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05/15/2012 Your Final Discussion Question of Middle School, ever!
The host city for that I would choose for the Olympics would be New York. I would have Ringo and Paul (the remaining Beatles) come. Then I would have a person knock down a giant domino that would cause multiple other giant dominoes to that were a lined into the Olympic symbol that would eventually knock down the last domino, which is burning, into a fire.

05/15/2012 Your Final Discussion Question of Middle School, ever!
I have enjoyed working with you for the past three years. Good luck in high school. Come stop by and visit me in the language arts section if you like!

This summer the Olympic Games will be held in London the capital of England. Many people watch the Olympic events in which teams from countries compete. Each Olympics there is an opening ceremony during which the Olympic flame is carried through the streets of the host city and arrives at the stadium as a climax to the event. This flame was lit in the birthplace of the Olympics, Olympia, Greece and was carried by several athletes over the course of weeks to reach its destination. Each Olympic Games the host country tries to provide a spectacular opening ceremony, and much secrecy surrounds the planning. Read the article below for some of the details that have leaked out regarding London’s opening ceremony.

http://theweek.com/article/index/227470/the-london-olympics-opening-ceremony-what-we-know-so-far

Imagine that you have landed the prestigious job of director of opening ceremonies for a future games to be held in the USA. Answer the following questions:
Which would be the host city?
Who would be some of the performers and presenters?
What would be the most spectacular event/stunt during the opening ceremony

05/02/2012 This week's discussion question
People are fascinated by white horses for a couple of reasons. To begin with, only 8% of all horses are white so they are a rare sight. Also, must cultures see white horses as a mystical figure. Lastly they are a very commonly found in fiction. That is why people are fascinated with white horses.

05/02/2012 This week's discussion question
Listen to the article “A Horse of a Different Color”.
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151756328/a-horse-of-a-different-color
Summarize why people seem fascinated by white horses.
Then do one of the following:
Describe a movie or book that you are familiar with in which a white horse is featured.
Research why different cultures believe that colors represent good, evil or are lucky and share what you find.
Draw a picture of a white or black horse.

7. If this is not possible for some reason you may choose from the menu below:
Read literature or non-fiction appropriate to your reading level
Personalize your account! To add a picture (or avatar) to your account that will appear every time that you post follow the instructions below. You may change your avatar picture as many times as you like!
Selecting and Uploading an Avatar
Find a school appropriate picture by using Google images
Save the picture by using the control click and save as command
Remember where you have saved the picture (you'll need to find it later)
Navigate to the 6th Grade Gifted Wiki site
Make sure that you are logged in
Click on "My Account" on the top right of the wiki page
Select "Change Picture" from beneath the Profile heading
Click on the browse button and find the picture that you have saved
Once the address appears click the upload button
A preview of your picture should appear
Scroll down until you see the Save button under the Step 4 heading
Click "Save" and you are done

7. If this is not possible for some reason you may choose from the menu below:
Read literature or non-fiction appropriate to your reading level
Write a story on the Seven Domains interactive writing site
The Seven Domains

04/24/2012 This week's discussion question
I think that dogs shouldn't have TV because they wont care about it and it would be a waste of electricity. Also if there was a pet that might like it it might be a cat because they do whatever they want. I think that a show that teaches the animals something might be useful but as I said before, they don't care about it.