1. Mrs. Banneky cooked a special meal, there was special news for Benjamin, what was it? (1 Mark) For Benjamin to start school , when he wasn't farming.
2. Describe the events of Benjamin’s first day of school, fully. (3 Marks)
Benjamin counted 10 other students sitting on the benches. Some has rosy white faces like his Grandma Molly's. Some had dark brown faces like his. And there were books on the shelves!!
3. How many other kids were in the school when Benjamin arrived on his first day? (1 Marks)
10 other students.
4. After going to school for four winters what had Benjamin learned? (2 Marks)
He had learned all the arithmetic,geography , and spelling his Quaker schoolmaster could teach him.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Gloria ; april 26th 2010
1. What event does Gloria describe as her most difficult time? Why was it difficult? Look on page 26.
When she was sent home from the Hospital .
2. How many weeks after Gloria got out of the hospital passed before she started to work on her music again? Was her music a source of comfort?
A few weeks, so say about 2-4 weeks, she started working on her music again carrying around a little keyboard.
3. When did Gloria and the Miami Sound Machine begin to play their music again?
March of 1991 , in the United States.
4. How does Gloria Estefan describe herself on the last page (page 29)?
" I'm a example of a Cuban American who's a different from my mother and others of that generation."
5. Reflect: Have you ever had to overcome something in your life that you did not think you could? What tools and skills did you use in order to overcome this ordeal?
Nothing at all , I think I'm scared to get hurt , like breaking my leg or arm etc ,.
If i ever did , i don't think id ever leave my house again .
When she was sent home from the Hospital .
2. How many weeks after Gloria got out of the hospital passed before she started to work on her music again? Was her music a source of comfort?
A few weeks, so say about 2-4 weeks, she started working on her music again carrying around a little keyboard.
3. When did Gloria and the Miami Sound Machine begin to play their music again?
March of 1991 , in the United States.
4. How does Gloria Estefan describe herself on the last page (page 29)?
" I'm a example of a Cuban American who's a different from my mother and others of that generation."
5. Reflect: Have you ever had to overcome something in your life that you did not think you could? What tools and skills did you use in order to overcome this ordeal?
Nothing at all , I think I'm scared to get hurt , like breaking my leg or arm etc ,.
If i ever did , i don't think id ever leave my house again .
Journal #2
What is your favourite type of music and why? You may include the names of some of your favourite artists. Make sure you tell me when you first started to like this music and the type of impact it has on your life. When do you listen to music?
I listen to anything that sounds good. But i think i'd go for Hip Hop , Rap , Rock , and a little bit of Pop . Ill name some artists that i like:
Taylor Swift
Drake
Nickelback
Lil Wayne
The All American Rejects
Kanye West
Katy Perry
Michael Jackson
Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce
The Occasional Miley Cyrus
Hedley
Lady Gaga
Chris Brown
Keith Urban
LMFAO
Leona Lewis
The Fray
Ne Yo
Paramore
Maroon 5
I listen to anything that sounds good. But i think i'd go for Hip Hop , Rap , Rock , and a little bit of Pop . Ill name some artists that i like:
Taylor Swift
Drake
Nickelback
Lil Wayne
The All American Rejects
Kanye West
Katy Perry
Michael Jackson
Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce
The Occasional Miley Cyrus
Hedley
Lady Gaga
Chris Brown
Keith Urban
LMFAO
Leona Lewis
The Fray
Ne Yo
Paramore
Maroon 5
Gloria.
1. Why were Cubans not entirely welcome when they moved from Cuba to the United States?
The mother went looking for an apartment and found a sign saying : "No children, No pets, No Cubans."
2. Which place did Gloria always consider to be home?
Miami .
3. When was the first time Gloria performed?
Right after her and her husband got married so around 1989.
4. List the three types of music described in “Cuba’s Music and Culture”, which type would you prefer to listen to and why?
Son: This type of music is a blend of the two main cultures of Cuba, Spanish and African.
Rumba: The style also feattures drums and singing and mixes Spanish and African music.
Danzon: This music comes from a combination of French music and son .
The mother went looking for an apartment and found a sign saying : "No children, No pets, No Cubans."
2. Which place did Gloria always consider to be home?
Miami .
3. When was the first time Gloria performed?
Right after her and her husband got married so around 1989.
4. List the three types of music described in “Cuba’s Music and Culture”, which type would you prefer to listen to and why?
Son: This type of music is a blend of the two main cultures of Cuba, Spanish and African.
Rumba: The style also feattures drums and singing and mixes Spanish and African music.
Danzon: This music comes from a combination of French music and son .
Monday, April 19, 2010
Gloria Estefan .
1. Who is Gloria Estefan?
Popular Latin Singer.
2. What part of Gloria was injured in the bus accident on March 20th, 1990?
She has two cracked bones in her lower back, she has to choices in treating her injuries, which were very serious.
3. Have you ever broken a bone? If yes which bone? If no what do you think your life would be like if you had to wear a cast on your arm for eight weeks?
I never broke a bone, and i dont plan on breaking a bone unless something stupid happens .But i dont think that will happen anyways.
4. Estefan had to make a choice between having a surgery to correct her broken bones or have her entire body in a cast for six months. Which choice would you have made and why?
I would go with the surgery , but if something happen with the surgery then i wouldnt be able to walk anymore.
5. Estefan and her parents were considered to be exiles, they moved to the United States in the Late 1950’s and early 1960’s? Why did they move?
They were part of the Fajardos , so thats why they moved back.
6. Who is the Author of this book?
Fernando Gonzalez
Popular Latin Singer.
2. What part of Gloria was injured in the bus accident on March 20th, 1990?
She has two cracked bones in her lower back, she has to choices in treating her injuries, which were very serious.
3. Have you ever broken a bone? If yes which bone? If no what do you think your life would be like if you had to wear a cast on your arm for eight weeks?
I never broke a bone, and i dont plan on breaking a bone unless something stupid happens .But i dont think that will happen anyways.
4. Estefan had to make a choice between having a surgery to correct her broken bones or have her entire body in a cast for six months. Which choice would you have made and why?
I would go with the surgery , but if something happen with the surgery then i wouldnt be able to walk anymore.
5. Estefan and her parents were considered to be exiles, they moved to the United States in the Late 1950’s and early 1960’s? Why did they move?
They were part of the Fajardos , so thats why they moved back.
6. Who is the Author of this book?
Fernando Gonzalez
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tunnels, Tracks, and Trains #3
1. When they describe subway art what are they referring to?
Different kinds of work are featured: neon art installations , hanging fiberglass sculpture, murals painted in varying styles .
2. Reflect: have you ever ridden on the subway? Did you see any art? Should we have art along our subway tunnels and our stations?
No , i have not been on on before. But if there isnt any art I think there should be you get the people interested in art. It would probably make our subway look really good .
3. How do they control the subway train traffic in the new subway systems?
TV crameras installed throughtout the stations relay images to banks of TV sets that monitor the different areas. Operators scan the screens looking for people that need help and those who might cause trouble.
4. How have the train operators been practicing for when the Metro Red Line Subway lines open?
They have cameras all over the areas , and around the subway , and they sit in a little room watching on about 10-20 different screens and its the whole train station.
5. When do they test the first Red Line train?
It took months for the first train to be testes for safety.
Different kinds of work are featured: neon art installations , hanging fiberglass sculpture, murals painted in varying styles .
2. Reflect: have you ever ridden on the subway? Did you see any art? Should we have art along our subway tunnels and our stations?
No , i have not been on on before. But if there isnt any art I think there should be you get the people interested in art. It would probably make our subway look really good .
3. How do they control the subway train traffic in the new subway systems?
TV crameras installed throughtout the stations relay images to banks of TV sets that monitor the different areas. Operators scan the screens looking for people that need help and those who might cause trouble.
4. How have the train operators been practicing for when the Metro Red Line Subway lines open?
They have cameras all over the areas , and around the subway , and they sit in a little room watching on about 10-20 different screens and its the whole train station.
5. When do they test the first Red Line train?
It took months for the first train to be testes for safety.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
1. What are the concerns of project manager Bryan Lee?
Do buildings methods and materials match those in the agreement ?
Are schedueles met?
Are costs kept within bounds ?
2. Why do they engineers and construction workers use a boring machine to make tunnels instead of cut and cover construction?
Cause from looking 180 feet off the ground , it needs to go , piece by piece and assenbled on the excavation's floor.
3. What do the worker’s do to protect themselves in the newly formed tunnels from harmful levels of gases found in the soil at the various new subway sites?
Wear helments, and other good clothing that doesnt burn through, and good to keep yourself alive !!
Do buildings methods and materials match those in the agreement ?
Are schedueles met?
Are costs kept within bounds ?
2. Why do they engineers and construction workers use a boring machine to make tunnels instead of cut and cover construction?
Cause from looking 180 feet off the ground , it needs to go , piece by piece and assenbled on the excavation's floor.
3. What do the worker’s do to protect themselves in the newly formed tunnels from harmful levels of gases found in the soil at the various new subway sites?
Wear helments, and other good clothing that doesnt burn through, and good to keep yourself alive !!
Tunnels , Tracks, and Trains #2
1. What is the floor of the tunnel made out of?
A thick layer of poured concrete seals the cut and forms the tunnels " mud slab" floor.
2.What to construction workers do at surface level in order to prepare the city at surface level for the Metro Red Lin's midtown route?
Buildings along the route .
3. What is the name of the temporary road called that is created for street traffic to use during the cut and cover station construction? What are these roads made out of and why?
Decking is build over the torn up streets. And the streets have steel beams that are all over the road .
4. On Pages 30-31 there are is a model of the train station, do you like it? What would you change about this station model?
For someone to come up with a model looking ike that , its actually really nice and i wouldnt change anything about the model .
5. What is the "Pink Lady"?
She brings marerials and fixtures to the workers , She deliveres alot of stuff to them .
A thick layer of poured concrete seals the cut and forms the tunnels " mud slab" floor.
2.What to construction workers do at surface level in order to prepare the city at surface level for the Metro Red Lin's midtown route?
Buildings along the route .
3. What is the name of the temporary road called that is created for street traffic to use during the cut and cover station construction? What are these roads made out of and why?
Decking is build over the torn up streets. And the streets have steel beams that are all over the road .
4. On Pages 30-31 there are is a model of the train station, do you like it? What would you change about this station model?
For someone to come up with a model looking ike that , its actually really nice and i wouldnt change anything about the model .
5. What is the "Pink Lady"?
She brings marerials and fixtures to the workers , She deliveres alot of stuff to them .
Monday, April 12, 2010
Journal # 1 for Miss S.
The hardest thing I have ever done…
I think the hardest thing I've ever done , was when i had to write a 10 page essay in grade 7 about my whole life from when i was little ( has much as i can remember ) from how old i was then, and where i would be from 5 years from then .
It was really hard , it took me at least 3 days to do it , after my mom wouldn't let me leave my room until i finished at least 2 pages a day!
So that means right after school , i had to come home and sit in my room and work on the essay . I wasn't aloud to eat anything until i finished and i was only aloud ONE glass of milk while i sat there and wrote 2 pages . Yeah it was like death to me , cause everyday after school i would be hungry and my mom wouldn't let me eat until i did my homework .
That is the hardest thing Ive ever done!!! But at least now I know when i walk in my house , its always homework first!!
I think the hardest thing I've ever done , was when i had to write a 10 page essay in grade 7 about my whole life from when i was little ( has much as i can remember ) from how old i was then, and where i would be from 5 years from then .
It was really hard , it took me at least 3 days to do it , after my mom wouldn't let me leave my room until i finished at least 2 pages a day!
So that means right after school , i had to come home and sit in my room and work on the essay . I wasn't aloud to eat anything until i finished and i was only aloud ONE glass of milk while i sat there and wrote 2 pages . Yeah it was like death to me , cause everyday after school i would be hungry and my mom wouldn't let me eat until i did my homework .
That is the hardest thing Ive ever done!!! But at least now I know when i walk in my house , its always homework first!!
Tunnels , Tracks and Trains.
1. Which city are they building this new subway system in?
Los Angeles
2. Why is there a need for a subway system here? What issue will it resolve?
Connecting with surface rail lines, the Red Line will be heart of the city's rapid transit system.
3. The chief construction Engineer, John Adams plays what role in the process of creating a new subways system?
His dad was an ironworker who helped build the New York City subway , now John has crossed the country engineeing new subways systems and new sections pf existing lines.
4. What is the role of Roberta Greenwood?
She made plans based on what she learned about the once thriving town, and has a team of "Archaeologists"
5. What can be learned from the process of analyzing the excavation site?
That you are able to build anything anywhere has long as you know what your doing and if it's ok to build it and safe .
6. What is your opinion on page 11, where they have decided to destruct MacArthur Park to make it into the hub of the Metro Line?
I dont think it was great , cause now those animals have to go to a different area and make a new home for them and their familys . After they had everything they need right where they were, and plus it was a beautiful site, to actually look at , for many people !
Los Angeles
2. Why is there a need for a subway system here? What issue will it resolve?
Connecting with surface rail lines, the Red Line will be heart of the city's rapid transit system.
3. The chief construction Engineer, John Adams plays what role in the process of creating a new subways system?
His dad was an ironworker who helped build the New York City subway , now John has crossed the country engineeing new subways systems and new sections pf existing lines.
4. What is the role of Roberta Greenwood?
She made plans based on what she learned about the once thriving town, and has a team of "Archaeologists"
5. What can be learned from the process of analyzing the excavation site?
That you are able to build anything anywhere has long as you know what your doing and if it's ok to build it and safe .
6. What is your opinion on page 11, where they have decided to destruct MacArthur Park to make it into the hub of the Metro Line?
I dont think it was great , cause now those animals have to go to a different area and make a new home for them and their familys . After they had everything they need right where they were, and plus it was a beautiful site, to actually look at , for many people !
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