C4K Summary for November

C4K # 10  Colton's Blog
http://quezadacolton-honorsenglish.blogspot.com/

 Colton writes on his blog about a friend called Melinda relating to the poem called the "Caged Bird." He writes his friend has a secret that she cannot tell anyone because she does not have any friends  She's afraid of what people will think of her if they find out.  She keeps to herself and does not really  fit into a big crowd just as the "caged bird" did in the poem.

Colton was able to relate to the poem because of a real life experience he has with his friend Melinda. He captured exactly how she feels regarding having a secret and not being able to tell anyone. His post was short and on point.  Melinda has a good friend in Colton.


Patrick O's Blog       C4K #9

Patrick is declaring his support of Mitt Romney on his blog post. He states he is voting for Romney in their class elections because he is going to create more jobs,give more taxes to the poor and some to the government. He states Obama is good to vote for too, but he doesn't feel like voting for him. He also said he has been a Republican allhis life but he has been a democrat too. He included a website link on his blog if you are a kid and want to see how student in other schools voted. He provided details on information regarding how Romney will give 40% taxes to the poor,and Obama will raise taxes and give 40% to the government. He also said 40% will go to build bridges and roads, and 20% to the poor.He also predicted Romney to win with 1% more than Obama. His last comment was that he thought Romney's down side was the fact that he was getting rid of PBS.

I responded by saying hello and that I enjoyed reading his blog post. He seems to have some pretty definite views on who he is voting for and why. That's good because he should make up his own mind based on the facts he researched. I told him to stick to his guns! I commented that I believe my political views to be personal and private but that I have the utmost respect for people who actively voice their opinions on a public forum. I also commented that the PBS station will survive no matter who is in the President's office. It's a good and valuable resource for children and good things always survive. Keep blogging!!!!


   C4K #8        Allison's Blog

Allison and her family went on a family vacation. They did not fly, they went in a car. Allison had to share the back seats with her 3 brothers. She was not happy because they were cramped with all their stuff in the car. It was a long trip and Allison was not very patient. Allison was asleep when the trip started and woke up three hours into the drive. They ate at Apple Bees in Nashville, Tenn.and afterwards Allison got sick. They weren't going to stop but they all were tired and ended up stopping at a rest stop to sleep. They were in Atlanta Georgia when they stopped to rest. They arrived at Kissimmee, Florida around 4:00 pm that same day. They were in Florida for 5 days and her parents left them at the hotel to go buy groceries. They went to Universal Studios,SeaWorld, Cocco Beach and to a cool restaurant with a floor that looked like a basketball court. While at see world she had a chance to see the Shamu Whale show. She and her family drove by the Kennedy Space Center but did not go in because it was a 2 hour tour and she and her brothers did not want to spend that much time in the space center. They went to several theme parks, took walking tours and did some shopping. They all had fun.Then it was time to go home and the road trip started all over again. They left one day early because there was news of a storm coming and they did not want to be in it and so they left early that Saturday morning.They stopped at rest stop in Kansas to sleep. They drove all day Sunday and arrived home on Monday morning. Allison never said where she lived in her blog. Allison enjoyed her vacation with her family. They went many places that I have visited in Florida and I could visualize them as she talked about them in her blog. She mentioned swimming in Cocco Beach and I have done that. She mentioned going to Universal Studios and I have been there several times and she mentioned the Kennedy Space Center. She did not go there and yes it is a long tour, but is very interesting. I think she would have enjoyed it. She had a well written blog, with some misspelled words. I told her about using MS Word to type her blog post in so she could take advantage of the spell check feature and that would help. Allison wrote a detailed blog and as a reader, I felt as if I were on the vacation with them and in the car with them on the way to Florida.