What do we do in English class?In my English class we are learning all about grammar, spelling, and different rules used in English. What we do in my English class is that we do svg packets for homework to practice once the whole packet is done we study the packet and then we take a quia test which is a test on a computer. By taking a quia test it automatically shows us and the teacher how well we did or if we need to restudy this unit.
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Quarter 1
In my English class we have been reading a book called "Shabanu" which is a twelve year old girl who has to get married with her cousin in a year and how her sister is getting married this year. Shabanu passes through a lot like the recent death of her grandfather and a huge sandstorm. Shabanu doesn't have that much rights toward freedom because in her country women have to marry who the father has chosen but if run off with another person who you love your father has the right to kill and this isn't fair. In my English class we are reading Shabanu and in my computer class we read a story about a girl just like Shabanu called Mala. Mala is a girl who wants freedom for women and she wanted to have the rights men had but one day she go shot because she wanted freedom. So the graph in the left is a compare and contrast chart between Shabanu and Mala. I have learned how both of them want freedom and the same rights like men, but they both try to get their freedom a different way and for different reasons.
Quarter 2
In the sweet and sour book we read about some of the Chinese folktales. We read a story called Ten Jugs of Wine. This folktale tells us that we need to plan everything out because in the book 10 old men were suppose to bring wine to make for the new years. Many thought that their wine was to strong or to sour so all of them thought why not just bring water so all brought water and when they all drank the warm wine it taste like water then they kind os=f didn't trust each other. I have learned how some Chinese folktales explains daily life.
Quarter 3
In my English class we are writing responses about the book Crispin. I have learned how many Europeans lived back before and it was horrible. By writing these responses it has helped me understand the book better, It has also helped me understand how the Europeans lived back then.
Quarter 4
Since in my English we have been learning about how the Aztecs rose and fell. We learned how Hernan Cortez made the Aztecs fall and he had a helper, her name was Malinche. Many people today hate her because of how she was a traitor to her people. So in my class we did a response on the app Collaborized Classroom. The question was if we think Malinche was a traitor or survivor. So we read about her.I learned how Malinche was from different points of views. I learned that her mother gave her up in the slave trade system. I also learned how she was brave. I learned different perspectives from my classmates on how she could be a survivor or a traitor. Many of my classmates had good reasons for what they chose. I learned how Malinche could be blamed from both sides.