Monday, November 15, 2010
Blog #22 Anticipating The City of Ember
After reading the back cover and "The Instructions" part of the book, it seems really similar to The Giver. The community seems like it is going to be more secluded like the community in The Giver. I am anxious to compare this book to the The Giver and Among The Hidden. I've already noticed the age for getting jobs is twelve in this book as well...what is up with this age?!
Blog #21 Notable Moment in Among The Hidden
I think the most notable moment in the book is when Luke realizes he isn't the only third child in the world. It is a huge turning point in the book when Luke sees Jen for the first time. His character totally changes. Rather than being a timid little boys, he becomes very brave. He risks his life by running across the street and breaking into her house. Although he is very brave about this, he is still very timid when it comes to the Rally. This was very weird to me. He is risking his life to be at Jen's house so why not go ahead and go to the Rally?
"And then, out of the corner of his eye, Luke caught a glimpse of something behind one window of the Sports Family's house. A face. A child's face. In a house where two boys already lived." pg 41
"And then, out of the corner of his eye, Luke caught a glimpse of something behind one window of the Sports Family's house. A face. A child's face. In a house where two boys already lived." pg 41
Blog #20 Anticipating Among the Hidden
I have never heard of the Among the Hidden books. After reading the back cover, it seems very similar to The Giver. I am excited to read it because The Giver has been my favorite book so far and I think its because of the dystopia and that is what his book falls under as well. It seems like it is going to be more similar to the society we live in today and I like that about it. It doesn't seem like it's going to be totally different like The Giver.
Blog #19 Notable Moment in The Giver
The most notable moment in The Giver for me was when Jonas noticed the apple looked different. This was when the reader realizes that Jonas is different than everybody else. Jonas doesn't realize this at the time but he is actually seeing the apple's red color. Jonas is "seeing beyond" and this is how he becomes "The Receiver". In order to be The Giver, you must have a special quality about you. The current Receiver's special gift was that he could hear beyond. He could hear music and other pleasant sounds that nobody else could.
"But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had-well, this is the part that he couldn't adequately understand-the apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged." pg. 24
"But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had-well, this is the part that he couldn't adequately understand-the apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged." pg. 24
Blog #18 Anticipating The Giver
The Giver was my all time favorite book after I read it in seventh grade. I am SO excited to read it again. When I read it, I remember thinking how advanced it was for a children's book. I had friends who read it in fifth grade, which I believe is the audience it was written for, and I think that age is way to young to understand all the meaning behind this book. As a seventh grader, I remember being very disturbed at some of the parts, especially about the birthmothers and the "stirrings". I'm very anxious to read it at this age and see how it affects me.
Blog #17 Notable Moment in Mrs. Frisby
I think the most notable moment in Mrs. Frisby is when the rats realize they are learning to read. This is what changes the entire story. Until this moment, they thought they were going to spend the rest of their lives in the lab. This is also when they realized they were very intelligent and had the mind of most humans, more advanced than some. Without them learning to read, the rats wouldn't have been able to do any of the things they did.
"By teaching up how to read, they had taught us how to get away." pg 129
When Nicodemus tells Mrs. Frisby this, the readers finally understand why the rats are able to live the way they do. Mrs. Frisby also learns how her husband was so intelligent. Until this point, there is no explanation for why the rats are the way they are.
"By teaching up how to read, they had taught us how to get away." pg 129
When Nicodemus tells Mrs. Frisby this, the readers finally understand why the rats are able to live the way they do. Mrs. Frisby also learns how her husband was so intelligent. Until this point, there is no explanation for why the rats are the way they are.
Blog #16 Anticipating Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
I am SO excited to read this book! I read it in seventh grade I think and I don't really remember the whole story. I do remember absolutely loving it though. I read the back of the book and flipped through some pages to refresh my memory. I definitely think this is going to be my favorite book so far.
Blog #15 Analysis of Goblet of Fire, Magician's Nephew, and Phoenix and Carpet
I enjoyed all three of these books much more than the first three! My least favorite one was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was so hard to read it all! (However, it did get me in the mood for the new movie coming up :)!) I absolutely LOVED the Magician's Nephew. The Phoenix and the Carpet fell in between. As I think back to the three books, the reoccuring theme that keeps coming into my mind is the development of relationships.
In The Phoenix and the Carpet, the children develop a very strong relationship. Usually children at their age don't get along or want to play together like the children do in this book. They also become very attached to the Phoenix. They grow to love him and want him to stay around.
In the Magician's Nephew, Digory and Polly create a very strong relationship. Although they get into arguements, they are still best of friends. They also create a relationship with the cabman. Since all of them encounter so many life changing experiences together, they can't help but to grow closer.
The relationships in Harry Potter stuck out to me the most. Obviously, Harry, Ron, and Hermoine are already best friends. Sparks begin to fly between Hermonie and Ron in this book. They start to realize they want to be more than friends. Harry also begins to have feelings for Cho. Harry also develops a relationship with Cedric. Even though they are competing against each other for the triwizard cup, they still form a bond because they are both representing Hogwarts.
In The Phoenix and the Carpet, the children develop a very strong relationship. Usually children at their age don't get along or want to play together like the children do in this book. They also become very attached to the Phoenix. They grow to love him and want him to stay around.
In the Magician's Nephew, Digory and Polly create a very strong relationship. Although they get into arguements, they are still best of friends. They also create a relationship with the cabman. Since all of them encounter so many life changing experiences together, they can't help but to grow closer.
The relationships in Harry Potter stuck out to me the most. Obviously, Harry, Ron, and Hermoine are already best friends. Sparks begin to fly between Hermonie and Ron in this book. They start to realize they want to be more than friends. Harry also begins to have feelings for Cho. Harry also develops a relationship with Cedric. Even though they are competing against each other for the triwizard cup, they still form a bond because they are both representing Hogwarts.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Blog #14 Notable Moment In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
This is a hard one! There are so many notable moments in the book thats is difficult to pick just one.
After reading the book and watching the movie, I noticed that both really accentuate Harry's bravery. I think the most brave moment of Harry's is when he did what Cedric asked of him and took his body back to his father. This shows so much about Harry's character. He is in so much danger and still thinks about his friend and classmate. Harry could have been killed by "you know who" by risking the time to get over to Cedric's body after getting the portkey.
"From a muffled yell, he thought he had stopped at least one of them, but there was no time to stop and look; he jumped over the cup and dived as he heard more wand blasts behind him; more jets of light flew over his head as he fell, stretching out his hand to grab Cedric's arm-" (pg 669)
Harry is brave throughout the whole book, and even the whole series (at least according to the movies ha!), which makes his character so much more awesome!
After reading the book and watching the movie, I noticed that both really accentuate Harry's bravery. I think the most brave moment of Harry's is when he did what Cedric asked of him and took his body back to his father. This shows so much about Harry's character. He is in so much danger and still thinks about his friend and classmate. Harry could have been killed by "you know who" by risking the time to get over to Cedric's body after getting the portkey.
"From a muffled yell, he thought he had stopped at least one of them, but there was no time to stop and look; he jumped over the cup and dived as he heard more wand blasts behind him; more jets of light flew over his head as he fell, stretching out his hand to grab Cedric's arm-" (pg 669)
Harry is brave throughout the whole book, and even the whole series (at least according to the movies ha!), which makes his character so much more awesome!
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