Eric Walters Part 2: Story

Does It Matter?

BEEP beep, BEEP beep, BEEP beep!

 The irritating noise that makes me think of one thing...school.
 My name is Tyler and I am average hight age of 13 but every boy in my class is taller than me they think that they are average hight and that I'm just lieing. Every day ever since I got into grade 8, you could ask me what words you could say to make fun of someones height. Shorty, Short stuff,etc. But worst of all...Garden Gnome. When the bullies at school use this, it makes me go berserk. I'm not that short and being called something someone uses as decoration is just plain rude.
 I should probably get up I suggest to myself. I haul myself out of bed and make way for my clothes I put out for today-a white long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans- and start myself off slowly down the stairs. When I get in the kitchen, I grab a blue Chinese bowl and some Mini-Wheat's. So hungry I painfully think as my stomach aches. I make myself a big bowl of Mini-Wheat's, make a sandwich of peanut butter and jelly, and head for the couch. I turn the T.V on and it's on the Kids Help Phone commercial. I should try that sometime I think thoughtfully. "Uhhhh 7:30 already" I mutter.
 I shut the door to my house and lock it. I head to the nearest bus stop that the 146 stops at. After a few minutes I hear the screeching noise of the bus. I get on and sit down a little ways from some bullies from class. I can hear them muttering insults and making plans of what they should do to the shortest boy of the class. I have set myself a goal from today for the rest of my life: if you're being bullied then ask yourself if the insults or devious thing people do to you, Does it really matter? If it does then go get help so that you aren't alone against these people that know nothing about you. If it doesn't then just ignore it and stay as far away from them as possible. So if I might ask: Does it really matter?

Eric Walters Reflection

This assignment is a reflection of the lunch we had with Eric Walters(it was fun!). For more information on this assignment please visit this link: Eric Walters thank you!

 These are two main ideas based on two of Eric Walters book. They are one of them is the sequel to the other:

We All Fall Down is about a kid named Will he is in grade 9 and he is going to go with his dad to the twin towers on September 11th 2001 as a part of a school assignment. His dad works at the tower on the 85th floor, when the 2 towers fall down creating the date 9/11 which is the date when the terrorist high jacked a plane and rammed it into the towers.I've read this book and it is 1v of my favourite books by Eric Walters!

United We Stand is about a kid named Will and he just witnessed the tragic event we now call 9/11 \. Will and hundreds of other famillies have been changed because of that event. His familly is trying to pull together and help other people who's lives have been changed forever. I've read this book and it is 1 of my favourite books by Eric Walters!

Slam Poem

For more information on this assignment please visit: Slam Poets

Hi guys it's  me. I just presented a poem I have been working on, and am very proud of, this is a reflection on what I have learned so far, and the things I've done so far.

What have I learned from Greg and Beth Ann?

I have learned that just because it doesn't rhyme doesn't mean it isn't a poem. For instance my poem didn't really rhyme but my classmates liked it and said it was really deep.
I've learned that you can write a poem about anything you want,and you MUST feel confident, and you need to know that you have your classmates full attention before you start.
Know that you don't have to worry about if the other people around you don't like it, just make sure you like it and that your satisfied and proud of it.

When writing your poem, what did you use as inspiration you?

I wrote about a very rough time I had with a girl, and what it put me in. I was torn to pieces, trying to put back together my heart. Even after she broke my heart... is still loved her and I don't know why. I was in sort of a depression for the first few days...I hid it from my friends and the people at school because I didn't want them to know that I was really hurt. But at least I made a very deep and beautiful poem out of it.

What are you most proud of from your poem or presentation from it?

I am most proud that I was able to make things that was really personal in my life into a masterpiece, that people didn't make fun of or teas me. I think they really liked it. At first I was really nervous and afraid, I didn't know what to do at first then I told myself that there is nothing to be afraid or nervous about just express yourself and tell the people who made fun of it "Take it or leave it, this is me if you have a problem with it then leave"

How did I feel at first?

I was afraid and nervous because I didn't know if people were going to make fun of it, or don't like it.

How did I fee after?

I felt great, I was relieved that I was able to express myself without regretting it afterwards.

What would I change on my poem or presentation?

I would change the fact of getting it memorized so that it would just flow right through me and I could do actions to better express myself.
What did I like about other peoples poem?

I loved Melissa's poem and I thought it was amazing! I am glad she was able to express it with us and share the feeling and message. I would really like to hear it again and again, it was so good.

Slam Poets: Ritallin, Beth 3,2,1

Hi people this is a 3,2,1 based on the Slam Poets that come to our school to teach my class how to better write poems. This cost us almost 400$. So in order to do this we fun raised 100$ by hosting at lunch Prince of Bel-Air theater. The other 300$ was paid off by donations. For more information on this assignment please visit: Slam Poets Assignment


3.Things that you are looking forward to learning, developing or using in your poetry over the course of our Slam workshops.
3. I am looking forward to learning how to create poems that are fast to make and just come naturally.
2. I am looking forward to getting to know more about Greg, Beth.
1. I am looking forward to making poems more often and reading them to people.
2.Things that Greg or Beth Anne reinforced that we have already been doing in class, or you are already using in your own writing.
2. They reinforced the fact that just because it doesn't rhyme doesn't mean it's not a poem.
1. They reinforced the fact that you can be called a poet even if your work is not good, you can always improve.
1.Poem that you wrote yesterday. Here is your chance to continue to work on step 1 of the 3 step poetry writing process (step 1 - write, revise, edit and proofread, step 2 - memorize, so you can connect with the audience, step 3 - perform!). Take some time to polish your poem from the 10 minutes of writing you did yesterday.

Standing tall

I might be a little short and i get bullied on that and things that don't matter, sometimes it makes me go crazy! But i have always been able to pull myself into my own shell, that isn't that right thing to do. Stand tall and don't let anyone say that you're different. You are all the same no different, if they same you're not normal.you tell them:"isn't everyone?"

Together We Are Strong!

Never think you are alone...there is always someone who is there and will help you, will be there when your feeling down, sometimes you don't even know this person, that doesn't matter as long his/her intentions are good. Just don't forget it always gets better.

You're sombody.

Have you ever been in the situation that someone says that nobody likes you and that you don't matter your a "nobody". Here's some tips I will give you:


When he/she says that to you, walk away!
If she or he presses on it then you tell a teacher.
If the teacher does nothing then go to your parents and explain it to them.

Remember you're not alone, and you ARE somebody!

Lest we forget. Letter of remembrence.

Date: September 14 1918
World War 1
Germany

Dear my most beautiful light.

Hey ma I have been thinking about you when ever I feel scared, when my soul goes into the darkness I think of you, and you pull me back into the light, ma I love you and I will never forget you, I think my time is near, the front line smells of decay and blood the ground is soaked in a sea of red. Everywhere I step there's a limb or a body, sometimes ma I find someone moaning in pain and I have to decide if he can make it or if I have to put him out of his pain, it brings tears to my eyes to see them there in agony helpless, after I make my decision I go back to the trench and every step I make there's that squishy sound that makes me want to scream because it makes me remember all those that have died for their country. My body is covered in the blood of my commander and my own, ma I got shot in the shoulder blade, the doc says I might make it but I can hear the uncertainty in his voice. Every day is a gloomy day, I wake up to the chourus of moaning men.

Sincerly your greatest son,


Kamble, Haris Arther 

Mystery History Maker

For more information on this assignment please go to this link:History Maker assignment. This is the game I played to find my match:Mystery History Maker.
I was able to find my mystery history maker. Her name is Laura Secord, she was born in the summer just like me, she has three younger sisters just like me, he first language was English so is mine, she was worried about the fact that women couldn't get an education, since she was so worried about not having a education she ran a school that girls were allowed to get an education. Laura Secord became the hero of the War of 1812. She found out that the American troops were going on the attack and risked her life to war the British of their attack. She traveled 32km through dangerous swamps and forests behind enemy lines to deliver her message.

Enjoy!


Tyler

My Musium of Civil 3,2,1

3.Specific things you enjoyed overall.
1. I enjoyed the Trick of Truth play with the woman who played so many people, my favourite person she played is the nanabush.
2. I liked the spirit of all the actors and the guides.
3. Overall it was entertaining and educational at the same time!
2.Important things you learned.
1. I learned that back in the day being a Canadien was very hard.
2. I learned about how whalers in the past would catch whales.
1.Thing that you would change.
I would change the museum into an actual play stage.


I hope you enjoy this!


Tyler

Be strong!

Thy who is strong in mind is stronger than muscle.

The Golden Rule

Hi guys! Today I'm making a post about the Golden Rule. Today you guys are going to be my students; listen closely. For more information please visit this web address: Golden Rule

The Golden Rule is when you treat others the way you want to be treated. If you want to be treated nicely then you should treat others nicely. If you want to be treated rudely then treat others like that, but i wouldn't recommend that. Nobody likes being treated like crap! So don't treat them like that.


 

Peace! I'm out. Enjoy!


Tyler

How am I creative?

Hi guys I'm telling people how I am creative!

Well the things am very creative and expressive with is drawing. I find it is very expressive because it shows what's on your mind or how your feeling by how dark you make it or how light and how you show the colours and the shading. To me that is very expressive... if someone was to show you a drawing and it was a heart shaded very lightly but there are  a lot of shadows that are very dark and the outline is drawn hard and solid. To me that would me that someone was in love, but that love got crushed and he/she were angry or sad, but has still not given up hope. I find drawing and sketching is very important for me to show my feelings through things and colour.

Enjoy!


Tyler

World of Work Assignment.

Hi guys! On Wednesday October 27 me and my class are going to a high school that has stations with things you might want to go through during high school. For mor in for click this link: WoW assignment

The course that I like most is cooking or apprenticeship for being a chef. The first reason is because ever since I was tall enough to reach over the stove I have been cooking for my brother and sometimes my parents because my parents were vegetarians, only me and my brother were carnivores. So this means I know how to cook steaks and meats, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to cook other things, I also know how to cook vegetarian foods as well as meats. This I guess you could say will come in handy if me and my girlfriend ever get married I can cook for her as well because she is a vegetarian. The second reason is that i like cooking, I find it is very occupying and fun to do.
The four questions I have are:
1. How good is the pay?
2. Can I make a decent living with the money I make?
3. How can I start improving on things that need to be improved on?
4. How many years until I can move on from apprenticeship

Enjoy!

Tyler

Island Man assignment.

Hi guys this is a poem, and my class is working with it! Tell me if you like it or not!

Island Man (for a Caribbean island man in London who still wakes up to the sound of the sea)

by Grace Nichols

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Morning

and island man wakes up

to the sound of blue surf

in his head

the steady breaking and wombing

wild seabirds

and fishermen pushing out to sea

the sun surfacing defiantly

from the east

of his small emerald island

.

He always comes back

groggily groggily

comes back to sands

of a grey metallic soar

to a surge of wheels

to dull North Circular roar

muffling muffling

his crumpled pillow waves

island man heaves himself

another London day

I would have to say I would like to wake up in my eldest sisters house, Skyla, and live with her, and all my brothers and sisters were there. I would say that I would want to wake up there and I want to be there for my sister and support her with the baby, it'd be nice to get to know my brothers and sisters too because i only know two of my younger sisters  names. So far what i know is that my moms first and last name is Shelly Bentley, my two younger sisters names are Selena, Samantha, and Skyla the oldest of my brothers and sisters. I dream about getting to know about my past and my family.

Khaleefa Hamdam (4,3,2,1)

4.Things i liked about Khaleefa Hamdan.
The first thing i liked about Khaleefa is that he is honest. The second thing i liked about him is that he doesn't brag that he is the best poet ever. The third thing i liked about him is that he's funny and that he can make fun of his poems and we would laugh and he would laugh with us. Th final thing i would like to say is that i liked  that he expresses things that happened in real life and puts it into a rap or a poem.
3.Things that inspires me to write poems.
The first thing that inspires me to write poems is, he doesn't make his poems out of the blue, he uses real things that have happened in his life. The second thing is that he doesn't take other peoples ideas and use them for his own, that shows me that you don't have to take other peoples poems or raps to have people like it. Th last thing is that he makes it all fit together, it isn't all jumbled up, he actually reviews it and makes sure it makes sense.
2.Questions i have for Khaleefa Hamdan.
The first question i have is what drives him to success? The last question i have for Khaleefa is why do you keep on pushing forward when you know that some family member don't support you?
1.Good sentence that talks about why Khaleefa Hamdan is a good role model.
Khaleefa is a good role model because he is honest and shows that you don't have to lie to make yourself seem like a good person, he shows us all that if you keep on pushing even when you feel hope fading away it will come back and shine like the morning sun, and you will succeed.

This concludes my 4,3,2,1. Enjoy!

Yes.

To answer your question Zach i have 5 sisters and 1 brother, we are all spread across the country.

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1,2,3 sheet. Empathy Presentation

3.Things that i think could have been improved.
The first thing that should be improved it the timing of everything. The reason being is because people were getting up before they were called on. The second thing is the pronunciation of the words...some of them were hard to understand because people were slurring their words. The third thing that could be improved on is the amount of enthusiasm in some of the acts, by saying this i mean that people were just saying the words or just acting it out not actually showing what the words are supposed to be if someone said "sad" then you would try to act it out and make it as if it were real!
2.Things that i think went really well.
The first thing i really liked is the dream idea i think it went really well and it pulled the acts all together to make one thing. The second thing i really liked was the thought bubble that Jumanah did it was a really creative idea the made it ever more interesting.
1.Piece of advice that would be useful for future presentations.
The piece of advice that i think would help a lot of people in the future is to memorize all your parts so your not there with all your scripts.

That concludes my one, two, three reflection. Hope you enjoy!

Tyler

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