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2008-05-14T14:08:00.000-07:00

leslie

2008-03-17T13:23:00.001-07:00

louisiana

2008-02-25T13:38:00.000-08:00

1. Year of statehood-
2. Population-4,468,976
3. Capital-
4. Motto-Union, Justice and Confidence
5. Bird-Eastern Brown Pelican
6. Flower-Magnoila
7. Tree- Blald Cypress
8. Song Title- Give me Louisiana

9. Save a picture of the state flag, state shape, state bird, state flower, and state tree to your server folder. (Right click on the picture on the interent/save picture or image) List the filenames below that you used to save the picture

LIST OF FILENAMES -POST

10. Find 2 popular tourist attractions located in your state and know the following information for each ( Museum, Universities, National Forest, State Parks, Sports Team)

a. Name of each attraction

1.Cajun Country

2.Greater New Orleans

b. The city where each attraction is located.

1.Following the Gulf of Mexico and stretching up into south central Louisiana

2.Located in the southeastern corner of Louisiana

c. Give a brief description of each attraction

1.Settled by French Canadian refugees centuries ago, Cajun Country has developed its own unmistakable personality that you won’t find anywhere else.

2.New Orleans is the fabled Big Easy, the city that enchants visitors with its delightfully European architecture and atmosphere.

d. Save a picture of each tourist attraction to your server folder (ID#) List below the filenames you used when you saved the pictures.

11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a.
b.
c.
d.
12. List all sources used in finding your state information and pictures (EX: www.50states.com) include the following about each site:
a. Name (title bar)
b. URL address,
c. date you accessed
d. Author of site (if there is one)
e. Date of posting/revision of site (if it appears on the bottom of the website page)

todays wok

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todays wok

2008-01-24T14:08:00.001-08:00

todays work

2008-01-24T14:07:00.001-08:00

My work stuff

2007-12-11T13:52:00.001-08:00

todays work!

2007-12-03T13:40:00.001-08:00

free rice thing

2007-11-30T14:02:00.001-08:00

todays work i actually did!!! AGIN

2007-11-29T14:06:00.001-08:00

todays work i actually did!!!

2007-11-28T14:03:00.001-08:00

free rice thing

2007-11-28T13:36:00.001-08:00

ANALOGY

2007-11-06T13:22:00.000-08:00

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch

WORD QUIZ
circumspect
When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.

ANALOGY/WORD

2007-11-02T13:24:00.000-07:00

What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful

WORD QUIZ
draconian
Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful

ANALOGY

2007-11-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
2. loose

WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."

ANALOGY

2007-10-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet

WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
3. at the beginning of an opera.

2007-10-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

3. farm
WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
2. open a window.

"KILLER MRSR" INFECTION

2007-10-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

No i did not know about the the KILLER MRSR it was shocking. There is nothing that i would do diffrently because i clean my hands with Germ-X hand sanitizer and i give some to people that have sweaty hands i always use it. What people should do is clean there hands all the time i see girls in the girls restroom always leaving with out washing there hands, i also think that everyone should carrie there own hand sanitizer so they can clean there hands after touching things everyone has touched already you never know were someone's hands been.

fax

2007-10-11T14:00:00.001-07:00

Letter thing!!!!!!!

2007-10-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY/WORD

2007-10-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house

feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.

Bits and bites

2007-10-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

1.
How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000

2.
How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000

3.
How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
10

4.
Write your first name in binary
010011000100010101010011010011000100100101000101

ANALOGY

2007-09-28T14:02:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
GARBAGE : TRASH :: _____ : glossy

3. shiny

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
itinerant
This song by Gilbert and Sullivan tells about an itinerant person:
1. "Poor Wandering One!"
2. "I'm Called Little Buttercup"
3. "The Woman of the Wisest Wit"

ANALOGY

2007-09-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

2. tunnel

WORD
toxic
Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

2. Poison Ivy

2007-09-26T13:37:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM-10 MINUTES ONLY! :0)
JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____

3. city

WORD
Which headline tells about an example of altruism?

3. Volunteers Nurse Injured Penguins

2007-09-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick
2. match
3. darkness
Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,
1. all six agree.
2. they are split three to three.
3. they have made six separate decisions.

ANALOGY

2007-09-24T13:26:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:
ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic

WORD OF THE DAY
sentient
Which could be described as sentient?
1. a hamster

ANALOGY

2007-09-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____

3. illness

WORD QUIZ
prohibit
To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up

3. a "No Trespassing" sign

2007-09-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

hare

What does it mean ?
precarious
Who might look precarious?

2. a tightrope walker

STUDENT EXPECTATION: Students today we will
review for quiz with "Who wants to
be a millionaire?

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB

2007-09-19T13:49:00.000-07:00

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
1. famous
WORD QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?
1. Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone

1.-f. Only a, b or d
2.-b.false