Mr. Cates has strange looking animals living with him

I thought you guys might like to see some pictures of my weird looking cats.

BLOG Expectations

Every Blog Entry Should Have:
-A Title that describes what you are writing about. (Make it interesting so it grabs the readers’ attention)
-2-4 paragraphs of writing
-3-5 sentences per paragraph

I don’t know what to write about! - BLOG Starters

I don't know what to write about!

You’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find some ideas for your blog entries.

- what I did this weekend/last night

- something that annoys me

- how my sports team is doing this season

- my favourite band and why

- a review of a video game I’m playing

- a movie I saw recently

- a vacation I went on/would like to go on

Starters – Answer the questions below to get started.

What If

- What if you had superpowers?

- What if there was no television?

- What if we could connect to the internet with our brains?

- What if the world was ending tomorrow?

- What if you won the lottery?

What do you think...

• What do you think of 3D movies?
• What do you think someone your age can do to help reduce the amount of pollution in our environment?
• What do you think the world needs now?
• What do you think your friends say to each other when you're not around?
• What do you think about the amount of violence on T.V.?
• What do you think about people polluting the environment?
• What do you think about having set rules for people to follow?
• What do you think about people who are inconsiderate of others?
• What do you think should be done to keep people who are under the influence of alcohol off the road?
• What do you think the world will be like when you are a grown up?
• What do you think about ghosts?
• What do you think of someone who has bad manners?
• What do you think about people who take advantage of others?
• What do you think about when you can't fall asleep?
• What do you think courage means?
• What do you think makes a good friend?
• What do you think makes a happy family?
• What pollutants do you think do the most damage and why?
• What things do you think are beautiful?
• What do you think about students having to wear school uniforms?

Rubric for Blog Entry

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)	Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes a few errors but they do not make the entry difficult to understand.	Writer makes many errors and a few types of errors.	Writer makes lots errors as well as many types of errors. The spelling and grammer make this entry hard to understand.
Focus on Topic and Creative Writing	There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information. Entries are interesting for the reader.	Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general. Entries are interesting for the reader.	Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information. Little effort was put into the entries.	The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information. No effort was put into the entries.
Completion of Weekly Blog Entries	Extra blog entries are present and have at least 2 paragraphs. Each paragraph has 3-5 sentences in it.	All required blog entries are present and have at least 2 paragraphs. Most paragraphs have 3-5 sentences.	One blog entry is missing and some entries may not be the required length.	No required blog entries are completed.

trip at school

today at school we went on a trip to hear a guy talk for an hour about how he climbed mount everest and then we rock climbed for a bit and i didnt trust the person holding me up with ropes because he wasn't paying attention to me i yelled 7 times that im at the top before he stopped yanking the rope and said okay .

Marvel Zombies Issue #1

Today I read the first issue of Marvel Zombies by Robert Kirkman. In this issue, the Marvel Universe has been taken over by zombified heroes. The only superhero that remains uninfected is Magneto.

Magneto attempts to flee to Asteroid M, but is overtaken by the horde of superhero zombies. Then the Silver Surfer and Galactus, the planet destroyer come to earth to devour it. The zombies take down the Silver Surfer and Galactus, eating them and absorbing their cosmic powers.

I really enjoyed Marvel Zombies. Seeing all of my favourite superheroes together is always fun, but adding the zombie factor was even more unique. The story is written from the perspective of the zombies, which is kinda of strange. I would have preferred if some superheroes had remained uninfected by the zombie plague.

Trick or Treat and Zombies?

This past weekend very relaxing for me. On Friday night my wife and I stayed home and watched a movie. We watched Dawn of the Dead from 2004. My wife hates scary movies, so I was pleasantly surprised that we watched it.

I really enjoyed the remake of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. The choice of music was excellent, ranging from Johnny Cash to more hardcore genres. The plot had less similarities to the original then I expected. Really, the only thing that was the same was the fact that the survivors gathered in mall.

My favourite part of the movie was when one of the survivors turns into a zombie and then has a zombie baby. That is the first time I've ever seen a zombie baby. I also enjoyed that the lead character was played by Sarah Polley, a Canadian actress/director. The ending was creepy and left me unsettled.

Overall, Dawn of the Dead was a good zombie movie. Like most zombie movies, it was cheesy at times, but the acting was good and the special effects were great. I would recommend it to people who like horror movies as well as newcomers to the zombie genre.