Reading-+Dominique+LD

Freak The Mighty May 28th, 2010 Connection Text to world

Im connecting freak the mighty to the world because alot of times you hear on the radio or on the news or you read in the paper that people kidnap kids. This is sort of what is happening...Killer Kane is kidnapping his son. Even though he is his son he's not supposed to be with him so he is kidnapping and this definitely happens alot in the world so that is why I and connecting

Question response: Does Max pass the tet alone? Is he independent or is it "Freak The Mighty" Who passes the test? Use evidence to support your paragraph?

I think that its freak the mighty to pass the test. Max didn't do it alone. He would not be able to do it without Kevin because they make a good team and Kevin taught Max alot. But there was a point in the book when Max passed the test alone. Like when his dad was chocking loretta Lee...He tried to stop him and he did everything he could until Killer Kane let go of her.

Freak the mighty May 19th, 2010 Prediction

I think Killer Kane (Max's dad) is going to come back to the house and try to talk to Max. I think this because Killer can wants to talk to Max and see him so he will probably will try very hard to come see him even if he max doesn't wanna see him.

Question Response: Identify the examples of conflict in the story so far. Indicate the type of conflict.
 * May 19, 2010 - Freak the Mighty Response:**

Max isnt very smart and he does really try to work. He cant really make friends because he doesn

Freak the mighty Dominique May 5, 2010 Connection Text to World

Theres alot of people that I know that where not really friends before they sorta hated each other but then they got to know each other and they are the best of friends and they love each other! They would have never become friends if they didnt step out of their comfort zone!

Question Response: How has Max's view of Kevin changed since the beginning of the novel? Explain in a paragraph.
 * May 5, 2010 - Freak the Mighty Response:**

Before Max thought kevin was a brat and he didn't like him at all. But after they got to know each other Max really likes kevin. He considers him his friend and they always hang out. If Max and Kevin never really got to know each other they would still think each other where annoying. So its good they got to know each other because now Max thinks different of Max

Freak the mighty Dominique May 3, 2010 Prediction I predict that this book is about a boy who doesn’t really have friends. He’s not very smart until he meets this guy named freak. Freak becomes his friend and he teaches him a lot of stuff he didn’t know before.

Wiki question response May 3, 2010 What is a hero? A hero is someone who is nice. They help others out and they save peoples lives. They care and they are not mean!

How do writers/authors portray heroes in literature? They make them big and strong and make them doing nice things to other people so they look like they are good people!! So are just like normal people

Give examples of a hero in literature. What makes this person a hero? I my sisters keeper Anna was the hero to her sister Kate because she always donated her organs and blood and bone marrow to her!!!!

Does Max seem like a typical hero? Explain why or why not

I think he is. Hes just a normal person who isn’t rude he just has anger problems and he just chills out in his basement reading comic books he seems like a tyical hero to me.!

April 28, 2010

__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.__
 * __Part 1: Viewing Response__**

I think that in this video did you know they are trying to let us know how much our world has changed over the years for example...China is soon going to be the number one english speaking country in the world. This means that more people in China speak english then anyone in the whole world. India has more honor students then U.S. has kids, which means that in India everyone trys harder and they all do good when U.S. they still try but probably not as hard as India does! It only took Facebook 2 years to reach a population of 50 million. So many people learn more about the internet over the years. The first text ever sent was in December 1992. During a presentation of 5 minutes 274 babies were born, that is tellign us right there that our world increases everyday!

__U of L Video Shoot Questions for Reflection__ I use my laptop quite a few times a day. In social we use them alot because we have our text book online and we read them. We also do all our notes and our projects. In L.A. we use it to do our wikis and if we are writing we use our laptops. In digital we used it alot at the beginning but not so much anymore. In outdoor we use it sometimes to do projects on. We use it the odd time in math. And in Science I never us it. We are allowed but I chose not to I mainly use my laptop for L.A. and Social. Photo both, Word, Power point. Safari, Itunes, Imovie HD and Fire fox Having your own photos and all your stuff!!! No
 * How often do you use the laptops at school?
 * What subjects do you mainly use the laptops for?
 * What sort of programs (softwares) 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

The Lovely Bones April 21, 2010 Pages 316 - 324 Prediction

I think that Susie is going to meet up with her Grandma in heaven. Because Susie's grandma died but they still have n ot seen each other. And I think Lindsey is going to have more kids and I think That the mom Abigail Is going to stay with the dad Jack and not lave him. Because after Susie died the mother left everyone and just disappeared and after Jack had a heart attack she came home and now I think she will stay!

Question: Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading. //**Explain in a paragraph.

In the book the lovely bones the setting is similar to where I live. They live in a small town just like Crossfield. They have corn field and there are farmers. They have decently size houses just like Crossfield. But in Susie's heaven its nothing like Crossifeld. Its like a perfect world they have everything they need to live not at all like Crossfield. Thats why I think its like where I live. **//

The Lovely Bones April 19, 2010 Pages 1 - 316 Connection

Text to text

In the lovely bones Susie Salmon gets murdered at the age 13. She gets murdered by this man George Harvey. In my sisters keeper the girl named Kate has cancer and her little sister Anna has to donate blood and bone marrow and all the stuff but in the end Anna ends up dying. She gets killed bye a drunk driver I belive so In the Lovely Bones and in My Sisters Keeper someone dies.

Question **:** Complete a strategy response. 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 the of the Lovely Bones is Alice Sebold. She has written 3 books, The Lovely Bones, The Almost Moon, and Lucky! She lives in California with her husband Glen David Gold. I think that maybe things have happend to her like in the Lovely bone!!!~! **//

April 14, 2010 Pages 485 - 498 Summary

Today I finished my book!!!!

Bella got into some trouble and she almost got herself killed. After Edward came and saved her all she had was a broken leg and a few scratches and bruises! When she gets home from the hospital Edward tells Bella he is going to take her somewhere. So Bella goes over to Edward's house and Alice does her make up and her hair and makes her wear a dress. When its finally time to go out Bella asks where they are going and I never clued into her that it was the night of the Prom at their school. When Bella finds out she gets really mad at Edward because he knew she hated dances and she didn't want to go. On top of all of that she cant dance!! When they come to the dance everyone looks at Bella and she starts to dance and she admits she is having a bit of fun. Then Jacob Black walks in. Edward gets mad! Jacob asks if he can talk with Bella and Edward agrees because he didn't really have any other choices. So Bella and Jacob talk and turns out Jacob's dad mad Jacob come and tell Bella something. So he tells her that she should break up with Edward. Bella is now mad because she really loves Edward but Bella and Jacob work it out and Jacob understands that Bella wants to stay with Edward even thou Jacob really likes Bella! At the end of the night Edward and Bella go outside and Bella thought that they where going out so Edward was going to make Bella a vampire but she definitely had it all wrong!! She asks him if he will make her a vampire while they are outside and she says sure. He puts his lips to her skin and goes to bite and he asked if this is what she wanted and she said yes so he went in and then go up and said do you really think you can convince me that easy? so then she never turns into a vampire!!!!!

Question: Which character in the novel do you like the least explain why?

The character I like the least is Rosalie because she is really rude to Bella. She doesn't like her at all because she thinks Bella is prettier then her and that everyone loves Bella more then they love Rosalie. She just wants everyone to love her better! Bella never did anything to her!!! And she thinks her family favors Bella too because she is the new member of the family.

April 12, 2010 Pages 475 - 485 Connection

Text to Hannah

Bella always gets hurt, She gets into situations that makes her get hurt. Hannah is such a klutz just like Bella every where we go she always finds a way for her to get hurt! They are both alike because they both get hurt alot and they just find ways to make messes and just destroy themselves

March 17, 2010 Pages 463 - 475 Prediction!

I think that Edward is going to give in to staying with Bella because he loves her so much. They are gunna go back to Forks and she will recover from this accident and she will live with her dad and spend time with Edward and go to school and just everything will go back to normal. Just how she liked it! And how Edward liked it!

Question: What is the mood of what you’re reading (happy, sad, funny, serious, etc.)? Defend your idea by giving examples from the novel.

It happy because :


 * Bella and Edward find eachother. Everyone from Edwards family have lovers but Edward is the only one single and then he finds Bella!!
 * She is happy living with her dad
 * She has lots of friends
 * She is in love

March. 15, 2010 Pages 452 - 463 Summary

Edward comes and rescues Bella and it turns out that Bella Cracked scull, Broken ribs, A broken leg, and her hand was bit. Edward sucks the venom out of her hand and he cant top suckign but them he stops him self! Bella lost alot blood. When Bella wakes up she is in the hospital and her mom is down stairs getting food. Edward called her and the story is that Bella fell down 2 flights and stairs and fell through a window!!!!!

Question: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain

1. When the vampires wanted to kill Bella and eat her. She had to run and everyone helped her to hide but they found her and James bit her and Edward came and shucked her blood. This was the most life changing

2. Bella decided to come live with her dad in forks because her mom was moving to florida. She didn't really spend time with her dad anymore so it was weird

3. She met edward and she loved him but didn't think he loved her so this was a problem but it turns out edward did love her and they ended up together!!! :) This was life changing for her

March 10, 2010 Pages 442 - 452 Summary

Bella goes to the room where they guy James wants here too. When she gets in the room she heres her mom calling Bella Bella and swe tries to find where her moms voice is coming from. When she finds it, its just a home video playing of her mom calling her name. Bella's mom was never involved in this and she never will be. Her mom is still in Florida ennjoying her vacation!!!

March 8, 2010 Pages 435 - 442 Prediction

I think what is going to happen is happen is that Bella is going to go to the dance studio and alice will have a vision thing and they will go and find her and she will be with the james guy who wants to eat her. The he will bite her and Edward will try and save her and suck all the venom out of her. And she will be saves and they will defeat all the vampires that want to eat Bella.!!!

Question: What is the author trying to tell you about life in this story? Defend this moral.

March 3, 2010 Pages 427 - 435 Summary

In Twilight Belle is in deep trouble...She got a phone call from her mom and it was the guy that is trying to kill her...He is tell her all the things to do so that he doesnt hurt Bella's mom. If Belle doesnt think its safe and she says no he will use it against her and say he is going to kill her mom or hurt her. When Bella gets back into the room where Alice is she is gripping the table and she is freaking out. Jasper comes back from cheeking out and sees what Alice is doing and he ask her what is it and she says Bella...So something is going on that Alice is having visions about and I dont know what they are!

Question: 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.

Bella - Megan Fox Edward - Emmett - Channing Tatum Rosalie - Jasper - Alice -

February 26, 2010

Margaret Thatcher

" You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it "

February 24, 2010 Pages 414 - 427

Predict In think what is going to happen in Twilight is that they are going to go to the room that Alice had a vision of. The room is a ballet studio and Bella thinks that it is her old ballet studio that she used to go to when she was 8 or 9 and its right by her moms house. They are probably going to go there and they are going to do what they planed

Complete a strategy response. Question Response: 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)?

Incapacitating - They are talking about the venom and how it doesn't kill so I think its just another word for very painful. It actually means to prevent someone from functioning in a normal way Superfluous - They are still talking about the venom and she says mostly superfluous so I think shes just talking about mostly pain. It actually mean unnecessary so like you dont need it! Frenzy - They are talking about how if you bite someone it because a frenzy so I think the are talking about you will crave the blood and it will become a habit to bite humans. It actually means wild behavior so like they cant control them selves

February 22, 2010 Pages 408 - 414

Bella wakes up in a hotel room......And she is with Alice and Jasper! They are waiting for Carlisle to call them and tell them whats gunna go down!! Thats all thats going

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

Um yes and no because bella sounds great but shes weird.....So maybe I would be friends with her....but she causes lots of drama and I hate drama! she sounds cool and all but me and her dont really have the same personality....She is more shy and im more "out there" She looks like she has fun so that would be cool.

February 10, 2010 Pages 295 - 408

The whole Cullen family are trying to help Bella escape from these vampires. They discovered that the guy James and the chic vampire Victoria are the ones who will try to kill Bella but Laurent isn't going to. The whole family makes a plan and even Rosalie is helping but she still doesn't like Bella. They have been up all night working and now they are in Phoenix. And they are still after Bella

Question: Select a quote from your reading that you liked. What made you pick it? How does it make you pause and think? Explain in a paragraph.

February 8, 2010 Pages 380 - 395

The vampires that eat people are coming after Bella. Edward, Alice and Emmett are all trying to help Bella get away. They make a plan that Bella runs in Charlie house screaming and crying and then she tells him that Edward did something and that she wants to leave and go home to Phoenix immediately and charlie buys it all and then they all go and star off to their journey.

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.

Something I learned from Twilight is that...Vampires are sparkly....When they are out in the sun their body sparkles like a million dimonds and that they dont come out in the sun or when it is sunny because people will see them and make fun of them like Ashley does. They can run really fast and not hit trees or anything. They can read minds and hear what people are thinking and saying. They can predict what is gunna go down in the future. Other can change your mood to what they want so if you dont do what they want the can change your mind.

February 5, 2010 An earthquake survivor drinks juice dripping from a stolen bag in Port-au-Prince, Jan. 19. (Ricardo Arduengo/Associated Press)

Viewing Response (answer these questions in a paragraph): Describe what is happening in the image above. 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?

This guy that lives in Haiti who survived the earthquake is trying to get juice from this bag after the earthquake happened two weeks ago. I think this person is doing this because he is dying from thirst. After the earthquake hit Haiti everyone was left in horrible condition and no one was left with anything so people stole thing get what they need. They had nothing and they were left with the only option to steal from the people who had a tiny but. I think that this mans is really trying to find things to drink since the earthquake took everything. If I were I would be doing the exact something. He is thirst and is getting whatever he can get to drink even if it means steeling...I would feel bad from the person I stole from but there was juice dripping and I would drink it even if there was on a few drops. I think this man did a good choice and a bad choice because he stole from someone who might have been in a worst condition then him and in more need but then he also got juice ad his thirst was less... But still he had no better options. This picture makes me fell sad because when people are in such a horrible condition that they have to drink juice dripping from a bag. This must mean that there are much worst people wondering around. I think that this earthquake in Haiti ruined 1000's of lives

February 3, 2010

Pages 373 - 380

Edward and Bella and the Cullen family were all playing Baseball when all of a sudden Alice stops. Sh then tells everyone that the vampires that eat everyone are coming and they are only 5 minutes away. Bella has this really good smell that anyone can smell from a mile away. So Edwards to make her cover up the smell. When the vampires arrive they all act chill and the dad introduces Bella as a part of the Cullen family. When everyone is convinced that Bella is a vampire Dr. Cullen tells Edward, Bella and Alice to go get the jeep. But it is really windy outside so when Bella turns to go to the car they smell her. Everyone is now worried because they know that Bella is a human and not a vampire.

Question: If you were the author, what would you have happening next? Explain the details and tell why you would make this decision.

I think that I would have the vampires that eat people come and try to get Bella and capture her and they are making her fell unsafe and scared and tehyw ill capture her whole family to! I would do this because I think that it will make it more interesting

February 1, 2010 Pages 365 - 373

I think that what is gunna happen in my book is that the other vampires that actually eat people will come and they will try a get Bella. Because when the Cullen family was playing ball Alice all of a sudden stopped and then she said that the people herd then playing ball and they were coming in 5 minutes. Thew are after Bella because they want to eat her so they try and make her safe and get her away.

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

My favorites part is when Edward and Jacob run into each other and Edward is with the because its so weird and like edward gets jealous of Jacob when him and Bella talk and they hate running into each other. They both hate eachother so it makes it weird for them but its funny to read about it because I can relate to these akward moments. Also I like the intense parts when Alice gets vision about things like that the vampires that eat people are coming and its so great because you have no clue whats gunna happen next.

January 26, 2010 pages 355 - 365

When Charlie Bella's dad comes home he asked Bella what she did that day and she told him that she went to Edwards house. Just the night before Charlie asked Bella if she had a boyfriend and she said no. So when he found out the Bella and Edward were dating he wasnt very happy. Bella doesn't like baseball but Edward invited her to go and play baseball with his family. Charlie knows that Bella doesnt like baseball so he was really mad because she does everything for Edward.

Question: What does theme mean? What is the theme in the novel you are reading or have just read. Explain.

Theme is what the author is trying to tell like what the message is. I think the theme in Twilight is that it is possible to find true love. Bella thought she would never find true love but then she moved to Forks and met Edward and she thinks she found the one and only person she will love. Hes perfect and hes a vampire. How much better can that get?

January, 25, 2010 Pages: 344 - 354

Jasper and Alice ask Bella if she want to go and play baseball with their family. When Bella goes home Jacob and Jacob's dad Billy are standing on the door step. Billy isnt happy beause he doesnt want Bella hanging around Edward because he knows that Edward is a vampire and Billy and Jacobs family are ware wolves.

Question: What are two emotions the main character has felt? what made the maine character fell this way?

Bella was happy because Edward and her and in love and he wants to be with her for ever.She was also annoyed because Bill was telling her that she souldnt be dating Edward because he is not good to his family but Bella loves Edward so she was annoyed.

January, 22, 2010

Edward tells Bella all these things about how he was created and he shows her his hows and show her his room. And about how his dad was created!!!!

Question: what parts of the book seem most believable? Most unbelivable? explain

The most believable part is how Bella and Edward are in love The most unbelievable is about how Edward is a vampire!!!

January 20, 2010 Text to self

I think that Bella reminds me of me because she is always askin questions. WHen ever Edward tells her a stroy she has like 7 thousand questions. People say that I as a lot of questions to an dtalk alot so thats why she reminds me of me!!!

Question: What would you say to one of your characters? explain why you would say this?

I would probably talk to Bella and i would ask her how it is to date a vampire and if it is cool. i would ask her this because i am jello of her!!!

January 18, 2010 By: Stephenie Meyer Pages: 316 - 326

Bella goes to meet Edwards family and she has met everyone in the family except for Edwards mom named es Esme. They talk and then Alice and Jasper come and they talk but Bella was waiting for Rosalie and Emmet but they dont come because Rosalie doesn't like Bella at all and the reason that Emmet wasn't there is because he like Bella but he was trying to convince Rosalie to like her.

Question: If you were a character in your book, who would you be? explain a few sentences.

I would definitely be Edward because he can run really fast and he can read peoples minds and he is just very great!!!

Loser By: Jerry Spinelli Pages: 1 - 16 this boy named zinkoff and he has never been to school and hes in grade 1 and he has this giraffe hat that his mom told him not to wear to school...he is so nice to the teacher but i think that he annoyes the teacher

EDWARD WATCHES BELLA SLEEP Twilight By: Stephenie Meyer Pages: 290 - 302

January Twilight By: Stephenie Meyer Pages: 278 - 290 January 7, 2010

In my book Edward shows Bella how fast he can run in the forest. He also tells her that he loves here but he doesn't know how to get close to her! After they are back at the car from showing Bella how Edward can run she is dizzy and he sits her down and kisses her for a long time!!!!!! When they are finished kissing and Bella feels better Edward drives then home and tells Bella about how he was born and it ends up that he was born in 1901 and was dieing in 1918 of Spanish influenza!!!!! and then his dad saved him by making him a vampire!!!! and then he says about how all his brothers and sister are born!!!!!

Twilight By: Stephenie Meyer Pages: 186 - 197 December 7, 2009

Strategy Response: Summary

In Twilight Bella went out with her friends to a town to go dress shopping but Bella was just going with them to help them pick a dress because she doesn't like dances because she doesn't think she can dance. she decides to go to a book store by herself but she ends up running into these guys how are rude to her and Edward reads her mind and her cames and saves her!!!

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

Bella is in love with Edward and he is in love with her but he wants to stay away from her because he trists for her blood but he tries not to eat her! but someday it hard for him!!! but he just cant stay away person vs. person

Twilight By: Stephenie Meyer Pages: 175 - 185 December 4, 2009

Strategy Response: Prediction

In the book Twilight i think that Bella is going to find out that Edward is a vampire and she wont care because she fells safe around him. She will go out with him and Jacob will be jealous. She will got visit Edwards family and his family will like her but others wont and maybe she will get in so kind of trouble for dating a vampire.

Question: Explain who the protagonist (main character) is by describing their appearance as well as behavior?

Bella is the main character! she is weird doesn't like to do things that regular teenager girls do and shes dating a vampire!!!!

The frog-princess By: E.D. Baker Pages 1-13 December 2, 2009

Strategy Response: Summary

The story the frog-princess is about this girl that has to meet a prince named Jorge but she doesn’t like him so she runs away to the swamp for the day and she meets a frog that talks and he asks her to kiss him because he got a spell on him by a witch and he used to be a prince and he ask the princess to kiss him so he can be a prince again but she refuses she goes back home to her aunt apartment and her aunt is a witch and the princess Emma tell her aunt that she wishes she was a princess but she cant because she ruins everything and the spell all fail.

Question: Describe the setting – when and where does your novel take place

It doesn’t say were the setting is but its at a swamp and a castle

November, 26, 2009 Chicken soup for the teenage soul Pages 1 - 5

chicken soup is a series of stories of stories from teenagers across the country the first story i read was about this girl whose boyfriend broke up with her and she felt lost and she had no one who would complete her like she did and how she tried to win him back but he told her he just doesn't love her the same anymore but she slowly got over him and now she has a new boyfriend and she says she does except them to brake up and she will fell pain but its part of healing and learning to forgive again

November 20th, 2009 The Giver Pages 163 - 180

I think that she could have mad the ending better but it does make you think...when Jonas went down the sled on the hill he went to he saw Christmas and happiness and it was Gabe that was the baby Jesus and there was family and joy just like the memories that the giver gave to Jonas. Jonas ran away and he took Gabe because his dad was going to release and Jonas saw what they did when they release. Jonas is cold and i think that him and Gabe were dying until they came and saw what was at the bottom of the hill!!!

Question: is it an optimistic ending? does Jonas survive? explain in a paragraph

I think that it is an optimistic ending for Jonas and Gabe because traveled for a long time and he came to the top of the hill and he saw the sled and he sled down and then he saw lights and heard music and it made him happy because thats all that hes wanted since the Giver gave him that memory. I think that he will stay with the family and he will be happy with his new family.

November 18th, 2009 The giver Pages 139 - 162

I think that in the novel the giver Jonas will no be able to run away i think he will get caught and everything will go wrong everyone will be mad because they think he is giving up...maybe his parents will be mad at him for not trusting them and he will fail. i think Jonas is just trying to run away from his problems.

Question for November 18: Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is pain". Do you agree? Would Jonas? Why or why not? Explain in a paragraph

I think what Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said is true for me and jonas because i think that that its true because theres a lot of things i know that hurt me to know and there are alot of memories that jonas has that hurts him so know these things are pain!! I also think its true because when you know something the you don't wanna know it causes you pain or greef so that why that i think what Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said about knowledge is pain is true.

November 9th, 2009 Pages 121 - 139

I think that Asher and Jonas are going to stop being friends, because takes things way to seriously. The reason for this is becasue Jonas has memories of the past and Asher doesn't know why and Jonas cant explain because its aginst the rules and Asher wont understand.

Question: do you consider Jonas's world advanced? why or why not?

November 2nd, 2009 The Giver Pages 88 - 108

Jonas has now now seen the color red and he is learning that there used to be colors. He thinks that people should have choices. He also wants a spouse. I think he wants Fiona to be his spouse.

question: how doe