Humanities+6-Mohammed

Welcome to all ye who come __**Go**____**als for Humanities This Y**____**ear**__ __** Goal 1: **__ This year I would like to improve making my message/thesis clear to the audience when making a writing piece __by__ continually looking back at my message and reading it to my parents to see if they think it is clear or needs improvement. __**Goal 2:**__ I would like to improve my confidence while presenting this year __by__ practicing in front of my parents at home, classmates at breaks and trying to memorize as much as possible to increase my confidence level.

=__Assignment 1- Boy of the Painted Cave__= __**Chapter Summary**__ ||<  ||= __**Vocab Word(s),**__ __**Page #**__ __**& Meaning**__ ||<  ||= __**A Descriptive Phrase**__ __**You Liked, Page #, and Why**__ __**You Liked it**__ ||<  ||= __**My Reaction/Comments/**__ __**Connections to this Chapter (Maximum of two sentences)**__ || Metaphor ||<  ||< This was a good introduction to Tao and his desire to be a cave painter and how he is questioning the taboo. || a small common falcon, found in the northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere ||<  ||< **"the dank woodland was dark and green with shafts of sunlight,"**, page 33: This phrase gives me an idea of how the woods looked like, while also saying that's dark with some sunlight Imagery ||<  ||< I'm fascinated by Tao's kindness and bravery to help the poor wolf dog and enter the Sloughs not completely knowing what lay beyond. || an intermediary between natural and super natural ||<  ||< **"Garth threw back his head and laughed grimly "Cross the river in their land and they will track you down like a jackal."** this gives me a feeling that Garth knows a lot about the other clans. Imagery ||<   ||< I find it strange, that Tao is the only one disobeying the taboos, because usually in real life there would be a group of people || exterme sacarcity of food ||<   ||< **"Kala was alone with the new child"** this sentence gives me an idea that Kala likes to take care of children Imagery ||<   ||< In chapter 3, Volt said the Mountain People will hunt him down, but now that Tao knows he is one of them, couldn't he enter. || Imagery ||<   ||< My reactions are that Tao would risk his own life from a taboo he has broken to help is Ram escape from the hunters. || An open space in the forest ||<   ||< "**...the hunters will find many salmon. But the brown bears are taking many."** page 62: It gives me an idea of the daily scences of the rivers and the consumption of animals. Imagery ||<  ||< In this chapter I could describe Graybeard as an innocent and understanding man, atleast more than some people in his camp. || A group of families or households ||<   ||< **"Tao staggered backward in shocked surprise, disappoinment and hurt showing on his face"** page71 This gives me the feeling that Tao thought that Graybeard didn't acknowledge any of the taboos, but disappointed when he finds out he doesn't Imagery ||<   ||< In this chapter I think of Graybeard as a knowledgeable man who respects everyone despite what they've done, but he knows when people cross the line || Metaphor ||<   ||< I think Graybeard gives Tao many oppurtinuties to become the cave painter he always wanted to be || green with grass or other rich vegetation ||<   ||<   ||<   ||< This chapter would teach people that animals have feelings and emotions, like excitement and the need to hep someone in danger. || craved or sculptured ||<  ||<   ||<   ||< I've learned that Tao is very focused on his paintings and tries his best to please Graybeard || anything that resembles a thread-like structure ||<  ||<   ||<   ||< I've learned how knowledgeable Graybeard is about painting. ||
 * = __**Chapter**__ ||<  ||= __**One Sentence**__
 * = **1** ||<  ||< Tao forgot the rabbit and had to hunt for another one. ||<   ||< **taboo,** page 15: something in a culture that is not allowed or unacceptable ||<   ||< **"lumbering shapes of the mountains-that-walk, the mammoths"**, page 16: This phrase gives me a very clear image in my mind of the true size of the mammoths.
 * = **2** ||<  ||< Tao entered to the forbidden Sloughs and helped a wolf dog. ||<   ||< **kestrel,** page 31:
 * = **3** ||<  ||< Tao met Ram, the wolf dog. He went back to camp to return food. ||<   ||< **shaman,** page 43:
 * = **4** ||<  ||< Kala has told Tao information about his parents, while Ram follows him into the camp. ||<   ||< **famine,** page 47:
 * = **5** ||<  ||< Volt and the other hunters tried to kill Ram, but Tao was able to leave with him and succesfully escape from the hunters ||<   ||< **pugmarks,** page 55: used to refer to most animal footprints ||<   ||< **"When he awoke the next morning it was quiet. He looked around. There was no smell of Kala's fire,"** this sentence gives me an idea of how much he misses the camp and the feelings he senses
 * = **6** ||<  ||< Tao meets Graybeard, the sacred painter, he knows about the taboos Tao has broken, but he still thinks of him as a normal person ||<   ||< **glade,** page 62:
 * = **7** ||<  ||< Tao and Graybeard discuss why Volt dislikes wolf dogs so much, while they walk to the cave. Upon reaching the cave, Graybeard sees the paintings and acts in a disgusted way and tries erasing the paintings ||<   ||< **clans,** page 72
 * = **8** ||<  ||< Tao tries to apoligize to Graybeard, Graybeard said he could paint only if he wiped out his paintings before he was done. Later on in the chapter, Tao led Graybeard to the camp of the Valley People ||<   ||< **Spasm,** page 78 a sudden, unusual muscular contraction ||<   ||< **"He knew the women and children would go into hiding and the camp would become deathly still,"** page 79, This phrase tells me that Tao has experienced many times when the shaman has come and he knows the procedure. Imagery ||<   ||< This chapter shows me that he thinks highly of the shaman by asking his forgiveness, while he probably would have acted different towards others. ||
 * = **9** ||<  ||< Tao 'captured' the image of the saxon on a rock just as Greybeard does. Greybeard comes and teaches Tao how to draw and says Tao will meet him again by magic. ||<   ||< **sentinel,** page 83 a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching ||<   ||< **"In spite of his size Saxon turned quickly, tossing his head"** page 83 This phrase gives me an idea that the Saxon is both muscular and large, but also swift
 * = **10** ||<  ||< Tao and Ram spotted the mammoths, nicknamed the mountains-that-walk. Ram not being able to hold his excitement dashed off toward the mammoths and injured himself trying to protect Tao from a mammoth ||<   ||< **verdant,** page 91
 * = **11** ||<  ||< Tao and Graybeard ate together and Graybeard critized Tao's painting ||<   ||< **graven,** page 104
 * = **12** ||<  ||< Tao started his lesson with Graybeard. Tao learned a few things about painting during their lesson ||<   ||< **fiber,** page 111
 * = **13** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||< **spurce.** page 115 any evergreen coniferous tree of the genus Picea ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **14** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||< **hemlock,** page 124 A poisonos plant of the parsley family ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **15** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||< **dawdling,** page 134 To waste time ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **16** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **17** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **18** ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * = **End** ||<  ||<   ||

= = =__Assignment 2- Flight Reflection__=

1. Did you feel like you were in a race? Why or why not?

No, because to me it kind of felt like my group was in our own world, whether we were working or talking we usually didn't think about the other airlines. In my mind the only thing was to get Morgan Town, not to get to Morgan Town //first.//

2. Did you and other team members agree on what to do? Why or why not? Give an example of one agreement or disagreement.

My group agreed on mostly everything we had. Whenever someone came up with an idea the other members would almost immediately agree. One example of when we agreed was when we wanted to come up with a basic idea of how many flights and stops we would take to Morgan Town. Everyone agreed without an objection.

3. What parts of the flight activity were the most challenging? Why?

I think one of the hardest things to do was the creativity in our Diary Entry. Since the setting gave me a 'the Old Days' feel, I found it really hard to put creative touches on a setting that I haven't learned about very much. I thought if I did add creative touches it wouldn't be relevant and would have a more modern feel than 'the Old Days'. It seemed I was taking a big risk making irrelevant stories.

4. If you were going to do the same activity again, what would you change?

Our group would have made it to Morgan Town 2nd, but because of a fate card we weren't able to make it to Morgan Town with the distance we had put on the flight plan. What wasn't clear was that we were supposed to find the exact distance, not rounding it up, because of that set back we ended up becoming last instead of second. So what I would change is whenever possible using exact distance.

5. Name two competencies you worked on during this flight activity. For each competency you chose, explain what you did to develop the competency.

Probably the most obvious competency, and one that Mr. Tabbara said a lot, Teamwork. All the groups had to work as a team to make it to Morgan Town at the same day as everyone else, if not first.

Problem Solving is another competency used in this project. We had to overcome problems like not being able to fly the usual number miles and having to stop at an airport because of a problem and having to come up with a way to make up for the time if you were grounded.

Geography Assignment 1

‍‍‍‍‍‍Bangladesh

Near to the Ground

Humid & Rainy

Leaves that are green and unchanged all year

Densely occupied & cozy

The usage of trees and fishing

Monsoon Asia

**Assignment 1:**Personality Cube 1. What did you enjoy most about making/presenting the cube? I enjoyed cutting out the large piece of paper and taping it together to make a cube. 2. What was the most difficult part about making/presenting the cube?The hardest part was making and organizing the 6 squares we needed to make for our cube, because I had to come up with things to put on that I wouldn't regularly think about. 3. What would you do differently if you were to do a similar project again?Hopefully if I do I'll at least now have a more broad understanding, other than that, I would probably change the template of my family tree to a more fun-looking thing to put names in, instead of an ordinary square.

4. Which one of the AIS/D middle school competencies (see below) did you practice? Explain how you practiced it. I think I practiced communication, because we communicated our personal information as in our favorites, family trees and more, which anyone can learn about us. I also practiced Use of Technology, because we had to use different tools in order to make our cube and finish our squares, those tools were scissors, to cut the paper out, computers, to write our 6th side and more. ‍‍‍‍‍‍