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Reading Response, November 18, 2009:
I think that he will be caught then the giver will think of another plan, and Jonas will escape. He will accomplish his plan.

I agree that knowledge IS pain, because sometimes to learn, you need to experience. I think that Jonas would think the same.

November, 20th, 2009. Word Attack Pg.174: My strategy was to read the paragraph over. Yearned: to want, or need. Real definition: Have an intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something. Is it an optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive? Explain in a paragraph. I think that the Giver had an optimistic ending. Because it was pretty predictable. I do not think that he survives and that the sled ride was just an elution, because the sled was just magically there.

November, 27, 09. The Spiderwick Chronicles. Book 1: The Field Guide. By: Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Summary: This book is about a boy named Jared Grace and his family. Where he finds a field guide of a magical world, where it shows secret animals that no one can see. His great Uncle, Aurthur Spiderwick, wrote the field guide, and his aunt "Lucinda" gave them the creepy house. Jared says that Lucinda is in a "nut house", because "little men bring her food".

December, 7, 09 Charlotte's Web This reading period I read were Wilbur (the pig) escapes, and just go's back to the barn because he gets scared. After that he goes and tries to find someone to play with, and so far no one wants to play with him. He feels very lonely.

December, 11, 09. The Spiderwick Chronicles. 30-60 Pg. I read that Jared went into the room and found a clue, and his sister woke up with her hair attached to the bed. Jared got blamed for it. He read the clue carefully, so he searched for the treasure, and he had found a book. Aurthur Spiderwick wrote the book, and it was about fairies and weird creatures.

December, 16, 09. The Spiderwick Chronicles. 60-87. Jared got blamed with things that he didn't do. He got blamed for many things that no human would ever do. It reminds me of my house. Something will happen, and i will get in trouble for it. Even if i have proof sometimes my parents will blame me anyway. In the book Jared has proof, and the mom ignores him. Then she sweeps it away. What are three questions I have for my novel? Why does Jared get blamed for everything? Why doesn't the Boggart just build another nest? Why does the Boggart mess up the kitchen. Because he does get milk.

January, 4, 10. The Spiderwick Chronicles. 87-the end of the book. Jared fixes the nest of the brownie and he gets happy. Jared then finds a secret passage to the library. Jared goes to school and doesn't get in trouble. Then they see the brownie and he tells him about the bad things in the book.

January, 8, 10 Kicked Out 1-21 This book is about a girl who comes home late, and isn't good. So gets kicked out. Then moves in with her brother.

January 11, 10 Kicked Out 21-34 Darren her brother is handy-capped and needs her to cook for him. Dime who is the main character comes home late cause she was with her boyfriend, and Darren gets a little mad. Then she goes with her boyfriend to learn how to drive a motorcycle. She almost kills them and the bike. So Gabe her boyfriend gets on the bike and rides away. He ends up coming back and takes her home.

January 13, 10 Kicked Out 34-50 Dime makes lunch. There was no yelling so she felt good. She went to school with her friend Tiff and boyfriend Gabe. Gabe's ex was giving Dime an evil look. Everybody said that she was going to rearrange her face. Dime went to the bathroom, and there was a girl who said that Gabe still liked her. She didn't know what to believe. She went home with Gabe, and asked about him still liking his ex. He said he didn't then gave her a kiss. She went inside the apartment, and thought about the accident when Darren got a moose in the winshield. Later that night she made hamburgers, and watched Old Yeller. Darren and Dime cried from the movie.

January 15, 10 Kicked Out 50-66 Dime and Darren get in a fight. It reminded me of when my brother and I get in a fight. Then they don't talk until the next day. Dime drowns the phone, so her mom and dad don't call. She got a ride with Gabe, and rode for a bit. She was doing a good job. Until she heard her parents voices in her head. Then she went off road. Gabe said get off, and he left her there. It took her 40 minutes to get to the school. Gabe said sorry, but she was still mad. When she went home she cooked fish and chips. Darren brought her to a concert for such a great supper.

January 20, 10 Dime and Darren have a discussion how she is better than Gabe. Gabe tries to control her all the time, and he wants her and Lena and/or the ex. She goes to school and she has been doing her homework so followed well. Then she noticed that Gabe wasn't there. Also, Darren bought a new phone and Gabe had not called. When Math was over she went to the bathroom. There was a fight going on!!! She went to leave then thought again on how she should stop it. By the time she decided to stop the fight it was over. It was lunch so Tiff was waiting at her locker. She wanted her to come outside. There was Lena and Gabe together!! Dime didn't care, but she came over to them and Lena said "Get lost!!" So she said you can have him, and left. Gabe called, and he wanted her back. She new she could find somebody better. Then she invited her parents over. I think that she will end up bringing the family back together. Since she is acting way better than she was before.

January 25, 10 Kicked Out 66-end of the book Dimes parents said that they wanted Dime to move back in with them. Dime said that this was her home with Darren. She wanted to stay with him he was the one that got her so far. He was the one that made her feel wanted. So her parents agreed, but they had to see each other, and talk on the phone. Dime wanted to keep involved with her parents, but she wanted to be with her brother more than anything. So she stayed with him. Then it was her sixteenth birthday, and the family and Tiff all got together. Dime had passed her drivers test, and drove around with Tiff. Tiff got bored so Dime went home, and later on Darren decided that Dime, Larry, and himself would go to California for a summer trip. They went driving. Dime seen Gabe, and was so happy she had changed. When I moved in with my brother I didn't want to go home either, but I didn't get to stay with my brother, which was sad. :( Q: Dime: She is feeling happy about herself. Dime is so happy because she has somewhere to go in life. She didn't feel like she had a reason before.

January 27, 10 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in his Adventure on Earth. 1-6 A ship shaped like a Christmas Ornament comes down to Earth. Alien collect plants. They have been collecting plants for a very long time. This book is like the movie //"Planet 51"// except backwards. Instead of the humans collecting rocks. The extraterrestrials are collecting plants. They are trying to stay quiet, and not seen. The extraterrestrials can camouflage themselves with mist! Q: Kicked Out: Believe in yourself. Because Dime was quite bad because she didn't believe in herself! Once she started to believe she became much better!

Feb 1, 09 The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One AWFUL END. 1-13 I think that Eddie i going to moved in with his great uncle, and get bossed around. Or maybe his great uncle and great aunt will get the sickness too. Or quite possibly Eddie's parents will get better, I don't know. Q: I think that my favorite part is when Eddie insults his crazy great aunt by accident. Because it is funny.

Feb 5, 10

A man is furiously satisfied for getting what he deeply needed, hydration. He is doing what he is doing because he needs to survive. He may be in need of water, food, and shelter. This picture makes me feel sad for the man.

Feb 8, 10 The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One AWFUL END. 13-27 Visualize: I see Eddie trying to sleep in the suitcase with all the noise, and his great aunt peeking in every ten minutes all creepy-like! I can also see him very confused having to sleep in the stables! When the horse is sleeping in the Inn! In 4-6 sentences, describe several insights you’ve gained from your reading. You may include the book you are currently reading or a book that you have already completed. Kicked Out: That you should believe in yourself, and know that people do care about you. You should try hard in school. If you want people to pay attention to you don't do bad things to impress. Boys just want your body.

February 10, 10 27-39 Pg. I predict that Eddie won't get shot from the guy with the big beard. I think that Mad Aunt Maud will attack him with the stuffed animal. I also think that it will take him a long time to get to the Awful End.

February 22, 10 The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One AWFUL END. 39-55 PG. Predicting: I think that Eddie will have to go to an orphanage, because his parent's house is on fire, and the chapter is called orphanage. Also I think that when they get to the orphanage it will be terrible because so far everything has been terrible.

February, 24, 10 The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One AWFUL END. 55-73 Pg. Visualize: The part I visualized the most is when the book uses personification! In the sentence it says that the flames were licking the end of her dress. The whole time I could see little flames with tongues licking the bottom of the dress. Question: List three new vocabulary words from your reading. What can you tell about them from their structure (break them into chunks, look at prefixes and suffixes)? What can you tell about them from their context (meaning gathered from the sentence and paragraph around)? Languish: In the paragraph it just says that languishing is what you do in prisons and orphanages. Winch: In the paragraph it says that it is a rope or something to be pulled up by. Eavesdropping: In the paragraph it seems to me that it is when somebody listens in on somebody else.

March, 8, 10 The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One AWFUL END. 73-82 Pg. Identify: The authors purpose is to be funny. I think the main idea of the book is crazy, and I don't know what to think. Question Response: What is the author trying to tell you about life in this story? Defend this moral. I think that it is trying to confuse me, and that it doesn't really have a moral

March 10th, 2010 Mud City Deborah Ellis 1-16 Pg. Visualize: I could see the green pastures, and the dirty children. I could see the girl howling to the children. Also I seen her pick up the flaming sticks and waved them at the wolves. Then I could see them in my mind drop to the ground and fall fast asleep! Complete a strategy response. Question Response: Do you think that the title fits the story? Give your opinion with reasons to support. Yes because even though I just started reading it, the book already has told me where they are and everything. She discribes that the houses and ground is made of mud!

March 15th, 2010 Mud City Deborah Ellis 16-28 Pg. Summary: Today I read that Shauzia decided that she was going to leave the refugee camp. She didn't like getting bossed around, and wanted to get payed. So she decided she was going to leave with her dog Jasper. She tried to fall asleep, but Mrs.Weera was snoring. So she stayed up all night talking to Jasper about France, and the violet flowers, and how Parvana and her were going to sit at the top of the Eiffel tower. Question response: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain. If she was going to leave or not? This one was going to be the most life changing. If she doesn't go she won't have to pick to be the house-maid, or to live on the streets. So if she does decide to go she will have to decide those other things. If she was going to be a house-maid or not? If she was going to live on the streets?

March 17th, 2010 Mud City Deborah Ellis 28-42 pg. Prediction: I predict that Shauzia is going to do the job right! I also think that she will be able to get to France. But it is going to be a long trip. Jasper, her dog, is probably going to be treated like a prince, because of the butcher. I also think that the butcher might try to take Jasper from Shauzia! Question response: What is the mood of what you’re reading (happy, sad, funny, serious, etc.)? Defend your idea by giving examples from the novel. I think the mood is sad, because if you picture in your mind all of the beggars, you will want to cry. Also how Shauzia has no family except for Jasper! I think that how all these children don't have families is sad too. Because there was a lot of children in the refugee camp, and they were living in the mud. All of those things are sad, so I think that the mood has to be sad!

April 21st, 2010 Mud City Deborah Ellis 42-63 Pg. Summary: Shazia is in the big city with her dog Jasper. They are sleeping in the very noisy streets. The streets have yelling and gun shots. Shazia is pretending to be a boy to get jobs. She has gotten a couple of jobs for rupees, and food. When she found a good place to sleep at night men tried to take her. Jasper barked, growled, and bit at the men. So they drove away yelling, "We'll come back with guns to shoot your dog!" Question response: Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading. //**Explain in a paragraph.** Crossfield is very different then Saddar Bazaar in many different ways. Crossfield is a small town with farms surrounding it, and it has a small population. Were as in Saddar Bazaar, it is a large, and crowded city. There is cement and dirt all over the main setting. It is very hot there, and cold most of the time in Crossfield. //

April 23rd, 2010 >
 * **__U of L Video Shoot Questions for Reflection__**
 * How often do you use the laptops at school? I use mine almost for every project, except when my laptop is dead.
 * What subjects do you mainly use the laptops for? Outdoor, Leadership, L.A, Social, Digital Arts, and sometimes math.
 * What sort of programs (softwares) do you use on the laptops? Microsoft Word, Power Point, IMovie, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Excel, GarageBand, Inspiration, Grab, and sometimes Comic Life.
 * What do you like best about having your own laptop? Instead of having to wright everything down on paper you can type on Microsoft Word.
 * Is there anything you don’t like or would change with the laptops? Nothing except for, the chargers should have been replaceable.

Wall-E Essay:

Our planet has changed drastically in the movie Wall-E because of the following issues. The issue at hand is that we have made too much garbage, and so the people had to leave Earth. I think that the whole idea of this movie is if we don’t take care of the environment this terrible issue could happen to us. Also that you do not have to be the same age and species to become friends. One of the main issues is the garbage. Earth has been taken over by trash, and other objects that people have wasted. Now there are no natural resources on the planet Earth. Basically that means there are no animals, no water, and no plants. The people have left because of the garbage and are hoping that the robots on Earth will be able to help. Once the people left they began to become obese. This is because they were given portable chairs, and have been on the ship for seven hundred years. They started to become unaware of their surroundings. The people in space didn’t know that they had exercising equipment, so they couldn’t stay fit. If the people had paid attention they would have noticed that they have become over weight. All of them had very little ability to walk or even stand. Where on Earth there was only one robot left. This robots name was, Wall-E. He was a very old robot that was smart enough to stay activated. Wall-E was a very lonely robot with no friends or family. Sadly the only thing he could play with was a cockroach. The rest of the robots had been destroyed by harsh weather, and rust. Although he was by himself for a long time, he still knew how to communicate. When Eva came he was very happy to see another robot. They became friends, and Wall-E risked his life for her, and she risked her life for him. That is the true meaning of friendship. I think that the world could change if we all helped, and if we do keep clean we won’t have to create robots. So the people will not have to leave the planet, and animals will not die. This is all happening because of the garbage. If the garbage didn’t get dumped everywhere this wouldn’t have happened. Also the people wouldn’t be as obese. This movie was about our environment, and true friendship. How a robot tries to clean the Earth. While finding a friend, and risking his life for her.

April, 28th After viewing the following video clip, respond in a paragraph. What is the message that the person who put this together trying to tell us? Give specific examples from the clip. That we are getting over populated, and our planet is changing drastically with technology, for example, 395 babies were born in India in five minutes. India has more honor students then the U.S has kids. If you try to be a tech person, by the third year you are in university, the technology will have changed! The top ten jobs in 2010 weren't even there in 2004. Students are being taught in school for jobs that are not even invented yet. There are over 31 billion google searches on google every month. Where as in 2006, there were only 2.6 billion every month. It took two years for Facebook to have an audience of 50 million. By two-thousand-thirteen, there will be a super computer that is smarter than the human brain. This tells us that everything is going to be even more superior after just a couple more years.
 * Part 1: Viewing Response**

May 3, 2010 Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick

I predict that this story is about friendship. Also that people can make friends no matter want size and shape they are. I think that people pick on both Freak and Max, and that they will stick up for each other. I predict this because on the back of the book it talks about two people being different, and being lonely until they met each other.

May 5th, 2010 Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick

Summary: Max and Freak are becoming great friends. They have been playing together, and Max stayed over for dinner at Freaks house. Freak got to go to the fourth of July festival with Max. This was the first time Max went without Gram or Grim. When Max and Freak got their they seen a kid named Blade. Blade was a bad kid, and tried to pick a fight. Freak started to give Blade, and his gang lip. Luckily a cop car pulled up just in time, and Blade ran. Then Freak couldn't see the fire works. So Max picked him up, and Freak was having a lot of fun.

May 19th 2010 Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick Visualize: I could see Freak turning purple and chocking. Also they discribed the people very well.

May 31, 2010 Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick Theme: Stay true to your friends through thick and thin.