OK so here's a story.
One day in the little town of Averill Park, Kit (AKA The Charge) was walking along, on her way to Stephanie's house. Stephanie was going to show Kit her super cool new ability to be able to do 87 back flips in a row. Kit was walking up Stephanie's driveway when all of a sudden out of no where comes a giant magnetic bear. Kit, being the Charge and being magnetic, got stuck to the bear and couldn't unmagnetize herself. Stephanie looked out her window and saw all this so decided to save Kit (because if she didn't she would have no one to show off her amazing back flips to). So Stephanie turned on her TV and watched her favorite movie ever (Pirates of the Caribbean). Many hours later she went outside with her sword (yes, she keeps a pirate sword on hand at all times) and fought the bear, being careful not to accidentally (or purposely) hit Kit. The bear, realizing that he could not win against the amazing powers of Stephanie, ran away, leaving Kit behind. Kit thanked Stephanie by pretending to be overly impressed with Stephanie's 87 back flips. The end.Thursday, November 1, 2007
My Supercool Superpower
superrpowerrs
And now the latest eposiode of everyone's favorite super hero league..The League of Idiots!
When we last left our heroes they were walking around like normal teenagers. They stopped in front of an ice cream shop because Wink needed her ice cream; as always. When they walked into the parlor they saw that their acrh nemiess...Freckle Boy. He was holding up the parlor and eating all the ice cream. This made Wink mad. That was her ice cream.And she wanted it...now. So she winked and was just aboutto drop a table on Freckle Boy when Freckle Boy threw an ice cream scoop at her. It hit her stomach and threw her against the wall. Margret:A Cripple In Time knew what he must do. He took off his watch and turned back time.
Once again we find our heroes walking again. ANd again we need to find ice cream. And once again WInk gets mad. And again she picks up the table. But unlike before Lemus Man's lemur runs across the counter and catches the scoop. The table falls on Freckle Boy. This is the end of our story.
Thankk god Spandex Girl didn't do anything.
Neil:Lemur Man
Jimmy:Margret:A Cripple In Time
Becca: SpandexGirl
Mine: Wink
Two days after this the League got into a fight and Lemur Man and Margret: A Cripple In Time leave the League and become evil.
OH NO MR BILL
Selecting a Superpower
I would probably go to the fire section first. I am a slight piro maniac, but have always been afraid of being burned (this has always kept me from doing anything especially stupid). I've always trusted myself with fire, but never anything else. I've never seen Fantastic Four, but I think it's pretty sweet when the one guy turns into fire. The downside of fire, however is the amount of responsibility. I love the woods and I could definitly see myself forgetting my superpower, while under the enchantment of the woods and burn the continent of North America so I probably wouldn't choose this.
I would want to control water. All things water. I would shoot water, ice slush, bioling water etc. I would want to control percipitation, lakes, rivers, oceans, underground springs etc. This would be an excellent offense. I would use water for good; stop wildfires, drought etc. No one, however, is perfect. There might be an occasional dispute between me and my sister(who does not share my love for water quiet as strongly). My power might accidentaly give me a slight upper hand (he, he, he).
Every super hero must have an offense and a defense. I would slueth over to the defense section, go to a shelf that appears to have nothing on it and purchase a chameon suit. I, for your future referance, am a master eavesdropper. I don't know if people just talk loud or if I just have super good hearing. I have trouble blocking other peoples converstion. Being able to blend in with my surroundings would simply make this easier. This would definitly be my defense.
My name: WATER WOMAN
My Superpower
If I could have one superpower I would love the power to read minds. This would be very helpful to me but not really for the whole world.. I mean I guess then I would be able to tell if criminals are lying or something like that. I think that this would really help because I hate when people lie, if I could read their minds, I would know if they were lying. Also this would be useful because you could find out exactly what people think about you. I always wonder what people really think about me. Like, if you ask someone what they think about your new haircut or something of course their gonna tell you that they like it, but if I could read their mind I would be able to know what they were really thinking. I wouldn't use this in a bad way but I would use it to find out what people think, these days you can never be totally sure if what people say is what is really going on in their mind. Colleen and I would use this to bring the truth to our own APHS.
my superpowers....
"Casey and I are here to bring the truth to our own APHS!"
If I could have some superpowers I would choose to have the ability to read minds and I would also like to be able to fly and go really fast,when I want to. I would like to be able read minds because then I would be able to know what people thought of everything. It would be very The only problem with knowing what people think is that you might find something out that you wouldn't want to know. If I knew everything a person thought they would have no privacy, because what you say in your mind is personal, because if it were not then they would probably be saying it out loud. Other than that, having the ablitity to read minds would be a very ideal gift.
As for the ability to fly and do things fast, they would be extremely helpful when I am trying to get alot done. I would make it so I could turn the ability to go fast on and off, so I'm not always going,going,going. That would probably be too stessful. If I had a small amount of time to do alot of things, I would use my superpowers to be able to get to the places I need to go quickly by flying, and then I would get whatever I had to do quickly, so I would have time left over to do other fun things.
One day UP UP & FLYER GIRL heard a cry for help. She suddenly fly to the crime scence. Suddenly the Evil Lava Boy came up behind UUFG and spryed lava in her face. UUFG fought and hit and kicked and flew around the bright blue sky. Finally in her struggle she overcame Lava Boy and stranggled him with her amazing strength. The poor old women that was in need of help was so grateful that her town had the great UUFG. UUFG's identity was never reveled and the old women had no way of repaiing her back. But UUFG said the old women could re pay her just by her greatfulness.
- kristin bradley
As cool as this would be, it could get old after a while. Another power I would love to have is invisibility. This is for kind of the same reason I would want to fly, freedom. Maybe I'd be grounded, but I could do whatever I want, because no one would know. It would be especially great for Halloween. I would turn invisible then yell at trick or treaters, then appear right in front of them, although i might want to keep this secret because everything weird that happened would get blamed on me. Invisibility would be great for pranks at other times of the year too, and it would have tons of other uses.
One other ability I've considered is mind reading. It would give me total superiority over other people, because I could predict their every move, and I'd know what to say or do to make them react in a certain way. But I think that this would be really unfair, and I might not want to see everything.

Later,
FAZZY
Superpowers!
With my insane Chuck Norris I would fight all of the bad dude, and i would make it so i do not have to pay taxes. by sending the tax-man a picture of me in attack position and he would not make me pay ever again. every day i would look out for people in trouble...When some one was about to get shot I would jump off some random bulding and take out the shooter (just like Chuck Norris) I would also be in a constant poltical baltle against the crazy people like Kelly Moak.. trying to stop people like her (espcially her) from getting there ways in the government..a never ending battle
I would help the world and also help myself to.. I could help thef constipated by sending tham a picture of me and it would scare the crap out of theml. I would save the world from evil..people that want to innocent people. I would use my amazing abiltys to help me get things i want..ex: If I wanted to get a new quad to savwe people with, I would just walk out of my door and it would be aiting for me.
I would be a good/bad guy..I would be good to the incont but bad to the people that i DO NOT LIKE .
WHEN I AM ON MY WAY TO GO SAVE SOMEONE I WOULD YELL
"HERE COMES little-NORRIS"
The Amazing Philibuster
(overly dramatic voice in soothing baratone) It is a peaceful day in some random building in some random place where they are hosting the anuall comic book writers convention. Little do they know that a poorly named villain is a bad costume probably consisting of neon colored tights/spandex is lerking in the shadows waiting for his chance to take over the minds of the writers and force them to burry themselves. "Haha" said he "i shall take over their minds and force them to burry themselves!" but before his plan gets underway in comes The Amazing Philibuster in a totaly rad costume. "Stop right there, right there is will you will do the stopping, stopping is the action that you will perform and right there is the place that you shall be doing that action which is stopping!" yells Phil. Of cource being a villain Darwin II would not stop but make a witty come back, "NO."
"Well you give me no other choice. i will talk you into submition." said Phil "exicute philibuster weapon number three: nuts i love nuts, they make me crazy. I was crazy once, then they put in a big white room full of rats. i hate rats they make me nuts. nuts i love nuts..." this little thing would repeat itself for several hours with very little varriation. eventually Darwin II would go insane and summon his pet giant worm. While making his escape the worm ran over Stan Lee, writer of X-Men and and Spider-Man, but that wasn't really a loss.
"another victory for me, a victory has been earned by myself, victory is what has been won from my enemy recieved by me." so on and so on. eventually he would just walk away because he is a low income super hero and cannot afford a nice car.
If I were able to choose a superpower...
I would want to be able to morph into anything I wish at any time. I think that it would be awesome to be able to see things throug the eyes of any object or animal or person. For example, I could change into a bird and fly, change into a cat and lay in the sun, change into a car and travel fast, change into a teacher and change an assighnment or change into a clock and control time. This superpower would be good for me because that way I would not have to choose a specific power. I would be able to do anything!!! I would definitely be a good super hero and help out people. But, of course, I would use the power to entertain myself. I guess that my name would be Transforming Girl.
My Story...
So, one day I was spending my day as a cat and sleeping peacefully in the bright sunshine. All of the sudden, my special watch started vibrating to show that someone was in trouble. An airplane with more that 200 people, was running out of gas and getting ready to crash to the ground. So, I quickly transformed into a jet and flew to the airplane. I quickly changed again into a passenger plane and quickly transferred all of the people into my plane. The last person walks onto my plane just as the plane crashed to the ground. I flew them safely to their destinations and flew back home. I decided to change into a fish and swam in my bathtub. Once again, Transforming Girl saved innocent people.
SUPERPOWERS!!!
♥Alex♥
The Unnamed Superpowered Person (according to Zach)
I suppose, with my powers, I would fight villians, but as I haven't read anyone else's post yet, I cannot pick a nemesis. However, I would end up smacking Matt (aka the Amazing Philibuster) a lot, because I would undoubtedly be very frequently annoyed by him. Actually, I would get random book characters to smack him for me - probably along the lines of Dodge Anders from the Looking Glass Wars ( haha, Matt- you will get smacked by your favorite character!)
WAIT! Hold on! I now have an arch-nemesis - Safety Monkey! (aka Zach). Read his post thingie to find out our adventures, it's too stupid and complicated for me to follow. Anyway, at the end, I will just shake the Elder Wand out of Harry Potter 7 and curse him - or poke him in the eye - or maybe just hit him with the book.
Superpowerz

My Super Power
One day SPEEDY SPRINTER was running to the high school to try and get her bag she left in the locker room before the janitors locked the school when she saw a driver start lose control and drive right towards a dog along the side of the road. She ran as fast as she could towards the dog and picked it up and brought it to safety. Unfortunately the car ran straight into a telephone pole and the driver was knocked unconscious. SPEEDY SPRINTER ran to the nearest telephone and called 9-1-1 to tell them to prepare for a car accident victim. She then took the driver from the car and brought them to the nearest hospital. In the end both the dog and the driver were ok.
-Tucci
One day, I was walking down the street like a regular person because I eould have a secret identity, and someone shot up the Super Katie signal. I would get there as fast as I could. When I got there it would be a bank that someone tried to rob and the police whould already be ere with 2 people because they wouldn't know which one of them tried to rob the bank. Then I would read both of there minds and put the bad guy in jail. The End.
-Katie Schultz
Super powers(a little perverted as said by Mrs. Gaboury)
If i could have any super powers it would be to fly, eternal youth and x-ray vision. As a teenage boy you can only imagine why i would want x-ray vision in a school full of hott girls. I would want to fly, so when Jimmy Watrous flys over traffic to make his conquest of the world faster, i would be able destroy him. I would want eternal youth so i could have these powers forever and never get old.
In a world where jimmy watrous wants to take over the world...
There is only 1 man who can stop him.
His name is the Stampfinator, While Jimmy is taking over the world with his army of zombies, i would gather my army of teletubbies. We will great battles over who gets to eat the last sandwhich.
One day as i was strolling along in my gicantic kingdom of the world that Jimmy doesnt own. The evil dictator/sandwhich eater/jimmbo, was seen..
Stealing candy from a little baby, it was a lollipop, oh he couldnt resist its strawberry flavor.
The baby cried! that was all it took to dive in and take the lollipop away from him. All of a sudden a sudden lollipop withdrawel, he summoned his army of flesh eating, also sandwhich stealing zombies. That was all it took for me to break out my kung fu teletubbies and take the fight to him. My teletubbies pwned him. Pwned him bad. We sent The jimmbo, or the waterous (as called by The Duff) running all the way home.
All of a sudden a very very very very very very attractive girl came walking down the street, and with my x-ray vision...well thats a story for another day.
Morgan Stampfli, a.k.a. NOOBS
SUPERPOWERS!!!-I'M SUPERGIRL!!!! =]]]
oI get many tips from people that appreciate the good I do for this world. You know, saving it every night after dinner and just making the world a better place to live for all of humankind. Yay!
But there happens to be this stupid, smelly, and weak arch nemisis of mine. She is EVIL! I named her Grawrgirl [Katie Goodermot] Once I got bloody knuckles while punching her in the face. She will deny being punched in the face by mui, but trust me, I did punch her in the face. It was in an ally and on camera so I have proof. I watch that video when I'm feeling down in the dumps because it makes me feel better knowing that I am just so much better than she is. Hahaha. =]]] I do feel sorry for her at times since I constantly beat her at absolutely everything. I should send her a get well soon card because I think I hurt her pretty badly last time. But she'll get over it. Whatevs. Oh, And I NOT A CUMPLOLSIVE LIAR. GRAWRGIRL IS THOUGH!!!!! THAT'S WHY SHE LIED ABOUT ME BEING A LIAR...BECAUSE SHE CAN'T HELP THAT I TELL THE TRUTH SO SHE has to resort to lying about it. Ahhh she's a silly willy. I promise I don't lie. She lies about me lying because I never lie. Ask Batwoman. I am just sooo truthful. Don't ask Nate though, because he is her side kick and he would just lie about it too. The lying couple of lyers!
There are some people that I just have to fight every once in a while such as one that I named bi-polar boy because he helps me save the world sometimes but then other times I have to beat him up for robbing a bank and doing things like that. Ahh it's a little confusing, but fun. Once I beat up Warp [Nate Jenson] It was really funny. He cried. A lot.
So Basically, I help with everything and everyone. I am undefeatable. Mhmm. Be jealous. Nate and Katie are most def. sooooo jealous. Just admit it guys! =]
Ohhh! I just got a call and I have to go save some boy from bi-polar boy on 3989868 ekufkgf Street! Then I have to save the world again. The save-the-world-again line is ringing like crazy! Have to go now. Lovelovelove.
-Supergirl [A.K.A. Em Rosenberg]
Safety monkeys! (happy, Peter?)
Superpowers!!!
As me and SUPERGIRL are fighting she (lol) got bloody knuckles! We are to evenly matched ..... because we are both so strong and powerful. And by the way I DID NOT get punched in the face. Em is a lier (it's a medical condition, i feel so bad for her)and as all liers she will lie about not being a lier just ask NATE.Oh, yeah batwoman (her partner in helping) is also a lier (medical also)so yeah don't ask her. So when you see her tell her that you hope she feels better soon! After Em and I teamed together and beat up Nate!
After reading this head over to Em's and read hers!
Time
SUPERPOWERS!
But, this seems too selfish. My choice to only please myself, and not help other people. Even though flying is like a dream, I would probably choose another power before that one. I would get freezing powers, to re-freeze the polar ice-caps. This would prevent Global Warming from effecting the planet and would really help the people of the world. People just keep waiting and sitting around and complain about this "horrible world", but they need to take a stand and do something about it. As a mere human there are only the little things, but with a superpower I could really make a change.
The day it all started, when Kelly Moak became Super-Kelly ("The Savior")... it went something like this...
One day, Kelly went to school. It was a B-day and she had English 2nd black. Her teacher Mrs.Gaboury handed out an assignment called "Planet Research Project". There were a few categories in which you could research. She chose Global Warming as her topic. She went home and decided to look into this problem. The polar ice-caps are melting due to this inscrease in temperature and the coastal areas of the world will be flooded resulting in damage and death to many if this continues to happen. She was in SHOCK! That night Kelly went to bed, and felt something cold. It was an ice-cube. She thought her dad was playing a trick on her, so she grabbed the ice-cube to throw it downstairs. It instantly turned into a freezing sword! She started handling the sword and she accidentally touched her bedroom window...IT FROZE! What next? She touched her teddy bear, and it froze over into solid ice. Kelly was shocked, and didn't know what to do. She went to sleep hoping a solution would come to her. When she awoke she knew what had to be done. Kelly went on a trip to the "edges of the world" and found these polar icecaps. She used her sword and her strength to freeze them over, stopping the melting. When the rest of the world found out what she had done, she was named Super-Kelly... "The Savior"! Everyone rejoiced and was so proud of their hero. Some people became jelous and wanted this power too, and tried to steal the sword, but they (not having the power of peace) could not use the sword. Frank Houser grabbed the sword and immediatly FROZE! Many people rejoiced again! He would eventually melt, and by that time maybe his political views would make some more sense then they presently do. Super-Kelly would never use her power for the wrong things, and she would remain "The Savior" for years to come...
The End.
I really wish this was a true story, but unfortunatly, it is mere fiction.
Super-Duper-Powers
One time, he was trying to save a few comic book writers by overloading their brains with some religious preaching. To stop him I was forced to control and apes mind to hit him in the back of the head with a shovel. Unfortunatly due to some differences in our DNA, the monky promptly broke out in tears and ran, thinking I had insulted its mother. So instead, I was forced to run, NOT, I don't concede with supervillian norms, so instead I laughed a very maniacal laugh and held a gun to his head and talked about how this was his end and how he was going to die. However, this gave him enough time to remember his jujitsu trainging from when he was 5 and quickly disarmed me. I lost that battle, but managed to get away via transport of a passing giant wurm.
*******!!!!!SUPERPOWERS!!!!!!!********
I was discussing this exact topic with a few friends the other day, and I've decided that if I could have any superpower it would be the abillity to transform. Other people said they would prefer flying, or invisibility, but if I could transform I could transform into something that was invisible or something that could fly, or both. It has endless possibilities. If I had this power, my name would be Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious Girl (SCFLED Girl), because this name uses almost every letter in the alphabet and I could transform into almost anything.
One day, when SCFLED Girl was on her way to school, she saw her evil archnemesis, Warp Boy about to rob the homeless shelter. She knew he wasn't actually interested in stealing from them, but was trying to get her attention so he could try to kill her(very unlikely). Once she saw him she transformed into him, so she could control time, and added a few extra powers like the ability to control fire and water. In the millisecond it took her to transform, Warp Boy had gone back in time and was probably trying to kill her, so she knew she would have to go back in time to save herself. However, it wasn't as simple as that, she had to be careful not to ruin the space time continuim (this wasn't important to Warp Boy bewcause he was conceded and cared about NO ONE but himself). So SCFLED Girl went back in time, making sure she didn't do anything that would ruin the continuim. She saw Warp Boy trying to strangle her(in vain), he had thought of no better way. She raised her hand to shoot a fireball at him, but when he saw it coming he dissapeared. SCFLED Girl went back in time to hold onto Warp Boy so that he couldn't escape. She was succesfull in holding him in place for a little while, but he got away at the last minute and she would have been killed by the fireball had she not transformed into a dragon. She would never be able to catch him, and he would never catch her, it was like the chicken and egg question which came first. This constant struggle went on for years, until SCFLED Girl finally convinced Warp Boy to become a superhero, and help people instead of hurting them. Upon converting to the good side Warp boy admitted that the reason he had been a supervillain was because he was jealous of her superior powers, SCFLED Girl felt terrible, and was able to convince him that his power was equally as good as hers, and since that day they have been partners in fighting evil villains.
THE END
~Alexis~
SuperPowers!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello today I am forced to think what superpowers I would have. HAHAHAHAHAHA. This is easy I would want to fly. I would want to fly because I would not have to wait in traffic when I am going to take over there world. The future world leader does not wait in traffic he fly’s and fly’s super fast. So fast that im flying fast then the speed of sight. Also I would want this so incase there was a rebellion and I had to go and control it so I keep in power. Also so incase there is a missile flying at my base I could fly out and faster then the missile would ever fly.
Also I would want to live forever or as long as I want to so I could control the world forever. MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! I would also want to live forever to make sure no one take control when im gone and losses control and makes the world free again.
Also I would want to control zombies. I would want to control zombies because everyone is scared of them and they could eliminate the Stampfinator and his army teletubbies.
One day Jimmy Waterous (as called by The Duff) was taking a stroll in his gigantic kingdom of The World. The Stampfinator came along and got his way and did not bow to him. So I was really mad and summoned his zombie army. Dun Dun Dunnnnnnnnnnnn! And the Stampfiinator summoned his teletubbies and the fight was on!!!!!!!!!! It was a vicious fight that went on for months. Then the Waterosus and Stampfinator started to fight. It was a fight that went on for day’s weeks so long I lost track. Then Jimmy landed a hard right hook right to the jaw the Stampfinator. The Stampinatpor started to cry like a little girl but Waterous felt bad and asked him to join his army so they could take over Mars and the universe. But the Stampfinator died on Jupiter. He died from lack of oxygen. They had a bug funeral but the Waterous succeed in taking over the universe. The END!!!!!!!!!
-Jimmy Waterous
Superpowers
Peace,
Christian
P.S. Peace for now!!!! Mwahhaahahhhaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Tyler - Superpower
Personally, I would want the power of necromancy, or the power to raise the dead an bind them to your will. This is because I have always found a fascination with the idea of necromancy. I'm not quite sure why; Perhaps it is because it is the idea of controlling them, or simply the dead's embodiment of morbidity.
What I would do with this power is still up for debate. This power would not be limited to "evil," you see. I could command them to be fire fighters, or perhaps I could make a citcom, based on the highly unsuccessful "Caveman" show: "Minions in Miami." I could even have them fight in war, making an almost indestructable barrage of minions. More likely, though, I would simply have fun with them. Causing havoc in a major city simply by sending minions and observing the reaction. I could send my minions to talk shows. I can picture it now:
"Well minion, how are you today?"
"Ugghhhhh."
"You look a little stiff."
If I had an "evil" day, I would destroy a city with them, but that was only if I really felt evil. This wide spectrum of possibilities is one of the attracting factors for the "superpower." The idea of it interests me quite alot, and here is the "anecdote." Despite the fact that I am poor at writing fictional stories, especially those of such an absurd nature as this, I will make an attempt.
Raising minions is always fun. Tyler, who has decided to call himself "Tyler" in his superpowered adventures, has recently learned that his minion, the so-named "Minion 39," will be appearing in an upcoming season of "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, as a contestant. Tyler, wanting to make Minion 39 appear to be better qualified, has created for Minion 39 a fake certificate of a PhD from Yale (In law) and several fake references by people who won cases on account of his fake law firm.

Anyway, Minion 39's first undertaking was to sell the most Halloween candy on one Halloween. Minion 39 was often congratulated on his "costume" and authentic "scents," and they were factors that allowed him to be the best salesman on his team, named "Winners." (His groupmates weren't a creative bunch). Someone from the other team, which was named "The Winners," was kicked.
In his second challenge, Minion 39 didn't do so well. The challenge was to make the most money by making their own restaraunt. Minion 39 ended up being the waiter. Now, as was mentioned before, Minion 39 has an authentic "scent" and "custome." Without needing to go into details, three people threw up and the ViP who went to his restaraunt, Martha Stewart, fainted.
The boardroom was very catty. Minion 39 and his team-mates Gilbert and Bertrand (They're from a different decade), were constantly exchanged petty, verbal blows. Minion 39 ended up being saved by a hair, and Gilbert was fired. Minion 39 celebrated with champagne, which is ironically the reason he died in the first place.
After many challenges, there were only two people left. The last challenge had taken place, and the competitors had performed evenly. These competitors were Minion 39 and Wilson (You know, from "Cast Away"). Anyway, the Donald decided that Wilson was a better businessman, and Minion 39 is now suffering from a severe case of depression.
Tyler is currently working with Minion 39's friend, Minion 37, to get him out of his depression. In any case Tyler can look forward to a morbid next few months. Gloomy death, how novel.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Things You Carry
In light of the wildfires with rapid evacuations in CA, what would you carry? What personal items would you put into a bag, carry on your head, etc.?
Then, after you pack your bag and person, what items would you help your family put into a family vehicle?
Explain why you would take each item and what those items mean to you and your family, what part of your personality/your family values do these items symbolize?
Be creative and not list-y in your writing. The MORE you write--the closer your grade reaches excellent. The MORE thought you put into your writing--the closer you get to a guaranteed excellent grade.
Enjoy!
Mrs. Gaboury
Friday, October 26, 2007
Greetings Scholars and Future Voters!
Today you will be very busy and I expect you to be so great that I am so impressed with you and decide to give you a free 100% quiz grade for your efforts!
Be sure to heed the list here as to what you need to accomplish and work hard for the substitute.
Book Reviews are postponed until Oct 26 since I have your final response (GRADED TOO!!!) and you need it to complete your assignment.
Blocks 6 & 7
First, you will BLOG. Thank you Tyler H for the idea! See the question below.
Then you will READ. New Newsweeks are in. Read for 20 minutes and then turn and discuss with a partner what you read and why.
Then you will work on a CENTER. Next week you will be turning in your work.
Block 8
First, you will BLOG and be thankful that I am giving you a second chance in the computer lab. Use it wisely and carefully. Stay focused. See question below.
Then you will READ. New Newsweeks are in. Read for about 20 minutes and then write me a letter telling me about what you read-just about a paragraph or so.
READ A Child Called "It." Take notes and be ready for a test next week.
BLOG QUESTION:
You need to answer either A or B.
A) If you became president, what kind of president would you be? How would you preside? What issues would you make changes in? Why? What laws would you try to change? Why? What would you do about the wars (think issues of draft and veterans health plans)? What would you do with education? How would you change it? Would you keep issues of religion separate from the state? What holiday would you create and why?
B) If you could elect a real or fictional character president, who would you and why? Discuss how you think they would handle some of the above issues, including what holiday they would create. :-)
Enjoy!
Mrs. Gaboury
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Here i am once again
Jon(Ninja)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Stephen Colbert for Prez
Start making support posters.
Colbert for president!
Friday, October 12, 2007
October-Goals and Aspirations
Today I want you to think and write on the following questions. Shoot for eight or more sentences overall, please. Work on writing a smooth piece, don't just list the answers.
1- What are your goals and aspirations for this year?
2- What are your goals and aspirations for your school years?
3- What do you see yourself doing after high school? After college? 5 years from now?
4- What are you going to do to make sure these goals and aspirations come to be?
Enjoy!
Mrs. Gaboury
Pep Rally
Today, a pep rally took place at the Averill Park High School. This really made me think about some things, even though I didn't particularly enjoy it. I pondered such things as tradition, foreign cultures, rites of passage, and ear damage. The pep rally had such an effect that it managed to influence me to compose this reflection.
Sitting in the bleachers reserved for the freshmen class and taking in the sights (And more importantly, sounds) of the pep rally, I pondered tradition and how different cultures view each others'. I have no bias for or against pep rallies, besides the fact that I recognize their promotion of ear damage and the subsequent hearing aides. As such, I thought about how pointless the things we were doing were.
Let me explain, if you have never experienced such an event. We had various students (Who represented their classes or grades) and teachers who did silly things (Which all happened one after the other) like climbing under table, manuevering around cones, finding one paper in a pile (It was distinguished, apparently), eating a doughnut from a string, and then chasing a ping pong ball on a string and trying to grab it with their jaw. After an individual completed their divine trial, they were cheered by screams of students grades 9-12, the screams echoing in the large gymnasium. Cheerleaders performed feats of acrobatics and voiced uninterpretable yells of school spirit.
Here I sat, thinking about the pointlessness of such an event. This brought me to thinking about how other people not familiar with events similar to this might be impressed. Can you imagine someone from a foreign country like Egypt watching this? He would think that Americans are crazy (If he doesn't already, many do).
Further, this has made me think about the traditions of others. Who are we to judge peoples' traditions when we commit to ceremonies of screams for the not-so-elusive "school spirit?" For example, many are critical of fasting. Who are we to judge the faith, denomination, customs, and traditions of other peoples' with customs like this? I'll refer to those who shun and laugh at a tradition of Native Americans, who used to perform what was called the "Sun Dance." People danced, shouted, prayed, and even caused themselves pain. People sometimes pierced their stomachs or backs and tore off skin. It was almost torture. Torture, like what my ears went through during the pep rally?
This was essentially a rite of passage. I didn't participate as much as others, because I felt it had no merit. I am in school to get A's, acquire skills, and finally receive a diploma. That is it. I don't go to have my pep rallied or to show my school spirit. I go because I need to, because I have to.
The whole event has scarred me, but at the same time enlightened me. I'm hoping it was the only one this year (Knock on wood).
Just some thoughts,
Tyler
Friday, October 5, 2007
What ways do you learn best?
First, you will answer all of the questions;
second, submit you answers;
third, print off the results;
then, click on the link for "Learning Style Descriptions."
When you have read over your learning style descriptions, consider whether or not you feel these descriptions are true. Write a COMMENT to this posting by clicking on the 'comments' button. Do NOT post your own post. You may read over other student's answers. In your response tell me whether you 1-) feel as though the learning style you were deemed is accurate; 2-) did any of the suggestions as to how to 'help yourself' make you think "Hey, that's an idea, I will try that!"
Here is the site http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html. Cut and paste it in.
I scored a 7 as an active learner. I think this has changed for me over the years. I think I used to be a more reflective learner, but now I seem to have to do something to actually keep it in my head. I think the suggestions for this one are okay-but I still find I am much more comfortable studying by myself.
I scored a 9 for being intuitive. Hmm. I supppose as an English teacher, this doesn't suprise me too much-I love to analyze and see the Big Picture. :-) I am not much for little details.
I scored a 3 for verbal. This is a suprise for me. I am not sure if this is from reading too many little kid books or what, but I do like to see diagrams and I like to be shown outlines and overviews.However, I would have thought I was more of a verbal learner.
Lastly, I scored a 5 for global. This doesn't suprise me too much, although I would have thought I would have had a stronger score for global, I don't tend to do things in order. Although, once again, as I get older I seem to need to do things in order or I forget to do them! Summer Assignments--ahhh!
I found this survery to be interesting. I do think the suggestions are a bit helpful (hence me making YOU do it), but I think we should keep in mind that somedays we lean more towards one type of learning, other days towards another . . . and that is okay. I found it interesting to learn of new ways to learn!
Enjoy! Have a wooonderful weekend!
Mrs. Gaboury
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Jon Again
Hi Again
Burmese Protests
A civil war would seem to be coming up in Burma. In is interesting to compare the actions of different cultures in response to difference. In the Middle East, bloodshed and fighting would seem to be the ultimate end. In Burma, however, peaceful protesters voice their opinions in spite of the oppressive government. If the Burmese happenings do not escalate to mutual, physical, conflict, it could mean several things. On one hand, it could mean that the government has succeeded in imposing fear and obedience on its people. On the other hand, if a comprimise is reached without a war, it would be more than just a deal between the people and the government. Such a comprimise would symbolize the rise of a more peaceful, sophisticared human race. If both sides recognize the consqeunces of violent proceedings, then perhaps there is hope for more smooth future comprimises in the world. Burma would be setting a good example for the rest of the world, and maybe everyone would see their own conflicts in a different light. Except those Chinese communist dogs. Just kidding.
Just some thoughts
-Tyler
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Old and New Questions for my Bloggers
1) What will you miss most about summer and what do you look forward to the most in the new school year (slight change since it is almost October!)?
and
2) What news story (stories) have grabbed your attention most recently and why?
You may choose to respond privately. Just type your answer in Word or your folder and print it.
All responses are due-either as a blog or a print out-by the end of class Friday.
Happy Writing!
Mrs. G
PS-I want you all to click on the "comments" box and respond. Do not create your own post this time. Be sure to resend your reply IF you answered on your own blog instead of HERE.
News Story
-Kyle G
Monday, September 24, 2007
Mahmoud Amedinejad
Call me a traitor, but personally, I like this man. Don't get me wrong, I think he is full of... But he is uniting the American people in a way our president couldn't. If we can't love together, at least we can hate together (The American way). Despite the fact that some people are still taking this and somehow depicting it as some evil plan of such and such a political party, most of the Americans seem to hate this man. I don't like what Amedinejad stands for, but I like what he unintentionally causes (Partially): A bonding of Americans, a highlighting of what remains of American nationalism. Besides the whole unifying thing, he has a cool first name. Come on. Mahmoud.
It was interesting to see some of the signs protesting his speech in New York.
The fact that he has an entourage including his own personnal ambulance is saying something.
Just some thoughts
~Tyler
Friday, September 21, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Ms. Gaboury's English Classes: September Joys
Hello? Is this working? TESTING! TESTING! 1! 2!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
=O
I read my book and I took care of my mom who is sick with Blood Cancer Non-Hachkins Limphoma (Probably spelled that wrong) and Lupis. (Probably spelled that wrong too.)
So my summer wasn't very eventfull.
I did go to camp for a weekend with my cousins. We basically just swam in the pool and walked around. That was probably the most fu nthing that happened.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Glad To Be Back!
Also I lost contact with most of my friends over the summer and missed talking to them!