think and respond (cowboys)

1. How does Leedro and Larry solve problems during the spring roundup? they figured that the cattle would be under trees since there was a drought.

2. How does the photographs in this selection help you understand what happens on a cattle roundup? the pictures help me a lot and with out them would be hard to understand. it wont be that realistic ether.

3. to write this story, the author rode with cowboys. what message does she share about this experience?its really tough rough and stinky!! >_< (well i added the stinky part...) it would be very hard to herd 800 cattle in a few days!!! its a very hard job!

4. what would you enjoy most about becoming a full-fledged cowboy and working on a cattle ranch? what would you enjoy? you know everything about being a cowboy! but you have to be serious. i would enjoy...hm mm...i think just being with a horse and enjoying yourself!

5. what reading strategies helped you understand the selection? well i looked ahead when i did not understand it.

busy kids or should i say business book? think and respond!!!!

Why did the kids set up the business? Because each of the kids have a propose about the jobs. they also wanted some more money too.

In the case studies, why did the kids start particular business? some of the kids already knew how to do things like do bracelets and magic tricks. they would probably need help with the things.

what are the things you would do to plan your own business? i would have a fair price if i were to sell something. i would try to plan everything perfectly and if i were to help someone doing something i would help them the whole time.

what are some risks that the kids faced that they needed in running there business? they had to work really hard and if they had to go somewhere it would be hard to stop because your having so much fun! ^_^

what are some of the productive resources needed to run the various business?

what is a profit? it is a income for the business.

what happens when an entrepreneur does not make a profit? oh no! everything will go so bad! the income won't come and they would probably go out of business.

stargirl is one of my fave books! here are some pictures!

these picture is stargirl the book and you should read it its so good,anyways the picture is stargirl and leo they fell in love its a very good book

think and respond...a do it yourself project.

#1. What did Mari learn by taking part in and winning this contest? she took time in her project and asked for the paints which was a big help. then when she sees  or hears about someones project all of the energy dyes down.

#2. How does Mari feel about herself at the beginning and at the end? in the beginning she was happy for her self and she planned it out in her head. then at the end she was happy she won 1st PLACE!

#3. What is the author's message about being dependent on other people? how do you know?you want to relay on someone...right? i am always dependent on people. i know the message because the author was making Mari look like a big happy person in the beginning but when she was listening to the classmates talking about there projects she was sad. i don't really know how i know.

#4. How do you think teachers should judge students' projects? and list at least two suggestions. because they have an eye for detail (if they did it by there self or not) then the teachers know if they had a LOT of money or not so much.

#5. Which reading strategies did you use for these selection? WHY?well i did use one i payed close attention and WHY because if you did not pay attention then you would not get a good grade! =^D

the last day to do picturing america! =^0 !

the very last day to do picturing America i don't really think i have anything but i did enjoy doing picturing America it was a really cool experience. here are some of the picture's you can find on picturing america. i loved how you get to see drawings from long ago or really recent. 

the picture i like and why... (in you know picturing america)

 here is the picture i mostly like because its a HUGE ladder and i just think its so interesting. anyways you have to use a lot of imagination for this picture because if you don't have any imagination it wont come to life for you yes, just you nobody is  watching  you nothing, just you.  but like i said you have to use a lot of imagination 

the virtual tour (stop 12 and if you wanna be a miner queistion)

the mill: the mill was powered by the  water tower and i would not want to be a miner because i would be to small and to weak.you have to be strong to be a miner and thats why. 

questions (for picturing america)

why did the national endowment humanities to teach about American  history like this? 

Program FAQs 

here is a link of all of the questions! but i will tell you some 

oh here is one okay, what is picturing America(you might ask that you don't know!) (and here is what they answered. A: picturing America is a program and it helps teach with pictures!!!! 

oh! here is another one, you might ask how many schools and library's use picturing america? (and they said) about 56,000 schools and library's  use picturing america. 

go to website for more information (the purple thing that said programs FAQ'S )

the virtual tour (stop 8)

stop 8: it looks like there is a lot of old stuff i cant response so the stop does look old.  

but there is a lot of cool stuff too , and they were all used in a special way.

picturing america (silver)

the silver can be different but there all similar in a way like there all pots  or cup looking things.  but the things that are different that one is connected in a holder and one is left alone. then the last one almost looks golden and it looks like a tea party is about to begin 

picturing america (something a little diffrent)

it is something a little different and they look like Indians of course. the hair sort of has a pattern looking thing. the bottom one looks like Indian men and the top one looks like Indian women. there is LOTS OF FEATHERS! (on the top and bottom!)the top one it looks like someone died or something because there all hugging each other, and that is what i think of everything.

picturing america (the statue)

the statue is Ben Franklin and i like this picture because he just looks powerful i really like this picture because you can tell he is a wise man. and i like that he is always thinking...i just like that.

picturing america (the mother when the depression )

what i think about this picture is that i just really think that the mom is having troubled times  and they are depressed... here is the picture. the children look like there crying is so sad to see i cant belive that we had a depression and its so sad... =^( i feel like crying...but at leaset  we dont have it now but we do have prices going up and yah....

picturing america (the quilts)

   what i think about the pictures are amazing!!! but i really like the quilt one the best and what one i really like the quilt that has circles on it just feels like i was little and i just really like that one. here is a picture of all of the quilts. 

chapter 20 "the spring the winter and the beginning of my storys end"

1. what happened at the end of February? all of the animals and insects appeared.and the sap on tree's dripped.
2. where did Sam go to scout for edible plants?skunk cabbages.
3. who was watching Sam when he whistled for frightful?(and) where did he work? matt. pouhkeepie new yorker. (weird0....)
4. did this fellow believe in "Sam's tale about the wild boy? (and) how do you know that? yes he did BELIEVE!! because he said "are you THAT WILD BOY?"
5. what deal did that fellow make with Sam? he wanted to borrow Sam's coat end he said he would mail it but he (matt) said it was ok and he could just run there.
6. when was the fellow supposed to return to take his spring vacation with Sam? (and) what is he supposed to bring with him? right after spring,Sam
7. what was discussed in Sam's silent forum? i don't really know...

chapter 19 "i have good luck at winter and find spring in the snow"

1. what did Sam say was unforgettable experience? to just be relaxed and warm over the winter.
2. why did Sam make himself some snowshoes? because he was plowing threw the snow and he did have all of the materials.
3. what taught Sam to stay home when the air said snow? he knew the moods of the clouds in the sky.
4. what did Sam call the nuthatch? Why? all of the animals including Sam went there and why? because it was a little "patch" were everyone went to.
5. what animal was slipping in Sam's tree at night? a mouse a white footed mouse 
6. the presence of what animal makes the Gribley farm a beautiful place? a horned owl
7. at one time, Sam had to open his door off and on though the night. WHY?because it froze and when something hit it, it sounded like tin. 
8. what caused  the trees to keep exploding all over the mountains? because there was ice on the trees and HUGE limbs came of.
9. what cured Sam of his tiredness,nosebleeds,and aching bones? (and)what was Sam lacking? the liver of the rabbit, and the lacking was vitamin C foods.
10. why did Sam sit in the sun when it was out? because he wanted some vitamin D.

Chapter 18 "I learn about birds and people."

1. what kept Sam warm when he walked in the snow? he's deer skin outfit.
2. who were as a person Mrs.O'Brien,Mr.Bracket,Mrs.Callaway,and Mrs.Federio?he wanted them to come.
3. why did Sam call them these names? because thats there names... i dont know! =^( 
   
4. what day did bando arrive for Christmas? (and)what was Sam planing to give him for Christmas? he arrived at christmas day pretty late. he wanted just to have a good Christmas but he did give him a willow sticks whistles 
5. what did bando tell Sam about? the news paper clippings and they said that there was A WILD BOY IN THE WOODS ALONE.
6. what music did Sam and bando play on there willow sticks?(and)
7. who was too tired to play any more? "holy night" and they tried "the 12 days of christmas" but bando was to tired.
8. who else visited Sam?(and)how did he know where to find out? Sam's dad. he read about him in the papers
9. what did they have to drink with their Christmas dinner?(and) what was cooked to perfection? sassafras tea and onion soup.BUT the steak was cooked to perfection. 
10. what did Sam catch and cook for breakfast?he caught about 6 trouts!BUT he cooked the trouts and then made accorn pancakes  
11. which guest stayed the longest? Sam's dad.
12. why did Mr.Gribley leave by a different route? because someone might find Sam and that would not be good at all!!

chapter 17 "i pile up wood and go on with winter"

1. why did Sam keep cutting wood and stacking it in plies? he wanted woodpiles to lead out to the forest.
2. what does the author mean when she said, "now i am back where i began. i wont tell it again? because in the beginning of the story he was there in the winter.
3. what is Sam's standby for breakfast on these cold mornings?they had jam made by a professor Bando's.
   
4. what two plants did Sam find under the snow?tea berry leaves and winter greens.
   
5. what did Sam write on during the snowstorm since he did not have paper? he wrote on his old notes.
   

chapter 16 "troble begins"

1. 
   
   what had chaged Frightful during the autumn? her plumage as Sam said.


2. 
   
   what did Sam use to cut his hair? with his penknife


3. 
   
   where was Sam when someone called him Daniel Boone? it was at the drug store in the town


4. 
   
   how did the boy know Sam was from new york?because his accent


5. 
   
   What did Sam tell the boy he was doing on the Gribly farm?to teach him what he is going to do
   


6. 
   
   what did Sam call the boy he meet in town? Why? Mr. jacket he never knew his name.
   


7. 
   
   what did Sam forget to do to get ready for winter?

chapter 15 "i found out what to do with hunters"

1. what season began in early November? hunting season.


2. why did Sam decide to go to the library? because he wanted to go see miss.turner.


3. why did Sam decide NOT go to the library? because he pretty much almost got a gun shot on his elbow.


4. why did the man give up on his deer hunt? because he could not find it.
5. why Sam did not have to smoke the last two deer. why? because he has lots of working to do.
6. why did Sam have trouble tanning their hides? because the water in the oak stump was frozen!
   

chapter 14 "we all learn about halloween"

1. who is Sam in competition with when gathering walnuts and hickory nuts? the squirrels were all over the trees.
2. how did Sam prepare the apples to save them for winter? he wanted to get as many as he could he even cut some in slices just to get some.
3. what food did Sam serve at the Halloween party? cracked nuts,smoked rabbits and crayfish. he even added 2 of his apples.
4. what did Sam discover in an ox bow at the stream?some rice and the bow.
5. what happened to Sam's house that evening? everything seemed peaceful.
6. What four things did Sam do to get rid of his guests? Sam fell asleep then when he woke up he screamed but it was not him it was raccoons!
   
7. what was the last animal to leave?the red fox.
   

chapter 13 "the autumn provides food and loneliness

1. what did Sam do during September?got the raft a float and got some wild onions and cattails
2. why did baron the weasel look moody? he was changing his summer fur to his winter fur.
   
3. what where all of the animals preparing for? the animals were trying to store food.
4. why did Sam drag clay up the mountain? he was trying to make a scarecrow for Halloween.
5. what was wrong with Frightful when she got sick? she went to migration and shes gone.but she came back!!
   
6. what did Sam do to correct the problem with his heating system? noting much.
   

chapter 12 "I find a real live man"

what did Sam use for soap when he took his bath? the bark part of the slippery elm.

who would dig mussels for Sam? Jessie C. James.

who became a expert hunter and what did SHE catch? Frightful only little animals like rabbits or sparrows, etc. 

what to drinks did Sam make? sassafras tea and penny royal 

where was the man when Sam found him? right in front of the mountain!

what did Sam make Bando for dinner? brown puffballs in deer fat with seasoning, boiled it put deer meat in,put in fruits to finish the meal.

what did Bando call Sam? Thoreau.

how long did Bando stay with Sam? they had a sleep over! 

what did bando make out of clay? clay jars

when did Bando say he would come back? next summer

what instruments did Sam and Bando make? willow instruments 

  

chapter 11 "Frghtful learns her ABC's"

what is needed to tan a hide?how did Sam get it? he needs water and oak to make some kind of acid.he made it him self.

what did Sam do with the hide?his door.

how did Sam make frog soup? clean it but put in a lot of wild stuff and water.

what did Sam need another deer for? he wanted a deer skin suit.

why did Sam and frightful go to gather seeds,bark and tubers? they needed them a LOT!

here did Sam store his food for winter?in his tree but he needed another tree.

who got rid of the hikers? baron the weasel.

what did Sam make out of the deer hide he caught in his trap?he made pants.

why did Sam take the sparrow away from Frightful? because he didn't like it happened unexpectedly 

chapter 10 "how a door came to me

how did Sam preserve his food for later use?a rack of sticks

who screamed and made Sam to jump on a tree? baron the weasel. 

how did Sam get a deer? the deer was just lying there dead!

who had killed the deer? a man

what kind of steak did Sam eat for many days?venioson (or deer)

what kind of animals made the noises- "pop,pip,pop."?the tiny little eatrh worms.

chapter 9 "i learn to season food"

what did Sam feed Frightful that morning? rabbit bits.

what did Sam catch in his trap? rabbits,squirrels,and a ground hog.

what was Sam impressed  about the animal he caught? because it was a lot of food.

what did Sam call this animal? baron the weasel.

why did Sam wanna deer? he needed a door for his house,and the teters for Frightful and a blanket for him.

what did Sam make to season his food? salt.

what did he do with the seasoning he made?put it on for his breakfast.

what did Sam make out of oaken board? his bed.

chapter 8 "what i did about the first man who was after me"

what did the man wearing and who was waiting for Sam? he was wearing a forester's uniform,and these pepole waiting at a camp.

where did Sam go? go back to the tree and when he went he looked at a trap.

what did Sam catch in his trap? he caught a rabbit.

what did Sam put in his rabbit soup for seasoning?he found wild garlic and jack-in-the-pulpits.

did Sam return to home that night?no he sleeped on the ground with his bird.

what made Sam forget about the man?he was to tired and so he fell asleep.

dr.martin luther king for a day

my quote is ...

"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him." i just really like it because "nonviolence means avoiding not only external phsical violence but also internal violence of spirit.i just really like that part.

chapter 7 "the King's provider"

who cut Sam's hair? miss.turner the Liberian.

what do may apples taste like to Sam?they tasted like sweet bananas. 

What was Sam watching for when he cooked the trout?the sky. cause he wanted to see the falcon again. 

where did Sam sleep that night?at the creek.

while he watched the cliff,what did Sam cook for breakfast? boiled mussels.

what did Sam do to get his falcon?he picked one up and it was a girl

what did he name his falcon?frightful.

why was Sam's shoulder bleeding?because the hawk did that.(they were in a mistaken fight!)

Chapter 6 "i meet one of my own kind and have a terrible time getting away"

on what day was the house finished? June.

what kind of wood did Sam use for his bed?ash trees.

according to Sam,what do cattails taste like after there cooked?be sure to cook them well or else the fibers is tough and there hard.

what did Sam use to catch animals such as rabbits and turtles? he set traps.

what person did Sam meet that day?he saw a little old lady.

what was that person doing? who helped her?she was going to get strawberries. Sam.

what animal will Sam train to hunt for him? a dog

 

chapter 5 "the old old tree"

in the summer, what people would visit the Catskill Mountains? the place was covered of people.

what kind of work did Sam have to do to get his home ready? he had to fix the tree up or else ether people would see him or he has to do it every summer

what else did Sam have to do other than get his home ready?he had to search for food and clean his clothes.

how did  Sam carry his clothes? in a pack it was a lot easier for him.

what did Sam eat that tasted like Lima beans? there are green and they were okay raw that is if you were starving! 

What part of the dandelions did Sam eat? the petals.

what kind of tree did Sam find crow's eggs to go with his lunch? a pine tree.

how did Sam boil the eggs?first he made a fire,then he got a leaf and he cooked it!

what kind of food did Sam find in the spring water?he found flowers,  ferns, moss, and weeds!AND A CRAYFISH!!!!

chapter 5 "the old old tree"

chapter 4 "i find many useful plants."

why did Sam say,"this must be the warbler migration?"birds were dripping of the trees ad that is why he said that.

what did Sam find to eat since the fish were not biting? he ate plants instead.

what kind of trees did Sam find at the Gribleys farm? giant white birch trees,maple,and oak.

what starchy foods did sam find in the marsh? he found salt.

what kind of giant trees did sam find? all sorts of kinds like giant white birch trees

chapter 3 ("i find Gribley's farm")

to you know,conquer the catkills,what did sam think he needed to know?to go get a map...at the library.

what was sam looking for?a map at the library.

Who helped sam?why?a librarain tall, brown hair (long),brown eyes,and why beacause he's trying to get a map of the Gribleys farm.

what did sam had for dinner? a catfish.

What did Sam do after he had eaten?he set a card to bill the old man.

were did sam sleep that night?in his tree sound asleep.

chapter 2 ("i get started on this venture")

Where was Sam going when he left his home? he was going to go were his great grandpa lived.

Where is Sam's home? new york.

What did he take with him? penknife,a ball of cord,an ax,and 40$.

what did Sam's father say when Sam told him he was running away?he laughed and said i once wanted to leave but i went straight back home.

what did Sam catch for dinner?he caught a trout !but the trout wasn't good so he tried and tried he caught 5 little trouts!

did Sam cook his dinner? why?no he did not.why? because the fire was to hard and he could not do it.

where did Sam eat?he ate in the morning at a house and he ate his fish.

who taught Sam how to build a fire? his name was bill and they practiced a lot!

chapter one (i hole up in a snowstorm)

where is Sam Gribley living and what kind of home does he have?

he lives in a tree and his home is really cool its just like a house that we have today but the only difference is that its a tree!

What time of the year is it, and how is the weather? what time....what time oh yes here it is...its around winter time freezing cold or should i say its December 4,and the weather is... its snowing! 

Why is Sam Griribly or the narrator living here? because he didn't like the busy city's so he went to the wild.

Who are Sam's two best Friends?his falcon, and his other Friend was a THE BARON WEASEL.

How long has Sam been living there? since May of the year of when ever he went there.

in the first part of the snowstorm is written when the storm was taking place in December. When was the last part of the snowstorm written? when he was looking at the snow amazed!

why did Sam get so scared before the snowstorm? 

because he didn't want snow so that is why he was scared. 

why was the land called Gribley's folly?

because his great-grand father lived there and he found the island thingy and that is why its called that.

here is homework agian!!!but its fun...first page

Who is the author? her name is Jean Craighead George.

Who taught the author how a person might live in a wilderness? her father.

What characteristic was inherited in this family?they wanted to run away but the second they got out they came right back in.

Where was the author born and raised? in Washington D.C.

How did the author find out how to train a falcon?her father showed her the plants and ANIMALS in the Forest in the east side

Why did the publisher refuse to print this book in the beginning,and why did he change his mind?he said. "that the parents should not encourage their kids to leave home."he changed his mind because someone said that kids would be better off going to the woods than the city.

is this story true? no but its pretty true in all because the author did wanted to run away

what is the name of the narrator and whats the main characters name? the main characters is named Sam...the narrator i think is the author?

here is my home work for my teacher (my side of the mountain)

he took a penknife which was very smart. Sam also took an axe and a ball of cord a ball of cord is like a energy line pretty much. he also got flint and steel to make fire of course! he also bring forty dollars which i don't think was really the best thing ever to bring.
here is the things i might bring if i went to the wild
1.a one person tent and sleeping bag
2.i would bring also a fire maker thingy
3.a jacket to wear if its cold
4.i would bring something to play with, i would be bored
5.i would bring some food to cook over the fire
6.bring a backpack to put things in
7.something to kill a animal with because there might be wild animals
8.a watch to tell time
9.some boots if it rains or it gets muddy
10.extra things to wear