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 * Daily Reading Log Date: November 2nd 2009 Book Title: The Giver Author :Lois Lowery Today’s Pages: Chapter 10-12** Strategy Used :Prediction Explanation : I predict that Jonas is going to receive a new pain he has never felt before and he’s going to think it’s something that won’t be that bad but like color he’ll probably think he’ll eventually get used to it but it’s going to change.


 * Date: November 2nd 2009 Nov. 2, 09 Question:** How does the author make the memories that the Giver transmits vivid and realistic? Find examples of description words and images. Lois Lowery uses great descriptive words like: He felt himself overwhelmed with a new perception of the color he knew as red. One of the reasons that I think she does a good job is because she reminds the reader of what the giver says before she starts the memory. I like it because then you remember the memories way better then if you just drag yourself through the boring parts.


 * Date: November 4th 2009 Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowery Today’s Pages: Chapter 12-14** Strategy Used: Summery Explanation: The Giver gave Jonas a memory of pain. He gave him the memory of breaking your leg. It also had long-term effects. Then Jonas asked if he could have Gabriel in his room one night and accidently gave him a memory of white boats and blue oceans

Giver to transmit? Explain I think the giver gave him the memory of snow first because he was trying to explain how he transmits the memories. Also because it’s a nice way to start the learning of being the giver.
 * Date: November 4th 2009 Nov. 4, 09 Question:** Why do you think the author chose snow and a sled ride as the first memory for the

Strategy used: Prediction Explanation: I predict that Jonas stopped taking his pills to feel what real emotions are like. I also predict that Jonas is going to get caught giving the memories. Or if he doesn't get caught Gabe will get in trouble when he's a child for seeing colors and for Believing "untrue" story's.
 * Date: November 9th 2009 Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowery Today's Pages: 121-138**


 * Date: November 9th 2009 Q.** Do you consider Jonas world Advanced why or why not? Explain A. I consider it advanced because they have come up with ways to make people color blind, to keep people out of the loop, how to make people forget memories and so on. There is many ways that the community is advanced but I can't really say it's for the better. Date:


 * November 18, 2009 Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowery Today's Pages: 139-162** Strategy used: Prediction Explanation: I picked prediction because I think that Jonas will make it out of the community and the memories will be released, but even if Jonas makes it out of the community I want to know what happens to Lily and Asher and Fiona. I also feel bad about the giver's daughter was Rosemary.


 * Date: November 18 2009 Q.** Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is pain". Do you agree? Would Jonas? Why or why not? Explain in a paragraph. A. I think knowledge is pain because the more you know the less you would want to know. And not all knowledge is good it can also be bad. I think Jonas would for sure agree with me. Because he is one of the only ones that actually know the feeling of pain, of feeling the loss, starvation, hate and sadness. I think Jonas would agree because he is actually one of the smartest kids at age 12 he's probably one of the smartest kids in the community. Because he knows what pain is.


 * Date: November 20 2009 Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowery Today's Pages:162-180** Strategy Used : Summarize Explanation : I feel bad for Jonas because he not only had to keep going and not get caught but he also had to take care of Gabe. But it was really a life or death situation. Either he stays and continues his training and lets Gabe die or he leaves and lets the people have the memories and emotions.


 * Date: November 20 2009 Q**. is it an optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive? Explain in a paragraph A. I think Jonas survives because, why would the author go through so much pain just so he wouldn't finish his journey. Because if the author did that it would be a pointless story wouldn't it? I think it's an optimistic ending because he reaches an memory that he remembers. To me it's an ending to a book


 * Date: November 26/09 Book Title: Treasure Island Author: unknown Today's page's:** chapter 3 Explanation: Jim Hawkins helps his mom at there inn and then pirates invade the inn looking for something in one of the other pirates chest so Jim takes it and tells his mom and they go tell the professor and then all of a sudden there at a ship boarding it to find the loot of a rich pirate. Darren Shan


 * Tunnels of blood by Darren Shan, Pages 88-114December 2,2009** Strategy response: Summary Evra the snake boy was outside while Darren went inside to kill Mr. Creepsly when Mr. Creepsly went to attack a fat man in a butcher shop Darren came screaming in with a knife ready to kill Mr. creepsly turns out there was someone else there. He had red eyes nails and had purple blotchy skin. Turns out that were what Mr. creepsly was actually hunting the vampaneze another race of vampires.


 * Q.** Describe the setting - when and where does your novel take place? the time setting would probably be modern day. But there isn’t a exact place for where they are for they travel.


 * Darren Shan Tunnels of blood by Darren Shan, pages 114-132 December 4, 2009 (Sara's birthday!!!)** Strategy response: Prediction Darren is strung upside down by his ankles next to Evra (snake boy) i predict that Mr. Creepsly while come and save them OR that Darren while find a way to save them both.


 * Q.**Explain who the protagonist (main character) is by describing their appearance as well as behavior. My main character is Darren Shan he is well build, a half-vampire, has excellent hearing/sense of smell/and eye sight.


 * You Don't Scare Me By John Farris, pages 0-31, December 7th, 2009** Strategy: Summary Chase sitters dad died, three years ago. Then 3 weeks after they start dating her mom brings him home. His name is Crow Tillman; he has a glass eye, a tattoo of a snake on wish wrist/arm. and his glass eye had a yellow pupil. And he's really good at manipulating people. *The book keeps describing that it's going to end badly with Crow Tillman* Then it changes point of view to Adam (this is ten years later) Adam is a security guard at a collage and spots this one girl she walks by and waits for an opening to cross the road. She finds one starts walking across then spots in the middle. Cars are screeching and trying not to hit her. While Adam notices that her eyes are shut. So he runs and gets her off the road.


 * Q.** Describe the conflict so far in your novel. Explain it with details. Identify the type of conflict. I would think that it's person vs. person because she is saying while her eyes are closed to keep talking so he knows she’s not alone. The conflict is that she almost got ran over.

Strategy Response: Connection My character is Chase she has this Medical condition were she blacks out unsuspectingly. It kind a reminds me of myself because I sometimes stare into space but I can still do things but I can’t stop staring at something. Q: Describe the similarities and differences between the main character and you. We my character chase is a girl that’s one similar thing. There are a lot of differences though like she’s in collage I’m in high school. She has here own house I for sure don’t.
 * You don’t scare me, by: John Farris, Pages: 30-48, December 9, 2009**


 * You don’t scare me, by: John Farris, Pages: 48-74,December 14, 2009** Strategy Response: Prediction I predict that Crow Tillman is going to come back. Just because there is comments on the back of the book saying that it’s a Thriller, the book has been going back and fourth between the present and the future. The present being Chase with her little brother Jimmy and her mother, and her in the future by herself with a boy named Adam falling in love with her.


 * Q.** What connections are there between the novel and your own life? Explain by giving details and examples. The only connection I can think of is that Chase is having problems she has so little money she barely eats regularly for she is trying to come up with a new theory that there is another dimension of the undead. And I’m trying to just get a single dollar.


 * You don't scare me By: John Farris, pages 74-98, December 16, 2009** Strategy: Connection One thing I would Connect with is that, Chase falls off a bridge because Crow Tillman finally admits defeat and kills himself. And she falls off a bridge, it reminds me of those falling dreams where your falling, falling and then you jolt awake. Or it kind of reminds me of being pushed in a river/lake/pool


 * Q.** What are three questions that you have about your novel? Write them down Why does Adam like chase? Is there a specific reason that Crow haunts Chase? And How does Crow still haunt Chase?


 * You Don't Scare Me By John Farris, pages 98-121 January 4th 2010** Strategy: Summary Chase tells Adam about her past about her step-dad Crow Tillman. How he kidnapped, he raped her and got her pregnant. Then when their asleep Adam sees a black dog mysteriously appears, bares his teeth, and then leaves through the fireplace. Adam has no chance of falling asleep so he checks out Crow Tillman on Google and finds out that more then half her family died in the weirdest ways ever.

Strategy: Question If I were to ask a question I would ask; why does Adam like Chase? Why won't he leave her alone? This book is still a mystery, and I would like to finish it and find out the secrets hidden in it. I find this book different from all the others I have read, for it's got a different understanding in it. For one the writer believes that there is a nether land; you go there when you die.
 * Y****ou Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 121-146 January 6th 2010**


 * You Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 146-181 January 8th 2010** Strategy: Summary Chase packed up and left her apartment, she took a bus to New York and Adam ended up following her. Finally she gave up and let him in her life again. Both Chase and Adam ended up at Adams mothers loft. Then when New Years Eve came then went down to Times Square and celebrated the New Year. Then they were taking the trains down to a party they were attending. When three men saying verses from the bible distracted Chase, then one said Chase's name. Chase was shocked and wanted to leave when the lights went out. Adam couldn't find Chase.


 * You Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 181-212 January 11th 2010** Strategy: Summary Adam finally found Chase on one of the cars. Then out of nowhere a rattlesnake comes and bites Adam but when Chase gave him the medal from her father’s war and saved his life. Because it was were the snakebite him. They took him to the hospital and had a little chance of getting his arm amputated.


 * You Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 212-240 January 13th 2010** Strategy: Prediction I think that Chase is going to find a way into the netherworld. Because she has had enough of Crow Tillman. And since they are getting married (Chase and Adam) Crow won't be to pleased about it, so he will probably find some way to destroy it (the wedding I mean). Evan now Crow has tried to kill Adam twice, once when he sent the rattlesnake after him and the second time when he brought the metal birds to life.


 * You Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 240-264 January 15th 2010** Strategy: Summary Chase and Adam just got married and when they are in the car, Chase gets the "spaz" (where her eyelids shuts and she can't open them) well Adam is driving. They drive onto a bridge were Adam sees a man walking down the middle of the bridge with his hat on fire. Adam tries to dodge the man and goes plummeting into the water. Both Chase and Adam drown and find a boy by the window. So they followed the boy and he told them they aren't alive anymore and they have both died. Adam struggles with the idea of dying.


 * You Don't Scare Me by John Farris, Pages 264-302 January 18th 2010** Strategy: Summary (The end of the book) once they make it to the main spot in Netherland where she hears the cry of a baby. Chase gets all mad and starts yelling for Crow, then the committee stops her and hands her a hunting knife. Crow finds Chase and tells her that a car hit her firstborn. Chase got mad and cut Crows hand off. Crow got mad and slapped and Kicked her. When Adam comes to help her an snake bits his head and the teeth get stuck in the wood of a tree. Chase ends up killing Crow. They then come back to life, and Chase revives it takes her about 1 month to be able to walk again. But it takes Adam up to 5 months just to be able to open his eyes, and then finally when Chase was visiting Adam opens his eyes. Chase screams cause they weren't Adams eyes they were Crow's. Chase tries to kill Adam two times but were unsuccessful. When Chase has her baby, she names him Casey from her first boyfriend. Stella Adam's mother died as well her workbench fell on her and crushed her chest. Chase it protective of Casey but still worries about Adam.


 * January 18th 2010 q.** If you were a character in your book, who would you be? Explain in a few sentences. I would be Dory, Adams sister and Stella's Daughter. I would be Dory because she had a good life and lived downtown New York. She gets all the invites to the best party's and she works for a magazine. There isn't much about Dory in the book but she sounds like she was a nice person to know.


 * Strange Angels by: Lili St. Crow, Pages 0-15 January 20th 2010** Strategy: Summary In my book, their is a girl named Dru Anderson she lives with her dad because her mom is long dead. Dru and her dad travel from town to town hunting things that goes bump in the night (zombies, mutant cockroaches...). The story takes place after Dru and her dad move to a new house, Dru is unimpressed because she has to go to school which she hates. That morning her dad leaves to go on a mission to take down one of the evil things, but Dru is upset because he won't bring her this time. That was the last time Dru will ever see her Dad (I haven't read this before it just says it in the book.)


 * January 20th 2010 Q.** What would you say to one of your characters? Explain why would you say this. I would talk to Dru; because I have just started this book and she is the only one i know about. I would tell her "Life's tough but we all have to endure some sort of school" Because Dru doesn't like school and she doesn't understand that she has to go to it.


 * Strange Angels by: Lili St. Crow, Pages 15-29 January 22nd 2010** Strategy: Summary Finally Dru skips school but a boy named Graves follows her and invites her to an all-ages Pool hall. Then finally when she gets home, she finds a 50-dollar bill and a note from her dad saying he'll be home later, and for her to do her Katas. Then Dru falls asleep looking at the ceiling her dad still wasn't home when she woke up.


 * Q.** What parts of the book seem most believable? Most unbelievable? Explain. The most believable part of the book is when Dru says she doesn't like school. The most unbelievable part is that Dru can remember every ceiling of her bedroom. But they move every 3 months so that must be a lot of ceilings.


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Strategy: Question some questions I would ask are: How did Dru's dad become a zombie? Why was Graves looking for her? And... Why do zombies smell so bad? January 25th 2010
 * Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow, Pages 29-51 January 25th 2010**


 * Q.** What are two emotions the main character had felt? What made the main character feel this way? One emotion I think she would have felt was regret, because she just killed her father, he was the only person she had left. And her dad just left and came back as a zombie ready to kill anyone for food. Another emotion is fear because Dru thought her dad was almost indestructible but then he came back as a zombie, she wanted to know who made the her dad the zombie and if they were after her as well.

Strategy: Predict I predict that Dru will go back to her house and deal with what happened to her dad. I also Predict that Grave's will become a werwulf (that’s how it's spelled in the book) because his shoulder was torn apart by the werwulf, but that he will stay with Dru because he can help her.
 * Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow, pages 51-93 January 27th 2010**

My favorite part of the book is when Dru is describing the school and the teachers because she knows all the techniques the teacher uses like if there a hard teacher or soft. How they like to pick people and the Strategy's they use. I like this part because it explains in good detail why Dru doesn't like school.
 * Question Response:** What is your favorite part of the book you’re reading? Why? Be descriptive in your explanations.

Strategy: Question Some questions I would ask are... Why hasn't Dru killed Graves since he got the Werwulf bit? Is Graves going to turn into a Werwulf? How did Dru's dad get turned into a zombie?
 * Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow pages 91-109 February 3rd 2010**

I would have Dru clean up her act and if Graves doesn't get turned into a Werwulf I would want him to go back to school, and being Dru she would end up almost getting killed but with Graves help he would make sure she doesn't die
 * Question Response:** If you were the author, what would you have happening next? Explain the details and tell why you would make this decision.

- Viewing Response (answer these questions in a paragraph): Describe what is happening in the image below. Why do you think the person in the image is doing what he is doing? What does this tell you about the situation that he may be in? What is your reaction to this image/How does is make you feel?
 * February 5/2010**

Picture_3.jpg An earthquake survivor drinks juice dripping from a stolen bag in Port-au-Prince, Jan. 19. (Ricardo Arduengo/Associated Press)

In this picture there is a man drinking from a stolen bag, He had just survived an earthquake and had nothing left. The earthquake probably ruined his home and all of his belongings, he probably had nothing. The recent earthquake left many people homeless and stranded. This man probably had more troubles then others, for he had to steal that bag to get just a couple of drops of water. This man was probably left no choice but to steal from others in order for his survival.

Strategies: Summary After Dru finishes tying up Graves, She cleans up the living room and boards up the window that was broken. Then she hears that Graves is awake, so she goes up and asks him questions to try and figure out if he will change, since 12 hours is almost up. Then startlingly she asks Graves if he's a virgin, and he said no, but they both started crying cause of shock. Dru left and got a hunting knife to free Graves and she kept apologizing but he was shocked and angry. Eventually they were both fine and they started to get along. Dru finally explains about the bite and tells him about the "Real" world.
 * Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Pages 109-139 Feb 8/10**


 * Question Response:** 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.

I'm going to explain a book i just finished at home - The book is Darren Shan (book 9) I learned from that book that some people are really big on Honor and Rules In my book those are the guild lines that Darren, Mr. Creepsly, and Vancha March, Follow. Some of the Rules they follow are: They don't use guns, only knifes and there strength. And they won't fight an unarmed comrade. This is really important and I am really surprised that they never break their honor but yet they find ways around it.

Strategies: Predict I predict that the sucker will find Dru, but I'm not sure if he will help her or try to get revenge or kill her. The book has gotten better and it's harder to predict because you can never guess what Dru is going to do. But when Dru went to school because she wanted to stop Graves from annoying her by saying she needed to go to school. I didn't guess at all that she would end up back at school. I think that Dru is going to live though because there is another book, but i can't be sure.
 * Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Pages 109-169 Feb 10 2010**


 * Question Response**: Select a quote from your reading you liked. Why did you pick it? What made you think of it?

"Watch your ass, Dru. Just because you're getting a message doesn't mean it's a good one". I like this quote because it's true. Sure your getting a message, but who says it's any good? It makes me think of the situation Dru's in. She's gone through a lot and still has more to overcome.

Need By Carrie Jones Pages 147-182 February 22 2010 Strategy: Predict I Predict that Zara will finally understand what's happening, and she'll understand about the “were” (AKA shape shifters). Since Nick is a shape shifter and it turns out that Betty is one to. I also predict that there going to try to fight the Pixie King, if it's actually a pixie King...


 * Question Response:** Would you be friends with the main character? Why or why not? Support w/ evidence from your reading in a paragraph.

I would be a friend with the main character, because she's friendly and likes to use sarcasm; she would be a good friend. And I would have fun hanging out with her; I would try and help her get over her dad dying. And I would help her find out who or what is stalking her.

Strategy: Question If I were to ask some questions for this book I would ask... What is haunting the ghost? Why is it the same Verse? (If I should die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take) Why won't he (the ghost) tell them (Cassie, Damon, Tim and Joel) why he's trapped and by who? Why do only Joel and Tim get the horrible nightmares?
 * The Intruders By E. E. Richardson Pages 216-235 February 24 2010**

If I were going to find three new words, the first one I would pick would be...unladylike on page 15. I know what the word means cause when you read around it, it's easy to tell you what it means. My next word would be Architect; again if you read around it, it's easy to tell that Architect means someone who builds a house. My last world would be Knackered on page 92; it's hard to tell what the word means but when you read the sentence ("God, I'm knackered") it makes more sense. It makes more sense; It means the person is tired.
 * Question Response:** List three new vocabulary words from your reading. What can you tell about them from their structure (breakthem into chunks, look at prefixes and suffixes)? What can you tell about them from their context (meaning gathered from the sentence and paragraph around)?

Strategy: Summary (the end of the book) Cassie goes to the library and finds out more about the "ghost". They then head home where they find out that there parents are leaving to go out for supper. That night a big storm comes and destroys the house. Joel figures out the mystery, the mother was killed in the master bedroom, when her 2 sons where at school. But when they came home they found there mother and they hid in the cabinet to stay away from there crazy step-father. He found them in the cupboard and killed the youngest of the two boys, and then the other boy tried running away but it didn't work his father caught him. This is were they found the story weird is that the dad went crazy trying to finish the house before he committed suicide. Thats when Joel figured it out, the celler was weirdly small. after opening it up they found the bodies. Then the book ends.
 * The Intruders by E. E Richardson Pages 235-301 March 3rd**

I'm going to do a book I just finished. The Morganville vampires, Feast of Fools
 * Question Response:** What you are reading is going to be made into a movie. Make a list five characters, what famous actor will play each character and what about the character makes that actor the best choice for the part.

Claire Danvers > Briana Evigan because she is a good actor and would do well in a book like this. Shane Collins-->Channing Tatum because he has the build I would Imagine the character having. Monica Morrell-->Meaghan Jette Martin. She would play the role well Eve Russler>Emma Roberts. I pick her because she would fit the part well. Micheal Glass-> I would Pick Paul Wesley because he has the looks for the part of the book.

Strategy: Summary Right now in the book Luc has just left with his real uncle and they had just stopped in this little town because his uncle asked him if he wanted any food. Which he ate a hamburger even though he's an vegetarian. After having a stare down with a tough guy, they left and kept on driving on.
 * Werewolf Rising By __pages__ 23-45 March 8/10**

I think the moral in this story is some what about how things can change quickly and that you have to watch your back.
 * March 8, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: What is the author trying to tell you about life in this story? Defend this moral.

Strategy: Question In my book some questions I would ask would be.... Why did Jane and Stephan want custody of Luc? How come everyone lied to Luc? Why did Nuil attack Luc as a Welcome gesture?
 * Werewolf rising by: R. L. LaFevers Pages 45-65 March 10/10**


 * Question Response:** Do you think that the title fits the story? Give your opinion with reasons to support.

I think the Title is appropriate for the story because Werewolf Rising is what is happening. Luc just found out that his family was werewolf's before they died, even his Grandpa that he didn't know was still alive. Rising as in he finally old enough to rise to his status in the pack.

Strategy: Summarize So far in the book, Luc has arrived at his home town where he lived at for hiss first 2 years of his life. But Temaga the historian from the town came and told Luc about his history and the tribes history. But as they were walking 2 wolves are beating up a little silver wolf. Ranger got mad and interfered in the fight helping Omega up. That was her part in the tribe, was to tolerate other people anger.
 * Werewolf rising by: R. L. LaFevers Pages 65-78 March 15/10**

1st problem: when Luc got sick and he could smell everything. Luc didn't like it because it hurt and wasn't fun. 2nd problem: When there in the hotel and Luc hears Ranger leave the room. But when he looked out the window he only saw a wolf in the trees. 3rd problem: When Nuri attacked Luc in a "welcoming gesture"
 * Question response: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain**

Stratedgy : question
 * Werewolf rising by R. L. LaFevers Pages 78- 104 March 17/10**

Some questions I would ask would be... What's a cairn? Does Ranger like Luna? Why is the pack so demanding? Why do some of the kids not like Luc?

I think the Mood is difficult and nervous, because Luc is new to his new life. He doesn't understand most of there ways so he's nervous of being rejected. He's also nervous because he's having trouble understanding there lifestyle.
 * March 17, 2010:** 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.


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Summary: In today's pages Luc learns about his ancestors and how they always travel with them and the stones that built the arch of stones. Then that night it was time for Luc to transform into his wolf form for the first time. Since it was his first time because he's half human. Which means he only transforms on his thirteenth birthday. Unlike the other wolves who change once there born but once the other's turn five they get a special necklace to control there transformation. But that night Luc finally changes and he gets this special urge to run. And thats what he does, he runs.
 * Werewolf rising by R. L. Lafevers Pages 104-121 April 12/10**

Prediction: I predict that somehow Luc will end up meeting with Uncle Stephan. Stephan isn't actually his uncle nor is he related in any other way, but Luc did grow up with him. I predict this is going to happen because when Ranger took Luc away from his home, Stephan was really mad, but Stephan hates shape-shifters. I think he fears them more though. And when I was reading today, there was a message from another Pack saying to watch out for he "abolitionist execution squads were out". Which really means that the people who hate Shape-shifter will stop at nothing to kill them.
 * Werewolf rising by R. L. Lafevers Pages 121-135 April 14/10**

The character I like the least is Ularic. Because he is the pack leader, but he doesn't just decide on hunting plans, he decides everything. Your not aloud to eat without his permission, hunt big game, talk to people outside of the pack or leave the village without his permission. But the thing is, he's really snotty about being the leader and gets crabby about little things that are quite right.
 * April 14, 2010:** Question response: Which character do you like least? Why? Remember to respond in a full paragraph.

Question: Some of the rituals the shape-shifters are old but they are punished greatly. But there are still some unanswered questions. Why do the werewolf's ask there pray for a fight before they attack? Why don't they just chase there pray? Why aren't the elders aloud on the hunt? Why do they trick the pray when obviously they could take it down by themselves? These are some of the main question I would ask.
 * Werewolf rising by R. L. Lafevers pages 135-150 April 19/10**


 * April 19, 2010 Question response: Who is the author? What do you know about the author? What do you imagine the author must be like? Explain in a paragraph.**

The author is R. L. Lafevers she lives in Carpentaria, California with her 2 sons’ and her husband. She wrote the series the lowthars Blade trilogy. She grew up in Los Angeles city were she had a verity of pets including Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, and the more rare ones, Chipmunks, Chickens, Goats, a baby Anteater, and for 2 short weeks 2 baby bear cubs, the cubs were untamed and wild. She used to have 7 brothers and being the only girl, she thinks she knows how the boys mind works. Some of the scary things she’s done was jump out of a plane. But she loves scuba diving.

Prediction:** I predict that Luc's Uncle will try to kill all of the pack, or at least hire people to kill them. I don't get why people hate shape-shifters, and want to kill them. Is it because there jealous? Do they think it's unnatural? Thats what I don't understand about this book. And how do these people know about shifters? The pack tries hard to make sure no one knows about the shifters and they don't kill people so why hate them?
 * Werewolf rising by R. L. Lafevers pages 150-169 April 21/10


 * April 21, 2010:** Question response: Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading. //**Explain in a paragraph.**// For me to compare the setting of my life to the setting in Luc's life would be interesting because he started his life living in the city, then he moves out to a forest where they don't buy hand made clothes. They were clothes like leather, which come from the land. They live in man made huts. They get everything from the land, they don't go to the stores and they grow or hunt for there food. Where I just drive to the store and pick out what I want for supper, And I go and try on clothes that are made from non-land materials. I would say that our lives are a lot different.

April 2, 2010: U of L Video Shoot Questions for Reflection

We use our laptop, often, it just depends on the subject and what we were doing that day. We mainly use our laptops for LA, sometimes social and our options class We use the Internet, Microsoft word, and I movie. We use other programs but those are the main ones. I also use ITunes a lot as well. I like the laptops because we each have our own and we don’t need to share. But the one problem is that the computers always have problems or they have trouble working. I think that since we are in this program we should have used the laptops more. Most of the time we didn’t use them because the teachers either didn’t like them or didn’t know how to use them.
 * How often do you use the laptops at school?**
 * What subjects do you mainly use the laptops for?**
 * What sort of programs (software’s) do you use on the laptops?**
 * What do you like best about having your own laptop?**
 * Is there anything you don’t like or would change with the laptops?**

Wall-E Essay

Wall-E Theme LA 8 Robyn Hays

The movie Wall-e was based on the fact that there is so much garbage and there will be more if we don’t do anything about it. So far we either burn it, recycle it, or it gets dumped into the rivers and oceans. Or put it into a landfill, were it will rot and be left there for years. In this Movie a new business takes over called Buy N Large. There business is successful, but there are some minor problems, like it causes so much garbage that they had run out of places to put it. Which causes the whole planet to evacuate earth and aboard the spaceship called the Axiom. They were planned to be on the ship for five years with advanced robots to pamper them, but soon the owner of Buy N Large found out you couldn’t clean up the mess even with the Wall-E’s. This is what the movie is based on, because there is one Wall-E left and he is still cleaning up the earth after seven hundred years. The movie is based on the face that the people on the Axiom can’t come back to earth because it is still filled with garbage.

Wall-E is a little robot that gathers garbage into his “belly” where he squishes it together to make a block, it’s the same idea as when they compact cars into cubes. In the beginning there were tons of Wall-E’s meant to clean up the earth but after so many years the other Wall-E’s died and were left there to rot. But Wall-E being the robot he is was still cleaning up after hundreds of years. But he has his own little home where he collects items like; an Rubik’s cube, a Spork(a combined spoon and fork), and a TV set with his favorite musical. Then one day Wall-E finds a little green plant, he places it into a boot so that he can take it back to his place. Wall-E takes his blocks and piles them into massive towers so that there aren’t just cubes everywhere. The garbage gets so bad that the people can no longer live there, so they live on the Axiom.

Axiom sweet Axiom, that’s what these people know, is that the Axiom is there home. They don’t know there’s anything else, these people are so uneducated about where they are, and why they live on a ship. The plan for the Axiom was that they were to live on the ship for five years while the garbage gets cleaned up on earth, but they found out after a while that it was hopeless. Except that the captain never got the video feed saying, that they were to stay on the ship. There was just so much garbage, so the people just lived in the Axiom for about six hundred and ninety five more years. But through the years the people’s bone structure was getting bigger and bigger. They get so big that they can’t even walk, and they drink out of cups with straws. They move around by these Hover chairs that float around and take the people to their destination. These peoples only hope is a little white robot named Eve.

Eve roams the earth, looking for something that is living. Eve’s white, and very advanced for a robot. She looks in, around, over, behind; beside under for something that resembles a living item. But when Wall-E falls in love with Eve and follows her home. Which causes all the trouble because they end up losing the plant that she looks for. The plant is a signal that it’s supposed to be okay to live on earth again. Eve is really advanced because she over takes the whole robotic ship.

I think if we don’t watch ourselves that our home will end up like the earth in Wall-E’s world. We should learn how to use simple rules to keep from overflowing in garbage. If we ever ended up living like the people on the Axiom do, I would feel disappointed because we have corrupted the earth, and now we can’t live there and have a happy life. On the Axiom Eve, saved everyone from the robots taking over and helped the human get back on earth. So if we don’t watch ourselves we could end up fat, chubby, and drinking out of straws.

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.**
 * April 28th 2010

I think this video is trying to tell us that we are getting so far advanced that by the time we learn it, it’s been outdated by newer technology. People are learning about the future when the present can’t even tell them what there learning about. Everyone is learning about things faster and faster, so fast that it only took IPod’s 3 years, and face book 2 years, but it took the radio 38 years for an audience of 50 million. They figure that by 2013 there will be a super computer that holds more capacity then the human brain, and by the year 2049, there will be a $1000 computer that exceeds the whole human race. About 210 million phone calls are made every second, and it’s tripling every 6 months, there expecting this to keep happening for the next 20 years. I think it’s great that we are updating everything, but some of it happens a little to fast for the population of our planet to get used to.


 * May 3, 2010**

Freak the Mighty ~ Prediction I predict in freak the mighty, that both of them are going to become good friends, and go through some good experiences with each other. I think that since Max is adopted he will have a bit more problems. But once Freak comes and helps out Max there lives change.

~What is a hero? ~How do writers authors portray heroes in literature? ~Give examples of a hero in literature, what makes this person a hero?
 * Wiki response – May 3, 2010**

I think a hero is someone who has good intentions and doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. They try there hardest to make sure every thing is okay. Authors usually write hero’s as the best person there is, when usually I would think that hero’s need flaws because they always have problems n their journey. One example would be Shane from the Morganville vampires; the only thing he’s trying to do is keep Claire safe and stop the killing of vampires. But he keeps getting blamed for killing them, he always gets locked up, and has anger issues but he has good intentions though.


 * Does Max seem like a typical hero? Explain why or why not. Chapter 1-3**

I wouldn’t call Max a hero, I would say he did a good deed and helped out someone. It’s not like he exactly slayed a dragon. He’s like a little hero, he will probably become a bigger hero as time goes bye.


 * May 5, 2010**

Freak the Mighty ~ Prediction I predict that something is going to happen with Max's dad. But I also think that Freak, and Max are going to have another encounter with Tony D, and they will be in more trouble. I also predict that Freak and Max are going to be good friends.