English Language Development 3/4 by Randy Martinson

If I ran Lake Braddock, I would...

rlmartinson — 2024-08-21 15:51:15 UTC

Writing Prompt September 25/26

Migrants: A short film

rlmartinson — 2024-08-21 15:59:04 UTC

Use complete sentences to answer the following questions:

1) What happened in the film?

2) What themes did you observe? (climate change, immigration, refugee, etc.)

3) Is this film only about polar bears, or is there a parallel to human society?

My favorite place

rlmartinson — 2024-09-04 11:47:44 UTC

Describe your favorite place. What does it look, smell, feel? Why is it so special?

My favorite place is the forest near my house. One word that describes my favorite place is "serene". The forest smells and sounds like nature. I go to the forest when I am feeling stressed or overwhelmed with life. The reason why the forest is my favorite place is because I go there with my four-year old son.

Fire

rlmartinson — 2024-09-19 17:15:26 UTC

How is fire helpful to humans? If your home was on fire, and you could only bring three (nonhuman) things with you, what would they be and why?

Pandora's Box - Greek Myths

rlmartinson — 2024-09-19 18:20:53 UTC

Ancient Greeks used myths to explain the world. What does Pandora'ls box teach us?

The Partridge and the Fox

rlmartinson — 2024-09-23 17:52:15 UTC

*Characters:

*Plot:

*Resolution

*Moral

*Key Vocabulary

What's the moral?

rlmartinson — 2024-09-25 12:39:00 UTC

A moral teaches us a valuable lesson about life, other people or ourselves. Aesop's Fables are ancient Greek tales that used animals as characters to teach a moral. Do you know what these morals mean? Do you believe them?

Trust is earned, not given
A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush
Beauty is only skin deep
Birds of a feather flock together
Choose the lesser of two evils
Every man for himself
Let well alone
Necessity is the mother of invention
Once bitten, twice shy
Slow but steady wins the race
Think before you act
You cannot escape your fate

Have you ever lied?

rlmartinson — 2024-09-30 17:41:26 UTC

What was it about?

Why did you do it?

What happened as a result?

What did you learn?

Belling the Cat

2024-10-11 17:57:43 UTC

The mice called for a meeting to discuss their enemy, the cat. The cat is their enemy because it wants to eat the mice. A young mouse had an idea to hang a bell around the cat's neck. The other mice thought it was a great idea. But then the old mouse said hanging a bell was a good idea, but that there was one big problem - Who will bell the cat? This is a problem because the mouse who puts the bell on the cat will get eaten by the cat.

The moral of this fable is: A solution to a problem is no good if it won't work. No advice is better than bad advice.

The Plane Tree

1944870 — 2024-10-11 18:29:25 UTC

In the fable "The Plane Tree," two travelers seek refuge from the scorching sun under a plane tree. one traveler criticizes the tree for being fruitless and merely littering the ground with leaves. To their surprise, the plane tree responds, expressing its dismay at their ingratitud. It highlights how the travelers enjoy its cooling shade while dismissing its value. The story conveys a lesson about appreciating the blessings one receives and recognizin the worth of seemingly "useless" things

The Moral: We often take for granted the blessings and comforts we receive in life. We may overlook the value of something simply because it doesn't meet our expectations or provide immediate benefits. Gratitud is essential, as it allows us to appreciate the unseen contributions that enhance our well-being

Vocabulary:

widespread: found or distributed over a large area or number of people.
cooling: having the effect of making something less warm or hot.
thus: as a result or consequence of this; therefore.

The wolf and the sheep

2024-10-11 18:40:26 UTC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1bkRR0aDvdVPZEH-M6_CY5TrvigVoRmG0mhH3J615A/edit?usp=sharing

The owl and the Grasshopper

2024-10-11 18:41:49 UTC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12o0Jys-FxlVag2ekxUZqNOpBKUio60M_feINe1lvWs8/edit?usp=sharing

The fox and the grapes

1887222_1 — 2024-10-11 18:43:11 UTC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FrKvRMH_XMVMQ6xH8hTEjqmDeOvJiilCQ5TIjCDtHjw/edit?usp=sharing

the Lion and the mouse

2024-10-11 18:46:33 UTC

The perfectionistic heron. - Dylan A. Nguyen

1654675 — 2024-10-15 18:38:47 UTC

Within the fable "The Heron " A Heron sedately strolls through the bank of the water stream, whilst they await a catch for breakfast as the clear waters is abruptly swarmed through by a school of fish. The Heron watching the swarm of fish, decides that the fish aren't big enough as the Heron gazes upon an young perch swims by and insults it by saying that its a waste of time for them to catch.

The sun begins to eminate over the area as the fish swim deeper into the depths of the water, whilst the Heron stood there without anything.

The Heron abruptly gazes upon a snail and gladly decides to eat it for breakfast.

The Moral of the story is: Dont have high hopes or expectations on things, because you'll might end up with something less.

Like say:Wanting a large fish but end up with a measily small fry of an fish for breakfast.

Vocabulary: