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Days earlier we worked on our meus and I thought it was a fun experince with a great helper in the development of good word choice. Plus it was really fun to think of a theme, name, and food item of our choice. it was FUN!!

The following is my Found Poem Found Poem from Walt Witman by Jill On the beach at night, Up through the darkness, something is there Looked up in perfect silence at the stars Fierce- throated beauty I hear America singing The delicious singing of the mother To fallow, to seek, to be with her dear dead son But o heart, heart, heart O the bleeding drops of red Fallen cold and dead And my heart said no  I am there, I help Sparkles from the wheel And bombs bursting in air and at night The big doors of the country stand open and ready To the free skies upend and glad I stop some where waiting for you I give you my sprig of lilac

The following is my Civil War story Civil War: The story of Cyrus Lee A hard day of fighting, and I am so tired. My name Cyrus Lee from Virginia, a distance relative of the famous Lee himself, even though I've never met him. I'm pushing late sixties and I'm still fighting with the Confederacy for states rights. Who are those northerners to tell us what to do? If you are wondering how I'm able to sit and rest, here is why. I have a pretty bad knee, so I'm resting it for now in a sympathetic southerner's home. When I'm not fighting, I use crutches. Fighting, it is the scariest feeling ever. Knowing I can die any second is very nerve wracking. Lately the war for the Confederacy is doing pretty well. We win some, we lose some, but we still go on. Why shouldn't I though? I mean, we need slavery. What, do you think the plants are going to tend themselves? I know some are cruel to slaves, but I treat mine with good care. When sick or hurt they rest. I don't even own a whip. So why should the northerners complain? They have no right to tell we can't have slaves. They don't like slavery so much, so let them not have and just let us. After all, northerners only know how to work machinery. I bet they don't even know a piece of straw from hay. That reminds me of home. I miss my old life. I miss my wife's pecan pie and the smell of cotton growing. The northerners just don't get our life styles. Long, hot days, tending the fields. Then sitting on the front porch at porch at dusk, sipping a cool glass of lemonade. The south is truly blessed by God. This war is really a bad thing. Why can't those Yankees go back to their precious states an leave us alone. Who else is going to pick the cotton and tend the other crops? Do they think vegetables are going to fall right out of the sky. The whole war thing is extremely unintelligent. Everyone knows the Confederacy is going to win. I mean war is dangerous. I've seen my best chap die before my very eyes. There is so much blood out there it is beyond belief. If only the northerns could understand. The war is all the Yanks' fault. The death, the expenses, the blood, all because the northerners want our property to be taken away from us. They should know by know the Confederacy is going to win, we will keep slavery and Jefferson Davis will be our president. So, I'd best be getting ready for fighting. Enough time just sitting and thinking.

The following is about Star Lab Today we saw a thing called Star Lab. My thoughts on it are that it was amazing. I loved how the man could explain everything about each constellation pointed out. Also how the Star Lab dome shone a beautiful image of the night sky. I learned so much from Star Lab about both stars and different tribes from all around the world, plus there beliefs. So I really enjoyed Star Lab. 

Grammar Guide

The Noun //**__ A noun is a person, place, or thing. __**// If the noun is a specific noun, it is a Proper noun. A Proper noun should always be capitalized. Like in this example, //**__ Edward Cullen __**// is a beautiful vampire. Or names like Erin, Lauren, MaryEllen, or Olivia. Also a place like Forks, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, or Volterra, Italy. You can also have things like the Golden Gate Bridge. Another type of noun is the common noun. They are normal not as specific noun. Like That //**__ girl __**// has red //**__ hair. __**// Another form is in a place like, the bridge, or a mall is good common nouns. For things you can say ocean, club, or a computer. Another type of noun is a compound noun. A compound noun is a noun made up of more than one word. An example is, Carlisle is Bella's **//__ father-in-law __//**. All of the things I just listed are nouns.

The Pronoun //**__ A pronoun is a substitute for nouns. __**// If you are saying something like, Edward Cullen is a vampire. Edward Cullen is very handsome. You can say, Edward Cullen is a vampire. //**__ He __**// is very handsome. (Which //**__ he __**// is!) A type of pronoun is Personal Pronouns. They are for first person statements like, **//__ my __//** favorite vampire is Edward or **//__ I __//** love Twilight. There is also Demonstrative Pronoun. They point out a person place or thing. Examples are **//__ that __//** is my copy of Twilight, or //**__ this __**// is the worlds best book! All the parts that I just listed are part of the very useful Pronoun!

The Verb //**__ A verb expresses the action or condition of a person, place, or thing. __**// Some examples of verbs are Edward was running, or Alice was hunting. There are types of verbs, too! One is the Action Verb. An action verb indicates the action of a person, place, or thing. The action can be visible or mental. Some examples are Edward //** plays **// the piano or Bella //**__ feels __**// a great deal of pain. Another type of verb is the linking verb. //**__ A linking verb joins a noun or pronoun at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word or near the end. The word at the end identifies or describes the noun or pronoun. __**// Some examples are Jasper likes the //**__ smell __**// of humans or Edward **//__ looks __//** gorgeous. The last type of verb is very helpful. It is a helping verb. //**__ A Helping verb is a verb that comes before the main verb and adds to its meaning. __**// Some examples are Edward //**__ was __**// just hunting or Alice **//__ is __//** trying to help out. All are verbs.

The Adjective //**__ An Adjective is a word that describes something. __**// Some examples are Renesme has **//__ many __//** toys, or Edward is a //**__ tall, handsome __**// vampire. A type of adjective is a Proper Adjective. //**__ A proper adjective is a proper noun used as an adjective or an adjective formed a proper noun. __**// Some examples are Edward went to the **__ Volterra __** Clock tower or Rosalie read the **//__ Forks __//** newspaper. There are also Possessive Adjectives. //**__ A personal pronoun can be used as an adjective if it modifies a noun. __**// Some examples are The Cullen bought //**__ their __**// lunches or Jake is **//__ our __//** friend. An Article helps out the adjective. //**__ An article points to a specific person place or thing. They are an and a. __**// Some examples are Edward bought **//__ a __//** car, or Rosalie bought //**__ an __**// apple.

The Adverb
 * //__ An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another pronoun. __//** Some examples are Edward went hunting **//__ yesterday, __//** or Alice arrived //**__ early. __**// That is the adverb.

The Preposition //**__ A preposition relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. __**// Some examples are Edward will meet you //**__ at __**// the house or Edward ran a lap //**__ around __**// the house in two seconds. That is the Simple yet helpful preposition.

My thoughts on witnessing history are that it is an honor to see the first African American president. It is a symbol that whether you are (sorry for this use of words) black or white, brown or yellow, or red with blue poke-a-tots or male or female, you can do anything you put your mind to. To see any event that contributes to history is amazing because it is something that people will remember for a long time. But this history is just so door breaking to show anyone can be anything, even (excuse my language) a black president.

The Following is from a story called Who am I? I felt a weird sensation happening through out my body. My head felt lighter and my back grew beautiful, delicate, tinted pink wings. A pure white wand appeared in my hand. (DS from Who am I?)  **The Following is from my October Pumpkin Story **   As soon as she licked her fingers, a bright red tomato, wearing a black karate suit, grabbed Emily and ran. (DS from pumpkin piece)  As I prepared to fight Caroline pulled me away. “I think you should just say please.” She whispered. “Are you joking?” I asked stunned. “No” she breathed. “Please just ask” she pleaded. I looked back at Dr. Tomato. “Well?” he asked. I looked back at Caroline. “Are you sure?” I asked. “Yes” she said. “Don’t forget to say please!"(Fave P from pumpkin piece)  We finally cornered them at the top of the Eighth Empire State Building. (TS from pumpkin piece)   As soon as she licked her fingers, a bright red tomato, wearing a black karate suit, grabbed Emily and ran. (DS from pumpkin piece)   <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ff9933;">As I prepared to fight Caroline pulled me away. “I think you should just say please.” She whispered. “Are you joking?” I asked stunned. “No” she breathed. “Please just ask” she pleaded. I looked back at Dr. Tomato. “Well?” he asked. I looked back at Caroline. “Are you sure?” I asked. “Yes” she said. “Don’t forget to say please!"(Fave P from pumpkin piece) <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff9933; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #000000;">We finally cornered them at the top of the Eighth Empire State Building. (TS from pumpkin piece) <span style="color: #e9ef61; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #0698ef;">The following has to do with my Nature's Classroom Peice <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #e9ef61; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Many things were fun at Nature’s Classroom. But my personal favorite was the night time activities, when the night creeps over, the fun has just begun! (NC intro ) <span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Another is because you need the dark cover of night to do these fun experiments.(DS from NC story) <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7411b6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">Many things were fun at Nature’s Classroom. But my personal favorite was the night time activities, when the night creeps over, the fun has just begun! <span style="color: #f88bcb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7411b6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">“Don’t be afraid,” said the councilors. It is time for the night time hike. I think they did this hike for many reasons. One is because they wanted us kids to get over our fear of the dark. Another is because you need the dark cover of night to do these fun experiments. One experiment was with life savors. Did you know that if you eat a winter green life savor, and you crunch it with your teeth, a flash of white light sparks? This is because of bioluminescent. Also, we learned that you only see dark shades like black, gray, and white at night. You can’t see colors because of your rodompson, which is in your eye, needs light to see colors. We also had to see if we can guess what color marker we had. My partner thought his marker was yellow, so I had yellow written in brown on my hand all night and most of the next day. At least I didn’t have green written in blue all over my forehead. A bunch of people kept creeping me out by throwing sticks at people. I also learned how clumsy I am. Ask any one in my field group and they would tell you I won the prize for most clumsy. That’s in the day time, night time? Forget it, I tripped and fell over so much that Erin had to stay next to me to make sure I didn’t fall! But I did any way. So grab your flashlight because we are going into more dark adventures. <span style="color: #f88bcb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7411b6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">Me, me, me, me! Yes not only do we sleep at night, we sing at night. At these moments at night we like to call quiet sings. At a quiet sing, there are three things you can do. The first thing is sit quietly, the second is sing quietly, the third is to sing your face off!! Counselors chose choice three and rock out to these amazingly catchy songs. People like Bob Cat and Rock star play numerous stringed instruments like the guitar and electric banjo. Some of these many songs are “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Woody”, and “Brown Eyed squirrel” (also known as “Brown Eyed Girl”. I forgot my glasses a lot so the words were kind of hard to read, but I eventually got the chorus. We messed up a lot and so did the councilors, it was really funny! At a Quiet Sing like this, it is extremely hard not to smile. <span style="color: #f88bcb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7411b6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-tab-count: 1; msotabcount: 1;"> Get ready because it is Thursday Night Live! During the day, our field groups made up different skits. They ranged from hilarious school stories to crazy out door events. Mine was about a girl with a pet centipede named Centi. Centi knows many tricks like jumping, spearing, and singing. But during his last trick, Centi peed all over poor Mr. Duval, the science teacher. Really Erin just dumped her water bottle over him from under the sheet we made Centi. The councilors did an act that they were filming a movie and kept messing up. When they finally got it right, there was no film in the camera. One was about a crazy teacher and a sly student. Another was about people fighting over salsa. You see, at Thursday Night Live, you should always expect the unexpected. <span style="color: #f88bcb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7411b6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-tab-count: 1; msotabcount: 1;"> Night is your friend. So whether you’re singing to the heavens, or hiking in the dark, you will always have a good time. Even if your pet centipede peas all over your teacher, it will still be fun. Just don’t forget your flashlight. (NC PAPPER)