Free write

Snowboarding is my passion. I want to become a prfoeesional snowboarder. I am going to go up with a group and board this season and get even better. I absolutley love to snowboard and I wish I could go up to the slopes with my brother so he could push my limits, but I can't. I can;t do that because I went up with him one time and he left me by myself and my mom didn't apriciate that very much... because I got a concussion that day. I love going to the terrain park and doing the half pipe, but I hate going through the mogiles. I wish I could go up every weekend of the season so I could get better at this sport because it could really get me somewhere in life.

Vocab #2

unremitting
"...the unremtting space-your rebellion..."
Lost Sister
Cathy Song
~not stopping/relaxing-persistant

SSR #3

Wow! This book had taken a turn for the worst. Ever since el Patron has had a heart attack nad Matt was to give him his heart. As it turns out, El Patron pamper and spoils all of hi clones so they dont suspect that they will be used for his "Spare parts." The piggy-back heart that El Patron had, gave in, and he needed Matt's heart. Matt hid in the secret (spying) passage-ways in the walls so El Patron died. Matt went to the oasis and gathered his materiels and got ready to leave for the broder of Aztlan. He traveled for several days by foot and when he broke the border he was captured and put in an orphanage. Unlike today's orphanages he must work to even be provided food. At his old home he was ill prepared for the real world since he had only learned piano and reading and writing. He had never had to do any labor what-so-ever. In the end they didn'd even know he was a clone!!!

The House of the Scorpion
pg. -

Vocabulary # 4

Flophouse~A place that offers very cheap lodging

"Flophouse. You will soon be faced with a decision regarding a change of residence is you dreamed of one of these dwon beat hostels. "

The Dreamer's Dictionary
By:Lady Stearn Robinson & Tom Gerbett

SSR # 4

Finally, Matt has escaped from the stupid shrimp and plankton factory!!!! Wow it took him long enough... but I am glad that he escaped and then he got to San Luis and found Maria. That makes me really happy for Matt. When Maria first saw Matt she leaped into his arms and gave him a very long hug, which was really cute because they were the first to kiss each other back when Matt lived with El Patron. They were sitting in the dark tunnels behind the walls and Maria kissed Matt on the lips. Before this though Maria had gotten mad at Matt for making her kiss him in fromt of the other people at his birthday party... she was extremely embarassed by this show of affection (for a clone of all people). When he got to the convent the Keepers got arrested (finally *jeeze*) and Maria's mother told him that once a clones origional (the person they came from) died then they were equal to a normal human and Matt was very excited about this. She even said that El Patrons things and property were his.

Vocab Word #2

The Rise and Fall of a Tenth Grade Social Climber

Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser

~"Haute Couture"

A common term for custom-fitted clothing made in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals.

"Pia favored haute couture, Viv goth, and Lily grundge ( or just gunk), while Jess wore sexy cardigan-and-jean combos that might have seemed boring if her breasts weren't so gigantic."

(Lol this is one of my favorite books!!!)