Crime of Mars vocabulary

Replica, enigma, aboriginal, inquisitive, incredible

Irvin was preparing for the science fair, and he wanted to make a replica of a toy robot. He thought toy robots were just toys, so copying its mechanics would be easy. Because he thought it was easy, he procrastinated till the second to last day of the science fair. When Irvin started working, he regreted his procrastination. When he was trying to focus, he found out that science is a big enigma. He wanted to win this science fair, so he started working even harder!
The next day, Irvin finished his toy robot. It was incredible! When he entered his replica into the science fair, all the teachers were stunned by his great work. But even though his toy robot was incredible, his research was all wrong. Irvin wasn't the smartest kid, he didn't do any research on toy robots. His title for the science fair was "The Aboriginal Toy Robots." Everyone knew that toy robots didn't exist in the earliest days. Because of that, Irvin was disqualified for his inaccurate information. Ever since that day, Irvin learned a big lesson. When doing research or even in class, it's always good to be an inquisitive student. If you're confused in class, don't ever be afraid to ask questions.

Quickwrite- villain

Hook, the villain in 'Peter Pan' is funniest villain! He's evil in a witty way. Even though he's a bit weak, he as his own funny way of being evil. Hook got his name because one of his hands is a hook. He lost his hand when the alligator ate it. Peter pan is the hero of the story, and Hook is always trying to destroy him, but in the end he got eaten by the aliigator. The character fascinates me because he sucks at being a villain, but he still trys to be evil. Hook wanted to destroy Peter pan, but he never succeeds. I think it's funny how all the unlucky events happen to him.

Dog Star Summary

The main character is an unsocial, misanthropic person. He picked up Laika, a dog that was abandoned at the time. As time went on, they became closer and closer; they are almost inseperable. Laika was special, she could sense danger, and always helping out her owner. Once, they were apart and an earthquake happened. Laika rescued her owner about couple of hours later; that was the only time they were apart. The main character was an astronomer, so he had to go to the moon. He hesitated whether he should stay, or leave. At the end he chose to leave and go to the moon, so he left Laika with the Andersons. Few months later, he got the news that Laika passed away. After he left for the moon, Laika seemed to have lot the spirit to live.

Quickwrite- dog star

I have had a dog ever since I was born. Even though we weren't the closest, he was still a part of my family. We would take walks in the park and we'd play pranks on him. He was very strong, smart, and healthy. Everytime my mom came home, he'd bark non-stop. Whenever we leave for vacation or trips, we'd ask out neighboors to watch over him. No matter how long or short the trip was, he'd always have the biggest welcome back for us. But because my family moved to America, we had to leave him with our uncle. It was heart breaking, but he would live better and more freely there than if he came with us. After about 3 to 4 years, we got the news he passed away. My mom was devasted, because she was the closest to him. Our whole family was very sad, because he was our family's first and best dog.
People love their pets because they become a part of your family. We develop love and feelings for them. They're like another human being, we create strong bonds between the two. Without them, people can feel empty and useless. People with pets tend to live longer and happier.

Dog Star Vocabulary Test

1. The desolating loss of my grandmother's death depressed everyone in the family.
2. My mom says my brother and I should be astronomers because we both like to study the stars and the planets.
3. Angie's new shirt was stellar, whenever she was under the light, her shirt would shine like a star.
4. The luminous street lights helped guide me home safely.
5. Jerome was a misanthropic genius who always happen to dislike every human being he meets.
6. When Luke came back from his trip to the moon, he said he missed the terrestrial food.
7. Karene lost the race by default when she failed to reach the finishing point.
8. Shaked was always scared to visit big houses, it's because she's afraid to be lost in labyrinthine stairwells and rooms.