Research Project- Nikole Coats

I decided to research open adoption. I  chose this topic because my little sister went through and open adoption, and I always thought it was and interesting topic, and I love little kids. I am still debating on what I will choose for the four projects.

Bio Terrorism

I chose Bio Terrorism because people think it could happen in there life time.  They made a show called doomsday preppers and they prepare for these types of things. terrorism has happened quite a bit in the last 20 years.

My Research Topic

My research topic is the history of music playing devices. I want to do this topic because I have an interest in these devices. I also have many different ones at my house and want to learn more about them. Plus I have a cool idea for the box/envelope to hold my information.
         From group 1 I'm doing a newspaper/magazine article.
         From group 2 I am doing baseball cards.
         From group 3 I'm doing pictures I draw or if that is too hard a collage.
         From group 4 I am doing crot.

JFK assassination

I have chose the conspiracy of the John F. Kennedy assassination. I am doing this because I Find this topic interesting. I am doing the following topics:
1. obituary
2. Timeline
3. Photographs you take
4. Descriptive paragraph
                                           - Jake Demuth

M&M's

                                                                        M&M's


I want to research M&M's. I want to research M&M's because I like M&M's and I always wanted to know more about them. Now they are making new kinds of M&M's. M&M's are a great treat. I plan on doing the following topics.
1. Letter
2. Timeline
3. Graph
4. Crot
                                                                     - Trent Kuethe

Michael Jordan

 I chose Michael Jordan because he was the if not one of the best NBA player who ever played. I think that this topic is going to be really exciting to research.

My Research Topic is Mermaids

I am interested in this topic because I watched a documentary on mermaids talking about the history of why they may be real and what the government is keeping from us. It also interest me because I've always wanted to be a mermaid.

Group 1: newspaper article
Group 2: Poster
Group 3: collage
Group 4: Poem

Tylor Fairbanks Chemical Warfare WWI

Chemical Warfare of WWI

I want to research this because I am interested in warfare. Chemical Warfare started During WWI and is still used today. I also wanted to learn how chemical warfare started and how they were used. The four topics that I chose were #1) News Paper/Magazine Article #2) Comic Strip #3) Pictures you draw #4) Character sketch.

Nicole Toppin- Walt Disney

I chose to do Walt Disney for my research topic because I don't know a lot about Walt Disney, and I would like to know more about him since I've been to Disney World three times. The four projects I will be doing for this research project are a magazine interview, a poster with pictures and words, a collage, and a crot.

Isabella Sade Autism Awareness

I would like to research this topic because I don't know a lot about it, and I don't think a lot of other people know about it either. I am very curios about this topic. There is different types of autism. For my different projects I am going to do from group 1 I am going to do a newspaper article. From group 2 I am going to do an informational brochure. Group 3 I am going to do a collage, and from group 4 I am going to do a crot.

Amery Bruce: Chernobyl.

My topic is the Chernobyl disaster in the Ukraine. I picked this topic because I am interested in it.

I am doing these things from each group:
Group 1- Newspaper article
Group 2- Informational brochure
Group 3- Collage
Group 4- Crot (Wordle)

My research project

I will be doing the history of Nike Inc. It has interested me for almost my entire life. I will be doing a speech, "baseball" cards, collage, and song lyrics.

Animal Cloning

I chose the cloning of animals because I find it interesting how cloning  it is done and how it is used.

Group 1: Lab notes
Group 2: Comic strip
Group 3: Chart (who would drink cloned cow milk)
Group 4: Short story
                                                                                                         -Hayden

Illuminati

I chose to do the Illuminati because it is freaky, but wired.  I want to know everything about it.
The genre ideas i am going to do are speech, "baseball" cards, descriptive paragraphs, and pictures

Gun control

I chose gun control because  I think this is a huge topic nowadays. There is so much diversity going on between the two sides.

Self Harm

I've decided to write my research paper on self harm, because I believe self harm is overlooked. Many people don't often see the danger associated with self harm. 

Brendan Klostermann
Chemical Warfare

I wanted to research chemical warfare because it interests me. I want to know more about the topic. And I don't think it has been done before.
Group1: newspaper article
Group2: poster
Group3: collage
Group4: descriptive paragraph

Helpful link:

Hello!

I am sending you a student's Prezi over _Stargirl_; please note that there are some typos throughout the presentation. However, this presentation is good in that there have been quite a few nice selected quotes that go along with theme topics. You may use this link to help you find a quote from _Stargirl_ to go with your theme. Of course, the books will be available to you as well. See here: http://prezi.com/k50scsz4zh6e/themes-stargirl-novel-project/

Thanks!

Alex S.

My Spring Break

      My Spring break was just staying at home. I did go over to some friends houses and played basketball and just hung out. But I also had baseball practice and I have fun there. But otherwise I just stayed at home and layed around the house. I also watched T.V, played video games, and played on the computer. On the computer i watched youtube videos and played computer games. Also I had easter with my family and got lots of candy.

Britney K.

This spring break I had a volleyball tournament on Saturday in Springville. I spent most of the week with Carli. She spent the night at my house and we went on the trampoline, had an Easter egg hunt, played around downstairs, and we walked all the way to Wilkins when it was dark out. I spent the night at her house and we watched a really scary movie, we skyped poeple, talked on the phone, and i went to prom in the middle of the night. We watched " The Orphanage " and it was kind of hard to understand because it was all in a different language but it was still really creepy. On Saturday i went to my aunts and hungout with my cousins. We made a bonfire and grilled out. On Easter i went to my grandmas and saw my baby cousin for the first one thats only a couple months old. We had lunch and then we went home. I got home and had dinner with my dads side of the family and then colored eggs and went on a walk and then everybody went home.

Quizlet Link for _Stargirl_

Hello, kids! Here is a link to Quizlet so that you may practice the vocabulary words for _Stargirl_. Just go to this link: http://quizlet.com/1800933/stargirl-section-1-flash-cards/ and type in the password: cats.

Please make sure that you play the games and also try the practice test to see how well you do.

If you feel like you know the terms really well, and you're ready to move on. Please try to practice the elements of literature Quizlet link. Some of these terms we've covered in class, and it will be good for you to review. If some of the other terms are new to you, great! Then you'll be learning a few new terms. However most of this should be review. Please click on this link; this one does not require a password: http://quizlet.com/484479/elements-of-literature-flash-cards/


Thanks!

Figurative Language

Remember the definitions that were outlined in class:

Simile: comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

Metaphor: two items are compared and one noun is said to BE another noun (see more detailed definition below)

Personification: giving human qualities or body parts to something that is not human

Alliteration: repetition of the same letter at the beginning of several words

Idiom: use of words that differ from their actual meaning -- these are common phrases that you may have heard before (ex: "it's raining cats and dogs" means it's raining really hard).  

The links below are some extra examples for you to consider as you become more comfortable with identifying figurative language and using figurative language in your own writing. 

Similes: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-similes-list.htm

Similes: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-similes.html

Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing. This allows us to use fewer words and forces the reader or listener to find the similarities.

The word metaphor comes from the Greek word metapherin (meaning "transfer").

The simplest form of metaphor is: "The [first thing] is a [second thing]."

Look at this example:

• Her home was a prison.

Metaphor: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/metaphor-examples-for-kids.html

Personification: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/personification-examples.html

Alliteration: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/examples-of-alliteration.html

Idioms: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/idiom-examples-of-idioms.html