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Trimester 1 Charger Trail Reflection

 

Today in the charger trails activities I was successful in a few ways as a friend and as a team member. I was successful as a friend by encouraging my friend to share her idea. I encouraged her by telling her she is right and that there are no wrong answers. Today as a team member I was a successful especially during the marble activity and the amazing maze. I was also okay during Hog Call activity. During the marble activity I went along with what others said because I realized that I wouldn’t be the best leader. I still participated and volunteered to do a little extra work to get the job done. During the maze I was a good team member because I went with what others said and that got us through the puzzle. For the Hog Call I tried to help the group make a pair, especially when there was a conflict. I helped people see the pair when they didn’t understand. Today I improved in many ways as a friend and a team member.

Writing and Education

Writing & Education

Ashley Grubstein

What do scribes do?

  • (Official record keepers
  • (Administer laws
  • (Collect taxes
  • (Supervise government projects
  • (Travel with court to keep an official record of events

What skills are needed to be a scribe?

  • ( Read and write hieroglyphs
    • Took a while for students to master
    • Used to write everything from contracts to joke
  • Also need to read and write heiratics

What was school like?

○ Just after sunrise to sunset

○ Teachers were Strict

○ Students treated harshly

○ if not willing to learn scolded and physically beaten

  • Before students got papyrus they got clay tablets
  •     Only successful students got papyrus after many years
    • Papyrus is plant reeds stuck together and flattened

What did scribes record?

○ Tax records

○ Records of grain and food supply to prevent starvation

○ Measured rise of Nile River

○ Traveled with military expeditions

  • Animal records

(images) http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_library/ramesses_hittite.html . September 16, 2015. Web.

(images)  http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_library/tuthmosis_karnak.html . September 16, 2015. Web.

Seedfolks Favorite Character

My favorite character in Seedfolks is Ana because of how independent and willing to take action she is but how she is also willing to ask for help. Ana is great at making observations and I can relate to that. I, like Ana, love to make observations about others and about the world. Ana was very creative with some of her thought plans and I truly admire someone who thinks out of the box. I think Ana is an amazing character because she is so observant and that can get a person a long way. She is smart with her decisions and I admire that she went to go see what Kim was burying (planting).

Hawaii

The place I would like to return to is Hawaii. I would like to return to Hawaii to experience all the beauty of the fish and turtles because I would appreciate it more now that I know what animals (moose, bear, and Dall sheep) in the cold are like. I also loved the exotic scenes that Hawaii presented. I am more into photography and have a good camera now so I could capture the images for myself. My favorite thing was probably all the excursions you can do to truly experience the Hawaiian life. I really hope that one day I can finally enjoy the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands once more.

Hawaii