Monday, August 31, 2009
Today’s focus: Practicing Reader Response and reading “The Utterly Perfect Murder”
1. I think that the Utterly Perfect Murder will be like Ocena's 13, however it will be about killing someone rather than robbing a bank. I have never wanted revenge on anyone, however I do wanted to fight with some people, just because they are ANnOYING!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Have you ever read a book and felt you connected with a character in it? Or found a book where a character is a lot like you? Describe your experience
Have you ever read a book and felt you connected with a character in it? Or found a book where a character is a lot like you? Describe your experience and whether or not you think it is important to make a personal connection to literature.
I have not read a book that I can relate to or that the characters are a like. However, I do think that making personal connections to the story is somewhat important. When we relate to the story, we can understand it much better, either if its through the setting, characters, or the story itself. We cant always relate the stories we read, but when we do, its best to make connections because that would give us a more expanded knowledge of the story.
I have not read a book that I can relate to or that the characters are a like. However, I do think that making personal connections to the story is somewhat important. When we relate to the story, we can understand it much better, either if its through the setting, characters, or the story itself. We cant always relate the stories we read, but when we do, its best to make connections because that would give us a more expanded knowledge of the story.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
personal connections
Lizabeth cant remember much of her childhood, only small scenes. I cant remember my childhood much aswell. However when I do, I remember the small details.
In the second paragraph, the author talks about how she remembers certain objects, such as the marigolds. When I think about my child hood, a lot of certain objects, such as the my first school. I remember that they had the biggest play ground ever.
Lizabeth decides to annoy Miss Lottie for fun, I do this every day! I go to my brother's room for no apparent reason:)
Lizabeth is very bored around the beginning of the story. In the summer, my parents barely let me go out and meet people and therefore I become extremely bored as well.
When Lizabeth and the kids go to Miss Lottie's house, she still whispers even though it isnt possible tht Miss Lottie could hear her from that distance. I do this too, even though my parents are sleeping with their door closed, they are deeply sleeping, and my room is far away from theirs, I still whisper.
Lizabeth was taunted by one of the kids ( "are u scared?"),and that made Lizabeth more daring. Whenever someone taunts me, I automatically JUST DO IT.
Lizabeth claims that one day she can remember lots about her child hood, and it is because of a special moment or change. I can remember this too as sometimes I can remember the first time I learned a bike rather than what I ate when for lunch on the first day of kindergarten.
Lizabeth likes to ponder and be in her "private world", especially under the oak tree. I like to be locked in my room and just be in my very own la la land.
Lizabeth destroyed Miss Lottie's marigolds because she couldnt control her emotions. Once, a kid accidentally kicked a ball and it hit my head, I punched him in the face, and I got the principal said that I should "take the day off and get some time to cool off at home".
Lizabeth knew she would get caught if she destroyed the marigolds. When I punched the boy, I knew the principal HIMSELF was on lunch duty. :/
In the second paragraph, the author talks about how she remembers certain objects, such as the marigolds. When I think about my child hood, a lot of certain objects, such as the my first school. I remember that they had the biggest play ground ever.
Lizabeth decides to annoy Miss Lottie for fun, I do this every day! I go to my brother's room for no apparent reason:)
Lizabeth is very bored around the beginning of the story. In the summer, my parents barely let me go out and meet people and therefore I become extremely bored as well.
When Lizabeth and the kids go to Miss Lottie's house, she still whispers even though it isnt possible tht Miss Lottie could hear her from that distance. I do this too, even though my parents are sleeping with their door closed, they are deeply sleeping, and my room is far away from theirs, I still whisper.
Lizabeth was taunted by one of the kids ( "are u scared?"),and that made Lizabeth more daring. Whenever someone taunts me, I automatically JUST DO IT.
Lizabeth claims that one day she can remember lots about her child hood, and it is because of a special moment or change. I can remember this too as sometimes I can remember the first time I learned a bike rather than what I ate when for lunch on the first day of kindergarten.
Lizabeth likes to ponder and be in her "private world", especially under the oak tree. I like to be locked in my room and just be in my very own la la land.
Lizabeth destroyed Miss Lottie's marigolds because she couldnt control her emotions. Once, a kid accidentally kicked a ball and it hit my head, I punched him in the face, and I got the principal said that I should "take the day off and get some time to cool off at home".
Lizabeth knew she would get caught if she destroyed the marigolds. When I punched the boy, I knew the principal HIMSELF was on lunch duty. :/
Friday, August 28, 2009
Clue 2
These verses have some meaning to it. It does obvioulsy bring out what Jesus will BE. However, it expresses Jesus as not just a ordinary man coming to Earth, but as something much greater. I think that this does somewhat show how Jesus would be great in our world. Jesus showed a lot of miracles and his power was great, therefore this passage expresses Jesus' power through one word, Messiah. Jesus did more than simple miracles, he spread His Word with a huge amount of wisdom and knowledge.
2. Why do stories need to be constructed? What does this reveal about our need as humans. to construct understanding?
Stories need to be contstructed so that we can understand it more easily simple so that we can get engage with the story. The beginning should be straight off interesting so that the reader can straight off be interested in the story. If a story is constructed well, the ideas and details are organized well and not confusing for the reader. Also, if a story is constructed, we are persuaded to keep on reading until the end. If it wasnt constructed well, the story would end anywhere and it will be most definetly confusing. This reveals to us as humans that in order to be more successful, we need to organize and construct. We dont only do this in literature, but we do it in life. It could be architecture or business, we need organize and construct well.
3. When I first read this story, I found it serisouly boring and hard to understand. I thuoght that the details didnt fit in well and random things happened. I realized that I had to think for myself to try and organize what was going on nad why the charcter did such things. However, after looking the plot graph, I found out that te story was quite interesting in different ways. The story seemed to be un organized, but that seems to be on purpose. The goal was for the reader did get more involved with the story. I re-read the story and this time I looked at the overall picture. I found out that the story made a lot more sense. Also, I could recognize more details than I had before. I was able to fully understand the story and it's theme.
4. I think that the theme of this story is that our opinions and emotions can change. Elizabeth was young and she thought it was fun to make fun of the lady. She and her friends did bad things to the old woman and caused trouble. One day, Elizabeth loses control of her emotions and destroyes the marigolds. However, she later regrets that momment and she has a sudden compassion for the woman. Therefore, her mindset of the old woman changes. Elizabeth is more mature and more able to control her emotions. She used to hate the old woman but now she feels sorry for her. So I think that this story show that people can change, either if its through opinions or emotions.
2. Why do stories need to be constructed? What does this reveal about our need as humans. to construct understanding?
Stories need to be contstructed so that we can understand it more easily simple so that we can get engage with the story. The beginning should be straight off interesting so that the reader can straight off be interested in the story. If a story is constructed well, the ideas and details are organized well and not confusing for the reader. Also, if a story is constructed, we are persuaded to keep on reading until the end. If it wasnt constructed well, the story would end anywhere and it will be most definetly confusing. This reveals to us as humans that in order to be more successful, we need to organize and construct. We dont only do this in literature, but we do it in life. It could be architecture or business, we need organize and construct well.
3. When I first read this story, I found it serisouly boring and hard to understand. I thuoght that the details didnt fit in well and random things happened. I realized that I had to think for myself to try and organize what was going on nad why the charcter did such things. However, after looking the plot graph, I found out that te story was quite interesting in different ways. The story seemed to be un organized, but that seems to be on purpose. The goal was for the reader did get more involved with the story. I re-read the story and this time I looked at the overall picture. I found out that the story made a lot more sense. Also, I could recognize more details than I had before. I was able to fully understand the story and it's theme.
4. I think that the theme of this story is that our opinions and emotions can change. Elizabeth was young and she thought it was fun to make fun of the lady. She and her friends did bad things to the old woman and caused trouble. One day, Elizabeth loses control of her emotions and destroyes the marigolds. However, she later regrets that momment and she has a sudden compassion for the woman. Therefore, her mindset of the old woman changes. Elizabeth is more mature and more able to control her emotions. She used to hate the old woman but now she feels sorry for her. So I think that this story show that people can change, either if its through opinions or emotions.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Plot Assignment
Exposition: When I was young I always thought to myself how great it would be to ride a bicycle! I could go anywhere I wanted on only just two wheels, and quickly too! Therefore I begged my mom for a bicycle, and you would never know how happy I was when I got it. However, my happiness quickly turned into disappointment and I was discouraged.
Rising Action: I realized that I couldnt just ride a bike on two wheels, I had to be "trained" according to my older brother. I had to ride on four wheels, and I tell you, it was seriusly boring! It was so slow, it just LOOKEd so....amateur. Therefore, I literally forced my brother to teach me how to ride a TWO wheeled bike. My brother taught me everyday, he help onto the back of my bike, and he yelled "PEDAL!". It didnt seemed any use, because "pedaling" wasnt that easy as it seemed. My bike always wobbled and eventually I would fall down, and yes it HURTS!!!!!!
Climax: Day after day, I practiced with my brother, obviously I got lots of bruises. One day, it was the same old drill, my brother held on to me, and I pedaled, but this time something different happened. I felt myself start off a little more wobbly then before, but as I pedaled more and more I felt the wind whip harder on my face. Then I heard someone yelling, my brother! He was yelling YES! Then I looked down, I was riding a bike on two wheels!!! You will never know how happy I was.
Falling Action: I pedaled all over the neighborhood and I went FASSTTT. I yelled at my mom until she looked out our window. I pedaled around in circles so that she could see! I was very proud and happy that day. All the hard work did pay off, I could finally ride a 2 wheel bike!
Resolution: I will always remember day I learne to rided a 2 wheeled bike. Through all those days, falling down, getting discouraged, I had finally made it! The next day, I bragged even more, I had succeeded!
Conflict: I got hurt a lot and it took a long time to finally learn to ride the bike.
Rising Action: I realized that I couldnt just ride a bike on two wheels, I had to be "trained" according to my older brother. I had to ride on four wheels, and I tell you, it was seriusly boring! It was so slow, it just LOOKEd so....amateur. Therefore, I literally forced my brother to teach me how to ride a TWO wheeled bike. My brother taught me everyday, he help onto the back of my bike, and he yelled "PEDAL!". It didnt seemed any use, because "pedaling" wasnt that easy as it seemed. My bike always wobbled and eventually I would fall down, and yes it HURTS!!!!!!
Climax: Day after day, I practiced with my brother, obviously I got lots of bruises. One day, it was the same old drill, my brother held on to me, and I pedaled, but this time something different happened. I felt myself start off a little more wobbly then before, but as I pedaled more and more I felt the wind whip harder on my face. Then I heard someone yelling, my brother! He was yelling YES! Then I looked down, I was riding a bike on two wheels!!! You will never know how happy I was.
Falling Action: I pedaled all over the neighborhood and I went FASSTTT. I yelled at my mom until she looked out our window. I pedaled around in circles so that she could see! I was very proud and happy that day. All the hard work did pay off, I could finally ride a 2 wheel bike!
Resolution: I will always remember day I learne to rided a 2 wheeled bike. Through all those days, falling down, getting discouraged, I had finally made it! The next day, I bragged even more, I had succeeded!
Conflict: I got hurt a lot and it took a long time to finally learn to ride the bike.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Class Work
Very...excited..1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. The Midnighters: Touching Darkness
I like to read more of the fantasy style books. The reason is that these books require a lot of creativity from the author, and I especially like how the author decides to present his/her imagination into the book. For example, Harry Potter, this book series has been around for a long time, however, I needed to refresh my memory. I was pretty surprised, although re reading these books, I was surprised of the twists JK Rowling used and the strong imagination she had about this boy and the magical world. Therefore, I like fantasy, due to the pleasure of reading about the wild imaginations of others.
My reading habits consists of a comfortable and un-disturbed environment. When I say un-disturbed, I mostly mean no one is bothering me, however I do listen to music while I read. I prefer these conditions. However, I can mostly read anywhere, as long as it is comfortable. Being comfortable is important because it get hard for me to concentrate and read when I am feeling uncomfortable.
I think books SHOULD be made into movies, however there are certain conditions. There are tons of great books with good stories and twists, it would be great to see them in a theater with friends. However, some directors present the book differently and with no fun. I think if a book was to be made in the movie, every cast member, director, EVERYONE should have read the book because they need to understand what it is really like and how the author wanted his/her story made. If you take example of the new Harry Potter movie, in the book, the scene starts off in a different setting as the movie, and also at the end the book has a lot of action. However, in the movie, there was no action, mostly just dialogue, also some minor parts were changed. I think that this ruined the movie and made a bad reputation of the book. Therefore I believe that books should be made into books, as long as they fit the conditions.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
First Stab at Essential Questions
1. What are my current reading skills?
My current reading skills differ from different ranges. Reading books and answering questions to conecting the context to a real life situation. I think that I am more able in reading the context and being questioned about it rather than to make connections or present the ideas found in the context. However, I do like to present the ideas found in the context in an active way, although I am not good at it, but I enjoy it.
2.How can I improve and grow as a reader?
I can improve and grow as a reader in many differenet ways. First, I think that enhancing my vocabulary would be very helpful because if I came across a word I didnt know in the context, my new knowledge of more vocab would help me easily to understand the context. Secondly, I think I can read more,more, and EVEN more, because as a read more things from contexts, I can learn more, such as vocabulary, and I can connect to the context and work with the idea shown more easily.
3. What purpose can literature serve in my life?
Literature can help me to be more open to details and connect with different ideas found in the context. I may not easily read books, however, I do watch the News and read lots of online articles. Lots of times, I run across different ideas and opinions from the articles I read.
4. What resources can I find in the library that will help me in this course and other courses?
The library has a lot of books that can help me in this course. I have read many good literature books and classics. These books are helpful as we might even read some of them and study them. The advantage is that I go to read the book ahead and familiarize myself with the story and the ideas presented.
My current reading skills differ from different ranges. Reading books and answering questions to conecting the context to a real life situation. I think that I am more able in reading the context and being questioned about it rather than to make connections or present the ideas found in the context. However, I do like to present the ideas found in the context in an active way, although I am not good at it, but I enjoy it.
2.How can I improve and grow as a reader?
I can improve and grow as a reader in many differenet ways. First, I think that enhancing my vocabulary would be very helpful because if I came across a word I didnt know in the context, my new knowledge of more vocab would help me easily to understand the context. Secondly, I think I can read more,more, and EVEN more, because as a read more things from contexts, I can learn more, such as vocabulary, and I can connect to the context and work with the idea shown more easily.
3. What purpose can literature serve in my life?
Literature can help me to be more open to details and connect with different ideas found in the context. I may not easily read books, however, I do watch the News and read lots of online articles. Lots of times, I run across different ideas and opinions from the articles I read.
4. What resources can I find in the library that will help me in this course and other courses?
The library has a lot of books that can help me in this course. I have read many good literature books and classics. These books are helpful as we might even read some of them and study them. The advantage is that I go to read the book ahead and familiarize myself with the story and the ideas presented.
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