We started a new project in art. We are making a video about this class to show the 8th graders so they know what this class is for next year. I am working with Breanna and Lauren. We have some good ideas, and we have already started our video. I think that this project is really cool. I like making videos.
We continued to read Of Mice and Men this week. I finished the book. I found it very interesting, but I thought the ending was very sad. This book did not turn out the way I expected at all! It really helped me understand the book by highlighting and doing the pages on Google Docs. I also thought the quizzes I took so far were easy. Hopefully the other two I have to take are easy as well.
We worked on our "Think Globally, Act Locally" unit in Social Studies. I thought learning about some of the uses of rivers was interesting. I never knew that they were so important, and I never realized that they have a big role in our daily lives. After this short break, we will be starting a project for this. I am curious as to what it will be.
On Wednesday, we presented our Science skits. I thought, for the most part, our skit went well. Unfortunately, one of our group members was sick, so we had to find someone to fill our place. The bad part about some of these skits were that I couldn't hear people. They were to quiet. Now, we have to write a paragraph about all the different scientists. Hopefully it won't be too hard. It might be a little difficult to do since they were hard to hear, but I'll make do with the information I have.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Personal Blog: 11/14-11/18
Monday, we had a Science quiz and an English quiz. I thought the English quiz was really easy. It was on short story terms. I had already learned all those terms in 7th grade, so I didn't have to study too much. The Science quiz wasn't easy, but it too hard. I retook the quiz on Friday. I think I did better that time.
Most of the week, we had work time on the doing the Social Studies project, reading Of Mice and Men, and working on the science skit. For Social Studies, we had a discussion on the budget. I had to reduce the budget by 20%. It took me a long time to do that, but it was a good challenge. We also had a quiz this week on geography terms. I thought the quiz was very easy.
I am really enjoying reading Of Mice and Men. I think it is very interesting. I never really knew a lot about that time period, so it is interesting to read about it. The quizzes that we are taking for this book have been very easy so far. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the book and finding out what happens.
We have finished our rough draft for our Science skit. I think it is coming along well, but I am nervous for when we have to present it. Some of the research was hard, but once we finished the research, almost everything else was easy. Hopefully our skits go well.
In art, we finished the structure and design of our crystal 3D figures. I think they look very cool. It was very fun to make. I really like to make things out of clay. I think that it will be fun to glaze them after they are fired. Hopefully, it will look very cool when the whole figure is done.
I really liked this week that we got mostly work time. I got most of my work done. It was good to have the freedom to work on what we wanted most of the time. Before the Social Studies test, we could chose if we wanted to go to the study session. I liked that we got that choice. I hope that future weeks are like this.
Most of the week, we had work time on the doing the Social Studies project, reading Of Mice and Men, and working on the science skit. For Social Studies, we had a discussion on the budget. I had to reduce the budget by 20%. It took me a long time to do that, but it was a good challenge. We also had a quiz this week on geography terms. I thought the quiz was very easy.
I am really enjoying reading Of Mice and Men. I think it is very interesting. I never really knew a lot about that time period, so it is interesting to read about it. The quizzes that we are taking for this book have been very easy so far. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the book and finding out what happens.
We have finished our rough draft for our Science skit. I think it is coming along well, but I am nervous for when we have to present it. Some of the research was hard, but once we finished the research, almost everything else was easy. Hopefully our skits go well.
In art, we finished the structure and design of our crystal 3D figures. I think they look very cool. It was very fun to make. I really like to make things out of clay. I think that it will be fun to glaze them after they are fired. Hopefully, it will look very cool when the whole figure is done.
I really liked this week that we got mostly work time. I got most of my work done. It was good to have the freedom to work on what we wanted most of the time. Before the Social Studies test, we could chose if we wanted to go to the study session. I liked that we got that choice. I hope that future weeks are like this.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Personal Blog: 11-6-11/11
This week, we have been doing a lot with science. We are continuing to learn about crystals. We did lots of experiments this week. One thing we learned about was the different types of crystals. I thought it was cool to see the different crystals under microscopes. It was interesting to see all the different ways they could look. Another thing we learned about in science was the terms atom, element, compound, and mixture. We did different experiments to practice those. I think it is a little hard to know the difference between those words and I am having a little trouble with that. We have a quiz on that on Monday, so I am going to practice those words.
In English, we have been doing a lot of research on the 1930's because we will need to know that information for when we read the book Of Mice and Men. We did group research on different things during that time period. My group was the historians. The question that I researched was the causes of the Great Depression. When I was researching, it was sad to see all the pictures and things that happened during the Great Depression. It must have been really hard to live during that time. After looking at all the background information, I am looking forward to reading this book.
At the beginning of the week, we had a Social Studies test on the three branches of government. I thought the test was really hard, but I passed it. Then, I did some research on where I lived. Now, I am working on the budget activity. This activity is cool. It is interesting to see what the city of Milwaukee spends its money on, and different raises and cuts they make. It is fun to decide what I think needs to be cut. I am having a little trouble with deciding everything to cut. It is also hard to cut the budget by 20%, but it makes a good challenge.
In art, we just started to make a new project. It is a geometric shape that is 3D made out of clay. We started by picking a figure, and cutting out the different shapes needed for that figure. Then, you had to cut the edges so they would fit together and start putting the figure together. This project is really fun and exciting. I enjoy using clay and building things. I think it is going to be fun to glaze it. I look forward to working more on this project.
In English, we have been doing a lot of research on the 1930's because we will need to know that information for when we read the book Of Mice and Men. We did group research on different things during that time period. My group was the historians. The question that I researched was the causes of the Great Depression. When I was researching, it was sad to see all the pictures and things that happened during the Great Depression. It must have been really hard to live during that time. After looking at all the background information, I am looking forward to reading this book.
At the beginning of the week, we had a Social Studies test on the three branches of government. I thought the test was really hard, but I passed it. Then, I did some research on where I lived. Now, I am working on the budget activity. This activity is cool. It is interesting to see what the city of Milwaukee spends its money on, and different raises and cuts they make. It is fun to decide what I think needs to be cut. I am having a little trouble with deciding everything to cut. It is also hard to cut the budget by 20%, but it makes a good challenge.
In art, we just started to make a new project. It is a geometric shape that is 3D made out of clay. We started by picking a figure, and cutting out the different shapes needed for that figure. Then, you had to cut the edges so they would fit together and start putting the figure together. This project is really fun and exciting. I enjoy using clay and building things. I think it is going to be fun to glaze it. I look forward to working more on this project.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Personal Blog: 10/31-11/4
We started the week off with art. In art, we are finished up all of our projects, the grid enlargement, the commercial, and all the evaluations. We also shared our commercials later on in the week. I thought that most of the commercials were interesting and very cool. Overall, I think that this project went well, but I think we had too much time to work on it.
For S.S., we wrote a constitution for Libya. I thought that writing the Constitution was cool. I had never really that hard before about different laws and how they should be. I had never really thought about how I would want the laws. I like how all the groups had a different section. I thought it worked well that way.
In Science, we are making crystals. We had to super-saturated a chemical in water. Then, we put a drop of the new liquid on top of the beaker, and the crystal started making. After we waited a day, we took the crystal and tied a string to it. Then, we put it in the liquid. It continues to grow now that it is in the liquid. I think making a crystal is really cool. I am curious to see what chemicals make what kind of crystal. I look forward to studying the crystals.
In English, on Friday, we watched a biography on John Steinbeck. He is the author of a book we will be reading, Of Mice and Men. While watching the video, I thought that John had an interesting life. He wasn't like what I expected him to be. I didn't know that he based his books off his childhood and things that were really happening in the world. After watching the biography, I am now curious of what this book is going to be about.
On Friday, our career projects were due. I thought that this project was really easy. It didn't take me very long, but I think my final project is well done. It was interesting to see what the result of our career matchmaker test was. The jobs that showed up for me fit what I want to do. For this project, I picked the number one career suggested for me. That was a school counselor. I learned a lot about that job while doing this project.
For S.S., we wrote a constitution for Libya. I thought that writing the Constitution was cool. I had never really that hard before about different laws and how they should be. I had never really thought about how I would want the laws. I like how all the groups had a different section. I thought it worked well that way.
In Science, we are making crystals. We had to super-saturated a chemical in water. Then, we put a drop of the new liquid on top of the beaker, and the crystal started making. After we waited a day, we took the crystal and tied a string to it. Then, we put it in the liquid. It continues to grow now that it is in the liquid. I think making a crystal is really cool. I am curious to see what chemicals make what kind of crystal. I look forward to studying the crystals.
In English, on Friday, we watched a biography on John Steinbeck. He is the author of a book we will be reading, Of Mice and Men. While watching the video, I thought that John had an interesting life. He wasn't like what I expected him to be. I didn't know that he based his books off his childhood and things that were really happening in the world. After watching the biography, I am now curious of what this book is going to be about.
On Friday, our career projects were due. I thought that this project was really easy. It didn't take me very long, but I think my final project is well done. It was interesting to see what the result of our career matchmaker test was. The jobs that showed up for me fit what I want to do. For this project, I picked the number one career suggested for me. That was a school counselor. I learned a lot about that job while doing this project.
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