Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird

The major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is Atticus is very brave when he knows he cant win the Tom Robinson trial. Also another theme in the book is that Jem is growing up to be just like Atticus. The author reveals the Atticus's problem was when Atticus was talking to Jem and Scout about that they need to be brave even if they know there not going to prevail. Also I know Jem is growing up to be like Atticus is when Jem was talking to Scout like Atticus talks to her. They will learn how to be brave and to know that they are going to grow up sooner or later. I think the lesson that Harper Lee wants us to learn is that not helping someone for a crime is like committing the crime your self.

Test Prep Action Plan

My goals for test prep is to get 4s on the tests and to actually finish the test essay. Those are my goals because I want to keep pushing myself until I cant anymore. What I will do to meet my goals for the tests is I will practice reading faster, writing faster, making connection with my characters, and learning how to make intelligent inferences. I could improve the authors purpose and imagery. And to improve this I will have to go to advisory and Saturday school because ms. Johns is eager for me to go

To My Parents: What I've Learned so far in ELA

Dear Mom,


My biggest accomplishments in ELA so far was me actually finishing my essays and projects. And I am proud of my self. My most favorite unit so far was the political unit. What we did in that unit was we compared and contrasted issues and political people. And then put them into essays. Our technology helped us a lot in reading and writing because we take tests on the computers and we also did essays on the computers.My goals for the rest of the school year is to read as fast as I can and to earn extra credit all the time and to get 4s on the city wide tests. Reading and writing is important to me in life is because if I want to get a good job I need a education and when I have kids I want to teach them all I know before they go to school.

Onomonopeia Poem

Behind Bars

Inmates crying, screaming, and yelling
Cups clinking and clanking on the dark rusty bars
crunch,crunch of the inmates eating nasty old leftover food
30 years of pain,suffering,and hatred of my life.
the gaurd hitting the bars to wake me Bang,Bang
I got out of my dark dungeon and I was free
I finally saw the sun in 30 years
It felt like a whole other world I never seen.
Came in as a cruel child now came out as a whole other man.
time to start a new life.
time to go home.

Historic Leaders

Obama is a very outgoing, ambitious, historic person just like Abraham Lincoln. Obama should be President because he knows what his ideals are. Also what he is going to do for the U.S. Lincoln was a legendary man. But it was a tragedy in April 14, 1865 when Abraham Lincoln got assassinated. Maybe that person who killed Lincoln didn't believe in change.In conclusion Barack Obama is more similar to Lincoln than ever before. Obama is our new 2008 President of the United States. Just like Obama stated "Rosa sat so Martin can walk, Martin walked so Obama could run, Obama ran so children could fly." If he sticks up to his speech and his issues he will be a extraordinary President. He made Obama Lincoln proud.