Lim
5/26/08
ENG1P
Could Juliet really be pregnant??
A reporter said she had caught a shot of Juliet at a beach and noticed her belly looked a bit swollen. She wondered “Could she be pregnant?”. Juliet admitted she was with a boy few days earlier, before Romeo was banished, yet she refused to name who she was with. Some people believe it was Romeo, some people say it was Paris, others thought it was Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend and Paris’s relative. Juliet was seen on March 25th shopping for baby clothing. Once she was seen at a local pharmacy store, buying a pregnancy test. Her father, Lord Capulet, is suspicious of her doings and has once confronted her publicly about it. How embarrassing for Juliet! A hotel guest who said that night Juliet checked in the hotel, she heard noises from the bedroom Juliet was in. “It sounded like Juliet was having sex and enjoying it” the guest said. The reporters have asked Romeo, Paris and Mercutio if they had sex with Juliet. Romeo raised his eyes and said with a devious smile, “Maybe”. Paris refused to comment and Mercutio got so flushed and yelled, “WHAT? HELL NO!” at the reporter. The people thinks the most possible to have had sex with Juliet are Romeo and Mervolio, reporters say. This is causing a huge riot between the Capulets and the Montagues, even more than ever, and Juliet is tempted to spill the beans, yet she is afraid of how they will react so she has kept silent.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
My opinion essay 10.6.08
Linnea
10/6/08
My opinion essay
Was Lord of the Flies well-written?
Lord of the Flies is a very well-written book. The author has written it very descriptive. The suspense was put in excellently.
First of all, the book were very descriptive, the author gave each character personality and described everything well. The way author described everything made me feel as if I was inside the book, watching everything, the way she described Piggy and Simon’s deaths were excellent. The scene of Eric, Sam, Ralph and Piggy being attacked and fighting one another in their shelter in chapter 10 was described excellently.
Second of all, the suspense was done so wonderfully, I felt as if there was tension or excitement. The suspense were put in at appropriate times, I did not feel awkward when I read right into a suspense part.
In conclusion, this book is well-written, I enjoyed it. It is also described excellently. The suspense was put in correctly.
Novel Study 1.13.10
Culminating Activity: Novel Study
This book brought up several interesting things for me to think about. Things like blood mixed with wine; changing names; popular groups that only invite specific groups in and so on. The blood mixed with wine is an interesting twist in the book even if I find it mortally wrong and against my ethics and values as it is weird and strange to me. Another interesting thing the book mentioned is changing the names once you’ve entered the school. You can change your name right away without any legal progress or anything like that which I find interesting as we’d have to change our name the long and legally way; and if we’re minor we have to have an adult full out forms for us. The popular groups are nothing new to me but it’s related to my personal experiences. They are VERY annoying and very elites. They will not let just anyone in. it has to be someone special for example at my school this elite group let a girl in because of her artistic ability. They are also usually rude and snotty. I’ve noticed in this book that Zoey’s mentioned once or twice that her biological father abandoned the family when Zoey was very young at a tender age. That makes me really feel sad for Zoey as a kid growing up without a father or mother figure in life is really sad and shouldn’t be raised like that. Every kid needs a mother and father figures in their lives even if it has to be their family friend, grandparents, aunts/uncles, and so on. For example, one of my friends lives with his grandparents; another is adopted and third’s raised by her mother and grandparents. I noticed that the vampyres seems to own a car and that cars are their basic method of transportation. This make me wonder….Are all third formers sixteen like Zoey; fourth formers seventeen; fifth formers eighteen and sixth formers nineteen? Or is it seventeen to twenty? I’m not sure….oh well. I noticed there seems to be a bit of big emphasis on stalking in this book with Zoey and few other characters. Stalking is a serious issue and I’ve experienced it once in an online game; it wasn’t fun and it was ridiculously hard to get rid of him. He kept on making stupid advances on me and I kept on rejecting him, it continued for half hour or so until he disappeared on me which I was so grateful for. I noticed that in the book that the students have mentors: The teachers/adults. I found this interesting and thought it’d be a big help and interesting way for the students to get guidance. We don’t do something like that here because we have parents and family who can help us our way through our lives as we grow. However, if my school was a boarding school then I think the teachers/adults being mentors to students would be a cool idea and it’d make the students feel more comfortable like at home. I also noticed something interesting….The unusual class times. I find it very interesting that they started at 8 PM and ended at 3 AM. My school starts at 8:45 AM and end at 3:15 PM which is a typical school day. I do wish our school day started at 1 PM and finished oh around 6 PM? We teenagers need our beauty sleep and we’re always groggy when we arrive at school to learn. I also noticed that Zoey seemed very annoyed that she’s been getting lot of texts and calls from her almost-ex-boyfriend Heath. Obsessive texting and calling can be classified as stalking if the victim does not like it and it can be called cyber stalking. As I’ve mentioned earlier: Stalking is dangerous. I noticed that there seems to be lot of Cherokee references in the book which I really liked. I like learning about different cultures and religions especially native people. They are really interesting! I liked the words from Cherokee used. And the rituals were very interesting. I was amused when there was a mention that the Cherokee gene skipped Zoey’s mother because it was saving up an extra dose for Zoey herself. I also loved how they incepted many of Cherokee traits in the book and next books to come! I also was interested in some flowers/herbs and their meanings like sage, lavender and so on. Looking into what flowers means is one of my many hobbies that I enjoy. For example; did you know Daylily means enthusiasm? Or that Orchid means delicate beauty? Poppy is very fitting for Remembrance Day because it means consolation; Red roses are so common in weddings because they mean passionate love. However if red and white roses are together in banquet for wedding it means unity. Finding out color meanings is also one of my hobbies. Red means confidence/courage, blue means spirituality/truth, yellow means wisdom/joy, purple means mystery/magic, and green mean well being/life.
This book brought up several interesting things for me to think about. Things like blood mixed with wine; changing names; popular groups that only invite specific groups in and so on. The blood mixed with wine is an interesting twist in the book even if I find it mortally wrong and against my ethics and values as it is weird and strange to me. Another interesting thing the book mentioned is changing the names once you’ve entered the school. You can change your name right away without any legal progress or anything like that which I find interesting as we’d have to change our name the long and legally way; and if we’re minor we have to have an adult full out forms for us. The popular groups are nothing new to me but it’s related to my personal experiences. They are VERY annoying and very elites. They will not let just anyone in. it has to be someone special for example at my school this elite group let a girl in because of her artistic ability. They are also usually rude and snotty. I’ve noticed in this book that Zoey’s mentioned once or twice that her biological father abandoned the family when Zoey was very young at a tender age. That makes me really feel sad for Zoey as a kid growing up without a father or mother figure in life is really sad and shouldn’t be raised like that. Every kid needs a mother and father figures in their lives even if it has to be their family friend, grandparents, aunts/uncles, and so on. For example, one of my friends lives with his grandparents; another is adopted and third’s raised by her mother and grandparents. I noticed that the vampyres seems to own a car and that cars are their basic method of transportation. This make me wonder….Are all third formers sixteen like Zoey; fourth formers seventeen; fifth formers eighteen and sixth formers nineteen? Or is it seventeen to twenty? I’m not sure….oh well. I noticed there seems to be a bit of big emphasis on stalking in this book with Zoey and few other characters. Stalking is a serious issue and I’ve experienced it once in an online game; it wasn’t fun and it was ridiculously hard to get rid of him. He kept on making stupid advances on me and I kept on rejecting him, it continued for half hour or so until he disappeared on me which I was so grateful for. I noticed that in the book that the students have mentors: The teachers/adults. I found this interesting and thought it’d be a big help and interesting way for the students to get guidance. We don’t do something like that here because we have parents and family who can help us our way through our lives as we grow. However, if my school was a boarding school then I think the teachers/adults being mentors to students would be a cool idea and it’d make the students feel more comfortable like at home. I also noticed something interesting….The unusual class times. I find it very interesting that they started at 8 PM and ended at 3 AM. My school starts at 8:45 AM and end at 3:15 PM which is a typical school day. I do wish our school day started at 1 PM and finished oh around 6 PM? We teenagers need our beauty sleep and we’re always groggy when we arrive at school to learn. I also noticed that Zoey seemed very annoyed that she’s been getting lot of texts and calls from her almost-ex-boyfriend Heath. Obsessive texting and calling can be classified as stalking if the victim does not like it and it can be called cyber stalking. As I’ve mentioned earlier: Stalking is dangerous. I noticed that there seems to be lot of Cherokee references in the book which I really liked. I like learning about different cultures and religions especially native people. They are really interesting! I liked the words from Cherokee used. And the rituals were very interesting. I was amused when there was a mention that the Cherokee gene skipped Zoey’s mother because it was saving up an extra dose for Zoey herself. I also loved how they incepted many of Cherokee traits in the book and next books to come! I also was interested in some flowers/herbs and their meanings like sage, lavender and so on. Looking into what flowers means is one of my many hobbies that I enjoy. For example; did you know Daylily means enthusiasm? Or that Orchid means delicate beauty? Poppy is very fitting for Remembrance Day because it means consolation; Red roses are so common in weddings because they mean passionate love. However if red and white roses are together in banquet for wedding it means unity. Finding out color meanings is also one of my hobbies. Red means confidence/courage, blue means spirituality/truth, yellow means wisdom/joy, purple means mystery/magic, and green mean well being/life.
Evaluating Ideas and Information 1.13.10
Strategy: Evaluating Ideas and Information
Book review: Complete review of book
Ratings: Give a rating out of ten for: The main characters, the minor characters, the plot, the setting, the illustrations, the beginning, the end and justify.
I give Zoey *Main Character* seven out of ten stars. Because she was well-developed character that I liked but there were some things I noticed she was under-developed in. This issue changes in future books.
I give all minor characters five out of ten stars. Because there were characters I really liked *like Shaunee, Erin, Damien, Stevie Rae, Erik and Sylvia* but there were several characters I disliked and found not very developed at all.
I give the plot five out of ten stars. It’s very interesting and exciting but in few parts it was bit plain and boring
I give the setting six out of ten stars. It’s in USA and in an interesting place but I had to wikipedia it up just so I would know what it is. Plus I’m kind of biased as I’m Canadian.
I give the illusions eight out of ten stars. I liked the cover but it was bit too detailed and I didn’t see the Mark on the girl on the cover.
I give the beginning six out of ten stars. It was a bit too boring at first but I did like it.
I give the ending nine out of ten stars. I did like it but there were few parts I disliked.
Book review: Complete review of book
Ratings: Give a rating out of ten for: The main characters, the minor characters, the plot, the setting, the illustrations, the beginning, the end and justify.
I give Zoey *Main Character* seven out of ten stars. Because she was well-developed character that I liked but there were some things I noticed she was under-developed in. This issue changes in future books.
I give all minor characters five out of ten stars. Because there were characters I really liked *like Shaunee, Erin, Damien, Stevie Rae, Erik and Sylvia* but there were several characters I disliked and found not very developed at all.
I give the plot five out of ten stars. It’s very interesting and exciting but in few parts it was bit plain and boring
I give the setting six out of ten stars. It’s in USA and in an interesting place but I had to wikipedia it up just so I would know what it is. Plus I’m kind of biased as I’m Canadian.
I give the illusions eight out of ten stars. I liked the cover but it was bit too detailed and I didn’t see the Mark on the girl on the cover.
I give the beginning six out of ten stars. It was a bit too boring at first but I did like it.
I give the ending nine out of ten stars. I did like it but there were few parts I disliked.
Analyzing and Synthesizing 1.13.10
Strategy: Analyzing and Synthesizing
I wonder what would happen if…… Maybe……Maybe Not
MAYBE NOT
- Getting Marked
- Being a vampyre
- Being a vampyre fledging
- A teacher who’d been alive when the Titanic sank-
- Having an affinity for something like fire, water, earth, air, sprit, cats, healing, etc etc
- Blood mixed with wine
- Drinking blood
- Imprinting with someone.
- Having adults as mentors at a school
- Coming back from dead
MAYBE
- Owning a car
- Attending school
- Having a boyfriend
- Switching schools
- Having step-father
- Father who abandons family from young tender age
- A daughter who’s turned into a spoiled girl who has screwed half of the football team
- A son who plays bloody violent video games even if he’s too young to play
- Running away from home
- Sneaking out
- Unusual class times like starting at 8 PM and ending at 3 AM
- Owning a cat
- Going to a boarding school
- Having long hair
- Having a roommate
- Changing names
- Having a crush
- Sleeping in class
- Doing the rituals
- Attending rituals
- Someone dying or has died
- Having tattoos
- Ghosts appearing
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Doing drugs
- Popular high school group that only invites very special people in.
- Being homesick
- Taking time to think things over after a complicated or shocking situation
- Coughing up blood
- Obsessive texting and calling
- Going to a museum
- Being stalked
I wonder what would happen if…… Maybe……Maybe Not
MAYBE NOT
- Getting Marked
- Being a vampyre
- Being a vampyre fledging
- A teacher who’d been alive when the Titanic sank-
- Having an affinity for something like fire, water, earth, air, sprit, cats, healing, etc etc
- Blood mixed with wine
- Drinking blood
- Imprinting with someone.
- Having adults as mentors at a school
- Coming back from dead
MAYBE
- Owning a car
- Attending school
- Having a boyfriend
- Switching schools
- Having step-father
- Father who abandons family from young tender age
- A daughter who’s turned into a spoiled girl who has screwed half of the football team
- A son who plays bloody violent video games even if he’s too young to play
- Running away from home
- Sneaking out
- Unusual class times like starting at 8 PM and ending at 3 AM
- Owning a cat
- Going to a boarding school
- Having long hair
- Having a roommate
- Changing names
- Having a crush
- Sleeping in class
- Doing the rituals
- Attending rituals
- Someone dying or has died
- Having tattoos
- Ghosts appearing
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Doing drugs
- Popular high school group that only invites very special people in.
- Being homesick
- Taking time to think things over after a complicated or shocking situation
- Coughing up blood
- Obsessive texting and calling
- Going to a museum
- Being stalked
Author's Purpose and Point of View 13.10
Strategy: Author’s Purpose and Point of View
What’s the point?
I believe the author was trying to say that teenagers go through rough time with puberty, new changes from child, to teenager and finally into an adult. It’s also likely to show us what can really happen in real life? I believe the author was successful in getting its message to me, the reader. The book’s enabled me to understand how lucky I am to have understanding and loving parents even if they’re separated. Zoey’s step-father does not understand and dislikes Zoey because she refuses to listen to him, and does as she think is correct. When Zoey is Marked, her mother instantly worried about her husband, and what everyone’ll think, she do not worry for Zoey which upsets Zoey, and her step-father calls her ‘Satan’ just because she was Marked.
Between the line and behind the lines:
I believe that the author’s trying to tell me that change is part of life and that I should adjust to it as well as swim with the stream instead of against it. I don’t think the author managed to tell me something about myself I haven’t thought about before. I believe that the author has to be very creative, open-minded and wise to write a book like this.
What’s the point?
I believe the author was trying to say that teenagers go through rough time with puberty, new changes from child, to teenager and finally into an adult. It’s also likely to show us what can really happen in real life? I believe the author was successful in getting its message to me, the reader. The book’s enabled me to understand how lucky I am to have understanding and loving parents even if they’re separated. Zoey’s step-father does not understand and dislikes Zoey because she refuses to listen to him, and does as she think is correct. When Zoey is Marked, her mother instantly worried about her husband, and what everyone’ll think, she do not worry for Zoey which upsets Zoey, and her step-father calls her ‘Satan’ just because she was Marked.
Between the line and behind the lines:
I believe that the author’s trying to tell me that change is part of life and that I should adjust to it as well as swim with the stream instead of against it. I don’t think the author managed to tell me something about myself I haven’t thought about before. I believe that the author has to be very creative, open-minded and wise to write a book like this.
Identifying and Summarizing Main Idea 1.13.10
Strategy: Identifying and Summarizing Main Idea.
Timeline
Zoey gets Marked -> Gets into argument with parents -> Escapes the house to go to Grandma -. Falls unconscious on steps -> speaks to Nyx -> Wakes up in House of Night in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her Mark filled in -> Meets Neferet and discovers about her Mark as well as Neferet being her mentor-> Meets Aphrodite for first time -> Become Stevie Rae’s roommate -> Became friends with Stevie Rae, Damien, Erin and Shaunee -> Invited to Dark Daughters -> First Taste of Blood -> Imprints with Heath -> Finds out about her new powers -> Two fledglings dies -> Goes to a second ritual by sneaking out with Dark Daughters -> While doing it, Heath walks in on it looking for Zoey, and Zoey steps in instead of Aphrodite, and does the circle with her friends’ help -> Zoey gets new markings -> Aphrodite is kicked out and Zoey is the new leader of Dark Daughters
Timeline
Zoey gets Marked -> Gets into argument with parents -> Escapes the house to go to Grandma -. Falls unconscious on steps -> speaks to Nyx -> Wakes up in House of Night in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her Mark filled in -> Meets Neferet and discovers about her Mark as well as Neferet being her mentor-> Meets Aphrodite for first time -> Become Stevie Rae’s roommate -> Became friends with Stevie Rae, Damien, Erin and Shaunee -> Invited to Dark Daughters -> First Taste of Blood -> Imprints with Heath -> Finds out about her new powers -> Two fledglings dies -> Goes to a second ritual by sneaking out with Dark Daughters -> While doing it, Heath walks in on it looking for Zoey, and Zoey steps in instead of Aphrodite, and does the circle with her friends’ help -> Zoey gets new markings -> Aphrodite is kicked out and Zoey is the new leader of Dark Daughters
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