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scary stories 3 -witch part 2                      adriana

2/28/2017

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Johns grandfather hasn't seen him in a while.''How you do son" said the grandpa in his happy voice.''Hi dad"John said in a happy voice.They began to talk for a while until he hears the voice again "bad luck*scary laughs*" john began to breathe deeply as he heard the laughs in his head."Come with me"grandpa said in a low voice.They went into a room john never seen.It had a nice rug,nice color to the wall,but barley had furniture...all there was is a dark red desk and a book in the middle of the room.''What is this" john said in a impressed voice!"shhhhh, don't lead her here"he began to walk to the book, he opened it and looked through it.It had a weird language." who am i gonna lead here" john said in a scared voice "is she after me" Grandpa slowly turned " come my boy" He had a small red chest with gold leaves and little vines.As he opened it it was a crystal ball!"wow" John said in a low voice "put your hand on top and tell me what you see" John slowly put his hands on the ball and looked straight at it."I see a dark figure with long black hair,red eyes,and sharp teeth and claws.Grandpa opened his eyes in a scared low voice "its Karnala"
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Derek Carr by jimmy

2/28/2017

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Do you know who Derek Carr is ? If you live in the Fresno area then you probably do. Carr went to Fresno state.When he was in college he had 118 TD passes in 3 seasons. In 2014 he was drafted to the Oakland Raiders.Carr took the field in 2014 with the Oakland Raiders. This wasn't the first time his family has been in the NFL. His brother David Carr was the starting QuarterBack for the Houston Texans.With Carr's great leadership capabilities and his passing he was put as the starting spot for QB.

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What is hogwarts? - judy c.

2/28/2017

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This Blog is for Last week, the 23rd or 24th. 

Hello, Chickas and Chickos ! My name is Judy and I'll be talking about my favorite thing about Harry Potter *cough* my other school that I'm going to be in the 2nd year in. *cough* Anyways, Hogwarts is the best school there is. No offense to those who likes their school but HOGWARTS IS ABOUT MAGIC. *^* There's only one way to get to Hogwarts though. The primary mode of transport to Hogwarts is the Hogwarts Express that students take at the start of each school year. Students board the train from the also fictional Platform 9¾ at King's Cross station in London. The train arrives near Hogwarts, some time after nightfall. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, shortened Hogwarts, is a British school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen and is the primary setting for the first six books in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Though I am not British I still learn! <-< A huge, rambling, quite scary-looking castle, with a jumble of towers and battlements. Like the Weasleys' house, it isn't a building that Muggles could build, because it is supported by magic. In the novels, Hogwarts is somewhere in Scotland. (The film Prisoner of Azkaban says that Dufftown is near.) The school is depicted as having numerous charms and spells on and around it that make it impossible for a Muggle to locate it. Muggles cannot see the school; rather, they see only ruins and several warnings of danger. So all of you guys are muggles so you can't attend this wonderful school. The castle's setting is described as having extensive grounds with sloping lawns, flowerbeds and vegetable patches, a loch (called The Black Lake), a large dense forest (called the Forbidden Forest), several greenhouses and other outbuildings, and a full-size Quidditch pitch. There is also an owlery, which houses all the owls owned by the school and those owned by students. (I am Slytherin Seeker for Quidditch by the way and also THE BEST, not to brag.) Some rooms in the school tend to "move around", and so do the stairs in the grand staircase. Witches and wizards cannot Apparate or Disapparate in Hogwarts grounds, except when the Headmaster lifts the enchantment, whether only in certain areas or for the entire campus, so as to make the school less vulnerable when it serves the headmaster to allow Apparition. By the way, the head mistress in Hogwarts is only Professor McGonagall because sadly, Albus Dumbledore died in the 6th book and movie. Electricity and electronic devices are not found at Hogwarts. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione indicates that due to the high levels of magic, "substitutes for magic (that) Muggles use" such as computers, radar, and electricity "go haywire" around Hogwarts. Radios, however, make an exception. Rowling explains this by saying that the radios are not powered by electricity but by magic. You people with electronics and me with books and magic. (I have a phone too, it's just a joke). Hogwarts is on the shore of a lake, sometimes called the Black Lake. In that lake are merpeople, Grindylows, and a giant squid. The giant squid does not attack humans and sometimes acts as a lifeguard when students are in the lake. Hogwarts is a coeducational, secondary boarding school, taking children from ages eleven to eighteen. Education at Hogwarts is not compulsory, with some students being home schooled as stated in the seventh book. Rowling initially said there are about one thousand students at Hogwarts. She later suggested around six hundred, while acknowledging that this number was still inconsistent with the small number of people in Harry's year. She further explained that this had resulted from her creating only 40 characters for Harry's year. Yes, Harry Potter. According to the novels, admission to Hogwarts is selective, in that children who show magical ability will automatically gain a place, and squibs cannot attend the school as students (though they can work there in other roles, as Argus Filch does). A magical quill at Hogwarts detects the birth of magical children and writes their names into a large parchment book, but there is no admission test because "you are either magical or you are not." I'm a magical witch. *-* Every year, a teacher checks this book and sends a letter to the children who are turning eleven. Acceptance or refusal of a place at Hogwarts must be posted by 31 July. The letter also contains a list of supplies like spell books, uniform, and other things that the student will need. The prospective student is expected to buy all the necessary materials, normally from shops in Diagon Alley, a concealed street near Charing Cross Road in London that can be found behind the wizarding pub, The Leaky Cauldron. I have The Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley socks! letters to Muggle-born witches and wizards, who may not be aware of their powers and are unfamiliar with the concealed wizarding world, are delivered in person by a member of Hogwarts staff, who then explains to the parents or guardians about magical society, and reassures them regarding this news. Though the school is in Great Britain, its catchment area is the wider British Isles, as Irish students can also attend. Aw, no Americans. OH WELL! From there, first-year students are accompanied by the "Keeper of the Keys, Game, and Grounds" (which was Hagrid during the first novel) to small boats, which magically sail across the lake and get them near the entrance of Hogwarts. The older students ride up to the castle in carriages pulled by creatures called Thestrals. Thestrals are only for the ones who've seen dead. Like Harry, and Luna Lovegood. "The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your House will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your House, sleep in your House dormitory, and spend free time in your House common room." After the Sorting Hat sings a song, each student, in turn, is seated on the stool in front of the rest of the student body. The Hat is placed on the student's head, whereupon it examines his or her mind and assigns them to one of the four Houses based on abilities, personality, and preferences. I got chosen to Slytherin House, also known as, only the and powerful house EVER (Just kidding (: ). Well, Gryffindor is kind of the best house because Harry's in there and so is all the main characters. <-< Hogwarts is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. The houses compete throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for various events, for the House Cup (correctly answering a question in class, for example, may earn five or ten points; lateness to class may cost ten or 20 points.)  Each house also has its own Quidditch team that competes for the Quidditch Cup. These two competitions breed rivalries between the houses. Houses at Hogwarts are living and learning communities for their students. Each house is under the authority of one of the Hogwarts staff members. The Heads of the houses, as they are called, are in charge of giving their students important information, dealing with matters of severe punishment, and responding to emergencies in their houses, among other things. Each year, year level groups of every separate house share the same dormitory and classes. The dormitory and common room of a House are, barring rare exceptions, inaccessible to students belonging to other Houses. So, in the next blog I'll be talking about the 4 houses in Hogwarts. This blog is kinda big of what I typed so far, I hoped you enjoyed it even though you can't, (or lazy to) read this. Good-bye(:  -Judy
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      scary stories 3-    witch                                                        adriana

2/28/2017

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Once there was a young man named John Sanchez who had a beautiful wife named Jenny Sanchez they lived in a nice town of little twin.The mans grandpa warned them they were about to get cursed for 100 years but they didn't think it was true.Now after a few days later John's wife was badly sick she stayed home snugged in the bed with all the blankets drinking warm chicken soup.He did his best to help her but she didn't get better so he went to his ca and drove off to his grandpas house.Once he got there he heard voices saying "bad luck *weird laughs*''He got so scared he ran into the house.When he went in he heard loud foot steps he turned to see who it was then ...it stopped.He turned around and jumped up in fright but relief to see his grandpa smiling at him.TO BE CONTINUED!!
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i survived the titanic, 1912

2/27/2017

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Jack and Milton were on their own all the noises and the screams, and explosions but the boys tried to bolster each other´s courage as the ship continued to sink. They decided that their best way to survive was to jump off the ship when the Titanic was low enough without hurting them selves. The water had was already around the ship filling the chairs and objects that had been causing things to slide off the ship. If Jack were to hit something on his way down he would be knocked unconscious. When it was 2:15 the titanic began to launch forward. Jack and Milton shook each others hands and wished each other both luck. Milton had went first climbing over the railing and sliding down the side of the Titanic. Jack was sad he would never see Milton again. Jack threw off his coat and Jumped into the water as far out from the ship as possible. Jack struggled to get to surface, gasping from the cold. his lungs near bursting. He had been floating for only a few minutes........ 
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i can help                                                      by:isabella

2/24/2017

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The one and only ivan part two by aizik

2/24/2017

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​This is part two of One and Only Ivan. From part one Ivan made paintings that made one big painting. The painting was put on a billboard. The painting was Ivan at the zoo and it said home. There was a reporter the went to see Ruby and Ivan. The reporter saw the claw stick that Mack uses on Ruby. The reporter started writing about the claw stick. After that protesters came every day after the reporter came. Big boxes came and there were a vet trying to push ruby in the box. Ruby went in the box after that day and Ivan did to. When Ivan came out of his box he saw a tv and it was gorillas. Ivan watch them eat, sleep, and play. When Ivan went outside he saw the gorillas that were on tv. That's went Ivan knew that he end up at the zoo. Ivan saw Julia and Bob and George. Julia had a picture of Ruby in the zoo and she said ¨because of you Ruby is in the zoo.¨ That´s the book.

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percy jackson by noah

2/24/2017

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What´s up guys and welcome back to my blog.Today I´m gonna be sharing my thoughts about this book called Percy Jackson.It is a really good book because it contains action,drama,laughs,and excitment.If you don´t know who Percy Jackson is he is a really bad kid that gets in trouble a lot and something weird happens to him while he is on a field trip to the museum.Percy Jackson thinks he is a half blood which is something that could kill yourself in a very scary way.My favorite part of the story is when he gets caught doing something he is not suspose to do and a scary lady pops out and trys to kill him.Well that´s it for my blog today and if you wanna know more you should buy it or check it out from a library,so yeah peace out.
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eli manning by nic

2/24/2017

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Eli and his team followed up their Super Bowl victory by winning their division the next season. The following two years the NY Giants poorly missing the playoffs both years. Then in 2011 and 2012 season the went just 9-7 regular season record, then NY made it back to the playoffs. With the poor records the last season they the fans thought the Giants had no chance of making it too the Super Bowl. But the NY Giants never gave up so they worked even hardier and they actually thought the had a chance.They had some serious injuries with 2 great wide receivers in Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham. In the words of Victor Cruz he said no matter if i'm  hurt or not i'm going to be at the game and i'm not letting are team have a poor record. After that speech he said the team made the playoffs. A couple seasons later with both receivers healthy the won a super bowl.

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diary of a wimpy kid by:andrew

2/24/2017

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   ¨A valentine Day dance at Gregs middle school has turned his world upside down.¨As Greg scrambles to find a date to go to the dance, as he worries he doesnt want to be left out in the cold on a big night¨.But a twist gives Greg and Rowley a date to the dance.¨But a lot can happen in one night¨.
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