Thursday, November 20, 2008

Basketball History

5-Comments
James Naismith graduated as a medical doctor
Naismith watched his sport, basketball, introduced in many nations by the YMCA movement as early as 1893.
- Basketball was introduced at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.
- The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets. 
- He needed a game that could be played indoors in a relatively small space.

4-Questions
- Was the YMCA a big support of this movement?
- What made the olympics choose basketball for their events?
- Why was the first basketball game played with a soccer ball?
- Why did he create his own ball for basketball instead of using the soccer ball?

3-Vocabulary
- Foul shot (free throw): A throw from the foul line, given a player after a foul has been called against an opponent.
- Foul: Act of violation; When someone violates the rules and they're penalized for it;A person creating contact to another opponent.
- Turnover: When the offense loses possession through its own fault by passing the ball out of bounds or committing a floor violation.

1-Summary
- In this chapter it showed some of the violations that James made for the basketball game and how his creations had become this big popular sport that everybody liked.

Basketball History

5-Comments
- The guy that created basketball was Dr. James Naismith.
- He was born in 1861 in Canada.
- Dr. James Naismith had set thirteen rules for the game of basketball.
-He went to McGill University. 
-He was an athletic director at the university also.

4-Questions
- What made Dr. James Naismith start thinking about this game?
- Was this a game that he thought everybody would enjoy and love to play or just a game that he would just like to play?
- How did he make this game "Basketball" world wide?
- How did he come up with the thirteen rules to the game?

3-Vocabulary
- Basketball- A round objet that you use to score, pass, and dribble in the game of basketball.
- Basket- Something that you use to score in a basketball game.

1-Summary
- In this chapter they told me the person that created the game and how one person had made this game world wide.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

The Diary of Anne Frank

5-Comments
- Anne is so happy that she is still alive.
-Van Daan called Annes father because of a promotion.
- Anne has been thinking of concentration camps.
- The van daans sre living with Anne.
-Annes father and van daan converste a lot.
4-Questions
- Why is Anne thinking of the camps?
-why is anne so happy to be alive?
-what made van daan promote annes father?
- what has van daan been talking about to annes father?
2-literary terms
- setting: annes home
1-summary
In this chapter they have been moving a lot and going through a lot of problems

The Diary of Anne Frank

5-Comments
- Anne Frank had bad grades.
- She had one vix satis.
- Annes parents don't care about her garades in school.
- Annes parents care more about her feelings.
- Anne doesn't want to be a bad pupil.
4-Questions
- How did Anne get the bad grades?
- What is Vix Satis?
- Why doesn't Annes parents care aboutt her grades?
- Why does Annes parents care aboutt her feelings?
3-vocabulary
-persuasion
2-literary terms
- setting: in school
1-Summary
- in this chapter Anne had ended up getting bad grades on her exsame.

The Diary of Anne Frank

5-Comments
- Harry visited to met Anne's parents.
- Harry thinks that Anne is in love.
- Anne is not in love.
- It is dangerous for jews to be outside after 8:00pm.
- Jople tease's Anne about Harry all of the time.
4-Questions
- Why does Jople tease Anne?
- Why does Harry think that Anne is in love?
- Why is it dangerous for jews to be out after 8:oopm?
-Did Harry like meeting Anne's parents?
2-Literary terms
- Setting: Anne's parents house
- Drama: Dangerous for jews after 8:00pm.
1- Summary
- In this chapter Harry had to meet Anne's parents, and Jople Anne's friend keeps teasing Anne about Harry.

The Diary of Anne Frank

5-Comments
- Anne has not been writting in her diary for days.
- Anne was with her friends the whole week
- Anne was really busy over the days.
- Harry and Anne got to know each other way better than they did before.
- Anne's grandmother thinks that Anne and Harry us to little to go out regularly.
4-Questions
- Why was Anne so busy for days?
- What was Anne doing with her friends?
- Is Anne and Harry becoming more than friends?
- Why does Anne's grandmother think that she is to young to go out?
3-Vocabulary
- zionists:
- quarreled:
2- Literary terms
- setting: Anne's grandmothers house
1-Summary
- In this chapter Anne had began to talk ti Harry much more and she finally talked to peter and Anne was so pleased.

The Diary of Anne Frank

5-Comments
- Anne doesn't have any type of vehical.
- Anne has to walk everywhere in the hot weather.
- Vehical's are a forbidden luxary for jews.
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4-Questions
- Why doesn't Anne have anything to travel in or on?
- Why are luxurys forbidden for jews?
- how did Anne get to the dentist?
- Why was Anne having a misserable time?
3- Vocabulary
-stadstimmertuinen:
2-Litterary tems
- Setting: outside of Anne's house
1-Summary
- In this chapter Anne had did many things, she went to the dentist and she had to walk everywhere in the hotness.