There once was a bald man
And his name was Dan
He had a shop
It was a flop
That was the end of Dan
Category Archives: Core Learning Strands
Forgotten
When I was born
You held me in your arms
When I learned to walk
You videotaped me
When I learned my first word
You were there to repeat it
When I hurt my knee
You were there to tell me it was okay
When I learned to ride a bike
You wanted to ride together
When it was my very first day of school
You kissed me good-bye
When I came back
You sang the alphabet with me
All we did was talk and talk
I felt safe
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Women’s Rights
In 1917, women started to fight for their rights. Susan B. Anthony had started a women’s petition for women’s suffrage, which had half a million names on it. The banner went from San Francisco to Washington D.C. to gather support for the cause. However, it wasn’t easy to succeed, some men were against it, women got arrested, and prison conditions were terrible. Finally in 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed. As a result women gained new roles and families began to change. Continue reading
Acquainted With The Night: Response
Sitting in the dark
Waiting for him to walk
At night alone
One with the night
But why?
He walked by a greeting man
But he however did not
Say ‘hi’
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Genres
I Love Pi!
For math, my class and I celebrated Pi day on March 14 (3/14= 3.14). First our teacher read a short story, Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, to us. Then we found the diameter, radius, and the circumference of different size circles. Circumference is the distance around the circle. Pi = 3.14, 22/7, or π. The diameter is a straight line passing from side to side through the circle. The radius is a line from the center to the side of the circle. The chord a stright line from side to side, however it never passes the center of the circle. To find the circumference of a circle you have to multiply the diameter and 3.14 or 22/7, but if you have the radius then you multiply the radius by 2 then multiply that by 3.14 or 22/7. If you are asked to give your answer in a fraction then you multiply your diameter by 22/7. If you are asked to give you answer in a decimal then you multipy your diameter by 3.14. Also if your asked to leave pi as π, then you put your diameter first, then π, then your units (example: 12πcm). Then for lunch we had Pi for dessert! 🙂
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Shadow
“Dreaming Out Loud” inspired me to do Shadow. “Dreaming Out Loud” is an example of graphic poetry, which is a combination of poetry, comics, and photography. The artist loved comics and photogrphy. “Dreaming Out Loud” is mostly assortment of his own photos. He started in 2005.
Day and Night
I was inspired by The Village by Marc Chagall, which was created in 1911. Chagall’s artwork was mainly surrealism and expression. For my painting, Day and Night, I used watercolors to paint my art piece. The trick for watercolors is if you want your color to be a little darker and less watery, then you would use less water and more of your color. In contrast, if you want a lighter color, you would dip your paintbrush into your color then into you water to make it less dark. 🙂
Ratatouille
No Escape, No Good-Byes 9/11/01
I dropped my kids off at school
Assuming the kiss goodbye
Was only for seven hours
The elevator is an empty box
I press the last button up
As I think where I will take the kids
After school today
“Ding”
I’ve arrived to the top floor
With its utopian view
Phones ringing but it’s still
An easy day at work
My utopian view starts to fog up
Yellow smoke? Continue reading