Dragonwings HW

Scene Map:

Characters: Moon Shadow, Wrights, Windrider
Setting: Moon Shadow wrote a letter to the Wrights about the plane, then Wrights replied a letter to him.
How the scene begins: Moon Shadow wrote a letter about the machine parts of the plane to the Wrights.
How the scene ends: Wrights sent a letter to Moon Shadow that included the plane's tables and diagrams.
Problems: Windrider wanted to fly like Wrights but he didn't know the details of the machine parts of the plane.

Substitute: What do you think if Moon Shadow didn't write the letter to the Wrights?
I think that Windrider would make the plane by his imagination.

Modify: What would have happened Windrider had a long hair?
I think his hair could be a propeller. When there had wind, his hair would swirl and he
could fly by himself.

Rearrange: What would have happened if Windrider knew how to make the plane before Moon
Shadow had written to the Wrights?
I think that Windrider would be very happy because he could make the plane by his
own without anyone's prompting.

Rewritten Scene:

To the honorable Wrights:
This is to inform you that I am a boy of eleven. I have greatly admired your feats of daring. My father wants to fly too. Can you help him? We need to know how to shape the propellers. We need to know how big the wings should be in order to lift my father into the air. Father says the no one else in the whole world knows as much as you do about aeroplanes. Thanks you.

And I signed it with the sounds of my name spelled out in demon letters. I wrote several drafts of it and then copied it out in the fine, elegant hand Miss Whitlaw had taught me. The Next day we went down together and mailed the letter, " You realize though, Moon Shadow, that even if they were to get this letter, there is no guarantee that they'll answer it. They're busy men, you know."
But two weeks later, I received Wrights' letter. However, they gave me a disappointed answer that I didn't want:

Dear Mr.Lee,
My brother and I are always happy to meet another flying enthusiast. However, we are so sorry that we can't tell anything about making the planes information to you. It's because we think that making this plane is our painstaking effort. We don't want to tell the others how we make it. We want to keep it secretly, but we don't mind you transformed our plane and make it to be your new plane. So, sorry for that we can't tell your anything.

I felt so upset and disappointed after reading this letter. When Father came home, he asked me that why I was unhappy. Then I told him what was happened just now. I said that I just wanted to help him but in fact, I can't. Nevertheless, He said thanks to me that I was unexpectedly. He told me that although I can't help him, I have already tried to do it. Despite it was unsuccessfully, I have tried my best.

The response of the news

The education minister, Michael Suen, plans to reduce the size of Form One classes in secondary schools. His plan will reduce from 40 to 38 next year and to 36 in 2010. I don't think this is a good idea to be small classes. It actually hasn't got any changes. It just only have reduced two students in one class. I think the best way to cut the classes to be smaller is only put about 20 students in one classes. Small class teaching has benefits and disadvantages. The benefits are the teachers can take care of each students, the students can learn more knowledges from the teachers, e.t.c. The disadvantages are the students maybe meet fewer friends, much more money will be need, e.t.c. Summarizing all the viewpoints, I will like to study in a big class more than a small.

History HW

For the five conceptsz: Imaginative, Creative, Sensitive to society's needs, Breaking from the past, the old ways and Prescient/Foresight. I think the school just has the "creative" this consept only because we have art lesson in school. We always creative something else for the homework. and also we need to write the compositions of Chinese and English. So, we can just only have "creative" this concept. For Hong Kong, basically there are no concepts because many bosses just want the employees be working hard.

typing words faster

Today, I learnt how to type the words "asdfghjkl;" faster with the fingers and without watching the keyboard. The hands should be put on the keyboard and not in the air.

History HW

I think Hong Kong needs French revolution because in Frence, Louis XVI ruled badly and his government was corrupt. And I think this case is similar to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there are also so many people corrupt. Although there has many ICAC in Hong Kong, that is not enough to catch the bad guys.

The five basic qualities that a good inventor might have:
1. creative
2. hard-working
3. dare to try
4. common knowledge
5. learning from the failure

Number the Stars

After I read this book, I think in that era, lots of people was frightened of the soldiers. If they were seen by the soldiers before, they would avoid the soldiers in order to let the soldiers forget them. It seems likes that they would be killed by the soldiers if the soldiers saw them.

History HW

1. How did the colonists unite America?

The colonists were discontent with British rule of the economic and political. They fight against Britain for independence and proclaim The Declaration of Independence.

2. How did the legislature take part in the structure of the federal government?

The Senate stands for the States and House of Representatives stands for the people's interesys in the States. Congress makes laws and can impeach the President.

3. How did the American Revolution happen?

The colonists were discontent with British rule of the economic and political. And the Enlightenment thinkers help to bring out the war also. Many colonists read their writings. They learnt that they can rise up against Britain if Britain ruled unfairly. With all the cause, help to bring about the American War of Independence.

4. Why did the people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power?

The people in the Enlightenment objected to absolute power because they wnated to have natural rights. They wanted fair.

5. Explain one of the British acts that created economic discontent amongst the American colonists.

The Stamp Act---all printed documents must pay a stamp duty from 1 cent to 50 dollars. The American colonists need to pay much money.

The difference and similarity between the 13 colonies and the Hong Kong colony

There are many differences and similarities between Hong Kong and the 13 colonies.
In the economic way, the difference is the transportation in Hong Kong is more advanced than the 13 colonies. Some transportations are not emerged in the 13 colonies such as aeroplanes. The similarity is both of them have dong the trades but comparing with each other, trading in Hong Kong are more popular than the 13 colonies.
In the political way, the difference is Hong Kong has no constitution but the 13 Colonies has. The similarity is both of them are governed by the Britain. They have governors and rule of law.

Ocean Park

I haven't gone to Ocean Park at least for five years. And now, I went to there on Friday. I discovered that lots of things have been changed and many new games appeared on there.
I was confused because all of the games were interesting and exciting, I didn't know which one I enjoyed the most. I think I will choose the game stall which was a basketball game. We needed to shoot the basketballs into a designate position. I abounded confidence because I thought my basketball technique was quite good. Unfortunately, I was able to get one goal only but we at least needed to get two goals in order to get a prize. I was so sad. Luckily,thanks to god, I was got two goals and got a prize before we went back to school. But my purse was very upset that there was only got $20 at last. Each of the game stalls needed to pay for $10 or $20 for playing one time. After going to Ocean Park, I have lost about $120. I felt this was worth because the most important thing was felt happy and excited.
What I need to improve for next time is manipulating the time. I have played a few games although each of them are interesting. Maybe I need to play and walk faster for next time or request the school giving much time to let us to play.

Three specific questions

1. What is the definition of seriousness of air and sound pollution?
2. Why do you think that the air and sound pollution in Yau Ma Tei is/isn't serious?
3. What must the government do to solve this problem?

Interviewing in Yau Ma Tei

We went to Yau Ma Tei at 3:45p.m. today. Because of the time was enough so we were doing the interview slowly. However, we had finished it for only an hour or thereabout.
My group had chosen the title which was " the pollution". We decided to do the air and sound pollution in Yau Ma Tei. We chose to ask the people who was waiting the bus. Once begin, we had already encountered a problem---who was going to ask first? All of us didn't want to be the first one. After a while, I was chosen to be the first one. I felt a little bit frightened. I didn't know what could I do if that people was unwilling to accept my interview. I have chosen the oldest man for my interview. Fortunately, he didn't refuse me and answer my questions politely and courteously. Also, we asked them in Cantonese, noted down the notes and interpreted them in the other scripe.
In this project, I learn that courage is the most important when you want to interview somebody. We shouldn't scare to be shy. I must strengthen my courage next time.

Computer Lesson---Flash

My animation is about a person who is eating a corn. I think I can get Grade B because the animation is quite good and interesting.

History HW

I lived during the Renaissance. My name is Dicky. My birthdate is 3rd, March in 1130 and my deathdate is 3rd, March in 1199. I was born in Italy and I lived in Rome.
I was a sculptor, a poet and an artist. I made sculptures, wrote some poems and drew pictures for my job. I always looked at the things around me to get some ideas for my works. I also travel to the other places to widen my horizons.
I was so happy and excited because I could meet a lot of people from different places and know more about their lives so that they could make my works more special and rich in content.

Photograph

The photograph was taken at 4:34 p.m. on 3rd February 2008 at home.

History HW

Michaelangelo and Leonardo DaVinci are used as examples of Renaissance men because their working style is different from the other Renaissance artists. Leonardo DaVinci use a dark three-dimensional effect in the painting while Michaelangelo can make the sculptures looks like the real and life-like. It isn't the common painters or sculptors can do that. They also always make something new. We can learn their working style or learnt from their creations.

Dragonwings

It's so difficult to abandon everything familiar for the completely unknown. When we face on something for a long time, we will feel that they're intimate and close to us. They have already become a part of our memories. We can't forget them at a moment. Maybe ee will feel sad that we have lost the most important things in our life.

When I was eleven, I have finished my primary school life in Mehtodist School. And also I began to think that will I meet my friends when we start our life in secondary school. I was worried about it at that time. Because I know that the opportunity of meeting my friends is very few, I felt scared. I don't know how can I go to maintain our companionship forever. Finally, I know that it is difficult to maintain the companionship forever, so I call on my friends once a month now to
make the companionship continuity.

History HW

I think both of the Middle Ages and the modern society in Hong Kong have difference and similarity between each other.

The difference is the status of women. In the Middle Ages, the status of women were very low, lower than their husband. They need to work for their husband like farming, being slaves, in order to give a baby, etc. Nowadays, the status of women were being higher and higher. Their accomplishment even can transcend the men. They can do whatever they like and not be restricted from the others.
Also, In the Middle Ages, there has one king only. And now, It seems like that there has two 'kings' in China. The president of China and the prime minister of China.

The similarity is the power of the people. In the Middle Ages, the king is the most powerful people. It seems like Donald Tsang---the most powerful people in Hong Kong. Then the rich and the government officials like the 'barons' in the Middle Ages. Lastly, the poor or the lower income people like the slaves in the Middle Ages.