This Once Was Mine

This Once Was Mine
Jake Black Ruskin

Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Simulator

In class we are learning about the Revolutionary War. Since it is a lot easier to learn something in someone else's shoes, like the saying walk a mile in someone else's shoes. So we are doing a simulator. My name is Thomas Singleton Painter. I am a teacher a deist and the chairperson for the patriots.


There are many things that I like about going through simulator. Like seeing how hard it was having everyone against you. Not being able to talk to your friend without one of us saying I'll give you 50 pows if you join us. I forgot to mention that pows are what we use for money. I also want to say that may also be my favorite part. Seeing how hard things were. Not really understanding what it was like.









Friday, March 21, 2014

Baron Von Steuben a Great Man

     The British was surrounded. The commanders of the continental army, George Washington, Comte de Rochembew, Marquis de Lafayette. But none of this was possible without one man Baron Von Steuben. He gave us a new attitude. Baron Von Steuben helped us win the final battle at York Town by changing our tactics and teaching the American army the close combat battle of bayonets. MrNussbaum.com wrote about Baron Von Steuben being discharged from captain so he went to Benjamin Franklin. Ben had an “immediate liking to him. Ben wrote Von Steuben a letter of recommendation and sent it to George Washington”. After Baron Von Steuben came he changed our attitudes and made us warriors. Later we had a battles with the British and finished the war thanks to Baron Von Steuben. Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin or Baron Von Steuben died November 28, 1794 as one of the most respected man with his legacy of helping us win the war by teaching us close combat and giving us a better attitude and more hope.







Friday, March 7, 2014

Science Expo Roles

  Recently we had a Science Expo. For the Science Expo we split the class in two halves, eco-columns and visuals. I was on eco-columns team. For the eco-columns I was captain. For captain I had to help people if time was almost out and they needed help I helped them. When we didn't have graph I helped someone make one. (With the help of Mrs. Ambrosio.) Although I didn't go to the Science Expo I only heard that it was awesome.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Literary Essay Self-Reflection

The thing that I was most proud of was making a lot a quotes. Another thing that I was proud of is that I made a lot of comments about the book and making them in to real life moments. I also did that very well. I think so because I kept getting the book and taking things from the book and in to my essay.

  One thing that was hard was that I was writing about the book but it wouldn't prove anything. Like when to the teacher. She said that I am writing about the book but not really explaining it very well. But I did enjoy getting to type my essay because I love computers.

Narrative Self-Reflection

  I enjoyed writing about  my do since he was a great dog. It was fun to write about my dog since I no one knows what happened to him. My strengths are that I wouldn't forget my short time with Jake. That is good. Another thing is that I am a fast writer and I type fast. I type fast since I went on the typing web.

  It was hard for me to finish the writing piece because I don't like to talk about what happened to him. The reason is because Not very many people talk about giving their animals away. What I enjoyed was writing a bout the happy times with Jake. Since then I can imagine it happening. I would give a lot for Jake.