China finds major dinosaur site(By Steve Jackson)

7600 dinosaur bones were found in Shandong province since March. In China, Zhucheng in Shandong province is known locally as "dinosaur city". Researchers and scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences hope the find will help to explain why the creatures went extinct.

However, the researchers say a new fossil field discovered during mining explorations earlier this year appears to be even more important. About 3000 dinosaur bones have been dug up from a single pit just a few hundred metres long and thousands of others have been unearthed at a number of sites nearby. Excavations are currently suspended for the winter but will resume when the weather gets warmer. The scientists say they're expecting to find even more dinosaur remains. The local authorities in Shandong are making plans to set up a fossil park in the area

Arrests Increased in Chinese Region(By EDWARD WONG)

The article is about a report that the Chinese government released on Sunday. It is about people who had been arrested in the western region of Xinjiang on suspicion of “endangering state security”. The report says that more than 1,100 people had been indicted with this charge. “Endangering state security” means separatism and espionage, and can carry the death penalty. The government tightened security measures across Xinjiang in 2008 because of violent episodes, including attacks on government forces.

Taiwan readies for panda arrival

China will give Taiwan two four-year-old pandas - named Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, which together mean "reunion". The pandas will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday after a 3 hour flight from China. They will eat 80 kg of bamboo a day. They should go on show to the public around the time of the Chinese New ear. Taiwan will give China two Formosan serows.

Humanities 8 San Diego man mourns loss of family, forgives Marine pilot in jet crash

San Diego man mourns loss of family, forgives Marine pilot in jet crash
Who: Dong Yun Yoon
What: F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet fell from the sky and crashed into his house.
When: Monday, Dec. 8/2008
Why: The article does not say why the jet fell and crashed but some people think it was a failure of the machinery.
Where: San Diego's University City neighborhood

Author’s name: Richard Marosi and Tony Perry

Humanities 8 Ghana election count goes to wire

Ghana election count goes to wire
Who: Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) and John Atta Mills (NDC) are the candidates for President.
What: The article is about Ghana's election
When: The election happened on Sunday and the results have to be announced by 1700 GMT on Wednesday because of the 72-hour deadline.
Why: There is an election because the current President John Kufuor who will leave office in January because he has served the maximum two terms (8 years).
Where: Voting took place all over the country.

Author’s name: Will Ross

Humanities homework

Astronauts Conduct Second Spacewalk, Continue Repairs On Space Station
By: AHN: All Headline News

Who: Two astronauts
What: They are space walking to continue repairs on the faulty solar panel of the International Space Station.
Why: The solan wings could not get enough sunlight to produce power for the International Space Station.
When: Thursday, Nov 20, 2008
Where: Cape Canaveral, Florida and outer space.

Multi-million pound Congo appeal

Who: Hundreds of thousands of people living in refugee camps including children.
What:Charities are appealing for more help and money for these people.
Why: They are facing hunger and threat of disease. People have left their homes to avoid violence between rebel groups and the government army.
When: Thursday, Nov 20, 2008
Where: Southern Africa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Language Arts homework!!

Dreaming of Summer
I'm dreaming of warm sandy beaches.
I'm dreaming of days by the pool.
I'm dreaming of fun in the afternoon sun,
and week after week of no school.

I'm thinking of swim suits and sprinklers,
imagining lemonade stands.
I'm lost in a daydream of squirt guns and ice cream
and plenty of time on my hands.

I'm picturing baseball and hot dogs,
Envisioning games at the park,
and how it stays light until late every night,
and seems like it never gets dark.

I long to ride skateboards and scooters.
I want to wear t-shirts and shorts.
I'd go for a hike, or I'd ride on my bike,
or play lots of summertime sports.

My revery turns to a yearning
to draw on the driveway with chalk.
It's really a bummer to daydream of summer
while shoveling snow from the walk.

Form: The form of the poem is quatrain, it has stanza of four lines and lines 2 and 4 rhyme. Lines 1 and 3 do not rhyme.
Speaker: Kenn Nesbitt
Sound: The sound of the poem is exact rhymes, the author uses masculine rhyme which is rhyming single syllable words (park/dark), (shorts/sports).
Imagery and Figurative Language: The author uses concrete images ( I'm dreaming of warm sandy beaches.)