Blog Refection 2/15/13

Jacob

2/15/13

            In class we have been learning about Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter was the 39^th president. Jimmy Carter was born in Archery GA, in 1924. His parents were James Earl Carter and Lillian Carter. Jimmy grew up in a rural area of GA. When he was little his uncle told him tales of the Navy and what it was like to be in it. This inspired him to join. Jimmy joined the Navy at 18. He was a very high rank in the Navy. Later though, his father caught cancer. He had to leave the Navy to become a farmer after his dad died. He was big in the peanut industry. He decided to get into policies, and ran for state senate, later governor and then president. He was president from 1976-1980 and only served one term. He is still alive today and won a noble peace prize. He helps people and is a humanitarian.

Longleaf Pine Poem

People wanted the trees

A long time ago

So they came to chop

And send them down stream

Now they are rare

And one of a kind

So why not protect them

We need some trees in life

They’re special to Georgia

So they’re special to us

Rats Blog 1/27/13

Jacob

1/27/13

Pages 66-90

Struck By Lightning

Chris Colfer

Option 5

The conflict in my book is that Carson is trying to get a school magazine going. So far he’s gotten permission by the principle and has the money. Now all he needs is to get support from his peers. He says that this is going to be hard. I think this is external conflict. 

Weekly Blog 1/25/13

Jacob

1/25/13

Alligator Snapping Turtle

I am like the moon

People see me but never come near

They wonder what I am and what I’m like

I am an Alligator Snapping Turtle

People say that I don’t look like Normal turtles

I agree

I look in the water at times

I’m a beast

Sometimes I even make kids cry

I don’t want to hurt anyone

But if someone comes into my territory

I need to defend it

Not that it matters

I don’t have a family

It’s just me

Sometimes I wonder what I’m going to do later

I wonder if I’ll have kids

But for now I’m just living in the Flint River

An ugly Alligator Snapping Turtle on a quest

            FDR accomplished many things in his lifetime. He created the New Deal, got married, and even became president. But like everyone’s life, certain people shaped his. Two people that did this were his mother, Sara, and his wife, Eleanor. Sara always had to be around Roosevelt. She became very attached to him and never wanted to leave. She even moved in next to him and his family. This got Roosevelt attached. Eleanor always took care of him. When he was first diagnosed with polio, Eleanor stayed with him and supported him. She also helped keep his name alive by speaking to public crowds. During FDR’s life, he built a resort. The resort was for polio patients. The warm water was supposed to make the patients feel better. FDR used two thirds of his personal money. FDR also made the New Deal. The New Deal was different kinds of programs that employed people without a job. FDR also was a big help in trying to stop the Great Depression. FDR was a true hero and cared for everyone no matter what.    

Rats Blog 12/14/12

Jacob

12/14/12

            In reading groups we are reading a book called Where The Lilies Bloom. This book is about a family with a sick farther. The main characters name is Mary Call. Mary Call is trying to keep her family together during the tough times. Her father, Roy Luther, has made her keep some promises if he dies. She is to let Roy Luther go quietly, not call a doctor, and to keep his oldest daughter, Devola, from marrying their land lord, Kiser. Soon Roy Luther dies and Mary Call must take action. She finds a book for wildcrafting and intends to make some money. Some of the themes in this book are keeping the family together, keeping Kiser away from Devola, and Southern Literature.       

Snowflake

I’m a snowflake

Falling to the ground

I’m going to try to make the floor shake

I’ll stand out

Be the one snowflake you can tell from the others

But in a week or two I’ll be gone

And the butterflies will flutter

Am I worried about that?

No, not really

Because in my life I’ll be that biker

That pops all the wheelies

Or maybe in my life, I won’t make a sound

But for now I’m a snowflake falling to the ground     

Weekly Blog 11/30/12

Jacob

11/30/12

            Last week we went to the Genesis shelter. The Genesis shelter is a place where homeless babies and there families can have a temporary home. After a while though they need to move on out of the shelter and find their own home. While they are living there, the baby’s family members try to go out and find jobs. The shelter gets donations that they use to help the babies and their families. A lot of the time the families find homes and can rebuild their life. Most of the donations that the shelter gets are items that the baby can use, like diapers, or bottles. We also went to a place called the Georgia Justice Project. This is a place where adults can talk to homeless kids that have a criminal record. They try to talk them into ways they can turn their life around and get them a home and job. One of our students dad runs the project. He says its always rewarding helping people in need. After going to these places and seeing all the people in need I felt as if I was responsible just for having more than them. It was a strange feeling and I think that all of us need to help a little.    

  

Weekly Blog 11/16/12

Jacob

11/16/12

            On our trip to Foxfire this week we learned a lot of things. We learned that growing up is tough in the mountains. People had to make a lot of things themselves, like toys. They were always diligent with there work and lived in single room houses. They had to make there own tools to do all this work on the mountains. I liked the blacksmith area the best. I think Foxfire is important because we need to learn how other people lived back in those days.   

                                                What I’m Thankful For

1                                                                      Music

2                                                                   Good times

3                                                      Warm heat during the winter

4                                                      Cold air during the summer

5                                                                   Lazy days

6                                                                  My brother

7                                                                    Friends

8                                                                     Films

9                                                               Movie making

1                                                      A roof above my head

1                                                           Second chances

1                                                                Mistakes

1                                                                Summer

1                                                                 Family

1                                                             My fast feet

1                                                                Choices

1                                                         Food on the table

1                                                               Learning

1                                                               Seasons

2                                                                Stories  

Weekly Blog 11/12/12

Jacob

11/9/12

            This week we have been learning about the Appalachia culture. Long ago Native Americans, Europeans, and escaped slaves came to live in the mountains. Later people from all over came for the rich farm land and lumber. Soon the culture of the people began to mix. Coal mining started. Music and dance was a big thing to do up in the mountains. You usually taught yourself. Families were close and made arts and crafts, such as a cornhusk wreath. Next week we are going to Foxfire Museum, were we will learn more about the people that lived there.      

Appalachia Poem

Work, Work, Work

Everyday we’re working

Whether it’s building the house

Or planting the crops

Sometimes working in the mines

It’s work

I want to build an instrument

Father says that will take time we don’t have

The roof is almost on our small house

It’s been hard moving up to the mountains

Yet we’re free

I know that back down there is no freedom

Here we can do what we choose

And if some work is the cost of that

I’ll buy it