Test advice

Ok so I have 4 tests this week! I have no idea how to prepare for all of them. I would love some advice from anyone. I have math, social studies, science, and spanish all on the same day. Does anyone have some tips or advice on how to prepare?

The Giver play

One of the scenes in the book that I found very important was when the plane flew over the town. This scene was important because airplanes weren’t allowed to fly over the community and it introduced the reader to the main character, Jonas. Also when that plane flew over the town, every citizen was frightened. I was waiting for that scene to happen in the play, but it never did. When the cast moved to the next scene I was confused and asking other people why they didn’t show the plane. I think what they should have done to include this part was to have a sound effect of a plane and have all the cast members look up and look frightened. They could have also had someone talking on an intercom telling everyone to run into their homes immediately, just as they did in the book. That is one of the changes that I would have made to the play if I was the director.

Another part of the play that I found odd was that they had the same actress for Fiona and Lily. This part of the play was difficult to understand because Fiona and Lily have two way different personalities. Fiona is a nice, sincere, young lady, and Lily is a whiny, loud, brat. When I saw the actress play Lily I liked how she played her personality, however when she went to play Fiona I couldn’t get the annoying, loud actress playing Lily out of my mind. Another flaw with this was that Fiona and Lily had the same color hair and the same style. This was confusing because when the actress played Lily and was loud I thought for a second that she was still Fiona. What I would have to done to fix this problem would be to get another actress to play Lily or Fiona. This change would make the play less confusing.

The Drinking Fountain

During my seventh grade year I was bullied by a teacher. It all happened when I was with my friend at the drinking fountain. He was getting a drink of water and I was poking him. Since he was my friend he didn’t care that much and he was laughing. Well, the teacher came up to me when I was about to get my drink of water and she shoved my head into the bubbler. She forced me to take a drink and told my friend to do to me what I did to him. Maybe she thought I was picking on that kid but he was my friend and still is one of my best friends. At that moment my own brother and his friend saw this happen and the teacher stopped and pulled my head back. The way she reacted was to laugh. What my brother and his friend did was to take this to the principal. I was called down to the office one day about this whole fiasco to talk to the principal about it. I had to write down on paper what happened that day. I was not alone in the office. The other people in the office were my friend, my brother, and his friend. They were in there because they all saw what happened that very day. They also had to write about what happened at the drinking fountain. The day after this teacher was in the office along with me. She was called in by Mr. Daul so she could apologize to me. I accepted her apology and no one spoke about it again.

How not to get targeted by bullies

You should have a close group of friends. Bullies tend to look for kids that walk alone. When you have friends bullies will stay away from you and look for the alone ones.
It may be hard, but you should try to be nice to everyone. Even though bullies will pick on you for no reason, if you are nice then you have a chance not to get bullied.
Don’t bully back. If you are getting bullied do not bully them back. If you do then you are just as bad as the other person.

Helpful tips to stop bullying

Use the crowd. This means that if you were the victim then you would talk to the bystanders. You could say things like “Did you guys just hear that?” Talk loudly to the crowd so that they hear you. Wait for their response and embarrass the bully.
Smile and walk away. If a bully is picking on you then smile at them and then walk away.
Agree with the bully. If the bully is calling you names then agree with the bully. For example, if the bully calls you stupid then you say, Yeah I know I am. The biggest reason a bully picks on you is to make you miserable. If you agree with the bully then they don’t have the satisfaction of making you miserable.
Be the bigger person and walk away. If you are getting bullied and they call you a name then you can say “Cool” or “Ok.” You don’t have to waste your time on bullies.

Civil War journal

September 1, 1863 2:53 p.m.: My troops of the Union are getting ready for the three day battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. They’re sharpening their bayonet’s and gathering ammunition for their weapons. My name is Ulysses S. Grant, I am a general for the north also known as the Union.

September 5, 1863 10:30 a.m.: This battle was going to be the turning point of this war. I was preaching this to my troops while they were gathering food and water. Only a few of the soldiers were believing what I was saying. Most of them were shaking their heads and snickering. I just seemed to ignore those non-believers.

September 19, 1863 8:45 p.m.: Tomorrow my troops and I were off to Chickamauga to start this battle off. To be honest I was extremely nervous. The Confederacy outnumbered us in every battle including this one. Therefore we are coming into this battle, the underdogs. However, I had confidence that this would be the extremely important battle that the Union was going to win. At least I hope it is.

September 20, 1863 10:53 p.m.: It was incredible! We won the battle of Chickamauga! It was exhausting and bloody. It lasted from 8:00 in the morning until about 10 o’clock at night. There we were in the dense woods near the Chickamauga River. Since we fought in woods we couldn’t see very well and the darkness didn’t help either. We were about to corner the Confederates until a charge was ordered by Braxton Bragg. Bragg was my arch enemy and I wanted to see him dead. This charge caught us by surprise so we retreated. However, this was all part of my genius plan. You see our sharpshooters were hiding on the hill and when I waved my sword they unloaded on the Confederates. They never saw it coming. By the time they tried to retreat we had them cornered and we took no prisoners. Now I know why Chickamauga is Cherokee for “River of Death.”

September 21, 1863 11:15 p.m.: Another excellent Union victory. However, this was day one of the battle Chattanooga. We fought in woods again but this time they weren’t as deep. I must say the Confederates were about to win this one. This mini battle, believe it or not, had no leadership. Because of the woods and thick brushes my troops retreated when I ordered them to charge. The Confederate charge must not have been very strong because once we turned around and started to shoot they lost all their momentum immediately. My troops decided to take out the Confederate’s right flank and they succeeded. I had no control in this battle, and I’m proud.

September 22, 1863 12:39 a.m.: At the end of the three day battle, the Union stand tall. We are victorious. This has been the greatest victory that I have ever endured. Like I said this was the turning point of the Civil War.

September 15, 1864 11:38 p.m.: We just captured Georgia. All because of our outstanding victory in Chattanooga. We opened a doorway to the deep south and we had captured Georgia. It looks like my prediction of this battle being the turning point of the war was correct.

The weekend party part 3

After that traumatic experience, we went back to Luke’s house. I wish that would have been the last of that horrible man. However, I can never be right. All of a sudden we heard a ring at the doorbell. This time we were prepared. I grabbed a baseball bat, Jake P grabbed another golf club, Joe H grabbed a rusted metal pole, Cal C grabbed some toxic spray from Luke’s closet, Luke took two ping pong paddles with sharpened handles, Ryan H took a butcher knife, and John C took a . We carefully ,quietly went up the stairs and opened the door with caution. We must have took a long time because no one was there. Although we saw the van parked at the end of Luke’s court. That’s all we saw. Suddenly there was a crash that came from the kitchen. We all took control of our deadly weapons and walked very steadily into the kitchen. The back door was open and we heard footsteps running on Luke’s back patio. I ran outside cause I wanted a piece of this old guy. However when I went outside no one was there, not even the white van.