In language arts, we were reading a book called The Last Cuentista. The book was about this girl and her family having to leave Earth because humans destroyed it. They went in a space ship to a new planet. But when they got there, some of the people on the ship wanted to start a new life and forget the old one, so they executed the girls family because they couldn’t erase their memory. They turned the girl and some other kids into servants to experiment on. They thought that the girl’s memory had been released, but it hadn’t. So she tried to find her family, but they were dead, so she snuck away from the ship with the other kids. Finally she found the people from the other ship.
After we finished the book, we had to imagine a new world. We wrote a paragraph describing how the world looked and the economic systems that humans will put there. My planet was called Planet Party. Then we had to draw our planet. After that, we made 3D books and drew what our planet might look like inside a box. We cut holes in the side, so we could look into it. Then we chose a front and back cover for our books. Mine was made out of red canvas. Then we printed our paragraphs and glued them to our 3D books. This was a very creative and fun idea!
I am reading Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. It is a fiction novel. It is about a boy whose Grandfather died because of monsters. His last words were to go to the home for peculiar children. He realizes he is peculiar because he can see monsters. This book is a window because I can’t see monsters and travel back in time. I chose this book because it was recommended. At first it was a little creepy because it started off with his grandfather being killed by monsters. But later on in the book, I thought it was interesting, so I kept reading it. Right now I am half way through the book. I usually read window book because I find them interesting and I like fantasy and fiction.
The secret life of bees,
The bean trees,
The heart is a lonely hunter,
Great expectations,
The good earth.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/754684876
I used a website called scratch to make this project. I think it was a unique and fun idea. My favorite part was making the characters talk in funny tones. I also liked animating the characters. It was sort of easy compared to some of my other coded projects, but it was fun to make.
The story is about a nymph named Echo. One day Zeus came to hang out with the nymphs. Hera got jealous and wanted to stop him, but Echo stalled her. Hera got mad and cursed echo to speak the last word of every sentence that someone spoke. Later Narcissist, a hunter came. He was obsessed with his reflection. Echo fell in love with him but could only speak the echo of what he said. The moral is: Having a high opinion of yourself is bad. For more information look at my Scratch project.
I read Finding Someplace during the summer. It is a fictional story that happened when Hurricane Katrina struck. In this book, the main character was Reesie Boone who lived in New Orleans. She had to pack her backpack when the hurricane struck. She packed important things like her birth certificate. She went to her neighbor’s house. She was rescued on a boat and went to the SuperDome but her backpack was stolen.
If I were in New Orleans when the hurricane happened, I would pack some important items too. I would pack a water bottle that kept water cold. I would also bring some money to buy other things. I would pack my passport in case I had to travel. Then I would get a first aid kit, a flashlight and a blanket. I would pack my watch. I would pack my warm rain jacket if it got cold. After that, I would get tarps, so I could camp. I would also pack some food and some other items that I might need. These are the things I might bring.