Reading-Sam+G

__**Reading Journal**__

October 14th- Prediction- I think the reason Jonas wasn't called until the end is because he has a very important job that not very many people get, and if his job was really exciting they wouldn't want to say it before any other kids because then theirs wouldn't seem very exciting and it would be a let down.

October 21st- Visual- Lois Lowry described the fabric was and how the room looked and she even said how many books there was and even how the doors locked really put the visual into my head.

October 23rd- Prediction- I think that they are living in the future because they have climate control and they don't know about sun, snow, or rain, and they cannot see colors, and they don't know what animals are about.

November 2nd- Summary- Jonas can't tell anyone about his training not even little bits. At one point he had a funny feeling about an apple. He was wondering what was going on so he asked his trainer and he said that Jonas is starting to figure out color. He is able to see colors but only quick glances. He wishes that everyone could see the colors. He wants everyone to be able to see blue, red, and green just like him.- Question- How does the author make the memories that the giver giver transmits vivd and realistic?

November 4th- Visual- When it would describe the pain you could see it and almost feel it, like you could see the hatchet in his leg. Question- Why do you think the author chose snow and a sled ride as the first memory for the giver to transmit? Answer- Because even though there could be pain it was the least amount of pain out of all of them.

November 9th- Prediction- I don't think that Jonas will caught for passing the memories to Gabe. Question- Do you consider Jonas' world advanced? Why or why not? Answer- I think that Jonas' world is advanced because their lives are all planned out, they don't get a say in anything. In Jonas' world he doesn't have to worry about money and looking for a job but with us we have to balance our money with our lives we have to search for jobs and a lot of peoples lives don't go how they wish they did but in Jonas' world nothing is a surprise except for their jobs and the rest they all know about.


 * __Reading Response.__**

November 18, 2009 a. Summarize- In todays chapters we found out what "reales" means. It means they kill you if you are not suited to stay in the community. With young children then put a needle in the kids forehead and it is a thing that kills them. With older kids or adults they put it in their arms. Jonas and the giver have a plan for Jonas to get out of the community he cannot stay because he lost respect for hia father, Jonas watched his father reales a new born child and because of that he can't stay.

b. Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said, "knowledge is pain." Do you agree? You Jonas? Why or why not.

Saying that knowledge is pain is a very interesting thing to say. Yes i do agree, because to know to much can be painful to you but so can not knowing enough. I believe that Jonas would would also agree. He has been given memories of pain, which is proof that knowledge can hurt. He knows some things that he never knew before and it gives him physical pain, and emotional pain, like knowing about people dying, that brings him pain. Knowing someone very close to you dying, that has and will bring me pain. So yes i do agree and I'm sure that Jonas would to, pain is not only physical, it is also emotional. A lot of things can cause you pain, and having the knowledge of that can also bring you pain.

November 20, 2009 a. Prediction- I think that Jonas and Gabe did make it to the hill and they were going down it on the sled, but I don't think that Jonas made it to the house, I think that he made sure that Gabe made it to the house, but I am pretty sure that Jonas did not make it. I think he just made sure to get Gabe to the house because the hole reason he kept going is so that they would not kill Gabe, and I don't think that after that long of a journey.

b. Is it an optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive? Explain in a paragraph.

Yes the Giver was an optimistic ending because Jonas is sure that everything works out great because he got this memory from the Giver, and it was beautiful, and he is sure that it will all work out. He thinks it will work out because he can see the lights and hear the singing from the people. I don't think that Jonas survives because in the book it mentioned that when he was on the sled he was almost falling asleep, and that he was fighting to keep himself sitting up. So I do not think that Jonas survives, but I do believe that Gabe survives, because Jonas worked so hard so that Gabe could live and I don't think that they would kill off Gabe after all of that.

December 9th- Author- Norah McClintock Book Name- Last Chance 1. Prediction- I think that Robyn is going to have to work at the animal shelter to pay off her dept to the women even though Robyn doesn't like dogs. I think her mother is going to cave and make her work there. 2. Describe the similarities and differences between you and the main charactor.- Robyn and I don't really have anything in common other then the fact the we are both girls. We have a few differences between us; She is 15, her name is Robyn, She has been arrested.

Decemeber 11th- Author- Norah McClintock Title- Last Chance Summarise- Robyn had to volinteer at the animal shelter. The reason she is scared of dongs is because she had gotten attaced by a german shepered. So she is now working for the woman at the animal shelter.

January 11th- Author- Norah McClintock Title- Last Chance Summarize- Today Robyn started work, her father dropped her off at the animal shelter and as soon as he left she almost got attacked by a dog. Once the dog went away she went inside. She got inside and she got a tour of the shelter. She got an office (once a filling room) so small only a desk with paper a computer and a stapler on it and a chair.

January 13th- Author- Norah McClintock Title- Last Chance Summarize- Robyn is on her second work day at the animal shelter. She was working at her desk putting names into a data base and she looked out the window to all the volunteers when she realized that one of the dogs with them was the dog that attacked her a few years back, but he was being nice. His name is Orion. An old man was training Orion. When Robyns boss realized it she seemed upset, and she made the old man put Orion back in his cage. (I'm not sure why yet)

Author- Norah McClintock Title- Last Chance Summarize- Robyn finished talking to Mr.Schuster. She found out the Nick got in trouble with the police, and now he has to work at the animal shelter. After Robyn found that out Mr.Schuster finished he tea and walked away. Robyn finished work and met Billy at a vegan food place. Billy told her to meet him there because he felt bad about her having to work at the animal shelter because of him.
 * January 22

Q- What parts of the book seem most believable? Most unbelievable? Explain A- Believable- Robyn getting in trouble and having to work at an animal shelter for breaking the window- most people would have to work off the dept. of breaking a window. Unbelievable- Mr.Schuster working with the dog that attacked Robyn- The dog had an owner and all of a sudden didn't and most elder people don't volunteer at animal shelters. **

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Author- Norah McClintock Title-Last Chance Prediction- I think that Nick and Robyn are going to become friends because they have been talking lately and seem to be getting along. I also think that Robyn is mad at Bobby because he told Evan that they are dating to get him to go away even though they definitely are not. I think that Mr.Schuster says bad things about Nick because they both want to adopt Orion and Nick has a better chance of it.
 * January 25

Q- What are two emotions the maine character has felt? What made the main character feel this way? A- Robyn has felt mad and happy. Robyn was mad at Bobby for telling Evan they are dating, and she was also mad at Bobby because he is the one that made Robyn brake the window and have to do the summer job. Robyn was happy while she was talking to both Nick and Mr.Shuster. **

Author- Norah McClintock Title- Last Chance **
 * February 8th

Summary- Nick found out that Robyn knew him and didn't tell him, and ended up getting mad. Nick and Robyn stopped talking. Robyn also found out that Nick and the rest of the guys are there with the RAD (Rehabilitate A Dog) program because they have been told by the court to either do the RAD or go to anger management. If they picked the anger management they would do that one day a week for eight weeks and if they picked RAD they would do that four days a week for eight weeks. Most of them chose RAD because they thought working with dogs would make it more exciting.

Q-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 A- Some insights I have gained are when dogs are little and you train them they must stay calm or they wont learn. If you are not calm while they are little __they__ wont be calm when they are older and will be more common to bite. I also found out that when dogs attack people it is not their first thought. They first try to scared you by looking big and by showing their teeth so you will leave before they have to attack.

Title- Last Chance Summary- Robyn helped unpack some boxes filled with only money from a fund raiser for the animal shelter. While she was unpacking the boxes she hears a scream. Mr.Schuster was lieing on the ground unconscious but still breathing.
 * February 24th

Q- 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)? A- In this chapter I read the words; approximate, grimly, and strode. First I am going to look at approximate, when I break it up i see appro ximate and it makes me think approching an estimate. Looking at its sentence I do believe it means about or close to. Next is grimly, if I break it up I see grim ly and when I read grim I think scary. When I look at the sentence I think it means uninviting. Last is strode when I break it up I see str ode which doesn't really tell me anything but reading it in the sentence I think it means stride or a sertain walk. **


 * Quote:**

Babe Ruth once said "It Is Hard To Beat Someone That Never Gives Up". I think this quote means a lot because a person that never gives up never truly fails they are just trying over and over again. It means a lot to me because in my life I have been told many different times to stop singing you can't sing but I have never stopped, I have never gave up. No one has beat me because I never gave up, and it is hard to beat a person that never gives up, in other words; It is hard to lose if you never stop what you are doing, or, don't stop doing something you like to do just because someone tries to beat you.

Title- Last Chance Summary- Robyn and her friends had a fund raiser for the animal shelter. Robyn ended up putting the money on a desk to count it but instead of counting it they wnet downstairs to get some food and Robyn forgot her keys so she went back upstairs and two boys ran out of the room so Robyn went in and the boys had taken some money. **
 * March 3rd


 * 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. **

The list of characters would be -Robyn -Kristen Stuart would be a good choice for Robyn because she is a very puzzled character and Kristen can act a puzzled person very well. -Nick -Ashton Kutcher would be a good choice for Nick because the description of Nick is almost identical to Ashton and Nick is a trouble person and Ashton would be a good choice. -Morgan -Jennifer Aniston would be my choice for Morgan because Morgan is a very put together and so is Jennifer. -Billy -Kellen Lutz would play Billy because Billy is a very strong but sweet person and so is Kellen. -Lois -Jennifer Garner would play Lois because she is a professional and so is Jennifer.

Title- Last Chance Summary- Someone had stolen money, or touched it at least, from the charity event while it was in the office. Robyn thought that it must have been Nick because he had taken money from a charity event before, so she thought it must have been him for sure. So Robyn walked out into the field right up to the picnic table that Nick and all of his friends were sitting at and pulled Nick away from them, even though his friends had other ideas of what they were talking about. Robyn told Nick if he puts it back now she will not tell Kathy, Nick gave her a funny look and she said it again. Nick denied all of it and walks away. Q-What is the author trying to tell you about life in this story? Defend this moral. A- I think what the author is trying to tell me is that life isn't always fairy tales and easy as pie, because in the book all the kids go through a lot of rough times. I think the moral in the book is life is hard but it still goes on because of all the rough times they go through.
 * March 8th**

Title- Last Chance Summary- Robyn decided to tell Kathy about the stolen money, and was told to go get Nick so that Kathy could talk to him. As Robyn was going out to get him for Kathy, Nick was standing with someone and slipping money through a fence to him. Once Nick and the guy on the other side of the fence saw Robyn they both stopped talking. Robyn told Nick that Kathy wanted him in her office right now. Nick turned around and told the guy to leave but he didn't and so Nick came out with, "Now Joey!!" After Nick went in Kathy's office Robyn herd Kathy yelling saying that he knew better then this and that she was going to tell some Ed guy, Nick seemed very scared about all of this. Question: Do you think that the title fits the story? Give your opinion with reasons to support. Yes I think the title fits with the story because it is Nicks __Last Chance__ to admit to steeling money.
 * March 10th**

Title- Cupcake Author- Rachel Cohn Summary- A girl named CC moved to New York with her half brother Danny. She is trying to get in a culinary arts school (Chefs School), but she has a lot more on her mind. She has been told New York has the best cappuccino so she is on a quest to find the best cappuccino, but so far nothing, she is also fighting the heart break of a break up with her boyfriend shrimp.
 * March 15th

Question- List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain Answer- Broke up with her boyfriend, can't find a good cappuccino, trying to get into a school of culinary arts. The most life changing for CC would have to be the break up with Shrimp because after that she moved because she couldn't handle seeing him anymore. **