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August 29, 2011

Video Wizard of Oz Harry Potter



Cast:

Harry Potter: Ramon de la Torre
Dorothy: Paula Jaramillo
Narrator: Juliana Laborde
Voldemort: Alejandro Samper
Hermione: Ana Maria Samper (invited actress)

Script of Harry Potter/ Wizard of Oz

Cast
Narrator: Juliana
Harry: Ramon
Dorothy: Paula
Voldemort: Alejandro
Hermione: Ana Maria

Narrator: This is our short film, a parody between two classics The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Scene 1
Harry Potter was reading the Wizard of Oz when he fell into deep dream.
(Show ramon lying on the grass, wakes up in munchin land)
Scene 2
Harry: Hey that’s my wand
Hits head on monkey bars and takes wand from narrator
Dorothy: Hey Harry!
Harry: Who are you?
Dorothy: I’m Dorothy
Harry: Oh, hey Dorothy
Dorothy: let’s find the Wizard of Oz so he can take us back home
Harry: Where could he be? Let’s go find him
(Starts looking around in the playground)


Scene 3
Narrator: Harry and Dorothy were searching for the Wizard of Oz and they had no idea of the dangers that were upon them
(Voldemort hiding evilly in the bushes)
(Harry and Dorothy were skipping happily)
Harry: Are we there yet?
Dorothy: almost there.
(they were attacked by flying monkeys and were taken as prisoners to Voldemort’s headquarters)
Scene 4
(they are inside Voldemort’s headquarters and they are forced to clean the floors. They did not know that spilling water would melt him.)
Voldemort: at last you are now my slaves. Harry Potter now is your time to die. And your little friend too! Muahahaha
Harry: What will we do Dorothy?
Dorothy: I am sick of this!
(she throws the water bucket at Voldemort and he melts.)
Voldemort: look what you’ve done little girl, now you will never get home.

Scene 5
(harry wakes up by a screaming Hermione)
Hermione: wake up Harry, we have exams!
Harry: Oops! I fell asleep reading!

THE END

Storyboard of Harry Potter and Wizard of Oz


August 28, 2011

MUN

In school, I am part of the MUN society. The Model United Nations is an organization that trains us to solve world problems. By arguing in a peacfull manner, the world leaders prevent many catastrophies to happen. A good thing about the United Nations is that every country is equal inside it. Most countries have voice and vote in the United Nations and that allows the smaller, less powerful countries to state its concerns and ideas and to be heard. Inside the UN, Russia is the same size as Nauru. I really enjoy debating and training to be the future world leaders.

August 23, 2011

So B. It

So B. It


Main Idea:

The story is about a girl named Heidi who does not know anything about her past. Her mentally challenged mother always says “soof” and Heidi goes on a quest to find out all her past the meaning of that mysterious word.
            Mama never talks about her past.
            Heidi does not know her mom’s real name
            Mama only knows 23 words
            Heidi does not her real name

Summary

Heidi is a twelve year old girl who lives in Reno. Her mother, who calls herself So B. It has a damaged brain and she always says “soof”. They live with Bernadette and she has taken care of Heidi and Mama since Heidi was newly born.

Since Heidi knows nothing about her past, she goes on a quest to find out what “soof” means and who her family and mom really is.

Characters

Heidi It is a twelve year old girl who knows nothing about her past. She is very lucky when she does the lottery tickets or tries the slots.

She has a mom with a bum brain who always says the word "soof". She came from Liberty, New York from Hilltop Home.

Bernadette is a woman who has taken care of Heidi and Mama for a long time.  She is Mama and Heidi's neighbor. She has agora phobia which doesn't let her go outside her doorstep.

Thurman Hill is Heidi's grandfather. He is the director of Hilltop Home.

Elliot is Heidi's father. He also has a bum brain.

Setting
They all live in Reno, Nevada in the twenty first century.

Conflict
Heidi knows nothing about her past and she has to find out about it.

Theme

The theme of this story is to never give up. Heidi persists and continues to work hard to discover her past. This makes me understand and take in accoutrements that you have to do anything and everything to acquire what you truly desire.

Plot

EXPOSITION
Heidi introduces herself and the world she has known.
She explains Mama’s use of the word “soof”.

RISING ACTIONS

Heidi discovers an old camera and a red sweater while cleaning. This is her "key to knowing who she is".  The pictures in the camera show her about Hilltop Home, Grammy and Thurman Hill

Heidi decides to go to Liberty to talk to Thurman Hill and discover her past.

She goes in bus and meets two very special women who agree in pretending to be Heidi's mother (Heidi is too young to travel alone in bus). 

She arrives in Liberty and meets Elliot in Hilltop Home. She also meets Ruby, a woman who will take care of her during her stay in Liberty.

CLIMAX

She discovers her past while talking to Thurman Hill

Mama dies back in Reno with Bernadette.

FALLING ACTIONS and RESOLUTION

Mama's funeral

Heidi stays in Reno with Bernadette.

New title to book

I would rename the book to Soof because the whole story revolves around that word. Heidi does that quest to find the meaning of that mysterious word.

Connections Made

I connected Heidi’s frustration towards not knowing an answer and not knowing how to figure it out to myself trying really hard to find something out and not knowing how, where nor when to get it.

I also connected Bernadette to Ruby because they are both patient, nice women who have the amount of toleration needed to work with mentally challenged people.

I corrected the time I misused the word WHO, THAT or WHICH in orange.

August 19, 2011

All About Me


Hello my name is Alejandro Samper.
 
I am 13 years old and my birthday is on May 13th. I have been at CNG since Kindergarden but I lived one year at Palo Alto. CA. I am really excited to spend a whole school year with a new PreAP English teacher. I am averagely tall with dirty blonde hair. I also play various sports such as tennis and volleyball. I also play the acoustic guitar. I have a firm grasp of the theory of music. My family is farely large. I have my dad (Mauricio), my mom (Luly), my older sister (Cristina), my twin sister (Ana Maria), my younger brother (Felipe) and my furry younger brother (Asterix). I like to watch comedy and thriller movies. I am a delegate of the Model UN and I will be the president of NJHS this next year.