Reading Response #12

2/21/2016

We will be continuing our reading of informational texts. For the next month, I encourage you read an informational text for at least two sessions of independent reading.

This week, we will be diving into our Global Citizenship project, which I will explain more in class. For the blog, I would like you to look at this list of world issues and choose one to read more about:

Health
Education
Food and Hunger
Water and Sanitation
Environment
Poverty
Equality
Girls and Women
Social Justice

This Week's Prompt:

Find an informational text about a world issue you care about. You can search on the Destiny portal, browse NewsELA.com, check GlobalCitizen.org, browse the newspaper, or check some other source.

Summarize what you read about --what is the main idea? What is important to understand?
Then, explain why you think this issue is important for kids to know about.

I look forward to reading your responses!

78 Comments

Tal

2/22/2016 04:03:53 pm

Hi Ms. Kimball
Wow! I can't beleive that there has already been 100 days of school ! I miss you so much! Bigelow is really great and I am learning so much. Bye for now!
- Tal (talia, but I go but I go by Tal now.)

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 10:58:25 am

Hi Tal!

That's awesome to hear. I'm glad you're still loving Bigelow.

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

P.S. I like "Tal"!

Elizabeth

2/22/2016 04:28:56 pm

Dear Class,
I read the article, FLOTUS and the Duchess of Cambridge are changing the conversation about mental health. The main idea of the article is, kids with mental health illnesses are productive. Some people think that kids with mental health illnesses are not productive, but that's not the case. The reason is schools in poor countries or towns don't get the chance to education because the schools think the kids aren't able to participate in educational activities.
Kate Middleton (the Duchess) and Michelle Obama are working together to change the conversation about mental health. Mental illness is an important issue for everyone. People don't always know they have a mental illness, for example over 40 million people have depression or (and) anxiety. Kids that have mental illnesses in poor places can't go to school. Kate and Michelle say that schools should grow to help students with mental illnesses. A survey shows that 49 out of 50 states can't create the education needed for kids with mental illnesses. That is a summary of the article.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

2/25/2016 04:29:55 pm

Dear Class,
Sorry, I forgot to mention that the website I got the article from is GlobalCitizen.org.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:00:57 am

Dear Elizabeth,

Great summary. I'm glad you picked that article. It's very interesting.

If you were in charge of improving schools for students with mental illnesses, based on what you read in the article, what are some changes you would make?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Elizabeth

2/29/2016 05:02:01 pm

Dear Ms.Kimball,
If I were to improve schools for students with mental illnesses based on what I read, I would change the way subjects were taught. Like math for example, I would make sure the student understood what was being taught. Then, if the student needed help with the material, I would make sure the student got the help they needed. For homework I would let the student call the "homework help" line. It is the teacher's phone number, it would be used to help the student with the homework. For Homework projects I would also use the homework help line, if the student needed help budgeting time. Also if the student had one more thing to do I would extend the due date a day or two.
All in all I would make sure the student was comfortable in the school community, understood the homework, and the school work. Thank you for the feedback!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth

Liana

3/2/2016 08:18:34 pm

Dear Elizabeth,
Your summary was amazing! It really captured the big idea, and I think the organization you chose was very inspiring. It's pretty sad that some schools don't allow kids with mental health to go to school because they think they are t productive. It's also just sad in general that some people have mental health.

If you worked with FLOTUS, or just helping people with mental health, what would you do to help them? How would you help show that they are productive and they can do anything we can do? Would you tell people about what's going on and help give awareness? Overall, I think that your summary was AMAZING, so good job!!!
Sincerely,
Liana

Maggie

3/3/2016 04:45:39 pm

Dear Elizabeth,\
I LOVED your response! IT was amazing! But I have one question. Why is this important for kids to know?
From,
Maggie

Julia

2/22/2016 04:33:35 pm

Dear class,
I chose the topic women and girls, and I read about how women have fewer opportunities than men, even though women have many benefits to offer to the world, such as contributing to the health of their families and communities. They are mostly discriminated in education, but people are trying to help the problem by giving girls more opportunities.
Kids should know about this problem because girls deserve more than they get. Kids might have an idea on how to help, so the problem would decrease.
Sincerely,
Julia

Julia

2/26/2016 07:20:57 am

Dear class,
Sorry! I forgot to write the website. I found my article through the destiny portal on Kid Rex. I'm not sure what the website was exactly called, but thats how I found it.
Sincerely,
Julia

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:05:07 am

Dear Julia,

Your article sounds interesting, but I am wondering if it was talking about the US or about countries around the world. Where in the world or within which cultures do women and girls have to fewest opportunities?

Based on what you read in the article, if you were the leader of a country that gave women and girls few opportunities, what would you do to change that?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Julia

2/28/2016 07:25:30 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,
I think my article was talking about women and girls worldwide. Girls and women have fewest opportunities in the Middle East areas. For example, Malala was born in Pakistan, near the Middle East. If I was the leader of a country in which women and girls are given fewer opportunities, I would enforce certain laws that said that girls and women were equal to men, and every opportunity that men are given, women are given as well. I hope that that would help improve our world.
Sincerely,
Julia

August

3/2/2016 05:14:09 pm

Dear Julia,

Your response was very exceptional. One question, when you said " but people are trying to help the problem by giving girls more opportunities." Where are they doing that?

sincerely,
August

Julia

3/6/2016 04:45:48 pm

Dear August,
People are trying to help girls everywhere! Where there is a problem, like girls not having the same rights as men, someone will be trying to help. Every day people everywhere try to decrease this problem.
Sincerely,
Julia

Emily

3/4/2016 06:39:35 pm

Dear Julia,
I loved your response!! It was very clear and interesting.And I agree that people these days should give girls more chances! I mean duhh who does that? But one question I have is really who does take away girls opportunity to do other things? Is it a serpent leader or law or what?
Sincerely
Emily

Julia

3/6/2016 04:42:27 pm

Dear Emily,
I am not positive, but I think its just laws that hold girls back and give them fewer opportunities. Thanks for the feedback!
Sincerely,
Julia

Emily

3/4/2016 06:41:51 pm

Dear Julia,
Oops sorry spelling mistake I ment to say sertant
-Em

Arim link

2/22/2016 06:27:58 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,

First I want to point out, you changed your website I mis the last one. Second I want to say that middle school is good but 5th grade was way better, the learning was more fun and it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less boring.

From Arim

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:06:52 am

Dear Arim,

So nice to hear from you! Yes, I changed the website. The old one had code that I wrote myself and it was a bit glitchy. I hope you like the new one!

I miss you and the BCE. Hopefully you're enjoying your time in middle school. Can you believe the school year is over half-way over? You'll be in 7th grade in no time!

Keep in touch!
Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Anthony

2/23/2016 04:44:18 pm

Dear Ms Kimball,
I read in the health section of NEWS E.L.A. I read an article about mosquitoes that spread deadly diseases.
There is a scientist that studied mosquitoes for almost forty years and is trying to put a stop to the deadly diseases the mosquitoes carry using a strategy that involves technology.
When mosquitoes bite people, it throws the disease onto them causing them to become sick. Almost 600,000 die from mosquito disease every year. But not all mosquitoes bite and if she kills all of them,there's no use because only 150 mosquitoes bite and carry diseases, such as malaria.
But the only problem I had is that the person that wrote the article didn't mention what the method was on mosquitoes, they only said that it was very helpful.
UUGGHH!!!
Sincerely,
Anthony

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:12:52 am

Dear Anthony,

The topic you chose is very interesting, and even scary! I imagine it mentioned the Zika virus that is being spread in South America and the Caribbean.

When you wrote, "But not all mosquitoes bite and if she kills all of them,there's no use because only 150 mosquitoes bite and carry diseases, such as malaria," what did you mean? Why not get rid of all mosquitos since they seem to do nothing but harm?

Also, you forgot to describe why you think this issue is something that kids should know about.

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Anthony

3/2/2016 04:32:04 pm

Dear Ms Kimball,
Thank you for the feedback. I really enjoyed it. But what I meant by that was that not all mosquitoes bite and harm you, most don't even bite! But the 150 biting mosquitoes carry very deadly diseases, such as malaria.

And if you got rid of all the mosquitoes, including the ones that don't bite, which is most of the types of mosquitoes, would be dead. I thought that the article was important for the kids to read because it is a problem to have animals that carry malaria. YOU COULD DIE!!!

Sincerely,
Anthony

Kate

2/28/2016 05:39:17 pm

Dear Anthony,

Your summary was very fun to read. I never knew that the mosquitos died from the disease. I have a couple questions, what was the scientist name? Is there a way to tell if a mosquito is carrying disease with them?

-Kate

Kate

2/23/2016 07:47:22 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball,

I read about scientist growing coral. I think coral goes under the environment category. Coral grows around the Hawaii islands. But the coral in Hawaii is different, it takes longer for coral in Hawaii to grow then other places. This is bad because when coral in Hawaii gets damaged or unhealthy, it can't be used for sea animals to live in it. But scientists discovered away to stop coral from becoming a threat to sea animals. Scientists are making coral grow faster. Coral in Hawaii could take about 100 years to grow, but scientists are growing coral in 1 year. The scientist make a coral nursery, and then when the coral is fully grown they put it in the sea, and make the ocean a safer environment for sea animals.

Sincerely, Kate

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:15:37 am

Dear Kate,

Interesting topic! Coral is such an amazing habitat for the many sea creatures that live within it. It is so sad how easily it is being destroyed.

That is amazing that scientists can grow coral. Based on what you read, how does the man-made coral compare to the real coral?

You forgot to describe why kids should know about this issue. Why is this issue something that kids should know about?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Kate

2/28/2016 05:33:36 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,

man-made coral is different then real coral because man-made takes shorter to grow than real coral. They are the same because they both are coral. Kids should know that coral gets damaged and kills animal, and there is a coral nursery. It is important for kids to know this because they can donate to the coral nursery and help them find away to make the coral even quicker. If no one heard about this coral nursery then I don't think that they would have enough money to make the coral grow faster then the real coral, and that will make more sea animals die.

- Kate

Elizabeth

2/29/2016 05:11:37 pm

Dear Kate,
That is extremely cool! It is amazing what scientists can do now a days. You did an amazing job summarizing the article. Isn't it awful that ocean animals have to suffer because coral can't grow that fast?

How did the scientists make the coral grow in one year? Also, what is damaging the coral? How is the coral being damaged bad for ocean animals? Why does coral in Hawaii grow slower than other coral?

Great job summarizing the article!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth

Kate

2/24/2016 02:30:25 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball,

Sorry I forgot to put were I found the article from. I read the article from Newsela.

Ben

2/24/2016 02:46:31 pm

Dear Class,
I read something about mosquitos and health. There are 150 out of 3,500 kinds of mosquitos that have deadly diseases. One of them is cold a Zika virus. Scientist say that sense kids are born with a small head and have brain damage that the Zika virus was the reason. People say that no other animal has done more damage to a human. Also its said that the bug spray that you put on today isn't as useful are the bug spray back then. Laith Yakob doesn't think that we could get rid of Mosquitos. For example he said "And even if you did, the next time it rained they would be back."

Sincerely,
Ben

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 11:19:29 am

Dear Ben,

Good summary. You forgot to describe why you think this issue is something that kids should know about. Why do you think kids should know about mosquitos and the Zika virus?

Based on what you read in the article, if you were the leader of a country in which the Zika virus was spreading, what would you do to help protect people?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Ben

2/29/2016 08:01:23 pm

Dear Ms Kimball,
thank you for the fead back. The reason why I think that the class should know about it is because the Zika virus is very deadly. If I were the leader I would have everyone put long sleeves on and stay inside. In other words LOCKDOWN!!
Sincerely,Ben

Ryan

3/3/2016 04:02:17 pm

Dear Ben,
I thought you did a great response! In the future I would like to recommend to check your work. You said "sense", instead of since which kind of confused me. One question I have is who is "Laith Yakob"? Is he some sort of mosquito scientist?

Sincerely,
Ryan

Tommy

3/3/2016 04:16:29 pm

Dear Ben,

Nice post. Although I would of loved to hear the name of your article that you read, because it sounds interesting. Also, I would of liked to hear more about why kids should know about the Zika virus and how it effects us. Also I have a question for you. When you said "it isn't as useful as back then.", what did you mean by that?

Sincerely, Tommy

Emily

2/24/2016 04:48:11 pm

Dear Class,
I read about a place in New Delhi India were protesters took over the peoples canal. Without the canal the Indians had know water and couldn't live. Tons of people were left without water because of this. The protesters were called the Jats and they had tons of money. The Indian Army stood up and one there canal back soon enough . But before sadly 12 people died and over 100 were hurt. The farmers started needed help to because the Jats were a problem to. The Government tied helping the poor people and managing the Jats. Eventually they say it will get better.I sure hope so!

sincerely,
Emily

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 03:04:08 pm

Dear Emily,

Interesting article. I was a little confused at who the "Jats" are and what they are protesting. Could you explain more?

If you were the leader of New Delhi, India and had to solve this problem, based on what you read in the article, what would you do?

Also, why do you think it is important for kids to know about this issue?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Emily

3/4/2016 06:34:31 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball,
If I was the leader of New Dalhi I would try stoping it ad edited telling the protestor its our canal,so our villagers get the water from it. And you can't take it. Sorry for not really explaining the Jats. The Jats were like enemies becuase they protest. They are protesters and tried taking away the people in Indias water. I think kids should know this becuase it's important that bad things like this happen and Kanye they might get to help someday
Sincerely
Emily

Emily

2/24/2016 04:49:48 pm

Dear class,
oops I forgot !! the water problem was in the category of war and peace. If you wanted to read about it.
Emily,

Trisha

2/24/2016 07:05:09 pm

Dear class,
This week I read an article on two women who discovered a rare mushroom that eats plastic and can be made into food. I read this article on global citizen. The mushroom consumes the plastic and produces this chemical which can be mixed with some gelatin, corn syrup and other things to make edible food. This could be the answer to starvation and pollution. I think this is an important thing for kids to know about because we are very lucky to live in a clean place while others are living in dirty places with no clean drinking water. Also, not everybody in this world has enough food to eat. This mushroom could change the lives of others.
Sincerely,
Trisha

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 03:21:02 pm

Dear Trisha,

Good summary. You chose a very interesting topic! That's really amazing that a mushroom can break down plastic AND turn it into food for people. Where did they discover this mushroom?

I imagine that this mushroom is highly desired by many people. Are there any problems associated with it?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Trisha

3/3/2016 04:11:46 pm

Dear Ms.Kimball,
Thank You for the feedback. The women discovered the mushroom in Ecuador and on leaves in Buenos Aries. The only problem with the mushroom, is that is is rare so there is not much of this mushroom. I disagree that the mushroom is highly desired by many people. The mushroom isn't so popular yet and scientists are still trying to improve the machine that turns the mushroom into food.
Sincerely,
Trisha

Ben

2/29/2016 08:07:32 pm

Dear Trisha,
great job. I was confused when you said "rare mushroom that eats plastic and can be made into food." Will the mushroom be made into food or the plastic? I really like how you made the summary while explaining. One thing you could do better is you could tell us what the woman names were and what category it was in. I wonder where the plant is located. Like I said great job!
Sincerely,
Ben

Ryan

2/24/2016 07:16:34 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,
I read an article about an organization called Rock Can Roll. The main idea about the article is how RCR helps to supply people and pets food for those who are in need. The article also talked about how the Founder got her inspiration when a hurricane hit and many people needed food and supplies to survive. The Founder of RCR decided to send supplies to help and came up with the idea of the company. She also decided to use rock concerts as a platform for people to donate food for the company. Today, RCR helps by sending and supplying food to emergency food outlets all around the world. I believe this issue is important for kids to know about because world hunger is a big problem, and kids can help the cause by creating a project to obtain food. In fact, RCR even has a program called "schools that rock kit" that teaches kids about hunger and provides outlines for simple projects that you can do on your own that have a social impact on the world and community. RCR shows that anyone no matter what their age can make a difference.

Sincerely,
Ryan

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 03:24:47 pm

Dear Ryan,

Great summary! What an amazing idea for a company, and a fun name. How does the company acquire food at rock concerts? Do people just donate money or do they actually bring food?

Based on the article, if you were the founder of the company, what do you imagine would be some of the challenges to acquiring food and distributing it to people in need?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Ryan

3/3/2016 03:54:51 pm

Dear Ms Kimball,
When it comes to people distributing food for RCR, the volunteers bring the food to hunger relief organizations from the event where it is collected. RCR uses twitter, social media, and it is often written on the ticket, to ask the people that are going to attend to bring in canned and nonperishable food. I think that some of the challenges would be the transportation, as you need to get all the food to the hunger relief organizations. Also I think that it is hard to find volunteers that would be willing to work for free. Finally, it is also a challenge to pay for all the expenses needed, like
transportation, running the concert, and the regular expenses.

Sincerely,
Ryan

Caitlin

2/24/2016 07:31:27 pm

Dear Class,
I read about Shallon Tussime.The article I read is under the health category. The main ideas of the text is that Shallon goes around with health care materials in her backpack. Shallon goes around and helps people medical wise. I think this is important to other kids because other kid should know they are really lucky. Also so that kids won't take advantage of what they have when other people don't even have half of what they have. I read this article in Global Citizen. The keyword I typed in was Health care in Africa.
Sincerely,
Caitlin

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 03:38:14 pm

Dear Caitlin,

Your summary left me with a few questions. Who is Shallon Tussime and where does she work? How does she help people "medical-wise" and why?

When you wrote, "this is important to other kids because other kid should know they are really lucky," how does that relate to what Shallon is doing?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Caitlin

3/3/2016 07:10:18 am

Dear Ms. Kimball,
Shallon Tussime helps in Ruhiira, Uganda. She helps people medical wise by helping by distributing medication, people in their pregnancy, and monitors the children's growth to make sure that they don't get malnutrion. Shallon Tussime is a woman that is a young mother and dedicated her life to her community. Thanks for the questions.
Sincerely,
Caitlin

Trisha

3/5/2016 11:41:33 am

Dear Caitlin,
I love the topic you chose!
I agree every kid should know how lucky they are to have good health care. I'm confused about Shallon. Is that the name of a person of an organization?
Sincerely,
Trisha

August

2/25/2016 04:31:16 pm

Dear Class,

I read Beluga whales like to dive deep in the ocean for food on newsela.com. The whales will dive deep down. Scientists put tags on the whales. The tags also showed how deep the whales went in the water.One beluga went down deeper than 3,000 feet. Scientists do not know why belugas would go so deep. Maybe there were a lot of fish to eat. One of their favorites is cod, but they eat other small fish to. Belugas are hunted by Native Alaskans. The Earth is getting warmer. Some sea ice in Alaska is melting. the belugas need the cold to live. I think this is important for kids to know about this because you can help the whales by turning off you lights in your room.

Sincerely,
August

Ms. Kimball

2/28/2016 03:41:53 pm

Dear August,

You chose a very interesting topic. Whales are such amazing creatures. Based on what you wrote, it sounds like they are losing their habitat near the surface of the ocean, which is becoming too warm for them because of global warming.

If you were a scientist who studied the whales, what would you do to try and solve this problem? Are scientists doing anything now?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

August

3/2/2016 05:06:22 pm

Dear Class,

Thank you for your comments. As to answer your question, if I were a scientist who studied the whales, I would try and solve this problem. But sadly the scientists are not doing anything about it right now.

Sincerely,
August

Julia

3/1/2016 04:30:31 pm

Dear August,
I loved your response! It was very interesting, I liked how you added lots of details about beluga whales! Why do the Native Alaskans hunt the whales? How does the whale benefit them? As great as your response was, consider elaborating each of the details instead of just stating them and then moving on to another detail. Great job!
Sincerely,
Julia

Whitney

2/25/2016 04:40:00 pm

Dear Class,
I read the article about what kids eat around the world for a midday meal on GlobalCitizen.org. It was interesting to see what these kids eat everyday for lunch. For us, for lunch we eat Mac'n'cheese for lunch sometimes right? Well in China, one child just eats corn and potatoes for lunch. That's it. At least we get a variety! For another example, a boy in Mongolia only eats bread, butter, and tea. I think this is important for kids to know this because it gives them a bigger sense of how lucky we are. And that's exactly what I retained from this.
Sincerely,
Whitney

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:10:52 pm

Dear Whitney,

Interesting topic about kids' food. I bet there is a huge variety around the world in types of food and quantity of food for lunch. What was the main point that the author of the article was trying to get across?

For the kids that don't have much to eat at lunch, what do you see as potential effects of that?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Whitney

3/4/2016 03:47:42 pm

Dear Ms.Kimball,
I think that the author was trying to tell people that life isn't easy all around the world. That us kids are very lucky to be able to have a lot of variety and enough to eat. About your 2nd question, I think that malnutrition is probably a common health effect. That's probably it.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Whitney

DeAngi

3/3/2016 06:18:46 pm

Dear Whitney,

I like the humor you put into your response! It really got me hooked! One thing you can work on is summarizing the article better. As a suggestion you can put less examples in. For example, you should type one example then put a bunch of details in with it. One question I have for you is, what got you hooked into this particular topic? Other than those small errors, you did great and made me laugh out loud!

Sincerely,

DeAngi

Liana

2/25/2016 04:59:42 pm

Dear 5k,
I read the article "Stop wasting food! Student volunteer helps America fight hunger and wast" on NewsELA.com. It was about a girl named Maria Rose Belding. She realized how much food was going into wast. She also realized that people weren't giving very good food to food pantries. She wanted to change that. She wanted to make a difference. So she started a website called MEANS, which stands for Excess and Need for Stability. It's purpose is for food pantries to share their extra food. At first she thought it wouldn't work, but then many pantries started using it. This website has saved so much food that could have been wasted, and it is really making a difference. I think kids should know about this because the next time they throw out their food, they should stop and think about how many people don't even have enough to eat. 800 million people in the whole world don't have enough to eat. So I think kids should know about this because maybe they can help end hunger. They should know that there are many malnourished people out there. Maybe they can make a difference.
Sincerely,
Liana

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:21:34 pm

Dear Liana,

What an interesting concept --to create a database of extra food. I was so intrigued by the idea that I looked up MEANS online to learn more. Thank you for sharing!

What does the "M" in MEANS stand for?

Also, if you were working for MEANS, can you think of any potential problems that the organization has to face in order to do its job?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Liana

3/2/2016 03:55:06 pm

Dear Ms.Kimball,
Thank you for the compliment! The M stands for Matches, so it would be Matches Excess and Need for Stability. A problem they might have is the expenses. Another problem could be that know one wants to get the food that someone posted online, and it's there for so long, that it expires.
Sincerely,
Liana

DeAngi

2/25/2016 06:01:15 pm

Dear class,

I just read about a dolphin getting killed on purpose by beachers. What happened was, a group of people were sailing and having a good time. Then they spotted a baby dolphin swimming peacefully by itself, about 3 to 4 feet long. But, it's perfect day ruined by the " "partyers." It was passed around to take selfies and some people say it was thrown on the beach to die. The reason why I think this is important is because wildlife is not to play with then to throw it away. Animals are just like humans, except there just a little different than us. Wildlife is not a toy. It should be treated just our classmates do in school.
Sincerely,

DeAngi
GlobalCitizen.org,

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:25:38 pm

Dear DeAngi,

That is so sad to hear about a dolphin getting killed like that. How cruel!

I was a little confused at how those people were able to do what they did. You said they "passed [it] around," then they threw it on the beach to die. How do you pass a dolphin around? How do you throw a dolphin? Maybe the word choice doesn't quite work.

If you were a wildlife specialist, what would you do to try to stop the problem?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

DeAngi

3/3/2016 06:29:58 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball

Thank you for the feedback! I also have to admit that it was confusing.
I used the term ''IT'' because it wasn't be respected. The reason why they could hold it is because they were " hanging it " or grabbing it really tight by the throat and holding the tail. "It' was light and cold be thrown with one hand. If I was a wildlife specialist I would put a net to protect dolphins from getting to close to shore. That is how the whole problem happened.

Sincerely,

DeAngi

Whitney

3/4/2016 03:51:29 pm

Dear DeAngi,
Great job on your post. I really liked your summary of it. Why would you say that the wildlife is ruined by partiers? And how do you think the people got the 3-4 foot dolphin out of the water?
Great job!
Sincerely,
Whitney

Maggie

2/25/2016 06:24:13 pm

Dear Class,
I read an article about refugee girls imagining there future jobs and some girls getting the jobs. I think the main idea is that girls can follow there dreams in no matter what situation. I think this is important for kids to know because in the process of helping is knowing. To help these girls achieve these goals they need help.

One way you can help get girls an education so they can have jobs is by donating to the Malala Fund. The go around the world donating money to help girls deprived from an education.
From,
Maggie

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:29:00 pm

Dear Maggie,

Great use of the word "deprived." It is so sad that people would deprive others of an education. When you say that girls can follow their dreams "no matter what situation," what kinds of situations did you read about?

If you were the leader of a country that did not have equal opportunities for education and you wanted to change that, what sorts of things would you do?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Maggie

3/3/2016 04:38:18 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,
Thank you for your feedback, it was very helpful. To answer your first question One of the situations in the story was a girl who was not allowed to get an education. She really wanted a job as a police women. So she persevered and got the job.

To answer your second question if I lead the country I would have certain people go to certain homes and get them to go to school.
From,
Maggie

Anthony

3/3/2016 04:37:43 pm

Dear Maggie,
It sounds like the refugee girls really need education, especially when they don't have a home. I really liked how
you told us that they really wanted a job for a future and how the refugee girls can handle the situation.
I was kind of confused on the part on what exactly the problem was. What exactly was the problem?

Sincerely,
Anthony

cordy

2/25/2016 07:36:10 pm

Dear class,
I read about food and hunger from Heifer International fund. I think the main idea is for that the world has enough to eat and drink. And for them to solve hunger and poverty and help family's. To remember that they help others is the most important thing to understand. I think this issue is important because they help adults kids baby's and even animals they pervade clean water and fresh food.

Sincerely,
Cordy

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:35:53 pm

Dear Cordy,

You seem to have a strong connection to Heifer International Fund. They are such an amazing organization. You inspired me to read through their website. I want to donate a goat now!

When you wrote, "the world has enough to eat and drink," I was confused. I thought Heifer was doing its work because the world did not have enough to eat and drink. Can you explain more clearly about what Heifer does?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Cordy

3/3/2016 04:07:11 pm

Dear Ms. Kimball,
I think they mean that there enough clean water in the world for every one to share. And by that I mean every city, town, and village should have enough water for every.

Sincerely,
Cordy

Caitlin

3/3/2016 07:22:03 am

Dear Cordy,
Nice response! What made you read this article because it is a very interesting organization? I really like how you did a really good job of saying the main idea is. What is your favorite thing that Heifer International does.
Sincerely,
Caitlin

cordy

3/6/2016 07:47:22 pm

Dear Caitlin,
My favorite thing that Heifer does is they help people by giving animals that other people "adored" for them. so people that are in need can have a farm and sell animals and raise them to. animals are important two the world.

Sincerely,
Cordy

Tommy

2/25/2016 08:30:48 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball's class,

I read an article about poverty and I found it on the time magazine website, and it was titled "2 In 5 American Children Spend At Least A Year In Poverty, Report Says."

In that article, it stated 2 in 5 kids live in poverty for at least one year, and the numbers could be higher. Also, it said 75% of black children are poor at sometime in their childhood compared to the other 30% of white children. Finally, it stated poor children are 43% more likely to not finish college, and 30% of poor kids are likely not to finish High School.

This is important for other kids to know about poverty and poorness because of these reasons. Kids who are not poor are SO lucky because first, poor kids don't really don't have things to play with. Then if a poor family with kids do have a home, it would be very small. Also, you wouldn't get a good education, and that could effect your future, and you want a carrier to keep you wealthy. Finally, poverty is terrible and other kids need to know how terrible it is. For instance, you couldn't have much food. Imagine only having one apple in 2 days!

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:39:22 pm

Dear Tommy,

That is so sad to know that almost half (2 in 5) of American children live in poverty at some point in their life. You wrote a number of meaningful percentages as your summary, but what was the main idea of the article?

If you were in charge of fixing this problem, what would you do to solve it?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Tommy

3/3/2016 04:11:00 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball,

Thank you for the comments. I think the main idea for this article is that the number of children living in poverty is underestimated and there still needs to be work on getting kids and their families under a roof. Also, if I were to be in charge of fixing this problem, I would do fundraisers and then use the money, that I raised, and give it to families living in poverty and shelter the homeless.

Sincerely, Tommy

Jansyn

2/25/2016 08:58:39 pm

Dear Mrs Kimball

I read an article on poverty/homelessness. In the article residents of southern Los Angels raised money to build little houses for the homeless people. They put them under a freeway where a lot of the homeless people lived. The mayor of the city was against this, and some people did not like the idea of the little houses and wanted to get rid of them. So the city started to go around and pick them up to destroy the houses.
My feelings about the article were in the middle. I agree with some people saying that the houses could be used to store their drugs and that isn't good and that is not using the house for what it is for, but I also liked the idea of the houses because it would keep them protected from the weather and they would feel protected because they were not sleeping on the sidewalk.

I think the main idea is that there are these people making houses for the homeless, and they need the homes to keep them safe and off the street
I think it's important because this type of issue is happening all over the world. If there were more people willing to help maybe it could start to make a difference.
It's happening in our country, and more people can try to help them.

Ms. Kimball

3/1/2016 03:42:01 pm

Dear Jansyn,

This sounds like a very interesting article. We need to help people get out of homelessness somehow. If you were in charge of Los Angeles and wanted to give houses to the homeless in a better way, what would you do?

Sincerely,
Ms. Kimball

Jansyn

3/3/2016 05:50:55 pm

Dear Mrs. Kimball
I would want to give the home less people some money but I would want them to do some stuff for me. And if they did not do something for me then I won't pay them. And I would try to help them get a job.

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