Guess what, LeGrande? We’re starting to get VERY close to beginning work on our Book Videos! This is our 4th week of reading and responding to one another and soon you will need to begin writing your scripts, creating your storyboards and choosing images to illustrate your thoughts! And just to remind you, I hope that you have been taking AR tests on your project books as you finish them! Passing your quizzes is a nice little chunk of your project grade!
Hey there, JCMS and Mrs. Martin! I know that you won’t probably be dealing with this post until the end of the week, but I hope that your experience commenting on the “Week #3″ post will have been successful and that you’re ready to keep going! I want you to keep in mind that the ultimate product for you will be a booktalk, even if I keep prattling on about scripts for Book Videos. Really, those Book Video scripts ARE a booktalk! We just record ourselves and add some images instead of reading them live in front of people. Hopefully, I might be able to pay Mrs. Martin a visit later this year and get YOU set up for video creation!
Now, the part you’ve all been waiting for…THIS WEEK’S PROMPT! For this round, we’re going to think about the literary element of PLOT. Plot, of course, is the sequence of events in a work and I want you to practice zeroing in on an exciting event. Doing this will help with the scripts/booktalks that you students will be writing!
- When you’re creating your Book Videos/scripts in a week or so, we’re going to ask you to consider using a “cliffhanger” at the end to make viewers curious about what happens later on in your book. The videos and booktalks are supposed to persuade others to want to read the books that they are based on and what better way to do than than to leave the audience wanting more! Your job is to identify and describe an exciting plot point (aka EVENT) and then leave us with a couple of questions. To help you out, I’ve included the following example:
In Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Katsa is born “graced” – which means that she has a special skill. She has the Grace of killing and her uncle, King Randa, uses her as an enforcer to punish people who have wronged him in some way. Katsa, however, does not enjoy the errands that King Randa gives her, so she also spends time doing the work of the Council. They are a secret group that tries to right many wrongs within the Seven Kingdoms. While on a Council rescue mission, Katsa encounters a Graced fighter from the kingdom of Lienid. He is fascinating, but dangerous to her. Should she kill him to ensure that he will never be able to tells others that he saw her? Should she let him live to prove that she is not the monster many think her to be? If you want to find out, then read this book!
- You may use any book that you have read on our project list to respond to this prompt!
If you have questions, please feel free to ask me or Mrs. Scott to help you! I’ve been really impressed with some of your comments and responses so far. Keep up the good work!
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melanie h.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 12:38 pm
In my first book, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, she was living in Boston but she was in a bad wreck and had to move because she was “illegal.” She started missing her friends Kara and Locke, since. Since Jenna’s netbook “wasn’t working”, she went to her neighbors house and used his netbook. Jenna looked up Kara and Locke on the internet and found out where they are and more. The internet said that they are both… read the book to find out what happened to them and where they are now.
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Kinley D. ☺☻♥• Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I might have to look into this book.
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
This is a great book!
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maddie U Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I love this book! i read it almost 2 years ago and it still one of my favorites
you did a good job with the summary also!
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Michael L. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Interesting, very interesting, the book sounds like House of the Scorpian, but the setting of it is in Mexico
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
You know, Michael, I hadn’t connected those two books until you mentioned it! Most excellent observation, sir, and that comes from a dedicated “House of the Scorpion” fan.
Matt (HOS) and Jenna (AOJF) both come to some difficult realizations about who they are and how they came to be!
I think if you read this one you’d find that there are a great number of connections to be made between these thought-provoking books!
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Joni M.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 12:44 pm
KALEIDOSCOPE EYES!!
Lyza loves to visit her gramps. They explored many places in the attic. Gramps dies and becomes ill. While cleaning out the attic Lyza finds an envlope that says “FOR LYZA ONLY!!” What could be in the envlope?? To find out you will have to read this book… KALEIDOSCOPE EYES!!!!!
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Brianna R. Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Hey!! I am waiting to read this book!! Way to leave me wondering!! Do you think i’d like this book???
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Joni M. Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Well if you like Mysteries then yea!! Thanks!! And im almost finished!!!!
You’ll get it soon!!! (Like Monday!!)
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Brianna R. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Thanks!! I love mysteries so I will!!!
alanis c. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 9:49 am
wow! that souinds like a really good book ill have to read that some time do you think it a type of book i will like ???
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Lexi C. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Wow, this sounds like a great mystery story. I already know that i’ve got to read this.
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Yea, it is a great mystery!! I hope you will read this and like it!!!
Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Maybe.
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Talia D. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
This book sounds great I have got to read it. I hope its as good as you say it is.
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Thats great. and trust me it is!!
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Kevin I. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
it sounds interesting but also very sad. I do wonder what could be in the envelope, it sounds like a cool book and i might have to check it out.
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Yea you should you might like it!!
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Renee P. :)
// Sep 14, 2009 at 12:46 pm
In Artichoke’s heart by Suzanne Supplee,Rosemary doesn’t like her weight but she loves treats.Rosemary wants to lose her weight but her jouney turns out to be fat. She goes to the beauty shop and sees these girls that she wants to be.will she lose her weight and be a beautiful girl or will she keep her weight and live her life.If you want to find out, then read this book
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14snbryant Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Good explaination, I might read it!
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melanie h. Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
this seems like a good book, I wanna read it.
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Kelly S. Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 4:32 pm
This seems like its a good book, I might read it when your done :]
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 am
I LOVE THIS BOOK! And yes, I totally meant to shout.
Honestly, at the beginning I found Rosemary to be whiny and miserable, but as she finally starts “finding herself” then she develops into an amazing character.
I particularly think that girls would LOVE this book!
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mason m.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 12:51 pm
In absolute pressure, by Sigmund Brouwer, Ian was wanting to shoot an underwater video. After he is lowered down in the water by Uncle Gord the sharks are attracted with meat, bloody meat! Many sharks appear, then out of the dark sea a huge shaddow appears, the shadow of a great white shark. Once the shark starts ramming the cage a float pops off, then another. Soon one whole side is under water and the shark attacks. Will he survive of die is the jaws of the monsterous shark? Will his uncle help or be frozen in fear? There is only one way to find out and that is to read this amazing book
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Eddie H. Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I wont read that but it sounds like a good book. When u get finished will u tell me how it was and if u like it?
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mason m. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
best book ever, if your looking for a mystery, action, and suspense this is the perfect book.
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Jordan M. Reply:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Cool Mason that nice that really seems like absolute pressure.
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Brianna R.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:25 pm
My book is “I heart you, you haunt me.” In this book Ava and her boyfriend are hanging out with their friends at a place in the woods they found and then something bad happens?? Now, Ava has to live with this FOREVER!! Read this book to find out what happened!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Nice cliffhanger, Briana! This will be a good start on your script!
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Kinley D. ☺☻♥•
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm
In “I Heart you you haunt me” Ava and her boy friend are going to a place in the woods. In the woods something terrible happens and Ava loses her boyfriend what happens now that her boyfriend is gone????Read this book to find out.
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Laura D Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
ohh sounds like an awsome book! is that one of the biggest problem? Like is that what the whole book is about?
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Kinley Denton Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I don’t know you will just have to find out.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
You don’t know? Now, I know you don’t want to give too much away, Kinley, but I’m sure that you DO know.
Haley C Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:17 am
wow. This sounds like a very interesting book. I might have to read it now:) ahaha. Don’t leave me hanging like that. I have to know what happens now! ahaha. You have to post another comment about this book:)
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
This is one of the books that I think girls just LOVE. Well, and the occasional guy, but that’s beside the point at the moment.
It’s a quick read and Ava’s voice just cuts through you as you are reading! You really feel the empathy for everything she goes through.
It’s available in paperback, JCMS gals, if your library doesn’t have it!
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Justin S.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I heart you,
You haunt me.
Ava visits the place where her boyfriend had died.Her friends are having a party, she doesn’t feel right. She keeps imagining the way her boyfriend died over and over again. She runs to get away, but she stops to hear a familiar voice…
Who is it? To find out you must read:
I heart you,
You haunt me.
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Shawna S Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:27 am
This book sound really, really good. It kinda sounds like a horror/romance book. I hope the book turns up great, I may have to go check it out sometime!! ^^
Shawna S.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am
Some might say that there’s nothing scarier than falling in love, so I think you may be right about that description, Shawna!
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Eddie H.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers. An exciting plot is when Birdy and the third squad was driving down the road then BOOM! The humvee in front of Birdys had blown up and a civilian was injured and the ones in the humvee was killed. Birdy thinks that the paper bag that the humvee ran over had a bomb in it and was triggered by a cell phone one of the civilians had. Is Birdy right? Should they be more careful next time? Will it happen again? READ the book and find out.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 am
Very vivid description, Eddie!
I could practically see that happen!
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Jordan M.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:41 pm
My book is called Thirsty by M.T. Anderson. An exciting event that has happen in Thirsty is when there is a vampire jugding and she is sentenced to die for a murder.What there going to do with her is stab her in the chest with a streak,also they are having her tided down and letting her suffer because without blood she will die.Do you think they will excute her? will she go though with it ? want to find out? READ THIS BOOK !!
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tristain m. Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Jordan that sounds like a mysteries book and I might try to read it sometime.
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Maddie U. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Thirsty, i love this book!’
you did a really good job of getting the plot in too
good summary
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14snbryant
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:45 pm
In ” Kaleidoscope Eyes” Lyza’s (the main character) Gramps dies and leaves something behind for her to work on and allows her to go on an adventure. She was going through the attic stuff(of her Gramps) to see what she wanted. She remembered that her Gramps put her a package “JUST FOR LYZA!!!!” What is in the package? Why was the package was left for Lyza? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!!!!!!^_^
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Amber H. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Wow..great cliffhanger! THis is definitly something I would love to read! Great job Payton!(:
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14snbryant Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I’m not Payton!!!!! wat r u tlking about?
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Eryn G. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
This book sounds so cool I want to read this. So after I read the book for my project I will beg my mom to go to the library to look it up
Thanks for the suggestion 14snbryant
P.S nice decription with the exciting moment
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14snbryant Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Thanks!^_^
I am loving this book and i am getting ready to start the video. The book is good!!!!=0 Oh, and by the way U should read it because she has an awsome time with the package because it reminds her of her Gramps!!!! (hint hint)
P.S. That was nice!!!!!
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Shana O. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Well whats in the package!!! I want to know now!! What could be so important that it was left for her and not somone esle!!
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14snbryant Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 1:50 pm
The package has three maps in it and she was the only one who cared about those kinds of things!!!!
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ashley g.
// Sep 14, 2009 at 1:49 pm
A exiting plot point in the book is when her boyfriend jackson,came back to greet her.At first she thought it was just all in her head but it actually tirned out to make he happy again instead of being depressed.
Do u think ther e relashenship will last.
Do u think someone,or something will tear there relashen ship apart you will only know if u read the book.
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 15th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
What book? It sounds good, but you didn’t mention the title or the author.
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SierraJ Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Wow your book sounds like it keeps you turning pages!! What is your book title and who is the author????
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Taylor R Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:48 am
the summary sounds very interesting. i want to read the book now ! but what is the title?
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M. Blancet
// Sep 17, 2009 at 10:38 am
In No More Dead Dogs by Gordan Korman, Wallace Wallace the football hero gets detention and put in the drama club for making fun of the teachers favorite book. He has to quit fooftball until he writes his report about the book. While he is in the drama club he thinks someone from the football team is trying to sabotouge the school play. Will Wallace ever write his report to get back in football. Will he find the culprit who is terrorizing the school play read this hilariosue book to find out.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 am
My own kids have heard me ramble ON and ON about how much I love this book, but I thought I’d share the love with you, too!
This book makes me laugh out loud EVERY time that I read it (and I think I’m up to 3 or 4)!
Who is your favorite character?
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Haley C
// Sep 17, 2009 at 10:51 am
An exciting part in “Sweethearts” was when Jenna Vaughn starts to remember her old life before high school with Cameran Quick, in elementary school as Jenifer. Her memories take her back, and reminde her how much she longs for Cameran to come back, and what happend between them. She beggs for a explination. So what explination does she want? Why does she long for Cameran Quick and what happend to him? Why is this such an exciting part?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
That certainly is one of the central mysteries of the book!
Why IS this such an exciting part?
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Maddie U.
// Sep 17, 2009 at 10:54 am
In the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Nobody Owens has lived in the graveyard since he was a baby. When a mysterious murderer kills his parents as and infant and he escapes, ghosts take him and raise him in the graveyard. When the twists and turns of the Graveyard and Real life begin to clash, what side will he want to be on? live in the graveyard forever? or try to act like a normal kid in the real world? Will he live his life and wait for his time in the graveyard as a ghost? In a world the Nobody Owens doesnt quite understand will he be able to leave the graveyard and his “family” behind? Read the book to find out….!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am
That may be one of the BEST student descriptions of this book that I have read! I’m a big fan of this author in general and this book in particular.
Rock on, Maddie!
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Hannah B. - JCMS
// Sep 17, 2009 at 11:03 am
Katniss is now in the Hunger Games. It’s worse than she expected. After being sheltered and well-fed at the Capitol for days, she is suddenly dropped in the middel of this forest. Dying of thirst, she begins a quest for water. Will she die of thirst, or will another tribute kill her first?
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jordan g ---- lges Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Hi Hannah B. my name is Jordan G. from lges. From the little description you have told on this book i am already wondering what will happen next. thanks for the request!!!!!
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Hannah B. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:15 am
No problem, Jordan G. The Hunger Games is an awesome book! I’ve read it a million times, but I still love to read it! Dude, I can’t wait to read the sequal!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
Oh my goodness! I’m going to have to read “Catching Fire” AGAIN because I tore through it so fast.
And then I almost threw it off my porch because I was so upset at the end! The cliffhanger is a DOOZY!
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E. Garrett
// Sep 17, 2009 at 11:10 am
An exciting moment in my book I choose is : Troy fell asleep on his sleeping bag in the woods after he left home for other resons,he has a dream about his dead mother and his big brother. And the day his brother died.There is a fire and he can see it in his dream, and he hears someone talking saying shhhh! the angle is sleeping.
Two questions my adunce might ask is: who is talking?
and: what does a fire have to do with anything in this story?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
Uh oh, Eryn!
You forgot to tell the other students the title of your book!
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jordan g ---- lges
// Sep 17, 2009 at 3:35 pm
In DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE by peter Abrahams, Ingrid lives in a town called Echo Falls. Ingrid is a pationate actress and loves to play soccer. one day while Ingrid was running to soccer practice she lost her way and ended up in the flats. There she meet Craked- up Katie. The next day Craked-up Katie was murdered. And Ingrid’s red puma soccer cleats were gone!!! WHO killed Craked-up Katie? WILL Ingrid get her cleats back? WHAT will happen? find out in DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE!!!!!!!
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Joni M. Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Hey, this sounds familiar like, (what is it…) Alice and the Wonderland (that’s it!!
) Thats kool!! Way to leave me hanging!! That makes me wana find out what is gona happen!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
There is a very definite connection to “Alice in Wonderland” in this book, Joni, but it veers quite a distance from that novel to be it’s own unique experience!
It’s a GREAT mystery and I wish more people would read it! It is SO worth it.
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:35 am
I have recently started this one and I really like it so far, but I’m not even at the half way point yet, so it will be a while before I make my final decisions.
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Laura D
// Sep 17, 2009 at 4:49 pm
title-”Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
(chapter nine)
Tom and his little brother, Sid where in their beds by half past nine. Except Tom was not asleep he was waiting for Sid to be asleep 1 Then he would be on his way to the graveyard with Huck, the town drunk’s son. To get rid of worts, untill they saw an old fasion lamp light flickering in the middle of the darkness. They thought it was 3 devils, tom started praying, since he knew how to.[Tom went to church Huck didnt.] Untill Huck stoped Tom, it wasnt devils it was hoss and 2 other men!!!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 am
Laura, I have to say that I’m surprised that you chose to read “Tom Sawyer”! It’s an excellent book, but I don’t see many students freely choosing the classics these days.
I’d love to know what persuaded you to choose it!
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Way to go for the classic!
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Brandon S.
// Sep 17, 2009 at 8:19 pm
My book is called absolute preassure and a boy named ian dives under water to a sunken ship to hide a treassure chest with one hundred dollars in it wraped in plastic so it cant get wet. Other people who paid to go diving will get a chance to find it and gets to keep it.will they ever find the money? who will find it?
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Logan k Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am
This sounds like a suspensful part of the book. It could make sit on the edge of your seat to figure out what happens next in your book. I dont know about you but I would like to get in that ship to get that money.
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tristain m.
// Sep 17, 2009 at 8:43 pm
In The Gravyard Book Nobody Owens a young adult is fighting these men called the Jacks who is responsible for hid families murder. They always finish what they started and Bod is a loose end to tie up. These men have followed him from when he was a baby. When the stealthiest of the Jacks kills his family and he lives in the graveyard his whole life. If you want to find out what happens next you’ll have to read it yourself.
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alek B Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:16 am
wow this book sounds preety kool. ill have to check it out (HAHA ITS A PUN check it out)
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:02 am
You’re HILARIOUS, Alek.
You’re more than welcome to LITERALLY check it out anytime!
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Elliot R. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:19 am
hi Tristan i actually just finished the Graveyard book for my book project
its really good, and mine and your summary’s tell both sides of the story. yours covering the Jacks mine covering the Graveyard and Real World delema… good job on your summary by the way !
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Brandon S. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
sounds good
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Michael G.
// Sep 17, 2009 at 11:08 pm
In ”No More Dead Dogs” By Gordan Korman, Wallace Wallace is an 8th grade boy who never told lies , Because his father always told lies, and is known for being the star of the football team, The Giants. In Literacy class, He is assigned to write down his opinon of the book,”Old Shep, My Pal”. However, He brings his true and bad opinon of the book , So his Literacy Teacher, Mr. Fogleman, gives him detention, And he is to make a play out of the book. And Because of that, He is not to play The Giants again until his detention is over. However, The Play turns into chaos when Wallace adds a few changes to the scripts ; And He is accused of the messes during the rehearsals. However, Wallace saids he didn’t do them, And He thinks that one of The Other Giants done them, Because since they’re losing. ” Will Wallace find out who’s the real culprit?”, ” Will The play become a huge diaster?”, ” Is Wallace right about one of The Other Giants being the culprit ?” Read the book ,” No More Dead Dogs”, to find out .
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Good job, Michael!
Did you figure out who was sabotaging the play before the book revealed it? I was a little surprised by who it was!
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Amber H.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 7:39 am
The little boy in “all the the broken pieces” gets rescued by an american soilder and is taken to live in a new house with new people and a new being! During all these drastic changes he is the one who really starts feel like he is being changed! He feels like the war and all the american soilders dieing is his fault and people at school telling him it is doesn’t make it any better!
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simon T Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I feel bad for that little boy, i mean he didnt even do anything and theys all being haterz and racist against him, who would do that???
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alanis c.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 9:59 am
in my first project book hidly is a highschool reporter and she is trying to solve the mystery of the ludlow house! people beleive that the ghost of clarence ludlow is haunting the property he once lived on! since he has died there has been mysteriouse murders on the propety and they beleive his ghost is comeing back to take revenge on the peoples of banesville. there have been many signs to come up on the walls and doors of the haunted house. the people of banesville beleive it is his ghost puting up the signs and some of the signs have said “you didnt think it was safe did you”? and another one has said “who’s next”?
will hidly solve the mystery? will the peoples of banesville be safe? who will be next to go?
youll have to read this book to find out! its a really great book!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Uh oh, Alanis!
You did a great job of describing something interesting, but you forgot to include the TITLE!
I know which book you’re talking about, but others might not!
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simon T
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:13 am
In Hunger Games, katniss lives the the poorer part of District 12, The Seam. She works hard every day to get enough food to feed her family and make some extra money. On the day of the reaping the Capitol forces all districts to send 1 boy tribute and one girl tribute. When Katniss’ sister prim gets chosen she volunteers to take her place and the gore begins!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:07 am
Well, it doesn’t begin right then, Simon! It’s fairly gore-free until they hit the arena, don’t you think?
You forgot to include any questions at the end of your post to lead your audience into wanting to find out more!
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alek B
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:14 am
In The Hunger Games, theres a girl name katniss, who has to hunt and gather to provide for her family. her little sister prim and her mother, katnisses dad has died so she and her good friend gale help each other hunt-gather in district 12. theres this thing called a Reaping where the districts put out 1 boy and 1 girl tribuit to fend for there life at the hunger games. people can voulenteer to take sum1 elses place, but its very unlikely. from ages 12-18 are eligible for the games. each birthday u have your name goes in 1 more time….. THANK YOU FOR READING MY BLOG POST!!!!!!
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Will M. Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
yes this is one of the best books i have ever read. I just fiished this book last night!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 am
Watch the text messaging typing, Alek! Otherwise, good job on the setup!
You did forget to include your “cliffhanger questions” at the end though!
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Michael L.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:34 am
In Fight Game by K. Wild Freedom or Fred as his daughter calls him, is born with a gene for his great grand father that makes Fred a amazing fighter, but when the police catch him on a scene of a crime that he didn’t he has two choices go undercover working for the police or go to jail for life. What is he going to do? What why do the police want him and only him to go undercover for them?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 am
I enjoyed this book quite a bit and your description is very accurate!
What do you think about the whole “reptile brain” concept that the book describes?
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SierraJ
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:36 am
O.k, so in chapter 8 of the book Artichoke’s Heart intitled “The C Word” Rosemary trys to figure out why her mother has been acting “wierd”. Her mother has been very pale and she has become very “sluggish” and tired. Rosemary then hears her mother talking to her aunt Mary saying that she is going to the doctor’s office to get a chest x-ray. Her mother then tells her that she has… What’s wrong with Rosemary’s mother? Why is she keeping it a secret? Read it and figure out!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
NICE job! You give us all kinds of clues and leaving the audience absolutely hanging!
There is SO much real-life drama in this book, isn’t there?
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Talia D.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:37 am
Artichokes Heart
Suzanne Supple
Rosemary [the main charactor] is an over weight teen who likes this guy named Kyle and he is a football player, and BIG one. like 200 pounds big. so Rosmary likes him and is now trying to get in shape so he might like her. she also wants to get in shape because her mom has a beauty shop and KayKay [mean skinny girl] is getting her hair done for the school dance. So when Rosemary sees KayKay, she wants to get in shape, so that she can be like KayKay and have a boyfreind and also go to a school dance. will she get in shape like KayKay and get Kyle to like her ? Read the book to find out.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
OOH! That KayKay Reece is just a nasty human being! Obviously a classic “mean girl”.
Have you read the whole book yet?
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Logan k
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:40 am
An exciting part of The Hunger Games that I have read so far was When the 12 districts come out to the crowd one at a time. When that happens and when district 1-11 come out Katniss and Peeta the baker’s son get ready to come out, the come out on FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! What happened? Will they survive the flames? How will the crowd respond to their entrance?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Katniss Everdeen – the girl on fire…
She really uses that image to her advantage later on!
And after the parade and the interviews, on to the ARENA!
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Taylor R
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:44 am
the earth, my butt, and other big round things.
by Carolyn Mackler
In this book many things happen but one that stood out to me was, when Virgina goes through an argument with her self about if she is related to her family. Her family is all brunette, smart, and skinny- in her eyes they are perfect. She doesnt fit in with her family very well and her best friend just moved to Walla Walla and now she doesnt have many friends at school. The only friend she has, isnt the typical friend. They go through alot even though they dont even talk…
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
You’ve certainly got a handle on who Virginia is! I just love her character because she seems SO real. How do you feel about her so far?
You did forget to leave us with some “cliffhanger questions”!
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Shana O.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 10:46 am
In chapter 7, The Twenty-second Day of the Month, Olive has had a horrible day at school. Her only friend just dumped her for a more popular girl. Let me set the sceen for you, Olive is fumming, stomping as hard as she can on the pavement tword the beach! “SEASIDE CITY COUNCIL- UPCOMING EVENT THE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN WOLF LANE AND KELSO PIER FROM 22 NOVEMBER-2 DECEMBER IN PREPARATION FOR THE INAUGURAL SEASIDE CARNIVAL AND SAND SCULPTURE DISPLAY BIENNALE. LICENSED FISHERMEN EXEMPT. PARKING RESSTRICTIONS WILL APPLY. GO TO http://WWW.SEASIDECITYCOUNCIL.VIC.GOV.AU FOR MORE INFORMATION.” said a sign erected in the car park. but Olive ignored the sign and went on to her beach, Olive kept walking till she reached 3 mirrors. In the first one she looked like a coke bottle, second a chopstick, three distorted. She stared at her self lookin at it differently seeing her self differently. Then she looked in agine and saw not one but two of her self she turned quickly and saw pip for the first time!! Where did this girl come from? Who was she?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:19 am
Uh oh, Shana!
You wrote a detailed comment, but you forgot to mention the title of the book!
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Will M.
// Sep 18, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Katniss and Peeta from district 12 enter in the arena for the Hunger games. They are there to fight for there lives. There are 22 other people that will be fighting to make sure that Katniss and Peeta do not make it to see the light of day. Will they over come the obstacles to live? Can they get enough courage to kill another person? This is the Book The Hunger Games
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
GREAT job, Will!
I think you really captured what this book is about!
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amy j
// Sep 20, 2009 at 2:35 pm
In I heart you,you haunt me
Ava this teenage girl meets this boy Jackson and they start dating and Jackson dares ava to jump off the highest diving board because he knows she is scared of high places well she does.Ava dares jackson to jump off this high thing and something bad happens.Will this tragedy??
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
And what sort of a high “thing” was it?
This sounds like a good start on a video script, Amy!
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Miranda M.
// Sep 20, 2009 at 9:20 pm
In EVERY SOUL A STAR by Wendy Mass. Ally Bri and Jack are going to meetat a camp called “Moon Shadow.” Ally lives at the camp. Bri’s family is moving to take over the camp. And Jack is going to the camp to get out of summe school. Will this become a friend relationshipor not? Will they hate each other or fall in love? Read to find out!!!
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Kelly S. Reply:
September 21st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
This sounds like an awesome book! I wanna read it when your finished! (just like I want to read Glass…) :]
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am
I read this one over the summer and I loved how it switched among the three different characters’ POVs!
I impatiently awaited the moment when they all met and I enjoyed how the author connected them all.
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Kelly S.
// Sep 21, 2009 at 4:29 pm
The title of my book is “Cirque Du Freak” and it’s from the Cirque Du Freak series. It’s about a boy named Darren Shan whose best friend Steve gets them tickets to go see a freak show (you guessed it, the Cirque Du Freak). The freak show had performers like Alexander Ribs, The bearded lady, Rhamus Twobellies, Hans Hands, Evra the Snake Boy, Larten Crepsley, and Darrens favorite, the spider Madam Octa! After the show Steve told Darren to walk home without him and he would catch up. Why did Steve stay after the show? Will Darren see Madam Octa again? If you want to find out, read this book!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
Good cliffhangers, Kelly!
Which book in the series are you up to now?
Are you planning on going to see the movie next month?
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