The Hobbit, by J. R.R. Tolkien, vividly describes the adventures of Bilbo Baggins the hobbit who has big feet, does not need shoes, and likes the comforts of home. He gets whisked away by a band of dwarves to raid the treasure of Smaug, a large and magnificent dragon. Bilbo and the dwarves face giant spiders, orcs, trolls, elves, and men. After his adventure, Bilbo comes home finding his stuff up for auction. I like this book because it is exciting and vivid and I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Week 36 – Budding Playwright
ABIGAIL: (jumps in the ball pit) Let’s play in the ball pit!
EMILY: Alright! (follows Abigail into the ball pit)
ABIGAIL: Let’s try and throw the balls into the targets.
EMILY: Alright (throws balls at Abigail instead of the targets)
(They start having a ball fight.)
ABIGAIL: Stop! I don’t like that.
EMILY: (stops throwing balls) Alright.
ABIGAIL: Let’s go play in the big shoe.
EMILY: Alright. (and the girls walk over to the big shoe).
ABIGAIL: Lets’s pretend we’re lions and this is our den.
EMILY: Alright (and starts roaring like a lion and biting Abigail)
ABIGAIL: Stop biting me!
EMILY: Alright (stops biting)
IKEA WORKER: Abigail! Emily! It’s time for you to go!
ABIGAIL: Come on. Emily!
EMILY: Alright (follows Abigail).
Week 36 – Story Starter
Once upon a time eleven explores found a giant carrot by the ocean on the bay . It was very very hot so the people were naked. They roasted the carrot .And while they did this they danced around the carrot in the moonlight there was water nearby , it was the ocean! The Atlantic ocean! The moon stayed above the Ocean the water was blue and clear, But in the dark it looked everythingI looked black as they danced the Carrot went Black., They did not notice but only a little bit was Orange everything was black ,Orange,And white . They kept dancing, And the carrot went Blacer then any black in the world.
Week 35 – A New Locale
OUR TRIP TO LEGOLAND
“Breakfast!” Mom called. After a thorough stretch and maybe one little groan, I rolled out of bed and discovered, to my delight, that breakfast was candy lego bricks! Then our house turned into lego, and I noticed the whole city was made of lego! We were in Legoland
I began to get pretty sick of lego candy for breakfast, lunch and dinner, one, because lego candy is almost pure sugar and, two, our mother began to worry about malnutrition.So, to forget about it, we explored the amusement park. We made ourselves comfortable on the roller coasters. We built tons of lego creations, including lego mindstorm. And, we enjoyed the lego water park aka splash pad.
But, I began to get tired of lego and after two months we decided we had had enough. We all worked together to move our house out. We coud lift our house because it was made of lego, not wood, bricks and mortar. But, as soon as we got out of Legoland, our huse became normal and we had to drop it. But where were we now? …
continued in “OUR TRIP TO THE LAND OF NINTENDO”
Week 35 – Invent
If there’s water without a bridge and you have to swim across, instead we could build a rope bridge out of the string. We would braid the string together into two strong, thick ropes. Then, I would build four posts and put two of them on either side of the water. For now, you have to keep swimming across until your bridge is finished. Then you would fasten one side of the rope to one pole one side of the water, and fasten the other end of the rope to the post on the other side of the water. Do the same with the second rope. Then, lay the boards so that each board lays on both ropes. Then nail the boards to the rope so that you can walk on the boards which are attached to the ropes. Now make two more ropes and tie them above the other ropes, so that you have handles and don’t fall off the bridge. Now you don’t have to swim across the river because we have a bridge!
Week 35 – Free at Last!
He put his hand on Shan’s arm. Slowly they climbed the steps, while Nappus went ahead, holding the torch to light the way.
When they reached the top of the stairs, Shan asked his father, “Are you alright? Did they give you food?”
“Yes, they gave me rotten food and dirty water.”
Lord Weldon asked, “Are you alright?”
Shan replied, “Yes, I’m alright.”
Lord Weldon asked, “What happened to Lionel?”
Shan answered, “I’ll tell you later after we see mother and have a feast!”
The first place they went was mother’s room. When they reached mother’s room, they found her and when she saw her husband she had happy tears! They planned a celebration.
They dressed their father in a purple robe and crown and they had a feast with turkey, cheese and goat meat.
After everyone had left, Shan told his father about how he escaped the castle because Lionel wanted to kill them. If they didn’t leave, they would be killed, so they ran away and went to see King Arthur. King Arthur helped them by sending Sir Garaith to go back with Shan and Magnus to the castle to send Lionel away. Sir Garaith asked Lionel, “Why are you trying to be Lord of Weldon Castle?” Lionel answered, “I want to be Lord of Weldon Castle because I’ll get to be in charge of all the servants, even my own servants.” Sir Garaith told his servants to take Lionel and his men away and put them in King Arthur’s dungeon.
After Shan told Lord Weldon his story, Lord Weldon said, “Let me rest and go see King Arthur when I’m stronger. I need to tell him that I was lost but now I am found and to thank him.”
Lord Weldon also said to Shan, “You were brave. Where is my sword?” Shan replied, “It is in a small box in the hollow tree.” Lord Weldon said to Shan, “Go, grab the sword and give it to me.”
Shan ran into the hollow tree, grabbed the box with the sword in it and ran back to Lord Weldon. And Lord Weldon said, “Kneel.” And Shan kneeled. And Lord Weldon said, “I command you Sir Shan the Knight! I will give you my sword and shield and you may always ride with me when we go hunting.”
Shan said, “You’re actually going to give it to me? And I’m always allowed to ride with you?” His father replied, “Yes, that is true, you have earned it.”
“Thank you father,” said Shan and he hugged his father.
And they all lived happily ever after.
The End
Week 34 – Book Review
Carry-on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham was copyrighted in 1995 . It is an exciting biography of Nathaniel Bowditch and I love how Nat learns to navigate during nine years of being indentured . He learns French, Latin, algebra, trigonometry, navigation and surveying all on his own just by reading books. He earned a master of arts degree from Harvard without even going there. This book made me feel like I need to learn more. He discovered more things for navigation, easier ways to navigate and find longitude and latitude. They made a record for their type of ship for going through Sunda Strait. This was all because of his math and navigation. Even when he was young he was a math whiz and after I read the book I was doing my math fast too! It’ll make you want to learn more if you read it and that is a good thing. He is a great example to follow and his learning adventures will inspire you to learn more.
Week 35 – Pickles in a Pickle
Once upon a time, a cat named Pickles got into trouble. When Mrs. Good Kind told him to eat his food he did it, but when she told him not to chase cats he would not listen. He kept doing it over and over again! He did not like the house. He loved the outdoors because he loved chasing cats. One day, Mrs. Good Kind went shopping without Pickles. He liked that because Mrs. Good Kind wasn’t watching him. He could do whatever he wanted, and he didn’t have to stay in the house while she was gone. Pickles kept chasing little cats. When Mrs. Good Kind came back he stopped. But she knew he was chasing cats. So Mrs. Good Kind tied him up because he wasn’t listening to her. But every time she was gone, he kept chasing cats over and over again.
Then Mrs. Good Kind had an idea. She would bring some big alley cats to teach Pickles a lesson. They would chase Pickles and he would not like being chased. So he learned a lesson not to chase little cats because they would not like him chasing them. And so Pickles stopped chasing cats. And when Mrs. Good Kind came back and saw that Pickles was not chasing cats, she was happy.
The End
Week 34 – 4 W’s Story Summary
Twenty and Ten is a book about 20 fifth-grade French children, 10 Jewish children, and Sister Gabriel. It happened during World War 2 in France. German soldiers captured Sister Gabriel and put her in prison because they thought she was keeping Jewish children in her home. The French children had to take care of the Jewish children. They also had to make sure the German soldiers didn’t see them.
The Germans never found the Jewish children and Sister Gabriel was released. The French children kept them safe.
Week 34 – All a Dream?
Once upon a time a boy and his family went sailing. There was a huge storm. The sails were wrecked and the storm was so strong it pushed the boat and the boat crashed into an island. There was no people or food on the island. It was just a grassy island.
Then a killer whale came swimming by. The killer whale was jumping out of the water like it was saying, “I’m coming to help you!” The boy jumped out of the boat and he swam to the killer whale. While he was swimming he found a rope in the water. The boy tied the rope to the killer whale and jumped on. And the killer whale started swimming and began pulling the boat away from the island. The killer whale pulled them all the way back home.
The boy wanted to keep the killer whale as a pet. But his mother and father said no. And so the boy went back to the ocean and let the killer whale go. And they all lived happily ever after.
The End.