Sabotage Peterson pages 176-192 minutes read: 20-30
" 'Don't worry, boy, if there's a million dollars worth of gold coins, I'll share' " (page 177) "Jonah looked at it [the chest], did a double take, and then glanced down into the open chest.
'Paintbrushes?' Jonah said in disbelief, 'Who bothers carrying art supplies halfway across the world!' " (pg. 183)
In the section that I read today Jonah was hoping for lots of treasure in what seemed to be a treasure chest on the beach, but as it turns out it he found a chest full of paint brushes. Have you ever been expecting something you really wanted but found the complete opposite?
I have so many times that I lost count. One time my family and I went to go see a movie, I was hoping to go see this really cool popular movie, but when my dad went to go pick up the tickets I found out that he bought tickets to a kids cartoon movie. It was okay but I would have much rather seen the other movie.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Readers Response & Vocabulary
Vocab.
apprehension- anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
heinous- hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
hypnagogic-inducing sleep; of or pertaining to drowsiness
Readers Response Sabotage Peterson pages 136- 176 30+ min.
"You're being paranoid, Jonah told himself" (page 169) Jonah was walking into the woods alone following tracers when he thought this. He had just received a message from someone in the future but he didn't know whether or not the message came from a good guy or a bad one. So he was being cautious hoping that if the person was bad (he's convinced that he is) he would come out from behind a tree and scare him, or even worse.
If sure we've all been paranoid before. I usually get paranoid while I'm watching one of my sister's crime shows after she leaves the TV on. though nothing bad ever happens I still get a little paranoid while I'm watching it if no one is home. I'll turn on some light and lock the door during commercials( but I never get up to get the remote and change the channel for some reason...huh I don't think I ever thought of doing that one before) But the thing about being paranoid is that what you scared of never really happens (and if it does than it's not called being paranoid) But don't get me wrong, I do understand why Jonah has the right to be paranoid at this point and I'm sure when you're paranoid you've got your reasons it's just that there is this bible verse ( yes I do read the bible, sorry if you aren't a Christian but last time I checked this was my readers response any way) Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" So if we are paranoid we shouldn't be because God is with us even when we walk through some pretty scary places. Kayla
apprehension- anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
heinous- hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
hypnagogic-inducing sleep; of or pertaining to drowsiness
Readers Response Sabotage Peterson pages 136- 176 30+ min.
"You're being paranoid, Jonah told himself" (page 169) Jonah was walking into the woods alone following tracers when he thought this. He had just received a message from someone in the future but he didn't know whether or not the message came from a good guy or a bad one. So he was being cautious hoping that if the person was bad (he's convinced that he is) he would come out from behind a tree and scare him, or even worse.
If sure we've all been paranoid before. I usually get paranoid while I'm watching one of my sister's crime shows after she leaves the TV on. though nothing bad ever happens I still get a little paranoid while I'm watching it if no one is home. I'll turn on some light and lock the door during commercials( but I never get up to get the remote and change the channel for some reason...huh I don't think I ever thought of doing that one before) But the thing about being paranoid is that what you scared of never really happens (and if it does than it's not called being paranoid) But don't get me wrong, I do understand why Jonah has the right to be paranoid at this point and I'm sure when you're paranoid you've got your reasons it's just that there is this bible verse ( yes I do read the bible, sorry if you aren't a Christian but last time I checked this was my readers response any way) Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" So if we are paranoid we shouldn't be because God is with us even when we walk through some pretty scary places. Kayla
Monday, February 21, 2011
What A Crapy Birthday
Well today is my sisters birthday, but it didn't go the way any of us wanted it to at first my mom was going to take my sister on a big fishing trip, but the school made today a make-up day. Then she was supposed to have her hardest class, very smart math class. But this morning around 2:30 am my dog, Ava started to have a seizure, and she wouldn't stop. My parents took her to the pet ER while I was asleep. The vet told us that Ava was actually trying to turn over to stand up strait even though she already was. The vet thought that Ava had a inner ear problem possibly caused by a brain tumor. After waiting all day for Ava to show improvement, the vet said that the best decision would be to put her down. So around 6:10 tonight, we did so. We are all very sad and Ava will be missed very much. She has been our dog since I was in kindergarten (almost 8 years). My sister will get a do-over birthday soon and we will all be sad and out of sorts for at least the next few days. Here are some pictures and a video of her.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Readers Response & Vocabulary
Vocabulary.
ululate- To howl, as a dog or a wolf
deft - dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
antithesis- opposition; contrastSabotage Margret Peterson 30 min. pages 100-130
As Katherine and Jonah are talking back and forth about what they want right now being soaking wet, cold, and hungry, Andrea says fiercely "Stop it! That just makes it worse, wishing for things you can't have. You know?" (page 114)
Whether you're talking about being dry like Jonah or wishing your parents were still alive like Andrea it still is true.
Over winter break (wow it seems like all of my connections are about winter break ;p) my grandma gave my cousins and I this "great" idea to go hiking in the woods behind her house. So we took off for a short hour long trip to look around a bit. i knew we were short on time so after half an hour i suggested we start to head back. they wouldn't listen though and kept on walking about 10 minutes later i start to hear thunder and soon everyone else hears it too. so we turn around and start running back up the path. but there were so many forks on the trail that we ended up taking a wrong turn somewhere. all i could think was "if only we had a cell phone" or "if only they would have listened to me earlier" or "if only grandma didn't suggest we go hiking" and a few other things like that. but now that i think about it, the more things i wish could be changed the less i focused on how to get out. we eventually found a break in the trees and came out to a corn field had to walk a mile in the thick mud trying to make sure my little cousin was okay. we came to a road that looked familiar to my cousins and had to walk 10 minutes up the road to get to my grandparents house.
I'm going to be late for soccer practice thanks for reading, Kayla
ululate- To howl, as a dog or a wolf
deft - dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
antithesis- opposition; contrastSabotage Margret Peterson 30 min. pages 100-130
As Katherine and Jonah are talking back and forth about what they want right now being soaking wet, cold, and hungry, Andrea says fiercely "Stop it! That just makes it worse, wishing for things you can't have. You know?" (page 114)
Whether you're talking about being dry like Jonah or wishing your parents were still alive like Andrea it still is true.
Over winter break (wow it seems like all of my connections are about winter break ;p) my grandma gave my cousins and I this "great" idea to go hiking in the woods behind her house. So we took off for a short hour long trip to look around a bit. i knew we were short on time so after half an hour i suggested we start to head back. they wouldn't listen though and kept on walking about 10 minutes later i start to hear thunder and soon everyone else hears it too. so we turn around and start running back up the path. but there were so many forks on the trail that we ended up taking a wrong turn somewhere. all i could think was "if only we had a cell phone" or "if only they would have listened to me earlier" or "if only grandma didn't suggest we go hiking" and a few other things like that. but now that i think about it, the more things i wish could be changed the less i focused on how to get out. we eventually found a break in the trees and came out to a corn field had to walk a mile in the thick mud trying to make sure my little cousin was okay. we came to a road that looked familiar to my cousins and had to walk 10 minutes up the road to get to my grandparents house.
I'm going to be late for soccer practice thanks for reading, Kayla
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Readers Response
The Almighty Essay Trip Gabriel 5 min. pg. 1-3
"Is this really fair?" (pg. 2) Some colleges decide who gets in by their essays more than things like your grade point average. I don't think this is fair at all, because for my career choice is in music - not writing essays! So why should I be accepted by one stupid essay when I could have a perfect grade in marching band!?
Maybe because it's easier to look at one essay than your grade point average, all of your recommendations, and SAT scores, but I still think that's no excuse. If colleges do this than I wouldn't want to attend the college anyway because they want to take the lazy way out. And how you can get in by writing about tofu or humiliation and might make it onto college ahead of someone who wrote about a huge scientific discovery they made when they were 15makes me mad, too! You can treat the essay like a joke and still get in higher that a young genius doesn't seem fair to me!
"Is this really fair?" (pg. 2) Some colleges decide who gets in by their essays more than things like your grade point average. I don't think this is fair at all, because for my career choice is in music - not writing essays! So why should I be accepted by one stupid essay when I could have a perfect grade in marching band!?
Maybe because it's easier to look at one essay than your grade point average, all of your recommendations, and SAT scores, but I still think that's no excuse. If colleges do this than I wouldn't want to attend the college anyway because they want to take the lazy way out. And how you can get in by writing about tofu or humiliation and might make it onto college ahead of someone who wrote about a huge scientific discovery they made when they were 15makes me mad, too! You can treat the essay like a joke and still get in higher that a young genius doesn't seem fair to me!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Readers Response
Sabotaged Haddix 30 min. Pages 55-100
Have you ever been in a place where years ago something bad happened and you feel like it could happen again to you? Like the person who did all of the bad things could walk behind you and do it all again? Well I have and so did Jonah in this book.
On page 84 Jonah thinks "It feels like something bad happened here... and maybe it's not over" He's standing in the ruins of a tracer village- originally perfectly fine but, because of a time traveler, it was now ruins. He can't help but think of all of the negatives and the dangers that could happen at any moment- at any second.
I've felt that way, too.
Over the winter break I went to my grandparent's house in Indiana. We decided to walk across the frozen lake to a deserted summer camp building. All the doors were locked but there was a broken window so my sisters and cousins started climbing in. Me, being the cautious girl I am, decided to wait outside. Well after a while after my sisters giving more reasons to be scared outside then in, I crawled through the window. The inside of that place was destroyed, and it looked like it had happened recently. The whole time we were there all I could think was how messed up the people who did this were and what if they came back again. Eventually the feeling ended when we left that horrid place, but I might never forget that feeling that someone's watching you waiting for just the right moment to strike.
I felt that connection to the book in that way and all I want to do now is keep reading, Kayla
Have you ever been in a place where years ago something bad happened and you feel like it could happen again to you? Like the person who did all of the bad things could walk behind you and do it all again? Well I have and so did Jonah in this book.
On page 84 Jonah thinks "It feels like something bad happened here... and maybe it's not over" He's standing in the ruins of a tracer village- originally perfectly fine but, because of a time traveler, it was now ruins. He can't help but think of all of the negatives and the dangers that could happen at any moment- at any second.
I've felt that way, too.
Over the winter break I went to my grandparent's house in Indiana. We decided to walk across the frozen lake to a deserted summer camp building. All the doors were locked but there was a broken window so my sisters and cousins started climbing in. Me, being the cautious girl I am, decided to wait outside. Well after a while after my sisters giving more reasons to be scared outside then in, I crawled through the window. The inside of that place was destroyed, and it looked like it had happened recently. The whole time we were there all I could think was how messed up the people who did this were and what if they came back again. Eventually the feeling ended when we left that horrid place, but I might never forget that feeling that someone's watching you waiting for just the right moment to strike.
I felt that connection to the book in that way and all I want to do now is keep reading, Kayla
Readers Response
so since i was sick wensday i now have 2 readers responses due by midnight today( i know i'm stupid ;p) so instead of reading i went snowboarding down some random persons drive way with Anne-Marie (you can blame her for this stupidity) then i fell on my butt (so did she) so now i am on her couch with a sore tush here's a typed conversation we did so i would be able to do my readers response fun and easily...
Me "i went snowboarding down some random persons drive way with Anne-Marie (you can blame her for this stupidity)"
Anne Marie types..."i feel so loved(note the sarcasm)"
ME "(she's sitting next to me) (stalker)"
Anne Marie types..."yeah i am... hey i'm not a stalker"
Me" no but you are interupting my homework!!!"
Anne"yay! my mission is over!!!"
Me " but mine isn't now stop taking the laptop!!!!"
Anne" fine, but this isn't over. remember the cardboarding." (snowboarding on cardboard)
so this reader's response is to prove that when life gives you a deadline you change the subject ;p
Thx for reading, Kayla
Me "i went snowboarding down some random persons drive way with Anne-Marie (you can blame her for this stupidity)"
Anne Marie types..."i feel so loved(note the sarcasm)"
ME "(she's sitting next to me) (stalker)"
Anne Marie types..."yeah i am... hey i'm not a stalker"
Me" no but you are interupting my homework!!!"
Anne"yay! my mission is over!!!"
Me " but mine isn't now stop taking the laptop!!!!"
Anne" fine, but this isn't over. remember the cardboarding." (snowboarding on cardboard)
so this reader's response is to prove that when life gives you a deadline you change the subject ;p
Thx for reading, Kayla
TEXAS SNOW!!!!!!!!
It's snowing, it's snowing
my old man is snoring
he went to bed and
he's still in bed and
he didn't get up while it was snowing
;p ;p
But I did lucky for us so here are some pictures for you
my old man is snoring
he went to bed and
he's still in bed and
he didn't get up while it was snowing
;p ;p
But I did lucky for us so here are some pictures for you
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Readers Response #1
Sabotaged Haddix 5 min. Pages 49 - 54
*SPOILER ALERT*
Have you ever done some thing you weren't supposed to for the better of the people you love or perhaps yourself? Well in this book, Andrea tries to change the time travel date from the sixteenth century to just a year before so that she can save her adopted parents from dieing in a car crash. Well instead of doing that she losses the Elucidator (time travel machine) and gets herself and the other 2 main characters stuck in an unknown year to late to save the history of Virginia Dare (a.k.a. Andrea). To add onto her bad luck she finds out that time travel won't even allow her to go back a year to save her parents because she already existed (paradox of the doubles). So right now she is devastated because of the double bad luck that she received and she still has to find the Elucidator, get to the right time, save herself, and save history!
*SPOILER ALERT*
Have you ever done some thing you weren't supposed to for the better of the people you love or perhaps yourself? Well in this book, Andrea tries to change the time travel date from the sixteenth century to just a year before so that she can save her adopted parents from dieing in a car crash. Well instead of doing that she losses the Elucidator (time travel machine) and gets herself and the other 2 main characters stuck in an unknown year to late to save the history of Virginia Dare (a.k.a. Andrea). To add onto her bad luck she finds out that time travel won't even allow her to go back a year to save her parents because she already existed (paradox of the doubles). So right now she is devastated because of the double bad luck that she received and she still has to find the Elucidator, get to the right time, save herself, and save history!
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