry was.
In this case, I don't know why Terry's father was holding it in. First, he should've told his wife, she's most trustworthy because well, she's the wife! If he wouldn't tell her, then he wouldn't trust her. If he didn't trust her, then he wouldn't have married her. Both Terry and his mother were worried about him, which meant that they cared. Sometimes talking about things that make you stressed out helps you feel better and glad that you led it out. Keeping thins stuck inside makes you feel sad and angry and stresses you. Terry wanted to know about why his father was acting so strange, and it bothered him. I bet if any of your fathers' were whimpering on the floor in a mall or something like that, you'd ask them what's wrong. And if they didn't tell you or he didn't even tell your mother, you'd get mad and even more curious, just like Terry was.
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