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=Gavin Wallgren= Gavins Journal Gavin's Home Work Page =Free Time Websites= http://www.gameinformer.com/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/

=Persuasive Essay=

=Persuasive Essay Topic= ** Gavin W. ** ** 5/14/14 ** Video games should be used in Classrooms but, A lot of people in the world see Video Games as a way to rot your brain and just be plain lazy. Video Games can be so much more than that if you incorporate that into other things, and one being school. One reason everyone should incorporate video games into class is kids will be more involved and interested in learning if there was a form a games and I know that because whenever I had a class that involved video games almost all of the students were emerged in the lesson. When I say video games I don’t mean “Learning Upgrade” I mean an actual game, something like where kids would write an Essay in the game and hand it in to a drop box for the teacher to grade or, a game where to progress in the game you need to answer a question. The downside to all of this is some kids might take advantage of this and go off and play games with out learning but if kids were to take this responsibly then this would be a very possible thing to do to have kids learn better.
 * Should Computer Games Be Used for Classroom Learning? **

= GRADE REVIEW APRIL 7th = My grades for English period 3 have been stable since semester two started because i have been getting lots of A's and B's with a little F here and there and that leads my grade to be a B, I am satisfied with this grade but i would love for it to be an A if i try a bit harder. The only thing i am missing at this point is the Literature Analysis which i didn't do because i was a little confused on how it worked so i will turn that in late to get at least some points.



Gavins 100 point Play assignment



Gavins 100 point assignment

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I<range type="comment" id="497999046_9"> took the one less traveled by,</range id="497999046_9"> And that has made all the difference.

=Photoshop Quote!=

=//The Outsiders// Book VS Movie= There are some differences between //The Outsiders// Movie and Book. First of all when Dally had seen johnny die he went off the deep end and put a gun up to one of the hospital employees which was not said in the book, it also showed Dally robbing the store even though it didn't in the book. Another difference is they added some small foreshadowing about the house burning down when Johnny said "Pony don't Smoke too much you don't want to cause a fire," in the book it did not have that small foreshadowing like it did in the movie. The movie in general did not catch the emotion that the book had because the scenes took too long which made the movie very different than the book that captured the emotion. The best thing the movie did was helped give people a image of what all the characters would look which was great.

=The Outsiders Powerpoint=

=The Outsiders Test= == = =

Gavin W.   2/18/14 Semester 2 Grades Analysis My grades for semester two right now are moderate with 3 A’s and 3 B’s which I think is a big improvement from last semester because last semester my final grades were 4 B’s and 2 C’s which is below a 3.0! I was a little disappointed when I saw that. Now my grades are looking better I can finally show my parents without being worried I would get grounded and I am hoping I could keep this up until the end of the semester so I could get a good grade and an award this time.

=PowerPoint Poem Gavin W. 2/13/14=



= Second Semester Goals and Strategies = For second Semester im going to try to turn assignments in on time because I do get my more done but I never turn it in on time which is my problem. I also need to improve on the quality of my work, I can never really get into something I don’t want to write but, if it is something I want to write I will go 110% on the assignment and that’s what I need to work on.

Gavin W.   1/23/14 The Outsiders Character Traits A very hilarious character in the Outsiders is Two-Bit. Throughout the first two chapters Two-bit is explained as funny character. Ponyboy said “Two-Bit would not stop making funny remarks to save his life,” which explains that he is a hilarious person and that’s what made people like him. Another display of evidence is that Ponyboy also said that Two-bit used his funny charm to outsmart cops to get out of sticky situations that he gets himself into which shows that he is one of the funniest characters in The Outsiders.

Gavin Wallgren 12/17/13 Act 1 Scene 1-The ghost of Marley talks about Scrooge.

Act 1 Scene 2 Scrooge is rude to his nephew and others

Act 1 Scene 3 Marley warns Scrooge of three ghosts.

Act 1 Scene 4 Scrooge meets the ghost of Christmas past

Act 2 Scene 1 Scrooge goes through his past with the ghost of the past

Act 2 Scene 2 Scrooge goes with the ghost of Christmas present to see Christmas day.

Act 2 Scene 3 Scrooge and the present ghost go to see tiny Tim and his family and find out if Scrooge doesn’t change Tim will die.

Act 2 Scene 4 The ghost of Christmas past leaves Scrooge to the ghost of the future. Scrooge sees his future that includes him dyeing.

Act 2 Scene 5 Scrooges changes and is a better man

1 What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl? (A) Santa Lucia (C) Cadaques (D) Tegucigalpa
 * (B) La Paz**

2. What is the first pearl dealer’s nervous habit? (B) He twiddles his thumbs (C) He taps his foot (D) He chain-smokes
 * (A) He manipulates a coin in his hands **

3. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl? (A) 5,000 peset (B) 1,000 pesos (D) 20 pounds sterling
 * (C) 1,500 pesos **

4. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino’s pearl? (B) It smells funny (C) It is actually made out of beeswax (D) It is stolen
 * (A) It is too large **

5. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him? (A) By panhandling and singing for money (B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz (D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
 * (C) By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl **

6. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? (A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions (C) Give it to Coyotito (D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible
 * (B) Throw it back into the sea **



=Monkeys Paw Questions=

=Vocabulary Sentences= 1. "I'm very distraught that i lost that game." 2. "Get that kid he is a fiend!" 3. "Wow that guy is ghastly." 4. "I am perplexed on how i tripped." 5. "I suddenly had a spasm of creativity." 6. "It was vile how that kid ate the food after he dropped it on the ground!" 7. "That wrench stole my back pack!"

=<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 45.3333px;">Close-Reading Questions = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">”Dying to Be Strong” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. Reread the first full paragraph that begins on page 6. What can you infer about why doping <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">is banned in professional sports? Why is doping illegal? **It is banned because people change when they dope and they get angry and not be themselves.** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. What evidence in the “Fits of Rage” section shows that steroid use is unhealthy? **It makes people gain more muscle and strength.** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. Both “A Dangerous Quest” and “Muscle Mania” give reasons that some people take <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">steroids. How are the reasons provided in the two sections different? **People take steroids because it makes you stronger, have more muscle and be more aggressive.** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4. Reread the message posted by Maverickcrash. What does he imply about big muscles? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do you agree? Explain. **He implies that people who don’t have big muscles get bullied and I do not agree with him.** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5. What is the central idea of the “No Miracles” section? **The central idea of the “No Miracles” section is that it is almost all determined by your genetics if you are strong**