Nouns-bold
Pronouns-Purple
Verbs-Light Brown
Adjective-Blue
Adverbs-Orange
Conjuctions-Green
I think that high school will be different
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Chapter Quiz 2
1. Larry Dunn was the most popular kid in Clark Elementary because he was a lot older than us and twice as strong as the rest of us. [ p. 20]
3. For Kenny, there were advantages to having an older brother who was a god - he got teased less about his eye and being smart than he would have. [ p. 20-21]
5. Demonstrating his reading ability to other classes did not make Kenny one of the popular students at Clark. [ p.23]
8. Kenny suspected that Byron was proud of him. [p.25]
13. Even in Byron's absence, Kenny felt unsafe from the bullies when he got on the bus. [p.27]
14. The bus driver never waits for late students when he saw them running to catch the bus.[p.28]
17. The two new kids were raggedy, skinny, and he was smiling at everybody. [p.29]
3. For Kenny, there were advantages to having an older brother who was a god - he got teased less about his eye and being smart than he would have. [ p. 20-21]
5. Demonstrating his reading ability to other classes did not make Kenny one of the popular students at Clark. [ p.23]
8. Kenny suspected that Byron was proud of him. [p.25]
13. Even in Byron's absence, Kenny felt unsafe from the bullies when he got on the bus. [p.27]
14. The bus driver never waits for late students when he saw them running to catch the bus.[p.28]
17. The two new kids were raggedy, skinny, and he was smiling at everybody. [p.29]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
JDizzle's Chapter 1 Quiz
6. The weatherman said the temperature in Atlanta,Georgia would reach the mid-seventies.
7. Dad told Kenny, Byron, and Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of one of Momma's old boyfriends named Hambone Henderson.
8. When she was about to laugh, Momma put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her front teeth.
9. Which of the following was not a warning Moses Henderson gave Momma about Flint? It was colder than the inside of an icebox, and people lived in igloos.
10. Momma said life in Birmingham, even though it was not perfect, was slower, friendlier and people were most honest about the way they felt.
11. Since they couldn't contact their landlord about their cold apartment, the Watsons planned to spend the night with Aunt Cyndey.
12. The Brown Bomber was the Watsons' 1948 Plymouth.
13. Byron and Kenny were not happy when dad ordered them to scrape the ice off the car windows.
14. Kenney was agitated because Byron was not doing his share of the work.
15. The night before, Byron and his friend Buphead had broken a window
16. At first Kenny ignored Byron's calls because he
7. Dad told Kenny, Byron, and Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of one of Momma's old boyfriends named Hambone Henderson.
8. When she was about to laugh, Momma put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her front teeth.
9. Which of the following was not a warning Moses Henderson gave Momma about Flint? It was colder than the inside of an icebox, and people lived in igloos.
10. Momma said life in Birmingham, even though it was not perfect, was slower, friendlier and people were most honest about the way they felt.
11. Since they couldn't contact their landlord about their cold apartment, the Watsons planned to spend the night with Aunt Cyndey.
12. The Brown Bomber was the Watsons' 1948 Plymouth.
13. Byron and Kenny were not happy when dad ordered them to scrape the ice off the car windows.
14. Kenney was agitated because Byron was not doing his share of the work.
15. The night before, Byron and his friend Buphead had broken a window
16. At first Kenny ignored Byron's calls because he
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
JDizzle's Chris Brown Moment
One song that reminds me of someone is '' Yo-Excuse Me Miss'' by: Chris Brown. It reminds me of a girl named Victoria Porter. Victoria is a friendly, helpful, sweet & sometimes a little bit feisty. But she's still my friend & has feelings. '' Yo-Excuse Me Miss'' is a song where Chris Brown sees this girl & wants her to dance & be with him. That reminded me when I use to like Victoria but sadly she wasn't interested. Although Victoria gets on my bad side and so do I, we're still like a nice & normal family. I love that song. I listen to it so much that I can barely do my schoolwork or homework. I just love that song. Thank you.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
JDizzle's African Burial Ground Essay
In 1991, the construction site found more than 400 men, women and children. The unlikely discovery turned out to be the largest black colonial grave-yard ever dug up in the United
States. Today, it is now known as the African Burial Ground Memorial. Located in lower Man-
hattan at Duane Street and Elk street, the memorial, which is also a national monument it
honors the memeories of the 15,000-20,000 free and enslaved Africans who were buried at
this African cemetry during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Burial Ground, in an area known by historians as ''Little Africa'', offers proof that those free and enslaved Africans played a major role in the development of New Amsterdam, now known as New York City. The first Africans came to New Amsterdam in 1626 because The West India Company wanted to build up the colony but wanted to use cheap labor to do it. The male slaves
that came from the West Indies were taught to be artisans, craftsmen and skilled laborers
associated with shipping, construction and other trades in addition to being servants. They built
buildings, roads and walls [ including the Wall which Wall Street is named] but they also tended
flock and unload cargo ships. The females mainly did housework, things that were more involved in the house, like cleaning and cooking. Even though they were far away from home, the African
slaves still kept some of their rituals that they practiced back in Africa to deal with the pressure
of being slaves in New Amsterdam.
While the African slaves were here, some slaves, under Dutch rule, became half-free, with some freedom to do things like white people before New Amsterdam was captured by the British in 1664. At the time, New Amsterdam had the second highest population of enslaved slaves in the
United States. In 1827, New York abolished slavery but the burial ground remained until its dosure in 1812. Records of births and deaths were kept by churches, not by the colonial and early state governments but most church records were destroyed and some Africans were not church members, which is why it's hard for scientists and historians to figure out who those Africans are.
Out of the more than 400 that were found, 99% were infants and 40% of them were under the age of 12 which means the kids were worked to death. There are around 200 remains at the site that are not disturbed. The burial site takes up about 6.6 acres [ around 6 city blocks in those days]. It has been called one of the most important archaeological fins of our time.
States. Today, it is now known as the African Burial Ground Memorial. Located in lower Man-
hattan at Duane Street and Elk street, the memorial, which is also a national monument it
honors the memeories of the 15,000-20,000 free and enslaved Africans who were buried at
this African cemetry during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Burial Ground, in an area known by historians as ''Little Africa'', offers proof that those free and enslaved Africans played a major role in the development of New Amsterdam, now known as New York City. The first Africans came to New Amsterdam in 1626 because The West India Company wanted to build up the colony but wanted to use cheap labor to do it. The male slaves
that came from the West Indies were taught to be artisans, craftsmen and skilled laborers
associated with shipping, construction and other trades in addition to being servants. They built
buildings, roads and walls [ including the Wall which Wall Street is named] but they also tended
flock and unload cargo ships. The females mainly did housework, things that were more involved in the house, like cleaning and cooking. Even though they were far away from home, the African
slaves still kept some of their rituals that they practiced back in Africa to deal with the pressure
of being slaves in New Amsterdam.
While the African slaves were here, some slaves, under Dutch rule, became half-free, with some freedom to do things like white people before New Amsterdam was captured by the British in 1664. At the time, New Amsterdam had the second highest population of enslaved slaves in the
United States. In 1827, New York abolished slavery but the burial ground remained until its dosure in 1812. Records of births and deaths were kept by churches, not by the colonial and early state governments but most church records were destroyed and some Africans were not church members, which is why it's hard for scientists and historians to figure out who those Africans are.
Out of the more than 400 that were found, 99% were infants and 40% of them were under the age of 12 which means the kids were worked to death. There are around 200 remains at the site that are not disturbed. The burial site takes up about 6.6 acres [ around 6 city blocks in those days]. It has been called one of the most important archaeological fins of our time.
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