Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill was born on Dec, 20 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an Australian writer who writes World War 2 books. The books were turned to movies.

He joined the Royal Australian Air Force and became a Pilot in Canada and United Kingdom When he was in the war he started to write about the book The Great Escape.

The book was The Great Escape. The main characters were bartlett,MacDonald, Hendley and Blythe. They have not changed. The setting took place in Stalag Luft III at a German Prison Camp. The reason why he chose this place was the prisoners (mostly British and Americans) were trying to escape during WWII. The prisoners were trying to make a distraction to the Germans and try and get them to look for them across the country.

1. Does the novel interest you, irritate you or both? Explain The novel intrests me because it's history and i want to see how the prisoners escaped.

2.Would you like to read more books from the same author? Why? Yes i would he writes historical books about WWII and he would be my favorite historical author.

3.Can you imagine yourself reading the novel again in 10 years? Would you suggest it to a friend? Yes i would. I would suggest it to a friend if they're interested in WWII.

4.What are the scenes, incidents or moments which you remember most vividly? It reminded me of some videos or pictures that i learned in History class.

Did you learn anything from the story that you did not know before? Explain (this could be facts or simply seeing something from a different perspective?) I learned what the German helmets names were.

Lisa Leslie Chapter 10

Lisa was at the Olympics on July 21 1996 Lisa watched Muhammed Ali lit the olympic torch. Doring the tour she relized she has a larger role an basketball. They went up against cuba and won. Bill Clinton's daughter was in the stands, andNBA stars Magic Johnson and Scottie Pipen. The team was nervous. The US- won, 101-84.

Lisa Leslie sentences

Consecutive- The people were consecutive.
Boasted- The man boasted that he lost.
Announced- The store announced they are having a sale.
Immune- The glass is immune to bullets.
Whirlwind- There was a whirlwind at the park.
Revelry- The people were revelry at the park.
Fluke- The truck had a fluke.
Controversial- The workers had controversial of their new work habits.
Accommodate- A group accommodated at a hotel.
Resumed- The game resumed.

comfortable- The man is comfortable to talk in public.
exasperated- The man couldn't hold his exasperation.
desperation- He felt desperate.
opportunity- He had an opportunity to get a hair cut.
embarrassed- The man felt embarrassed in the news room.
stamina- The athlete had to restore his stamina.
penetrated- The group penetrated in the game.
coordination- Two people were coordinating at their job.

Writing Paragraphs

Yesturday, we ate bugs. Although you couldn't taste the bugs, you could hear them crunching. The bugs were served in fudge, cookies and granola bars which tasted fantastic. We were given information about the health and envirormental benefits of eating insects. More people should be open-minded about eating bugs.

tremendous - This cake is tremendous!
echoes - There were echos in the cave.
photograph- There was a photograph in the paper of the thunder.
sensor- The submarines have detected the mines.
scientist - The scientist has discovered why there are stars.
lightening- The streets are getting less dark.
especially- The guy wants all the work done especially the rough copy.
flickering - The lights keep flickering in the building.
explosion- there was a big explosion at the construction site.
static- There was static on the tv.

"What are you doing now"? Chapter 5

1. How old was the Declaration of Independence in 1790? (1 mark) It was 14 years old.

2. Who is the president of the United States in 1790? (1mark). George Washington.

3. How did the surveyor plot the land that they would eventually build the new city? (2 marks) The surveyor had to lay out the straight lines for the 10-square mile city and to plot a perfect line running north and south using the stars. Also using his instruments, his astronomical clock, and his calculations.

4. What job did Benjamin Banneker get during this time? What was his title and who was he working for? (2 marks) He was a surveyor's chief assistant. He was working for Major Ellicot.

5. How old is Benjamin in 1791? (1 mark) He was almost 60 years old.

6. How does Benjamin feel when he reads his name in the news paper on March 12th? (1 mark) He felt proud.

Almanac- The man checked the almanac what day it is.

Tobacco- The tobacco was grown well in the sun.

Caterpillars- The Caterpillar ate a leaf.

Acre- The man measured the field.

Figure- there was figures on the shelf.

Valley- They have walked in the path.

Clothes - They all were wearing baggy clothes mostly green colours.

Thought- The man thought he locked his door.

Enough- There was enough fire to cause a distraction.

What are You Figuring Now? chapter 4

In 1771 Benjamin was 40 years old. He was still living in his mothers cabin. Benjamin heard shouts and hammering and roaring water. So he went there and met the Ellicott brothers who were building a wheat mill for the community. He heard news about King George who was sending soldiers to the 13 colonies from England. The King was ruling the colonies and the Americans think he isnt ruling the colonies wisely, and they were tired of it and started complaining. Later on More British soldiers came and a revolutionary war was considered between the Americans and British in 1775. They didn't want a King across the sea to rule them anymore. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Indipendance to tell the whole world that King George had not treated them fairly. Now they are now free and independent United States. Andew Ellicott's song had tought Benjamin how to survey. George lent his survey stuff to Benjamin to understand astronamy. Benjamin learned how to predict on eclipse. The most important part was when the sun and moon would rise and what the weather would be. For practice he predicted an eclipse on the sun. After many nights of figuring with his compass and the ruler and the moon, he had made a copy of his drawings, measurments, and figures to George Ellicott.

Thank You

Jamie,
Thank you for completing your class work, I am happy to see you on task and completely caught up!

- Miss S.

"What are You Figuring Now?" continued

1. What did Benjamin do to keep his mind busy? (1 Mark) He made up complicated math puzzles using plants, numbers and animals.

2. How old was Benjamin in 1751? (1 Mark) He was 20 years old.

3. What made Benjamin’s heart jump like a rabbit? (1 Mark) The golden watch.

4. What did Benjamin do with the watch when he got home? (2 Marks) He was going to take it apart and draw the pieces.

5. How many years after Benjamin borrowed the gold watch did it take for him to make all the pieces and put them back together again? (1 Mark) It took him 2 years. Yes all the pieces were back together.

Wed April 28 2010

1. Mrs. Banneky cooked a special meal, there was special news for Benjamin, what was it? (1 Mark) He was going to school.

2. Describe the events of Benjamin’s first day of school, fully. (3 Marks) He did his chores, early. Then he put on his new white shirt and other school clothes. When he was ready his mom gave him a kiss. Grandma Molly gave him her best quill pen, a penknife to sharpen with, and a kiss.

3. How many other kids were in the school when Benjamin arrived on his first day? (1 Marks). There was 10 students.

4. After going to school for four winters what had Benjamin learned? (2 Marks)'
He learned everything he could from his school master.

Gloria Estefan The End

1. What event does Gloria describe as her most difficult time? Why was it difficult? Look on page 26. When she was sent home from the hospital, she said" that she couldn't do anything and couldn't walk alone." She was in a wheelchair.



2. How many weeks after Gloria got out of the hospital passed before she started to work on her music again? Was her music a source of comfort? It was a few weeks after the accident. Her new songs were painful but the songs she wrote for her son would heal. The songs were comfort but not the new ones.

3. When did Gloria and the Miami Sound Machine begin to play their music again? In March of 1991.

4. How does Gloria Estefan describe herself on the last page (page 29)? She's an example of a Cuban American who's different from her mother and others of that generation.

5. Reflect: Have you ever had to overcome something in your life that you did not think you could? What tools and skills did you use in order to overcome this ordeal? Front flip in the pool. I was using speed and time.

Vocabulary words: Gloria Estefan

Disconnected- The cable from the dvd player has disconnected from pulling on the cord.

Attach- The dvd player's cord has got plugged back in.

Procedure- The man has passed.

Prejudure- The man can't think at work.

Latina- The Latina woman is a Latin- American.

Mixture- The boy has mixed chocolate syrup with milk to make chocolate milk.

Achievement- The man has did a stunt on a bike from a hill to another. That was his greatest achievement.

Performance- A band has performed in Sydney Australia.

Convince- The man has convinced the person to like him to get a secret.

Determination- The blue team has took over the red teams territory.

Journal #2

The types of music I listen to is Metal, Rock, 80's, German rock-metal, and Pop because it's the tune and style that gets excitement. Some bands- Metal- Metallica,

Hlloween, Blind Guardian, Disturbed, Primal Fear, Korn, ect. Rock-Nickelback, Billy Talent, Pink Floyd ect. 80's Billy Idol, Survivor, Bon Jovi, A-ha, Journey ect. German Rock- Metal- Accept, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Primal Fear, and Scorpions.Pop- U2, Mathew Good Band ect. including some 80's pop. I started to listin to them a few years ago. I mostly listin to it when im at home or going places.

Gloria Estefan

1. Why were Cubans not entirely welcome when they moved from Cuba to the United States? Cubans have faced prejudice and mistreatment in the United States because of their background.

2. Which place did Gloria always consider to be home? She considered Miami her home.

3. When was the first time Gloria performed? In 1975.

4. List the three types of music described in “Cuba’s Music and Culture”, which type would you prefer to listen to and why? Cuba, Spanish, and African. I'll choose Spanish because it sounds good.

The funnest thing i have done

The funnest thing i have done was when me and my friend went to Falls View waterpark. It was my 2nd time. We went on the same stuff that we went on last year. Around noon we started to go eat, i brought like $20 he had $70. I got a hamburger with fries and drink he got same thing. We went on the tube slides and he fell off a few times, it was funny. Then we raced on the mat slide, Played hide and seek on the park. Around 10pm we went home.

Tunnels Tracks and Trains ending

1. When they describe subway art what are they referring to? It reflects the character or history of its particular neighbourhood.

2. Reflect: have you ever ridden on the subway? Did you see any art? Should we have art along our subway tunnels and our stations? I have not ride a subway and yes we should have art. it would look cool.

3. How do they control the subway train traffic in the new subway systems? Computer operators see and follow the train's progress on their screens. Using automatic signaling and track switching systems.

4. How have the train operators been practicing for when the Metro Red Line Subway lines open?
By a booming voice warning.

5. When do they test the first Red Line train?
When they open and ready

Tunnels Tracks and Trains

1. What is the floor of the tunnel made out of? It is made of a cagelike steel grid. Then a thick layer of poured concrete seals.

2.What to construction workers do at surface level in order to prepare the city at surface level for the Metro Red Lin's midtown route? the workers have been getting the Red Line's midtown route ready for boring. They reinforce foundations of buioldings along the route and secure electric, gas, water, and telephone lines that run benethe the street.

3. What is the name of the temporary road called that is created for street traffic to use during the cut and cover station construction? What are these roads made out of and why? The road is called decking. They're made of steel beams that span the cut's width and sets of wooden beams are placed between them.

4. On Pages 30-31 there are is a model of the train station, do you like it? What would you change about this station model? Yes i do like it. I would put some colour in it.

5. What is the "Pink Lady"? She brings materials and fixtures to the workers.

1. What are the concerns of project manager Bryan Lee? he is concerned "Do building methods and materials match those in the agreement? Are schedlues met?". "Are costs kept within bounds?".

2. Why do they engineers and construction workers use a boring machine to make tunnels instead of cut and cover construction? It will be lowered piece by piece and assembled on the excavation's floor.

3. What do the worker’s do to protect themselves in the newly formed tunnels from harmful levels of gases found in the soil at the various new subway sites? To protect their health, they have a built-in gas detecto, and each wears a belt equipped with an oxygen mask and a short, lifesaving supply of oxygen.

Tunnels Tracks and Trains

1.Which city are they building this new subway system in? It is built in L.A.

2. Why is there a need for a subway system here? What isssue will it resolve? The city has alot of traffic and it's clogged. They don't pollute the air.

3. The chief construction Engineer. John Adams plays what role in the process of creating a near subway system? Yes he is.

4.What is the role of Roberta Greenwood? She is the role of Archaeologist.

5.What can be learned from the process of analyzing the excavation site? A field of artifacts lies buried there. Chinatown had a railroad station from buring into the ground.

6. What is your opinion on page 11, where they have decided to destruct MacArthur Park to make it into the hub of the Metro Line? I think they shouldn't make it into a hub. Ducks live in the water and it might be the last park in L.A.

parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material .

Exclamatory Statement-A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation. ... "To find the subject of an exclamatory sentence that is not a statement.

Declarative Sentence - a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration. declaratory sentence · sentence - a string of words satisfying.

Imperative Statement- In a symbolic program which is translated into actual machine-language.

Italics-In typography, italic type is a cursive typeface based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. Due to the influence from calligraphy, such typefaces often slant slightly to the right. Different glyph shapes from roman type are also usually used—another influence from calligraphy.

Synonym-Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context.

Antonyms-A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.

Homonym-Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.

Theme- A topic of discourse or discussion. See synonyms at subject . A subject of artistic representation.

Prefix-Grammar

Suffix- An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in.

March 31

Today i was reading a magazine . It was about Homeworkshop.

Killing Reading

1) Use your own experience to explain why you agree or disagree with these statements.Well I somewhat agree because they do have hard times reading because it might be that they're reading a boring book or something that they hate. Some do something to understand it better.

2) Do you feel reading becomes more and more work the higher you progress in school? Please refer to your own experience to answer this question. Yes it does because I read books that are exiting to read and that are my favourites also interesting. If you just stay on the task it might be easier and you get more marks and ideas.

3) Would you enjoy reading "with no strings attached"? In other words, you read what you want but don't have to write a report or assignment once you've finished? Explain. It would depend on what I am reading. I would say no if it doesn't sound interesting.

4) Imagine that you have just finished the best book you ever read. How would you want to share some of your reading experience with your classmates and teacher? (e.g. create a poster about the novel, conference with the teacher, present to a small group of students...) I would probably make a poster.

Worksheet 1: Smart Quotes Mini-Lesson

1.John said, That's my coat. John said, "Thats my coat."

2.
Jack said," I have a coat like yours."
3.
"Is the pizza here?" asked Hillary.
4.
"I love extra cheese", said Jamie.

5.
Grandmother asked, "Did you plant beans, peppers, and melons in your garden?"
6.
"No, I only planted beans and melons", answered Ashley.
7.
William exclaimed, "I can't believe we're finally here!"
8.
"This beach", said Dad, "is more beautiful than ever."
9.
The lost scouts screamed," How will we ever get out of here?"
10.
"Help!" shouted the scoutmaster. "We can't find our way out of this cave!"

SSR

1. Give the title of your book and name the author. Is your book fiction or non-fiction? The book is called Shadow Watch, the name of the author is Tom Clancy and it is fiction.





2. What did you read today? How do you feel about what you read today? (fiction) or What did you learn from what you read today? (non-fiction). Today i read Shadow Watch, it made me feel good.





3. Explain what you think will happen later in the book. I think someone will betray the people on the space station and try to corrupt them.



4. Do you find that your interest in your book is increasing or decreasing? Explain why. I am interested in this book because Tom Clancy makes good books.



5. Was anything confusing about what you read? Do you have any questions that you would like answered? Your question might be about something specific in your book or it could be about something your book made you think of. I don't have any questions right now.

Blog March 22

Today i worked on how to make paragraphs and how to make a news report.

A Series of Paraghraphs

To start off with paragraphs in a subject or something, make sure you know what you would write. For ex. say if you are gonna talk about some guy who you like, get some info on that person and write where hes from ect. for a biography. If you are talking about what a company does or something make sure to talk about that topic if they're making a product.



For ex of what a bio would look like



The guy is born in England 1967. He was raised in the city......



For the 2nd one- Apple has released a new product or is going to do something new. Then you can go on the 2nd paragraph to talk about it and keep going to the next paragraph.



For a news article you can do the same way, just make sure its about the topic and these could help you out- Who, what,when, where, why and how.-Who are they, What are they doing, Where are they, and how are they doing it.

How to make a good news report

You need to think about what the article is about by looking at the picture. On a piece of paper write down who,when, what, where, why and how to start off with so you can get some ideas. When you are done that write your news report. Make sure you know what you are talking about and put a title so that people will know what you are writing about. You should not put your ideas on the news report.

blog march 8

Tody i was working on Lord Of The Flies fixing scentences

1. April's movie Lord of the Flies.
2. A group of boys about 5 to 15 years old. The movie was based on a group of boys about 5 to 15 years old.
3. The boys, very excited about not having adults to tell them what to do. The boys were exited, about not having adults to tell them what to do.
4. At first, trying to create their own civilisation. At first, the boys are trying to create their own civilisation.
5. The conch, a large shell. Passed from boy to boy. The conch which is a large shell was passed from boy to boy.
6. allowed to speak when they have the conch. They were allowed to speak when they have the conch.
7. some boys are kind, some are greedy and selfish. ok s needs to be capital
8. bullies making fun of piggy even though he is the smartest of all the boys. ok but b needs to be capital
9. Some of the boys decide to follow Ralph, some follow Jack. ok
10. basically Ralph's gang and Jack's gang. ok b needs to be capital
11. Obviously out of control when one boy dies. They were obviously out of control when one boy dies.
12. At first, they boys are sure they will be rescued. At first, the boys are sure they will be rescued.
13. several weeks later without a rescue. It was several weeks later without a rescue.
14. an incredible amount of violence from a group of very ordinary boys. a needs to be capital
15. What might the writer, William Golding, be trying to say about human nature? ok

Yikes!

Hi Jamie,

You should probably change the background... I can barely read your posts and you missed my comments today.

Anyway, it looks as though you could use a little help--your series of paragraphs barely got off the ground today. I'll look at it with you tomorrow.

blog report

I was working on should boys and girls be seperated

Daily log March

Today i was working on the news report about the 3 people and the computer

Book Report

1. What is the title of your book? The title of the book is Infidel.



2. Who is the author of the book? the author is Ted Dekker.



3. What type of book have you chosen (i.e. fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel)? It is a fiction novel.



4. Does this book connect to your interests? Explain. This book i wasn't really interested in because its like a love story. I'm not interested in those, I'm interested in action/adventure, horror and mystery and suspense. I do like Tom Clancy books i have two of them- Splinter Cell and Shadow Watch.

5. When you are reading this material do you find there are: many, few, or no problems with comprehending the text? I think its good there's no problems.

The owl

He asks the top questions, he knows the truth. He is....THE OWL!



Today the owl went to the whitehouse and interviewed George Bush who was doing a news commference on what he had to say.

Bush was talking about the war in Iraq on what they are doing. Not only he was talking about what they are doing, he was talkng about what they had. Bush said " the Iraqis has weapons of mass destruction.

The owl was surprised. He asked Bush how does he know this, Bush repied its classified. The owl's comment was O rlly, Bush said yes rlly, it was a shock!

They had found something interesting While Bush was talking about this his last story. Tony the Tiger had by polar dissorder after getting kicked off the Kelogg's Flakes commercial he fell into depression.

Daily Blog

I did the news report today

Snowboard: US star White wins halfpipe gold

Feb 17, 2010
Vancouver (AFP) - Snowboarding superstar and defending champion Shaun White won the Olympic men's halfpipe gold Wednesday, dazzling the judges with his tricks - including the gravity-defying Double McTwist 1260.
White scored 48.4 out of 50 in his second run after 46.8 in his first, which was in itself enough to seal the title. Finland's Peetu Piiroinen took silver with a score of 45.0 and Scott Lago of the United States won bronze with 42.8.
Hot favourite White had the luxury of starting his second run knowing he was already Olympic champion - the same situation he faced in Turin After qualifying in first place, White went last in the final and in two devastating displays the man known as the "Flying Tomato" put himself out of reach of his competitors.
One of the stellar names at these Games, 23-year-old White came to Vancouver as the hot favourite having last month won his third consecutive gold in the X Games superpipe.
The field was missing US snowboarders Kevin Pearce and Danny Davis, both of whom were potential challengers to White's crown but were injured before the Games.

2.What is your favorite type of writing to do? (e.g. stories, song lyrics, poems or emails) What is it that you like about that type of writing? My type of writing I like to do is email because im on it alot, I know what to do on it and its quick. It doesnt have thinking like storys or poems.

3. What is your least favourite type of writing to do? What is it that bothers you most about that type of writing? My least favourite writing is poems because its hard, alot of thinking to do sometimes rhymes and it has to make scence.

4. Tell about a piece of writing that you have really enjoyed. This could be a story read to you by a teacher or a movie you think is really funny (remember, a good movie comes from a good screenplay--which is writing). The movie thats funny is Hangover. Alot of scences in it are random and funny. I think theyre targeting people who would thing what it is like to be hang over and people who loves comedy.

5.Give your thoughts and opinions about the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. What do you know about it? What would you like to know about it? I think it helps people get better jobs. i know that we will read, and read some short questions- multiple questions like abcd. I want to know how long is it.

1. Describe yourself as a writer. How confident are you about your ability? I am a good writer. I write alot when I have information on the topic. When I write i think of what im doing and what Im going to write.

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