This blog will serve as a fun way for us to interact with each other and go deeper into topics we learn about during class time! A few specific ways we will use this blog are:
- I may post a POLL for you to participate in that will help me gage how well the class understood the day's lesson.
- I may post a QUESTION that you will be asked to respond to for homework.
- I may post a VIDEO or other link that further explains what we discussed in class.
- Part of your Current Event Assignments will be posting to this blog and interacting with your classmates' posts. (You will hear more about this assignment later!)
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Remember: When commenting on your classmates' posts, you must always be polite! Rude or mean-spirited, critical comments will NOT be tolerated! All interaction on this blog will be respectful and spur us on toward learning!
Remember: Any comments you make on this blog will be emailed to me first for approval before they appear on the blog. Any inappropriate comments will have consequences. So, if you would not want your teacher to read your comment, then you need not write it in the first place!
I hope you all will enjoy sharing your thoughts and learning from each other here! I think this blog will be a valuable tool for us, and I'm excited to see how it progresses!
Until Next Time,
Mrs. Burnett
Until Next Time,
Mrs. Burnett
Junko Ogura and Yoko Wakatsuki. “Death toll rises to 49 after storm hits Japan.” CNN. 9-6-11.
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A few days ago Typhoon Talas struck Japan. The death count has recently risen to 49 and there are 53 people still missing. Typhoon Talas has been named as a tropical storm. The storm caused 34 deaths in the city of Wakayama. It is south of Tokyo. 34 people are still missing there. In the town of Nachi Katsuura, a town in Wakayama, a river flooded resedential areas, and mudslides damaged some areas. 16,000 residents were ordered evacuated from the Kii Peninsula area and 30,000 residents evacuated on their own. Typhoon Talas was a very deadly storm.
Reflection:
I chose this article because I love storms, and I love to read about them. This article might have changed my mind because this was a pretty brutal storm. Japan has been getting all the earthquakes and storms lately, so I chose this article to notify people about the trouble Japan has gone through. I feel very sorry for Japan right now. I am even thinking of donating some old clothes and other stuff I don’t need to Japan. This would interest kids my age because we are old enough to understand trouble in the world and what is going on in the world.
I have never heard of this typhoon hitting Japan. It sounds like it was a pretty bad storm. I completely agree with your reflection. I'm glad that I now know about Typhoon Talas! Thanks Nicolas!
ReplyDeleteAmy Gahran. “Does your emergency kit have a cell phone?”. CNN. September 2.
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Many people who have ever lost power or landlines can still use their cellphone during tornados and hurricanes. They are able to get generators and backup equipment in place to keep their cell towers functioning. Sometimes after an emergency event takes place, carriers usually bring in an extra cell phone tower, generators, or solar cells. You should always keep your contacts up to date with their emails, phone numbers, and addresses. It might be good to keep a simple second
phone in your emergency kit.But the most important points are to keep a cell phone and a charger in your emergency kit, program your most important contacts in your second phone.
Reflection:
I chose this article because I thought about my emergency kit, and how I didn’t have a cell phone in mine because I never thought of it. I also wanted to inform everyone else to put a cell phone in their emergency kit. When I think of an emergency kit I would have never put a cell phone in my kit, I have food, clothing, forms, and other important objects.This article might save our lives if we were ever in a tornado or any other events. It effects kids my age by helping us stay safe if we were ever in danger and couldn’t reach our parents or other family members.
Wow Nicholas I never have heard of a typhoon either.There is never a time were we shouldn't stop praying for Japan and all that is going around the world. I agree with your reflection 100 percent.Thanks for choosing this article!
ReplyDeleteDave Martin. “Auburn Eludes Upset.” Commercial Appeal. 9-3-11.
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The Auburn Tigers barely won against the Utah State Aggies. Many of their players had gone to the NFL or had graduated. Michael Dyer, who was one of the players who returned this season, scored the winning touchdown by powering through the line. Onterio McCalebb had some key runs to set up the victory getting around 10 to 14 yards. Barrett Trotter, who had never started before, was playing great and made great passes and one touchdown pass to Emory Blake who was a returning receiver. Auburn made a great comeback at the end of the game scoring twice in the last 2:07 to win with the final score being 42-38 All in all, you can tell Auburn misses the people who left like Cam Newton and Nick Fairley.
Reflection:
I am excited about this article because Auburn is my favorite team. I am also not excited because they didn’t look very good and they might not win much this year. I chose this article because it was a great comeback and Auburn is the defending national champions. This can help kids my age because if they work hard they might be able to play college football one day. I disagree with the author’s opinion that Auburn wasn’t expecting Utah State to be good because Utah State has played great teams for four years straight and given everyone of them an extremely hard time.
Madison, I have never thought of keeeping a second phone in emergency kits. I think that is pretty smart because you can warn people if they don't know. I think this article is interesting because I didn't know they had generators to keep up the phone lines when they are down.
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