Litracy Blog Number 3- Spring Break 2013

 

     This Spring Break doesn't feel like all the other Spring Breaks because we have SNOW on the ground. I am still really excited for Spring Break because I have some fun days planned! My grandpa is taking me, my brother and my cousin out for breakfast one day and I am really looking forward to it because I haven't seen my cousin in along time so it will be fun to catch up with him. Also, I am going to the mall with my friend to go shopping at Polo Park and then we are going to see the movie "Identity Thief" which will be fun because I have watched the trailer and it looks like such a funny movie, after the movie we are going to have a sleepover which will be really funny cause we get along really well and we have the same interests so it`s always easy to find something to do. We are also going out for supper with our friends at Boston Pizza that we haven't seen in a while which will be fun . I am really excited for Spring Break because I haven't been busy for a while and it will be fun just to relax and hang out with friends. I wish their was no snow for Spring Beak because then we could do more things but I'm just hoping the weather will be nice so we can enjoy the outdoors. Other than that I just plan to sleep in everyday.

 

I chose this picture because it is a very bright picture and I'm excited for Spring Break. For some reason it doesn't feel like it is going to be Spring Break next week but it is, so when I saw this picture I was getting more into the feeling that is Spring Break next week. I chose this picture too because the sparklers remind me of Canada Day and summer and that is something that I want to come soon because I have an amazing summer planned too. So seeing this picture is getting me excited for two things. I really like Spring Break because it is giving you a break just in the middle of the school year just to relax and do whatever you want. It`s giving you a break from all your school because after Spring Beak everything goes crazy because you are getting ready for you exams and concerts.

 

 

I also chose this picture because I am going to be seeing a lot of friends I haven`t seen in a while which will be fun. So this picture is representing all the things I am going to be doing with all my friends. I am really excited to see all my friends because we have been planning this for a long time so talking about it is making me even more excited. I wish we could see them more but we can`t because we are all really busy with school and sports, so during Spring Break all the sports are winding down so we always plan a day during Spring Break to see each other.

 

Literacy Blog Post Number 3

     In today's blog post we need to talk about something we like about our book. I am reading the book "That Summer", By: Sarah Dessen. Something I like about the book is how the author describes stuff. she is very descriptive and I'm never asking myself where it is or anything because the author always says all the details we need to know. Also, she always tells us how the characters are feeling so you don't need to try to and guess, even if she doesn't tell you exactly how their feeling just by the description you can clearly tell. when describing stuff she always is super descriptive and I like that because many times when you read some books they never tell you things and that is what I dislike about something things. Also, in this book the story is very easy to follow along and I'm never unsure of anything or questioning what is happening. That is one key thing in a book that needs to happen, you need to be able to know what is going on and some authors can't do that so it makes the book very confusing. Sarah Dessen did a really good job writing this book and those are the reason why I really like. I like the main idea about it and what is happening in the book, so the makes it better.

Literacy Blog Number 2- Semester 2

     For Today's Blog Post we have to make a connection between something in our book to something that we have experienced. I am relating a part in my book which is the part when she refers to a summer that she will never forget. When I first saw this book and I read the title I thought about the Summer that I will never forget. Going into the first couple chapters nothing that happened in the book has happened to me. I am more just relating to all the times when she talks about the Summer that she will never forget. She always talks about her sisters ex boyfriend and how she felt that she really connected with her. Now she thinks everything has changed because her dad got re-married and her sister is getting married to. everything is falling apart. I can relate to this because in the Summer of July 2010 we went to our friends cottage in Netley Creek with 6 families. 12 adults and 17 children. We went for a weekend and I will never forget that Summer because that is the summer that us kids all bonded and got closer. We went swimming, tubing, and played games. I wish we would have a summer like that again because now that we are all getting older we never see each other anymore and we are all starting to drift apart. So, every time she talks about wishing that summer would come back I can relate to that because I wish the Summer of 2010 would happen again and we can all see each other.

Literacy Blog #1- Semester 2

     Hi, My name is Sarah and I am in Grade 9. I am making this blog for my Grade 9 English Class. One of my favourite books is Tori by Design. It is about a girl who moves from Winnipeg to New York. The author of the book is a Winnipeg Author. I liked the book because it is not to difficult to read and you can understand what is going on in the book. One of my favourite movies is either New Years Eve or Pitch Perfect. I like these movies because they are always to follow along and their are some good parts in it. I like movies that have some real life stuff to do with them. Also, when you can relate somewhat to movie it is better I find. My favourite thing is Summer because you can travel places and hangout with your friends all the time and its nice and hot outside. I don't mind Winter but seeing we live in Winnipeg it is always so cold and nobody ever wants to go outside. One thing I have always wanted to do is go swimming with Dolphins in Hawaii! I don't know why it has just been something I have always wanted to do.

    

 

     The book I am reading is called " that summer " by Sarah Dessen. I'm on  the 5th chapter but what I have learnt about the book. Its about a girl who is looking back at a summer that she will never forget. Her dad got re-married and her perfect sister was getting married too. The book starts off with her dad getting married and she just keeps referring to that summer so I think the book is starting in the past and coming forward to the present. She thinks everything is going to quickly and she just wants everything to slow down. She always refers to this one boy that her sister dated and everyone liked. A prediction I have made is that maybe he will come back and she will fall for him.

 

     One of the main characters that we know the most about it is Haven. Haven is fifteen years old and already six-feet-tall. Looking at the picture on the cover of the book she has brown hair but they have never said anything in the book. I am just making an observation by looking at the cover of the book. from the first couple chapters of the book it seems like Haven has a really nice personality. She cares a lot about other people and always want them to be happy. Her and her sister Ashley don't have the greatest relationship but they still are sisters. Haven has a mom and her dad that got re-married to the women they call " weather pet". Haven always talks about how she doesn't like being six-feet-tall and wishes she was shorter. Not knowing so much about the character was hard finding a character who could play Haven if it would come out in a movie but I thought maybe Selena gomez or China Ann Mcclain. the only thing about having Selena Gomez may be her age but I think either one of them would be able to play Haven.

 

In the book 'That Summer' they live in a town called Lakeview because that is a place Haven always refers too. I think it takes place not to long ago because by the descriptions and everything it is things that we have done or see in movies that have not happened long ago. We know for sure that it takes place during the summer because they always talk about being outside. It is talking about Haven and her life and how she sees things. When reading the first couple chapters and thinking of the setting it reminded me of when we went on a vacation. We went to our friends cottage and their were six families and we all stayed their for a weekend, all the kids had a good time and the adults did too. we went swimming and tubing and it is a Summer I will never forget because I was with people that I know and we all got along well and had a good time and we all enjoyed hanging out with each other. I wish every Summer was like that Summer. So, just reading about those settings in the book made me relate back to that one Summer I will never forget.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary Blog Number 10

Chapter 5 Questions:

1. Gillespie did not like the way Virgil interrupted him when Mr. Endicott was in his Office talking about Mantoli. That's why he had strong hostility against him at the beginning of the chapter.

2. Virgil Tibbs respected him and acted very calm towards Gillespie as he yelled at him. He did not make a big scene about it, he just got up and left.

3. Frank Schubert is the mayor of Wells. Frank and Gillespie disagree on keeping Virgil in town. Franks wants him to Virgil in town to help with the crime but Gillespie disagrees and wants him out. Frank convinces Gillespie to keep Virgil in town because Frank told Gillespie that no matter what happens with the crime if it is solved or unsolved Virgil will get blamed for it and because he has no police power here Gillespie will get the credit for it.

4. a) "To Gillespie's intense relief, he didn't smell." Gillespie did not like the smell of black people and he thought since Virgil had been walking for awhile in the hot sun he figured he would have a bad odour and smell, but he didn't end up smelling from Gillespie's view.

  b) "If Chief Morris asked me to," Tibbs replied promptly, "I'd go to England and look for Jack the Ripper." I think Virgil responded the way he did because in Pasadena they respect each other very much and would do anything for them. So when Gillespie said his Chief said he would he said that because he would do anything for his chief.

 c) "They had a murder here this morning. They don't know what to do about it, so they're using me for a fall guy." Virgil says this because he probably knows that if anything goes wrong he will be blamed for this. that is probably the meaning behind saying " they're using me as a fall guy". saying he is the they will all blame is nothing good comes out of him staying and helping.

d) " I don't want to be conspicuous." He doesn't want to be noticed by people because if people see him driving the police car they would think he stole it or something because strangers just walking down the street don't know why he is actually there so he doesn't want to make a big scene.   

e) " I can give you some good references," Tibbs answered. "They're in California. San Quentin."
He is saying that he knows people that have had him as a police officer or something and know that he has done a good job and could use them as references.

5. Grace Endicott reacted the same way that Mr.Endicott reacted when meeting Virgil. She reacted very kind and polite, treated him like he wasn't different in anyway. She treated him the opposite way that Gillespie treated him.

6. Eric Kaufmann is Mantoli's associate and manager. Eric's alibi is he was in town for the first part of the evening then he had to leave town around ten to go to Atlanta, he got to Atlanta around two thirty in the morning and stopped at a hotel for sleep. He was awake when he got the call about Mantoli.

7. Sam felt very bad for Duena. They first got outside and just sat their very quietly but then Duena asked Sam some questions. Sam did his best to answer the questions. Sam wanted to answer those question the best he could without causing anymore pain. He wanted to comfort her and put his arm around her but he knew he couldn't. So he tried his best in how he answered the questions without making her more upset then she already was with the death of her father. Some characteristics of Duena are she seems like a very genlte person, example as said in the book " she spoke softly, but her words were clear, distinct, and unafraid". She also seemed very strong because she was handling the death of her father very well because she was OK with answering some questions about it.

8. One big thing that has been added to the plot is Virgil Tibbs staying and helping with solving the murder. For us wondering what is going to happen. Some secondary plots would be learning about the three new characters in the book Duena Mantoli, Eric Kaufmann and Frank Schubert.

Literary blog number 9

1. Sam wood is the police officer that is on the night shift.

2. His character is an average character because by hearing his name it isn't like a name that stands out, it just fits in with everyones. Also, his character is someone strong becasuse the name resembles the characters and the word "wood" is something that is strong and bulk. Also, he is casual and easy going because the name Sam is something that is shortened from a longer name so you can tell he is easy going because his name is shorter. ALso, he has been a police officer for about 3 years.

3. Delroes Purdy is considered ' white trash' in the book because she lives in the poorer end of town. She seems stuck-up and wanting all the attention because hse was standing in her front window naked.

4. The man working at the diner is namede Ralph. He seems like a nice person because he was asking him how his shift was. He also seems to have small hands because when same out his hands down on the counter he said he wished he had solid hands like Sam.

5. He was talking to Sam and told him that black people act like animals with all the food that they eat when they come into the diner.Saying white people are more like the actual humans on this planet adn black people to aanilmals. He is using a metaphor comparing black people to animals. He is comparing them because he is probably saying black people come in and eat all of his food and eat as much as anilmals do.

6. The big event that is coming into the city is the Orchestra.

7. The name of the city that takes place in the book is called Wells.

8. The person that was killed was named Manolie.

I am done Tori by Design and I am onto a new book that was suggested to me by Jessica called L.A Candy By: Lauren Conrad. I am only on the first couple of chapters but so far it is a really good book. Their are two main characters Jane and Scarlett and they have just moved two L.A and they are living together in a little apartment. If you like Drama Romance kind of books you would like the LAuren Conrad series.