Word Meanings Quiz

Lucid

a) A type of acid, strong.

b) Clear or easily understood.

c) Fluid and smooth.

Bevy

a) A beverage of drink, short term that are used in public clubs.

b) Fat, chubby, or overweight.

c) A gathering or group.

Hew

a) People who are Hewish.

b) To cut or chop.

c) A type of medicine cut down from bamboos.

Fable-Do Not Just Follow the Crowd

One day at school, as Janet walked to her locker in the hall way, she saw Sarah, the most prettiest and popluar girl in the school with her group of friends. They were being surrounded with boys again. She continued on walking but suddenly, she caught a glimpse of her crush, Jake, standing right next to Sarah, laughing and smiling at her! Janet was so heart broken and since that day on, she made a decision.

The next morning, Janet walked to school in high heels, a cute mini skirt, a sleeveless pink top with heavy make-up on her face. She was hoping that her crush would take notice of her and ask her out sometime but instead of attracting Jake to her, more and more boys started to crowd around her as she walked inside her classroom. In the end of the day, Janet didn't get a chance to talk to her crush. In fact, this went on for a week and during those days, she also became friends with Sarah. Her old friends were being dumped and since then and Janet didn't sit with them anymore but she didn't care at all. Janet became meaner and more popular as each day went past.

Finally, one rainy day, Janet managed to meet upon Jake and chat with him for a bit before class started. Yes...this is my chance, thought the girl. Before the bell rang, Janet confessed to Jake that she liked him a lot and she knew that he would definetely say he would go out with her but she was wrong. "I'm sorry Janet but to be honest, I used to have a crush on you too but these days, you just suddenly changed into a different person...I guess I liked the old you better...I'm sorry ," Jake said timidly. Janet was shocked at hearing this and with her head bent down, she returned back to her desk.

During the weekends, Janet thought about all the foolish things she had done just to attract her cruch. She learnt that being herself was the best way to keep things going smoothly in her life and on Monday, she changed back to her old self and eventually made up with her old friends again with her normal school life.

Moral: Be true to yourself and don't just follow the crowd.

Analysis on a Simile Poem-The Snake

Subject Matter-
The poem is called 'The Snake' and it was written by Sharon Jamaica.

Purpose or Theme-
The poet wants to decribe the appearance of a snake, how a snake would move and what a snake would be like.

Emotion or Mood-
This poem is like a story. It has a beginning, climax (middle) and an ending. In the first stanza, Sharon describes the snake slowly approaching and then it joins to the second stanza when the snake starts to move actively. Finally in the last verse, the poem goes back to a peaceful feeling. For eg. at first, the snake is only just uncoiling and getting ready to strike. Then it starts to move actively through the grass and finally, the poet describes the snake like a newborn sheep and like a river flowing.

Techniques-
Sharon had gave people an imagery about the poem and in the first verse, the first two sentences rhyme but those are the only parts where it rhynes. In every stanza there are similes being used. In the first stanza- Its tongue sticking out, like and arrow read to strike. Second verse- Make its freckled and glistening skin look like silk. Last verse- Just staring like newborn sheep and like a river flowing. Using these similes, Sharon gives readers a clearer image of the snake.

Summary-
This poem is just like a very short story about a snake. Sharon had gave people a clear image about the snake and using good adjectives is even better for people to understand what the snake would be like. The poet had achieved her prupose by using techniques to write this poem for people to easily get the message.

Book Review-Forever Angels

The book I am currently reading is called Forever Angels and it is written by Suzanne Weyn. So far, the book is pretty good but I still have quite a lot of chapters to read. The main characters are Ashely and her best friend, Christina. This story is about Ashley falling in love with two guys. One is a kind and cute boy called Dar and the other one is a geeky, shy boy called Jason. Although the two boys have a huge difference, Ashley is interested in them for different reasons. Since I haven't read much about the book, I only know that Ashley and Christina can see angels and they were protecting Jason in secret. A secret is about to reveal but I haven't read up to that part yet. The book is mostly about romance and to me, I enjoy it pretty much.

My Sister Is Like Water

My sister is like water because she can be calm and sometimes disturbing.

My sister is like water because she is useful and helpful in many ways.

My sister is like water because she can relax and soothe people.

My sister is like water because she can do so many different things.

My sister is like water because her heart is pure.

My sister is like water because it is hard to live without her.

Reflection: The Dark Hills Divide

The Dark Hills Divide was an adventurous and interesting book to read. I thought it was interesting because it wasn't like other story books...Of course every book is different but what I meant was that it had a totally different narrative and it wasn't like other stories. Therefore it was even more interesting to read. My favourite characters are Alexa Daley (main character) and Murphy the squirrel. Alexa is an intelligent and loyal girl who doesn't just sit around and waste her time doing nothing. She uses her time wisely to find things to do such as finding a way outside the wall and like me, she loves reading books except for the fact that I cannot read as fast as she can. Murphy was one of my other favourite character. He is a funny and lively little fellow that is always moving about. I really liked it when Patrick Carman, the author, had described Murhpy's actions (such as doing cartwheels on Alexa's lap,) because it makes me smile/laugh. The only little bit where I didn't enjoy this story so much was the ending where Ganesh died. I wish there were more to how he died rather than just Darius making one move to kill him. It would have been a lot more exciting if Ganesh was killed in more and different ways. Overall, I thought this book was special because like I have reflected, it is different to other stories and this story itself had made this book unique. I would rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.