Comparing Factory Game

On the twenty-first of August our Humanities class did and activity called the factory game. We had to pretend we were peasants in the 1700's. It was our younger sisiter/brother's birthday, and we had to come up with something to give them, with very limited supplies. I found this activity very fun and not at all pressuring . On the next day, we did an activity along the same lines, called factory game 2. Now, once we had chosen a favorite gift, Mr Coyle told us that now we had become a factory. Our mission was to make as many of those bears as we possibly could in 45 minutes. I have never before experienced such a crazy, overwhelming, pressurizing task. We weren't allowed to talk, take our time, relax OR EVEN BREATHE! We divided ourselves into groups of people who cut, glue, and color. I preferred the Factory Game 1 by far!

Factory Game

In Humanities class today we did a factory activity. We had to imagine we were peasants and it was our younger siblings' birthday, and we had to make something for him or her out of cut our pieces of paper. I am planning to make a box for my younger sister, so that she can piut her belongings in it. I think this wasa good activity because it taught me that peasants really have no money to buy anything, and everything must be made by hand.

My Rollercoaster Experience

My favorite rollercoaster is in Euro Disney. It's called Crush's Coaster. I remember so clearly the first time I went on it. I wasn't scared because the rollercoaster was based on Finding Nemo, because Crush is a turle in that movie, and Nemo is an animated children's movie. Me, my brother and my parents hopped into a a shell shaped car. I knew it would be fast though, because there was a height limit. My brother just made it. The coaster stared, slow and steady, into a dark tunnel. I couldn't see a thing. Suddenly, we drop down and down, thinking wenever stop. Our shell crashes down and speeds away. We ride slow now, looking around. There's a gigantic shark staring at us, named Bruce. We slowly enter a room full of jellyfish hanging from the ceiling. Their tenticles almost long enough to swipe over our heads... and ZOOOOOM.We jet into a big room full of nemo characters and twirl around, and then drop again. Now we're backwards, having no idea what's coming towards us. We climb up a big escalator, hoping that this is our last fall. By now, I am having so much fun, but I'm a little scared about how this is going to end... I look ahead trying to figure out where the path leads. But it's pitch dark. Now my brother is holding onto my waist feeling scared. I take a deep breath as we slowly come to a stop at the top of the escalator. 1, 2, 3, WHOOSH! We fall down. My stomach keeps going flip-flop flip-flop. We come to an abrupt stop. It's over. I thoroughly enjoyed that rollercoaster, because of the decorations and the thrill!

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I think the quote "Necessity is the Mother of Invention," means that whatever you want to create, needs the right supplies. If you have the right materials, then they will give birth to the invention. I think people invent things because they want their life to be easier. For example, people could have sent messages to one and other by horses, but then somebody invented the telephone, because they wanted sending messages to be easier.

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Feedback : August 11-15, 2008

I learn best by visually seeing and doing things. After that I think I am a kinesthetic learner. I like to see how to do something, and once I think I know it, I want to try it out to see if I got it right. Mr Coyle can help me learn most effectively in the classroom by explaining something different ways in case I don't understand.

Questions

Question 1: What were two highlights from the first week of school?
Answer 1: The two highlights for me from the the first week of school were having great teachers and enjoying all my classes.

Question 2: What is your first impression of Humanities?
Answer 2: My first impression of Humanities was very good. I liked my teacher and the atmosphere of the classroom. It made me feel like this year in Humanities is going to be great!

Queation 3: What are two goals you have for this quarter in Humanities?
Answer 3: My first goal is to expand my knowledge about geography. Specifically, countries and where they are located. My second goal to to expand my vocabulary which I will do by reading 15 minutes every night.

My Gang

At my old school, ASL, I had a gang. My gang consisted of Maddie, Sydney, Claire, and Jillian. I had a lot of friends, but these ones were the ones I was closest to.

Maddie was my best friend. I liked her because she was funny, crazy, nice, and easy to talk to. We shared a lot of hobbies and interests.

Sydney and I were really really close. We had loads of classes together and always shared laughs. She was funny, too and was always caring.

Claire was a perfectionist. She was very into her grades and school. But when she get hyper and crazy, there was no stopping her! She was very supportive and kind.

Jillian was so much fun! She was always in a kooky and wacky mood! It was always fun being around her!