Golden Sharp-Edge, Dream House May 16, 2010
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Include a picture of your dream house. 2.5 points
Create an interesting title relating to your dream house. 2.5 points
The Name I picked for my dream house is the
GOLDEN SHARP-EDGE
Using at least 4 sentences, complete the following:
1. Describe the dream house project. 5 points
2. What was the inspiration behind your dream house design?5 points
3. If you could build your dream house anywhere in world, where would you build it? Why? 5 points
The dream house project is a project designed to improve our perspective drawing skills. I also think that we are supposed to enhance the us of colors to make the dream house more realistic.
I made my dream house look the way it is to suite my own needs. The triangular roofs to make it so that the light does not completely shine down on it. The balconies so I can enjoy the nature surrounding my house. I put the extra buildings as a big storage room and as a garden.
If I could build my house anywhere I would build it in the Philippines because it is my Home-of-Heart. I would also build it near to my school or work because I do not enjoy waking up early in the morning.
The Gathering of Egyptian Gods May 6, 2010
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The Gathering of the Gods we had today in humanities was an awesome experience. The experience made me learn about the other Egyptian gods. I had some fun by ‘killing’ S.T. (Osiris) Since we talked/mingled with each other, we developed social skills that we can use in the ‘real world’.
Here are some facts I learned about other gods/goddesses in the gathering today.
ANUBIS: One of the gods of the underworld.
- He uses the scale in the underworld to weigh the hearts of deceased against a feather.
- If the weight was the same, that person could go to a paradise. If not, the heart was thrown to a monster for it to be chewn up.
- Anubis was the son of Nephthys and Seth or Osiris. (legends unclear)
- Anubis was a funerary god.
- Anubis was the god of embalming.
THOTH: GOD OF SCRIBES AND WRITING
- Thoth was also god of secrets, messengers, and writing.
- Thoth is sometimes called the son of Ra.
- He wears an ibis on his head.
- He helps record the stats of the people in the underworld.
- If one soul dies pure and without sin, Thoth noted that down. If not, he also recorded that.
KHEPRI: GOD OF THE RISING SUN
- Khepri looked like a man with a scarab beetle for a crown.
- Khepri was also associated with life and rebirth.
- Every morning Khepri would renew the sun to another day.
- The word, ‘kheper’ means scarab. This is how Khepri got his name.
- The Egyptians picture a dung beetle rolling dung over its eggs for safety. Similarly, Khepri rolls the sun over the sky.
NEITH: GODDESS OF WAR AND WEAVING
- The Egyptian goddess Neith is often compared with the Greek god Athena.
- She is represented with a shield crossed by arrows.
- Neith is often showed hold a bow and arrow.
- She is also shown sometimes with the crown of Lower Egypt.
- Weaves a lot and wears her own work.
OSIRIS: GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD
- Osiris was the main god of the underworld. The others were merely supporting.
- He was killed by Seth; Seth had wanted the throne, so he murdered Osiris.
- He was restored to life long enough by Isis and Nephthys to have a son.
- The son, Horus, led a long war against Seth for vengeance.
- In the progress, Horus had his eye cut off, but Seth did not achieve his goal to be ruler of Egypt.
Science Mousetrap Car Graph May 2, 2010
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The mousetrap car we made in science class was a success! We then made a graph to how my group’s car performed. My graph here shows the Trials, (T) and the Meters per Second. (M/S) The X axis represents the M/S and the Y axis represents the Trials. The blue lines represents my group’s small mousetrap car. The red lines represent the bigger mousetrap car’s progress.
Seth, God of Chaos and Thunder May 2, 2010
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PART 1: There were many deities in ancient Egypt, each looking after some particular area of people’s lives. Gather information about your god/goddess to prepare for our “Gathering of the Gods” social. Find out and post the following information on your blog:
Name of god/goddess:
Seth, Sutekh
God/Goddess of:
Seth is the god of winds, storms, chaos, evil, darkness, strength, war, conflict. He is also referred to sometimes as the god of anger and Upper Egypt.
Responsibilities include:
Seth is responsible for anger. Seth also protects Ra’s boat when he is fighting the evil snake Apep.
Symbols:
Some symbols for Seth would be a pig, maybe fish, and also the animal that Seth appears to have on his head.
Describe appearance:
Seth appears to be a man with the head of a jackal or aardvark like animal. When he battles with Horus he is often shown as a hippopotamus or a black pig. Sometimes he is just a regular man with red hair and eyes. (Egyptians consider pure red to be evil)
Related Mythology:
Seth’s parents were Nut and Geb. His siblings include Osiris, Isis and Nephthys. After Osiris succeeded Geb as the king of Egypt and established a well formed civilization in Egypt, he left to go to foreign lands to teach others on what he had done. He left Isis to rule Egypt, but the actions of Seth worried her. Seth planned to murder Osiris and take the throne. Seth and 72 other conspirators tricked Osiris, locked him in a coffin and threw it in the Nile. While Isis was able to find Osiris’s body, Seth simply tore it into 14 pieces and scattered them all over Egypt. Isis, with the help of Nephthys, managed to resurrect Osiris long enough to have a child. Seth and Horus, (the child) had a long and drawn out war. During this Seth managed to tear out Horus’s eye out. After an 80 year dispute though, the gods agreed that Horus should have the throne.
Find a picture of your god/goddess:
How I will dress up as my god/goddess:
For the gathering on Thursday I will look for the animal Seth has on his head and print out a picture. If possible I will make a mask. I will wear a golden sash, maybe a golden scarf wrapped around my waist.
PART 2: Death was an important event for ancient Egyptians. It connected life on Earth with life ever after, so a lot of effort was spent preparing for it. Complete the activities below to learn more about how they prepare their dead for the afterlife. After both web activities, please summarize/reflect. Post this to your blog.
1. Visit the British Museum site: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk. Complete the following and take notes in a post on your blog.
* Click on Mummification
a. Click Story.
b. Click Embalming. List 5 steps of embalming.
1. The body is taken to a tent known as the ‘ibu’ where embalmers was the body with palm wine; then they rinse it with water from the Nile.
2. They take out all the internal organs except the heart, (which was considered the center of intelligence) and wash with natron to dry it out. The brain is also removed with a tool having a hook on the end.
3. Now the whole body is covered and stuffed with Natron.
4. After 4o days pass, the body is rinsed with water from the Nile again. It is also covered with oils to help preserve it.
5. The organs are then placed into canopic jars, which are jars with a head of one of the four sons of Horus.
c. Click Wrapping. Under ritual, describe the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony
The Opening of the Mouth ceremony is just a religious ceremony that allows the dead to eat again.
2. Visit this site: http://playinghistory.org/items/browse?tags=Egypt
Register with your school email and play Mummy Maker until you are able to go through the entire process without any errors.
3. Based on both web activities, summarize/reflect about the process of mummification on your blog.**
The ancient Egyptians truly believed that their dead had an afterlife. This being so, all the preparations, (including mummification) had to be well done. Mummification has three main stages, embalming, wrapping and burial.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/set.htm
www.ancient-egypt-online.com/seth-the-egyptian-god.htm
ablemedia.com/ctcweb/…/ancientegyptiangodsseth.html
www.egyptianmyths.net/seth.htm
Picture Gotten From:
www.mediastorehouse.com/image/seth-egyptian god_1700049.jpg
Ramose Acrostic April 28, 2010
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This is an acrostic piece describing the main plot, setting and characters in the book, ‘Ramose and the Tomb Robbers’. It has 17 lines and 9 vocabulary words.
Ramose must hide, for his scornful stepmother tries to kill him.
A storm hit the Great Place, so Ramose and Hapu fled to higher ground.
Mery the cat accompanies the three friends to Memphis.
Osiris protect them, for they face many problems.
Sent away by the boatman, Ramose and his friends face another hardship.
Enough was not planned, so Ramose was captured by robbers.
Temptations are difficult to resist; the greedy and grim man is crushed by a fist.
Hapu is kidnapped too! *wince*
Enemies are everywhere; Ramose has few people to trust.
Trapped in the tomb, it seems there is no way out! They need the luck of an amulet to save them.
Running around, Ramose and Hapu bump into Mery.
A crevice in the tomb, but it was too small for the kids to fit.
Villagers surround the three friends, but a diversion helps them escape.
Effortlessly gliding across the water, the royal barge passes sniveling Ramose.
Luckily, Ramose, Hapu and Karoya swam across the river and emerged onto the bank.
Losers they are not, for they outwit all enemies and survive all dangers.
Eating dates and wild grain, the companions will have no lavish meals over the next months.
Ramose the prince, hiding like a criminal, slowly sets of on a tedious journey to that will take him across Egypt.
Mousetrap Car Reflection April 20, 2010
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Here is a reflection on my groups mousetrap car.
1.What are the main changes I need to make (be specific and use terms such as rear/front axle, Kevlar string, wooden side rails, friction, etc) in order to maximize the distance that my car will travel in a straight line?
I think I could make the wheels straighter when we put them on. Also I think we could have alternate wheels, they might put on a better performance. Also, I should change my string, it is a bit short, if it was longer I think it would go farther. I should also make the weight of the side equal.
2. Why is working with my partner important in making sure that our car will perform to its best capabilities? How is this done?
I think if we work together that when we glue the car together it would go faster and also if it was separate we would have a harder time doing everything. We could get everything done faster because we work as a team. For example, my partner could grab all the materials while I read the instructions. Then we worked together to put the car together.
4.What details will we need to be careful of in making our next car (little Mo!) this week?
When we make the smaller car it will be easier and harder. Because we don’t have a partner we do not need to worry about making the work equal. On the other hand, we now have to do all the work on ourselves. We have to be more careful while making the smaller one because it is more fragile, so it would break easier. The parts are also smaller so it would be hard to handle the pieces.
5.Are there any details in the Instruction Guide that were left out when you were building your cars? (in other words, could you have built your car by reading and following the instructions completely?) Explain.
I think nothing was left out in the instruction guide. If we only had the instruction guide and we did this at home we would be fine. It is okay not to have someone already experienced in building the mousetrap car.
Overall I think my group did a good job in building.
Humanities Egypt Poem April 8, 2010
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For a homework in humanities we have to make a memorial poem about an Egyptian Pharaoh.
Senusret the Genius
Senusret was real smart,
in his reign flourished art.
Nicely fairly, Senusret ruled;
It might be wrong, so don’t be fooled!
The White Chapel was filled with gold,
but another pharaoh took it and made it his own.
He wanted his monuments to live forever;
Yet they never did, never ever.
Band Conference Reflection April 1, 2010
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Sax
Since January we have played these pieces in band: Sunnygate March, In Quiet Times, Double-Oh-Eight, Actium, Crunch TIme, Jazz Jubilee, Saxophonic Boogie, Bad Attitude, Legend of the Eagle.
I have learnt these scales from MEMORY!: (concert pitch)
Bb, Eb, Ab, G
My Favorite piece this year is, and because:
Saxophonic Boogie because it was very difficult to learn and had some tricky rhythms. Eventually, when we learned it we played it very well and it had a fantastic sound.
My band goal for the final quarter of the year is:
To practice more at home because I rarely practice. This could help me improve my overall sound. Right now I feel it could be better.
Letter to Toreg: Essay and Reflection March 30, 2010
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Letter to Toreg
By Byron
Dear Toreg,
I have finally reached my clan safely and as a hero. I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. Everyone is grateful for the spear thrower and when I told then about you, they started cheering your name and it took a while to quiet down. Your teaching skills have benefited my whole clan. Kenok and I now share a wonderful relationship and Mora is very happy to know Seelan is still alive.
When I told Mora about her long lost brother Seelan, her face had the biggest smile I’ve ever seen and it was probably the happiest time in her life. She was overwhelmed and surprised that Seelan was still alive. Mora nearly fainted when she heard about Seelan’s wounds but then relief as he had managed to survive. As I gave her the bracelet, she admired it for a full two minutes. After that she told me to include in this letter a thank you to Seelan from her.
The night before my arrival, Kenok and I crossed paths. We exploded into a lengthy discussion and finally, Kenok accepts me as the man I am. Since that day, Kenok and I treat each other with respect. We also often meet to discuss our problems. I’ve realized that Kenok has actually been caring for me all these years by providing Mora with the tools to care for me. He has finally been relieved from the burden of thinking he failed the spirit test. Kenok now knows it was a real animal and by chance it killed my father.
When hunters of my clan witnessed the spear-thrower in action, they were surprised by its remarkable actions. They became impressed at my skills as none of them could do what I did. The clan now accepts my dream of carving and sees my usefulness as a carver. The hunters of my clan rarely get injured now because there is a distance between the hunter and the animal!
All in all, everything is fine and it has returned back to normal. We now enjoy using the healing plant in the campsite. I can now enjoy carving in peace and people never bother me. I also would like to say that Mora is in good health again.
Thanks for everything!
Dar
PS, Please give this letter to Seelan to read too.
Reflection
For my organization, I think it was perfect. The lead, then the body, and finally the conclusion. Everything was in place. Score:5/5
The idea I gave were all true and supported my essay. I drew conclusions from the points I had made while reading the book. So my ideas aren’t exactly fake, just something that might have been the truth. Score:5/5
I did everything I needed to with the word choice. The vivid verbs and sensory words took time too think up, but eventually I got them. The rest were easy. (I got some words from the books I read.) My words when used together provided the reader with a strong picture in their head on what I talked about. Score:10/10
For my sentence fluency, I had one error. I think it was a silly mistake. What I wrote had redundancy. I think that I overlooked it while checking. Everything else was fine. My sentences varied in length and structure, making everything easy to read. Score9/10
This time, my conventions worked out great, unlike last time. I checked and I am sure that all my grammatical errors are taken care of. Score:5/5
My writing process was correct. Brainstorming, drafts, revision, and final. Nothing wrong with this. My highlighting took a while and so I had no mistakes in this area. Score:5/5
Total Score:39/40
Humanities Work March 1, 2010
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Please choose one of the following formats to show your understanding of the changes that occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages and the effect these changes had on the daily lives of humans.
Write a poem (at least 10 lines)
Changes
In the Paleo age,
life had no change.
But the Neol times,
we all could fly.
Before we hunt and gather;
Now we become some farmers.
Before we search for food;
Now we specialize in things like cook!
Before we gather;
Now we chatter.
Since Neol times;
Our lives can rhyme.
NOTES
Paleo means paleolithic, Neol mean Neolithic.
If you don’t understand, try to read behind the lines
