The Hunter Swoop | English

 A Sky so cloudy, A mountain can barely be seen from behind.

Ice covers the mountains, so cold yet so bright as the snow reflects the sun's light.

A sheet of frost covers the road, clearly slippery from the ice. streaks of tire tracks from cars driving left their mark on the thin layer of ice.

everything disappears when it reaches the end of the horizon to a breathtaking view of mountains so cold and bright.

Starfish Poem | Social Studies

THE STARFISH POEM

Once upon a time, there was a wise man 

who used to go to the ocean 

to do his writing. 

He had a habit of walking 

on the beach 

before he began his work. 

One day he was walking along 

the shore. 

As he looked down the beach, 

he saw a human 

figure moving like a dancer. 

He smiled to himself to think 

of someone who would 

dance to the day. 

So he began to walk faster 

to catch up. 

As he got closer, he saw 

that it was a young man 

and the young man wasn't dancing, 

but instead, he was reaching 

down to the shore, 

picking up something

and very gently throwing it 

into the ocean. 

As he got closer he called out, 

"Good morning! What are you doing?" 

The young man paused, 

looked up and replied, 

"Throwing starfish in the ocean." 

"I guess I should have asked, 

why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?" 

"The sun is up and the tide is going out. 

And if I don't throw them in they'll die." 

"But, young man, don't you realize that 

there are miles and miles of beach 

and starfish all along it. 

You can't possibly make a difference!" 

The young man listened politely. 

Then bent down, picked up another starfish 

and threw it into the sea, 

past the breaking waves and said- 

"It made a difference for that one."

The main message of this poem

- A single person can make such a significant change to our environment and if people start making small differences in their everyday life they would be helping more and more. other people might doubt that just throwing a single piece of rubbish won't make a difference but if more people started doing it, those small changes can turn into something big.

Crash Course Literacy - Brain dead teen | English

What makes this video convincing?

- The acting makes the video convincing and having "professional" people on set make it more realistic, they also had people protest which just adds to the realism.

Who published this video?

- A channel that creates fake news articles called The onion.

How are teenagers portrayed in this clip?

- Teenagers are portrayed as lazy and brain dead because of their phones.

Why has the director cast them this way?

- The director cast teenagers this way to make fun of the stereotype that all teenagers in this generation are lazy and anti-social because of their phones.

In whose interest is this text?

- The director probably intended for adults/parents to watch this video and have a laugh.

Who is real in this text?

- All of the actors are real but their characters aren't.

What social realities does this video portray?

- The stereotype does relate to some teenagers in today's generation and the protesting in the video relates to real news as well.

Alkaline Metals

What is an Alkaline Metal?

- Example of Alkaline Metals are Lithium, sodium and potassium, these metals are highly reactive and form strongly alkaline hydroxides. 

Where are they on the P.Table?

- It is in Group 1 of the periodic table which means it only has one electron.

What Reaction did we do yesterday?

Observations

- As soon as the Alkali metal (Sodium) was dropped in the water, it started smoking, then after a few seconds

we saw fire and after that, it exploded. 

Reactants

- Alkali Metal (Sodium) and Water (H20)

Product

- Sodium Oxide and Hydrogen (Na2O + H2)

Chemical equations

- Na + H2O =Na2O + H2

Why do these metals react this way?

- Alkali Metals are Highly Reactive and the reason for that is because these metals only have one electron in their outer shell.