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Interstate 80: The Short Story (English 7 #165)

Once upon a time, a man named John E. Smith wanted to make a transcontinental journey across America by road. John wanted to scour the country for the people from the math problems and see if he could lock them up in his basement get them put in an insane asylum. This was his life …

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Posted byDJWAugust 15, 2023Posted inEnglish 7

(English #165) Getting Camels: A Minecraft 1.20 Adventure

My cousin and I play on a Minecraft server together. The server started in 1.18 and is still running in 1.20. The server has just recently updated. We want to go out to new chunks to locate the new camels. Now, the way Minecraft works is that when you update the world, you cannot find …

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Posted byDJWAugust 14, 2023August 14, 2023Posted inGrade 7

History 7 #75: Hundred Years War

Introduction The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337 through 1453, over a century. The war lasted several generations. The causes of the war were quite complicated. Edward II thought he was the rightful king of France, and the French King disagreed. There was also a region called Aquitaine that was ruled by the English, although …

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Posted byDJWAugust 12, 2023August 12, 2023Posted inHistory 7

On Rocco: A Descriptive Poem (English Lesson #160)

(1) Rocco is a German Shepherd Dog (2) He would probably like to see a frog (3) He is very very big (4) Maybe about as big as a pig (5) His fur is black (6) All along his back (7) His feet are tan (8) And he likes to ride in the van (9) …

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Posted byDJWAugust 11, 2023August 12, 2023Posted inEnglish 7, Grade 7

How I can control my small expenses: PF#5

Today I am going to to talk about ways that I can control my small expenses. Using cash instead of credit or debit, not impulse buying, and keeping track of your bank statements are just to name a few. Using cash for small stuff can really help control small expenses. Some small stuff include meals, …

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Posted byDJWAugust 11, 2023Posted inPersonal Finance

Science 8 #5: YouTube Strategy

For my YouTube channel, I would like to play Legend of Zelda Games, particularly challenge runs. The reason I want to do this in particular is because I have learned a lot about the Legend of Zelda games and I think it would be very enjoyable for myself and very entertaining for my target audience. …

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Posted byDJWAugust 11, 2023October 8, 2023Posted inScience 8

Notch: English Lesson #150

This is a poem about the creator of Minecraft, Notch. He is one of my personal heroes because he created my favorite video game, which also happens to be the best-selling game of all time, and I really respect him for that. My assignment is to write a poem in the style of Alfred Lord …

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Posted byDJWAugust 11, 2023Posted inEnglish 7

History 7 #70: John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe was born in a small town on a sheep farm 200 miles from London. Not much is known about what year he was born, but the convention is 1324. We don’t know when he arrived at Oxford University, but we know that we was there in 1345. Wycliffe was heavily involved in Oxford …

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Posted byDJWAugust 10, 2023August 10, 2023Posted inGrade 7, History 7

English Lesson #140: Macbeth

Macbeth is a Scottish thane who is close kin to King Duncan of Scotland. Duncan has two sons: Malcolm and Donalbain. Macbeth is married, but his wife is always refered to as Lady Macbeth in the play. Macduff is Macbeth’s biggest rival, and he has a wife (Lady Macduff) and a son (no title given …

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Posted byDJWAugust 9, 2023August 10, 2023Posted inEnglish 7

English 7 #135: The Taming of the Shrew

A note for readers/teacher: this is based mostly off of the prose version from Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. I forgot most of the details of the original play because it has been a long time since I read it, so I re-read the prose version so I could understand the play …

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Posted byDJWAugust 8, 2023August 8, 2023Posted inEnglish 7

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