Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Byron- is he good or bad?
In the book " The Watsons Go to Birmingham" , Byron- the older brother tortures his younger sibling.
His name is Kenny . According to Kenny, Byron is a juvenile delinquent. Not only is Byron a horrible older brother, but his parents think of him as a bad son too. After all of his dangerous adventures his parents get tired of him and decide to send him to Birmingham with his grandmother. Will Byron change?
His name is Kenny . According to Kenny, Byron is a juvenile delinquent. Not only is Byron a horrible older brother, but his parents think of him as a bad son too. After all of his dangerous adventures his parents get tired of him and decide to send him to Birmingham with his grandmother. Will Byron change?
Friday, December 11, 2009
From high school to middle school
Punctuation Key:
Pronouns:Purple
Adverbs:orange
Verbs:red
Conjunctions:green
Adjective:blue
Nouns:bold
I think that high school will be different from middle school.
Pronouns:Purple
Adverbs:orange
Verbs:red
Conjunctions:green
Adjective:blue
Nouns:bold
I think that high school will be different from middle school.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
"The Watsons go to Birmingham" Chapter 2 - False questions
1. Larry Dunn was the most popular kid in Clark Elementary because he was alot older than us and twice as strong as the rest of them. (p. 20)
3. For Kenny, there were advantages to having an older brother who was a god - he got teased a lot less about his eye and being smart than he would have. (P. 21)
5. Demonstrating his reading ability to other classes did not make Kenny one of the most popular students at Clark.(p. 23)
8. Kenny suspected that Byron was proud of having a little brother who was smart.(p. 25)
13. In Byron's absence, Kenny felt even more afraid of the bullies when he wasn't the bus.(p.27)
14. The bus driver never waited for late students when he saw them running to the bus.(p. 28)
17. The two new kids were wearing raggedy clothes, were not muscular, and looked friendly.
(p. 29)
18. The students on the bus were not afraid of the two new boys and everyone wanted to tease them. (p.30)
3. For Kenny, there were advantages to having an older brother who was a god - he got teased a lot less about his eye and being smart than he would have. (P. 21)
5. Demonstrating his reading ability to other classes did not make Kenny one of the most popular students at Clark.(p. 23)
8. Kenny suspected that Byron was proud of having a little brother who was smart.(p. 25)
13. In Byron's absence, Kenny felt even more afraid of the bullies when he wasn't the bus.(p.27)
14. The bus driver never waited for late students when he saw them running to the bus.(p. 28)
17. The two new kids were wearing raggedy clothes, were not muscular, and looked friendly.
(p. 29)
18. The students on the bus were not afraid of the two new boys and everyone wanted to tease them. (p.30)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Watsons go to Birmingham-Chapter 1Quiz
1. It was so cold on Saturday, the Watsons sat huddled together under a blanket on the couch.
2. Momma felt the cold the most because she was from Alabama.
3. Kenny and his family lived in Flint, Michigan.
4. Joetta was Kenny's little sister.
5. According to Kenny, which of the following was not true about his older brother Byron?He tried to make Momma laugh all the time.
6. The weather man said the temperature in Atlanta Georgia would reach the mid-seventies.
7. Dad told Kenny,Byron and Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of one of Momma's old boyfriends named Hambone Henderson.
8. When she was about to laugh, Momma put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her front teeth.
9. The following is not a warning Moses Henderson gave Momma about Flint.It was colder
than the inside of an icebox, and people lived in igloos.
10. Momma said life in Birmingham,even though it was not perfect, was slower, friendlier, and People were more honest about the way they feel.
11. Since they could'nt contact thier landlord about their cold apartment, the Watsons planned to spend the night with Aunt Cydney.
12. The Brown Bomber was the Watsons' 1948 Plymouth.
13. Byron and Kenny were not happy when Dad ordered them to scrape the ice off the car windows.
14. Kenny was agitated because Byron was not doing his share of the work.
15. The night before, Byron and his friend Buphead had given Kenny lessons on how to survive a blizzard.
16. At first Kenny ignored Byron's calls because he thought his brother was playing another trick on him.
17. Kenny discovered that Byron's mouth was frozen to the outside mirror.
18.Kenny's parents were shook up when they heard that Byron was crying.
19. Dad laughed at Byron's predicament because he realized that Byron had been kissing his reflection.
20. Kenny could tell Momma was worried because she started to cry.
21. During Byron's ordeal, Dad kept laughing and making jokes about the situation.
22. Pouring hot water on the mirror was not a good idea.
23. With all five of them crying and standing around a car in freezing temperatures, Kenny thought it was no wonder the neighbors called them the Weird Watsons.
24. Momma freed Byron from his predicament by yanking his head away from the mirror.
25. On the way to aunt Cyndey's when Kenny paid Byron back for punching him in the forehead
and not for doing his share of the work, all the Watsons except for Byron cracked up.
2. Momma felt the cold the most because she was from Alabama.
3. Kenny and his family lived in Flint, Michigan.
4. Joetta was Kenny's little sister.
5. According to Kenny, which of the following was not true about his older brother Byron?He tried to make Momma laugh all the time.
6. The weather man said the temperature in Atlanta Georgia would reach the mid-seventies.
7. Dad told Kenny,Byron and Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of one of Momma's old boyfriends named Hambone Henderson.
8. When she was about to laugh, Momma put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her front teeth.
9. The following is not a warning Moses Henderson gave Momma about Flint.It was colder
than the inside of an icebox, and people lived in igloos.
10. Momma said life in Birmingham,even though it was not perfect, was slower, friendlier, and People were more honest about the way they feel.
11. Since they could'nt contact thier landlord about their cold apartment, the Watsons planned to spend the night with Aunt Cydney.
12. The Brown Bomber was the Watsons' 1948 Plymouth.
13. Byron and Kenny were not happy when Dad ordered them to scrape the ice off the car windows.
14. Kenny was agitated because Byron was not doing his share of the work.
15. The night before, Byron and his friend Buphead had given Kenny lessons on how to survive a blizzard.
16. At first Kenny ignored Byron's calls because he thought his brother was playing another trick on him.
17. Kenny discovered that Byron's mouth was frozen to the outside mirror.
18.Kenny's parents were shook up when they heard that Byron was crying.
19. Dad laughed at Byron's predicament because he realized that Byron had been kissing his reflection.
20. Kenny could tell Momma was worried because she started to cry.
21. During Byron's ordeal, Dad kept laughing and making jokes about the situation.
22. Pouring hot water on the mirror was not a good idea.
23. With all five of them crying and standing around a car in freezing temperatures, Kenny thought it was no wonder the neighbors called them the Weird Watsons.
24. Momma freed Byron from his predicament by yanking his head away from the mirror.
25. On the way to aunt Cyndey's when Kenny paid Byron back for punching him in the forehead
and not for doing his share of the work, all the Watsons except for Byron cracked up.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
HW#31
The song that reminds me of a time or place is a song called "Declaration This is it"
by Kirk Franklin.It reminds me of when I was in the fifth grade. I was the honor guard at my graduation.In my class The honor guards were named Taevon Jones, Ahmonique Evans and myself. Efia Antubam was an honor guard too.At the end all of the honor guards were lined up in front of the stage and the rest of the students stood on the stage. Then we started singing the song and every one was happy. I was with all of my friends and my family was nearby.Every time I hear this song it reminds me of my graduation day at my school.By the way, the honor guards get to sit in front when it came to sitting arrangments.This is why the song reminds me of my graduation day.
by Kirk Franklin.It reminds me of when I was in the fifth grade. I was the honor guard at my graduation.In my class The honor guards were named Taevon Jones, Ahmonique Evans and myself. Efia Antubam was an honor guard too.At the end all of the honor guards were lined up in front of the stage and the rest of the students stood on the stage. Then we started singing the song and every one was happy. I was with all of my friends and my family was nearby.Every time I hear this song it reminds me of my graduation day at my school.By the way, the honor guards get to sit in front when it came to sitting arrangments.This is why the song reminds me of my graduation day.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The African Burial ground
The African Burial ground is an important Monument Park. Many people from all over the world come to the African Burial ground everyday. Lots of people think that the African Burial ground is a special place. They are right, it is very important.
Before, slaves thought that where they buried someone that would be the last place they would rest in peace. The slaves were wrong. Keep reading to find out what was done about this problem.
When slavery was still going on New York was called New Amsterdamn. Only part of New York was used. The rest was just trees and forests'. Since the space wasn't being used slaves wanted to use it as a burial ground. The slave-owners agreed to let them have the space. They had some rules though. Only twelve of them could be there at a time. It also had to be at dawn. The slave-owners thought that if there was more than twelve people at night that the slaves would eacape.
One day, construction workers were making a building and they started digging a hole. The they started finding coffins filled with bones. Those bones were from the slaves from a long time ago. The construction workers did not care whose bones it was. they just wanted to make the building and get paid. This secret did not last long. One day a man saw what was happening and he reported the story to "Fox news". The news reporters came in helicopters and when everyone saw what they were doing the people were angry. The people turned the building into The African Burial ground.
Archaeologists dug up all of the bodies. All together there were four hundred nineteen bodies. The bodies were all re-buried. There were seven cases that each fit sixty bodies. The cases were buried twenty four feet into the ground. after the bodies were buried, trees were buried. There are seven trees. Some people say that each tree protects one case. This is how special slaves are.
As you can see, the burial ground is a very special, respected place. Every year during the month of october is the aniversary of the burial ground. Now that the slaves were buried again, this is the last place the slaves will be. Now you know all
about the African Burial ground!
Before, slaves thought that where they buried someone that would be the last place they would rest in peace. The slaves were wrong. Keep reading to find out what was done about this problem.
When slavery was still going on New York was called New Amsterdamn. Only part of New York was used. The rest was just trees and forests'. Since the space wasn't being used slaves wanted to use it as a burial ground. The slave-owners agreed to let them have the space. They had some rules though. Only twelve of them could be there at a time. It also had to be at dawn. The slave-owners thought that if there was more than twelve people at night that the slaves would eacape.
One day, construction workers were making a building and they started digging a hole. The they started finding coffins filled with bones. Those bones were from the slaves from a long time ago. The construction workers did not care whose bones it was. they just wanted to make the building and get paid. This secret did not last long. One day a man saw what was happening and he reported the story to "Fox news". The news reporters came in helicopters and when everyone saw what they were doing the people were angry. The people turned the building into The African Burial ground.
Archaeologists dug up all of the bodies. All together there were four hundred nineteen bodies. The bodies were all re-buried. There were seven cases that each fit sixty bodies. The cases were buried twenty four feet into the ground. after the bodies were buried, trees were buried. There are seven trees. Some people say that each tree protects one case. This is how special slaves are.
As you can see, the burial ground is a very special, respected place. Every year during the month of october is the aniversary of the burial ground. Now that the slaves were buried again, this is the last place the slaves will be. Now you know all
about the African Burial ground!
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