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Directions: Tell me the Blog # that you missed (I will not grade it if you leave this out). Post your make-up based on the book you're reading NOW, not the book you were reading at the time. Remember to include author/title/page #. Post your comment HERE in this space. Respond to someone who posted HERE.
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Blog #3, Due: September 16th, 2011,
Q:What is something realistic about your book and what is something unrealistic? Be specific.
I'm reading ink heart by Cornelia Funke, im on page 141, on thing that's unrealistic is that there are magical characters that come out of a book when you read from it, on thing that's realistic is that Meggie has been living with her dad and been moving around because they were being followed by people.
I am making up Blog #2. I am reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan and I am on page 93.
Q:What types of things do you think your author researched in order to write the book? Give specific examples from your book to back up your answer.
A: I think Rick Riordan had to a ton of research! He had to look up all of Greek and Roman mythology. And every little story and every little hero, just to add more detail and specific examples for his book. Like how Medusa's sisters' who were Gorgons, chased him, because Percy, like the other Percy from the actual Greek Mythology stories, cut off Medusa's head. Another example would be the gods themselves. Every fight they've had and everything they've done, he has had to research it. Like when Juno arrived in the book, it said exactly what she was wearing and how she acted was pitch-perfect to the Roman tales.
Alex-
I always have had trouble getting into that series. is it worth reading?
Blog #5
I am reading the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and I am on page 42. If I had to explain the book so far in one word it would be "confusion". One of the main characters, Lucy, has found this wonderful fantasy land of Narnia in a wardrobe. She herself is very puzzled about how another world can be entered through a random wardrobe. After her first visit, she is completely convinced of this new land so she spreads the word to her siblings. Her siblings (who have good reason) do not believe her at all and even check the wardrobe themselves. Lucy is confused why the land is not there when they open the mysterious cabinet and the siblings are very perplexed as too why their little sister is so convinced. Soon another confusion comes along as one of the older siblings, Edmund, goes into the wardrobe himself and finds the magical world. He meets this which who he finds to be loving but Lucy starts confusing him as she tells him that the witch is the entire reason Narnia is in ruins.
Paige-
Is that part of the Lost Hero series? Is it as good as Rick Riordan's Greek Mythology series? The Percy Jackson series? Those were some of my most favorie books to read...
Blog #1 ~
Q: What book are you currently reading that you will be posting to the blog about? Please write the title and author. What page are you on (even if you just started it)? Briefly tell us what the book is about (no spoilers!). Also, why did you choose this book?
A: I just began reading a new book and it is called Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I am on page 7. From what I have read so far, along with the description on the back of the book, it tells of a group of schoolboys deserted after a plane crash. They crashed onto an uncharted island at the starting of the next World War. In the beginning, the boys take in their new freedom, away from adult supervision. They could, and would, do anything they wanted to because of the vastness between them and any life of civilization. Though as time begins to grow older, the boys hear "such strange noises, howls, echos . . ." Now, at the edge of the unknown, the terror begins to creep and the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued. I still do not know how the title, lord of the flies, comes into play, but I bet I will have to read the rest of the book to find out!
Alex ~ I read that book last year for one of Mrs. Cheshire's blogs. I thought it was good but I am just not into the whole 'long book' thing. I hope you enjoy it though!
Blog #6
~Think of a heroic person and/or a heroic incident in your novel. Tell us about it using specifics.
I am still reading the book Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the New Soul of China by Philip P. Pan.
One of the few heroes’ that are included in this book is Zhao Ziyang. He was the general secretary in China's Communist party. When Mao died he demanded publically for democratic reform but along with thousands of others in China he was denied his wish. Then 15 years later as many protests were happening in Beijing he was removed from the party and virtually eliminated from China's history because he refused to order the militia to crush the rebellion in the capital. Although he tried it still happened, hundreds if not thousands were killed as the military moved against them. He tried to stop the killings and fought for the freedom of China without thought for his own life and career. He was a true hero in the terrible oppression of China, which requires not just courage but intellect and much more.
pbasting6
- I read the Percy Jackson series but have not read The Lost Hero ones. I really liked them but the thing is that I want books with older teenage kids as the main characters because I feel as if I can connect with them more. Also,
it makes it more believable when they do things like fights and that sort of thing because I just can't imagine a 12 year old kid sword fitting and the like.
Blog #6
~Think of a heroic person and/or a heroic incident in your novel. Tell us about it using specifics.
I am still reading the book Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the New Soul of China by Philip P. Pan.
One of the few heroes’ that are included in this book is Zhao Ziyang. He was the general secretary in China's Communist party. When Mao died he demanded publically for democratic reform but along with thousands of others in China he was denied his wish. Then 15 years later as many protests were happening in Beijing he was removed from the party and virtually eliminated from China's history because he refused to order the militia to crush the rebellion in the capital. Although he tried it still happened, hundreds if not thousands were killed as the military moved against them. He tried to stop the killings and fought for the freedom of China without thought for his own life and career. He was a true hero in the terrible oppression of China, which requires not just courage but intellect and much more.
pbasting6
- I read the Percy Jackson series but have not read The Lost Hero ones. I really liked them but the thing is that I want books with older teenage kids as the main characters because I feel as if I can connect with them more. Also,
it makes it more believable when they do things like fights and that sort of thing because I just can't imagine a 12 year old kid sword fighting and the like.
Blog 5
In my book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan I am currently on page 451 and I can't put it down.
If I were to use one word to describe my book it would be determined because the main characters persistince is simply incredible they will go to nearly any extent to help one another. Also they will risk their own lives simply as a way of helping save Piper's dad. Also they traveled great distances finding anyway they can to travel across the USA.
Paige- I'm going to read that book next the first book is amazing I've read like a 200 pages in the last couple days.
I am making up blog #6. I am currently reading, The Truth of the Matter, by Andrew Klavan and I am on page 104.
Q: Think of one heroic person and/or one heroic incident in your novel. Tell about him/her with specifics
A: I think one of the most heroic people in my book is Charlie, the main character. The police, and a terrorist group want him and in addition, the one person he could trust to help him just died. Yet he does not give in, he keeps persevering through all the tough times hoping the tables might just turn…
paige- I read the first book in that series and I am so excited the second one came out, i want to read it so bad!
I am making up blog 5
I have just finished reading The Cuban Missile Crisis by John Griffiths. After just finishing this book, I could use many words to describe the book but the best way to describe it would be persistence. I would choose this word because it’s all about how President Kennedy and Castro want to try and find a way to get what they each want. The problem is that what each of them wants is against each other so they are constantly non-stop trying to find a way to prevail.
Tucker~
I really want to read that book do you think I would like it?
(Mrs. Thomas- I wasn't sure if I should re-do a blog considering I forgot to make a post about a book on my topic...)
I am re-doing blog number 2. I am reading Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikotter, and am on page 32.
Q. What types of things do you think your author researched in order to write the book?
Frank Dikotter once mentioned that it took more than 5 years to thoroughly cover the Great Leap Forward. The book has an immense amount of information, covering the development and outcomes of the Great Leap Forward. All of the information used in the book has been cited in the back, making finding other reliable sources a lot easier. It is hard to imagine that the work we will have done by the end of the year is only a fifth of what this man has done.
From what I have read so far, the author has written a detailed overview of the Great Leap Forward, explaining some aspects that I have never heard of before now, such as the use of homes to create fertilizer.
Alex- I started that book a couple years ago, got 50 pages into it, and returned it to the library. I just couldn’t get into it… does it get better later in the book? I’ve always wanted to go back and try to read it again.
I am making up blog #5. I am reading "An Asian Tragedy" by David Dexter. One word i would use to describe this book would have to be INFORMAL. I would say this because although the book is good, the author just provides so much information on the war. The book is so detailed which is why I chose informal. This book is a great source for Vietnam War topics like ours and gives great background info on Vietnam and its history. The fact that the author is a professor and teaches this everyday is probably a big reason the book is so informal.
Alex, that book sounds like it is very descriptive. Did it play a movie in your head when you read it? Good post and I should read that book.
Blog #5 Due September 30th
Question: If you had to choose ONE word to describe your book what would it be?
-I am reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and am on page 105. The word that would describe this book is modest. The main character Francie is such an innocent little girl who is being raised in a poor family, but still learning the values of being a good person. The way she listens to her father talk about his job and his family, and giving her compliments, and she always responds with, "Yes Papa." She seems so quiet and reserved.
Tucker~
I really want to read that series! Is is similar at all to the Percy Jackson ones? Because I read those and loved them!
Make-Up for Blog #6.
The book I just started reading is Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer and I am on page 35.
This book is the second of the Nightshade series, and I read the first one over the summer. Since it is a continuation from the last book and not much has happened, the heroic character would be Calla. Calla is the main character of the series and she saves the other main character Shay not only once, but twice. Calla is a Guardian for the Keepers who were grouped with the Searchers, but a huge war broke out between the two groups and then they became enemies. A Guardian is a person who can change into a wolf, and they serve the Keepers. Shay is the Scion, meaning of it is unclear to Calla right now, but she knows it is something important. Calla’s two heroic actions were both saving Shay from dying, one of a grizzly bear attack on a mountain when she didn’t know him at all, and the other was when he got attacked by a giant spider that was protecting Haldis, a power that only the Scion can receive. To save him in the Haldis Cavern, she had to turn him into a Guardian, a very illegal thing for any wolf to do.
Sung Min: I never read the books, but I heard that they were really good. I saw the first 2 movies, and I love them, I just can't bring myself to read the books though...
Connor: Wow, i definitely think it would be difficult to be in that position and still have hope!
Blog #2, What types of things do you think your author researched in order to write the book? Give specific examples from your book to back up your answer.
I am reading Echoes of Combat: The Vietnam War in American Memory by Fred Turner and I just finished! TONS of research would have had to be done to complete this book, because it is literally 195 pages of information. Fred Turner, the author of the book, is a professor,so he uses tons of statistics, for example on page 101 where it says, "In 1970 alone, the post office issued 135 million POW-MIA stamps" (Turner 101). Facts like this are scattered throughout the book, and at the end, there is even a huge bibliography!
I missed Blog #6.
I am reading "The Circle Trilogy: Red" by Ted Dekker. I am on page 490.
The heroic person in my book is the main character, Thomas Hunter. The reason for this is because he is the doing the most to save Earth from the Raison Strain and the colored forest which has now been taken over by the black forest. He is gathering informations for both dimensions. For Earth he is collecting information to stop the Raison Strain, such as how to make the antivirus, from his dreams. For the colered forest, which is now a regular forest, he is collecting information such as how to defeat the Hoarde by creating bombs. That is why Thomas Hunter is the heroic person in this novel.
Alex
Ink Heart sounds like a great book to read. I like how magical characters come out of books, but I wouldn't want that to happen with my book because there would be evil shitaki flying all over my house. Plus they eat people.
This is to make up for Blog#6
Q:If you could ask the author two questions, what two questions would you ask him or her? Include an explanation of WHY you're asking those questions.
I am currently reading Surviving Antarctica and am on page 4 by Andrea White.Just reading the title filled my mind with lots if questions. To start I would ask where this idea even spawned from; because its an unusual topic to write about. Also I would ask what trecherous perils await them on their journey into Antarctica. There is so much that needs to be answered just through reading the title, like what sacrifices. Something bad always happens in adventures and given the fact that the title has SURVIVING in it. I kind of feel that friends might fall durring thier adventure drastically changing how the story plays out. There are clearly lots of questions to draw from this book even after reading only 4 pages.
pbasting6,
that is so true. Thats something you can't just make up ,it requires research.
kgraetz5,
That sounds really interesting especially since it has war in it.
Ms. Thomas, can you delete my first post please.
Never Mind, just a little glitch
:)
blog#1. I am reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (137) My story is about a girl Katniss, and what happened after the cliff hanger of the last book. It talks about how she barely hunts, because she has more than enough food, but does it to see Peta when ever she can. I chose this book because I LOVED the Hunger Games, but didn't like the cliff hanger, and wanted to find out what happened.
Tucker- The way you described your book, i got the metal image if our vocab word,interdependent:)
The blog that I am redoing is blog #3. The book that I just started reading is Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson and I'm already on page 114! Also this book is the newest book of the 39 Clues Series and is #11. So far the father, Gideon Cahill has given his four children serums that when combined make a master serum. A lord wanted the serum for power which lead Gideon to set explosives in his lab eventually destructing his lab and the family's house. The children and wife, Olivia, lead by oldest son, Luke was taken to flee the island. But when the disater happens (burning of house and death of the beloved father) everyone blames Luke which then results in no one trusting each other and the family separating forever... One thing realistic that happened in my book is how the siblings founght and blamed each other and can no longer stand the presence of them. Just how regular day siblings fight, back in 1507 they fought too. An unrealistic thing is the serum, Gideon told the children that all the four serums together would form a master serum strengthening the human body, mind, instincts, and power. However I don't think that 39 ingredients could form such a powerful concoction.
AlexM6~ Is that the firt or second book in that series?
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