Friday, 1 March 2013
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.
Sunday, 24 February 2013
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.
Sunday, 16 December 2012
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.
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.
Friday, 7 December 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
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.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Literary Bolg Nuber 8
I am partners with Sahmara and during our brainstorm session we came up with some ideas. Some of our ideas are:
1) You follow a bunch of different types of schools without them knowing and have a bunch of hidden cameras and their is someone who is disguised and they take a walk through the school and see which school helps them out the most and give them a good time, every week a school gets disqualified and the school at the end that wins gets a choice of renovations, money, school supplies or so gym equipment. We chose it because we have never really seen a reality TV show about schools.I think the TV show would probably be on a channel like TLC. This show would probably be shown on a Monday night during Prime Time. I think more moms would find this show interesting because then they can see what kind of schools are out there.
2) There is a group of teenagers that get chosen and they have to design outfits of the judges choice for their model and the models have to wear exactly what the teenagers chose, the teenager then has describes the outfit to the judges and the judges give them a mark out of 10 each so a total mark out of 50 and the teenager with the lowest score gets disqualified. The show would start off with 15 teenagers either girls or guys. The show would probably last about a couple months. The winner would win a cash prize and a chance to meet their favourite celebrity. This show would be targeted towards more teenagers and be on probably on a Sunday night also during prime time.
1) You follow a bunch of different types of schools without them knowing and have a bunch of hidden cameras and their is someone who is disguised and they take a walk through the school and see which school helps them out the most and give them a good time, every week a school gets disqualified and the school at the end that wins gets a choice of renovations, money, school supplies or so gym equipment. We chose it because we have never really seen a reality TV show about schools.I think the TV show would probably be on a channel like TLC. This show would probably be shown on a Monday night during Prime Time. I think more moms would find this show interesting because then they can see what kind of schools are out there.
2) There is a group of teenagers that get chosen and they have to design outfits of the judges choice for their model and the models have to wear exactly what the teenagers chose, the teenager then has describes the outfit to the judges and the judges give them a mark out of 10 each so a total mark out of 50 and the teenager with the lowest score gets disqualified. The show would start off with 15 teenagers either girls or guys. The show would probably last about a couple months. The winner would win a cash prize and a chance to meet their favourite celebrity. This show would be targeted towards more teenagers and be on probably on a Sunday night also during prime time.
Friday, 16 November 2012
Literary Blog Number 7
The TV show that I relate to Tori by design is "90210". IN the show "90210" Annie moves from Kanas to the big city of Beverly hills just like Tori moves from a small place to New York. Tori and Annie are alike because they both start of as friends with these boys and then starts to fall in love with them even though they are both already dating people. A difference between them is the drama, in Tori by design the drama is more with her family about the baby coming but in "90210" the drama is more about their relationships as friends. I think Annie and Tori are very alike because they both over react about stuff they find out about that is a shock to them. Both "90210" and Tori by design are full of drama but "90210" is more of the adult drama and for the teen ages but Tori by design is for teenagers but not for adults to read. It is more for just teenagers to read but "90210" can be for teenagers or adults to watch. Some more differences of the two are Tori by design has fewer characters then "90210". Also, in "90210" all the characters have different relationships and all know each other cause they all go to school together and have the same group of friends, but in Tori by design all the kids don't know each other and they all don't have relationships with each other.
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