We are a group of 7th graders from Colorado who want to practice our writing and communication skills. We are excited to expand the walls of our classroom and collaborate with other classes! Please leave us comments and your blog URL, so we can respond back to you!
Article posted May 20, 2012 at 08:49 PM GMT •
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7th grade for me was pretty good. The History Fair for me was successful, but our Science tests we took weren’t. I learned being able to have set schedules for projects was better than doing it by yourself, because I am a person who usually does things at the last minute and it helped out to have dates set for certain things to be turned in. Personally, I learned who is a good influence and who is not. I would not change anything about 7th grade. I think one thing I learned the hard way, was the LA speech, my topic was really hard to research on and Mrs. Lubich helped me through it and I did pretty well after all. I think listening more in class would help me be more “successful”, also talking less in class, besides that nothing really.
For the next year’s 7th graders all I have to say is do your work, and you will be fine!!
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Article posted May 14, 2012 at 03:18 AM GMT •
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I found I-towne to be a great experience. I learned how to run my own business, exchange money, and I also learned about the different cultures and how each one of them had something different. I don’t think I would have changed anything. Probably the best part of I-towne was how we got to actually buy items with fake money, and also how we got to wear the hats.
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Article posted May 5, 2012 at 07:46 PM GMT •
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History played a big part of who we are today, they created things and did things that we have changed or improved. My guiding question was,”How did King Tut impact us today?” Researching about King Tut didn’t tell me a lot about what he did, it seemed as if he didn’t impact us with his actions but just by finding his tomb in almost perfect condition made him important.
I learned what other people did and made that had gotten us certain things today. When I went around looking it was interesting to look what their 3-D or 2-D object was. One girl made a bridge out of Styrofoam and it was really cool, and then also one girl made a paper machete building. One girl also explained what the Romans (I think it was) ate. What foods they didn’t know of at the time and how they made it.
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Article posted May 5, 2012 at 07:34 PM GMT •
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I haven’t really been able to read the book a lot so I still have not finished it yet, I am about half way done and it is really good. I like how the book is different than most, like when they switch to a different character every chapter to get each other’s point of view of the community/garden. I think it is mainly about a community who can come together by something such as a garden, and what the little things in life can do. My favorite character so far is the little girl who had started the garden. My favorite activity would probably be the rock painting because it was fun to express our own style, the other activities didn’t really do that but they were also fun.
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Article posted April 27, 2012 at 12:35 AM GMT •
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I decided to just find a random quote because, this is one of my favorites, it is inspiring and means a lot. When I found this poem I loved it because when I was younger my mom and relatives would tell me the key to life was happiness, so it kind of reminded me of my childhood.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life."
-John Lennon
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Article posted April 19, 2012 at 11:00 PM GMT •
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My topic hasn’t created much change that I know of, besides responsibility. I found out a whole bunch of information that started to make me think about my claim statement. It is going alright so far. I'm far from ready, and nervous!!
Article posted April 19, 2012 at 11:00 PM GMT •
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Article posted April 6, 2012 at 01:42 AM GMT •
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I guess it was fun when we dissected the chicken wing, personally I found it disgusting haha. I learned about how the chicken wing is set up with all the bones, ligaments and muscles. It was worth while because it was an experience because I don’t think this is something I would have dealt with in the future, well most likely not.
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Article posted March 22, 2012 at 01:15 AM GMT •
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One of my best poems I think was Forever young
“Forever Young”
I am an old tree
That only few have seen
That only some have talked to
I am a teddy bear
In need of a hug
In need of a warm shoulder
I am a soldier
A fighter
A winner
I am an old painting
Many have bought
Few who actually take the time to see what it’s worth
I am an old friend
Not forgotten
I am a free soul.
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Article posted March 22, 2012 at 01:11 AM GMT •
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When I watched The Ernest Green Story I could not believe people lived in that kind of world I guess I can say. I wouldn’t have been able to do what Ernest did and stand up and fight back. I do not think discrimination is right I find it pointless. We are all people and we all deserve to have equal rights. Things have changed a lot since back then. It doesn’t matter where blacks or whites sit. Everyone is allowed to vote. There are no “whites” and “blacks” drinking fountains. Yes people do still discriminate, but we cannot change who people are.
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Article posted February 25, 2012 at 04:01 AM GMT •
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We have learned a lot in Science about cells. I learned a lot about photosynthesis and all the other cells that support our body. I think the best part has been actually learning with the plants in the labs, to show how the H2O and things change. We have done a couple labs, which were pretty interesting to see the outcome for the results. Like, for plants we put them in some liquid that changed colors if it had oxygen or not. We put a plant in the sun and in the dark, to see which one lived longer. We also had one without the plant in the sun as our original.
Article posted February 25, 2012 at 04:01 AM GMT •
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Article posted February 25, 2012 at 03:00 AM GMT •
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Within itself,
beside the red, hot salsa,
under the orange, Mexican cheese,
over the tomatoes,
like a big beast,
above the shell,
in the mouth,
out the side,
near the round plate,
as yellow,
before starvation,
against the cooked, yummy, dark meat,
along the lettuce,
beneath the onions,
by the dark misty night,
without a sound,
out tonight.
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Article posted February 12, 2012 at 11:45 PM GMT •
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I haven’t read any books lately. I am now reading,”Uglies” by Scott Westerfeld.The main character is Tally Youngblood. She is 16 and almost old enough to become a “Pretty”. I have not finished this book yet but it is very good. Amazing book I recommend this to everyone!
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Article posted February 3, 2012 at 02:28 AM GMT •
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Well, since we can write about anything, and this is Language Arts I decided to base my newest blog on our poem presentation. For starters my presentation went horrible! Ha-ha but I had fun; I think doing more presentations will help with my stage fright, and make me less nervous! Well my poem was Blackberrying by Crescent Dragon Wagon. I didn’t really like the poem but it was interesting how she talked in the poem,” Until we brushed our teeth late late late that hot night,
had all turned,
Blackberry blue.” I don’t really have a reason for picking this poem. But, things turned out alright. I did memorize the lines very well the gestures were easy going in the poem! That is pretty much all about my poem presentation.
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Article posted January 26, 2012 at 01:53 AM GMT •
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Some of the “tools” that poets use to create effect in their writing would be tone, which expresses the writers attitude toward his/her subject. Maybe, imagery which consists of words that appeal to a reader’s five senses. Also others like similes, metaphors etc. In my poem "Blackberrying" Crescent DragonWagon, she expresses her and whoever she was with picking blueberries. She stated," Catching at us, scratching (and we got mosquito bites to). Obviously, she was saying it was fun but it was a bit itchy!!
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Article posted January 21, 2012 at 03:39 AM GMT •
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I chose the quote “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt I think it means that having faith in yourself is half the battle. If you don't believe in yourself, how do you expect others to believe in you? Well, when I grow up I want to be a veterinarian, I believe I can do it and other people should support me. :D I think it can some people put themselves down and say things are impossible, nothing is impossible so if they believe, they can achieve pretty much anything. More people would probably have better spirits that is one way it would impact the world. That how I express what the poem means.
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Article posted January 21, 2012 at 03:29 AM GMT •
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My top goal this year is to get really good grades the rest of the quarters, we have left anyways. In the future it will help me get into good colleges. This year I also want to join more sports, it will help me improve my fitness and I can meet new friends. Those are my top two main goals this year!
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Article posted December 16, 2011 at 09:16 PM GMT •
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I think the project went really well. I found it kind of challenging since we couldn’t actually interact with each other. At first we did not communicate very well, closer to the end we started talking MUCH more! It still worked out very well. I thought it was fun that the teachers planned to do this project. Connecting with other people virtually to get a grade was really an experience. I think you guys should do the same thing next year. I find no improvements needed!
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Article posted December 12, 2011 at 03:05 AM GMT •
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I actually do not really know much about Greece. Off of what we had read in Humanities it is obvious that they had multiple goddesses and gods that they had worshipped. They are the people who have created the stories we read to this day.
In class my group is Argos! Our beat that we sang to with the Greek alphabet was Happy Birthday. Our flag we had made also is rad! Go Argos!!
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Article posted December 5, 2011 at 04:51 AM GMT •
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I got my Why or Why not from Mrs.G's class blogs. Poet Charles Ghigna says, "In order to grow as a writer, you've got to be willing to risk it all each time you sit down to write. You've got to be open and brave and curious." Do you agree? Why or why not? How might these qualities change your writing?
I have to say I do agree. This is because you can not just sit down and write about something without connecting it to you. It had better words when written from the mind not randomly. They might change my writing because now instead of trying to write about anything I might be able to connect the story to something that has happened and make it better.
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Article posted November 21, 2011 at 02:39 AM GMT •
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I am thankful for my family, house, and education. I am so very thankful to have a family guiding me in the right direction. I am also thankful for shelter because I do see homeless people and I am so lucky to have a roof over my head. Also, education, in a lot of other countries some kids do not have education or not a stable education. Those are some things I am thankful for.
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Article posted November 12, 2011 at 04:27 AM GMT •
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The best mystery I have read was “The Speckled Band” I find that the author did an excellent job at making the reader wonder and actually look deeper into the story instead of other mystery books who give bigger chunks of clues that make it more obvious.
A starter for one of my mysteries might be something towards the lines of: One dark and gloomy night, I was walking through the ally way and I heard a weary scream. I scarcely looked around my surroundings and began to wonder. Where had it come from? What had happened? Could I myself be in danger?
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Article posted November 2, 2011 at 01:08 AM GMT •
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I must say blogging is not that bad. It has mostly gone smoothly but I do get stuck sometimes it is hard to write about a subject or a type of blog topic I do not like! Ha-ha! I think it would be cool to do blogging as writing assignments. I think it would be easier instead of writing on paper. But, maybe for some students it is harder because they don’t like to type or they can’t type very fast so it would take longer. Those are my thoughts though!
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Article posted November 2, 2011 at 12:56 AM GMT •
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My intro:
The things that I always want to remember are the ones that I will need to get by in a world of chaos. Like the little times when you make a mistake. Or the first time you get a new bike, or the times when your mom/dad come home from a war. You remember those because they mean a lot. Remember the veterans that have died to save our country. They save our country and protect us so we should be thankful and give them credits. Some things I remember vividly and still look back and smile at how un-aware I was.
Does it sound alright? Should I word it differently?
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Article posted October 23, 2011 at 06:01 AM GMT •
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The article I have read is about a lady who has struggled to get money! Paying for child support, disability payments, rent, and gas/electric bills, her paycheck doesn't really cover it. She has five children and they eat Mac & cheese or ramen noodles every night. She wrote a letter to Sal Dimiceli. He gets 20-30 letters a week. In a couple weeks he showed up at Jennifer Cervantes door and started to help her. Sal told her he would pay for 1 month of rent including gas and electricity. Then he went to the store and bought the family food to fill up their empty refrigerator. Sal has helps about 500 people a year. He says he does not give people money that do not need it or want to take advantage of it. When he receives a letter he goes over and opens the fridge and cabinets to see if they need help or if they are behind on bills.
He also goes beyond that, he helps people stabilize their long term situations. One family he has helped is Val and Al Hyner. They have both been unemployed for about 1 year. They were living in a small motel room and paying for it from their savings. Val had even pawned her wedding ring because they almost had no money. Dimiceli had gone to help them. He gave them cards for gas, and rent. He also got Val’s wedding ring back! That is what the article is mostly about! My reaction to the whole story was very upsetting I did feel bad for the family but after all he helped them I felt glad that someone is there to offer them things they need. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/28/cnnheroes.dimiceli/index.html
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Article posted October 14, 2011 at 11:57 PM GMT •
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Yes, I have read a good book lately. I am reading Fallen by Lauren Kate. I am really enjoying the whole entire book at this point. The book wants me to keep on reading it is so good. The books I have read by her so far I have enjoyed. I like this book because it is very interesting. It is about fallen angels and it is kind of a romance novel. I recommend this book to people who are interested maybe in vampire books or fantasy stories. Lauren Kate is a good author read more of her books if you do like Fallen.
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Article posted October 14, 2011 at 11:46 PM GMT •
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I helped my brother write this poem for one of his classes.
There was a man named mechanic man and he was short and plump,
all he did at work was sit on his rump.
He wears black pants and a blue button up shirt,
He always gets his work done on time, but when he’s not working he’s fighting crime on his free time.
He’s a very good and trust worthy man,
but sometimes is very lazy, and when he hits the criminals with his fist he makes the go crazy.
He’s not very athletic or is not in the proper fitness,
but he runs his own copper business.
Things he does may be mad but they are never bad. Mechanic man never works or fights crime alone
because he has a super rad friend named Chad.
He might be bald but that doesn’t stop him from being bold.
He saves people every day,
and he lets the criminals know He’s on his way.
He’s never late to work or even a crime scene
and he’s never been mean to a human being.
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Article posted October 4, 2011 at 12:04 AM GMT •
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I am not very fond of books being banned. Freedom of speech falls into this because people have a right to say why and what things shouldn’t be legal or not open to others. I don’t think books should be banned. I think this because just because you don’t like the book or think it is bad for children, it does not mean others don’t like it. If the book is violent, maybe some kids like violent and crime stories. I think it is okay for them not to like the books.I think that they shouldn't be banned just because certain people dislike them.
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Article posted September 27, 2011 at 11:19 PM GMT •
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Through out the whole adventure at Fox Runs Park adventure I think the best part was that we actually got to go to the park and really get into more detail instead of learning about it from a book, we experienced it. I think my top favorite activities were Mrs.Lubich’s in the afternoon and Mr. .Howards activity in the morning because Mrs.Lubich’s activity showed how we needed to work together and it was just really fun, well, if you made it fun. Then Mr. Howards was awesome because he was the only teacher in the morning who didn’t make us write, and it was just like hide and seek! I learned that it difficult to deal with other people when they don’t think like you. It was also hard to find a good hiding spot in such an open area with little amount of trees if you were an animal you would be spotted easily.That's what I thought were the best and most interesting things that happened at the park.
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Article posted September 27, 2011 at 11:04 PM GMT •
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In one of the videos, two men argue over how many donuts each officer gets if there are 7 officers and 28 donuts. The first guy says that each officer gets 13 donuts each, while the other disagreed with him. In the end of the video, on their last try, they both take 7 13's and add them up. All they did was add each of the numbers, but they actually needed to add the real numbers, they didn’t remember that they needed to see the difference between the 2 spots like the ones and tens. For each officer to get 13 donuts, the guy would have to bake 91 donuts in all.
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Article posted September 13, 2011 at 05:56 PM GMT •
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One on the weirdest things that ever happened to me was when I was 7. When I was 7 we went to the Cliff Dewlings.Well, my family and I walked into this tipi with cool stuff.Then a weird voice out of nowhere started speaking and so I got really scared. I ran out of the tipi and ran into this like maybe 40 year old lady. A little later after my dad made me go in the tent.They finally told me it was a recorder talking. I was so relieved and that’s one of my weirdest things that’s ever happened to me.
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Article posted September 9, 2011 at 03:00 AM GMT •
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I thought the presentation was very inspiring. Yes, I find that showing this can change how people act, it was indeed needed. It did make me tear up and was a very powerful presentation. What I took away from the experience was that I should be kind to everyone even though I don’t like them. I should also stand up for people if someone is getting bullied. Rachel Joy Scott did make me think twice before actually being rude to someone.
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Article posted August 29, 2011 at 09:18 PM GMT •
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My favorite animal is a duck.
I’ve never blogged before.
I am a very bad drawer.
I’m afraid of cats.
My favorite color is lime green.
I am usually happy.
I love to laugh and talk.
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