Ms. Nelson's Chain Crew discussion

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didnt do 9/21-9/25 yet so im doing it now.

9/21/09 Monday
tell about what happened in the story.

The 3 kids decided to go to a school to try to hide from the cops but instead one of the kids ratted out on them and so cops were searching for them.So conner and risa pull the fire alarm so they can get out of the school and not be noticed.One of the teachers figured out they were unwinds and she told them togo to this place that will keep them safe for a little.

9/22/09 Tuesday
Describe your favorite part.

My favorite part so far was when conner and Risa went to he address the teacher gave them, which was a old shop that let unwinds secretly hide there for a little and it was runed by a old lady and she made them right goals for if they could one day be free from this mess.

9/23/09
Wednesday
ask a question.

I still dont understand why a parent would make there kids go through such a horrible thing.Why didnt the parent just give the kid away when they had it instead of selling it ?

9/24/09 Thursday
describe a part that surprised you.

It surprised me when conner picked the baby up from the door step.
I knew he knew what he was getting himself into and for a guy to be so caring was just surprising to me.

9/25/09 Friday
make a prediction of what will happen next.

I think hopefully then will find a stable and safe place to stay at. I think conner and risa will finally connect with each other and start agreeing on things.

O_o

Taylor Osborne
Book:Daniel X book 1

10/6/09 Tell what happens in the story

In the beggining we learn that Daniel is a 3 year old boy , playing with play-doh. Seems pretty normal right? WRONG! He has special powers that deal with his mind , he makes a tick talk and do trick when BOOM!!!!!!!!! there is an explosion upstairs and he hears the worst thing any kid can hear. His parents being shot to death by "The Prayer'' ; a 6 foot tall praying mantis like alien who came for "The List". After about 12 years we come back to Daniel when he is a 15 year old teen. He has "The List" ; a list of the most wanted alien criminals. He has a little run in with the police for Truancy , becuase he doesn't go to school since he has a IQ of about oh i don't know 400!

10/3, page 213/314
Write a letter to the author or a character
Dear Margaret Peterson,
In my opinion I think you've done a good job with this book. The reason why I think this is, because you've done well with the characters and storyline. Most of the parts I can't put down the book, I jut want to keep reading. The parts I really like are the suspenseful ones.

10/4 page 247/314
Describe your favorite part
My favorite part in this book is when the janitor and Angela face off with Mr. Hodge and Gary. Mr. Hodge was trying to shoot the janitor with a gadget called an Elucidator. Just then Angela shoots Mr. Hodge and Gary with a taser. The strangest thing is that Mr. Hodge and Gary turn good. Mr. Hodge let Jonah see his presentation.

10/5 page 278/314
Make a prediction about what will happen next
My prediction of what will happen is that Jonah will choose to live in the future. I think this is because JB told Jonah that the kids were from the past and maybe he could be from the past. Jonah is trying to decide wether to go back to the past or the future. I think he will choose the future because the past was so brutal.

10/7 page 297/314
Tell how you would react if you were one of the characters in the story
If I were Jonah I would be pretty confused. I would be confused because I don't know what is going on and would not know who I truly was. Also I wouldn't get why two grown men wanted 36 babies on a plane. Also I would have to know the strange events

Taylor Osborne
Book:Daniel X book 1
pg 1 - 100
10/6/09 Tell what happens in the story
pg 1 - 50
In the beggining we learn that Daniel is a 3 year old boy , playing with play-doh. Seems pretty normal right? WRONG! He has special powers that deal with his mind , he makes a tick talk and do trick when BOOM!!!!!!!!! there is an explosion upstairs and he hears the worst thing any kid can hear. His parents being shot to death by "The Prayer'' ; a 6 foot tall praying mantis like alien who came for "The List". After about 12 years we come back to Daniel when he is a 15 year old teen. He has "The List" ; a list of the most wanted alien criminals. He has a little run in with the police for Truancy , becuase he doesn't go to school since he has a IQ of about oh i don't know 400!

10/7/09
Pgs 51-105
Make a prediction.

I predict that Daniel will find "Number 6" on the List. Number 6 is also known as Ergent Seth or "Urgent Death" by some. His is supposedly a "Gas" but they described him as a disgusting dead horse head with a human body. Daniel also meets this girl Phoebe Cook , she seems like a nice girl but if I was Daniel I wouldn't trust her. Anyone could be a alien. Or could they.....?

First Light By Rebecca Stead
10/4/09
Pg.61
describe a part that surprised you

Thea`s dog Cassie had 8 puppies. 8 Puppies is rare for those kinds of dogs! Even 7 puppies is rare. But 8 puppies is Ultra-Rare.

10/5/09
Pg.66
Ask questions

How big would the tent in Greenland be? How many dogs will they have? Will they get the tent built in time? Will they get caught in the middle of a snowstorm?

10/6/09
Pg.75
Tell how you would react is you were one of the characters in the story

If I were Peter I would be surprised and confused. He can see objects far away without binoculars. This would surprise anyone. I would also wonder how it happens.

10/7/09
Pg.85
Tell about what happened in the story

The dinner party at Thea`s house was very strange indeed. Sela mentioned the puppy with 4 white paws. She heard of it through gossip. She was mad that no one told her.

10/8/09
Pg.90
Make a prediction about what will happen next

I think when Peter is watching the camp, a storm will come. His parents and Jonah will not be able to come back in 4 hours as planned.the storm will probably be at least 5 hours long.

Taylor Osborne
Book:Daniel X book 1
pg 1 - 100
10/6/09 Tell what happens in the story
pg 1 - 50
In the beggining we learn that Daniel is a 3 year old boy , playing with play-doh. Seems pretty normal right? WRONG! He has special powers that deal with his mind , he makes a tick talk and do trick when BOOM!!!!!!!!! there is an explosion upstairs and he hears the worst thing any kid can hear. His parents being shot to death by "The Prayer'' ; a 6 foot tall praying mantis like alien who came for "The List". After about 12 years we come back to Daniel when he is a 15 year old teen. He has "The List" ; a list of the most wanted alien criminals. He has a little run in with the police for Truancy , becuase he doesn't go to school since he has a IQ of about oh i don't know 400!

10/7/09
Pgs 51-105
Make a prediction.

I predict that Daniel will find "Number 6" on the List. Number 6 is also known as Ergent Seth or "Urgent Death" by some. His is supposedly a "Gas" but they described him as a disgusting dead horse head with a human body. Daniel also meets this girl Phoebe Cook , she seems like a nice girl but if I was Daniel I wouldn't trust her. Anyone could be a alien. Or could they.....?

10/8/09
pg 105 - 175
Describe a part that surprised you

The part that surprised me was when Phoebe Cook turned out to be Urgent Seth. I can only imagine what must have been going through Daniel's mind. Also he drains Daniel's Powers!! Who knew he could do that!?

Joseph Kim
"Sun-Kissed" by SparkNotes Editors
Pages 1-181
Week of 10/05/09-10/09/09

Day 1- Tell What Happened in the Story
It is a story that revolves around a girl in highschool. She is what you consider "popular". She is popular yet very smart. Her favorite avtivity is to surf, which refreshes her mind. She has lots of friends and is very social. Ergo, with her social status she gets invited to lots of parties. At one of these parties she is seduced into to going upstairs with one of her friends friend who is a guy. The gut then tries to rape her. But she manages to get away. Nobody believes her and her friends think she is a slut. Now things get realy complicated, her whole life is broken apart in one night. She is now the outcast and has to take counseling, for her issues. She eventually learns that appearance are not everything. On one of her surfing excursions she goes under the water, naturally she does not panic since she is a pro surfer. But she then feels the pressure of the water. The odd thing is she gets the urge to stay under and let the water wash her away. Eventually they find her and she recovers.

Day 2- Describe a part that surprised you
I was suprised when all of her friends betrayed her, without hearing her side of the story. I guess its a dog-eat-dog world. And the problem is she did the right thing, and everyone thinks she a horrible person. That is exactly how people get depressed.

Day 3- Describe your feelings about the character
I feel very sympathatic towards the character. She has her great life, although it may notbe the life of a saints, it is still a good life for her. Then all of a sudden she is asked to do something stupid. And she knows its stupid and doesnt do it. Thats what seperates her from her popular friends. She is brilliant and beautiful. But I guess with out her life crisis, her life would not have ever changed. So it was a good thing overall.

Day 4- Describe your favorite part
My favorite part was always when she described her feelings when she was surfing. She said stuff like she felt like she was flying, the strong hand of the ocean held firmly, she felt at rest listening to the soft heartbeat of the ocean... It was very intruiging to read about how someone is so passionate about a simple hobby as surfing...

DAy 5-Questions
I find this very book very entertaining even though it was a SAT Help Novel. I did question why the author made the parents and other teens very oblivious. Throughout the book the parents seem to not be very intelligent nore the other children. But I guess it makes the novel that much better.

I recommend reading this book. It is actually a novel that helps you learn SAT words. But be cautioned because there is a lot of content that requires maturity. I recommending pausing every chapter to reflect what is truly being portrayed.
Joseph Kim
Spark Notes SAT Novels Sun-Kissed

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
pg. 38/212
10/05/09

Tell what happened in the story...

So far, a boy named Billy wants a dog. But not an ordinary dog. He wants a coon dog so he can go coon hunting. (Coons are racoons)Eventually, he saw an ad that said that coon dogs were on sale for $25 each. So Billy saved up $50 by selling vedgetables and whatnot to fishermen. He saved up to $50 after 2 years. He walks to town and is amazed at all the things the town has and the mountains doesn't like schools. He has also noticed that the town people will laugh at him because he's different.

pg. 78/212
10/06/09
Describe the part that surprised you...

The part that surprised me was that of all the trees the dogs could of chased the racoon to, they had to tree it to the largest and tallest tree in the whole forest. I though that it's got to suck for Billy since he has to chop that down. It's going to take him for days just for a racoon. He has a lot of motivation for just one coon and the dogs really want it like a prize.

pg. 100/212
10/07/09

Ask questions about things that confuse you or that you wonder...

Why are Big Dan and Little Ann so close to each other? One can't eat or hunt without the other. They're like siblings except closer. Why are the kids at the town so mean to Billy? Is it just because he's an outsider? Billy found the ad 2 years ago and the sale still applies? The sale lasted that long? Is that how long sales are usually?

pg. 121/212
10/08/09

Make a prediction about what will happen next...

So these two brats named Rubin and Rainie forced Billy to make a bet that he couldn't tree a ghost coon that roamed their area. So right now Big Dan sounds like he treed the coon but Little Ann still didn't howl treed. I think that Little Ann will find the ghost coon and tree it, but since Rainie and Rubin are such jerks, they won't pay the bet. I know this isn't going to end well.

pg. 212/212
10/09/09

Describe your favorite part...

My favorite part was when Billy prepared Little Ann for the best-looking hound contest. I thought it was really amusing that he used butter to shine up her fur and Grandpa's hairbrush to groom her. And to think she won without using all those expensive materials the others used. I found that funny. I wonder why Little Ann walked so gracefully without any training on how to walk like that. It was sort of like a miracle.

9/6/09

Leven Thumps and the whispered secrets

Tell about what happened in the book.

Leven and Clover continued going to the turrets hopeing that fate would get Geth there as well. On their way Leven witnessed a man being attacked by a swarm of bugs that went through the forest captureing everything they came across. Leven tried to help them but he was taken away in the end.

9/7/09

Describe your favorite part.

My favorite part was when Clover was able to get them to the bridge leading to the turrets trail. It made me feel as if they had hope of getting there. It made me want to keep reading.

9/8/09

Make a prediciton about what will happen next.

I think fate will bring Leven, Clover, and Geth back together. All of Foo's existence is depending on Geth being restored. Fate will work on their side to save all that has ever existed.

9/9/09

Describe a part that suprised you.

I was suprised when Leven took down a plague hand. This group is the most powerful in Foo. Leven being able to take the down on his own is very suprising.

9/10/09

Tell how you would have reacted if you where a charecter.

If i was Lecven I would not have gone to save winter. I would have restored Geth, then go save Winter. Saving her was a huge risk to take as Geth was slowly dieing.

Midnight Sun

10/05/19

Ask Questions about things that confuse you.
why doesn't Edward just tell Bella what he really is?
why must Edward keep things a secret form Bella? i mean she's going to die because of James why can't he tell her what he does or something to tell her don't go to him he'll trick you and pretend he has something valuable?

10/06/09

Tell how you would have reacted if you where a character.

If i was bella i would probably be very excited that a vampire wants to be my friend.

10/07/09
Describe a part that suprised you.
what surprised me the most was when edward ran away because he was scared of bella. i couldn't help but laughing!

10/08/09

Describe your favorite part

My favorite part was when Edward oh-so bravely rescued Bella from the guys who were about to rape her, I'm glad he kept his temper or else he would of should her who really was before her actually figuring out.

10/09/09

Tell what happened in the story
Edward Cullen is a vampire and Bella is a human girl. Edward is in love with Bella's scent and later actually falls in love with her. he knows he can't have her because, he would have to turn her into a vampire.

Prey: by Michael Crichton
Page: Finished

10/05/09
Tell about what happened in the story...

Turns out, Julia was having an affair. And she was training the swarm. The swarms finally learn how to control the human body. So now Jack and Mae are alone in the fab plant with Julia, Ricky and Vince, who are all possessed by the swarm. Jack ends up killing the swarms with a virus but anybody who was possessed died to. So the only survivors out of 2/9.

10/06/09
Describe your feelings about the events...

They were action packed most of the time, except when they were cursing eachother out. Like the reviewers said: "It is a page-turner."

10/07/09
Describe a part that surprised you...

When I found out that Ricky had been a swarm the whole time. That was crazy! The whole book, 502 pages I read was a swarm controlling Ricky!

10/08/09
Describe your feelings about the characters...

Julia: She is just stupid. Why would you train a swarm of nanobots!? And then she nearly killed her children, too.
Charley: Disgusting is all I can say. He doesn't care what anybody thinks. And he likes dropping the F bomb for no apparent reason.

10/08/09
Make a prediction about what will happen next...

Even though I finished the book, I think I can make a prediction that we will never know if it came true:

I think Mae and Jack will get married, because they already kinda liked eachother. I also dont think that the swarms are really gone. The kids might not have thrown up a bunch of dead ones.

10/09/09
Describe your favorite part...

My favorite part was when Mae and Jack went into the swarms' nest. They blew as many as they could up. All the swarms died after Bobby set fire to his ATV and drove it in there with no driver. It acted like a muke and almost killed them.

Sebastian Bruner

Book: All the lovely bad ones

10/11/09
Tell about what happened in the story.

Travis and his sister Corey are going to spend a summer at their grandmas inn. It was rumored haunted untell there grandma bought it but a couple was there and questioned about them. Corey dressed up as a ghost and danced outside at night but doing this seemed to awaken a real spirit.

10/12/09
Tell about a part that suprised you.

I was suprised when their grand mother still didn't beleive in ghost even after their encounter. No one could still think ghost arn't real after seeing everything in a room torn to shreads. I would if that happened to me.

10/13/09
Describe my favorite part.

My favorite part was when the ghost boys revealed themselfs to Travis and his sister. It made me feel as if there where some good people in the book. That someone stood between the living and the evil spirit in the inn.

10/14/09
Make a prediction about what will happen next.

I think that Travis and Cory are going to help put the ghost to rest. They seem to feel for the shadow children. I would help if i was in their case.

The Terminal Man by Michael Chrichton
Page: 33

Tell about what happened in the story...
Benson was a perfectly fine man, until he got in a car accident. Now he has 'blackouts' where he does stuff that he has no control over and wakes a few HOURS later. The doctors are now going to try to fix it, since he went to jail for assault and battery on a man that could have posed as a truck driver.

10/13/09
Describe a part that surprised you...
When I read Benson took out a strong, buff guy. That was really surprising. But he went to jail for it, so it must be true.

10/14/09
Make a prediction about what will happen next...
I think the surgery will go terribly wrong and Benson will go crazy again. While the doctors are running for their lives. This is the kind of stuff you must expect from a Michael Crichton book.

10/15/09
Describe your feelings about characters...
Benson: He seems fairly calm, even though he is about to go into surgery
Ellis: He seems like a weak link and most likely will die, since he can't run with a bad leg.

10/16/09
No School.

First Light By Rebecca Stead
10/12/09
Tell how you would react if you were one of the characters in the story

If I were peter I would sort-of be mad at the dogs for running off like that. I would Be relieved for the wall of Ice that kept me from falling to my doom. I would go back as soon as possible so the blizzard does not blow away the tracks.

10/13/09
Ask Questions

How could Thea tell if the dog still had a hurting leg? Why does she check on Cassie`s puppies 50 times a day? Will The Legend pup open his eyes? Will Thea Meet Peter?

10/14/09
Describe a part that surprised you

When Thea turned around to leave the archive and Dexna was there it surprised me. Dexna just appeared out of nowhere. Is`s like she is a ghost and only apears when she wants to be seen.

10/15/09
Make a prediction about what will happen next

Next I think Thea will go to the surface ALONE. There she will meet Peter and he will help her get home. Then Peter will have to leave and he might tell his mom. His mom might know about that too.

Into the Wild
Responses for Oct 12-15 pgs. 1-70

1. Tell what happened
Well basically this book is about a girl named Julie and her mom is Rapunzel (Zel for short). The whole book has fairy tale characters in it Ill get to the in a Second. So Julie has this thing under her bed called the Wild. It is a ball of vines that eats her shoes. So one day Julie's mom invites the 7 dwarves for dinner and Julie's Grandmother Gothel. Her grandmother owns a motel that has a wishing well in it that works! But it's not that simple. If you make a wish then you will be starting a fairy tale event and the wild will grow. so while gothel was at Julie's house someone made a wish, wishing that the wild were back. So the wild is pretty much a fairy tale land that you can't escape. So you will be constantly doing an event Like losing a slipper again and again and again. So since the wild grew it has taken over a whole city block and Julie's friend Goldie is complaining that she won't go back to stealing porridge! That should count for two responses!!!

2. Tell how you would feel if you were a character
Julie found out about the wild on CNN the next morning. She thought she might have been the one to do that because she made a wish last night. So if i were Julie i would be freaking out and want to find my mom.

3. Describe a part that surprised you
I was most surprised when a SWAT helicopter flew over the wild to shoot it or what ever. Then the wild shot a vine up to the helicopter and totally stopped the blades. The chopper was then dragged into the wild to become a fairy tale.

4. Predict what will happen next
I think that Julie will have to find a way to get into the wild without getting stuck by looking at new fairy tale books. Her mother escaped the Wild 500 years ago now she has to rescue her.

I know I am only supposed to do 4 responses this week bur i need to make up for last week :(
pgs. 68-83
1. Make a pediction
I was right on my last prediction. Julie went through some fairy tale books at the library. The librarian told her that the book she need was checked out. I predict that much later in the book that the person who checked out the book on how to escape the wild was the person who set the wild free.

2. Tell what happened
Since all the characters are fairy tale characters in the real world they all have jobs like Rapunzel owns a hair salon. The frog prince is nature specialist in the okefenokee swamp. Aladdin is a fighter jet pilot in the air-force (Get it he flew the carpet in the movie now he flies jets). Pinocchio Is and actor since he is a "real boy".

3. Tell about how a character feels
Julie comes back from the library to find Boots (Puss in Boots, her brother)leaving the house with a sack of clothes. He left to find Love in the wild since no cat talks in the real world. This makes Julie feel alone because all of her family has left her.

4. A part that surprised me
Julie's mom Went into the wild to save Gothel which the wild took as a first victim. It would have surprised me more if I hadn't read the back cover. This was't in order just in case you got confused.

5. describe a part that confused you
When boots left I can see why he did but he acted like he hated Julie then It was weird with the wording and all.
Why did boots leave bus money for julie? She wasn't going anywhere boots knew that.

Yes finished at 11:52!!!!!!

The End by Lemony Snicket (Is that his real name??)
pg. 92/324
10/12/09
Tell what happend in the story...

So far in the last book of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaire children are in a boat in the middle of the ocean with their evil guardian, Count Olaf. For food, they have jars and jars of white beans and they try to make the best of it. On the brink of starvation and when they think it can't get worse, a horrible storm arises. After what seems like forever, the siblings and Count Olaf are washed to a coastal shelf. There, they meet a girl who saves them and leads the children to a nearby island. They ditch Olaf since he was "mean and violent". The children find themselves amongst a mini-civilization with a leader that claims he's not presuring you into doing what he wants but it feels like that anyway. Everyone seems nice. But will it last?

pg. 143/324
10/13/09

Describe the part that surprised you...

The part that surprised me was when Kit Snicket washed up on the coastal shore not on a boat, but on a raft of books. Its not even a raft, its like a cube of books. She sailed through the storm on a cube of books tied with rope and on top of that, she's pregnant. How in the world did she survive?! Another thing that surprised me was when the village leader, Ishmael, told the villagers to abandon Kit, even though she's pregnant and hungry. The Baudilares stick with her and Count Olaf is in a bird cage. That's a really weird image if you think about it: A pregnant woman on a cube of books with three children next to her with a man wearing a dress and a seaweed wig in a bird cage on a coastal shore. Where does Lemony Snicket get these ideas?

pg. 233/324
10/14/09

Write a letter to the author or a character...

Dear Violet,

How hard is it to take care of your two siblings and yourself from the terrible world? How do you mangage and not break down? Is it because you promised your parents? Is it because you know they depend on you and you depend on them? Is it both? It must be awful to have the whole world against you, constantly having to find a new place to run away, away from Count Olaf, away from all the lies everyone told you, and away from your haunting past. And yet you do your best and you survive. How do you do that?

-Ashley

pg. 337/324 (Done. There was a 13 page bonus at the end of the book. Sort of like the epilouge.)
10/15/09
Describe your favorite part...

My favorite part was at the last bit of the book when the Baudilare children along with Kit's baby prepared to leave the island. They act at least 10 years older than they really are, even Sunny who is around 2 years old (I think.) They work together and prepare for the trip. They pack the food, water, compass, and everything that's necessary. They push off into the ocean on the boat that the Baudilares got shipwreked in in the beginning of this book. The boat that's named after Kit's baby: Beatrice.

10/16/09

.:.No School.:.