Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
What do you think? Do we have them beat?
Check out this story: http://www.local10.com/news/10352340/detail.html
Cool classroom, but I think we have them beat when it comes to the KINDS
of technology we use. Read and then post a comment.
Maybe we should write to Channel 10 and let them know what WE are doing!
:)
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Podcasts Have Come to Class!Your homework for Nov. 26 is to listen to two Grammar Girl podcasts I assign.
Please remember the debacle of getting some of you signed up for the blog and do not repeat this mistake. Try to listen to the podcasts NOW and come see me if you are having a problem, rather than frantically e-mailing me the day before they are supposed to be heard.
Very easy instructions: If you have an iPod (or at least iTunes) click on Podcasts and then click on the right-hand "Education" button. You should be able to find the Grammar Girl podcast center there, or click this link.
If you don't have access to these (or even if you do!) visit Grammar Girl's very own blog by clicking here. You can even a leave a comment for her! To listen via the blog, click on the "Play" triangle under the title. Wait for the dark gray to fill up the entire slide and then click on "Play" again. You will hear the sweet musings of grammar instantly!
Find the following podcasts and listen to them instantly on your computer:
#1 "Nixing the Horrid Of" and
#2 "Wrestling With That First Sentence"
You'll have to scroll all the way down, so make sure you are listening to the right topic!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
In life a lot of scary things happen.
Certain people die from diseases or from being murdered.
You would never expect somebody to die they way Alex did.
The death of Alex was like no other.
To start off, Alex was going camping.
She goes camping each and every year, for the past six years now.
This year happened to turn out different from the other years.
Every year was lightly and breezy outside.
This year it was pitch black outside and really breezy.
She wasn’t expecting the scariest thing ever.
Then, Alex started getting hungry for some dinner.
She had forgotten to bring any food or snacks.
So, she decided to go fishing in the murky lake water.
“Plop”, every time she cast the fishing pole into the lake, it would make a plopping sound.
The murky lake water reminded Alex of dirty paint water.
She caught four chunky fish.
She got lucky because they had more than enough meat on them.
Alex cooked all four of those meaty fish.
This is when things started going wrong.
After, Alex had eaten all of those fish, she went to sleep.
Then all of a sudden Alex woke up an hour later.
She got up and looked around herself.
There were worms everywhere.
Worms were creeping and crawling out of Alex’s body.
She looked down at her legs, it looked like her legs were screaming in disgust.
Alex started to panic.
She was so confused why worms were crawling out of her body.
Then it hit her like a baseball in the face.
When she cooked the fish, they were still raw.
The fish were cooked wrong so it caused her to get tape worm.
Alex ended up losing a lot of weight.
Worms were wandering all over the world.
She stayed home and lay in bed.
She was too freaked out to go to the hospital.
Who knows what they would have to do to her.
Then, one day it happened.
Alex died from having tape worm and doing nothing about it.
The worms ate her up as fast as fast as they could, and killed her.
Certain people die from diseases or from being murdered.
You would never expect somebody to die they way Alex did.
The death of Alex was like no other.
To start off, Alex was going camping.
She goes camping each and every year, for the past six years now.
This year happened to turn out different from the other years.
Every year was lightly and breezy outside.
This year it was pitch black outside and really breezy.
She wasn’t expecting the scariest thing ever.
Then, Alex started getting hungry for some dinner.
She had forgotten to bring any food or snacks.
So, she decided to go fishing in the murky lake water.
“Plop”, every time she cast the fishing pole into the lake, it would make a plopping sound.
The murky lake water reminded Alex of dirty paint water.
She caught four chunky fish.
She got lucky because they had more than enough meat on them.
Alex cooked all four of those meaty fish.
This is when things started going wrong.
After, Alex had eaten all of those fish, she went to sleep.
Then all of a sudden Alex woke up an hour later.
She got up and looked around herself.
There were worms everywhere.
Worms were creeping and crawling out of Alex’s body.
She looked down at her legs, it looked like her legs were screaming in disgust.
Alex started to panic.
She was so confused why worms were crawling out of her body.
Then it hit her like a baseball in the face.
When she cooked the fish, they were still raw.
The fish were cooked wrong so it caused her to get tape worm.
Alex ended up losing a lot of weight.
Worms were wandering all over the world.
She stayed home and lay in bed.
She was too freaked out to go to the hospital.
Who knows what they would have to do to her.
Then, one day it happened.
Alex died from having tape worm and doing nothing about it.
The worms ate her up as fast as fast as they could, and killed her.
A Super Spooky Night
On the night of Friday, October 13th, something unusual happened. The strange happenings took place at a deadly haunted house located in a jail in the Artic Tundra. The jail owner allowed three thrilled thrashing inmates out of their cells to participate in the haunted house. Two hundred fifty teenagers entered this deadly place. Fifty came out without a mark or scratch. The other two hundred will never be seen again. A shooting star disappear into the night sky explains how quickly the haunted house goers are vanishing.
Once the numbers were shown to Bobness, the jail and haunted house owner, he had to do something about this tragedy. He made up his mind to take the inmates who were the murderors, rapists, and decapitators out of the haunted house and put them back in their jail cells. As Bobness was walking Frank, Boo, and Zagnar back to their cells, Zagnar took out his gun and shot a bullet at Bobness’s chest. Once the police heard the loud gun shot they immediately took control. That case was settled. Now two jail employees Melisa and Zani have to run the scary but not deadly haunted house.
Every five seconds people two miles away could hear Kaboom as the kids in the haunted house crashed tripping over the invisible stairs. Immediately after they tripped they began to cry, and they cried for weeks.
The kids who went through the haunted house looked different when they came out compared to when they entered. Their hair was a totally different style, and color. Their clothes were all smoky like they had just come from a campfire. The area around this jailhouse was completely packed. Boo was in his jail cell when he text messaged Melisa’s cell phone. This is what his message said. “I was lucky to survive that place. The fire and invisible stairs could kill just about anybody. Melisa don’t try it, no matter what. It was worse than a war.”
On the night of Friday, October 13th, something unusual happened. The strange happenings took place at a deadly haunted house located in a jail in the Artic Tundra. The jail owner allowed three thrilled thrashing inmates out of their cells to participate in the haunted house. Two hundred fifty teenagers entered this deadly place. Fifty came out without a mark or scratch. The other two hundred will never be seen again. A shooting star disappear into the night sky explains how quickly the haunted house goers are vanishing.
Once the numbers were shown to Bobness, the jail and haunted house owner, he had to do something about this tragedy. He made up his mind to take the inmates who were the murderors, rapists, and decapitators out of the haunted house and put them back in their jail cells. As Bobness was walking Frank, Boo, and Zagnar back to their cells, Zagnar took out his gun and shot a bullet at Bobness’s chest. Once the police heard the loud gun shot they immediately took control. That case was settled. Now two jail employees Melisa and Zani have to run the scary but not deadly haunted house.
Every five seconds people two miles away could hear Kaboom as the kids in the haunted house crashed tripping over the invisible stairs. Immediately after they tripped they began to cry, and they cried for weeks.
The kids who went through the haunted house looked different when they came out compared to when they entered. Their hair was a totally different style, and color. Their clothes were all smoky like they had just come from a campfire. The area around this jailhouse was completely packed. Boo was in his jail cell when he text messaged Melisa’s cell phone. This is what his message said. “I was lucky to survive that place. The fire and invisible stairs could kill just about anybody. Melisa don’t try it, no matter what. It was worse than a war.”
Five high school friends hanging out on Friday the 13th, doesn’t seem so abnormal does it? Well that’s what Melissa, Gabi, Jordan, Alec, and Max thought too.
Friday the 13th started off like any normal Friday for these five friends. School was same as always, lots of class work and homework. They lived in a small town called Tree Hill in North Carolina. Near Melissa’s house there is a vacant lot with woods behind it. When Melissa was little she went with her dad into the woods and saw this strange house. They didn’t go too close but she and her dad got a pretty good look at it. The house looked abandoned and really old. Just recently she had retold this story to her four other friends and they decided to go back to that house but had no idea the history behind the house.
Gabi was the first to arrive at Melissa’s house at 6’o’clock. Then Jordan, Alec, and Max arrived shortly afterwards. Melissa and Gabi were in no hurry to go to this creepy house but the guys were so eager. They set out at 6:30 and headed across the empty lot. Everyone was dressed in black so they wouldn’t be caught trespassing. Now as this was happening Alec’s crush on Gabi was growing. As everyone reached the house, cautious not to get too close, he was determined to finally get Gabi’s heart by being the brave man he’s not. As they were discussing who was going in first, without fully thinking his plan, Alec walked closer and closer to the old, rotten house. As he took his first step onto the porch of the house, it creaked and got everyone’s attention. He did not dare to look behind him for he could feel everyone’s eyes burning holes his back. He just kept walking and opened the door, slowly turning the knob. First he stuck his head in, then his whole body. When he finally was inside the dark house, he thought to himself “I did it, I’m inside, Gabi must think I am so brave and she will start to like me. “Yes!” he thought, and then he screamed, “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Everyone outside just laughed because they thought he was probably playing a trick and pretending to be scared. But two minutes passed and still no sign of Alec. “Alec! Jokes over, you can come out now!” Melissa yelled. Still no answer. “Uh oh”, everyone thought.
Melissa, Gabi, Jordan and Max, the remaining four got in a circle to discuss what they were going to do to save their friend. They have two choices. One; have everyone go in and save him themselves or two; call the cops, risk getting in to trouble for trespassing and the risk of the authorities not believing them. Five minutes passed and they all agreed they would go in together and bring Alec back. At least that’s what they were hoping to accomplish.
Everyone links arms and heads into the house together. They are all scared but as determined as ever to save there friend. As they enter, they hear the floors creak and screaming and footsteps. This is not what they expected. Hearts were pounding, palms were sweating, and eyes were darting back and forth across the room of the empty house. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Friday the 14th, headlines in the newspaper read “5 Teens, 2 Screams, Missing in Action.”
Friday the 13th started off like any normal Friday for these five friends. School was same as always, lots of class work and homework. They lived in a small town called Tree Hill in North Carolina. Near Melissa’s house there is a vacant lot with woods behind it. When Melissa was little she went with her dad into the woods and saw this strange house. They didn’t go too close but she and her dad got a pretty good look at it. The house looked abandoned and really old. Just recently she had retold this story to her four other friends and they decided to go back to that house but had no idea the history behind the house.
Gabi was the first to arrive at Melissa’s house at 6’o’clock. Then Jordan, Alec, and Max arrived shortly afterwards. Melissa and Gabi were in no hurry to go to this creepy house but the guys were so eager. They set out at 6:30 and headed across the empty lot. Everyone was dressed in black so they wouldn’t be caught trespassing. Now as this was happening Alec’s crush on Gabi was growing. As everyone reached the house, cautious not to get too close, he was determined to finally get Gabi’s heart by being the brave man he’s not. As they were discussing who was going in first, without fully thinking his plan, Alec walked closer and closer to the old, rotten house. As he took his first step onto the porch of the house, it creaked and got everyone’s attention. He did not dare to look behind him for he could feel everyone’s eyes burning holes his back. He just kept walking and opened the door, slowly turning the knob. First he stuck his head in, then his whole body. When he finally was inside the dark house, he thought to himself “I did it, I’m inside, Gabi must think I am so brave and she will start to like me. “Yes!” he thought, and then he screamed, “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Everyone outside just laughed because they thought he was probably playing a trick and pretending to be scared. But two minutes passed and still no sign of Alec. “Alec! Jokes over, you can come out now!” Melissa yelled. Still no answer. “Uh oh”, everyone thought.
Melissa, Gabi, Jordan and Max, the remaining four got in a circle to discuss what they were going to do to save their friend. They have two choices. One; have everyone go in and save him themselves or two; call the cops, risk getting in to trouble for trespassing and the risk of the authorities not believing them. Five minutes passed and they all agreed they would go in together and bring Alec back. At least that’s what they were hoping to accomplish.
Everyone links arms and heads into the house together. They are all scared but as determined as ever to save there friend. As they enter, they hear the floors creak and screaming and footsteps. This is not what they expected. Hearts were pounding, palms were sweating, and eyes were darting back and forth across the room of the empty house. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Friday the 14th, headlines in the newspaper read “5 Teens, 2 Screams, Missing in Action.”
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
On a cold dark dreary evening on the streets of Brooklyn. Two boys by the names of Nick and Matt were walking along the sidewalk. Matt turned his head and saw a dark house with the door half way open. Hey Nick do you want to see what’s inside? Matt questioned. Sure let’s go for it Nick replied. They slowly walked up the stairs leading to the door. Matt peaked his head in and said Hello with a slow voice that echoed all around the house. Both boys totally walked into the house that was completely empty with nothing in it but a small chair. Nick saw a staircase leading to the second floor. Let’s go he exclaimed. They walked up the stairs and both of them stayed close together as it got darker, but then a voice from one of the bedrooms says Who goes there with a loud deep voice. The boys start to make a run for it but when they got to the door the door handle fell off meaning they were locked in this crazy mans house. The man opens the door he was in as the boys whimper in fright as if they were in the Nightmare On Elm Street or Friday The 13th. The man makes a loud noise as he walks down the stairs. Right before he reaches the bottom of the stair case he climbs back up and picks something up and comes back down. Now explain to me why you two juvenile delinquents are in my house he shouts. The boys can’t see his face. Sir, we are sorry please let us go they cried. I don’t think so he slowly puts his item down and pulls on it, turns out to be it’s a chainsaw! The boys run as if they were going for a game winning touchdown in a football game. Matt hides in a Pantry and Nick hides under the stairs. The man paces back and forth “Come out where ever you are” he screams. He took his chainsaw and chopped through the pantry slashing Matt’s head into a pool of blood and guts. Nick is under the stairs preying to G-d that this man doesn’t find him. Well one soul down only one more to go. Suddenly he hears Nick breathing Heavily. He makes quite slow steps he stops right before the stairs and turns on a light. He then walks slow again and when he reaches Nick. He looks down and Nick sees this mans face is nothing but a Skull covered in all his victims blood . Well good night little boy he shout as he sticks the chainsaw into the heart of this poor innocent child. Well it seems my work here is done he says to himself. He then walks back up to the bedroom waiting for another foolish child to walk into his house so he can kill them like the other victims.
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