http://arathi.learnerblogs.org Just another Learnerblogs.org weblog Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:27:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year, for English, we read many books and ventured forth and discussed many sensitive themes in these novels. We even wrote essays about which Expected Schoolwide Learning Results, or otherwise known as ESLRs, were used in each unit. Since I was fairly new to the school, I had no ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/06/05/final-exam/ For every piece of work, there is subtext, the meaning behind the words. However, every individual deciphers this subtext in extremely different ways. For instance, a poor man may decipher the meaning of a painting in a different way to that of a rich man. The work that I have ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/05/09/subtext-in-little-women/ Poetry...not my favorite part of English, so I was not exactly thrilled when I strolled into class and found out we were going to begin a poetry unit. The moment we entered, we were asked to rate ourselves on how much we enjoyed poetry. I gave myself a three; I ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/26/elsrs-used-during-the-poetry-unit/ We are reading The Tempest right now and we have reached the Act 1, scene 2. The sentences in this play vary. Some are extremely long and difficult to understand while others are short and easy to understand. Below are some sentences that are either easy or hard. These are two ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/26/the-tempest/ Emily Dickinson, a famous poet, was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1830. She started off at a school in South Hadley but due to the fact that she was very homesick, she went back to her home after one year. From then on, she lived a life of isolation, never ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/06/emily-dickinson/ On Monday, February 19th, 2007, in Dewana, India, a train going to Pakistan caught fire due to an explosion that set off inside on of the coaches. Over 66 people died and 30 were injured. This unfortunate explosion and fire happened on the day before the peace talks between India ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/02/25/train-crash-at-india-pakistan-border/ Hey, my name is Arathi, I am 13 years old and I have just moved to a new international community. Moving to a new place was very difficult for me but as time passed, I have begun to adjust to my new surroundings. Overall, I really have started to enjoy ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/18/teen-life/ Anne Frank Memorial As part of our Anne Frank unit, we had to either design a memorial for Anne Frank or create a commercial that would spread her message to everyone. My teammates and I decided to design a memorial. Below, is a description of it, reasons why we used the ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/16/anne-frank-final-project/ Emotion: Fear Sophie: Oh there you are. I was wondering how late you were gonna be today. Evie: I had to wait for my brother and dad to get ready. Hope that's ok with you. Sophie: (sarcastic) Of course it is! (whisper) Yeah right! (Awkward Pause) Evie: So... let's get started. Ok then, you four go ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/11/the-dream/ These are my answers to the questions. I hope they are correct but of you find any mistakes, please comment and tell me where I went wrong. Enjoy reading! Step 1: Where did the Aztecs originally live? What prompted them to relocate? Where did they end up and why? Chose an artifact, ... http://arathi.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/12/aztec-questions/