http://two6.learnerblogs.org Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:11:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer is here Feel the heat Feel the freedom Lazy days Long nights  5 hour car rides and 5 a.m. flights Beaches and Mountains Sand and snow Nothing to tie you down No one to say "No" Hair is bleached Skin is tan Summer, I'm your #1 fan http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/03/last-weekly-postever/ I think that this year my writing has improved a lot.  I now find myself using larger words as well as a larger selection of vocabulary.  I also find that instead of having run on sentences my writing now flows much better than in previous years.  And last, but not least, I also ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/03/writing-reflection/ I think that I would prefer to stop writing on my blog but still be able to view my writing.  For, example Mr. Mayo could have a link that could take his previous students to their blogs such as the poetry slam of 2007. http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-that-is-the-question/ Bliss.  Sleeping in my soft, comfortable bed.  Lying on a cloud.  My white feather filled comforter pressed lightly agaisnt my body.  Up in the corner of my room seperated from reality by my wooden bunk  bed with pink sheets hanging off the side.  Then, suddenly a vibration accompanied by a loud beeping tune brings ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/03/blissful-morninginterrupted/ She has the entire sea But must satisfy her hearts longing for he If she ever wants her happiness to be And for her heart, there is only he He who holds the key To the lock that is the Mermaids Heart But he is on land and she is at sea No happily ever after will ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/04/23/the-mermaids-heart/ Darfur      This morning I came to school after eating a good breakfast, and taking a hot shower.  It is a beautiful, warm, sunny day but not much is going on.  Almost everyone is heading to work in their cars, or biking/walking to school.  There’s no violence, everything is calm.  All ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/06/darfur/ There are alot of sites where you can learn information about Darfur and genocide.  Our class has found a site with a game called "Darfur Is Dying"  It is a visual game that helps people put themselves in the places of suffering Darfurians.   In the game, you can choose a player ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/02/darfur-is-dying/ One of my favorite blog post from this year was assigned very recently. I really enjoyed learning and writing about genocide. I enjoyed it because at the end of the day I felt like I had really learned something and that now, I had a better understanding about ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/25/reflection/ There are 8 stages of genocide. Classification- The seperation of a community, the forming of categories. Classifying people by ethnicity, race, religion or nationality. Symbolization- Making names or symbols to represent the groups. Labeling the groups with a name or image because of what they do, the way they dress ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/20/the-eight-stages-of-genocide/ Ways that the situation at the zoo and Animal Farm are alike include the following two points: 1. At the zoo in San Francisco the 6 peinguins kind of take over and somehow convince the other peinguins to follow their lead.  This is the same situation as in Animal Farm when ... http://two6.learnerblogs.org/2008/01/02/san-francisco-zoo-animal-farm/