English Class

domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010

Summary #2 The Gift Giver

Big Russell was popular and was the star of the basketball and he was giving authographies in the ball of the basketball. Sherman did not go to the school and people thoghout that was because: 1. Was suspended from school.
2. Was sended to a reform school.
3. He was scare from Big Russell.
4. He was playing hoockey.
5. That he was sick.

Mickey and Dotty were taking out of the class because, they were over laughing and crying. The authorities were searching for Sherman because the grandma was too old to take care of his brothers and sisters. He was in the basement. Sherman and his brothers will be sent to a foster-home and Dotty and Amir help him by giving a blanket. Finally, the authorities find Sherman and took his brothers and sister to different foster-homes.Also, he was take to a foster home.

sábado, 13 de noviembre de 2010

Vocabulary #3 The Mouse and The Motorcycle

Chromium Mufflers: A metal pipe that deadens the noise of a motor vehicles engine.

Fenders: A cover or guard mounted above and around a wheel, as on a car or bicycle.

Incinerator: A furnace for burning garbage.

Hand Cluth: A lever that operates the cluth

Momentum: The force or speed that something has when it moves.

Reckless: Not careful or cautions

Exhaust Pipes: A pipe through which gases are realeased from an engine.

Coast: To move or contiue to move without use of power.

Threshold: The point where begins.A threshold is the same at the beginning.

Spokes: A rod or brace that connects the rim of a whell toits hub.

Spelling #2 The Gift-Giver

1.Worried

2.Business

3.Funniest

4.Crazier

5. Companies

6.Copied

7.Sorriest

8.Dirtier

9.Ugliness

10.Victories

11.nasties

12.authorities

13.Readiness

14.Phonineass

15.Rivalries

16.Basketball

17.Court

18.Dart

19.Dribble

20.Foul

Vocabulary#2 "The Gift Giver"

Rumors: A story that spreads from one person to another and believed to be true even though there is no proof of its touth.

*Sentence* I´ve heard rumors at school that we are getting a new teacher.

Acquaintances: A person whom one knows but with whom one is not chose friends.

*Sentence* I say hello to her every day, but we are only acquaintances.

Authorities: Person with power to make and to enforce rules.

*Sentence* Because of the blizzard, the authorities decided to send the students home.

Embarrass: To cause to fell nervous or ill at case.

*Sentence* He tried to embarrass us by playing tricks on us.

Stoop: A small stair-case leading to the entrance of a house or another building.

*Sentence* Old houses had an small stoop.

Foster Home: A household in which one or more children who are not related to the parents are sheltered and care for.

*Sentence* Some persons are in a foster home because they don´t have a place to live.

martes, 9 de noviembre de 2010

Summary #1 The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady

There was a familythat is called "the Blossoms".Junior had a dog Mud and Junior went to the woods Junior makes a coyote trap, he put doble latch.But, something is bad.He gets trapped in his own project, and h don´t know how to open it.His mom was worried because she don´t know where is Junio; so they start to search for him.Junior was so sad because no one heard him.He, is lure Mud with food and returned with help.The problem was that he didn´t return.Mad Mary found Junior and said that a cruel man put Junior in the cage.Mad Mary takes him.The Blossoms saw the cage but no one was there, they started to yell and Mad Mary ran.Mad Mary took him to the cave.When Junior wake up Mad Mary gaves him food and then Junior and Mad Mary became good friends.Finally Mad Mary returned Junior to his family and everyone was happy.