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The King of Pop, Michael Jackson

Mar 17th, 2010
by helena162.
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        thriller-michael-jackson[1]Michael Jackson was born on August 29,1958 and died on June 25,2009.The King of Pop died by drug overdose. His real name was Michael Joseph Jackson. Michael Jackson’s nickname was the King of Pop. His name was that because he is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time and one of the most influential. He had contributions to music, dance and fashion that  made him famous around the world in forty years.He was not just a singer,he was a songwriter, record producer, arranger, dancer, choreographer, actor, author, businessman, financier and a , philanthropist. Although he died his memories and music will continue to be known across the world.  

             MichaelJacksonPicture[1] In May 1994, The King of Pop married a singer-songwriter named Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley. They had first met in 1975, during one of Michael Jackson’s family engagements at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They stayed in contact every day over the telephone. In 1993 over the telephone Michael Jackson said to her,”If I asked you to marry me,would you do it? Lisa Marie Presley said yes. They married in the Dominican Republic in Secrecy. The media speculated that he had married Lisa Presley to cover up his accusations. Michael Jackson and Presley divorced less than two years.

    king-of-pop-michael-jackson[1]On June 25, 2009,The King of Pop fell down at his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department  received a 911 call. They arrved three minutes later at Michael Jackson’s location. He was reported not breathing and they did CPR to him. Efforts continued in route to the UCLA Medical Center, and for an hour after arriving there at 1:13 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. The memorial was on July 7, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Everbody cried and screamed wishing that he had never died.

My Birthday.

Mar 12th, 2010
by jacob162.
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Today I am going to have my birthday and I will be 12!!!. I looked back and realized I have many fond memories of DisneylandHomecoming2005 213.JPGmy birthdays. I think my 8th birthday was one of the best birthdays I have ever had. My mom surprised me by taking me to Disneyland. My mom told me we were going to a wedding far away. We went to the hotel we were staying at and there were Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto the dog were in the hallway and I took a picture with them. I had no clue we were going to go to Disneyland. My whole family knew but I didn’t.

We were on a Mono Rail over to Disneyland and there were people that had on Mickey Mouse ears.  I kept telling my mom I wanted to have some Mickey Mouse ears as well.  She kept telling me maybe later honey and left it at that but when we got off the Mono Rail she bought me a pair.  We finally made it to Disneyland, she handed me a visa gift card, I ask her what it was for she told me to buy my own ticket.  I felt lucky to be able to pay my own way in (even though mom really paid my way).

We finally made it through the gates that is when I finally believed we made it to Disneyland.  It is such a big place 318470584uFWOjI_phI didn’t know where to start.  We walked down the streets looking in the stores.  My  mom wanted to have lunch at the ESPN resturant, it was fun in there.  They had a two story building you ate on the first story, on the second story they had a huge game area.  I was able to play most of the games.

When we were at lunch I saw a big roller coaster and I told my mom I wanted to go on it.  That is when the real fun began.  The first ride we rode was Magic Mountain.  I really liked that ride it was fast and swerved through plastic mountains.  The second ride was Auto Topia.  I was able to race with my mom in the passenger seat around a curving speed deamon track.  I also got my fake drivers license but I was proud of it.  I thought I could drive my moms truck.

My next stop was California Adventures.  The first ride I went on was Tower of Terror.  I told my grandpa I amCalifornia_Adventure-1never going on that again.  We went to the top of  a ten story building in an elevator the view was amazing you could see all of california adventures lit up at night. Then the elevator just dropped straight down in the dark. I was floating in my seat all the way down because it dropped so fast.  It was really scary.  My favorite ride was a rollercoaster ride that went upside down.  I rode it with my mom and grandparents.  We all had a blast riding it so we rode about five times.  We would have rode it more but the lines were too long.

PS: My whole family would recomend for you to go to Disneyland for your next birthday or special occasion.

Blog Challenge Question #2 – Avatars

Mar 10th, 2010
by John Miller.
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Hello again blog challengers. We all use avatars here in room 162 and many students also have avatar names. They came from our history curriculum. We study ancient civilizations so the names come from ancient China, India, Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. Enjoy this Animoto made by “Alexander.” Challenge Question #2.

About SS501

Mar 10th, 2010
by alexander162.
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SS501Have you heard about a boy band called SS501. Well if you haven’t let me tell you about them. SS501 is a Korean boy band that was manage by DSP Entertainment. The bands name has the a special meaning in it. Like the first “S” is stands for “Super”. The second “S” stands for “Star”. The numbers 5, 0, 1 stands for “five members united as one”. SS501 is only famous in Asia, but some people in some parts of the world know SS501, like me. Now in the next few paragraphs I’m going to tell you about the members of SS501.

20090625211857Let me tell you about  the leader of SS501. The leader of SS501 is Kim Hyun Joong. Kim Hyun Joong was born on June 6, 1986. His nickname is 4D Shillang. He was also part of the Korean drama series Boys Over Flower. He was awarded as the best actor for the Boys Over Flower. In Boys over flower his role was Yoon Ji Hoo. He was the guy who was in love with his best friends girlfriend. The SS501 members said that he was a heavy sleeping. His members also said that he doesn’t like to speak English because he pronounce it weird. Park Jung Min gave Kim Hyun Joong a nickname and that was Kim DogCow. He gave him that because of Kim Hyun Joong’s eyes looks like a cow and his face looks like a puppy. He is very friendly guys.

7920_1164661569602_1619781457_415150_5802470_nNow let me tell you about the second oldest of SS501 Heo Young Saeng. Heo Young Saeng is the second oldest person in the group. He is also called shy prince. He was called like that because he is so shy. Heo Young Saeng was born on November 3, 1986. He is really a timid and on the camera. He really likes to take a picture of himself. He is acquainted about his look and specially his hair. Of all the members his the one that has the comfortable and the highest in the SS501. His co-members said that he is expert on love even though his demand of not being capable to accept women. He assume to have the answer to everything when it comes to love. He was given a nickname Otter because he looks like one.

tumblr_kr5dlcMV1Y1qa05l1Now let me tell you some things that I know about  Kim Kyu Jong. Kim Kyu Jong was born on February 24, 1987. His co-member called him Gorilla. He moved to Seoul from the countryside to accomplish his dream to be a singer. He really shy before but now he became more friendly lately after they came back from Japan. Whatever the people asked him what to do, he will do it emotionally regardless of his timidness. On their show Thanks For Raising Me Up he is the first one to wake up. He appears to be kind and charming. He is really close to his family. His members said that he easily gets mad.  They said that he speaks Japanese.

8922ecaa11ebf0_fullNow let me tell you about the bully of SS501 Park Jung Min. Park Jung Min was born on April 3, 1987.  He said that he is the Sexy Charisma of SS501. The people said that he is a walking pharmacy because he has a lot of healthy product with him every time. His members gave him a nickname Horse because he likes to eat carrots and he also act like a horse. He likes to see his face in the mirror because he really likes himself. He hits people when they wake him up. The middle-aged women really likes him because of his friendly personality. All the members nickname was given by Jung Min even his own. He also speaks fluent Japanese like Kim Kyu Jong and he is also guest in some Japanese shows.

Kim_Hyung_Jun_SS501_30122009042450Now let me tell you about the last member of SS501 Kim Hyung Jun. Kim Hyung Jun was born on August 3, 1987. He is the baby of SS501. All the members said that he is immature. The members said that he is stingy in money. Also he has a light skin and one interview he said that he has to put on lots of make up to darken his skin. He went to Australia and lived there for 2 years. He is a bully victim of SS501 and especially Park Jung Min. He likes to call out random English words when they are talking. He is well-behave and he does whatever the members  ask him to do. He often fights with Park Jung Min. They are like Tom & Jerry. His nickname is Turtle because of his neck and his attitude. He really likes Boa and he talks about her every time and in when he is asked which celebrity he likes he answered Boa. He has a younger brother that is also a singer. The name of his younger brother is Kim Ki Bum.

I wish you all like facts about SS501.

Diary Of A Wimpy Rodrick Rules

Mar 4th, 2010
by homer162.
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6a00c22521c302f21900fa969f71f60002-500pi[1]Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules is a realistic fiction novel written by an American author and cartoonist, Jeff Kinney. He was also the creator of Poptropica. This is a really good book!!! As you can see Greg Heffley is a very wimpy kid. He has a mother, a dad, a brother, and a baby brother. His brother, Rodrick is a very annoying brother. Greg’s baby brother, Manny would aways get everything he would want. Every year when the swimming teams come out Greg’s father always makes him join it. When the coach would shoot the bullet Greg would be concerned about where the bullet would land, and Greg only jumps in and doesn’t do anything. His dad gets really mad!!! My favorite part of the book is when Greg has a test to take at school, but in the morning he put on a google eye. Greg sits next to a smart kid. Greg entered the class and told the teacher that something was wrong with his eye so that the teacher shouldn’t think that he was looking at other people’s papers, but he was.

This book had a week beginning, but once I got into it it was starting to get really well!!! This book takes place many places. It mostly takes place at the school and at his house. Greg has a really best friend named Rowley. They always go to each others house’s and play video games. The author, Jeff Kinney did a really good job on making me feel like I was there. I sometimes feel that I was Rowley. I imagine Greg being my best friend as if he was a real person!!! He does everything people can do, but more interesting!!! This is a really good book. Jeff Kinney is just waiting for other people to read his series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. That person is YOU!!! There will also be a movie called Diary if a Wimpy Kid!!! YOU BETTER WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blogging Challenge Class Blog #1

Mar 3rd, 2010
by John Miller.
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Welcome to Room 162!  We are excited to be participating in this year’s blogging challenge.  We have many very good writers that are anxious to share their work with all of you. Room 162 is made up of about 60 students that see me (Mr. Miler) for history and/or science class. In addition to this class blog, we have several group blogs that can be found in the left sidebar. We post school assignments on these pages, mostly science and history related. Nineteen students are involved in the individual blogging challenge.  Their names and links to their blogs can also be found on the left sidebar. We have only been blogging since October, 2009 and have made great progress. We hope that you enjoy what you see and read. Please feel free to leave comments too!

Our first class challenge was to write about why other students and classrooms would be interested in reading our posts. We worked as a class and used Google docs to come up with our answers:

“You should visit our class blogs because just like several other classes we have some great Qualities that are very rare to find. Plus we have many outstanding writers in our class. All though we are just kids we all have great potential to be great writers.”

“If they are young we can give them some blogging skills. It might help them.”

“Other students should visit our blog because we have some great writers in our class and we talk about interesting topics.”

“Other students should visit our blog because our will be about different things and not only on one subject.  It will have a lot of fun facts and people will learn and have fun at the same time.”

“Were always updating our blogs and their always talking about something new. We have may different blogs on history and science, and personal blogs as well. Our blogs provide a lot of information and we are outstanding writers.”

“Other classes will learn about the sixth grade curriculum in California.”

“We can pass on our writing skills to young students that read our blog. They will learn things they didn’t know.”

In addition to writing, we like to put Animotos, VoiceThreads, and podcasts into our blogs. Each day a different student will be writing a post that will appear here, on the class blog, so please visit us often and leave comments!  As part of our assignment, we will be visiting Ms. Wyatt’s and Mr. Webb’s class blogs. We will be making comments on Friday this week.

Thanks for reading.

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Hephaestus the God of Craftsmen

Mar 1st, 2010
by Mercury.
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X-20090415142547796Hephaestus or as his Roman name Vulcan was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. He had an ugly appearance. He was the blacksmith of the gods. Hephaestus parents where Hera and Zeus. Where his cult was in Lemnos. Some of his symbols where a smiths hammer,anvil and sometimes a axe.

Hephaestus created many stuff for the gods. Like Hermes winged helmet and sandals. Also the Agios breastplate Aphrodite‘s famed girdle, Agamemnon‘s staff of office, Achilles‘ armor, Heracles‘ bronze clappers, Helios‘ chariot. Finally Eros bow and arrows. Hephaestus made all the thrones for The Twelve Olympians. When he was young Zeus threw him of Mount Olympus. Hephaestus fell nine days until he fell on Lemons where Sintains brought him back to health and then grew to be the god of blacksmiths. His wife was Aphrodite the Goddess of Love. She was not faithful to him because she committed adultery to Ares. A story says that she had to marry him because Zeus offered her to get married with him. So she was not happy about this so she went with Ares secretly. Hephaestus found out and stared to play mean tricks on the both lovers. She went with Ares because he was full of excitement and was better looking.

He has been the only god who has been exiled from Olympus and let back. Most of all his sons where as lame and ugly like him. They say that sometimes his feet would be front to back and back to front. In some myths they say that he built himself a wheel chair. He showed off with the wheel chair so they can see his talent. A story says that he once got revenge of Hera for throwing him off Olympus. He finally got his revenge by building  Hera a golden throne which if she sat on it she wouldn’t be able to get off. All of the other gods told him to let her go but he just said no and that he has no mother. Until Dionysus the Wine God shared his wine and got Hephaestus drunk. Dionysus took  Hephaestus to Olympus on the back of a mule. Then he Finlay let her go. Hephaestus may have been ugly but he accomplished many things.

A Busy Week

Feb 19th, 2010
by John Miller.
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The sixth grade got to go to the theater in town and see the movie, The Lightening Thief. We will be studying ancient Greece beginning in April and many students were already able to identify with characters mentioned in the film. Each student has an avatar and they post assignments to their blogs using their avatar names taken from the sixth grade history curriculum. We had a great time getting off campus and enjoyed popcorn for lunch.lightning-thief

Looks like we are ready for the challenge coming up March 1st. We have just a couple of students left to finish up their new blogs. It is nice to see that we are getting hits already from many of the other students and classes involved in this event and we look forward to beginning.

Our calendar is also set for the class blog takeover by my students. Normally, I write about what is happening in class on this page while my students post their assignments on their group blogs. Beginning next week, there will be a new post each day written by a guest blogger. From then until the end of the school year, you can read original work from my students right here.

Their posts can be about anything of interest to them and some have picked special events in their lives to write about. We enjoy reading your comments so please keep making them! A kind word or two about something written on our blog pages can have a tremendous impact on the confidence of an eleven year old.

Edublogger Student Blogging Challenge

Jan 31st, 2010
by John Miller.
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This week I will be introducing the Edublogger Student Challenge to my students. We will be participating in a worldwide effort to increase student interest in blogging as a means of sharing information and collaborating with others. The challenge begins March 1st and I hope to have students entered into the two categories – blogging and commenting. They will be writing for other students and commenting on blogs written by students all over the world.

Each week there will be a new topic to write about and this website will be the focus of a lot of visits from other students and teachers. I have many outstanding writers and I hope they will join in the challenge and enjoy the experience. In addition to our blog roll of student blogs appearing to the left of this post, several students will be getting their own blog so that their writing can be easily highlighted.

This is a great idea for improving student writing and confidence, and for encouraging friendships and learning about global perspectives. I’m really looking forward to seeing what my class can do.

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