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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Days 51 & 52


7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned   November 19 & 20th, 2012   Days 51 & 52

1.       Math

a. I converted fractions into decimals, 2/5 = 0.4

b. 1/8 = 0.125

c. 6/4 = 1.5

d. Then I converted mixed numbers into decimals by turning the fraction into a division problem in disguise and then adding the whole number to the total 1 1/5 = 1.2

e. 2 ¾ = 0.125 (2 ¾ is equivilant to 1/8)

f. 3 ½ = 3.5

g. Then I learned converting fractions into decimals using long division. 4/15 = 0.25- (the bar means that there are endless sixes)

2. Science

a. Reproduction is defined here as creating offspring and passing genetic material (DNA) to the next generation.

b. Energy transfer is defined as obtaining energy from the environment and transferring it into a useful form. 

c. Behavior is defined as detecting and responding to things in the environment

d. Living things control the input and output of matter and energy to create a state of balance known as homeostasis. This is a part of regulation.

e. Organization is defined as having an orderly arrangement of parts. All living things have a high degree of organization, including cells.

f. All living things have DNA. An organisms DNA directs the cycle of a cells growth!

g. Choose one characteristic of life. Compare and contrast how a human and a cell demonstrate the characteristic.

Where as humans grow in a series of development stages, cells growth is defined as developing over time, and only right before they reproduce.

3. History

a. I touched the posts where Dick Penderyn was hanged on August 31 1831!

b. Back in the 1820s the miners in Monmouthshire Valleys decided to get together to bully the mine owners into giving them more money. In 1822 they went on strike and troops were sent to control them. One or two miners were shot and the other miners decided to fight back. These bullies formed themselves into gangs called “The Scotch cattle.”

c. Their victims were the Irish families who were starving in Ireland. The Irish would work for low wages and put the Welsh miners out of jobs. The Scotch Cattle gangs set out to drive the strangers away. They blackened their faces and each wore a headdress with bull horns on it.

d. They were crafty, each valley had its on “herd” of Scotch Cattle. They picked the biggest bully to be their leader. But they never attacked someone in their own valley. They always got another “herd” to do it for them. That way no one would recognize the wreckers.

e. They were secret societies – If you were a moo and you betrayed your “herd” then they would threaten to kill you!

f. They would come into your house and take everything but your food. They had a Scotch cattle rule that they would never touch the victim’s food, that way the kids wouldn’t suffer.

g. But by 1834, the Scotch Cattle were getting out of control, beating up innocent people. One night they went into the house of Thomas Thomas in Bedwetlly. There was a scuffle and Mrs. Thomas fell to the floor, dead. This time the Scotch cattle had gone too far.

4. Language

a. Nauta est in portu. The sailor is in the harbor.

b. Actor est in Scaena. The actor is on the stage.

c. Argentarius est in argentaria. The banker is in the bank stall.

d. I learned about the myth about Deadalus and Icarus. They are locked in a tower so Deadalus, who is an architect uses his skills to build wings for him and his son Icarus. When they are flying Deadalus tells Icarus to stay right behind him, because if he flies to close to the sun it will melt the wax that held the feathers together and if he flies to close to the water it well soak the feathers. But Icarus does not obey and flies to close to the sun and then plunged into the water and dies.

e. Deadalus ceram et pennas paravit. Deadalus uses wax and feathers.

f. Deadalus circumspectavit. “eheu!” exclamit trisitis Deadalus, “Icarus is mortuus.” Deadlus looks around. “alas” says Deadalus, Icarus is dead.

g. Venator est in silvia. The hunter is in the woods.

5. Reading

a. I read a Ballad about a Cherry Pie. It goes like this: We met by yonder cherry tree,

I glanced at her, She winked at me,

I offered her a piece of pie

How could I know our love would die?

 

After a bite, her watery eyes,

Gazed at me; she gave a cry

And gagged; she turned and ran away.

I have not seen her since that day.

 

You see, I like my pies with spice.

Chili Powder tastes so nice!

But my love I lost, so now I cry…

Say would you like a piece of pie?!
 

b. I learned that this poem is a ballad because of the fact that it tells a story.

c. The poet’s intent in this ballad is to create a humorous version of the ballad form.

d. The speaker lost his love because he gave her pie with chili powder in it.

e. One elements of this ballad match more traditional ballads is the fact that it tells a story of lost love.

f. This poem is a funny ballad that has a rhyme scheme.

g. This ballad has 4 stanzas.

6. Writing

a. I learned about the language of comparing add -er when your comparing two things. Or more to talk and write about how the two things are different.

b. The alligator is larger than the rabbit.

c. If you touch the rabbit, It will surely be softer than the alligator.

d. The alligator’s skin would be much scalier than the rabbits.

e. It would be more dangerous to meet an alligator than to meet a rabbit.

f. Mom read Sonnet XVIII to me. I learned that it means that this lady he’s talking about will live forever in this poem.

g. In Spelling and Grammar I found 11 consonant pairs used in words in 5 minutes. Ch- chilly, Ph- Phone, Cl- Clear, Fr- frog, Xy-Xylophone, Sc- Rascal, M-Trumpet, Ng-Sung, Tr- tree, Fl- Flag, Zy- Crazy.

7. Drama—Actor mini-bio

1. Johnny Depp is the kind of actor who can be Dramatic, Scary, or just plain funny in each role. I learned from his acting that where your looking, at the camera, off to the side and what kind of look you have in your eyes, help you display the character
2.       Well, Johnny Depp’s expressions and movements make you feel uncomfortable by watching and that’s what this scene is supposed to do. So I think that you can learn that expressions and voice volume makes the audience feel different ways.

3.       I learned that Johnny Depp has played many different roles and he has been amazing in all of them. Again his face expressions and his voice tone make the difference of telling the audience what kind of character he is playing.

4.       Born: where and when? June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

5.       Early life & schooling: His early life was hard and he was interested in World War II, but he got expelled at a young age. 

6.       First acting role: A boyfriend devoured by a killer bed in Nightmare on Elm street

7.       Dark Shadows (2012)
 

Web-Quest  Actor Mini-Bio   Johnny Depp


A: Click and Read Biography

1.       Born: where and when? June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

2.       Early life & schooling: His early life was hard and he was interested in World War II, but he got expelled at a young age. 

3.       First acting role: A boyfriend devoured by a killer bed in Nightmare on Elm street

4.       Teen idol & 21 Jumpstreet: 21 Jumpstreet was a TV show about young policeman working in schools to stamp out youth crime. He was one of the most popular characters and became quite an idol.

5.        Relationship with Tim Burton: Johnny Depp’s first movie with Tim Burton was as Edward scissor hands a spiky hard, pale skin, scary guy with blades for fingers.
 


A: List 7 of Johnny Depp’s movies + dates

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

2. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies (2003-2011)

3. Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland (2010)

4. Dark Shadows (2012)

5. Sweeney Todd (2007)

6. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

7. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)


A: Write paragraph about what you watched:

Johnny shared about his early life and the beginning of his acting career. I learned that when he was 15, his parents divorced and that same year he moved to California. His acting career started when Nicolas cage told him of an audition for Nightmare on Elm Street. Then Johnny became a teen idol, but it didn’t seem that he enjoyed it very much and he said that it felt like he was not himself, like he was a product so he quit 21 Jumpstreet and looked for more movie auditions.


What is Johnny Depp’s advice? To keep moving forward and not let anybody stop you in any way!


A.      What can you learn about acting from this clip of Johnny Depp?

Well, Johnny Depp’s expressions and movements make you feel uncomfortable by watching and that’s what this scene is supposed to do. So I think that you can learn that expressions and voice volume makes the audience feel different ways.

 


A.      What can you learn about acting from this clip of Johnny Depp?

I learned that Johnny Depp has played many different roles and he has been amazing in all of them. Again his face expressions and his voice tone make the difference of telling the audience what kind of character he is playing.

 


B.      A: What can you learn about acting from this clip of Johnny Depp?

Johnny Depp is the kind of actor who can be Dramatic, Scary, or just plain funny in each role. I learned from his acting that where you’re looking, at the camera, off to the side and what kind of look you have in your eyes, help you display the character.

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