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Monday, October 31, 2011

Style

Style is to make something in a particular form.
For Instance:
In music eminem uses a different style than Justin Beiber. The music uses different voices and beat.
In writing the authors use a lot of different styles. They may use first person or second person.
In fashion there are also lots of different styles. People may dress like if they hated life or they could dress really colorful, like if they where happy.

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Ethos: refers to credibility. expert on topic
Pathos: emotional appeal, interest people
Logos: reasoning/ logic facts

Moderon Slavery Styles

Showing feelings:
  • Show pictures of people suffering.
  • Gives facts about what is happening with slavery, and compering it to ancient slavery
  • This idea is good because it makes people reflect on the subject, it also makes people feel bad for the slaves and makes them want to make a change.

This is a bad idea because there is a limited amount of information, facts, and pictures.


Statistics and facts:
  • We are going to put graphs and charts comparing modern slavery with ancient slavery. 
  • This idea is good because we can convince the public that we know about the subject.
  • This Idea is bad because maybe the statistics are may not be credible.
We are going to chose statistics and facts because we can show the audience that we know about the subject and it will be an impact in their life.

 Compare and Contrast:

  • We are going to show free kinds playing and compare them with kids that are suffering.
  • This is a good idea because it captures the audience attention
  • This is a bad idea because there is only limited things we can show

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Essay on Moderon Slavery

I strongly disagree with slavery because there is a human right that says that you can't have slaves and that you should be free. If you are a slave it means that you don't get payed to work and that you are forced to work. Now a days mostly slavery is for sex. Women are sold for men to have sex with other men for their pleasure. Over the years the slavery has been getting worst and worst.

I think that others should care about it because it is a very important cause in earth and it could be your family that gets kidnapped and sold for sex. There are more than a million cases of slavery a year and more than half of them are of children. We have to do something about this.

Only last year the slave industry profited more than 32 billion dollars, which is more than nike, google, and Starbucks combined. In Thailand there are over 1500 known sex brothels. There are over 1 million reports of slavery a year and half of them are of kids. The slave traders sell 10 year old for even 6 dollars. In some places of Africa children are forced to become soldiers, they are forced to kill of torture, and if they refuse they will be tortured or killed. There are human trafficking cases in all 50 states of the U.S. There are more slaves today, than in any other period in history.

Prepositions 2

1. OF: I ate a cake that was made out of chocolate. That is property of Santiago.
2.ABOUT: I made a story about a pizza. I felt like I was about to kill him.
3.ON: The computer is on the table. The book is on the bookshelf.
4.IN: There is a shoe in the box. I am in the classroom.
5.FOR: Cleats are used for soccer. Instruments are used for music.
6.TO: This letter is issued to Wilson. I am going to Paris someday.
7.AT: He was at the beach. I like to watch movies at Andino.
8.FROM: I traveled from Italy to United States. I am from Colombia.

Prepositions 1


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Literary Techniques

Definition: A literary technique or literary device is and identifiable rule, convention or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.

Symbolism: Is to use a object or picture to represent an idea. It has to be something you cant touch.
EXAMPLE: In the movie “Pocahontas”, the wind is symbolic because it represents the spirit of Pocahontas and her mother’s disease. It is also a symbol of peace and coexistence.

Foreshadowing: Something is the future is predicted in the story. Has to have hints and can’t be too obvious.
EXAMPLE: In the movie “Cinderella”, the look of anger that the evil step mother gives to Cinderella, foreshadows that she is going to do something evil.

Flashback: Is when, in the middle of the plot, the plot pauses and goes to an earlier time. These give you more info about a character or story.
EXAMPLE: In the movie “The Lion King”, Simba has a flashback of when he was little and his father died.

Atmosphere: It’s how the setting makes you feel (Ex. If the character is sad it may rain). It does not refer to character, only to the setting.
EXAMPLE: In the movie “An Extremely Goofy Movie”, Goofy’s son leaves for college and leaves his childhood back in his house. Because his father is sad the house is really sad.

Plot Twist: Is when something unexpected happens, but there must had been clues.
EXAMPLE:In the movie “Bambi”, you see that a fawn is with his mother and then her mother saw some hunters, and they ran but suddenly they shot the mother.

Persuasive Video

 The video was about how people treat bad the wild horses and kill them and sell them.

They told us that it is very bad and compare and contrasted the horses in the wild and the horses in a stable. When the horses where in the stable about to get killed they change the color to black and white so that we see that doing that is that.

They also told us that lots of people from lots of different places also believed that wild horses should not be domesticated or killed.

At the beginning of the video the narrator tells facts about how horse population is decreasing, and why we should treat them well and not kill or domesticated them.

They show how the horses can be also good to people while people interact with them and care for them. They also show images where they show the sad horse's face or when they are scared of going into the stable.

The point of view of the narrator is that he tries to convince people to take care of horses, and so he thinks that horses are nice and he likes them.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Worst Audience behavior

The worst audience behavior is when you are being noisy and disrespectful. By making noise you could be eating, talking, or laughing. And the noise would be much worst not coming from only one person, but from a group of people. Good audience behavior is really important because if everyone was talking and laughing then nobody could hear the presentation and it may be important.

If I were a God I would:

If I were a God I would do lot's of good things to Colombia and the World. The most important one is to make all the people that are bad (terrorists, rapists, etc.) and turn them into good people, that will help society. By doing this I would bring peace to the world and make lots of people happier. I would also eliminate all the weapons, so that presidents who declare war couldn't fight with each other and kill lots of soldiers. The last thing I would do is that I would make people respect all of the Human rights so that lots of people will be happier.

Comments on Others People Work

Santiago Salem: I think Santiago's work was really good because he not only did what he had to do but he also did more. He put lots of examples of how the characters were and of their personalities. I could understand how the characters think after reading his project.


Santiago Cabrera: I liked Santiago's project because he made it clear what happened in the story and what the characters did. The conflict made it look like a scary book.


Tomas Cardenas: I liked a lot Tomas' project because it really shows the plot of the story. It shows how the characters are, what their personalities are, and the interaction between them.

Sebastian P2: I liked Sebastian's projects because it clearly states where the story takes place, what is the main conflict, and what is the solution to the problem

Character Development and Story Elements in The City of Ember GOOD

Characterization
Lina: Talent:running
Secret:instructions out of the city, imaginary city
Best friend: Doon
Ambition:She wants to have things that no one else does
Object she carries: Sometimes instructions
Problem and Solution: Guards want to catch her, she escapes the city and them tells them how to go out.

Doon: Talent:figuring out things
Secret: He knows that the city is running low on resources
Best Friend: Lina
Ambition: Lets anger overtake him
Object that he carries: Dont Know
Problem and Solution: He wants to find out a way to help the city and he does it with the help of Lina and the instructions which showed him the way.

Story Elements
Setting: City of Ember, Surface of the Earth
Conflict: The City of Ember id running out of resources
Theme: The Theme is that you have to appreciate the things around you because other people may not have it.
Character:Doon was a nice kid that looked at things very carefully. He wanted a way to help save the city of Ember from disaster. Throughout the story he is determined to help the city and at the end he finally makes it with the help of Lina. He was pretty much the same all the story, the only he changed was that he became friends with Lina.

Lina is a girl who didn't expect to be the savior of Ember. Her Great Grandfather was the mayor of Ember. He had a disease and was going to die. He took the box with the instructions to his home to see if it has the instructions to his health. One day Lina found this box and Poppy(her little sister) was chewing on the instructions. She figured out the instructions and left Ember with Doon. She changes as soon as her grandmother died. She felt more as a mother because she had to take care of Poppy. She also felt more groan up after assignment day because she now had a job.


PLOT:
Exposition: Lina:Girl who likes to be in open spaces and run
Doon: Doon wants to save the city
Poppy: little sister of Lina
Mayor: Mayor of Ember, he's fat
There were intructions to get out of Ember but they got lost with the years.
Rising Actions:
  • City is running low on light bulbs
  • City is running low on food
  • Lizzie was stealing food
  • The Mayor was stealing food and light bulbs
  • Lina Finds the instructions
Climax: When the guards tells he people that Lina and Doon are spreading false rumors and they go after them.
Falling action:They escape from the city of Ember
Resolution: They get out of Ember and send a message to Ember which is of how to get out.



Monday, October 17, 2011

Character Development and Story Elements in The City of Ember

There are 2 main characters in City of Ember: Doon and Lina.

Doon: Doon was a nice kid that looked at things very carefully. He wanted a way to help save the city of Ember from disaster. Throughout the story he is determined to help the city and at the end he finally makes it with the help of Lina. He was pretty much the same all the story, the only he changed was that he became friends with Lina.

Lina: Lina is a girl who didn't expect to be the savior of Ember. Her Great Grandfather was the mayor of Ember. He had a disease and was going to die. He took the box with the instructions to his home to see if it has the instructions to his health. One day Lina found this box and Poppy(her little sister) was chewing on the instructions. She figured out the instructions and left Ember with Doon. She changes as soon as her grandmother died. She felt more as a mother because she had to take care of Poppy. She also felt more groan up after assignment day because she now had a job.

Setting: Most of the Story takes place at The City of Ember. Then in the surface of the Earth.

Conflict: The conflict is that the City is running out of resources.

Plot: The City of Ember is going towards disaster. It seems they need miracle to save it. There where Instructions of how to get out, but they are lost. Lina finds the instructions in the closet of her house. Doon, which worked in the pipeworks, helps her find the way out. When they 2 are out they send a message to the city so they know how to get out.

Character: Main Characters: Lina and Doon.
                    Secondary Characters: Poppy, Grandmother of Lina, Doon's father, Mayor, and Mayor's                         Guards.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Character Development and Elements of a Story

Character Development: Is how the character changes throughout the story.
                                      
You have to give your character(s) a physical description, characteristics: talent, ambition, a deep secret, best friend, worst enemy, a name, and actions to describe their personality.


Elements of a Story: setting, conflict, theme, character, and plot.
  • Setting: Is where and when the story takes place (time and place).
  • Conflict: Is the problem in the story.
  • Theme: What kind of story is it(fiction, non-fiction, historical fiction, etc.)
  • Character: Are the people animals or other creatures in the story.
  • Plot: Is the events that makes up the story.