Friday, January 30, 2009

http://www.darrenshan.com/

Darren was 17teen when he made his first book.

Classwork

#4.
#1. Cirque Du freak A Living Nightmare

#2. Darren Shan

#3. 266 Pages

#5. No.
#6. I dont know yet.
#7. Because I like scarey books.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

#5 Books

#1.Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

#2. The Trial by Jen Bryant
#3. Best Foot Forward by Joan Bauer

#4. My Brother's Keeper by Patricia Mccormick

#5. Tangerine by Edward Bloor

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Fable

Fable-A short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings.
My reflection to the E.L.A exam was good.I had planned my time and concentrated.Nothing was difficult especially if you read the passage and understood it.I will do good tomorrow to

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Author's purpose
An author’s purpose is the reason an author
decides to write about a specific topic.

Anecdote

A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.

Climax
The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination.

Drama
A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story.

Conflict
A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
#4.
Inauguration

#1. Is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of something such as a president's term of office and a ceremony in which the president officially takes the oath of office.


#2. When Obama swarn into the White House.

#2. January 20 2009.
#5.Find a website that has to deal with inauguration. Describe in two complete sentences in your blog.
#5. One website is about Barack Obama.It tell you about his early life and growing up and also how hard it was for him.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

#1. When was the last snow day in Buffalo?
#1. 1-7-09.

#2. What magazine wrote an article about snow days?
#2. Nickelodeon Magazine.

#3. When was this magazine published?
#3. November 20 2000.

#4. In 3 sentences, summarize what this article was about.
#4. The article was about the day of a superintendent on a snow day.Also how hard it is to decide to have school or not.And last how the rest of his day is.

#5. According to this article, what was the worst storm?
#5. November 20 2000.

#6. What is the lowest temperature reported in the information?
#6. 40 degrees.

#7. Why do schools have snow days?
#7. Because snow is safer than ice.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

George Lucas star wars is the director of star wars 1

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks.
#1. The SF Site- It tell you a lot about science fiction books.

#2. Science Fiction Musem-It tell you about Horace L. Gold founding editor of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, Beyond Fantasy Magazine and editor of If SF Magazine.

#3. The Science Fiction Poetry Association-It tell you about poetry.

science fiction

Science Fiction
is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology.
antagonism
#1. Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
#1.Some people have an antagonism fight with other people.
flustered
#2. To make or become nervous or upset.
#2. Some people get flustered when talking.
idiosyncrasy
#3. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
#3. The boy said you are idiosyncrasy.
incriminate
#4. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act.
#4. The man how did the incriminate didn't tell.
legitimate
#5. Being in compliance with the law.
#5. Are you legitimate?

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Rod Sterling's life


Rod Sterling's early life first started in Syracuse, New York. One of the two kids was the youngest. Rod Serling was raised in Binghamton, New York, where he later graduated from Binghamton Central High School. He earned his B.A. in 1950 from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Though brought up in a Jewish family, Serling became a Unitarian Universalist.
Rod Serling served as a U.S. Army paratrooper and demolition specialist with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater in World War II from January 1943 to January 1945.He was seriously wounded in the wrist and knee during combat and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Serling was inspired by legendary radio and television playwright Norman Corwin. Both men would trace their careers through the WLW broadcasting franchise to eventually find homes at CBS, and both would be honored for weaving pivotal social themes into their scripts.In 1959, CBS aired the first episode of a groundbreaking series, The Twilight Zone. Serling fought hard for creative control, hiring writers he respected such Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont and launched himself into weekly television.

definitions

Teleplay
#1. a play or screenplay written for, or produced on, television.
Stage Directions
#2.directions given to the actor by the director.
Theme
#3.is a broad idea in a story or literary work a message or lesson conveyed by a written text.
Author's Purpose
#4.In order to effectively evaluate a passage, it is essential to determine the author's purpose.