Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Simpson's Episode: Tree House of Terror

I'm writing this to show that I know what the literary elements mean.

In this episode, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are in the tree house telling "scary" Halloween stories while Marge and Homer are cooking supper outside. While they are reading, they here a noise outside and go see what it is. It's an alien ship! The aliens take them and try to take over Springfield. The aliens feed the Simpson's and then Lisa finds a recipe book on "how to cook humans". The aliens see that she has found it and blow on it to dust it off. It then says, "How to cook for humans". Lisa blows on it and it now says, "How to cook forty humans". The alien blows on it again and it finally said, "How to cook for forty humans". Lisa hurt the aliens feelings and they dropped them off back at their house. The kids went back up into the tree house to tell stories. Homer was sitting outside the tree house in the tree. Marge calls the kids into the house for bed and as they are going down the tree, Homer is still sitting there shaking because he is scared. Homer has a nightmare that night.

Direct Characterization:
The alien says, "This will fatten them humans up" while he was mixing a pot of stew.
Conflict- Character vs. Character: Bart and Lisa fighting over good/bad Halloween stories to tell.
Character vs. Society: Aliens vs. Springfield, the aliens tried to take over Springfield and failed.
Character vs. Nature: Aliens vs. food, they won't eat in front of the Simpson's.
Character vs. Self: Bart, he was choking himself trying to scare Lisa and Maggie.
Setting: Springfield and an alien ship at night.
Point of View(POV): Omniscient because the narrator used every one's POV instead of just one character.
Irony: Lisa says, "This is a scary one!" when she was reading a book on Halloween stories.
Suspense: Lisa and Bart keep telling "scary" Halloween stories that aren't scary.
Hyperbole: The alien ship had to use two beams of light t0 lift Homer into the ship.
Foreshadowing: Lisa was ease dropping on the stove and said, "This will fatten them humans up" and took the pot of stew away.
Flashback: Lisa is reading the story and they show what's happening through a visionary.
Exposition: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie go into the tree house.
Rising Action: They start telling "scary" Halloween stories.
Falling Action: Kids have to go inside for bed.
Resolution: Homer gets scared and has nightmares.
Drawing a Conclusion: Some stories aren't scary to others just because it's scary to you.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Holiday Extravaganza

My favorite holiday is Christmas because I get a lot of presents. I also like Christmas because I like to go snowboarding and snowmobiling. But only if there is enough snow on the ground.

If I could have a fantasy holiday, it would be BLUE COLOR DAY where everyone wears blue because my favorite color is blue.

If I could holiday in(vacation) a country, I would holiday in(vacation) Australia. I have always wanted to go to Australia because my friend Ink(Emma-Jane) lives there and I want to see a kangaroo.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Climate Change Poll

As part of the student blogging challenge, I wrote a post for BAD 2009 on the topic of climate change.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=oOe9XQXlzsatFk0hOJ86HPL9tfKVKBsL3f2xkJmsmuk%3d

Climate Change Quiz

As part of the student blogging challenge, I wrote a post for BAD 2009 on the topic of climate change.

http://www.mystudiyo.com/ch/a97012/go

Climate change comic

As part of the student blogging challenge, I wrote a post for BAD 2009 on the topic of climate change.

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Climate Change

As part of the student blogging challenge, I wrote a post for BAD 2009 on the topic of climate change. Climate change is happening because we are releasing too many greenhouse gases. The most common greenhouse gases are: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor. Whenever you watch TV, play a video game, use the air conditioner, listen to the stereo, turn on a light, wash or dry your clothes, use a hair dryer, use a dish washer, ride in a car, or microwave a meal, you are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. To reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that get released into the atmosphere, people could do some of the following: walk or ride your bike, carpool, plant trees, or recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspapers.
The top 5 countries that are emitting the most co2 are: Qatar - 64.14 tonnes/year, Kuwait - 38.26 tonnes/year, United Arab Emirates - 32.28 tonnes/year, Luxembourg - 24.69 tonnes/year, and Brunei - 23.1 tonnes/year.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Volleyball picture

My favorite sport is volleyball. This is a picture of me blocking the ball. We got a point for it too becausethe ball dropped. The whole team and crowd were happy and cheering.

My interests

I like to chat with my friends on facebook and myspace. When I'm not on facebook or myspace, I'm playing sports. I play volleyball, basketball and softball. My favorite sport is volleyball because I am a good spiker. My mom takes pictures of me wen I play and I upload them onto my facebook and myspace accounts. I love playing sports and keeping in touch with my friends.