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__**Nov 2 2009 Giver Lois Lowry 88-107**__

//**Text to world**//

Jonas is learning new things like the color red right now. Its like when you’re a baby and your learning everything for the first time in your life and your parents are trying to teach you everything and what everything means

//**Question Nov 2 2009**//

__How does the author make the memories that the giver transmits vivid and realistic? Find the examples of descriptive words and images.__

The author makes them vivid by using words that describe the memories best. Like when the author Lois Lowry made the he giver give Jonas the memories of a sunburn she didn’t just say he got a sunburn she described what it was and how it felt. She described also how it burns and how it hurts when someone touches it.

__**Nov 4 2009 Giver Lois Lowry 108-120**__

//**Prediction**//

I think that in the future Gabriel will be receiver of memory like Jonas is now and Jonas will be the Giver giving Gabriel the memories. I think this cause Gabriel is already different and when Jonas touched him back and started to think about the memory it started to fade and when Jonas tried to do the same thing to Asher nothing happened

//**Nov 4 2009 question**//

__Why do you think the Author chose snow and a sled ride as the first memory for The giver to transmit__

So that Jonas knows that its not all going to be painful and there will be some good and happy memories. It was also Jonas very first day so he just wanted to give him a feel of what its going to be like and how it works

__**Nov 9 2009 Giver Lois Lowry 121 - 139**__

//**Prediction**//

I think that cause Jonas stopped taking his pills for 4 weeks now that he is going to start liking Fiona cause in the past it has seemed like he likes her cause the way he talked about her hair and such. I also think that Jonas is going to be another fail because he is giving memories to Gabriel when hes not supposed to do

//**Nov 9 2009 Question**//

__Do you consider Jonas's world "advanced?" why or why not? Explain__

I think it is advanced in some ways cause they have thought everything out really well. They have planned and thought hard about what would happen and also sameness they want everyone to be the same and no one will be singled out. They know how to control the people so no one makes there own decisions. They pick there jobs they don't let anyone know any thing new so that everyone thinks they are living a normal life. They laid down strict rules and made it clear no one brakes them or else they will be in trouble.

__**Nov 18 2009 Giver - Lois Lowry 139-162 -**__

//**Prediction**//

I don't think that the Giver is going to leave with Jonas because he really wants to be with his daughter. I think that since Jonas will be gone they won't need a Giver for long after he helps them with their memories. Then he will ask to be released and will be. Then Jonas will continue on with his journey. I think this cause the Giver said that he wanted to be with his daughter and his daughters name is Rosemary and that was the name of the receiver that failed cause she got released.

//**Nov 18 2009 Question**//

__Philosopher and Statesman Francis Bacon said "Knowledge is pain." Do you agree? Would Jonas? Why or why not? Explain.__

I do agree with Francis Bacon cause he makes a point. The more things you know such as war and death the more painful somethings in life. If you didn't about war then you wouldn't know about death then you would life a good and happy life and now have to worry about people dying and risking their lives or even about you dying when your old. If people didn't know about violence either they wouldn't have to worry about being beat or shot or anything and your life would be happy and joyful and not filled with worry.

__**Nov 20 2009 GIver - Lois Lowry - 163-180**__

//**Summery**//

Jonas and the Giver came up with a smart plan that Jonas would run away so that the people in the community would get the memories that the Giver had gave Jonas. They did this so people would know what they were doing like Jonas's father killing one of the twins. Having Jonas run away from his family friends and community would let them know that they were killing that little baby. They would know war and snow and many more sad and happy memories. Jonas took Gaberial with him cause he was to be released the next morning. As they traveled farther from the community the memories would fade and become vag to him. The planes they saw that were looking for them died out and their surroundings changed. Rain came then shortly after snow came and they froze but Jonas kept on going and climbed up a hill and went on a sled and sled down it and they saw a town with lights.


 * //Nov 20 question//**

__Is it a Optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive? Explain in a paragraph.__

The Giver was a optimistic ending to me in ways. I think Lois Lowry ending the book the right way which kept the reader wanting to know more but still gave enough information about the ending to know how it might end. Its up to you on how you want it to end either Jonas could survive and go and live a new and happier life or he could be imagining it and would die. She did a very good and exciting ending. Lois Lowry could of continued the book a paragraph more or end it how she did which worked for the book.


 * Shadow Of Doubt by Norah McClintock pages 1-6 Dec. 2, 2009**

//**Prediction -**//

I think that the box that Robyn gave to Mr Denholm was more than a threat. I think that it has happened to her before cause of the way she acted it was as if she has got boxs like that before.


 * //Question -//**

__Describe the setting - When and whee does your novel take place?__

So far the novel has took place in a room where she was being interviewed and then at school in a class room. I think the book was wrote in present time cause the way she wrote the book and how she wrote things and cause of the way she describes the characters and how they act to each other.

__**Shadow Of Doubt by Norah McClintock pages 6-18 dec 4 2009**__

//**Summary -**//

So far Morgan has forgot about the box and thought more about school and friends. Her ex boyfriend nick left her but she can't get over him and now theres a guy named ben that she really likes. Ben asked her to go hiking in January. Her mom and her went to go see her moms boyfriend but on the way to park Robyn saw something and couldn't believe it but never got to go back to see it.

//**Question -**//

__Explain who the protagonist (Main Character) is by describing their appearance as well as behavior.__

Robyn is a nice loving caring girl. Shes a young teenager and has friends. But Robyn is also very interesting in mystery's like her teachers box and she wants to get to the bottom of it.

__**Shadow Of Doubt Norah McClintock Pages – 18 – 29 - Dec 7 09**__


 * //Summary -//**

Robyns and her mom went to see her mom’s boyfriends as a surprise. But when Ted opened the door there was a man standing behind him. The man was Robyn’s dad her moms ex husband. Robyn’s dad Mac owns his own private security company and ted was his client. What Robyn saw in the parking lot was the last three digits of her ads license plate.


 * //Question –//**

Describe the conflict so far in your novel. Explain it with details. Identify the type of conflict.

So far one of the main conflicts is between Robyn’s mom and Robyn's dad. Robyn’s mom thinks that Mac is interfering with her personal life, which she completely hates when people do that. Little does Robyn’s mom know that her boyfriend Ted is actually a client of Mac’s. Person vs. Person.


 * __Shadow Of Doubt Norah McClintock Pages – 29 - 36 Dec 9 2009__**

//**Question -**//

My biggest question to the author of Shadow of Doubt would be why did Norah McClintock talk about the box that the teacher got right off the bat why didn't she give any hints as to why the box might be delivered to that specific teacher. Norah started to go into great discription of how the doll was placed in the box and what exactly it looked like and how the teacher reacted and how scared she was to even hear from Robyn who she barely knew what was in the box. Im just got quite sure as to why the author would have mentioned that and then totally left it alone and didn't talk about it for a while through out the book.

//**Question -**//

__Describe the similarities and differences between the main character and you.__

We are both girls and we are about the same age. Robyn likes to get to the bottom of things as well as me but Robyn really doesn't put it as the number one thing on her list she drops it for a while.

__**Shadow Of Doubt Norah McClintock Pages 47 - 65**__

//**Summary -**//

Robyn became one of the helpers for her school play. After finishing watching the auditions Robyn runs into Billy and they walk down the dead hallways and by a window which they see there teacher getting into her car. Billy spots that she dropped her wallet so they run over to find out where she lives to they can return it to her. Mean while Robyn is getting flustered cause she is suppose to meat her dad and go for supper. Billy and Robyn catch the bus and go to her house, she invited them in for hot chocolate since she felt bad that they came all the way over there. Later she offered them a ride home and she comes out to find all her windows and head lights were smashed and there were dents in her car then Robyn's dad came to get Robyn and look at her car.


 * //Question -//**

What connections are there between the novel, and tour own life?

Robyn lives in a town where people so smash things and damage things and that is the same with where i live some times people do damage things and smash windows not everyone is nice where she lives either.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClinktock pages 65 - 78**__


 * //Prediction -//**

Now that Ted knows Ms Denholm is his daughter who's name was once Bonnie Gold. I think that Ted ex-wife is mad that her daughter went out and lived into the town where Ted lives so she could get to know him better being that when she was 8 her dad left and she told him to never come back. The mom has being trying to protect Bonnie this whole time from Ted and the outside would. I think that Ted's ex-wife was the one who smashed Bonnie's car and was also the one who sent her the decapitated bloody doll in the flower box to her. Only because she wanted Bonnie to get scared of people and to come back home to live with her so that she could continue to be her mother and protect her once again.

//**Question -**//

What are the three questions that you have about you novel? Write them down.

Question 1 - Who is the one that smashed Ms. Denholms car and why did they do it Question 2 - Is Ted and Robyns mom going to get married Question 3 - Will Robyn ever get over Nick and will they be friends again?

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClinktock Pages 78 - 95**__

//**Summery -**//

Ted finally got the guts to go into the school and meet his daughter for the first time since she was 8. Turns out that she only moved here cause she goggled him and found out where he worked and where he lives. Later that night Robyn goes to see her dad which was sitting there with a other man i don't think they wanted her to know what they were talking about cause they hid the book that they were working in. Robyn finds out that she has a message from Nick but cause of all the loud noise in the back ground she can't make out the number he said to call her on. Her and he had ran into each other and she accidentally deleted the message and now she can't sleep or even stop thinking about it.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah Mcclintock pages 95 - 114**__

//**Prediction -**//

I think that the man that was stalking Melissa is the same guy that gave her the flower box with the headless doll in it and the man that trashed her car. because she said he was stalking her and he also tracked her down after she made it almost nearly imposable to do so. My opinion is that he is trying to get even with her for braking up with him and moving away. Since the cops aren't even going after this guy i think its going to get worse and that he may even kill her cause he has that kind of history and is very obsessed with her at the moment which he probable will never get over.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClintock pages 115 - 133**__


 * Summery -**

After the cops had taking Ted and Mikhail Mornov to the police station after there public fist fight. Mac had went into the station to find out everything that had went down out side Melissa's house that night. The information had not favored Melissa but favored Mikhail who is the one stalking her but to the police they don't know that for sure so they can't blame him for something he may or may not have done. Cops won't do anything for her so in her mind she thinks why even call them. Mac went to his ex-wifes house to explain everything to her about what had happened to Ted that night not only was she shocked that Ted got into a fist fight but also disappointed. The news to her wasn't that great either Mac had explained everything to her about the cops not doing anything.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClintock pages 133 - 143**__


 * //Prediction -//**

I think that Nick's phone call to Robyn wasn't what Robyn thought at all i don't think hes going to come back any time soon and that it was just a phone call to say sorry for leaving her. I don't know this for sure because Nicks voice was drowned out by loud noises in the back ground. A while ago Nick had gave Robyn this neck less with two hearts combined on it. I think Robyn is making a bad choice to wear it because if Ben sees it around her neck he will get hurt and upset with her. Not only will Ben be upset but i think she would be to when she realizes what she did and how she hurt him.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClintock pages 143 - 159**__


 * //Summe//ry -**

Melissa invited Robyn to her house for supper not as her teacher but as he moms boy friends daughter. Robyn not wanting to be rude said yes of course. Little did Robyn know that one of her other teachers who Melissa calls Nat lives right across the hall. She was out of eggs and had to run over and ask her for some. Nat lives in a total pig sty theres clothes everywhere paint brushes everywhere as well only because she is a art teacher. Later on after helping the old lady below her look for stuff she came up and hung out for a bit with Robyn and Melissa. Everything was fine the three of them were having fun, When suddenly Melissa's phone rings she shouts "Stop calling me" and hangs up. Her face full of shock she looked as if she had saw a ghost. After Ted came over and made her live with him for a while. Nat, Melissa and Robyn all go into Ted's house because Nat wanted to see what it was like inside such a beautiful place fully guarded. Nat discovers a letter tucked under a mat and it was to Melissa it read "If i can't have you, then no one will". Totally freaked out Nat convinces Melissa that it would be best to get away and just check into a hotel for a night tell she knows where she is going to go.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClintock pages 159 - 172**__

//**Summery -**//

Nat blinked the headlights to Melissa to show her that they were in the clear and it was safe to go to Robyn's house. Melissa was very hesitant to get out of the car to in side. Finally she agrees with only a nod knowing that Robyn would be the first to get out the car and head to the house with Ben waiting out side for her. Melissa's car rolls backwards out of the driving way shocking Robyn and Ben both. Robyn's instincts made her grab Bens are and run for him car and follow her. Ben's phone was dean Robyn didn't have hers so she wouldn't be able to call Ted to let him know what just happened and what was going on. Finally pulling near the back of Melissa's house to see her holding the gun that was just shot and to see Mikhail on the ground.

__**Shadow of Doubt Morah McClintock pages 172 - 194**__

//**Summery -**//

At the police station they interview Robyn and Ben. Robyn finished after Ben did and when she came out she only say her mom and Ted no Ben. He was gone. Robyn thought that Ben was mad at her since when Mikhail was shot she just stood there and didn't do anything while Ben acted and tried to save his live. Which he may have or may not have. Later Robyn called Ben just to talk to him but he didn't pick up so she left a voice mail. Later he called and tried to make plans to hang out and talk but Robyn, Melissa, Ted and her mom were all going out tonight since her mom and Melissa don't know each other very well and it would be good for them to get to know each other.

//**Question -**

__If you were a character in your book, who would you be? Explain in a few sentences.__//

If i could be any character in my book i would be Robyn. Sure she has seen and been there for a few bad things like her teacher/ Soon to be step sister try to kill someone. She has friends that care about her she has family that loves her. Even though she has seen stuff i still would be her.

__**Shadow of Doubt McClintock page 194 - 215 Jan 20 2010**__


 * //Summery -//**

After buying the baby clothing for Ben's new baby sister. Robyn had seem Melissa's car at the school and thought that she might want to go in and see in Melissa or Nat need some help. Being that Nat is leaving her job and going far away since she has been pretty shocked by what happened. Sure enough Melissa and Nat could both use Robyn's help. After that Robyn goes home only to find out that Ted and her mom are going to take a drive up north to go skiing. Robyn didn't go because she already had plans to go to Nat's house to help her pack. While Nat and Melissa go down stairs to help the little old deaf lady down stairs. Robyn bumped into the box and knocked it over only to see a bunch of pictures that have slipped out. Nat quickly picked them up while Melissa check Nat new message only to hear Mikhail voice on the machine. Nat grabbed a knife and put it to Robyn's neck so she could blackmail Robyn and Melissa. Melissa to lay on the floor and Robyn to tape her hands and such together. Robyn found out that Melissa was the one cut out of some off the picture and confronted Nat about it so she tied her up as well.

//**Question -**

__What would you say to one of your characters? Explain why you would say this.__//

I would talk to Melissa cause she is the one who was betrayed by her best friend and she was also the one who shot Mikhail. The one question i would ask is how it feels to have the one person that you told everything to turn out to be the one that but you in the situation that your in now. How hurt she is and if she ever thinks that she could ever trust anyone like that again. To tell anyone all the stuff she told Nat. To have all of her secrets known to someone that just wanted to hurt you in the first place.


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__**Shadow of Doubt Norah McClintock Pages 215 - 227

Summery -**__

Nat takes Melissa and Robyn both down to the basement. Robyn slipping at the very last step feeling the sharp blade of the knife going into her neck with blood dripping down. It was a cold dark basement with no window at all. A huge furnace took over the whole corner of the room. Time after time they tried to push the door open but Nat was smarter than that she blocked the door with something heavy. Lucky Ted, Mac and Ben came looking for them and found them ice cold. Later upon going to the police station they all found out that Nat had been arrested

__**Question -**

What parts of the book seem most believable? Most unbelievable? Explain.__

Everything in the Shadow of Doubt seem to be most believable. Like that the best friend of Melissa named Nat back stabbed her. Some friends do actually do that in real life. The author took real life situations and put it into a novel.

__**Shadow of Norah McClintock Pages 227 - 235 January 25 2010**__

//__**Summery -**__// For the first time Robyn's mom and dad Mac sat at the supper table. Well since they have been divorced and all. Along with them there was Melissa, Ted and Robyn. Melissa couldn't seem to get Nat of her mind, and how she back stabbed her. With the help of Mac investigating everything they all finally put it together. How Nat was the one with the knife and Mikhail was the one in the window that night Melissa shot him. He just wanted to say bye to her for the last before she married Ted. Which Nat told Mikhail she was so he would leave Melissa alone and go back to Nat. Mikhail just wanted to say bye for the last time he wasn't trying to hurt Melissa. Later that night Robyn got a phone call from Morgan. Tell her that Billy had say Nick and that he was back in town. Billy says he saw Robyn and Ben sitting down in the cafe talking and he waved but they were too busy to see him. When he glanced over he saw Nick doing the same thing as him.

__**Question -**__

__//What are two emotions that the main character has felt? What made the math character feel this way?//__

Worried and joy. Robyn felt both through out the book. She had joy when Nick called her and left her a message. Robyn also felt scared at times like she was most scared when Nat took her into the basement and tied her up with tape.

__//**True talents David Lubar pages 11-13 Feb 1 2010**//__

//**Summary -**// They introduced the character Eddie. Eddie woke up in the odd room and when he looked over there were black ants the size of a robin on the wall. When he looked again they went transparent and he couldn't see them anymore. Someone walked into his room and shook his shoulder and told him to wake up and get ready for the game. Images shot across his mind. Then he thought someone must have drugged him and he must have been looked up in this room cause he killed that man.

//**Question -**

__: What is your favorite part of the book you’re reading? Why? Be descriptive in your explanations.__//

My favorite part would have to be when he wakes up in the room and realizes he was drugged and put in there cause he was there and killed that man. It would have to be my favorite only cause it is the only part i have read in my book so far.

//__**True talents David Lubar pages 14-26 Feb 3 2010**__

This man came in with a blue suit on and sat down on Eddies bed and took out a marble and told him to move it. First instinct was to grab the marble with his hand not him mind. He couldn't do it at first he tried to reach out with his hand from is mind and grab it. Eddies mind lets him have a arm as long as he wants maybe even 12 arms he can have anything. After the man left he tried again and could do it maybe only cause all those memories that came back to him. Soon after remembering all of his friends and their powers and what they could do. All was different. A man in a lab coat came and told Eddie it was time to take his medicine. Was he locked up because someone found out about his powers and only took him not one of his friends? Maybe they only know about him and no one else.
 * Summary -**//

//**Question -**

__If you were the author, what would you have happening next? Explain the details and tell why you would make this decision.__//

I would make it so that it gives the whole entire history of what had happened to Eddie in the past and why he was in the room. If the people had actually found out about his powers or for another reason. I would do this because if i didn't do it know it may be too late in the book too include this detail, because the book needs to move on to more things in the future about the game and what Eddie is to do.

__//**Feb 5 2010**//__

Question - 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?

The earthquake in Haiti only left very few people alive,killing most of the population. This man was one of the few survivors of the devastating event. This guy must of been in a awful situation. Near dehydration if he is so desperate to be drinking drip by drip out of a stolen bag filled with juice. If he was caught which he was he would be in so much trouble, but he put that fear aside because he needed some liquid to keep him living. I feel very sorry for all of the people in Haiti that had to live through this. I hope that everything in Haiti gets better for the people who lived.

__//**True Talents David Lubar - Feb 8 2010**//__

__**Summary -**__

Eddie also known as trash escaped from the place. The guy that came in to give him his medicine tripped and left in frustration as he left the room Eddie made a run for it. Almost to late thought the guy saw him and chanced him. He was running down a popular street in Pajama's so he stuck out and he needed money to buy some new clothes. He saw a wallet almost falling out of a mans pocket so he took it with out even thinking. Guilt flooded over him so he had to give it back but when he did the man said thank you and gave him 20 dollars. Nice wallets later he had more than enough to buy a new wardrobe. With his spare change he tried to call his family but no one answered.

__**Question -**

//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 learned that people have special powers. All sorts of special powers not all people have special powers but only some. When and if you ever get caught they take you to a building and give you medicine that makes you weird. Your memory's and gone you know nothing your powers don't even work.

__//**True talents D**//**avid Lubar - Feb 10 2010

Text To World -**__

Eddie has no money and no place to go and no one to call. Hes alone on the street. So are many people in the world. They don't have homes and maybe not even a family. So what can they do they need money only money can help them get off the streets and to some where much better and warmer. They rob the bank just like Eddie did cause he thought that robbing a bank was his only option. He wanted something so badly that he let it get the worst of him. Just like many people do on the street. The one thing that was different from Eddie to most people with no where to go. Guilt, Eddie has guilt and he had to put the money back one way or another it just didn't feel right taking money that you didn't deserve.

__//**True talents David Lubar - Feb 22 2010 Pages 61-71

Summary -**//__

Eddie found a way to distract the man that was outside his house and managed to go around back. Only to find his parents gone. He was alone and he knew they went far away because their passports were gone. Soon after he found out that everyone thought that he died in a joyride with a vehicle and the body was burnt so badly they need DNA to prove it was him. He couldn't call anyone in case they found out he was there. Cheater also got into huge trouble when he was playing poker. The man he was up against caught on to him winning everything and cheater had no lie to tell them.

__//**Question -**//__

__//Would you be friends with the main character? Why or why not? Support with evidence from your reading in a paragraph.//__

I wouldn't be friends with Eddie because he seems to always get himself into trouble with his talent. Then he gets kidnapped and dies which if i was his friend i wouldn't want that to happen and plus with Eddie getting into trouble it would be bound that i would start to get into trouble with bad people.

"Never give up trying do what you want to do." A very strong and meaning full quote said by Ella Fitzgeneral. All people have different dreams and different goals. Some come easy to people but for others your dream is something you have to work for.

__//**True talents David Lubar Mar 3 2010 Pages 71 - 79

Summary**//__

Martin ran away from home because he got grounded and really upset. His dad didn't care because he was mad at Martin but his mom cared alot about him running away. Her first worry was that he was under age and can't take care of himself all that well cause hes only 15. His dad didn't care about it at all he thought Martin was old enough to get a hold of reality.

__//**Question**//__

__//What you are reading is going to be made into a movie. Make a list five characters, what famour actor will play each character and what about the character makes that actor the best for the part.//__

If I were a movie director for the movie Shadow of Doubt. Chris Evans would play Ben because he seems to fit the nice personality or Ben in the book. Sandra Bullock would be the mom of Robyn because the movie is worried but still calm and likes to have a good time. Ashton Kutcher would be Nick because the way they describe the looks of Nick in the book sounds like he looks like Ashton Kutcher.

__//**True talents David Lubar Mar 8 2010 pages 79 - 86

Summary**//__

Cheater get beat up and knocked out. Being the brainy that he is he couldn't help but think of all these scientific

__//**True talents David Lubar Mar 10 2010 Pages 86 - 97

Summary**//__

Matin runs away from home all his friends from his new town aren't there so he makes the choice to go to Edgeview. The only problem is that its a long ways away from Martin. Lucky enough he spots out these two men and ask them where their going. Turns out they are going to drive him half way. As for Torchie hes having just as much luck. Getting a ride home from his neighbors from playing all day was great but then when he gets home it gets even better. His mom tells him he can go to that camp that he wanted to go too. As for flinch it gets even better he got offered to go to perform in this huge comedy show and he was asked by a very famous guy.

//__**True talents David Lubar March 15 2010 Pages 97 - 108

Prediction**__//

I think that all of the friends are going to end up going to the same place. Not even meaning to and when they do the people looking for Trash are going to be looking for all of them. They all seem to have this feeling to go to Philadelphia. None of them know where the other is or what is happening. Eddie doesn't know if any of his other friends have been caught like he has.

__//**True talents David Lubar March 17 2010 pages 108 - 119

Summary**//__

I think that even thought Bowdler found Eddie i think he will find a way to get out of it. He got the box that was making his powers not work out the window which is a good thing for him not so much for Bowdler. I think Eddie will get away because he always seems to come up with a smart plan to get out of something.

Question - What is the mood of what you're reading. Defend your idea by giving examples from the novel.

The book True talents has many different moods. A mood right now is worried for both Bowdler and Eddie. Bowdler is worried because he doesn't want Eddie to get away, he wants him for experiments. Eddie don't want that he wants to be free and go back to living his normal life with all of his friends in Edgeview. He knows it will be tough to get things back to the way they were but it's something he is willing to work for.


 * April 28, 2010:

Part 1: Viewing Response 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.

The point that the person that created the video “Did you know” was that technology has expanded drastically over a short amount of time. Humans are starting to communicate with each other less face-to-face and more over text messages, phone calls, emails, Internet. In only a few years there will be something called the super computer, which will be smarter and capable than the average human. People are inventing technology in their head that doesn't even exist yet. Adults are preparing children for jobs that aren't even in existence yet. Technology is taking over people and the way they do things, and how they talk as well. Before the first computer was made people only knew people from contacting them face-to-face now they just search people on the Internet and can talk to them with a click of a button. When one new type of technology comes out people are right on top of it to get it soon and sooner as the years go on. “Did you know” was a very interesting video that brought many unknown facts forward to people that didn’t realize how fast technology is affecting the human life.**

May 28 2010

Prediction - I think that Max is right and that Kenny did really kill Maxs mom. That Max isn't making it up he knows for a fact he did. Now that they have caught Kenny for the second time that he will never get out again. Gram and Grim are obviously very happy to see that Max was still alive and that Kenny didn't kill the poor boy. I think Grim will treat Max the same way he treated him when they were getting chased my Tony D. That Grim will call Max son again and try to protect him even more and care for him as if he was their own son.

Question - Does Max pass the test alone? Is he independent or it is "Freak the mighty" who passes the test?

I don't think that Max didn't it alone. I think it was "Freak the Mighty" that passed the test. In that small cellar if it was just Max in there he would of been killed by Kenny but since Freak came and helped him out Max and Freak made it out alive. At one point Max got enough courage to yell at his dad, to stand up to him for the first time since he was four. I think that he wouldn't of done that if he wouldn't of got the confidence he did since becoming friends with Freak. It all comes down to their friendship and becoming "Freak the mighty".