Thursday, March 20, 2014

Chocolate in Australia

Chocolate in Australia - level 3
"Chocolate in Australia." Photograph. Newsinlevels.
Np, 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/chocolate-in-australia-level-3/>.


This article is about how in Melbourne, Australia is very hot. They say that it hasn't been that hot in UK before. They also said that to prove it they had placed a chocolate ball outside and in less than three minutes it melted.

I think that this article can relate to my online health class I had last semester because it has to do with the temperate we get on your body. In health class we learned about what to used during what types of different temperatures we have. Also in my health class I learned that very hot temperature can affect your skin really bad if you don't take care and treat your face the right way.

My reaction to this article was not very surprising because I believe that it has been pretty hot around here during the summer as well. I don't really think it has been hot to the point where you literary feel your dying but it has been pretty hot in the summer. I also think that the whole "Chocolate Melting" thing is a thing we can do here during a hot day and it will melt and not be so as "hot" as they express it. Maybe its just because its never been as hot there and they are so amused. 

How does the author use language to advance her point of view? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.
The author using language to advance his/her point of view by the way she states the situation. They want to inform us about how impressing it is that chocolate melted during a very hot day in UK. They make it so fascinating! For example using an explanation mark/point such as, "in less than three minutes!" and also saying, "It never been that cold in the UK!" 
"Chocolate in Australia." Newsinlevels. Np, 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/chocolate-in-australia-level-3/>.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Car in a House

Car in a house - level 3
"Car in the House." Photograph. Newsinlevels. Np, 27 Feb. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/car-in-a-house-level-3/>.
This Article is about a driver either under the influence of drinking or doing drugs. This conductor was driving a pickup truck and, was going 40 miles per hour; he crash into an apartment. This driver almost smashed a couple that were sleeping, this happen during 2:30 in the morning.

This Article has no connection to any of my classes, but I like how under this article it has a little place where it says "Difficult Words:." In this place they put difficult words from the article that someone might not understand and it gives the definition also. I think that, that little part could connect to my English class. In English class there is many hard words I don't understand and having something like this; makes me comprehend better. This can probably relate to our vocabulary words we have each week.

 I felt really surprised when I read the title of this article. I thought that it was going to be about some person having a actual car inside their home to be fancy or something. When I read the passage I was even more surprised. I never thought that a person could crash into an apartment and then almost kill a couple while they were sleeping. I would of been really scared if this would happen to me.

What is the purpose for using bold words in the passage?
The purpose for using bold words in the passage is because the bold words indicate that they are difficult words or saying that we the readers might not understand. The author has four bold words, and one meaning for each. For example in the second sentence towards the end it says, "Covering them in Debris" . At the very bottom of the passage it says "Difficult Word:" and following that they have the definitions or the meaning for each word that is bold in the passage. The definition for "Debris pieces of something that has been destroyed" (Car in the House).

"Car in the House." Newsinlevels. Np, 27 Feb. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. <http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/car-in-a-house-level-3/>