Fall Final Project

I think that we should get into groups of four and make a slide show presentation of what we have learned.

Vocabulary BIG test!!!

1.Encomium-A formal Expression of high praise.
You could hear the encomium sound in his voice when he talked of his son. 

2.Coherent-Logically connected; Consistent.
When Brad got hit in the head with a soccor ball, he was no longer coherent.

3.Belabor-To explain, worry about or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary.
Why do you always belabor that point over and over?

4.Eschew-To abstain or stay away from; shun; avoid.
We all agreed to eschew from bad words and eating chocolate.

5.Acquisitive-Tending or seeking to acquire and own; often greedily.
She was acquisitive in her endevorus of finding a house.

BQ: First Steps

Do video games help us?
Many people say that video games are bad for us and we shouldn't play video games because it is a waist of time. I would have to say that it helps us.
I am going to get the information to find out if playing video games helps us by Google searching it. I am also going to go to technology web sights and see what they think about it. I will also ask people if they think video games helps us and compare how many yes's and no's I got.

Big Question

I am going to post two questions because I don't know which ones to use.

1. Does Big Foot exist? Many people claim to have seen one but it has never been proven.

2. Do video games help us?

The medium is the message

After watching the movie I discovered that the movie is not that different from the story. In the story the Schoolmaster Crane does not beet the kids in class. He actually just hits the desk very hard with something and it gets there attention. Also in the end the Headless Horseman just scares him a lot and leaves him to run alone in the forest.

Fall Vocab #10

1.Pedagogue-A teacher
The Pedagogue is one of the best I have ever had.

LAQ #2

The Hunger Games Book 2 Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

GENERAL

1.Plot Summary. In the beginning of the story Katniss and Peeta have been living back in District 12 for almost a year and must pretend to love each other when the news or capitol people are around throughout the story. One day President Snow comes to visit Katniss and he tells her that what Peeta and her have done have brought the idea of rebellion into the minds of each district. He then tells her that she must convince him that they are actually in love or he will kill one of her family member and friends starting with Gale. Because it is the 75th Hunger Games he announces that winners from the past Hunger Games will be chosen to battle ounce again. Katniss and Peeta are both shocked that they are being forced to fight again. After receiving the news Katniss leaves the safety of District 12 and goes for a walk. On the walk she encounters two people who have left District 8 to go to District 13 which is said to be destroyed. They told her that they are going there to join them in the upcoming rebellion and she was shocked in the thought. When Katniss and Peeta enter the arena they quickly made allies and managed to come down to the final 8. In an attack to end it all they construct and explosion that destroys the force field and that's all Katniss remembers. Once she comes to she finds out this this was all apart of the rebellion and that they had to free them in order to continue with the plan. Unfortunately Peeta was captured by the Capitol. Gale managed to escape and told Katniss that they were headed to District 13.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Plot Summary

Plot-The plot in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow takes place in Tarry Town. In the town there is a school teacher named Ichabod Crane who is known by everyone in the town. He is very strict in school with his students but is a gentlemen with the ladies and like to spend time with them after school. Ichabod Crane has only one competitor in the town and his name is Brom Bones. While at a party crane had some drinks and danced and then went for a ride on his horse Gun Powder. On there ride they heard a noise near the river and it was just a boy. After that they saw a figure in the trees and went to go see what it was. Ounce Crane realized it was the Headless Horseman he started to go in the other direction and was being chased by him. The next day Crane did not show up to teach and everyone was surprised. They searched for his body and only found the horses saddle.

Questions-1.Who is Brom Bones?
                 2. What is his affect on Crane?
                 3. What did the students think when the schoolmaster missed class?
                 4. What is the theme of the story?