I currently finished reading a book called "Maniac Magee" written by Jerry Spinelli. And I would like to introduce a little about this book. Now I will tell you a little bit of the story.Jeffrey Lionel Magee was living a normal life until his parents were killed in a tragic trolley accident when he was three years old. He was sent to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. Uncle Dan and Aunt Dot hate each other, meaning Maniac grows up in a loveless, largely silent house. When he was 11-years-old, he finally had enough, and took off running. He runs for couple hundred miles and a year, and ends up in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. And this is when the story starts... To summarize this in a easy way and with more information, I think the book Maniac Magee is broken into four parts because the setting changes throughout the book. The first part is where Maniac runs away from his aunt's and uncle's house and meets the Beales. The second part is where Maniac lives with Grayson. The third part is with the McNabs, Piper, Russell then finally the Beales again. Manac's family changes in every parts and the way the book is broken up helps the readers understand the story clearly and what changes. I really enjoyed reading Maniac Magee. The book sends a lot of good messages to the readers. While some parts were very funny, others made me feel very sad. It taught me a lot of things such as how everybody needs to be equally respected and how much family is important. One of the biggest reasons I liked this story is because the pace of the story was just right, not too fast and not to slow. Also, the different characters in the book made me learn a lot of things and feel a lot of things and they also made me reflect on my daily actions. It was very enjoyable to read Maniac Magee. I would like to recommend this book to students who goes to middle school!
Hello, today I'm back with my second blog post to talk about my 30 day challenge after watching TED with Matt Cutts. And I have decided to to work on my 3 goals(in 30 days) in GLPS. Here is a video that Matt Cutts is introducing about it.
You could also click the following URL, to visit the TED (Matt Cutt's 30 day challenge) website.^^ http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html http://theprimalchallenge.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/ted-talk-try-something-new-for-30-days/ My first goal is not delay my work. I always delay my work to the next day am be late for deadlines.In order to achieve my goal, I will finish my work/homework during the study period and not play. I will also write my homework down in a notebook so I do not forget and can finish it on time. Second, I won't be for class or for anything. I will go to my classes 5 minutes before class starts and wait. I will also prepare what I need for the class one day in advance. And last, I will always use English. I will speak English in my dorm and everywhere where there are any Pa(s) or Teachers. Even though my friends talk to me in Korean, I will answer or talk them back in English and also tell my friends to use English. There are many goals I want to accomplih. But in GLPS, I will accomplish my 3 goals in 30-day and also try this challenge also outside this camp. I hope I could accomplish these goals and I also hope you could also try this challenge. It's not too hard. It enough time to achieve your goals. Wish this post really helped you.^^
Hello! My name is Siena Kim. I am 14 years old and I am a girl.Now I would like to introduce a little about me.I'll use three words to introduce myself. 1. HongKong 2. Swimming 3. Friends Do you know anything about Hong Kong?It is located next to China. Here is a picture of HongKong.
It’s a
small country with many beautiful places. Hong Kong is not my home country but its just like it. Its because I lived there for more than 7 years.(more than half on my life).If you live there you could go to Macau very often.Its right next to Hong Kong.It only takes you 1 hour taking a boat to go there.Visit Hong Kong! Do you like swimming? Swimming is my hobby but also a great friend of mine in my life. I learned to swim when I was 7 years old and I am now a swimmer. Swimming takes away all my stress and makes me feel refreshed.
Do you have someone when you're sick,happy,angry, or worried? That's a true friend. Friends are very important to me Friends mean everything to me!^^
I currently finished reading a book called "Maniac Magee" written by Jerry Spinelli. And I would like to introduce a little about this book. Now I will tell you a little bit of the story.Jeffrey Lionel Magee was living a normal life until his parents were killed in a tragic trolley accident when he was three years old. He was sent to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. Uncle Dan and Aunt Dot hate each other, meaning Maniac grows up in a loveless, largely silent house. When he was 11-years-old, he finally had enough, and took off running. He runs for couple hundred miles and a year, and ends up in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. And this is when the story starts...
