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The Boys Who Lived with the Bears

The folktale "The Boy Who Lived with the Bears" takes place at the uncle's house and in the woods. The main characters in this story are the uncle and the boy. The conflict in this story that the uncle doesn't want the little boy. First, the uncles takes the boy into the woods as his dog and traps him in a cave. Next, the animals rescue the little boy and the bears adopt him. Finally, the uncle realizes what a horrible thing he did and went back looking for the boy. The lesson in this story is to teach parents and elders to treat their children well.

" The Panic Bird " BCR Response 1/3/12

In " Panic Bird" the speaker feels terrified about panic. First, I think that the speaker is terrified of panic because it said it rattled it's ribcage. Next, the poem said the panic bird left droppings and residue behind. Finally, the poem said that when the bird spread apart it's wings it ripped all of their organs apart. So. most of these details show that the speaker does not like panic or it is terrified of panic.

Gavin Williamson Character Traits Response sheet 1/25/11 The character I pick is Chuck. I think his character trait is resourceful. First, Chuck says that he could make it out alone. That shows that he could use things around him very easily. Next, when they found the willow tree chuck made a shelter out of the tree. ‍‍‍That shows that Chuck can take things from nature and can make then useful to be able to survive ‍‍‍. Then, about 1 or 2 times in the story Chuck thinks that he could make it out by himself. Finally, all of those details show that Chuck is very resourceful.

Dynamic Character Response Gavin Williamson 1/31/12 The dynamic character in "La Bamba" is Manuel. He is the dynamic character because he is talked about the most and changes. First, he changes from fearful to confident. Next, he was fearful because he was afraid of doing the talent show. Finally, he turned confident because after the performance everybody clapped and cheered for him.

Gavin Williamson 2/14/12

I fairly disagree with out city's council's granting permission for the development of fifty condomniums along Canyon Drive. The plain truth is, the plan is not fair. Most residents of Canyon Drive are people like me who moved here years ago. We were attracted by the peace of the location. Now, for a bad decision, we have not been treated fairly like we should by our elected officials. Wr face the annoyance of listening to the noise of workers, alll day and night and of seeing our lovely neighborhood into heaven knows what. The prospect makes me sad. It is suprising that the city council, in one bad decision, can ruin the lifestyles that we have worked so hard to achieve. I urge all members of this community to sign a petition forcing the city council to reverse their decision. With all do respect, I hope everyone considers this.

The Coastwatcher BCR 2/28/12

The author makes Hugh and his mother seem real because they both argue back and forth and do whay typical familes do. First, when his mother says to come in he says "Not yet mama." Next, when he had sand all over him he was going into the house his mom told him to go clean himself off but then he refused, but he finally had to go wash off. Finally, when he was going inside his mon called him Mr. Coastwatcher like most parents do when their children do something good or interesting to them.

Gavin Williamson April 11,2012

The trickster in "Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox and Tar Baby" is Doc Rabbit. The author author also uses a sense of humor. Something Doc Rabbit says that has humor is when he says "Whooo-weew,whooo-weee." It is humorous because he is acting like someone is in trouble so he can go get cream. It is also humorous because it scares Bruh Fox and makes him jump every time he does it. Something Doc Rabbit does that has humor is when he hits Tar Baby with his head. It is humorous because he gets stuck in Tar Babu and can't move now.