"The Hangman" - response by Shakaed

The poem “Hangman” reminded me of World War 2 because at the beginning the hangman hung one man and all the townspeople thought he was a joke and would stop after one night. That is the same as Hitler because at the beginning everybody thought he was a joke and would never get elected. Guess they were wrong, huh?

I think the most important line in the poem was “I did no more than you let me do”. Which I think means that if the speaker would have stood up for all the people who had been murdered by the Hangman then he would’ve stopped. But I think that maybe no one stood up because they were afraid that they would get hung. I think that some one should’ve stood up because you should do what you think is right even though it may involve sacrifice.

-Shakaed

The Hangman response by Danny G.

The Hangman poem reminded me of Hitler because the Hangman was killing all different races and different types of people for no reason, which is exactly what Hitler. There is also a big moral to the poem that I didn't understand at first but then it made a lot more sense. The moral is, is that if you think you are doing nothing at all, you are still doing everything by doing nothing. What I mean by that, is that in the poem the Hangman was killing people, and everyone was watching but not doing anything to stop him. They all thought that they were doing nothing by watching him and not acting. But since they were not stopping him, they were then doing him a favour by not stopping it, which was doing something.

Danny G.

Paragraph on "The Hangman"

This poem reminded me of World War 2 when I read it. It reminded me of World War 2 because in the war Hitler killed blacks, Jews and people who were different from him. In the poem the Hang man killed the same people as Hitler did. This poem also reminded me of World War 2 because in the war there were many countries that didn’t join the war until later on and didn’t let Jews into their country. They were being bystanders. In the poem the town’s people were also being bystanders because they didn’t stop the Hangman from killing the other people.

The Hangman Sensory Images

Stanza # 1 Sensory Images:

-“Smelling of gold and blood flame”

-“The scaffold stood by the courthouse side, only as wide as the door was wide; with a frame as tall, or a little more, than the capping sill of the courthouse door. “

-“The hangman judged with the yellow twist of knotted hemp in his busy fist.”

-“We passed those eyes of buckshot lead.”

-“Then a twinkle grew in his buckshot eye”

-“And he stepped down and laid his hand on a man who came from another land,”

-Aviva

Hangman Paragraph

Hangman is the most powerful poem I have ever read. With so many sensory images, "Hangman" lets you make your own movie inside your head. It is so condensed that you could white a paragraph for every line in the poem. Even the fifth time I read it i still found out things I never knew before.

Jacque

The Paragraph for the Poem Hangman

I thought that this poem relates to Hitler, because when Hitler became powerfull everybody thought that he was a joke. Just like the Hangman who everybody thought that he was just goingg to kill the man from outer town. After the hangman murdered the man from outer town everybody thought that he was going to leave, like Hitler. I thought that the hang man killed everybody because, because he wanted everybody to be just like him, like Hitler when he wanted everybody to be perfect.

“The Hangman, by Maurice Ogden”.

This poem made me think, remember and never forget. This poem was one big metaphor to me. The Holocaust in disguise, people were being killed. Nobody said it was wrong. Bystanders/ most of the world during the Holocaust/ the towns people. What a shame. The Victims/ Blacks, Jews, Disabled, Gays/ The infidel, Jew, Black, alien one and eventually the whole town plus the speaker.

We read a perfect example of how people can quickly become powerful and how we have to act before that power gets to us.

A lesson.

So many hidden meanings and riddles, that it just intrigues me more to read the poem over and over again.

Sick and disturbing mental pictures drive me away from the poem.

I have to know about my past and to make sure that I don't live one day without thinking of those people who died to make my life better today. Jews, non-Jews. I have to be aware and not let myself slip like the town's people in Ogden’s poem.

With this I conclude by saying that “The Hangman” was the best poem I have ever read. I recommend that everybody should read it. All Races, Religions, grannies, grandpas, moms and dads.

Marc L. 6A

Hangman

I thought that the poem hangman had alot of sensory images and used a lot of metaphors too. There were a lot of words I didn't understand but altogether, it made me look back and remember what had happend to all of us.


~nini~

Hangman

Wow guys, I'm speechless about the poem hangman that we read yesterday! I think we should do some resherch on Maurice Ogden and see if he wrote any other poems

2nd stanza/draft of horse poem

When I was free,

I used to run like the wind.

Galloping through the tall green grass.

Letting the wind go through my tail,

And rustle between the hairs of my

Mane.



Playing games in the dry canyon walls,

to finding new places and adventures

through out my area.



I was the leader of the heard.

And with that job came responsibility.

A lot of it.




Hope you like it, please comment:), I maybe change the last bit


Nini

Note about the maps

6A: The maps for the assignments can be a little difficult to read because of the shading. The information that you need is there, though. You can use the road map instead of the topographic map, as it is easier to read. Please only do the first side of the worksheet.

-Mr. G.

Mapping Paragraph

The world is divided in lots of lines called latitude and longitude. Latitude goes sideways and longitude goes up and down. As an example, the equator is 0 degrees latitude and the prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. Another part of mapping is the hemisphere. Hemisphere is made up of to words, hemi and sphere. Hemi means half and and sphere is a 3D circle. By using the equator and prime meridian, we divide the world into four quaters, north, south, east, and west. Maps are made to scale each in on map represents one mile on earth.

By Jonah

Comment On The Hangman Poem

I think this poem is like getting pick on. There is a bully, a victim, and a by stander. The bully picks on the kid then the kid gets hurt. The bully then picks on the by stander. It is like Karma.

Grade 6 Homework

6A: Mapping worksheet (front side only)


Both classes: please post your thoughts or analysis of "The Hangman".

Map elements: In Janine's words

In today's lesson we learned about the equator, Prime Meridian, Lines of longitude and latitude, directions, different types of compasses, legends, scales and time zones.

EQUATOR AND PRIME MERIDIAN
The equator is the line that the sun hits the most and splits the world in an imaginary two peices. The equator is 0 degrees Latitude. The prime Meridian is the line that divides the world into an imaginary 4 peices after the equator. The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude.

LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
Lines of altitude and longitude is what helps people find where they are on this big planet earth. Lines of Latitude go from East to West. Lines of Longitude go from North to South. The prime Meridian is also a line of Longitude

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPASSES AND DIRECTIONS
There are 4 main directions, North, East, South and West. I know of 3 different types of compasses...The Rose compass, The regular compass and the one that has north east. The Compass rose is the one that shows at the corner of a map that sometimes doesn't show all the directions but it always shows North. The Regular and most common type of compass has every direction, N, E, S and W. The other compass that I don't know its name is the one that shows the intermediate directions and the Regular directions.

LEGENDS
Legends are small colored boxes with little symbols in them that are also on the map. They represent different things on the map such as Malls, Blocks, Strrets, Parks, etc.


That concludes todays lesson.

Mapping Elements

Today we learnt about the equator, prime meridian, latitude, and longitude. The equator is what circles the earth from east to west, it’s 0 degree latitude. The prime meridian is what circles the earth from north to south, it’s 0 degree longitude. Now you are probably wandering what’s latitude and longitude. Well latitude is imaginary lines that map makers made up to measure the earth’s length and find coordinates. Hemispheres are the four quarters of the world. There is the northwest hemisphere the northeast,the southwest hemisphere and southeast. That pretty much covers all of the basic mapping elements you need to know in grade six.

Mapping Paragraph by Shakaed

The earth is divided into lots of lines called Latitude and Longitude. Latitude goes east and west and longitude goes north and south. These lines are measured in degrees. A line that goes around the earth latitude is called the Equator. The Prime Meridian is a line that goes around the earth longitude. The Equator is 0 degrees latitude and the Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude. The Equator and the Prime Meridian divide the world into 4 hemispheres. Hemisphere means ½ a sphere (hemi = ½, sphere = 3D circle). The 4 hemispheres are: Northern hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, Western hemisphere, and Eastern hemisphere.

There are also Scales and Compass Rose on a map. Because maps are shrunken so many times compared to the real earth, there is a scale to show distances from one place to another. About 1 inch on map = 1 mile on Earth. A compass rose shows cardinal directions: North, East, South, West, and intermediate directions: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest. There are 24 time zones per day. Each place has a different time zone.

Shakaed

Map Elements

Today I will be talking about latitude, longitude, hemispheres, directions, time zones, scales and map legends.

Let's start with latitude and longitude. The world has imaginary lines that help you locate a specific place. The lines that go east to west are called latitude lines while the lines that go north to south are called longitude lines. These lines are measured in degrees. In the middle of the world going east to west is the equator which is 0 degrees latitude while the prime meridian which goes north to south is 0 degrees longitude as shown on this map below.

Now let's go to hemispheres (means half earth) So if you think about it, it should be two halves but you are meant to count the Equator as a line and the prime meridian as a line so you end up with four quarters the north, south, east and west.

Just about every map has a compass rose which tells you which way north is so you know in what direction everything is. Another thing you have to remember is that there are two different kinds of directions: Cardinal directions which are north, south, east and west, and Intermediate directions which are northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest.

Onto map legends now. A map legend is just like an instruction manual which tells you what kind of map it is, a scale (which I will tell you about later) and little diagrams that tell you what they mean on the map.

A Scale is a graph that shows you how long a specific distance is on the map.

Time zones are lines on the map that show you the difference in time between other places, for example; the difference between New York and Vancouver is that New York is always three hours ahead.

Jake-ee

6A

Lesson 1 on Mapping

Mapping

There are many different parts to mapping. These include latitude, longitude, hemispheres, directions, time zones, scales, map legends and the compass rose. I am not going to explain each one of these, just the ones we have learned so far in class.

My first topic is the difference between latitude and longitude. The earth is divided into lots of different lines, latitude and longitude. Longitude means lines running vertically and latitude means lines running horizontally. The way we measure these lines are in degrees. For example the equator (which is the main line of latitude) is zero degrees latitude which would make the prime meridian (which is the main line of longitude) zero degrees longitude.

Now we will talk about hemispheres. If you split the word hemisphere in half it means a half a circle, kind of like splitting a ball in half it gives you two halves. By using the equator and the prime meridian we can divide the world into four equal hemispheres: north, east, south and west. So in other words we are cutting the world into four.

Another huge part of mapping is using scales. When you look at a map it usually looks very small. Of course it is not the real size of the area you are looking at, it is just a scaled size. For example one inch can be equal to one mile (different maps have different scales).

Even though the last mapping item on my list was the compass rose, it is certainly not the least. Without the compass rose we would not be able to know which direction we are travelling in. The compass rose is split into two portions. There are the cardinal directions and the intermediate directions. The cardinal directions are north, east, south and west and the intermediate directions are northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. The reader has now become an expert on four parts of mapping. I hope you have understood my careful explanations.

Aviva

Map Elements: Brought to You by Marc Levin

Latitude, Longitude, the Hemispheres, Directions, Time Zones, Scales, and much, more! Where to start? I think the beginning.

The earth is divided into lots of imaginary lines called longitude, and latitude. Longitude lines go from the North to the South, and latitude lines go from the East to West. What helps remember latitude is to think of the lateral pass given by football player (American). These lines are measured in degrees

In this picture we can roughly make out the lines of longitude and latitude.

Also in this picture we can make out the Equator and Prime Meridian. What are those?
The Equator is the middle latitude line and is O degrees. Countries near by the Equator are some of the hottest places on the earth. The Equator goes from the East to the West

The Prime Meridian, is the exact opposite of the Equator. The Prime Meridian is the middle longitude line, but is also O degrees. The Prime Meridian goes from the North to South.

Hemisphere is such a long word, what does it mean? Hemi= Half/Sphere= 3D circle (earth). If you do the math one hemisphere is half the earth. The Equator and the Prime Meridian split the world into four hemispheres. North hemisphere, South hemisphere, East hemisphere, and the West hemisphere.

What garden can I find the Compass Rose in? None silly, a Compass Rose is not a flower, a Compass Rose tells us which direction is which. A Compass Rose is on a map. A Compass Rose shows the Cardinal Direction- North, South, East, West. A Compass Rose also shows the Intermediate Directions- North, South, East, West. Now when I ask you what a Compass Rose is I would like to hear a proper answer! :)

To me Scales are a really cool feature that comes with maps. An example of a scale would be:


Every four inches on the map = one Kilometer. At first it is confusing using scales, but once you get used to it, you can't stop measuring your whole map.

Marc L.
6A

Eli's Mapping

Every geographer knows that a map is made of many important parts. Each part tells about something different. It goes beyond giving just direction like north, south, east and west. There are the imaginary lines called longitude that go around the earth north south. There are also imaginary lines that go east west and they are called latitude. The equator is zero degrees latitude and the prime meridian is zero degrees longitude. Longitude and latitude cut up the world into what looks like little squares. Hemispheres also divide up a map with the northern hemishphere, southern hemisphere, eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere. Time zones split the world into different times according to when it is daylight and night time. It can be night in one part and day in another part at the same time. Maps are not as big as the real world so they need a scale. A scale helps you to understand the distances. For example one centimetre on a scale can equal one kilometer on the ground. Finally there is the legend. There are different kinds which give information about what the map is about. For example shading can show the number of hurricanes if it is a map about weather. So whether you are lost in Burnaby or in the jungles of Peru it is really important to read a map because you never know when google earth and your internet might not be working.

Homework

6A: Mapping paragraph
6B: Mapping worksheet

mapping paragraph

On every map there is a grid. This grid is made up from latitude lines, which run from east to west and longitude lines which run north to south. These lines are used to measure degrees. In the middle of the globe is the equator. The equator is 0 degrees latitude. The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. The world is split into four halves, called hemispheres. Northern hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, Eastern hemisphere and Western hemisphere.


On each map has one compass rose. This compass usually tells you where the north part of the map is, but sometimes it might also say, East, South and West. On a map it also has a scale. A scale shows the distances from one place to another. The earth is divided into 24 different time zones of 24 hours a day. If one place would be night then in another place it would be day.

Melody

Map elements by: Arieh Leon Dales

Map Elements

The elements on a map are Latitude, Longitude, the Hemispheres, Directions, Time Zone, Scale and the Map Legend. Latitude lines are imaginary lines on a map that goes east to west and Vic versa. Longitude lines are imaginary line on a map that goes north to south and Vic versa. Earth is divided up by these two types of lines. Latitude and Longitude are measured in Degrees. The middle latitude line is called the Equator the middle longitude line is called the Prime Meridian. The Equator is 0 degree latitude and the Prime Meridian is 0 degree longitude.

Hemisphere means, half a sphere (hemi=half sphere=3D ball). By using the Equator and the Prime Meridian you can split the world into 4 Hemispheres. The Hemispheres are North, East, West and South. These directions are known as the Cardinal Directions. There are also Intermediate Directions which are, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest. The way you know where each direction is, is by using a Compass Rose. A Compass Rose on a map points to each direction. By using a Compass Rose and a Scale you can find out if you go 2 inches South how long that is in Miles, Kilometers and sometimes Feet or Yards. The only way to do this is by using your Scale on a map and a ruler. The Scale shows you how many Kilometers you go in measurements as little as an inch.

Homewok??

Do We have to do the mapping sheet??


Aviva

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Mr. Maps Miraculous Map Moment

Hello kids! My name is Mr. Cartographer but you guys can call me Mr. Map, ok? Great! Let’s get started shall we?

First let’s go over the basics. The lines of longitude and latitude, what are they? Longitude and latitude are lines people like me draw on maps so it is easier to find places. The longitude lines go from north to south and the latitude lines go from east to west. They make a grid over the whole map. When you want to find something on a map you can look at the lines of longitude and latitude and locate the place you are looking for. Each line of longitude and latitude has a number which is called a degree. Let’s say you are looking up longitude 53 degrees and latitude 74degrees. All you have to do is go to the longitude 53 line and the latitude 74 line and follow them till they intersect. And then you have it! You have found a spot on the map by using longitude and latitude.

Now that you know all about longitude and latitude you will be able to quickly understand the idea of hemispheres. Hemispheres mean half spheres. Imagine that you take a ball and cut it in half. Then you have two parts to the ball. Well, if you take the earth and put an imaginary line running from top to bottom you get two sides which are called the west and east hemispheres. This line is called the central meridian. If you put an imaginary line around the middle of the earth, as if it was wearing a belt you get the north and south hemispheres. This middle line is called the equator.

On every map you find a compass. The compass shows you which way is north, south, east and west. You need this compass because it helps you understand how to look at the map. Then you can tell your friend, “Hey look, Vancouver is north of Seattle.” And your friend can say, “No way, Seattle is south of Vancouver” and you can laugh at your funny geography humor. Geography is just so much fun!

If you really want to have fun then you need to know about time zones. There are twenty four time zones just like there are 24 hours in a day. If you travel east you are traveling into the future and you have to turn your clock ahead. If you are traveling west you are going back in time and you need to turn your clock back. Have you ever gone on a plane and traveled west and ended up in your final destination even before you left on your trip? Ha! That’s when time zones are really fun. Try it sometime!

When you talk about scales and maps you are not trying to talk about how much the map weighs. You are really talking about how many centimeters equal how many meters. Let’s say you took a life size photo of yourself and you shrunk it 1000 times so that your picture would fit on a map with everything else that was shrunk 1000 times too. If you looked at that map you would see something that looked like 1:1000 and that would explain how many times you were shrunk. That is how scale works. It shrinks everything and then tells you the ratio.

A map legend is not a story all about how the map comes to exist. It is actually a fun code at the bottom of a map. You can be a detective like Nancy Drew or Sherlock Holmes and figure out what every little dot and squiggle means on a map. Let’s say that you are home alone on a Saturday night and you have nothing to do, what can you think of that could be better than grabbing your old maps and figuring out all the legends.

Bayle

Mr. Lee's Website

The Website is: http://www.webspawner.com/users/ericleevtt6/index.html

(this was a response to Marc's post)

Hey All,

I know Mr. Lee would be very, VERY upset with me that I'm asking this question, but can anyone tell me the website? I would always just go on it from the school website, but now that it's down I can't. :(

Marc L.
P.S. Don't tell Mr. Lee!

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Benny tries synchronized swimming!

Most of the time synchronized swimming is absolutely killer, but last
week my crew and I had a practice that was completely appalling.
First our couch, who is always admirable, was in an utterly
horrendous mood. as soon as practice started he had anger etched all
over his face.
Taking all his anger out on us he made the whole squad do five more
underwater pirouette spins than usual, I was so dizzy and almost
puking didn't help and we thought we had seen the worst of it!
Then we had to do our whole routine ten times. we didn't even get to
step on dry land for the longest grueling half an hour of my life.
and when we complained coach made us hold our breath under water for
as long as we could, I almost drowned. It was a close call, to close
of a close call for me to do synchronized swimming again.

-Benny

Homework

6B:
-Use today's notes on mapping skills to write a paragraph that contains the most important points. Purpose: 1. To learn note-taking skills. 2. To be able to write a clear summary from notes (think concentrated orange juice).

6A:

-You will have 45 minutes for your responses tomorrow. You may prepare at home, but do not finish it, or get a lot of help from parents. Feel free to use the blog to discuss poems with your classmates.

If you have time, both Janine and Aleesha are looking for some guidance on poems that they are writing.

-Mr. G.

????

hi guys i was wondering if you could help with this poem because im kind of stuck. Also i was wondering if tou could say if theres anything wrong with it and whats a good title for it.

here it is.


what happens when you have a scary dream,
as real as they might seem.

what happens when you have a scary drem,
so scary you want to scream.

what happens when you have a scary nightmare,
and they take you to there lair.

what happens when you have a scary nightmare,
and what they do is not compelety fair.

thankyou guys

Geography 101 by Sam

Maps of the earth are divided into a whole bunch of lines called longitude and latitude. Longitude is the lines going sideways around the globe. The main line of longitude around the globe is called the equator, also known as the world’s belt. The equator is like a big line that divides the world in half, running west to east. Latitude is the exact opposite of longitude. The main line of latitude around the world is called the prime meridian. The prime meridian is also like a big line that goes around the world, but this one goes north to south not west to east.

Mapmakers measure distance in degrees. The equator is zero degrees longitude, and the prime meridian is zero degrees latitude. On a map there are numbers, just like on a graph, and there is actually a point on the world which is 0,0 degrees. The spot is just under an island called Sao Tome and Principe in Africa. The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into four hemispheres Northern hemisphere, Western hemisphere, Southern hemisphere and the Eastern hemisphere.

On a map, the cardinal points show directions. When drawing a compos on a map, north is always up, south is always down, east is always to the right and west is always to the left. Scale shows distance on a map. The scale could be one centimetre equals one kilometre. On a map scales are usually shown using centimetres or inches.

The earth is divided into twenty four different time zones. On some maps there are lines showing the ranges of each time zone. A very good example of this is, two places in Mexico. One is called Puerto Vallarta and right next to it is a newer city called Nuevo Vallarta. They are right next to each other, but and Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta are one hour apart.

A map legend tells you what the symbols on a map mean. For example, a red line might mean symbolize a highway and a yellow line might symbolize a side road.

Mapping paragraph

On almost every map there is a grid made up of latitude and longitude lines, which measure distance in degrees. Latitude lines run from east to west and longitude lines run from north to south. The equator is 0 degrees latitude and the prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into four different parts: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

On a map the compass rose shows north, east, south and west,(they sometimes show more directions, it depends on the map your using.) The scale on a map shows the distance of how far things are from each other. The earth is divided into 24 time zones for 24 hours of the day. Each time zone always has a different time than the other ones.

Danny G.

Danny's Bad paragraph

I always have such a blast at soccer practice, but last week our practice was rotten! To start off, our Mr. Cheerful coach turned into the devil himself, and as soon as we got on to the field, it started to pour rain everywhere. Our coach even made us complete five more exhausting laps then regular. My legs felt like jello and it was only twelve minutes into the practice. Just when I thought we would get a water break he made us do sprints and suicides for a ten-minute span I thought would never end. Now I know how it feels like to die!

Poetry Responce On "Execution"

Hey everyone heres my response on execution:

This poem really blew me away with all it's poetic devices. There were smilies like: "He had cancer stenciled into his face like pencil marks from the sun". There were metaphors like: "He had cancer stenciled into his face" and "The board was a spiderweb of options and counters, Blasts and sweeps, a constellation of players shining under his favorite word, execution". I also thought that in the ending when Edward Hirch was writing about how the other team pummeled their team, is a metaphor of how cancer beats you up and has a machine like fury that kills you.

This poem was free verse and had only one stanza. I could not really find cadence in this poem because there were a lot of ideas (but that does not mean it was a bad poem) . I noticed that every line started with a capital letter, at first I thought it was because Edward Hirsh tried to make every line powerful. Then afterwards I asked my teacher why it was like that and he said that most poems start with a capital letter in every line and it does not mean trying to emphasize.

I could not really relate to this poem because no one i know had had cancer. Even though I could not relate to this poem, I can still understand what cancer can do to you. This coach was an amazing coach who taught his team everything he knew. He gave his life to football and despised losing. And then it happened, he was shot by cancer, there was nothing he could do. He would never be the same again because that's what cancer does to you, it has power, with deadly, impersonal authority, machine-like fury, perfect execution.

- ari

Sam's New and Improved Bad Paragraph

Soccer is usually a blast, but last week we had a practice that made us all miserable, depressed zombies! From the start of the practice everyone could see that our coach, who is almost as nice as Mr. G., was in a fowl mood (so bad that if he had a mood ring on it would explode). The second practice started he put on the most fake smile I have ever seen. We had to run FIVE MORE LAPS THAN USUAL! My legs felt like rubber strings tied to 70 pound weights. The worst part of it all was that was just the beginning of the work out. The second we were done with our laps he had us start on our sprints otherwise known as “suicides”. After the longest ten minutes of my life, he let us stop. I think I get why they call them suicides. After dry heaving four times during my coach’s explanation of a drill, my coach screamed at me to sit down. When I was finally allowed back onto the field, we did some more drills that should have been called “suicides plus”. After half an hour more of those drills, the coach was about to give us the a soccer ball so we could finally play, but our practice time was over. I hobbled home thinking maybe I’d switch to chess.

by Sam

Bad Paragraph didn't know what hit it!

So far so good everyone! You've turned the "bad" into great, and you've done it in your own style. Keep them coming!
6A: Thanks to those of you who have brought in your hardcover books for the display. I need five more, so if you don't mind parting with them for a couple of weeks, please bring them in!


-Mr. G.

Fixed bad paragraph

Typically basketball is extremely pleasurable, sadly at last week’s practice the case was not as usual this left me gnashing my teeth with anger. First, Our Coach, who generally is tremendously pleasant, was in a horrific mood. The very minute basketball practice started coach had this glare where his smile often hung. We had to do triple the amount of laps around the court than regular the team’s legs were throbbing in intense pain this was just the beginning of the excessive training. We had to do left handed layups for thirty solid minutes. I could feel the vomit coming into my mouth and back into my stomach. We didn’t even get to do passing. I don’t have to tell you how many fumes were sizzling out from my body.

By: Arieh Leon Dales 6A

Homework

6A:
-POEM ANALYZER
-FIX "BAD" PARAGRAPH
-SPELLING

6B:
-FIX "BAD" PARAGRAPH

Fix this "bad" paragraph (Due Wed)

Most of the time soccer is really fun, but last week we had a practice that totally made me upset. First, our coach, who is usually super nice, was in a totally bad mood. As soon as practice started he had this, like, really big scowl on his face. We had to run five more laps around the field than usual My legs were completely tired, and the work had just started! We then had to do sprints for ten whole minutes. I thought I was was going to puke! We didn't even get to touch the ball for another half an hour.
I don't have to tell you how completely mad I was.

Coming Next Week- Debate 1:"Battle of the Sources!!"

Dear Students,

Next week we will be embarking on our preparations for our first formal debate. Things are sure to get heated as we battle it out in search of the "best" research source.

Get ready to rumble!

Response from Benny

Love That Cat
Response By Benny Freedman

I can’t directly connect to this poem because I don’t have a cat or other pet. I can relate to the speaker because I share the same kind of passion but for different things such as baseball, basketball, and music.
The depth, to which Stoltz loves the way his cat looks and interacts with him, is the same depth to which I experience a deep emotional connection with sports and music. I love the fast pacing of basketball both in the speed of the sport and the way the points climb up quickly. The sound of the ball bouncing on the gleaming hardwood floors keeps me connected to the game. Baseballs strategic plays keep my attention. For example stealing bases and double plays are very exciting. With music, too, I experience a deep connection on many levels for example the intelligence of the solos and how the riffs and verses are so well thought of.

-Benny F.

6B Homework!

Extra: Write poems, respond with helpful responses to other people's work, book reviews, etc....

6A: Books for display

Hi 6A,

Yael in the office would like to make a display of your hardcover books. They will be locked in the glass cabinet at the front of the school. Please bring them to school tomorrow if you are interested.

-Mr. G.

Response on Love That Cat/Man and Dog

I once had a cat, her name was Sasha. She was a Persian cat, with long hair. Only I can't really connect because she was our cat when I was 3 years old, so I don't remember her very well. We had to give her away because she scratched and peed on everybody.
This poem had a lot of sensory images, here I list some:"velvet-black fur," "creamy couch," "white tipped paws," "glowing eyes," "I stroke his soft coat." However there wasn't a lot of similies/metaphors. The only alliteration was:"creamy couch."
There was no rhyme scheme in Love That Cat. The poem was free verse, and had 1 long stanza.
I can imagine the love between Stoltz and his cat because of the ending.
Now about Man and Dog. Man and Dog is when a man and his dog are sitting in the park, and Sasoon writes how it's only him and his dog.
I can't connect at all to this poem because I have never been alone in a deserted park with anything.
There was very few poetic devices, however one good sensory image is:"alone with stone and grass and tree," I can imagine myself in a park alone with a dog.
There is a rhyme scheme, line 1 and 2 rhyme, and line 3 and 4 rhyme. This poem is free verse, and has 3 stanzas. The lines were mid-sized. There is excellent cadence.
The cat poem and the dog poem were similar because they were about their love for their pets. They were also different because one was about a cat, the other about a dog.
The cat poem is a 4.5/5, the dog poem is a 4.95/5.

-Bram 6B

p.s. Please comment on this response.

From Vanessa

hey guys, I found something interesting in the last stanza of
"Dog In Bed" this might me helpful for extra notes!

" This is how it is with love.
once invited,
it steps in gently,
circles twice,
and takes up as much space
as you will give it."
(last stanza)
recaps the whole meaning of why Joyce Sidman wrote this poem.
Not only can this relate to dogs, it can relate to humans too, in many ways.
I like this last stanza because you can read it and make your own interpretation of it and it will always be right.

-Vanessa

6A Homework

Hey 6A
I was just wondering what the homework was.
Thanks
Isabelle

Dog in Bed

hey guys I just found something very interesting in "Dog in Bed". I noticed that sometime the author referred to the dog as "You" as if she was talking to him. In the second stanza i also thought that the dog was an old friend because old people always shift and groan. So I thought that she was comparing a dog to her father or her grandpa. To me the second stanza is like one whole hidden metaphor.

I hope this gave more ideas.

Fanny :)

Matt's Pesonal conection

Hey everyone!

When I was reading this poem, it really showed me how one can love a dog so much.  

In this poem Joyce Sidman expressed all her feelings not just saying them but putting them into metaphors and sensory images.  Marc l. pointed out a very nice metaphor that described some

thing that was special about the dog.  I think most of you guys have a dog, cat or any type of pet that you love at home.  Well, I have a dog so I can really relate to this poem well.  Because every night my dog is my room and its  a nice feeling.   You might have different traditions you do with your pet but, I think Joyce Sidman wasn't just basing it on a dog, she was  trying to express the feeling of having a pet that you love.

Matty :)

Dog in bed Aliteration

Hi guys,
I one example of alliteration in Dog in bed

-Slim Space

Aviva

Fix this "bad" paragraph...

Let's see if any of you can fix this paragraph using what we learned in our lesson on "bad" words.


My four cousins visited us from out of town last weekend. We had an amazing time together! It was really nice to have them here because I haven't seen them for a while. We went to a really big water park on Saturday, and went down the really fast slides. We had a really good barbecue for lunch and I ate five hot dogs. I was so full! I didn't care though, and I barely even waited five minutes before running really fast back to the pool. By the end of the day we were all so tired that the five of us slept very deeply all the way home.

Way to go, Marc L., Micah and Aviva!

Thanks to you three for starting us off on the right foot for this poem analysis. You've not only found some interesting elements in the poem, but you've also expressed yourselves very well. Way to go!

-Mr. G.

What was once, and never became

Hey guys,

I'm writing a poem about a horse describing his life as a horse. But I only have the first stanza, and I need help to make the second one. Please comment and leave suggestions.

When I was free,

I used to run like the wind.

Galloping through the tall green grass.

Letting the wind go through my tail,

And rustle between the hairs of my

Mane.

Simile From Dog in bed

Hi Guys,
I found a simile in Dog in Bed. When she says "Why should your black silky ears feel like happiness" it is obvious that a dogs ear can not feel like happiness. This is a great way to express her feelings on how she feel about her dog and how it feels like.
It is a great simile because within it you can see a sensory image by saying its black silk ears feel... it almost seems like you can feel the silky ear of your dog or any other pet you have.

Hope that helps!

Aviva

Sensory images

Hi everybody:
If you need some sensory images, here they are

• You shift, groan, drape your chin on my lap
• Nose tucked under tail
• Why should your black silk ears fell like happiness
• All night i orbit, tangle-limbed
• O, that langiud, movie star drape!

Micah

"Dog in Bed" Metaphor

Hey All,

I found an interesting metaphor in "Dog in Bed". "You are my warm, furred planet centered in my bed." Obviously a dog is not a planet, but maybe in this line Joyce Sidman is referring to the dog as a planet in the solar system of the bed. Planets are very big and powerful things and maybe this calling a dog a planet was expressing strong feelings for the dog that the owner had. Dogs are on other planets than us while still being there for warmth.

Hope you can relate,

Marc L.

Cool Pics.

Hey guys,
There hasnt been anything really cool on the site so I decided to add some cool pictures I just found. these are really cool pictures of a guy named Julian Beever and he's famous for his 3-D drawings that are actually just on flat ground. so here are some of them:


Top left:A man "playing with a sail boat

Top right:Batman and robin

Middle right:Person feeding sea otter

Middle left:Girl on a beach mat

Bottom right: A fake hole and people actually avoiding it

Bottom left: Firemen picture upside down




Hope you enjoyed,

~Nini~

6B Homework!

Humanities: Finish puzzle piece for tomorrow!

where im from

I'm from warm cozy place,
where there is no such thing as race.

swimming, swimming in the thing,
so big its shaped as a ring.

stop i see this light,
shining sight so bright.

i see my mother,
standing next to my brothers

holding me,
loving me,
caring for me.

they take me away,
there i lay.

I'm sad, mad
I'm not with my dad

but somehow i know,
everything is going to be okay.

6B Homework!

Math: do double sided ratio sheet for tomorrow.

Don't forget to study the first coloumn on the French word search for tomorrow!

Response on David Greenberg

This one's for you Mr.G

Response on Author David Greenberg’s performance

When Mr. G told us that we would hear a writer talk to us, I was actually quite happy because I enjoy listening to writers give little pointers to aspiring authors like me. I think that anyone at the assembly who was paying attention could have taken a lot out of David’s presentation because he spoke in easy kid language and he made sense. I think his poems are amazing in two ways, one, he used great rhyming words but still maintained the flow that he wanted to and two, he cared about what he wrote.

I understood when he said it took him one month to write his poems because I know from experience that everything doesn’t just come to you at once and even if it does you can always make what your thinking more interesting on paper. Anyways, when I write my short stories it also takes me one to two months to write it because sometimes I have to edit more than four copies to get one amazing piece of literature.

My favorite thing that David spoke about was the three components of writing because I really agree with them. I also liked when David spoke about how cool and crazy things happen to all people. I never really think of what’s happening in my own family yet when David mentioned it and gave examples, a lot of crazy things have happened to me and my friends and those crazy amazing things would make a great poem. David writes great poems/short stories and hopefully I will too some day. Even now when I read back at what I write, my writing skills are maturing just like me. Most of the things that David said I agree with and his comments sparked a part of my brain that holds my writing.

For me writing solves all my issues, good and bad. When I’m angry I write in a darker tone usually thinking of black; when I’m happy I write jumpy little poems with bright colors; and when I’m sad I write about gloomy things like wars with the color grey in mind. Literature is everywhere; you just have to look for it.

Arieh Leon Dales 6A

Spelling??

Hi Guys,

Is there spelling for this weekend??

Aviva

1001 Notebooks

Hey All,

Could anyone give me the website for the 1001 Notebook thing? The one we were talking about with Ms. Leison.

Thanks,
Marc L.

6B homework!

Math: Do the percentage sheet for Tues.
Humanities: Good copy of what I think of myself and what other people think of me sheet in a drawing of your hand.
Due Mon.

Homework? 6B

What's yesterday's homework?

Have a good Wednesday!!!!

~Nini~

6A bookbinding tomorrow

Bookbinding tomorrow is only for 6A class. As mentioned, 6B will build their books on February 4th. 6A students: please remember to bring all of the pages that you want bound to class tomorrow. Also, please make sure that you've checked your work for spelling and grammar.

Looking forward to building books with you!

-Mr. G.

Poem by Emma

Heaven


Where is it
Is it really true or
Do they just say it
because they don’t want us to feel bad


Are you able to communicate
Are you able to think
Can you do everything you can do here
Or is it just your inside that leaves

Is it up in the clouds
Is it in the air or
Is it nothing but a black hole

Do you come back down or
Is it just
The end

extra inside bookbinding sheets

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if Mr.G. or anyone had 2 extra inside bookbinding sheets because I accidentally messed up again.

P.S.

Mr. G. maybe you could tell me the size of the paper if you don't have any extras and I will try to get it.

Thanks so much

Isabelle

Poem from Adam Sanders

Where I’m From

I am from
Where there is never ending rain
Where the beaver lives on the nickel
From where there is a crunchy soft white blanket
That covers the ground

I am from
Where the caribou roam
From where their thick fur shines in the rays of sun
I am from where dew trickles off the grass in the morning
Like a leaky faucet

From where the eagles rule the sky
Where there are forests that stretch beyond your imagination

I am from
Where totem poles reach beyond clouds
Where bears lumber beside streams
From where salmon make their vast journey
Across oceans and streams

I am from this place that I call
Home

Adam Sanders

Hey Everyone,

I'm just going to ask a question about Mr. Lee.( Sorry Mr G. that it's not about our class). Okay, do we have to do both sides of Problem Solving?


Thanks a million,
Marc L.

New Bookbinding dates

Hi Gang,

The Bookbinding Lady has asked that we postpone the dates. New dates are: 6A-Jan 21 and 6B Feb 4.

-Mr. G.

6A

Hey 6A,
Mr. G changed the date for book binding, but when is it??
Thanks,

~nini~

Thanks

Thanks to Harry for posting the homework!

-Mr. G.

Emma starts the year off right!

Heaven

Where is it

Is it really true or

Do they just say it because they don’t want us to feel bad

Are you able to communicate

Are you able to think

Can you do everything you can do here

Or is it just your inside that leaves

Is it up in the clouds

Is it in the air or

Is it nothing but a black hole

Do you come back down or

Is it just

the end

by: Emma K. 6A

6B homework!

Mr G: make the inside cover for the book binding by decorating it with colours. ( Fold in half ( if you fold wrong, you won't get another one! I suggest you plan out what you're going to make the inside cover like, instead of just colouring it any way you feel like, and when you come up with a new idea, you cannot use it!))

Due Mon

6B homework!

Mr G: (Math) dividing decimals. Due tomorrow. ( Not market pricing side)

coil notebook

Hi everybody i lost a red 120 page notebook it has all my poems in it if anyone finds it can you please give it to sharon thanx

Homework

1. Have all term 2 materials ready by Friday (notebooks, binder, paper, spelling notebook ready)

2. "Your" spelling test (Monday)

3. In-class poetry response (Monday)

Homework?

What was tody's and yesterday's homework?

Harry

Where I'm From

Where I'm From by Micah


I'm from love
Joy
Happiness
Glee
Cheer

I'm from despair
Grief
Mourning
Tears
Misery

I'm from ice
Snow
Rain
Heat
Warmth

I'm from Yoga
Karate
Hockey
Football
Swimming

I'm from Vancouver
Costa Rica
Hawaii
California
San Francisco

I'm from Stir Fries
Burgers
Steak
Pizza
Fish

I'm from love
Joy
Happiness
Glee
Cheer

Book Binding

Hi guys,

I just got back from my trip ans i am really confused about the book
binding.
Do we have to everything ready for tomorrow??

I f some one could tell me that would be great!

AVIVA

Book binding

Hey guys,
I just got back from Miami last night and I cant find my agenda.
I forgot a few things about the book binding...
1) How many pages are the minimum and the maximum?
2) When are we doing it?

Thanks

-Nini

Harry,

were where you in florida i was in Boca and west palm beach

-mikaela

I will not be at school on Monday.

Sincerly, Harry

PS: Has it been snowing? I've been in Florida the whole winter break

guys i forgot for the book thing. how many pages are the limit????. is it 28?????

MY BROTHERS

Awesome in every way

The best ever

The cutest kids

Dreadfully cool

The evil carnivals

Fun to be with

So good to me

Hero’s for me

Sometimes idiots

Best jokers around

Kind when I’m feeling down

Very loving to me

That is why I love you
You are my brothers

SNOW

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY GUYS,
DID YOU SEE THE SNOW OUTSIDE.

Hey everyone!!!
Just hope you have a happy holiday:)

~Nini~

6B homework!

Math: Do the math crossword sheet that is double sided for tomorrow
Humanities: Finish Where I'm from poem for tomorrow

if all work is finished, Ms Hubbard will let us have free time for 1 or 2 periods

A girl is a princess

Each girl is a princess
when she takes her throne
To be a proper one, She
needs her crown with
elegant dress.
With her HUGE castle
to make a feast
inside her dining room
with her beautiful room decor
and wall paper that
is gold...Beautiful gold.
and her bed with a warm
cover painted with dolphins
and her huge closet to
keep all her clothes inside
If you want to be a
princess, all you have
to do is believe in
the
magic

Where Im from Draft1

Please comment!!!!:) Its my first draft:]

I am from a sandy shore
Where I can swim alone
where there are no doors
and where you cant make a clone
It is a tropical place
Its also underwater
Where nothing can be erased
And you can swim with otters.

Note:Im not done But I need comments!!!

Mr G,

how was your 2nd day in Israel? I hope it was fantastic!

Good Bye!!!

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to say that i hope everybody has a great break and hope everybody has fun!
I also wanted to say good bye because i'm off to Palm Springs tomarrow and i have to wake up really early because my flight leaves at 8:00 in the MORNING! AHHHHHH!

Will someone also let me know when the bird beak project is due and give me updates on Homework because i'll be checking the blog everyday>

Thx Bye
*Fanny*

Thank You poem - Sliding down the Slides

Hi everyone this is my thank you poem for my mom. It isn't excactly a "thank you" poem it's more like something that is important to me. Please comment!

Sliding Down the Slides

When I was
1 and a ½
years old

you used to take me to the playground

I
of course
don’t remember these
memories

but from you telling me

I can even
picture
the stuff that we did there
at the playground
in my head

we had so much fun
together

you chasing me
me running away
and laughing

sliding down slides
me
first afraid


but after getting used to them
sliding down all the time
with a smile on my face

in the sandbox
according to me
I “wasn’t allowed” to
get dirty

and if I would
get dirty
I would get out and rub off
every single grain of sand or dirt
that was on my foot


sometimes
I remember
all of these things
that we did
at the park

they always put a smile on my face

just wanted to tell you
that when these things come to my head
I remember

that you were there
at the park
with me

every time

6B homework!

Mr G. (Mrs Hubbard)'s Math: adding and subtracting decimals and frame game. Both are due tomorrow