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  • megan110gs 9:48 am on June 21, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Poems Are Poems 

    poetryRecently someone by the name of Pomes commented on Ashley’s blog writing this poem:

    Hiding behind the lies
    Running from the truth,
    Silence broken from the cries
    Of the troubled youth;
    Being independent
    “I can do it myself”,
    Beginning to feel neglected
    Now asking for some help;
    Still trying to bury the pain
    And turn away from the trouble,
    Life’s pleasures never aimed
    Now buried within the struggle;
    Air filled with regret
    Wanting to turn back time,
    Stricken with every breath
    Just about to cross the line;
    No one will remember
    The tears of the fallen youth,
    Forgotten they are, forever
    Because they never chanced the truth.

    He also has a blog that is dedicated to poems. He has posted many famous poems by famous authors like Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Here is the poem he has posted from Emily Dickinson:

    There Is Another Sky

    There is another sky,
    Ever serene and fair,
    And there is another sunshine,
    Though it be darkness there;
    Never mind faded forests, Austin,
    Never mind silent fields -
    Here is a little forest,
    Whose leaf is ever green;
    Here is a brighter garden,
    Where not a frost has been;
    In its unfading flowers
    I hear the bright bee hum:
    Prithee, my brother,
    Into my garden come!

    -Emily Dickinson

    Here is another poem that I found had a very strong message written by Mary Stevenson:

     Footprints In The Sand

     One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.

    Many scences from my life flashed across the sky.

    In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.

    Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

    This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of  my life, when I was suffering from auguish, sorrow, or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

    So I said to the Lord, “You promised me Lord , that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

    The Lord replied, “The years when you have only seen one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

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  • megan110gs 9:13 am on June 21, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Careers 

    In French we are focusing on careers. We have had to do researh on three carrers and decide if they were for us or not. the careers I decided to research were a secretary, an actress, and a teacher. I didn’t think any of those three careers were for me. I didn’t think that I would make a good secratary because even though I am an organised person I don’t think that I would like to sit in an office for a whole day. I didn’t think that I would ever be and actress either because I get really nervous in front of people and I takes me a long time to memorise things. A teacher would also not be my career choice because even though I like working with children and I am coaching a soccer team, I don’t think I would be able to work with kids every day of the week for the whole school year. Here is the powerpoint I made about being a secretary, an actress, and a teacher:

     Trois Professions

    If I could pick any career I would want to be a forensic pathologist. A pathologist is someone who investigates body to find the cause of death. I would like to be a pathologist because it seems like a very interesting job.

     

  • megan110gs 10:33 am on June 6, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    The Diary Of A Young Girl: Post 3 

    hitlerA scene from my novel that I feel was important in the development of the novel was when the Franks, Van Daans, and Dussel went into hiding in the attic of the ‘Secret Annexe’. Here is what happened before they all stayed in the attic:

    Everyone heard a bang downstairs so Daddy, Mr. Van Daan, and Peter went to see what had happened. Shortly after they went down they found that there were robbers in the warehouse, and they had knocked part of the door down. When the robbers saw Daddy, Mr. Van Daan, and Peter they immediately left, when they yelled out, “Police!” Then, they tried to cover the hole in the door without making to much noise but it fell again and a young couple that was walking by saw them when they shone the flashlight they were holding at the door. The three Jews immediately tried to act as though they were the ones that were robbing the house. The went up and started to mess up the office; throwing papers over the gound, and knocking the telephone off the table. Then they went upstairs to the rest of the Jews and told everyone to go up to the attic just in case the police came; which they did, but they left shortly after because they didn’t find anything.

    When they stayed in the attic here is what happened:

    Everyone stayed completely quiet for two nights and three days. Only saying, “Sh! Sh!” when someone was beginning to talk. This is because the young couple could have warned the police. Then at a quarter past eleven, they heard a bustle and noise downstairs. No one moved, or breathed. The footsteps travel all through out the house; in the private office, kitchen, then on the staircase. they heard the cupboard rattling which was how they got up to the attic. The footsteps withdrew when the cupboard door did not open. Everyone stayed silent for the rest of the night. A shiver seemed to pass through everyone, and teeth were chattering. Anne and Margot slept on the floor. Everyone stayed up in the attic for days and finally everyone was allowed to use the lavatory downstairs, but came back upstairs right away. They began to run out of food and Elli and Meip could not bring them any so the counted out how much food each person would get for the next amount of days they were there.

    What caused the conflict to begin?

    The conflict began when the robbers first broke into the “Secret Annexe” and broke the door to the warehouse as the young couple was walking by and happened to be carrying a flashlight which they shone at the hole in the door only to see Daddy, Mr. Van Daan, and Peter acting like they were the ones who were robbing the office building.

    What events of conflicts followed?

    After the conflict Anne thought the police came to search the office to see if he could find anything, but then, being unsuccessful, they left. Everyone stayed up in the attic for a while before being very quiet and going downstairs but coming right back upstairs.

    How did it conclude?

     The book concluded by the Frans, Van Daans, and Dussel being caught by the Gestapo; which were German police. Then being taken off to some camps where Daddy was the only one to survive.

     When the book was published many other Jews that survived alongside Daddy were interviewed if there lives touched Annes. they decribed what happened to everyone, where they were, and other aspects of their lives at the concentration camps. Here is what happened to everyone:

    Anne: Anne was the last to die she didn’t know of Margot’s passing away but sensed it. She also got very sick and died.

    Margot: Margot was the second last to die she made it to the second camp but then got very sick and died.

    Peter: Peter was taken away nad was never heard from again.

    Mummy: Mummy was the second. She also got very sick before they moved to the second camp.

    Daddy: Daddy was the only survivor of all the people that lived in the “Secret Annexe”.

    Mrs. Van Daan: Mrs. Van Daan was the third to die. She also got very sick at the first camp.

    Mr. Van Daan: Mr. Van Daan went to the gas chamber to be gassed to death.

    Dussel: Mr. Dussel was the first of everyone to die. He got very sick even before they went to the camps.nazis

     I very much enjoyed reading my novel and I thought that I learned a lot from it. I  learned about how Jews were treated. I learned how Adolf Hitler got power in the first place to start treating the Jews like that. Most importantly I learned what I was like for someone that was only 15 to experience what it was all like, what everyone had to go through, what was happening, and even more about Anne Frank’s life in general.  I would recommend this book to others because it was a very good novel. I feel like I am a changed person because I was able to read about her life and what happened. I would recommend this book to people that want to learn about Jews and their lives because that is what the book is all about, to people that like history because the time is in 1944, and to people that want to know what ancestors of theirs might have had to go through or what they were ordered to do to so many people.

    While reading this book we participated in ‘Inquiry Circles’ which were groups of students that were all reading the same book. My group was Anne, Ashley, Cassandra, Matthew, and Ryan. I did enjoy the expirence of  working together to read the book while making connections to our lives, asking questions, and trying to amke sence of what Anne Fank wrote. I also feel that the disscusion helped me understand the book more because there were a lot of parts in the book that were confusing, and she used a lot of words that I had neer heard of like surreptitiously, which means secretly. A connection I as able to make to the b00k was the part when she was writing poems, because recently we wrote poems and even posted them on our blogs. I was very confused at some parts like the part where she talked about how she was the black sheep in the herd of white sheep, although right before she talked about how everyone as getting along so well and no one though she was a little kid any more. Overall this book was very heartwasrming, confusing and I was able to make many connections to it.

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  • megan110gs 11:48 am on May 31, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    History Activity 

    In History we are learning about the First Nations people, the Metis, and the Europeans. Here is what we have to do:

    Prepare a blog entry for today’s date; however, you are either a First Nation’s person, Métis, or a European and it is the late 19th Century and you live in Western Canada. Recall your visit to the virtual museum and refer to your spider diagram to help you write the blog entry. Remember….

    • A blog should always be created copyright free or with citations/accreditations to any outside resource.

    • Videos and other media must be free from inappropriate material and should be clean enough so that students are adhering to the “I can show this blog to my Mom” ideology.

     • Students must remember that all postings to the blog may be viewed by others.

    Here is my blog entry:

    I lived in the 19th century as a part of the First Nations People.  In 1870, where I lived there was a population of 30,000 to 40,000 First Nations people. (They all lived in the area between the Great Lakes and the Rocky Mountains). Us First Nations people were hunters. They also trapped, fished, and gathered products from the environment.  First Nations people had nothing to do with the Red River Settlement. They lived In Rupert’s Land instead. Rupert Land was later sold to Canada East and Canada West, which are Ontario and Quebec.

     

  • megan110gs 12:12 pm on May 30, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    The Diary Of A Young Girl: Post 2 

    anne frankHere is what has happened so far:

    As you already know Anne Frank and her family have gone into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” which is an office building. They are sharing the building with the Van Daan’s and Mr. Dussel.  They were given a call-up but Margot said it was for her so Anne wouldn’t worry so  much. They left to go to the “Secret Annexe” and tried to bring the majority of their belongings that were important. A friends of theirs: Miep, had been bringing furniture and clothing to the office so they did not have to bring it all over when they left, and they didn’t want to be found when they were going to the office where they would be living. Margot and Anne’s school supplies were delivered to them and they continued to learn French, English, mathematics, and History. The Van Daans came bringing a few of their belongings as well as a toilet. There were then seven people staying in the “Secret Annexe”; Anne, Margot, Mummy, Daddy, Mrs. Van Daan, Mr. Van Daan, and Peter (the Van Daan’s son). Not very long after they were joined by Mr. Dussel, a dentist. During the time that Mr. Dussel came he checked everyone teeth and got one of his tools stuck in Mrs. Van Daans mouth. Everyone is reading alot, and Daddy made a book where Margot and Anne could record all of the books they have read. They also have a book so they can record any foreign words they stumbled across. Guns are starting to go off and they keep thinking that they are being broke into whenever they hear a noise, but the two times that happened it was just rats and the warehouse next door.

     Now, the Secret Annexe has actually been broken into by real robbers. They only took a few coupons for food and some money though. Everyone also has to start getting into a routine, getting up at a certain time, going to bed at a certain time, and doing things at a certain time. The Franks, Van Daans, and Dussel heard some good news as well: Italy had capitulated; which means Italy surrendered. Mrs. Van Daan celebrated her birthday and was given some nice presents like a jar of jam and some coupons for meat, cheese, and bread. Koophuis had surgery but was feeling better in no time, even though he still looked very pale. The Van Daans had run out of money, but they were able to sell Mrs. Van Daans fur coat. Anne started to see her friend Lies at night when she was about to go to sleep as well as her Grandma. Anne felt very bad that Lies couldn’t be there with them and she felt bad about the way she had treated her friend, before this event happened. It was Christmas time again at the Secret Annexe and they got another basket of things with a poem on the front that read:

    “Santa Claus has come once more,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Though not quite as he came before;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         We can’t celebrate his day,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In last year’s fine and pleasant way.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              For then our hopes were high and bright,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          All the optimists seemed right,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         None supposing that this year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               We would welcome Santa here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Still we’ll make his spirit live,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             And since we’ve nothing left to give,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        We’ve thought of something else to do,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Each please look inside this shoe.”

    With a look inside of the shoe everyone`s spirit was lifted. In the shoe was the address of the shoe`s owner. Anne was ill for 16 days, and everyone tried everything to make Anne feel better; sweating, compresses, wet clothes on her chest, dry clothes on her chest, hot drinks, gargling, throat  painting, lying still, cushion for extra warmth, hot-water bottles, lemon squashes, and a thermometer every two hours. The families have yet again gone through more quarrels having ups and downs. Elli, Koophuis, Kraler, and Miep, had prepared a cake with `Piece 1944`written on it. They had also provided sweet biscuits, and some little presents for everyone. Anne now saw her Granny who had suffered a severe internal disease, but told  no one because she didn’t want them to worry about her. Before they go into hiding Mummy and Anne were comparing their outlooks on life. Here is Mummy’ s outlook:

    Think of all the misery in the world and be thankful that you are not sharing it.

    Here is Anne’s outlook:

    Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature, and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy.

    After the real robbers had come, they came again later on. They were in the warehouse when the men went down to see what the noise was. They shouted police to get the robbers out of their house but a young couple that was walking by had seen them because there was a hole in the door, so they made it look like they were the robbers and went a messed up their living space, Then they went back upstairs and got everyone to go into the attic. The reason for this being that they thought the young couple might have went andll’ got the police, which they did. The police searched around their living space but found nothings so they left. Even then everyone didn’t dare move so they all stayed in the attic for about two or three days before going downstairs to get some supplies, before slipping back upstairs and back into hiding.  

    In ‘The Diary Of A Young Girl Anne Frank is telling the story and the story is being told from a 14 year old young Jewish girl. An example from the text that signifies to the point of view being from a young Jewish girl is when Anne replies to the letter from Margot:

    Dear Margot,

    I think the best thing that we can do is simply wait and see what happens. It can’t be very long before Peter and I come to a definite decision , either to go on as before or be different. Just which way it will must go I don’t know myself, and I don’t bother to look beyond my own nose. But I shall certainly do one thing , if Peter and I decide to be friends, I shall tell him that you are very fond of him too and would always be prepared to help him should the need arise. The latter may not be what you wish, but I don’t care now; I don’t know what Peter thinks about you,  but I shall ask him. 

    I’m sure it;s nto bad– the opposite! You are always welcome to join us in the attic, or wherever we are; you honestly won’t disturb us because I feel we have a silent agreement to talk only in the evenings when it’s dark.

    Keep your courage up! Like I do. Although it’s not always easy; your time may come sooner than you think.

    Yours, Anne

    The novel would be very different if it was told from a different point of view because it is a different person with other opinions, thoughts, and feelings. The person could also be older and understand more abotu what was happening at the time. If one of the other round characters told the story it would be very different because everyone in the ‘Secret Annexe’ is older then Anne. If one of the flat characters in my book was telling the story from his/her point of view it would be more like it was that person trying to figure out what was going through the Jews head at that time and they could be wondering why they didn’t given themselves up or why they even moved to Holland in the first place. If the story was told in a flat or different round characters point of view things about how Anne was always acting up and how she as not behaving would be told in the diary along with more input about the war and what was happening. I think we would know more about the war because an older person can understand what was happening better then a 14 year old girl.

    My opinion of Anne at first was that she just an immature little girl, but as the diary continues I feel that she is becoming more and more mature and more like an adult I think this because her when she writes she sounds more like an adult now. Here is an example of her writing that sounds like she is more mature:

    (A reply to a letter Margot had written to her about Peter.)

    Dear Margot,

    I thought your letter was exceptionally sweet , but I still don’t feel quite happy about it and nor do I think that I shall.

    At present there is no question of such confidence as you have in mind Peter and myself, but in the twilight beside an open window you can say more to each other than in the brilliant sunshine. Also it’s easier to whisper your feelings than trumpet them forth out loud.  I believe that you are beginning to feel a king of sisterly affection for Peter, and that you would love him, just as much as I. Perhaps you will still be able to of that sometime, although that is not the kind of confidence we have in mind. I think it must come from both sides, and I believe that’s the reason why Daddy and I have never got so far.

    Let’s not talk about it anymore ; but if you still want anything please write to me about it, because I can say what I mean much better on paper,

    You don’t know how I admire you, and I only hope that I may yet acquire some of the goodness that you and Daddy have, because now I don’t see much difference between you and Daddy in that sense.

    Yours, Anne

    I don’t feel as though I have anything in common with Anne Frank. The author; Anne Frank has helped me to get to know herself because the diary is all about her life and what she does, what she accomplishes in the future, and has already accomplished.

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    • Cassandra 12:20 pm on May 30, 2011 Permalink

      Hi Megan,
      This has been a very interesting book so far. Do you think that your going to like it?
      Cassandra

    • megan110gs 11:38 am on May 31, 2011 Permalink

      Hey Cassandra,
      I think I am going to like the rest. What about you? Thanks for the comment. Megan

    • Hannah 11:41 am on May 31, 2011 Permalink

      Hi Megan,

      You can write alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Do you like the book?

      Hannah

    • ashley 11:49 am on May 31, 2011 Permalink

      Hi Megan,
      That was a HUGE post. Do you like the book?
      Ashley

    • megan110gs 11:51 am on May 31, 2011 Permalink

      Hannah,
      Thank you for the comment. I am enjoying the book even though it is a little disturbing. I hope you get to read it next year! Megan

    • megan110gs 12:17 pm on May 31, 2011 Permalink

      Hey Ashley,
      I am enjoying the book although as you know there are some disturbing parts. Megan

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