How is Will just like you?...... :)

There are three ways how Will is just like me that I found out while I was reading The White Mountains :

One way how Will is just like me is that he has never seen a watch before so he took it from his dad's cupboard because he was curious. I would have done the same if I had never seen a watch before. I would have taken the watch and run away with it somewhere and then i would sit down and study it. Then after I had studied it I would have put it back just like Will. I am very curious too.

Will decided to run away to the white mountains and he packed everything a head of the game so he was ready for the journey. I would have done the same thing. I would have packed a bag pack so I could just go and grab it and run away when it was time to do so. When there is something I really want to do I try to plan ahead.

I would have said yes to Henry as well because if I didn't let him come with me he would probably set the alarm off and I would have been thinking that way to. But Í am a bit different from Will because I like to have company, someone to talk to.

This is how Will is just like me.

Gerald's (And Olle's) epic Hum Movie

Reflection for IMOVIE

1. Why do you think Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments?

The Pharaohs built monuments so that they would forever be remembered throughout the Egyptian empire. Basically so that every time someone looked at the monument they remembered the great leader that they had once. Like King Khufu he built the Great Pyramid so they would remember him after he died. I also think that they built them to show how powerful they were.

2. What monuments in our society are similar? (be sure to provide explanations and graphics).

The Great China Wall, Twin Tower, Eiffel tower are all monuments that their country built because they wanted something that no one has seen before. These are monuments that someone wants the whole world to now about. All these three monuments were built to be there forever. The great wall of China was there also to protect it's people.







3. How did the using google docs as the main portal for collaboration help you with this assignment?





You can put info on the google doc and then the next day your partner might use the info that you put on the google doc for his part of the work . You could also add to the info your friend put on it. You could see what information your partner put on the google doc. The best thing about google docs is that you don't have to sit right next to your partner when you need to work on it, you can sit at home and work . You or your partner can see what one of you put on the google doc all the time.





4. What did you learn from this assignment?





I learnt a lot of different stuff about Ancient Egypt Pharaohs. The one I mainly got to learn about is was King Khufu who was a Pharaoh. Pharaohs are like kings,leaders of their country and have a lot of power. They build buildings that they want to last for ever, the building shows their power. King Khufu built the Great Pyramid so it would last forever.




5. What was challenging?

The challenging part about this assignment was to find a quiet place and to read the text that was on the computer. It was hard to find a quiet place because everyone in our class was everywhere where we wanted to be to record. It was also hard to record because there was so much noise around us. It was hard to read the text when we were recording because sometimes you look at the wrong paragraph and then you have to do it all over again.

6. Which schoolwide learning results were evident in this assignment?

Me and Gerald sochoolwide learning results were Communicate Effectively and Collaborate Constructively. We communicated by chatting and talking about what we needed to finish in class and what we needed to do at home. We also discussed who was going to be the interviewer and who was the professor. We discussed what we were going to say and how we were going to do it. We collaborated good because we did half of the work each. We solved all or problems.

COMMENTS TO MY PROJECT

1) What you believe you did well on the project?

What I believe I did good was that I had a lot of facts about Sweden. I spoke loud enough so everyone could hear what I had to say. I was prepared to present my project to the class. I was prepared because I had practiced to present my project so it would go good and so I wouldn't forget anything.

2) What you would improve for future presentations/projects?

What I would do different is that I would have more pictures of Sweden. I could have a bit more information about Environmental Factors and Historical Factors because I think that I had a little too little information. If I had a little more time I would be able to pull out a bit more information about Stockholm. I should have also started my research a bit earlier and asked for help when I couldn't find any information about Stockholm.

3) What did you learn from your preparation (for your presentation) in addition to the presentations of others?

What I learned is that my city is one of the places that has an average age that is pretty old compared to the other cities. I learned a lot about the other cities that my classmates come from. When they presented their projects I wanted to visit their cities so much because it sounded fun and interesting there.

4) What is your analysis of your performance?

My analysis is that Mrs.Narsiman graded my project in a good way. Because I was prepared. I had more than the minumum of facts that we needed. I had enough photographs. I had good information that I needed to have to get a good grade.

New Year Resolution's

My New Year Resolutions are

I want to do all the work I get to be handed in on time so I don't have to do it all over again. When I get the assignment I should give it in when it's due or before it's due. In 6th grade so far I have had to do 2 assignments over which didn't take long at all, but instead of doing it over I could have been with friends. It's not fun because when you have to do it over your parents will always tell you that you have to do the work you are missing, and it's not fun.

My other New Year Resolution is to beat my sister's record for 200m running. What I need to do to achieve this goal is that I need to run and train more so I can get faster. I need to eat healthier food and not a lot of junk food, but I can still eat some junk food.

During the holiday, me and my family stayed here to celebrate Christmas for the first week. We spent Christmas eve with our neighbors. Then on Sunday morning we got to the airplane that took us to New Zealand. The first day in New Zealand we took it easy. On the third day we were going to see whales but it was canceled the whole day because it was too windy so we couldn't. The fourth day we swam with dolphins and it was a lot of fun.

 The second week we were hiking up on the mountains for three days. The hiking was fun but the first day was not really a nice day because it was raining a lot. The two other days we had really nice weather. When we were up on the mountains we had a beautiful view of the trees and the hills. The food we had with us was okay but the breakfast was terrible. When we got back from the hiking we went back to Queenstown and the next day we went to try to see the whales and this time we got to see them.   This is what my holiday was about. 

Olle

1. I learn best when I get the big picture right away and not when we go through it step by step. When I get  information I need to I read it by myself first. Then when I don't understand I go and ask the teacher for help. I learn the best by doing an active activity in the class, because I like being active.






2. I need to work and focus more in class. When I get work in class that I need to do, I get distracted by other people. I try to work very hard and it works most of the time. But sometimes I still get distracted by other people and then I go around and distract other people that are working until I come and distract them. Something else I need to work on is that I need to be sitting still during class. As I said before I like to move a lot but I am always trying my hardest to sit still and focus and work hard during classes.








3. The strategies that would help me in my learning is that I can listen first for a while then I need to do something by myself for example practice or do a lab because otherwise I will get distracted. Like at home when I do my homework I get rid of everything that can distract me before I start.










4. I would like my teachers to know that it said on my profile that I am good at music like instruments. It also said that I was good at arts, like drawing stuff. I'm good at instruments and I like music because it makes me relax a lot. I disagree with that I am good at art because I have always had trouble with drawing . I have always been into music but not really art.