dabbing, to dab; lightly poking
reference, to refer to; a source
compelling, to compel; inspiring
Friday, February 25, 2011
Readers Response 3 week of 21-25
Title: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Pages Read:17-36
Time Read:14 minutes
Now Sal continues telling the tale about Phoebe. Out of the blue Phoebe invites Sal over for dinner, and she has been feeling so lonely she can't help but say yes. While there Phoebe tells Sal the story of Margaret Cadaver, her father's lady friend. First of all, supposedly, her last name means dead body. Secondly, she is a Mrs. which means their used to be a Mr. Phoebe's wild theory is that she chopped up her husband and buried him in the walls of her house. Phoebe has quite the imagination. I'm not sure I'd really favor having a friend like her, making up nonsense, her head always up in the clouds. I suppose she'd be better than having no friends.
Anyways, I think I am beginning to recall why Sal's mother left. She felt like she wasn't good enough. I believe that's so, but I'm not certain. I guess I'll find out if I continue on!
Pages Read:17-36
Time Read:14 minutes
Now Sal continues telling the tale about Phoebe. Out of the blue Phoebe invites Sal over for dinner, and she has been feeling so lonely she can't help but say yes. While there Phoebe tells Sal the story of Margaret Cadaver, her father's lady friend. First of all, supposedly, her last name means dead body. Secondly, she is a Mrs. which means their used to be a Mr. Phoebe's wild theory is that she chopped up her husband and buried him in the walls of her house. Phoebe has quite the imagination. I'm not sure I'd really favor having a friend like her, making up nonsense, her head always up in the clouds. I suppose she'd be better than having no friends.
Anyways, I think I am beginning to recall why Sal's mother left. She felt like she wasn't good enough. I believe that's so, but I'm not certain. I guess I'll find out if I continue on!
Readers Response #2 week of 21-25
Title:Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Pages Read:1-17
Time Read: 14 minutes
This book is sad. Well, I think it is- it's been so long since I've read it I hardly remember. This story is peculiar. The author has quite a strange style of writing, which makes it splendid.I like it so far, and plan on re-reading the whole thing because it's so interesting. It is about a girl who had lived on a farm for her entire 13 years when her mother left and her father(papa) and she moved to a suburban part of Ohio. He has a lady friend there and young Sal is not pleased. Her heart is still silently, desperately begging for her mother(momma) to come home. And that is why her Gram and Gramps and she set off to Idaho(by car) to visit her mother on her birthday. Sal believes in her heart that if she visits her mother in time for her birthday she will come home and her life will fall back into place. In the car, however, Sal spins a tale about a girl she met while living in Ohio for a few months. Sal names the story " The Tale of Phoebe, the disappearing mother, and the lunatic" I am quite eager to read it. In fact, I'll get back to it now!
Pages Read:1-17
Time Read: 14 minutes
This book is sad. Well, I think it is- it's been so long since I've read it I hardly remember. This story is peculiar. The author has quite a strange style of writing, which makes it splendid.I like it so far, and plan on re-reading the whole thing because it's so interesting. It is about a girl who had lived on a farm for her entire 13 years when her mother left and her father(papa) and she moved to a suburban part of Ohio. He has a lady friend there and young Sal is not pleased. Her heart is still silently, desperately begging for her mother(momma) to come home. And that is why her Gram and Gramps and she set off to Idaho(by car) to visit her mother on her birthday. Sal believes in her heart that if she visits her mother in time for her birthday she will come home and her life will fall back into place. In the car, however, Sal spins a tale about a girl she met while living in Ohio for a few months. Sal names the story " The Tale of Phoebe, the disappearing mother, and the lunatic" I am quite eager to read it. In fact, I'll get back to it now!
Readers Response 1 week of 21-25
Title:Princess of Pop
Pages read:1-10
Time Read:10 minutes
This book is about a girl named Wonder. I know weird right. She had a sister named Lucky( a pop star) but Lucky died. I'm not sure how. I think it was an accident of some sort. Anyways, while working at DQ and singing along to the radio Wonder (she prefers the name Anna) is discovered by a talent scout. He immediately wants her to make a demo. She doesn't really want the superstar life so she starts retreating from the idea when her mom walks in. her mom knows how talented she really is, and immediately volunteers her to make a demo. Anna doesn't want to, but for once since her sister died, her mother looked happy. So she said yes to the deal out of guilt.
I love the lead of this book:
My life as a pop princess began at Dairy Queen.
I thought this was a really good lead.It made me want to keep reading and see what she meant by that.
Pages read:1-10
Time Read:10 minutes
This book is about a girl named Wonder. I know weird right. She had a sister named Lucky( a pop star) but Lucky died. I'm not sure how. I think it was an accident of some sort. Anyways, while working at DQ and singing along to the radio Wonder (she prefers the name Anna) is discovered by a talent scout. He immediately wants her to make a demo. She doesn't really want the superstar life so she starts retreating from the idea when her mom walks in. her mom knows how talented she really is, and immediately volunteers her to make a demo. Anna doesn't want to, but for once since her sister died, her mother looked happy. So she said yes to the deal out of guilt.
I love the lead of this book:
My life as a pop princess began at Dairy Queen.
I thought this was a really good lead.It made me want to keep reading and see what she meant by that.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Heyy:)
Hey for any friends that are following me just a friendly hi. I haven't been able to do a free post in a long time because I have been a busy busy bee. Anyways I'd like to say a few things about the stupid pop culture of our world today.
First of all for the Grammy's, who the HECK is Esperanza Spalding. I do not know who she is, all I know is that Florence and the Machine should have gotten the award.
Secondly, the most recent glee, out of all the artist's in the world that they could have honored they chose Justin Beiber? Really. Personally I don't like him. And frankly his music isn't that great either. Nobody's music is really that good. Because none of them can actually sing! And every song I hear, or almost every song, on KISS FM sounds exactly the same. A stupid rap and some major vocal editing. Now I will admit some artists are really talented, and while that is kind of an opinion, if someone doesn't need vocal editing and they write their own songs, thats pretty talented. Most of the undiscovered artists are the most talented.
First of all for the Grammy's, who the HECK is Esperanza Spalding. I do not know who she is, all I know is that Florence and the Machine should have gotten the award.
Secondly, the most recent glee, out of all the artist's in the world that they could have honored they chose Justin Beiber? Really. Personally I don't like him. And frankly his music isn't that great either. Nobody's music is really that good. Because none of them can actually sing! And every song I hear, or almost every song, on KISS FM sounds exactly the same. A stupid rap and some major vocal editing. Now I will admit some artists are really talented, and while that is kind of an opinion, if someone doesn't need vocal editing and they write their own songs, thats pretty talented. Most of the undiscovered artists are the most talented.
Week of 14-18 Readers Response 3
Title:Speak
Time Read:25 minutes
Pages read:1-30
This book is about a girl going into high-school, and she used to be popular but is now a total outcast.And why? Because she crashed a party by calling the cops. Now her best friend or former best friend hates her and frankly, she kind of hates herself too. So, it's her first day of high school and she's totally clan less. She compares herself to a wounded zebra. So she seeks out other wounded zebras. A friendly girl that I would think to be, in real life, extremely annoying. I would hate her so much. I just don't like her. I think the girl just put's up with her because she doesn't want to look like a totally friendless loser. She wants desperately to go back with her old friend Rachel, who has now become Rachelle, and is part of the exchange student clique. She uses candy cigarettes and puts mascara "goose poop" across her cheekbones. And she pretends to know french. In the book this girl is all popular and stuff but she sounds like a total loser.
This book kind of reminds me of the hardships of being a new kid, except a little bit different. Not that I would know, I have lived in the exact same place my whole life. I would hate to move. Some of my friends have moved like 9 times and they think it's fun. It would be such a pain starting over again and again.
Time Read:25 minutes
Pages read:1-30
This book is about a girl going into high-school, and she used to be popular but is now a total outcast.And why? Because she crashed a party by calling the cops. Now her best friend or former best friend hates her and frankly, she kind of hates herself too. So, it's her first day of high school and she's totally clan less. She compares herself to a wounded zebra. So she seeks out other wounded zebras. A friendly girl that I would think to be, in real life, extremely annoying. I would hate her so much. I just don't like her. I think the girl just put's up with her because she doesn't want to look like a totally friendless loser. She wants desperately to go back with her old friend Rachel, who has now become Rachelle, and is part of the exchange student clique. She uses candy cigarettes and puts mascara "goose poop" across her cheekbones. And she pretends to know french. In the book this girl is all popular and stuff but she sounds like a total loser.
This book kind of reminds me of the hardships of being a new kid, except a little bit different. Not that I would know, I have lived in the exact same place my whole life. I would hate to move. Some of my friends have moved like 9 times and they think it's fun. It would be such a pain starting over again and again.
Week of 14-18 Readers Response 2
Title: The Almighty Essay
Pages Read: 2 internet pages
Time read: 5 minutes
I think college essays are stupid. I mean I get the fact that there are a ton of students with high SAT scores and like 4.8 GPA's so they all look the same to the deans on board's of administration. But the best way to solve this problem is not with an essay. Because honestly I don't think writing is that important. And a lot of careers really don't involve writing at all. A lot of kids aren't experienced with writing.
As for the paper it didn't really change my opinion at all. I already knew all of this and the paper wasn't really informative it wasn't persuasive, it was just the author rambling on about his opinion. The only thing the article really pointed out to me was the following quote.
"Factors like recommendations from teachers and guidance counselors and extracurricular activities trail far behind."
I think that teacher recommendations and extracurricular activities have a lot to do with college applications. It shows if a student is hard-working. Some people say that you could do all this after-school stuff but not do anything and stand there and do nothing- well the leader of that activity would probably kick you out if you didn't do anything. And as for a teacher recommendation- how do you cheat that?
Pages Read: 2 internet pages
Time read: 5 minutes
I think college essays are stupid. I mean I get the fact that there are a ton of students with high SAT scores and like 4.8 GPA's so they all look the same to the deans on board's of administration. But the best way to solve this problem is not with an essay. Because honestly I don't think writing is that important. And a lot of careers really don't involve writing at all. A lot of kids aren't experienced with writing.
As for the paper it didn't really change my opinion at all. I already knew all of this and the paper wasn't really informative it wasn't persuasive, it was just the author rambling on about his opinion. The only thing the article really pointed out to me was the following quote.
"Factors like recommendations from teachers and guidance counselors and extracurricular activities trail far behind."
I think that teacher recommendations and extracurricular activities have a lot to do with college applications. It shows if a student is hard-working. Some people say that you could do all this after-school stuff but not do anything and stand there and do nothing- well the leader of that activity would probably kick you out if you didn't do anything. And as for a teacher recommendation- how do you cheat that?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Week 14-18 Vocabulary
flanked, page 428, Clockwork Angel
Guessed meaning: When you flank someone you are under their control, they are your boss
Definition:To follow someone but be at their left or right
insensible, page 438, Clockwork Angel
Guessed Meaning: Unconscious
Definition:incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
malevolence, page 444, Clockwork Angel
Guessed Meaning:Evil pleasure
Definition:the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
Guessed meaning: When you flank someone you are under their control, they are your boss
Definition:To follow someone but be at their left or right
insensible, page 438, Clockwork Angel
Guessed Meaning: Unconscious
Definition:incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
malevolence, page 444, Clockwork Angel
Guessed Meaning:Evil pleasure
Definition:the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
Week of 14-18 Readers Response 1
Title:Clockwork Angel
Time Read:20 minutes
Pages Read:425-451
*Spoiler alert
I love this book so much. I've read this book twice already. I read one chapter towards the end of the book for the third time today. I always loved this chapter.For one you found out a lot of secrets about the characters in this chapter. Secrets that keep you lying awake at night. You can tell a book is good when it keeps you up at night. In this chapter, at least the first time you read it, you think that the girl, Tess, sacrifices herself. This is why the chapter is called Boadicea. She was a queen who would rather take poison than be captured by the Romans. That's kinda what Tess did. Her power was needed by the evil dude so she stuck a knife right through her heart. That takes courage. Except she shape-shifted right before she did it. So she didn't actually suffer any pain. But when she is still faking dead the I-hate-the-world-but-I'm-still-charming guy, Will, sees her he flips out. He actually likes her. And she likes him. There's another guy Jem too that likes her. My brain is Team Jem but my heart is Team Will. Jem is the more logical option, but there's something about Will... I don't know.
Time Read:20 minutes
Pages Read:425-451
*Spoiler alert
I love this book so much. I've read this book twice already. I read one chapter towards the end of the book for the third time today. I always loved this chapter.For one you found out a lot of secrets about the characters in this chapter. Secrets that keep you lying awake at night. You can tell a book is good when it keeps you up at night. In this chapter, at least the first time you read it, you think that the girl, Tess, sacrifices herself. This is why the chapter is called Boadicea. She was a queen who would rather take poison than be captured by the Romans. That's kinda what Tess did. Her power was needed by the evil dude so she stuck a knife right through her heart. That takes courage. Except she shape-shifted right before she did it. So she didn't actually suffer any pain. But when she is still faking dead the I-hate-the-world-but-I'm-still-charming guy, Will, sees her he flips out. He actually likes her. And she likes him. There's another guy Jem too that likes her. My brain is Team Jem but my heart is Team Will. Jem is the more logical option, but there's something about Will... I don't know.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Vocabulary
gawk
Meaning: Of or relating to staring vigorously
subdued
Meaning: Suppressed; Quiet or apart
chiseled
Meaning: Of or relating to being carved
Meaning: Of or relating to staring vigorously
subdued
Meaning: Suppressed; Quiet or apart
chiseled
Meaning: Of or relating to being carved
Readers Response 3 of friday feb 4th
Pages Read:30-60
Time Read:30 minutes
Title: The mother daughter book club
The first chapter was from Emma's point of view but the second chapter waqs from Megan's point of view. Megan really does not want to be in the book club at all. She is part of the alleged fab four who are the queen bees of the whole school. they think they are the boss of everyone. I really hate Becca Chadwick. Her mom has a huge butt!!! Megan is really in to fashion and so am I. But Megan is very mean to everyone, and to their face, while I am not. I don't like to be mean. Bullying is sad!
Time Read:30 minutes
Title: The mother daughter book club
The first chapter was from Emma's point of view but the second chapter waqs from Megan's point of view. Megan really does not want to be in the book club at all. She is part of the alleged fab four who are the queen bees of the whole school. they think they are the boss of everyone. I really hate Becca Chadwick. Her mom has a huge butt!!! Megan is really in to fashion and so am I. But Megan is very mean to everyone, and to their face, while I am not. I don't like to be mean. Bullying is sad!
Redaers Response 2 week of friday feb 4th
Title:The mother Duaghter book club
Pages read: 1-30
Time read: 30 minutes
This book is about for very different girls, who by the way kind of hate each other, that are forced by their to-involved parents to join an exclusive book club together. They all have different family problems and they are kind of like me in different ways except for Jess (who I think represents Beth in Little Women the book they are reading) Megan has a great fashion sense like I do and Emma has a great family like I do. And Cassidy likes sports like i Do. I am really going to like this book.
Pages read: 1-30
Time read: 30 minutes
This book is about for very different girls, who by the way kind of hate each other, that are forced by their to-involved parents to join an exclusive book club together. They all have different family problems and they are kind of like me in different ways except for Jess (who I think represents Beth in Little Women the book they are reading) Megan has a great fashion sense like I do and Emma has a great family like I do. And Cassidy likes sports like i Do. I am really going to like this book.
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