Quick write: 10 Different Quotations

1. "Can you give me a pencil," she asked.
2. "Leave me alone," Lisa asked.
3. "Why do you always wear those shoes," he questioned.
4. "I now have three pets," I said.
5. Oh, 6 times 9 equals 54," the math teacher answered.
6. "I really don't like that girl over there," she muttered.
7. "Did you know that bananas have potassium," Ashton stated.
8. "Can you help me with my homework," she stuttered.
9. "I did not throw that paper," he argued.
10. "Give me my binder or else," she demanded.  

Quick write: New Pledge of Alligiance

I promise that I will stand up and help the U.S.A, be allies with others, and never fall. Nothing can divide our power and separate us since God is with us helping our nation, our freedom, and our fairness.

Quick write

There is a man named Tucker who owns a truck.
He is a trucker and his truck is in Winnemucca.
His truck is in the muck and gets stuck.

A man named Tucker who is a trucker owns a truck in Winnemucca.
His truck gets stuck in the muck.

A man named Tucker who is a trucker owns a truck that is stuck in the muck in Winnemucca.

Quick write

SV sentences

1. I sing.
2. He swims.
3. She dances.

SVO sentences

1. I play soccer.
2. He runs fast.
3. She sings beautifully.

SVDOIO sentences

1. He throws the ball to his brother.
2. She fights about the laptop incident to her mother.
3. I laugh so hard at my sister's joke.

Quick write: I Am....

I am depressed about my sister leaving.
I am in love with a song, not a person.
I am happy that I have friends who care about me.
I am good at playing the violin.
I am tired.
I am sad about leaving my pets at home.
I am psyched when I hear my music.
I am thirsty when I finish P.E.
I am excited when I watch my favorite soccer teams.
I am artistic sometimes when I'm inspired.
I am inspired by others.
I am different from other girls.
I am Mexican-American.
I am shy when I am around others I don't know.
I am slow when it comes to many things.
I am nobody who likes to brag to others.
I am caring to those who get hurt.
I am bored when I have nothing to do.
I am lonely and I hate this feeling.
I am done with this quick write.

Quick write: What I Would If It Never Stopped Raining

What I would do is that some days, I would go outside and start playing in the rain and in the mud. Other days, I would stay inside and watch movies and eat popcorn with my family. I can also roast marshmallows inside and enjoy a tasty snack. I can also be with my dad and we can play games or watch movies together. I can also chat with my sister more often via video chat. The bad thing is that I can't go outside very often or I'll get sick. I can also be with my pets more often and they keep me company. I can also spend time with my mom and talk to her more often. I love the rain and I don't care if it never stops raining.

Quick write: What I'm Waiting For

What I'm waiting for is for my sister to buy me my favorite album. My sister promised me that she would buy it for me if I told my dad that I also want the album that she wants. It's been 5 months and she went to college and she still needs to buy me that same album. I am also waiting for a Nintendo 3Ds. I have a Nintendo Lite and I had it for 4 years and now I want a new one. My mom said she would buy it for my birthday, but it was expensive, so I hope I could get it for Christmas now that it is less expensive.

Questions About Video Presentations

Why did he make videos like that by mixing different types of videos?
Why did he play drums and piano if he can't even play?
Why did you decide that song for you to play?
What made you have this idea to make this video?
What gave you an idea to auto-tune the news?
What made make this video so inappropriate?

Quick write:If I Was a Protagonist

If I was a protagonist of a scary movie or book, there would be many different things about me. I would be dressed in black and always black. I would listen to heavy metal music. I would wear dark make- up and my hair would be in my face. When you see me, I would start screaming very loud that you start gushing out blood from your eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. The only thing that would be the same about me is that I'm still depressed on the inside.

The Elements of Stories

Protagonist-the main character
Antagonist-the enemy of the protagonist
Conflict-the fight between the protagonist and the antagonist
Setting- when and where the story takes place
Climax-the high point of the action
Resolution-the outcome of the conflict
Theme-the author's message to the reader
Plot-the sequence of events

Elements of Quick write

Protagonist-the Auto-bots
Antagonist-the Decepticons
Conflict- The Auto-bots try to stop the Decepticons from bringing their planet to Earth.
Setting-the present and on Earth.
Climax- They try to stop Megatron.
Resolution- They stopped the transportation of the planet and saved Earth.
Theme- Whatever you do, never give up.

Quick write: Favorite Movie Summary

My favorite movie is "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." The Auto-bots (good guys) and the military discovered a piece of the video when the first astronauts landed on the moon. They found a spaceship on the moon and tells the Auto-bots to bring it to Earth. They find a Auto-bot engineer named Sentinel Prime who controls the pillars. They find out that the Decepticons (bad guys) went to the moon before them and made a deal with Sentinel Prime to bring their planet (Cybertron) down to Earth. The Auto-bots do everything to stop them, but they bring more Decepticons down to Earth. The Auto-bots defeat every Decepticon except for Sentinel Prime and Megatron (leader of the Decepticons). They did everything and stopped the transportation of their planet. The Auto-bots won and Earth continues to live.

Quickwrite#13: 10 things I Want to Tell the World

These are the ten things I want to tell to the world. These ten things are....

1) I hate Justin Bieber!
2) I love rock music and only rock music.
3) I don't like to be a girly girl or a tom boy.
4) I have two pet snakes and I love them.
5) My favorite shoes are Vans.
6) I don't like skirts or dresses unless I wear tights.
7) My favorite colors are black, white, blue, and gray.
8) I hate Lady Gaga and her music.
9) I'm a very shy person.
10) I possibly have a crush on a person.

Priscilla and the Wimps:Topic Sentence

I think that it's Monk's fault that he was stuffed into the locker. He says,"Kid, you're going to have to educate your girlfriend." It's his fault for talking like that to Melvin and Priscilla. "Monk breaks his own rule by reaching for Melvin with his own hands." This is saying that he is too strict and aggressive that he doesn't even follows his own instructions. These two details are the reasons why it's Monk's fault that he was stuffed in the locker.

Quickwrite#12:Blamed

The time I was blamed was because of my sister. My sister blames me a lot whenever she does something wrong or when my parents get mad at her.When I was  sick, my sister had to cook food for my dad and when my mom came in and yelled at her, she said that I kept talking to her and she forgot. She also had to clean the dishes and said that I told her not to wash the dishes and go watch TV. She also had to clean up the room, but her excuse was that I told her to go listen to  her music.

Quickwrite #11:Bullying

Bullying at Hale doesn't happen very much. The only bullies are those who call the 6th graders "scrubs." It hurts them and makes them feel awful. What I would do if I was in charge is that if I caught somebody bullying, I would call their parents, argue with them, and get somebody to take care of him as if he was a two-year-old. If they continue, I will expel them permenantly and they could never come back ever again including relatives.

Quickwrite#10

Your-belonging to you
Do you have your very own pet?
My pet is better than your pet.
What type of animal is your pet?
My pet is a snake and can eat your pet.
Keep your pet away from me!

You're-you are
You're so brave for defeating that dragon.
You're not scared from that battle?
No because you're my hero that I've always dreamed of.
No, I'm sure you're better than me.
You're still my geeky hero.

There,Their,They're
There was a foggy swamp and the boys decided to play near it.
Their baseball fell in the swamp and a alligator ate it.
They're sad and went home and started crying.

Quickwrite#9:What My Life Would Be

An A+ life for me would be a 2-story house with at least 2 cars. My relationship would be married and I would have a great family. My job would be to be an artist or a musician if I have a A+ life. My car would be a black with white Porsche and a blue Tahoe. My TV would be a 50" plasma screen TV with 3D. My C life would be living in an apartment that is not very wide. My relationship would be married or with a boyfriend. My job would be a fast food worker or a job that doesn't pay much. My car would be an SUV or a car tthat is really old. My TV would be a regular, small TV that is in the color of black and white. My F life would be no job, no house, no relationship, no car, and no TV. These are examples of what my life could be.

Root Words

Roots                                      Meaning                                    Examples
A-                                          not                                             anonymous-not revealing your name
Anima-                                   lifelike                               animatronic-made of lifelike robotic technology
Ann-                                      yearly                                     biannual-happening every two years
Aqua-                                    water                                aqualung-device that lets you breath under water
Astro-                                    space                                 astronaut-a person who travels into space
Auto-                                     self                                     autopilot-a device that steers itself
Bene-                                     good                                  benediction-saying a blessing
Bi-                                         two                            binocular-an optical instrument with lenses for two eyes
Bio-                                       life                              biodegradable-can be decomposed by living organisms
Cent-                                    hundred                            cent-one one-hundredth of a dollar

                

Quickwrite#8: Pro-drug or Anti-drug

I think that the song ,"Wearing a Raincoat" is a pro-drug song. The reasons why I think it's a pro-drug song is because it says,"Needing a friend to talk you down is food that comes from a pipe." What I think it means is that you fill your nourishment by using a pipe and a pipe is what you use to smoke tobacco and drugs. In the song, it also says,"You will turn to drugs to help you sleep," and what I think it means is that there are medications to help you sleep, but it is also made out of drugs. If you take an overdose of the medication, you will be a little unconscious or you will do something that you didn't mean to do. These are reasons why I think this song is a pro-drug song.

Short Story

"Come with me to the store," I said.
"Okay, I'm coming," said Karina.
I go down the aisle of CDs and books.
"It's not here," I said. "Help me look for it."
We looked everywhere for it and nothing.
"Oh, well," said Karina. "Next time, I'll buy it for you."
"Okay," I said.     
-UC Riverside Student ID:684879

Quickwrite#7: What I Want

The thing that I want in the whole wide world is a CD that really catches my attention and I want it so bad. What's keeping me from getting is the stores because every time I go there, I don't see it anywhere. Another reason is because my sister promised me she would buy it for me, but she left for college. We also don't have that much money and that's why my dad is working two jobs. The second thing that I want is an Ipod touch. I have a Ipod nano, but the screen broke and it's a good thing it still works. What's keeping me from getting is the third reason from the first thing that I want. Another reason is because we are trying to save money for my sister to pay college. These are the things I really want in the whole wide world.  

Quickwrite#6: 15 Sentences

There-not here
Over there is the Topanga mall and Sears.
I have a bicycle over there at that bike rack.
My parents work over there near Canoga Park.
My sister is over there at UC Riverside.
My brother is over there at the special ed program.

Their-belonging to them
I love their favorite show that they watch on tv.
Their food is the best I have ever tasted.
Their car is so awesome that i want to have it.
Their ball is on the neighbor's lawn who is really mean.
Their favoite food is tacos with beans and rice.

They're-they are
They're watching a scary movie in the living room.
They're passing an airport with no idea on what's going on.
They're going to the beach with my cousins instead of me.
They're at the hopital waiting for my sister when she is done for her surgery.
They're going home to check if their snakes are okay.

Quickwrite #5: Fairy tale

My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella. The reason why I like it is because it reminds me when I was little and I used to dress up like Cinderella and it is so nice that she gets a happy ending and does not end up with the same,awful life. What I would do to make it more better is by describing what happened to her parents and how she got a stepmother. My least favorite fairy tale is  Jack and the Beanstalk. The reason why I don't like it is because it keeps saying the same words like "Fe, fi , fo ,fum". I don't like the rhymes. The only way to make it better is instead of a goose that lays eggs, make it an angel and Jack saves her from being eaten later on.

Quickwrite #4:New Rule

My new classroom rule would be that everybody can bring their Ipods or music player to school. I can actually listen to my own music. Every student can listen and share with everyone in the whole class. Mr.McCabe can listen to his music and not worry about a thing. I can relax when I listen to my music. It's wonderful to have to listen to your music for yourself. Mr.McCabe can have fun during the whole time in class. Every student will be happy to listen music for one whole period of class.

The English Game: Words and Denfinitions

The teams were divided intto two groups: Girls vs. Boys.

Letter-a character or a symbol used to pronounce or say a word

Word-a saying that you would like to use to describe anything to give detail or to explain

Sentence-a collection of words bunched together to describe or explian something

Paragraph-a series of sentences together to describe what has many information

syllable-the rythem of a word divided into small pieces that is divided with a dot

WHOOOO-HOOOOO!!!!! The girls won!!!It was three to one.

Quickwrite #3: Girls or Boys

 Girls are smarter because we work harder than boys. If you get a boy's report card and a girl's report card, you will see that the girl has a higher g.p.a. It makes me feel good because it makes me know that I'm good at things. Girls work and work while the  boys are fooling around. Girls are  very smarter than boys.

Quickwrite #2: Languages

These are different ways to greet.

Hello-Hola,Hey,Hi

Goodbye-Adios,See you later

Please-Por favor

Thank you-Gracias,Thanks

Yes-Si,Yeah

No-No,No way,Nope

Quickwrite #1: What Do You See?

What I see is a funny eye chart hanging on the wall. I also see a computer that was made before laptops were invented. I see the painting called "The Scream". I see many students with different personalities by their behavior and clothing. I see Mr.McCabe going around the room and for any non writers.