Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Metacognition Notebook
My author Avi really described his character well. Here is what he wrote about Mr. Middleditch.
He was standing in front of the looking glass fussing over his neck cloth. (The year is 1872 so I think the looking glass is a mirror and the neck cloth is some type of scarf or tie.) Perfection achieved, he slicked down his hair with billiantine and then smoothed down his waxed mustache, of which he was very proud. (I think that billiantine is a type of wax that he may have put in his hair.)
Of middle height, Mr. M was quite stocky, thick arms, large hands, barrel chest. Longish golden hair was brushed back over his collar. His face was as round as a ball, a ball upon which features- wide-set eyes, rounds nose, and puckered lips- seem to have been affixed with hours glue. His full handlebar mustache was, I will allow, dashing.
He did not walk so much as swagger. At the moment he was wearing his best dark four-button cutaway jacket with finely checked trousers and polished boots.
I admire how Avi not only has a great description of Mr. Meddleditch so I have a picture in my mind but also how he told so much about what kind of person Mr. M is.
Can you draw a picture of him?
Do you think he is proud of himself?
Do you think he ever admits to being wrong?
Do you think he is soft and kind or rigid and mean?
He was standing in front of the looking glass fussing over his neck cloth. (The year is 1872 so I think the looking glass is a mirror and the neck cloth is some type of scarf or tie.) Perfection achieved, he slicked down his hair with billiantine and then smoothed down his waxed mustache, of which he was very proud. (I think that billiantine is a type of wax that he may have put in his hair.)
Of middle height, Mr. M was quite stocky, thick arms, large hands, barrel chest. Longish golden hair was brushed back over his collar. His face was as round as a ball, a ball upon which features- wide-set eyes, rounds nose, and puckered lips- seem to have been affixed with hours glue. His full handlebar mustache was, I will allow, dashing.
He did not walk so much as swagger. At the moment he was wearing his best dark four-button cutaway jacket with finely checked trousers and polished boots.
I admire how Avi not only has a great description of Mr. Meddleditch so I have a picture in my mind but also how he told so much about what kind of person Mr. M is.
Can you draw a picture of him?
Do you think he is proud of himself?
Do you think he ever admits to being wrong?
Do you think he is soft and kind or rigid and mean?
Metacognition Notebook
Dour is a word that I didn't know. The sentence is Dour is a Bullwhyte vocabulary word that could be properly used to describe him. I know that Bullwhyte is is my character's aunt's name. I also know that she is describing the doctor as "dour". I went back, reread, and thought about all the clues from the paragraph. He didn't talk much and wasn't very friendly. I think that "dour" means stern, strict or rigid.
Today my character was talking about being locked in her bedroom. I feel really bad for her. She is writing letters to her brother and I wonder if she can send them since she's locked inside. She is now sick and the doctor came to visit. She says that his nose whistles, I think that is funny and grose. I wouldn't want a doctor like that. It reminds me of the dentist I went to when I was a kid. I also think it's interesting how she describes her mean aunt as having fat ankles. I think this shows that she doesn't really like her aunt. I wouldn't either, she has her locked in her bedroom.
I predict that she is going to run away because the doctor said that she needs fresh air. I think when her aunt leaves the windows open she'll sneak out. I hope she is able to find her brother. I know that he is at war and the year is 1944. I don't think it will be safer for her to be at war, but I can't imagine being locked inside a bedroom by a mean aunt.
Today in my reading I found out that Perlies' brother Martin (who she is writing her letters to) was drafted in the war and that her mother and father are dead. This is why she is staying with her Aunt Bullwhyte. I can't imagine being locked in a room by my aunt, having no parents and my brother off to war. Pearlie has to be very scared and lonely. I wish her aunt would take care of her and love her.
The doctor came to visit Perlie again and this time she did something that even surprised her...she bit him. :) He asked her aunt if she was feral. At first I didn't know what this meant, but here is a clue from my reading. The doctor asked if the child could speak or was she raised by a pack of wolves. (That's why he got bit. ) I think that feral means a child that was raised in isolation and doesn't know anything. It was funny when Perlie wrote to her brother Martin that her bite was only small, not wolflike at all. It didn't even break the skin.
I'm scared for Pearlie now because she has Pneumonia and she's really sick. Her aunt is staying in the room with her and holding her hand and telling her stories of her mother. She also said that if she would have known that her father had died she's have sent for them to live with her. I think her aunt is starting to love her. Also Pearlie said she thinks she knows why her aunt has thick ankles. She believes that her thick ankles are a clue to her character. STALWART. I think that word is just prefect it means loyal, dependable, sturdy and strong. I think her aunt can be all of these things.
I was relieved that Pearlie woke up after her fever broke and she found her bedroom door unlocked and open. She went downstairs and made a sandwich. I think things are going to turn out well between Pearlie and her Aunt and she won't have to run away to find Martin.
Today my character was talking about being locked in her bedroom. I feel really bad for her. She is writing letters to her brother and I wonder if she can send them since she's locked inside. She is now sick and the doctor came to visit. She says that his nose whistles, I think that is funny and grose. I wouldn't want a doctor like that. It reminds me of the dentist I went to when I was a kid. I also think it's interesting how she describes her mean aunt as having fat ankles. I think this shows that she doesn't really like her aunt. I wouldn't either, she has her locked in her bedroom.
I predict that she is going to run away because the doctor said that she needs fresh air. I think when her aunt leaves the windows open she'll sneak out. I hope she is able to find her brother. I know that he is at war and the year is 1944. I don't think it will be safer for her to be at war, but I can't imagine being locked inside a bedroom by a mean aunt.
Today in my reading I found out that Perlies' brother Martin (who she is writing her letters to) was drafted in the war and that her mother and father are dead. This is why she is staying with her Aunt Bullwhyte. I can't imagine being locked in a room by my aunt, having no parents and my brother off to war. Pearlie has to be very scared and lonely. I wish her aunt would take care of her and love her.
The doctor came to visit Perlie again and this time she did something that even surprised her...she bit him. :) He asked her aunt if she was feral. At first I didn't know what this meant, but here is a clue from my reading. The doctor asked if the child could speak or was she raised by a pack of wolves. (That's why he got bit. ) I think that feral means a child that was raised in isolation and doesn't know anything. It was funny when Perlie wrote to her brother Martin that her bite was only small, not wolflike at all. It didn't even break the skin.
I'm scared for Pearlie now because she has Pneumonia and she's really sick. Her aunt is staying in the room with her and holding her hand and telling her stories of her mother. She also said that if she would have known that her father had died she's have sent for them to live with her. I think her aunt is starting to love her. Also Pearlie said she thinks she knows why her aunt has thick ankles. She believes that her thick ankles are a clue to her character. STALWART. I think that word is just prefect it means loyal, dependable, sturdy and strong. I think her aunt can be all of these things.
I was relieved that Pearlie woke up after her fever broke and she found her bedroom door unlocked and open. She went downstairs and made a sandwich. I think things are going to turn out well between Pearlie and her Aunt and she won't have to run away to find Martin.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
TEDxBloomington - Shawn Achor - "The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positi...
Listen to the first two and a half minutes and then create a story that you are going to retell as an audio project. Think about writing in enough detail so that your reader will have a picture in their mind as you are retelling the story. Then, as you record think about how you can use your voice and expression to retell the story to hold your listener's attention.
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2271-develop-a-sequence-of-events-for-a-narrative-response
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