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Black Dog Goes to the Zoo/Treasure Island project #1 by Christina Celentino

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Once upon a time Black Dog went to a little shop to look at stuff and when he got there he saw a few people looking at a picture on their iPad. It was a picture of a flamingo. Then Black Dog said “What is that a water buffalo.” The people said “No. Are you crazy.” “Arghh. Nobody calls me crazy. Just tell me what that is.” said Black Dog. ” “It’s a flamingo!” said the person. “A fla-what-o!” said Black Dog. “A flamingo!” said the person madly. “Now where can I see ye old flamingo?” said Black Dog. “At the zoo.” said the person. “Well how do I get there?” said Black Dog. “Look it up.” said the person.

So Black Dog went home to his computer and looked it up. He saw you can see them in San Diego.

So he bought 1 ticket to the zoo. The 1st thing he saw in the zoo was the flamingos. He said”Ahhh! They are pink and that one is staring at me!” He left as fast as he could. But the security stopped him. They said he had to stay because he got there like 2 minutes ago.

So Black Dog went back and got in a fight with the lion and the lion won.

 

THE END

Red

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by Christina Celentino

My favorite color’s red,

And then I went to bed.

I was dreaming of a goat,

That was in a very big boat.

It was eating some hay,

And I was like “Okay.”

The hay was very dry,

And the stack was very high.

It almost ate the whole pile,

And it was also dressed in style.

And then I woke up,

And I was like “What’s up!!!”

THE END

 

Two Amazing Stories

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By Christina Celentino

I am going to write about two interesting stories I read. I will compare and contrast “Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” by Rachel Renee Russell and “Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” by Rachel Renee Russell.

There are some similarities in these two stories. Both stories are amazing stories and both are secret. Both stories are about a teenage girl who writes in a diary.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences. In “Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” it’s about a girl who tries to be in a band but there is a little incident but she works it out. And Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” is about a girl who draws tattoos really well so she trades two books for a tattoo. In “Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” she is trying to find her talent. In “Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” she is trying to fit in.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed the awesome activities and the characters. M y favorite was “Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” because I love how it is different then all other books.

Wondrous Zebras

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                                               By Christina Celentino

Zebras are very magical creatures. Zebras are 4 to 5 feet tall at the shoulder. A Zebra’s length is between 7 to 9 feet. There are 3 kinds of Zebras. The Grevy’s Zebra, the Mountain Zebra and the Plains Zebra. Zebras look like a small horse with black and white stripes. They can weigh anywhere from 300-450 kilograms.

Zebras live in a beautiful place. Zebras live in Eastern and Southern Africa. Plains Zebras live in grasslands all around Africa. Mountain Zebras live in dry mountains in South Africa. Grevy’s Zebras live in grasslands in Northern Africa.

Zebras are very magnificent creatures even when they are babies. Foals can walk just 20 minutes after they are born. Zebras take care of their babies by staying and playing with them. They also love them. Foals are born the same way that babies are born by humans. Zebras protect their babies by keeping them close to them and feeding them.

Zebras have a fascinating way of surviving. An interesting fact about zebras is that the name “zebra” comes from the Portuguese word zevra which means “wild ass.” One thing that helps Zebras survive in the environment is that Zebras have good eyesight and hearing.

Zebras have good eating habits. They are herbivores. Zebras eat grass and leaves. Zebras eat with their mouths. They don’t catch their food.

Zebras are mind-blowing animals. None of the zebras are extinct, but 1 is endangered. That is the Grevy’s zebra. Environmental changes do not affect the zebra’s population.

Zebras are safe and protected by the law.

Living in Helsinki Finland

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By Christina Celentino

Helsinki Finland is Spectacular, exciting and magical. It is also a very active and adventurous place to be. Helsinki Finland is made of a bunch of islands. The water there is very cold. The weather was a little bit rainy while we were there.

The islands of Helsinki Finland had great food. They had breath taking and amazing churches. The church buildings had gold plastured on the roof. Helsinki Finland is cold and windy, but it has a very deep blue sky and white poofy clouds. The land had a little bit of green grass, but mostly it was really green and fresh there.

Helsinki Finland is a very lovely place. Traveling to Helsinki Finland was a great experience for me and I hope I can go there again..

The Mystery in Tanzania

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By: Christina Celentino

It all started one November morning. There were two groups of girls. One group was Asia, Betti, Cassidy,and Daisy. The other group was Tory, Delila and Anna. Asia,Daisy,Tory,Delila, and Anna were freshmen. Betti and Cassidy were Juniors in High School. Asia, Betti, Cassidy and Daisy met in detention. Tory, Delila and Anna met in Science class.

One day the girls got into a fight with some boys at lunch. Because fighting is not allowed in school, the girls were given detention. After the fight at school the two groups of girls became one. As the girls became closer friends, they decided to go on a trip for a day. The girls kept on thinking where to go. They decided to go to Paris. The girls went to Paris for a day, but had so much fun, they decided to stay for another day. While watching TV that morning, they found out that there was a robbery at their High School in Tanzania.The girls decided to leave Paris and go back to Tanzania and solve the mystery. The girls flew home and tried to find out who the robbers were. The girls went to their High School and ran some finger samples on the jewelry that was left behind. It took 4 days for the fingerprint results. The results showed that Robert T. Johnson and Samuel A. Brutto were the robbers. The girls interviewed both of them. Both of the boys admitted they did it and said they did it in a group. The boys had to give back the stuff they took and went to jail for 5 years.

The girls felt safe again and were trying to find another place to go on a trip.

 

THE END!!!!!!!

*Language Arts* Category

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Language Arts posts go here…

Essays, Narratives, Poems, Speeches, Recitations (videos or recordings), Grammar Projects, Foreign Language Study, etc.
Combined Language Arts-Math Projects (Math poems or songs); Combined Language-Arts History Projects (Biographical Narrative, Poltical Speech, etc.)

*Seminar* Category

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Seminar posts go here….

5Ws Charts (Who wrote/painted/composed the reading/artwork/musical piece? What was the title/genre? Where & When was it created? Why was it created? Identify two crucial sentences, elements, or melodies);
Combined History-Seminar Projects (Timelines: Great Ideas, Great Authors; Essays, Mock-Trial Readings: Fact Patterns, MindMap of Foundation Documents: Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, etc.).