My Goals

My first goal is to pay attention in class and focus on my work and also not talk as much as i do .

My second goal is to make up my missed work and to come everyday on time and to be respectful to my teachers.

My third goal is to force myself to ask for help when i don't understand even if it bugs me.

My forth goal is to start potty training my daughter before she turns two.

Words Alive Discussion

Yesterdays discussion about piece of cake was really good, i liked that we all knew about the book and that every one participated, i learned that everyone has their own opinion about the book. I really loved this book because even though she had a horrible life she still went forward and did something with her life and that shows that even if you have a messed up life you can still become something . The ladies that came were really nice and they also knew a lot about the book and i liked that they didn't judge her for the things shes done.

Monday/24/2009

Question three.....

I think that Cupcakes motivation for writing this story is that she wants people to know her life story and i think that maybe by her writing this story she believes it will help people who are going through what she went through , and i think readers will get a lot out of this story and maybe it will help them appreciate their life and appreciate the people in their life's i don't think cupcake is trying to reveal anything, but just to let people know that everyone life isn't perfect and just to go forward even if you been through hell.

Piece of cake discussion questions

1)In the beginning ,in foster care what would you have done if you were in Cupcake's situation ?

2)Have you ever experienced what Cupcake is going through ?

3)Do you think everything is true about Cupcake's story?

Spelling Bee Sentences

1)My uncle is going into rehabilitation because he needs help.
2)When you go into court they make you swear under oath.
3)Today the polar bears are going extinct if we don't do anything to stop it.
4)Schools have an intolerance for bad behavior.
5)Milay is very sinister towards me.

Manifest Destiny

1.)There was culture diversity because there were many different tribes that did different things and it all depended where they lived .

2.)One example is that the Native Americans showed the Europeans how to provide for them selves and make different foods. Second example the Europeans showed the Native Americans how to use guns and they also brought horses.

3.) The Europeans believed that the land should be owned and that God gave them permission and it was his will. The Native Americans believed that the land should be free for everyone to share.

4.) The Europeans thought that they were better than the native Americans and that it was there will to rule the land .

5.)I think that things would of been a whole lot different and maybe the world wouldn't be that messed up.

6.)One of the strategies were that they would trade land for Health care.

August,13.09

1.What did the spanish rename the Kumeyaay tribe?

• They named them the Diegueno because they were used to naming groups after their mission.

2.List at least three of their main food staples(what they ate).

• They ate mollusks,grunion,wild fruits,berries and their staple acorns.

3.What three groups or bands were the kumeyaay divided into?

• Ipai,Tipai and Kamia.

4.Did the Kumeyaay convert to christianity?

• No, they didn't .

5.What happen on November 4 & 5,1775?

• A force of kumeyaay surrounded Mission San Diego de alcala and attacked a small contingent of spaniards.

6.How many Kumeyaay currently live in San Diego country?

• 20,ooo kumeyaay live in san diego today.

7.What kinds of tattooing were used by this tribe?

• Women tattooed their, foreheads,chins,arms, cheeks, and breasts. Men tattooed their legs. tattoos were used for body decoration and ceremonial purposes.

8.What type of clothing did the Kumeyaay wear?

• Kumeyaay wore willow bark skirts, and men wore nothing, just a belt to hold tools for hunting. Sometimes wore agave fiber sandals, but were usually barefoot.

9.the kumeyaay were experts at making what product? What were the uses for this product?

• Kumeyaay were experts in making baskets. They were worn as hats for men and women. They were also used as baskets to carry items, or as bowls to carry water, and to cook.

10. Where can we view Kumeyaay artifacts today?

• We can view Kumeyaay artifacts at Cuyamaca State Park.

11. When you educate your child about the Native Americans from this area, what do you believe is the most important part of the information you learned, that you will share with them? Why?

• In my opinion the most important thing i would teach my daughter is how the the Kumeyaay lived I think this is important for her to know because there are differences between tribes.

Cupcake

Dot wouild be a subordinate character because she never talked at all in the story and she didnt affect the story in anyway.

Cupcake is a dynamic character because during the whole story her life is changing, sometimes for the good but for the bad too, her life changed for the good because she got out of the foster home and got a job,house, and she got Emancipated . Then it changed for the bad because she started to use drugs more and more and started to sell them as well.

Mr Burns(cupcakes father) is a static character because in the begining of the story he uses cupcake and her mothers money and at the end he calls cupcake and trys to brainwash her into just to get her money .

A piece of cake

Cupcakes new conflict is that she moved in with her dad and she lives with three hoes and that every one around her uses drugs.

I think the type of conflict is (self vrs society) because people around her are using drugs.

I think the resolution is that shes going to realize that her life is messed up and that she wants to change so shes probably going to get another job and move out .