Reading Log 3

While I was reading today I pictured many things in my head, one of those things was when Katniss is standing across the guy that is pointing the gun at her. While the man is pointing the gun at her, she is letting her heart out on him and telling him about what’s going on in there district and that’s when someone else shoots her.

I can connect with Katniss the most in my book because we have a lot of things in common and sometimes the way she thinks is the same as I do but other times we are completely different.

I’m having most difficulty understanding what’s going on in the book sometimes. I will read and then I wont understand what’s going on

But other than that I understand most of it. Another thing is that its hard sometimes to visualize some of the things that are going on.

The book that I am reading is very different to other books and its hard to compare it to my life. Therefore there are a few things that are similar to what both the characters and I have done.

In this book there is a lot of repetition and metaphors. I do think they are affective because it helps us in visualizing how some events are going and things that have happened to her. The foreshadowing just makes the n=book more exciting and entertaining.

The plot of my book is not realistic at all but there are some parts in the book that are realistic and that’s only conflicts with the protagonist’s self.

I would like to have Gale as a friend because he cares about people especially the people he is close to and would do anything to help with things since in the book his family has died.

The book I am reading is extremely different to other books, and I don’t read that many books in this genre which makes it harder to compare it to other books.

In the next section of my book I think Peeta will either end up hurting Katniss while fighting or he will get killed, because they are going over to district 2 to fight with them so they can get closer to the Capital.

I think Peeta will either end up hurting Katniss while fighting or he will get killed. If I were to jump into my book right now I would go up to Peeta and try and talk to him, help him remember some of the good times and help him forget what the capital brainwashed him with.

I was able to visualize the part where Katniss and Peeta were in the hospital room and he started to choke her. They had to tie his arms down and Katniss was sent out of the room because of what the capital had done to him. He went from loving her to hating every single part of her.

The event that reminds me of my life the most is the part about Peeta and Gale. How she has to help one of them and stay away from hem to not get killed and the other she cares about him a lot but he seems to not care as much, since he wants to do all the risky dangerous work.

Reading Log 1

Reading Log 1

Catching Fire – Hunger Games (Book 2)

Today while I was reading my book I pictured many different images in my head. One of the images that made me feel in a way scared and made the book even more interesting than it already is was when Katniss the main character is walking around with the “star crossed lover boy”, Peeta, and they see a big crowd in the District center, so they go over and Peeta pushes her back and says to go home but she refuses and pushes her way through to see her best friend and the guy who she loved being whipped, she jumps in front of the guy whipping Gabe and she gets hit with the whip across her face. This was one part in my book that I could picture.

The character I connect most with in my book I would say is Gabe. He lives in District 12 and I’m guessing he’s feeling sad and depressed because the girl he loves, Katniss, has left and all he can think is she could die at any point during the games. I can connect with him because my best friend since second grade left to New York on my birthday and I haven’t seen her since last year.

The part where I’m having most difficulty with is at the end of the book. It confused me and made no sense to me because it was talking about her in the games and getting hit by her friends and being picked up by an aircraft, which altogether confused me.

I haven’t done anything that’s similar to what I’ve read in the book. It is a very different kind of book compared to others so there isn’t really much to connect with.

In the book I am reading, the literary features are mostly foreshadowing, metaphors, characterization and personification. There aren’t that many literary features in the book.

The plot of my book is not realistic at all; some parts of it have realistic type scenarios but other than those it is not realistic.

I would like to have Peeta as a friend because he’s caring and from what they show in the book he would seem like a very good friend to have. He seems like one of those people where if I were to be injured and I couldn’t walk he would carry me.

Nothing in this book is really similar to any other books, its different, but I guess you can connect some of the parts where she talks about loving Gabe and Peeta but other than that there is nothing else.

I think what’s going to happen in the next section I read is they are going to get caught from escaping to District 13 and have some sort of punishment that could require death.

If I were to jump into my book right now I would help Katniss and force her to stay in the hospital bed so she doesn’t damage anything else in her body.

The part of the book that I am reading right now that I can visualize that best is when Katniss is walking around with Peeta, and they see a big crowd in the District center, so they go over and Peeta pushes her back and says to go home but she refuses and pushes her way through to see her best friend and the guy who she loves, Gabe, being whipped, she jumps in front of the guy whipping Gabe and she gets hit with the whip across her face. That is that part that I can visualize the best.

The character that reminds me of my life is the character Gabe because he loses or at least thinks he is going to lose someone that he loves very much, and a lot of the things that he does are similar to what happen to me.

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Haiti Podcast

Precariously: “dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.”
Surreal: “having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.”


The crisis that has recently happened in Haiti is very tragic. Many people have died and are still dying from the lack of water and food that they have left. There is a lot we can do to help them, we can send in medical supplies, canned food so it doesn’t rot, we can send in clothes and things we don’t need that could help the Haitians.
My response to this crisis is to have more and more people help them by sending food, clothing, and money, because they need our help and everyone else’s to survive. If such a thing happened to me I would want people to help me and all the others that got hurt too. When I heard about the earthquake I felt sad and wanted to help them. Even though a lot of people are helping and setting up clinics and places for people that were severally injured there are thousands more out there that might haven’t been found yet or there just isn’t enough room for them to stay that need help. A lot of people are trying to help and even celebrities are sending in millions of dollars to help pay for some sort of care and shelter for the Haitians to stay in.
There are many businesses that send things from different countries into one. For example Red Cross is one really big business that sends things. If you send things there then they might send it to Haiti. What can young people do to make a difference? Young people can help make a difference by once again gathering things they don’t need or sending in clothes that don’t fit them, or even sending food in. For example in our school, the staff members put out boxes by the entrance to the school so we can put in things to send to the Red Cross so they can send it to Haiti. This way all young kids and adults can give things too. We also make small fundraisers and bake sells and give the money we ern to the Haiti relief. Help out Haiti and send as many things as you can. They need the supplies and care too.

Agree or Disagree

1. Politics and political problems are a subject for adults to deal with.
- I agree because most adults are wiser and they know how to handle thing in a better way and can most of the time make good decisions. A lot of adults also have their own opinions and don’t just say what their friends say. As for kids they mostly do that because they don’t know what to say, or how to handle a problem.

2. All scenarios can have a happy ending if those involved work towards it.
- I disagree because in some situations people either won’t try or will but there might not be a happy ending. I also agree because if you try and everyone else try’s then there might be a happy ending. It mostly depends on the people and things around you.

3. Literacy (being able to read and write) is a form of freedom.
- I disagree because everyone has their freedom and they have their own rights to be free and do what they like even if they don’t know how to read or right. Everybody has their opinion and has their freedom to talk.

4. Civilizations without a written language cannot effectively document history.

The Outsiders: Characterization

Socials!

The socials are where you belong. You will be much happier if you come with the socials because we have a better living style, we have money to go to school, and it’s just much easier to live and be happy.

There are many reasons as to why you should join the socials, for example we are more civilized and we can control ourselves and not hurt people as much as greasers. We don’t smoke as much and we talk to each other without yelling or hitting. We care for each other and we don’t go running around stealing and threatening to kill people for things. Greasers smoke twice maybe three times as much as we do and they go around hitting and punching people for no reason. They live in houses that are unstable and get into trouble that they can’t get out of.

Another reason is that we know how to protect ourselves. We can defend ourselves and each other both physically and emotionally. The greasers don’t know how to behave, they are rude and mean and go around screaming and fighting.

A lot of people care about each other but your parents are most of the time the people that love you the most. Socials parents care about there children and treat them the way there meant to be treated. They care where you are at night and make sure your safe when you come home from a party or from school. Greaser’s parents don’t care as much. Some might but most don’t, if they go out at night and come back at 4 in the morning for example the parents don’t even bother asking where they were or if they’re okay.

Socials also have money and can afford to go to school and pay for things like houses, clothes, food, and water. It’s not the greasers fault for not being able to afford things but we also don’t steal things or commit crimes.

The last reason as to why you belong with us rather than those filthy creatures is that it’s just easier to live. What I mean by its easier to live is all the reasons I have been telling you.

Paramore

Paramore

Paramore is the band I have chosen. Their from America, and they formed there band in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004. There an alternative rock band. Hayley Williams is the lead singer and also plays the keyboard, Josh Farro is the lead guitar player and also does backing vocals, Jeremy Davis is the bass guitar, Zac Farro plays the drums, and Taylor York plays the rhythm guitar. The group released their first album "All We Know Is Falling" in 2005. They released their second album, "Riot!" in 2007. Their third album "Brand New Eyes" was released on September 29, 2009. Brand New Eyes is the band's highest charting album to date.

According to Hayley Williams, the name “Paramore” came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players. Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone paramour ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling. The band's first song written together was "Conspiracy", which was later used on their first album.

My Favorite song by Paramore would probably be decode, because it’s different in its own way. I also really like the music video of decode, it’s from the soundtrack of “Twilight” and it’s set in the woods close to night time and it gives out this feeling like your actually there.

News Flash

News Flash






A new, easier way has been invented for transporting things. No fuel required, you just stack up or tie things to your bicycle and ride around town on it. Trucks are not being used right now for causing too many accidents and not being able to turn on small streets. This new transport is also used for furniture and other large objects. This way we can decrease the Global warming crisis.




WARNING: Do not let children under the age of 7 drive this vehicle for it may break their backs.

C. There Will Come Soft Rains

Psychopathic:
- Of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathic, relating to or affected with an antisocial personality disorder.
- Adjective
- My friend sat in the plane watching a psychopathic boy hit himself.
Sublime:
- Elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc
- Adjective
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Oblivious:
- Forgetful; without remembrance or memory.
- Adjective
- The oblivious girl forgot to do her homework.

Capillaries:
- Of or pertaining to the apparent attraction or repulsion between a liquid and a solid, observed in capillarity.
- Adjective
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Incinerator:
- A furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.
- Noun
- The incinerator broke down and burned to ashes.
Regiment:
- To manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline.
- Verb
- The boy had a regiment punishment.
Quiver:
- To shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
- Verb
- I quivered when I found out my best friend had past away.
Paranoia:
- Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- Noun
- Emily had a paranoid smile on her face during English class.
Silhouette:
- A two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurationally drawing, uniformly filled in with black, esp. a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a famous person's face.
- Noun
- The silhouette of the dancer was amazing.

Faintly:
- Lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound
- Adjective
- I faintly saw the answers to the test as I was running away from the teacher.

Tell Tale Hearts Picture

"If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence.
I took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings. I then replaced the boards so cleverly so cunningly, that no human eye -- not even his -- could have detected anything wrong. There was nothing to wash out -- no stain of any kind -- no blood-spot whatever. I had been too wary for that."

The Giver VS The Truman Show

Both shows have had an impact on the world. They both have similar events in there shows. The two shows are The Truman show and The Giver. They experience similar events and they both find out in the worst way about their hidden lives.
In Jonas’s community they have some similarities with The Truman show but in Jonas’s community there are many clues that you can find. One of them was when the plane flew over Jonas’s community when it wasn't meant to. Another one is that the Elders control the weather in the community. Jonas starts to find out about everything the community has hiding from the people when he was only 12 years old. Jonas also sees proof of what they do when people get released.
There are also a few emotions between the shows. In Jonas’s community they have to take pills called Stirrings to control their feelings for one another. When Jonas finds out about the truth of the community he gets very upset and angry. In the community the Elders control on who the people should be with and what kids they should have, and how many which they decided on 2 kids per family, a boy and a girl.
In the plot of Jonas’s community the Elders control everything that happens. When Jonas was born he was put up for adoption. When Jonas makes a plan to escape no one knows his plan except the Giver and Jonas but Jonas did not know what he would experience or see outside of his community. Jonas knows everything that the others don’t know.
On the other hand Truman experiences similar events as Jonas but a lot of the clues are the same in different ways. When Truman walks outside and the light just fell from the sky, after that he started getting suspicious. When Truman goes to the beach it starts raining really hard on Truman but it’s just on him and it follows him around. In the Truman show they also control the weather. For Truman this whole huge closed up stage with all actors around him follow him with hidden cameras. Truman started asking questions when he was 30 years old. At one point when Truman is in the car the radio station changes and he hears the actors talking about him and he goes to his work and try’s to go up the elevator but behind the door was the resting point for the actors, and those are only 2 reasons of when he gets the clue that everything is set up. Another one is when he is looking through wedding pictures and he sees a picture where there kissing and she’s crossing her fingers.
For Truman there are also emotions that happen or are controlled. The actors and the director control who Truman marries and everything and everyone he meets. When he finds out about what they’re doing he also gets angry and upset.
In the Truman Show’s plot everyone knows Truman and his plan to escape because everyone is watching him. When Truman was born with a lot of cooperation unlike Jonas. Truman does not know about his secret life until he is 30 years old. When he sails on his boat because he found out about what they’re doing with the whole show and the let him to keep sailing because it’s a surrounded stage built with walls around so he ants eventually stop.

The Truman show and the Giver are both really interesting book/movie because they both experience similar events in different ways which makes it more fun and interesting.

The Giver Homework

4. Explain why feeling and memories have been eliminated from Jonas’s community.

-They have been eliminated from his community because the Elders don’t want anyone to be sad or have memories of bad experiences or feelings that might scare people or make them sad and depressed. They want “sameness”. If the community had memories, everyone would have their own opinion and the Elders want a perfect world. They want everybody to be the same and the community to be a place where everything is controlled. If they need any information or an explanation of something they would ask The Giver or The Receiver of memories.

8. Discuss similarities between our society and the society in our novel.

- There are many similarities between our society and their community. For example we have an elderly home center where old people go at a certain age and Jonas’s community has the House of Old where old people also go at a certain age. Another example is we both have bicycles except that we also have other transportation and they just have bicycles. We both also have stuffed animals, in our society we can have them at any age but for Jonas’s community they get them at a certain age and then at another age they take them away from them and give it to someone else. We have a government they have the Elders. We both sleep but we don’t have a certain time we have to go to bed unless our parents tell us to. We do charity work and they have volunteer hours. We both have memories but in Jonas’s community, only the Giver and the Receiver have memories. Regular people don’t because the Elders don’t want anyone else remembering things. We both have very important rules that we have to follow. We both have families but for our society we can have as many kids as we want but in their community they can only have 2 kids. We both go to school, and we both have rivers. Both our society and their community have similarities and differences between each other.

1. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Sameness in Jonas’s community.

- There are many advantages of Sameness in their community, but there are also disadvantages. For example they get free food but at a certain time. They all get the same things so no one fights over other peoples things. The Elders control the weather and everything else so there are no dangerous storms. They all get bicycles at one point in time. They all get stuffed animals at the beginning of their life. There are no cars so there are not any fumes in the air, and there are not any bad people in their community. The disadvantages are there’s no color, everything is grey. They have to take stirrings. The Elders control everything in the community. You have to wait until you are 9 years old until you get your bicycle. You can’t choose your job, the Elders choose for you based on your volunteer work. They don’t have any memories except for the Giver and the Receiver of memories, and they have to release people for different reasons.

Scary Homework

Fog
A house in the forest
Creepy noises
Cracking in the wooden floor
Screams
Shadows
Broken windows
Signs on the walls
No electricity
A graveyard in the backyard
A black cat with red eyes
Scary paintings
Dead trees
A car parked on the road

horror setting homework

If I were to create a scary movie or story my setting would be an abandon house in the forest. If I wanted to make it scary I would add scary music. I would also put dark lighting and creepy noises that come out of random places. I would use noises like creaking wood and doors opening. I would use screams and blood on the walls that wrote signs to keep out. I would add bad luck things just sitting there or walking by. I would choose this topic because it’s just creepy if you think about it and people would want to watch the movie (if they like scary movies) because the setting and where it would take place. This is the detail I would use to make a scary movie.

Respond to a prediction

"In 2155, we'll have no more printed books." I disagree with this prediction because a lot of people will still use books to read and some schools will use them to learn. Life would be different. Not being able to carry around books and people using computers and electronic devises to read books. It might be easier to carry everything on a small devise or a computer but a lot of people from the past would be possibly the only ones using paper books. If this prediction was true it would be fun but a lot of people in the future would hear about paper books and wonder what they are or what they were used for. This is why we should always use paper books and keep them in our lives for as long as we can.

“I have successfully edited by blog!”. I have done the same on the class blog so you can check it out."

My Favorite Character

My favorite character is Greg. I choose him because he’s the main character and he is the calmest person in the book and the most normal. My book is “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”. It’s about this boy who He loves video games and whenever he is grounded from them he sneaks a game to his friend Rowley’s house and plays it there. He has a brother named Rodrick. Rodrick is very mean to Greg and always makes fun of him. Rodrick has a band called “Loded Diper”. He gets a job as a school paper cartoon writer. He and Rowley were going to use a comic called “Zoo-Wee Mama!”. They gave up on that one and used a comic called “Creightin the Cretin”.

How will blogging affect/change your writing? Why?

I think it will be much easier to do my homework on the Internet because I will save paper and I won’t need to print anything. It will also be easier to carry it around. The only thing I would have to worry about is if the Internet is down or I just forgot to do it, but if your Internet is down then you can just write it on a piece of paper. I can also look on other people’s blogs to see what they wrote to get an idea of what we need to do if I ever have trouble trying to do my homework. The bad thing about doing it on the Internet is that if your stuck on the homework and your Internet is down then you don’t know what to write unless you call someone. That’s what I think about doing my assignments on the Internet.