Friday, June 13, 2008

  1. I was really moved when I heard david Faber speak. I was moved because I was both shocked and amazed that he survived all those events. I even cried at moments, even though I had finsiheed the book it was still a big blow.
  2. I think that david was proud of helping because he was helping the war. He was helping the war by destroying the train tracks. His relation with the partisians was a bit wierd because first of all they take him back to the camp not knowing if he wants to, second they make him work so yes its a wierd relation ship.
  3. I think because he was to young. He could also regret taking away the life of this young man, maybe living david alone. He might have also believed that he didnt know anything

ROmke last post

1. The most disturbing part of the book for me was when they tortured the brother into telling them where the blue file was. This was disturbing for me because i was shocked when they shoved the hot poker into his eye.

2. The job i believe was working in the kitchen helping with the coffee and the bread. He had some horrible experiences like watching the murder of his family.

3. At the camp he start to get really sick and weak, he gets typhus and get boils.

4. David is happy when he says " mama i did it, i survived".

5. David Faber's book, Because of Romek, should be required reading in all middle schools, high schools, and universities because all students need to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust. This book should be a must because everyone, young and old should learn n what happened during the holocaust. I support this statement because of what David Faber said, you don't know how lucky you are to be here, you didn't have to experience all that.
I also think students should have to read because its a great learning expierience and this isn't one of those fiction books, this person, David Faber, actually had to go through all those horrible experiences.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

romek post 2

1. They pigeon was important because it saved David's family's life. It was also important because it was a companion to David. It was also a sign tat they were not alone.'

2. The conditions over all were awful overall and im surprised they call it a vaction camp. They might call it a vacation camp because this was your final detenation. Also they might call it that to make them believe things are getting better.

3. Where there times where you wish you could go back and change the outcomes?
What is the worst memory during your time in the camps?

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Romek

1. Some of the things that I found interesting were that during WWII many countries participated even if it was a little. I also find interesting that Hitler had to single out the jews of all the people there. I remember he did this because he wantewd power.

2. a- I think that david family isn't that diffent from other families. I mean they have a good relation ship between one and another. Also sonia is a bit of a crybaby and david trys to prove himself.
b- I think he remembers all o this because of all the horribe pain he went through. I also think he remembers it because he wants to show how horrible his life was then.
3. -
  • He's brave.
  • He's caring
  • he knows whats right.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Reflection

Name: Ramon Chavez


Project Reflection: Post on your Blog



Project Title: Aztec mural project

Class: AC Dates:05/05/08

*You may type directly in this document and copy and paste into blog, or simply address each of the following in a post. It should be approx. 2 pages worth of writing.

PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.


Sentence Starters

  • The purpose of this project was to learn about

  • In order to learn about _________________, we had to create/perform/ write/etc…








The purpose of this project was to learn about the ancient civilization, of the Aztecs. We also learned about the different structures of the social class of the Aztecs, for example we learned how the whole Aztecs civilization was measured. What i mean is social class. So first was the emperor, then was the Nobility, then the priests and warriors, then the merchants, then the commoners then the peasants, and finally the slaves. In order to learn about this we had to create a mural.

WHAT I LEARNED

In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.

Sentence Starters

  • I learned about

  • I explored the concepts/topics of …

  • In this project, I learned how to…. (skills)





I learned about the Aztec language. I also learn about the Aztec history. I explored the concepts of making a mural, drawing a mural. In this project I learn how to Prime a canvas, and how to paint the difrent parts of the aztec history. I also learned about the social class of the aztecs.

REFLECTION

In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?

Sentence Starters

  • I enjoyed this project because…

  • I feel like I could have done better on this project because…

  • Next time, I would…




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I enjoyed this project because it was a really fun experience and it was a hands o0n project. I feel like i could have done better on this project because I procasinated to much. I would have also have tried to turn in things on time. Next time i would try to focus more on the tasks on hand. I would also try not to argue with my classmates as much.

ARTIFACTS

You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?

Picture of mural.

Friday, April 18, 2008

group reading

1. So far I still believe guns are bad. YEs they have killed people but the only reason I believe people should use guns is for personal defense. They should also be kept out of the reach of children.

2. Also I can understand why this people have wanted to get revenge. I have also been victim of cruel comments and jokes. The only diffrences is that I would never dream of killing another human life.

3. Were you pleased with the end?

Friday, April 11, 2008

group reading

1. Well first of all i would like to say that its reallt messed up how the coach seperates the good players from the bad ones. For example he puts the good people in the "winning team" and how he puts people like gary or brendon in the "losing" team. Also this is what I consider one of the reasons they want payback on all the people.

2. Another thing is that the people always beieng tortured are the nones that always keep it inside. This is what makes them go to such limits as to kill other people to distress themselves. I can relate to this because I used to get teased.

3. If you someone being bullied would you take charge or be a bystander?

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Give a boy a gun

1. A part of the book that I thought was interesting was that the author insirts comments from deiffrent perople. This I thought made the story more interesting. For example seeing other peoples views on the events that happened. For example people talked about the kids and what they thought of them.

2.At the beging if the book I was a bit confused because it started off with a part of a suicide. I didn't really get it but after the first chapter I started to get what the author purpose was. I mean I understood the plot of the story. I really think this is going to be a great book because it also talk about how guns are affecting families every where.

3. Is the book livng up to your expectations? If not what did you expect?

Friday, March 28, 2008

Extra Credit reading

nAME Ramon Chavez
DATE 3/28/08
TITLE Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
TIME 9 HOURS
PAGES 1-759
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK:759
RESPONSE:
This book starts out when the death eaters meet in the malfoy mansion, where the dark lord awaits, they then discuss the information to death eaters have acquired, and also have disposed of what they believed a worthless teacher, and is Fed to his pet snake. The book continues in the Dursleys house, where had been cleaning out his luggage, only to have cut himself with a cup of glass. Our story then continues when harry and the dursleys depart, never to cross paths again, the only person to show any affection to harry was their son, Dudley. After the two wizards escorting the dursleys leave, mad-eye "moody" appears, with some quest. He then quickly explains the plan to the rest of the group and Harry, to make this quick the plan was to make more Harry's to confuse voldermot and any death eaters hanging around, they set off one harry for each guardian, while traveling voldermot soars into the air, literally he flew, and started chasing people, after realizing that there were decoys he left and looked for a clue that would lead him to the real one, after hearing some death eaters calling harry's name he stoped chasing the others and headed for the real one, he then pursued harry until he was excluded by some protective spells, set up by the Order, sadly during this pursue Hedwig, Harrys beloved owl is killed. After arriving in one of the many places protected by the spells, he then leaves for the burrow. After arriving at the burrow he finds out that some comrades were injured and some were killed. After a good nights rest they prepare for the wedding, seting up the tables, cleaning the lawn, fixing the house and by de-gnowming the lawn. A bit before the wedding harry's birthday comes, and after a small party and the interuption from the minister of magic, they discover that dumbledore had left them something in his will. The wedding is then inturupted by death eaters and harry, hermionie, and ron manage to escape. They then return to Grimuald place 13. They then stay there untill they have to leave in search of a Horcuxes. THey find out that umbridge has a locket. SO after intruding the ministry of magic they escape. THe story then continues in Gordrics Hallow wher harry discovers the tomb of his mother and father, he then sees a stranger who he believes is Bathilda Bagshot, after going into her house he then realizes that its actually voldermots snake in disguise. After narowly escaping Voldermot, they set journey to find a way to destroy the horcuxe, they then find the sword and ron joins the gtoup again, the books continues to a part where Harry destroys the last horcuexe and decides to let himself get killed, szome how harry come back alive and duels with voldermot, who will win, HArry or voldermot? Only you can find out.

I would recomend this book to anyone, beacause it consists of adventure, humor, drama, tradegy, and suspense.

Friday, March 14, 2008

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Waz up peeps

REflection

Purpose:

The purpose of this project was to learn about moral courage, we also learned about the enviorment, for example we learned how the global warming is affecting the animals and our enviorment.

What I learned:
I learned about the coral reefs, more specifically their animals and how global warming is affecting the animals, their home and their ecosystem. I also learned how to work with dream weaver, flash and photos hop. I also learned more in depth about linking and how to fix broken pictures.

Reflection:
Next time I would prefer to have a schedule, which all of my team would folow. This way we wouldn't have to worry about troubleshooting on the last day. I enoyed thisproject because we really got to have fun making our own website.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Extra reading

NAME RAmon Chavez
DATE 3/9/08
TITLE Harry POtter and the goblet of fire
TIME 8HOURSPAGES 1-743
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK743
RESPONSE:
After completing his 3 year of training to become a wizard, harry returns home for the summer, where he has a strange vision about a man he never knew. THis man however was about to meet his end. After leaving his depressing home and going to stay with the weaslys to go see the Quidditchworld cup, he escapes an encounter with death eaters and him and his friends run intio the woods where he sees the dark MArk. AFter that horrible enounter, he returns to Hogwarts, where he discovers that the tri-wizard tournament will take place in. AFter that, he discover he's one og the four champions chosens. HE then prepared for the advcenture of a lifetime, will he pass all 3 tasks? WIll thsi book end witha sad ending or will harry live another day? WIl he........................
to find out you have to read it yourself.

Extra reasding

NAME RAmon Chavez
DATE 3/9/08
TITLE The house of the scorpian
TIME 4HOURS
PAGES 1-380
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK380
RESPONSE:
This a book about a young clone called Matt, he was created in a lab but raised by a normal maid. HE was shunned away from the world, an was not allowed to go outside. Until, the relatives of the person who matt was cloned from, a vile creature called El PAtron. So as i was saying his relatives were wondering off in his enormous grounds called the opium. wehile exploring they came across a brroken down shack, where matt lived in with his cartaker, cecilia lived in. After discovering the chack they met matt, who after jumping through a bwindow and falling on the ground, was carried back to their mansion. THey put him in many diffrent pplaces while he stayed their, none were decent, or humanly possible able yo live in. AFter a while they discovered who was respinsible for it and gave her what she diserved. AFter meeting El Patron, he was treated as a king and was given all that he wished for, while reciving the highest education, in all subjects. Though as a cloned he aged diffrently from a human, he aged faster. He kept visiting El cpatron even though he was sick, he enjoyed the visits. Thisn did not last long, El patron died a while after and matt was no longer welcomed in the opium. He was then disposed my his bodyguad who was actually helping him escape................ will he ever be safe again, or will he be caught and killed?
Only you can find out.

WSeekly reading

NAME RAmon Chavez
DATE 3/9/08
TITLE The Witch Trade
TIME 2HOURS
PAGES 1-251
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 251
RESPONSE:
THis is a book about 2 young children who live ina small town called Speller. The first Children is Abby Clover, she is now currently one of the two only children left in this small Town. This is the cause of a wierd accident that haqppened wehn she was very small. While waiting to go on a field trip to the open sea, she saw an albatorss, and decided to follow it, by the time she returned all the other children had left. Sad she returned to her home, she waited all day, yet the children never returned. They found out that ship disappeared out of thn air. A couple of years later her uncle, whom she lived with since her parents disappeared, found a young boy around the age of Abby, yet he had white hair and seemed from a diffrent world. As i was saying he was founbd laying on the beach wielding a spearn and covered in some wierd mateirial. They became best friends, and abby once again was happy to see another children. Soon after that, while hiking close to light house, they met a friend who could help them both find their parents and who they were. They set sail to find the master of the light witches and .................................
To find out the rest you'll have to read it.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Extra Credit reading

, NAME__Ramon Chavez_________________ DATE_03/05/08___________________TITLE__Artemis Fowl The eternity code __________________ TIME5:35_________HOURS 5 AUTHOR Eoin Colfer__________________ PAGES __1____-_446______TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK_446_________RESPONSE:
This book is about a 13 year old boy called Artemis Fowl. He wants to be a crook just like his father Used to be, but due to ceartain events, this might not go as planed. He has created a small Cube, created by Artemis Fowl. He created this small cube out of stolen Fairy technology. THis technology came from an underground city call heaven, this city is full of what you might call normal, fairy,elfs, pixies, gnomes, nutcases, and trolls. Artemis Fowl has helped the fairies twice, both times saving thier world. kidnapped her and was only willing to trade her for gold. The cube is the most powerfull piece of technology in the world, able to hack into any system in less than a minute. This however is also able to sense the people underground. THis is causing a problem to the whole poulation of heaven. SO the LEP, fairy police, send out one of their oficers to check it out, she however crashes into Artemis Fowl, who after having the cube stolen by a power crazed maniac, has butler, a close firend and a personal bodyguard, is hurt badly. The fairy then commits healing hoping to save this humans life. Then after nthe incident was over, Artemis Fowl expalins the situation to the police officer, and after assembeling a plan and a team they go after the cube. Will they succed in their noble adventure or perish on the the wrath of the powercrazed lunatic? ................................. This you eill have to fin d out for yourself, by reading the book.
This is the third book in the Fowl series, and its also not the last so be sure to stick with Artemis and his adventures. I would recommened this book to anyone who likes magic, adventure, humor or just anything to read.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

soilder x questions

1. would you prefer to be called alex or x, and why?

2. why do you think the soilder was so angry after they put the medal on him?

3. what do you think of the nurse x likes.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Book Review

Book Review
Title: The Da Vinci Code
Author: Dan Brown
Reviewed by: Ramon Chavez
Rating: ***** (out of 5)
The world’s greatest puzzle, which killed them? This is the question Robert Langdon asks himself. Robert and agent Sophie have to find a person who’s responsible for killing her Grandfather and his 3 friends. Throughout the book Sophie finds out her grandfather was in a secret society and that he was responsible for a treasure that has been hunted for centuries.
I really enjoyed this book because it gives u adventure, mystery, action and humor. I really liked this book because the author really went into detail and explained everything that’s happening and the end is the most surprising part of the whole book because it really surprises you.
I would recommend this to people in higher grades because it has some big words and language, I would recommend this to boys and girls who like a book that has action and adventure.

book Review

Book Review
Title: The day my butt went psycho!
Author: Andy Griffin
Reviewed by: Ramon Chavez
Rating: ****(out of 5)
Imagine living in a world where you had to keep track of your butt. Imagine having to take cover when a butt platoon was on the street. Imagine being in war with butts. Yes you heard me right zack and his friends are out to save the world, but on their journey they’ll have to defeat some of the world’s toughest butts. Will they make it or die in the attempt? Only you can finds out.
I really like this book but the setting got a bit boring after a while, because all they ever do is fight buts. On the other hand Andy Griffin’s writing style is really funny. He makes it so you can’t quit laughing it’s a really great book. I think this could go into his humor or fantasy genre because the stuff in the book makes it seem impossible for it to happen.
I would recommend this book to everyone, but girls might not like it as much as guys would. I would also recommend it to kids in the 4th-5th grade. I would recommend it to them because its more of a older yet young type of kids book.

Group Reading

1. I dont think that it's right that a 16 year old is fighting for something he dosent really know about. I also dont think its right because at age 16 u dont really think things thourouly, I mean your heads probally thinking about diffrent things.

2.I think erics a good guy but he's a bit afraid of going out to war. He also misses his family alot.

3. Well I think they're going to have some rough stuff for them up ahead. They'll problaby get inti a firefight.