Life of a slave was not cool. You had to work sunup to sundown with no breaks. You got a tiny amount of food and no beds. You got no comfort and you often got seperated from your mother at a young age. Life of a slave was very hard.

Life of a free slave was awesome! Free slaves would be really happy compared to their past life in slavery. If you were controled by somone and then you escaped to freedom , you would be really happy. It would be a win-win situation because 1, you are free, 2, you have less work in your job and 3, you get paid for it.

Have you ever experienced a time where you and your parents ever got in a fight? Well if you have, you know what it’s like. August doesn’t. August is the main character in Wonder. He has a deformed face. Here are three reasons that August’s parents are great for him.

August’s parents are great for him because they have all the things August needs. First ,they give him a lot of attention because he doesn’t get a lot of attention outside home because of his face. For example, people just stare at him and run away from him outside home. When he was bullied, they had to give him attention because if they hadn’t’ he would have never wanted to go outside his house again.

Secondly, his parents are also loyal to him. On page 291, August said “She tore the place up looking for that helmet, Dad!” That quote shows how loyal they are to August. His Mom looked and looked and looked but she couldn’t find the helmet.

Lastly, his parents are understanding. For instance, whenever he comes home from a bad day, they are always there to comfort him. They understand because being the parent of a different child gives them an understanding of how he feels. The author stated that when she started reading to him he started crying. His mom acted like she knew that was going to happen. She treated him just the way he should be treated and she knew she would do that because she was in different shoes than other parents.

In my opinion, August’s parents are great for him. These three reasons are why they are so great for him. He barely ever gets in a fight with them because they’re so nice. He would probably want to drop out of school if he didn’t have those parents.

If you have a really deformed face, people don’t want to see you in the human race,

when people look and stare at you,

you probably don’t want to go to school.

But when little Auggie does,

it’s not exactly like fuzz,

students stare,

teachers glare,

at the students who look in despair.

Julian doesn’t like August,

in his chapter he was very honest,

when August wins an award,

he is definitely not bored,

and he really wants togo back to school for more.

“Why can’t we stay here and open presents before we go to the cafe?” asked Patrick lazily                                          . Patrick is my brother. “Because if we stay here then you won’t want to go to breakfast” said Mom. Our whole family was going out to breakfast at the West Coast Cafe. It was christmas day. We jumped in the car and drove away. When we got there we ordered our food and waited impatiently. I tried to pass the time by climbing on the walls and talking with my family. It only helped a little bit. When we got our food, I stuffed myself with 1 and a half GIGANTIC pancakes. It was delicious! Patrick got french toast and I don’t know what my Mom and dad got. At home me and Patrick were in the living room like a flash! My Mom and Dad were slower. Once we got settled in, one by one we chose and opened our presents. One by one they narrowed down to the last few. The best few. Igot down to the last of mine. It was a square medium package. “I wonder what it could be” I thought. As I opened it, I saw a round angle of something. As I went on, I saw little squares with pictures on them. As I ripped off all the wrapping I saw myself holding the package of a new iPad! “What the…” I said as I looked at the picture. The next thing I new I was smiling, hugging, and saying “thank you” to my Mom and Dad. It was the best christmas ever!!!

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Why? Because every country in the world has played it for so long. the game has developed from every country. Soccer is very hard to get the hang of because it’s different. In most sports you have to play with your hands. In soccer it’s different because you use your feet. There is a really cool history of soccer. There are also many rules of soccer and it is important to have good gear.

First, here are some games related to soccer. Tlachtli is a game that the Aztecs used to play. The court was shaped like an I. On either side of the I there was a platform. In the middle of the platforms there was a ring. the players had to get a 9-pound ball through the ring using only their feet, elbows, hips, and head. When one of the teams got the ball through the ring they would win and the game would be over. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans kicked balls around that were made by wrapping seeds or hair in linen. Soccer hasn’t been invented by anyone. It has just evolved from ancient games. Maybe Tlachtli had to do something with it.

The World Cup is the most popular sporting event in the world. The World Cup is an international soccer tournament. How did it start? The president of FIFA wanted to host an international soccer tournament. So the first ever World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. the world cup still continues today.

Second, soccer players are very skilled with their feet. Some rules of soccer are that goalies can use their hands. But wait! They can only use their hands inside an 18-yard box. So you can’t just go too the other goal holding the ball and score a goal. You can still go out of the box though, you just can’t use your hands. If you use your hands it’s a penalty and a free kick. Players can’t use their hands at all. They just have to use their feet. They can pass it to someone else by kicking it to someone or they can shoot it by kicking it into the net. Beside from that there are also field rules. One of them is called offsides. Offsides is where you are past the last defender when the ball is passed to you, not including the goalie. Sometimes it’s annoying, but those are the rules of the game. There are also fouls. Fouls are where you do something to another player that is bad. It could be pushing someone down or it could be off their feet by sliding into them. You could get a foul or it could just not be a foul at all. You need to be careful when you want the ball. You could foul someone!

Third, gear is very important. If you are on a pro soccer team you need to have good gear. You need to have good everything. If you are on a soccer team you need to have the right colored jerseys. If you are playing at your home stadium then you wear you home jersey. Your home jersey is one color. If you are playing at a different stadium, then you wear your away jersey, which is another color. If you were at another teams stadium and their home jersey was green, and your away jersey was green too, then you would have to change into your alternate jersey. An alternate jersey is for when you are away and your opponents jersey is the same color. Then you have to switch to your alternate jersey witch is a different color than their jersey. You do this so you don’t get your teammates mixed up with the other team. Now the cleats. Why do we wear cleats instead of regular shoes? Because if we wore regular shoes then we would slip a lot more. On the bottom of cleats there are little spikes. When you run, the spikes dig into the ground so you have more balance. Now shin guards protect a player from being kicked in the shin. It really hurts! That’s why they’re called shin guards. Sometimes if you forget your shin guards you might not get to play. Always remember your shin  guards!

In conclusion, soccer is a cool sport. It helps you improve your footwork for other sports. It is fun and different. There are tournaments and games all over the world. That’s also why soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Because it’s being played so much in every country. Go score some goals!

Activity 1- Interesting Fact

The most interesting fact I learned was that only 16 girls have made it to the world series and Mo’Ne is one of them.

Activity 2-Main Idea

The main idea of the text is that a girl named Mo’Ne is in the world series and she is really good.

Activity 3-Questions

Did Mo’Ne’s team win the finals?

Does Mo’Ne want to become a baseball player when she grows up?

“Education is not the preparation for life but life itself.” Education is very important, because you can’t live without it. If you don’t have education, you grow up and you can’t get a job because you don’t know anything. Than you can’t get any money, so than you become homeless. If you do have education, than you can go to collage and learn even more. Then you go on to get a job, a home, and a wife. Then you will have a happy life. Education is not just for children, it is also for grown ups. Everyone learns something every day. Like a new math concept, or something in history. Your being educated right now. I am putting something in your brain right now by telling you about this. I have just educated you by putting this in your head. Now the reason I picked the quote at the top, is because like I said, you can’t live without education. Thats what I explained after the quote. That’s why I picked that quote. Like I said you can’t live without education. Keep learning!