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Plunked Review By:Kooper

         Do you like or play baseball? If you do then this is the book for you.

             First, lets talk about the great setting of a baseball field, Andys house, and at school. At the baseball field, during practice Jack was backing out of inside pitches and couldn't make even an Ok play. At Andys house Jack and Andy were supposed to be doing homework but, they turned on the kinect and accidently knocked down this Ireland glass that is a one of a kind. At school before the Rockies game Jack is talking about how bad Manny is going to pitch in the game. The next practice Manny gets so mad at Jack he hits him in the ribs with a pitch. As you can see if you like baseball then you will love the setting of this book.

        Next, lets talk about the actualbaseball in the book, Manny has a meltdown, they play there first game rival, and Jack gets a game winning hit. During the Manny meltdown the secondary pitcher just does terrible and gets so mad that he hits 2 people. During the 1st game rival this is when Jack gets hit in the head with a pitch and it changes the story alot. During Jacks game winning hit Jack makes up is mind to play again and it was a good choice, he got a game winning hit. The baseball part of this book is very interesting. If you like interesting and baseball together then you will love the baseball part of this book.

          Finally lets talk about the amazing action of Jack getting hit in the head, Jack missing a game over a fake injury, and Jack thinking about quitting the team. During Jack getting hit in the head this huge pitcher on the Haven Yankees hits him and may give him a minor concussion. During Jack missing a game because of a fake injury, Jack dives for a ball in practice and its looks like he could've sprained his wrist, but he doesn't and he acts like he's hurt because he's afraid he is going to get hit again. During Jack thinking about quitting the team, Jack is scared of getting hit by the ball so he is thinking about quitting baseball forever.

           You can see that this is a fascinating book, with the great setting, amazing action, and the baseball. So, the next time you go to a book store buy the book Plunked.

* Photos from Google images

Ben-Hur Reviewed by: Stephen



Ben-Hur

WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU WANT TO READ A BOOK!!!!! This book goes above and beyond the call of books...
Think back to 20 A.D. No Technology. Go to Rome, Italy. Can you hear the crowds roaring at the Coliseum? Ben-Hur is in one of the bloodiest horse races right now. Will he prove victor over his former friend Messala? Or will he prove to be the loser? This race will change Ben-Hur's life forever win or lose...

If you haven't read Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace then you're missing out on amazing action, incredible rivalry, and thrilling suspense. If you have been reading boring books then go to the library and check out Ben-Hur today.


Action anyone? Ben-Hur has plenty of amazing action. Like when

 Ben-Hur leds an attack against some roman soliders. Or how about the time when a roman ship is sinking and Ben-Hur is chained to the oar rowing. How did he get to be a galley slave? Why did he lead an attack against roman soliders? You have to read Ben-Hur to find out...

  



Ben-Hur left, Messala Right

As well as amazing action Ben-Hur has incredible rivalry. If you ever have had a major competition against a former friend then you will know what Ben-Hur felt like against Messala. Cheating. That is what Messala does in the chariot race. Messala has destroyed all the other competior's chariots besides Ben-Hur's... If you want to know who wins there's only one way to find out...

Suspense anyone? Look no farther. Ben-Hur has the best thrilling suspense you could ask for. Like when Ben-Hur almost (accidently) kills the Roman Emperor. What will happen? Or when Ben-Hur's mother and sister get locked in jail that is contminated with the deadly lepour disease. And what will happen to Ben-Hur after he is sent of to be a galley slave? Will Ben-Hur ever see  his family alive again? To answer these questions and many more read Ben-Hur. 

As you can see Ben-Hur is an excellent book. Where else can you find amazing action, incredible rivalry, and thrilling suspense. So when you go to the library don't forget to get  Ben-Hur. This book is guarenteed to thrill you for hours! Or your money back!


* Photos from Google Images

A Very Good Restraunt Joe Bologna's By Katie

   Pizza, pasta, and soup! That must be Joe Bologna's! My favorite place to eat and hopefully your's after this reveiw. The people that work there are hard working people. Their food and decor is amazing. The restaurant is in a old Kentucky church.

This is the front of the restaurant

   The first example of why you should go to Joe Bologna's is that their service is amazing. The workers help you decide what to get on their menu. You don't have to wait for your drink to be filled. If they see it go down they come and fill it. After you are done with your food they get the plates and give you your check which is a low price.  As you can see the people are nice and helpful.

   Another reason is their delicious food. One of my favorite meals are their hot wings. They are very good. They give you foot long bread sticks as you order. They also serve very good pizza. The dough is soft and warm and when you bite into it, it is full of flavor with sauces and pepper. They also serve pasta that has amazing tomato sauce and cheese. So if you don't try something new, you will not like it.



This is one of thier amazing pizzas



    Finally, they have outstanding decor and location! They are in downtown Lexington. They are in a old church that still has it's original stain glass windows. They have a indoor deck for more seating areas. It is also very large and you feel like you are at home.

    As you can see, they have amazing food, service, and decor. So I hope your next restaurant choice will be Joe Bologna's. You will be glad you chose this restaurant.

*I got these photos from Google Images.

What's Your Opinion?

What's your favorite restaurant? Have you ever thought about the reasons why you love this place? What about your favorite book or book series? What made you keep turning the pages? These are the types of questions our fifth grade writers pondered as they worked through their first writing project.

During the past month and a half, our fifth grade writers have been working on opinion writing projects. As part of our state standards, students should be able to share and support their opinions of texts and other topics. Students in Mrs. Sowers' writing classes have been doing just that! By writing either a book review or a restaurant review, students shared their opinions and supported those opinions with strong reasons.

To guide students through the process of developing their ideas for this project, Mrs. Sowers has worked with students on idea development, organization, sentence structure, and word choice through mini-lessons. After each mini-lesson, students headed to writers' workshop to write. At the end of workshop time, students shared with their friends the writing they worked on during workshop.

As all writers do, students worked through the writing process for this project. Students went through the following steps throughout this project:

        The Writing Process

              1. Prewriting

              2. Drafting

              3. Revising

              4. Editing

              5. Publishing

              6. Reflecting

Not only did students publish a writing piece, but each student was to have a hand in the creation of a technology project for publishing as well. Some of the media may have included: podcasts, blog posts, Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students gathered information, photographs, and research about their topics to create their media presentations. Each student learned about technology through this process and how to publish writing in a new and creative way.

As you will see, there was a great deal of time and effort behind these writing projects. Each child worked diligently to complete their writing piece and technology project through collaboration with teachers and peers. Students have taken great pride in their creations and would like to share them with an audience. Thank you for taking the time to visit the blog to see what they have done. Mrs. Sowers hopes you will enjoy the final products as much as she has enjoyed assisting students through this process. Who knows. . . Maybe as a result of their hard work you will be influenced to pick up a good book or visit a new restaurant!  Happy reading, listening, and viewing!

"You Can't Catch Me! I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

Our class enjoyed this week's fairy tale, The Gingerbread Man. Students listened to several different versions of the story and even acted out the story with masks. We also enjoyed a taste test of different kinds of gingerbread cookies and made a graph of our favorites to share our opinions.

Book Character Day

Our class enjoyed Book Character Day for Read Across America. Check out all of our wonderful characters!

Where are my Animal Friends? Reader's Theatre

Our first grade students were reading a script in their reading series this week called, Where are my Animal Friends?. They enjoyed putting together a production of a play for our kindergarten students, teachers, and a few parents. They planned and created the backdrop for the play, masks for each character, and practiced their parts this week. It was so much fun. Then, on Friday they put on the play for an audience.



our cast of characters

 

our narrator

 

our set and production crew

Drama is a part of our Common Core Standards and we try to introduce these standards even at the kindergarten and first grade level. By attending plays such as the ones we've been to earlier this year and putting on plays such as this, students are not only being exposed to the content, but experiencing the content. This type of learning is more meaningful for students. This will be an activity they will look back on and remember when they put on a play for the kindergarteners and other audience members.