| Cesar-Chavez Cesar Chaves was a kid that could go that much to school but he past the 8th grade and he was going from place to place with his family they were really poor. Cesar accomplish to make the life of the farmers imigrants easier and because of that he was view as a hero but even thought he tried his best he ended up with nothing. | Things they have in common They both used nonviolent methods to get want they wanted. Also they both were civil rights fighters. they defended human rights. | Martin luther king Jr. Marting luther king graduated from high school at the age of 15 and finish college. He was killed while he was doing one of his speech.He was seen as a hero. |
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Compare and Contrast
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Call Of The Wild
Name: Yovanny Hernandez
The Call Of The Wild
1- What details show that Buck is a leader?
The detail that said that Buck is a good leader is when he went against Spitz to protect his teammates.
2-How would you describe Buck's life in the Beginning of the story, in the middle, and in the end.
Buck life change it a lot because in the beginning of the story he lived in peace and with no pain. In the middle his life was different because now he had to be with another owner, at the end of the
Story he had to protect himself or else he would die.
3-How has Buck's character change throughout the story?
Buck’s character change a lot because first he was peaceful and didn’t do anything but that he had to become a beast to protect himself and to not get kill.
4- External conflict is a struggle between the main character and others. Internal conflict is a struggle within the main character. What type of conflict has Buck faced in the story- internal or external? How do you know? He faced both because he had internal problems at the same times external problems and both cause by Spitz internal because he had to keep still and not say nothing to Spitz while he bully around.
5- What do you think "he was beaten... but he was not broken" means? It means that he lost the battle but not the war.
6- What did the man in the red sweater teach Buck?
The man in the red sweater taught how to behave.
7- From which point of view is this story told? How does this help us-readers? This story is told From Buck’s point of view and that help us readers understand how he felt on that moment.
8- Contrast Buck's new surroundings with his surroundings at Judge Miller's place. Buck’s new place is cold and you have to fight for you survival and in the Judge Miller’s place it was peaceful and he didn’t have to do anything exempt eat and sleep.
9- How do Buck's new owners compare to the man in the red sweater? The man in the red Sweater was bad with him and his new owners aren’t.
10- How would you describe Buck as he is towards the end of the story? I describe Buck as a dog that fights for his survival and I got that in the story when it said that Buck fought Spitz Because Spitz was trying to kill him.
11- Describe some major hardships faced by the dogs and men in the story.
12- In what ways does Buck challenge Spitz?
Buck challenge Spitz in the way that he was all ways trying to beat each other in everything they did and also they both wanted to be team leader.
13- What event makes the conflict between Buck and Spitz turn into "war"? The event that turns everything into war was when they were chasing the rabbit.
14- Compare the way Spitz first treated Buck with the way Buck is treating Spitz in the end of the story. They way Spitz treated Buck in the beginning of the story is kind of the same that Buck treat Spitz in the end of the story because in the beginning Spitz was the bully and in the end Buck ende up been the bully.
15- What qualities help Buck become the leader of the dogsled team? The qualities that help Buck become the leader of the dogsled are determination, imagination, persistence and courage.
16- What do you think the Call of the Wild means?
The call of the wild means when the nature turns animal wild.
17- Where in the story do you think Buck feels "the call of the wild"? The wild at the beginning when they sale him and he passed days without eating.
18- What is the theme of the story?
The theme of the story is that every body fights for survival and also to be the dominant species.
The Call Of The Wild
1- What details show that Buck is a leader?
The detail that said that Buck is a good leader is when he went against Spitz to protect his teammates.
2-How would you describe Buck's life in the Beginning of the story, in the middle, and in the end.
Buck life change it a lot because in the beginning of the story he lived in peace and with no pain. In the middle his life was different because now he had to be with another owner, at the end of the
Story he had to protect himself or else he would die.
3-How has Buck's character change throughout the story?
Buck’s character change a lot because first he was peaceful and didn’t do anything but that he had to become a beast to protect himself and to not get kill.
4- External conflict is a struggle between the main character and others. Internal conflict is a struggle within the main character. What type of conflict has Buck faced in the story- internal or external? How do you know? He faced both because he had internal problems at the same times external problems and both cause by Spitz internal because he had to keep still and not say nothing to Spitz while he bully around.
5- What do you think "he was beaten... but he was not broken" means? It means that he lost the battle but not the war.
6- What did the man in the red sweater teach Buck?
The man in the red sweater taught how to behave.
7- From which point of view is this story told? How does this help us-readers? This story is told From Buck’s point of view and that help us readers understand how he felt on that moment.
8- Contrast Buck's new surroundings with his surroundings at Judge Miller's place. Buck’s new place is cold and you have to fight for you survival and in the Judge Miller’s place it was peaceful and he didn’t have to do anything exempt eat and sleep.
9- How do Buck's new owners compare to the man in the red sweater? The man in the red Sweater was bad with him and his new owners aren’t.
10- How would you describe Buck as he is towards the end of the story? I describe Buck as a dog that fights for his survival and I got that in the story when it said that Buck fought Spitz Because Spitz was trying to kill him.
11- Describe some major hardships faced by the dogs and men in the story.
12- In what ways does Buck challenge Spitz?
Buck challenge Spitz in the way that he was all ways trying to beat each other in everything they did and also they both wanted to be team leader.
13- What event makes the conflict between Buck and Spitz turn into "war"? The event that turns everything into war was when they were chasing the rabbit.
14- Compare the way Spitz first treated Buck with the way Buck is treating Spitz in the end of the story. They way Spitz treated Buck in the beginning of the story is kind of the same that Buck treat Spitz in the end of the story because in the beginning Spitz was the bully and in the end Buck ende up been the bully.
15- What qualities help Buck become the leader of the dogsled team? The qualities that help Buck become the leader of the dogsled are determination, imagination, persistence and courage.
16- What do you think the Call of the Wild means?
The call of the wild means when the nature turns animal wild.
17- Where in the story do you think Buck feels "the call of the wild"? The wild at the beginning when they sale him and he passed days without eating.
18- What is the theme of the story?
The theme of the story is that every body fights for survival and also to be the dominant species.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Night John Book Report-Yovanny
Name: Yovanny Hernandez
Tittle: NIGHTJOHN
Author: Gary Paulsen
Pages: 92
Characters: Sarny, Night John and Mammy.
Sarny: is a young girl that every body expects her to be dumb but actually she is kind of smart.
Night John: is the one who breaks the rules and because of that he has scares all over his body.
Mammy: is the one who take cares of the children.
Waller: is white man that is really cruel.
Setting: the setting of this book is a farm where they have slaves.
Climax:
Rising action: the rising action of this story is when Waller found Sarny writing in the dirt.
Falling action: The falling action of this story is when Night John escape from the farm and then came back to teach.
5 words I learn.
1.wobbling: along force fully, roughly/or with difficulty.
(I told my friend to drag along with me.)
2.Dragged:an unsteady movemet from side to slide.
(My brother was wobbling in fear.)
3.shackle:a ring or other fastening, as of iron for securiting the wrist and knee.ect.
(he shackle me to the wall)
4.Rag:a piece of old clouth esp. one torn from a large piece. use tipy cally for cleaning.
( I use some rags to clean the florr of my room.)
Once when I was in Dominican Republic my friend had a test on math and if he didn't passed he would fail the class and i was really tired but he told me that and I sacrifice my sleep to help a friend first I was kind of mad and i didn't want to do it but after he passed the test i felt really good because I knew he passed because of me.
Pretend that you are John or Sarny write a Journal entry about a day in the plantation.
Dear journal, One day I woke up up really tire but even though I wanted to rest a little while but, I couldn't because I am one of many slaves and I and I have a lot of things to do in the morning until the night and in the night I don't go to sleep because I knew that we as slaves have to learn in the night I teach to a girl how to write and read.
Tittle: NIGHTJOHN
Author: Gary Paulsen
Pages: 92
Characters: Sarny, Night John and Mammy.
Sarny: is a young girl that every body expects her to be dumb but actually she is kind of smart.
Night John: is the one who breaks the rules and because of that he has scares all over his body.
Mammy: is the one who take cares of the children.
Waller: is white man that is really cruel.
Setting: the setting of this book is a farm where they have slaves.
Climax:
Rising action: the rising action of this story is when Waller found Sarny writing in the dirt.
Falling action: The falling action of this story is when Night John escape from the farm and then came back to teach.
5 words I learn.
1.wobbling: along force fully, roughly/or with difficulty.
(I told my friend to drag along with me.)
2.Dragged:an unsteady movemet from side to slide.
(My brother was wobbling in fear.)
3.shackle:a ring or other fastening, as of iron for securiting the wrist and knee.ect.
(he shackle me to the wall)
4.Rag:a piece of old clouth esp. one torn from a large piece. use tipy cally for cleaning.
( I use some rags to clean the florr of my room.)
Summary:
This book is about a girl that had to face with a lot of difficultiess while been a slave like seeing her mom got whip by a man and than having to work really hard for no paying and also is not having any education and if she wanted to learn she will be killed but even though she had a big risk she still learned some words because of a man that came and tought her some things.
Write about a time you sacrified something for someone include you reasoning and feelings?Once when I was in Dominican Republic my friend had a test on math and if he didn't passed he would fail the class and i was really tired but he told me that and I sacrifice my sleep to help a friend first I was kind of mad and i didn't want to do it but after he passed the test i felt really good because I knew he passed because of me.
Pretend that you are John or Sarny write a Journal entry about a day in the plantation.
Dear journal, One day I woke up up really tire but even though I wanted to rest a little while but, I couldn't because I am one of many slaves and I and I have a lot of things to do in the morning until the night and in the night I don't go to sleep because I knew that we as slaves have to learn in the night I teach to a girl how to write and read.
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