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1. How were the Tripods able to control the people? The tripods control the people by these small metal things that they put on their heads. Example " The difference was in his white shaved head, on which the darker metal tracery of the cap stood out like a spider web" pg# 16 2. Find evidence (quotations from the novel) to show that even though Will is comfortable living at the castle, he is frustrated that the Comte, Comtesse, and Eloise have been capped. Evidence " She asked about my health- I told her I was very well- and if I were happy at the castle. I assured her that I was. Then she said: "I am glad of that. Perhaps if you are happy, you will not want to leave us." pg# 119. This shows he was comfortable at the castle. Example "She had forgotten me already, in any sense that truly mattered. All her mind was concentrated on the tripods. Her master had called, and she was going to them gladly." pg #137 this shows that Will is frustrated. 3. Find evidence (quotes) to show how Will feels about being capped. Will feels fear when he hears about capping. Capping scared him so that he fled to the white mountains where he didn't have to be capped he hoped. Example "Why should the triopds take people away, and cap them? What right have they? They do it for our good. But I don't see why is has to happen. I'd sooner stay as I am." pg #18

How will Beanpole help Will and Henry on their journey to the White Mountains ?

Will and Henry let Beanpole join them on their journey after they got to land after the boat journey. Beanpole is a smart guy and everyone in the town which he lived in thought that he was weird. Here are some reasons how Beanpole will help Will and Henry on their journey.



One of the reasons how Beanpole will help them on their journey is that Beanpole is older and he knows the landscape better than they do because he lives there and Will and Henry don't. Beanpole will know what or which way is faster or safer to travel on. Evidence that they want Beanpole to join them and that he knows the landscape is "Someone whom we already knew to be resourceful, who knew the country and the language. It was almost too good to be true" pg #69



The second reason is that with Beanpole's smartness he can build something that might help them to get pass something or to go through something. He might make something that help them travel faster or something that will just help them in any way. Evidence of his smartness is" He had quite a tremendous brain. His speaking English, for instance: he had found an old book, giving instructions in the language, and taught himself". "His eyesight was poor, and he had worked it out that, since mariners' telescopes helped sailors to see at a distance, a glass in front of each eye might enable him to see more clearly." pg #71

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