Archive for February, 2008

This Week In Class…

Friday, February 29th, 2008

I learned that…
Islam was was memorized by Muslims and was not written down  till 200 years after prophet Mohammad died, and because of this historians believe that some of the original words that were in the Quran may have been altered. Some historians also say that Islam had a hard time spreading and it was […]

The Theme Of The Book

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Mr.R told us to answer the following questions about the theme of the book ‘a wrinkle in time’.
The Questions:
-What do you think the most important theme of the book?
I think that it is the theme of good vs. evil, and I think this because the book generally the book talks about the adventure of Meg, […]

Caravan Log #3

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Today Mr.R told us to try something different for he caravan logs, so instead of just writing facts now we have to write one fact and explain it or write a verse from the Quran and explain it.
Drihams earned today 6
“…he who gives in charity and protects himself from evil and believes in goodness. We […]

This Week in Class…

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

We talked about …
We didn’t really talk much but we did play a game like monopoly and every group had die and rolled them on there turn then you would either get a quiz card which was a question about the unit and if you get the question right you get 5 dirhams and if […]

Caravan Log #2

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

City: Damascus
Dirhams Earned: -13
Today I learned that:
1.After the soviet union almost 20% of the people in it converted to Islam.
2.Muslim aren’t allowed to eat pork, because Muslims believe that it is a dirty animal, because it eats it’s own poo.
3. Prophet Mohammad was told to memorize the Quran when he was 40 years of age.
4. […]

Caravan Log #1

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

City: Damascus
Dirhams earned today: 3
Today I learned that:
- Some Americans have arabic names.
-Most of Lebanon is christian.
-The word ‘Arab’ means without water.
-Arabians contributed to the society in numbers, art and astrology.
-At prayer time a muezzin calls for the people to come and pray.

Introduction to Islam

Monday, February 18th, 2008

In Social Studies Mr.R asked us to read a packet about Islam and answer the following questions about the unit.
-What do you think about this unit?
I think that it would be really fun to have the class do something not regular for once and I like the simulation idea.
-What questions do you have about it?
Why […]

Personal Thoughts About The Book

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Mr.R asked us to answer a couple questions about chapter 1-4 in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’.
 What thoughts do you have about Meg’s personality as you read these chapters?
- I think that Meg is very persistent, but she is very sensitive and every time somebody mentions her father is mentioned being in trouble she would cry […]

My Weird Space Adventure

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

I wrote this story to help me understand the book ‘A Wrinkle in Time’, and because the book is a fantasy I wrote a fantasy.
                    In this weird trip we were supposed to go to the training center on the moon, but our spaceship’s autopilot was broken and it took us to Eierna, one of the […]

My Goals

Monday, February 11th, 2008

This is a post that Mr.R asked us to answer the following question: What do you expect to see on your blog in June.

What I want to accomplish, I want to write all of my essays on my blog so I can always look back to a assignment to see if I could […]