Few days ago, we talked about diamante poem and we mentioned 'Haiku' once in the class. Then, I decided to post some Haiku Poetries in my blog! Haiku Poem was started in Japan and it's just one type of the poem. But, in this style, we need to follow the
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
rule. Also, according to naver dictionary, "Syllable is a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit."For someone, it might be very easy but at first, it's quite hard to follow the rule. Let me give some examples.
These are the examples and...
She gave us cookies. Her room is in Da San Gwan. She is a teacher.
△This is what I wrote and it is 'Who am I?' form.
I believe that you can guess the answer easily.
Please leave the comments~
This is one speech that I wrote few months ago. I'm not sure if I will use this or not. Anyway, I will post this in my blog. Maybe, it will be little bit boring because there are many facts but, I hope you enjoy it.
Save our Earth from Global Warming
Hong Ji Woo
“Because of global warming the glaciers in the North Pole are melting. Also, the polar bears are losing their habitat.....” After I heard this news, my curiosity began to bubble up.
Hello everyone. I am Hong Ji Woo from Daewoo Elementary School. I think most of you know something about global warming. However, I will now describe its ramifications more deeply and accurately. Please look at these pictures. These polar bears look very sad. I am here to save these polar bears too.
Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere. When we burn fossil fuels such as coal and oil, they send out carbon dioxide. The increase of carbon dioxide is one of the major contributors to global warming.
Global warming causes various types of damage. Most importantly, the North Pole glaciers are melting down quickly, and the sea level is rising. Thus, some islands like Tuvalu and Maldives are sinking. If you imagine that your home, your shelter is sinking because of global warming, isn't it sad? Do you think you will do nothing if your home is sinking? Most people think that global warming is not very related to them. However, this is a huge misconception. Eventually it will affect all of us.
Also, there have been several climate changes around the world. Summers are cooler than before and winters are increasingly warmer. In some places, typhoons are appearing where they normally wouldn't. In addition, during the past century, the earth's average temperature increased 0.74℃. Then, how about our country, Korea? In Korea, the annual precipitation and localized heavy rain are both going up. Moreover, the average temperature of Korea for over 100 years increased by 1.7℃. Compared to the earth, it is an amazing number!
In that case, how can we prevent global warming? We need to develop alternative energy. When we use oil, it sends out 782 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt, and coal sends out a surprising amount, 991 grams. This is a very significant problem for us. However, the eco-friendly energy, nuclear power sends out only 10 grams. As you can see, there are huge differences between fossil fuels and nuclear power.
There are some steps we can take to help our environment. First of all, ride bikes or walk to nearby places. The car's emission of gas is another reason for global warming. Therefore, it is good to decrease the usage of cars. It is also good for our health. Second, plant many trees. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. However, trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Additionally, one tree can absorb about 100t of carbon dioxide per year. Lastly, separate your garbage. You might think that this is not really related to our environment. Nevertheless, there is a close relationship. If plastics and other garbage go to incineration plants without being separated, it sends out many harmful substances.
In my speech, I provided 2 major problems and 4 solutions. I hope you take my solutions to heart. Now, after listening to my speech, do you think that you learned many things about global warming? Do you finally understand the seriousness of global warming? If you did, it is time to practice those ways to prevent global warming. Begin with small easy steps. If we keep working hard to save our earth, I believe that we can get good results! Let's save our earth together! It was great speaking to you. Thank you.
Yesterday, Mr. Garrioch, our writing teacher said us to post an essay about viral videos. At first, I thought of "Annoying Orange," and some K-POP music videos but, as time went by I thought of "Mr. Bean." Mr. Bean Series are my favorite videos. These days, I don't watch it often but few years ago, I watched these videos very often.
According to Wikipedia, Mr. Bean is a British comedy program written and directed by Rowan Atkinson. Rowan Atkinson is also the main character of this program. First of all, I will introduce about Rowan Atkinson; most important person in this program. Rowan Atkinson was born in County Durham, England on 6th of January, 1955. His other famous works are 'Blackadder' and the 'Thin Blue Line.' Because he can write, direct and act, I think he is very smart and creative. Also, if you watch Mr. Bean video, you will realize his great acting skills!
In the video, Mr. Bean looks very silly and it makes people to laugh. Usually, in the video, they solve the different kind of problems and Mr. Bean is in a different situations every time. For example, Mr. Bean goes to swimming pool, back to the school, goes to the dentist, etc. Moreover, time of the videos are different too. Some videos are recorded in the night and it's about his action in the bed. For me, I like the video when Mr. Bean goes to the school to watch the open class. I also like the video that describes specifically the way to the dentist. They are really, really fun and if you have time I recommend it for you! I think Mr. Bean is so popular and excited because it describes the details very specifically and Mr. Bean is curious about almost every thing.
Those four videos in the bottom are one of the Mr. Bean series. I looked for the open class but I can't find it. I believe that you will laugh a lot while you are watching these videos! However, honestly, I think first one is not that funny. Also, if you search 'Mr. Bean' in Youtube, I think you can watch other funny videos. It's quite short essay but I hope you enjoyed reading my essay and enjoy your time watching these videos.
Actually, because I need to took a test, I don't have a chance to do my history presentation. I am almost done with writing my script but, I still need to make powerpoint presentation. Anyway, this is my script. I wrote my conclusion in my notebook but, I didn't bring it! Maybe, I will correct it later! If you have some comments please let me know. I hope it's not that boring, Also, sorry for that I don't have pictures! I will prepare it later in my presentation.
The Cruel Aztecs
Hong Ji Woo
Hello, I am Hong Ji Woo and I am a sixth grader. I read the book “Angry Aztecs,” and it explains about Mayan history, cruelty of Aztecs, Aztecs’ foods, Aztecs’ life, etc. Among them, I decided to explain you about the cruel Aztecs. I will explain one event that shows how cruel the Aztecs were and the explanation of their ceremony.
First of all, I will tell you about one event. While they were slaves of the Culhuacan city, they were very nuisance. So, the Lord of Culhuacan sent them to the war, hoping the Aztecs will be dead. Unfortunately for the Lord, they beat the enemy and they even cut the enemy’s ears. Because of this event, we can notice that the Aztecs were cruel. However, compared with their ceremony, you will think that this event is not all of the Aztecs.
The Aztecs killed many people to offer a sacrifice to their sun-god. They offered a beating heart. There are 5 main ways of performing this cruel ceremony. First way is that the victim lies on the sacrificial stone, the Aztecs open the chest with a knife, pull out the heart and offer it in a carved stone vessel. Second way is that the Aztecs cut off the victim’s head. According to this book, female victim preferred this way because they can be treated as a goddess. Third way is that the Aztecs tie the victim to a rock and give the victim a sword to defend him/herself. He/she then fights against an Aztec warrior whose sword has a knife edge. Fourth way is that the Aztecs tie the victim to poles and mark his heart with a white spot, but don’t aim at that spot with the first few dozen arrows. It’s because the Aztecs believed that the blood from the victims makes the earth richer. Last way is that the Aztecs baked the victim several times in the fire and they pull out the victim’s heart when the victims are lightly baked. Those 5 ways are all very cruel and nasty. But, if I must choose 1 way of them, I will chose the first way because I think it is the least cruel way and it will end rapidly. In addition, they didn’t sacrifice people on just special day, they sacrifice people’s heart frequently. They sacrificed 50,000 people a year. That means thousand a week and six an hour! I think it’s almost impossible! However, 50,000 people a year were just a usual number. If there is a special ceremony, lots of people were sacrificed. For example, when they opened the temple at Tenochtitlan, they sacrificed 20,000 people. Moreover, Spanish history book said that when the Great Temple was opened in 1487, there were 80,000 victims sacrificed in one ceremony. How cruel they were! They even had an army to keep the priests supplied with the victims.
Then, why did they sacrifice so many humans? Basically, they believed the sun-god and they follow the sun-god. They believed the sun and the whole world had been already destroyed 4 times and they were living in the fifth sun’s period. They thought that if they keep offered people’s heart to the sun-god, the sun will rise every day. They also thought that if they didn’t the world will ends and destroy forever.
My name is Hong Ji Woo and I came from Geoje, Kyung Nam. I am attending in DaeWoo Elementary School and first of all, I would like to introduce about our school. Our school is the only private elementary school in Geoje, and all students learn English 1 hour per a day. I think our school is very interested in educating students, especially English. Maybe that's why there are 5 students in GLPS now. We wear school uniforms in our school. I enjoy my school-life and I really don't want to go to the middle school. Anyway, it was my first paragraph about our school.
2. My Favorite Books : Harry Potter Series
I think I once told my friends that I LOVE Harry Potter Series both books and movies. I can't remember how did I start reading and watching it, but I can remember that I hated very much when I was young. However, now, they are my favorite books and movies!!! I will introduce about the book "Harry Potter." It is written by J.K.Rowling. The main characters are Harry Potter, Ronald Weasely and Hermione Granger. They are attending in Hogwarts Magic School and their principal Albus Dumbledore helps them to solve the problems. They fight with Voldemort and their army.Finally, they destroy them and make the peaceful world.
3. I LOVE iCarly!
Usually, I have a lot of free time. Then, I read books, watch movies, or watch American Dramas like Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, iCarly, etc. Among them, iCarly is the best! iCarly is made from Nickelodeon. The main characters are Carly, Sam, Freddie and Spencer. Those four characters are doing a webshow called 'iCarly.' This webshow is very popular, and this drama is about the 'iCarly' and the teenagers' lives. At first, my friends recommend this drama for me, and it was really awesome! It's fun and we can see lots of wacky stuffs in this drama. Now, I am watching season 4. I hope the drama 'iCarly' will be more popular and will be broadcast forever.
