Friday, December 26, 2008

TKM movie vs. Book


To kill the mokingbird movie is interesting too. The characters are similar, as in the book. For example Atticus still the one as in the book, respectful, helpful, wanted a better life of his children, moreover he is does everything to be right toward the law and teach his children, Scout and Jem what to do in the right way for be in rule toward the law. There is Jem so curious to see Boo Radley as the book describe and Dill who come in every summer, and trying to get in the house of the Radley. Scout a littke girl who alwys defend people as herself. Also Calprunia and Ms Maudie who help Scout and Jem i anything they are in needed for, as Ms Maudie answered the question Scout or Jem asked in anyway and Calprunia helping them as she is their mom by changing their clothes, cooking their food and serving them as much as they need. I would change the portrayal of Boo Radley in the movie, because he does not look like Boo Radley in the Book, because in the book it seems like Boo Radley is a person who is scary, strange and maybe not good looking. Boo Radley has the same attitude as in the Book as in the movie, but the good looking in the movie is not like the Boo Radley in the movie.
According to my remark or observation there are some scenes from the book that are embellished like, when Boo Radley put the gifts in the tree, it was Scout who found the gums, and sometimes Jem and Scout at the same time. But in the movie only Jem found it out. And moreovere when Scout talk or give a reach story, that touch everybody even her dad when some men came to the court to bother Tom Robinson, but fortunately Atticus was standing there and Scout came up and asking the men and telling them the truth. It was a story that reach everbody and touch everybody heart, and persuade, impress Atticus. I can infer that Scout learn about Atticus attitude as lawyer and as educate child, what Atticus want for his children. She proof it. And some part are deleted, the special part I was excited to watch in the movie but unfortunately was deleted. The part is when Boo Radley came out of the house and put a cover on Scout and she did not even feel it because she had all her attention on the fire that was going on at Ms Maudie house. And when Jem make the snow man. There were a lot of part miss in the movie, than the one Added. My favorite character in the movie is Atticus, because he tried hard, even when people say what is not supposed to be heard he doesn't care because he is courageous, doesn't give up, perseverance, helpful, and educated Dad. Besides I kind of like Scout because she is brave, she is a defending child, and Jem because he is curious, sometimes by being curious you want to have know something and you found informations you are curious of looking for, sometimes curiousity is bad when you are looking in the bad way, but good when you never give up and try to reach the up to found what you are looking for.
Reading the book is better watching the movie, because by reading the book you can put yourself more in the characters shoes, feel what they are feeling and never miss a part of the adventures.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Reading responses#13

Tiitle: Burned
Author: Ellen Hopskins
Page read: 339-End

Pattyn has been transfer to home. She began her miserable life with her familly. She also began school and watching Dereck with her girlfriend and having good time but she didi not care. Now she is ready because she has everything she wasdreaming of, and now she put her pants and everything her aunt brought to her. People were jealous. But she did not even mind them until she found out that she is pregnant; She called Ethan to tell him the news but by hiding herself her enemies Dereck girlfriend and justin girlfriend heard her telling Ethan that she is pregnant. So they start the rumor. There was a boy that also is a mormon and have a crush on Pattyn, the one she actually hang out with since she came back from her aunt. His name was Erick. So when Pattyn call her love Ethan about her pregnancy Ethan came to the house so he can know what is going on and pick her up to aunt j house and they will have the conversation. Erick jealous knew the plan. Wen Ethan came, Pattyn was ready to escape. And when Ethan was out of his car heErick went inside took the car plaque away from the car. Ethan did not know, neither was Pattyn . The way home to nevada , the police try to stop them fro a verification but Pattyn so scare told Ethan to not stop to just ride. Then they ran through a tree and they go through an accident. but Ethan did not make it. Pattyn make it but lost her baby, the fruit of their love. She was mesirable. When she went home from the hospital her dad did not want her but her sisteres were there for her. She is so mad angry, of her lost love Ethan and the fruit of her love theur baby. She wanted to kill everybody, her dad, h Erick and the girls that start the rumor.
Then she still waiting for her love, mabye another want. But she still want to hunt.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Theme in to kill a mockinngbird

So far by reading this book, call to kill a mockingbird from part A to part B continuing to the end, there are to many themes I have learned from some characters in the book. By example Atticus is the best one, as Dad of a family. I have learned to many themes as follow:
_Been respectful toward everybody( that I already know)
_Been a truth man or woman. Because by lying of something you know is true is not being the right person.
_Racist is not the a good thing because you are a person and the one is a person too, only the color change, he / she has what you have.Racism is just a phenomenon that people suppose to stop doing because one day you might need help and you will need help by that black people you use to ignore as human.
_Been right toward the right
_Be brave.
_ by Jem Atticus, do not been to curious, in the bad way.
The author reveal the theme by writing us this beautiful, she experiences. For us to read for learn more about the life lessons and moreover, about the old time life what it looks like.
I think Atticus family will learn more about been truth in everything because signal or late the truth will come out and you will be the winner and the enemies will be ashame of his / her lies.
Harper Lee, the Author of this book, want us to learn about the history time, and the experiences of life that we can learn from. And teach us the themes in of the story do we can learn more plus our prior knowledge for the better life of everyday.
Moreover be patient and never give up in whatever face yoou.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Reading responses #12

Tittle: Burned
Author: Ellen Hopskins
Page read:229_399
so far in this book, we have learned much about Pattyn life with her family life. Her loving part and as her mormon girl life. I had tell about some about her in the last publish blogs. Now we continue with the rest of the book. Since my last blog, I did not left my book for an unitulity thing because I reallly do not want to stop reading that book, and I finished it. And I cried by the end of this book, love is something you should not play with in the life of teenager. I put myself in the characters shoes , it fells like this aventures are happenong to me, but in the good way. I do not wish that kind of life to any teenager or women in their husband door and been trate badly as a toy. And as children to have a Dad like pattyn Dad , a man that care about his children but in the bad not knowing how to care kids.
Let's get back to the rest of the adventures.
As we know Pattyn, who experiences her first stirrings passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Her father so furious about this relationship went to Dereck house for tell him that he will be kill if he ever stick around with Pattyn he will be a chicken die for chicken fries for eat( excaleration). Kill him he means; Dereck so scare break up with Pattyn. Pattyn so nervous of the way their relationship end, began a bad attitude, but cannot be supported by her parents obviously Pattyn mom who is pregnant.
So Pattyn has been sent to her aunt house. there, she felt home, her aunt is a brave woman who understand her and help her in all situation she faces. they actualy talk as family not like home. What she founds instead is love and acceptance. Pattyn with her aunt formed a realy great family and are like real mother and daughter. Then Pattyn find a real love, a real beau guy name ethan. She falls in love with Ehan who is also into her. Her aunt as an old person can tell, so she tells her because Aunt J knows they like each other. Things went more interesting, when they met each other by aunt J and, days went on; when Aunt J offer a camp for teach Pattyn things with company of Ethan. Then one night at the camp things get more interesting between them. they were watching the royauty the beauty of the sky, the clouds moving swirling. Then they get more tie then their first kiss came next. It was the kiss Pattyn dream of, it was sweet as she describes. She thought it was a dream but the next morning she found out it was true. They get more tie, but without the knowing of her parents in the city. But her Aunt, Aunt J knows and give her conseils of the life. When a frustated story came up. A story that marqued Pattyn about her Dad. Her Dad did the same thing to her aunt. She break her, Aunt J, and Kevin Aunt J lover apart, because Kevin was not a mormon. The way the story was describe cannot be said as myself to describe( find out in the book.) It was so weird as she thinks and I do. Her Dad does not know what does love mean, it is like he does not like anyone to be happy, he likes them to be miserable as he is. "Her Dad broke Aunt J and her love Kevin apart" she said, and now hers. She is lucky to have an aunt as her aunt J. Pattyn is having a good time with his new boyfriend. Then one day, her dream came true( found out in the book page 1, to found her deam.) She was suprise because that was the same taste of dream she just had. She was happy but not for long time. Pattyn has been transfer to her home because school is up and her mom has a baby so she needs someone to help her out. But before she went home many things happen. Aunt J found his love finaly because, kevin is the father of Ethan. So Aunt J now happy in joy and thanks Pattn for what she did to her, making her happy. And the day she was going , before going Ethan gave her a ring to never forget him and remember him when she is in needed. She also have a cellphone from her aunt for call her anytime she needs something or help she can call her. Pattyn went home, to her parents. Then everyhting begin again.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Reading reponses#11


Tittle: Burned
Author:Ellen Hopskin
Page read:105_229

After Pattyn found out the trouble gain. Pattyn and Dereck was having a good time where they learn to shoot the guns. They were having a good time, when they heard Pattyn Dad coming by the way. Rapidly they range theirself put mint in the mouth then began by acting like nothing is going on. When Pattyn dad arrived, he asks what was going on there, Pattyn imediately respond that they were shooting guns. Pattyn Dad that already know what is going on between them so he says
"Only god know what you were doing here" then add" Pattyn come over here, and you Dereck do never come near my daughter again, never, or I will kill you" he added. Pattyn try to defend but what can he does in front of her dad with an agressive voice? nothing!
At home there was terrible and mean things she declares to her mother, and Dad that was trying to to stop her, his life, his love, the one he likes , to see him( Dereck) again. Truthly, openly, she said it, painfuly her parents get it. For the first time his Dad slaped her as he does to her mom sometimes, when she responded to her Dad to never osed again.
According to my own view:
In my point of view she is right, but her parents want the best of her,but not doing it in the right way. I will apologize for the mistake by not telling them that I had a boyfriend that is not a mormon boy. Then tell them how much I like him, and tell them what I have seen in him, and how he is respectful.) And if they still arguing me with an agressive voice after I do this respectful thing by apologize according of what I did bad, I can get nervous and mabye quiet crying or tell them what I have to do or why I have to do it and then get out. Cause I did my best. What I think Pattyn did it is that she was nervous, it was her first crush taking away and this is not going to be easy; her parents should not just come and forcing her, they should easily and trying to understand what her child have in her mind; and if the child is not right they will tell her what is better for her, but not force her to break up, for example if Pattyn mom say that he wants a breakup, officialy Pattyn dad will be drepressed because he is losting the love of his heart. So Pattyn in my point of view is right, but should just be patient, not nervous and say bad things to her parents. And in somecase, she is absoluetely rigth100% right, why? because her parents as old person should not abuse a first crush, of a kid that is always good, respectful, and ending a crush like that to a little girl with abuse, nervous, shouting, is a mess, because the kid can get bad, crazy, real crazy, this is something that every parents should know.Ending love with nervous, insulting, attitude, get things a lot mess. It should with love, comprehension of the kid, and understood.
End of point of view

Monday, December 15, 2008

Test prep action plan

My goal for do the test prep action plan is to do my best like it is the test day, so by having the results of my test prep I will know in what I have to improve myself for make things better for the test prep. So far, doing the test prep I found out that I have to be more fast in reading, make inference, and learn more about the main idea. This is a good experience because So far I am better form doing the inferences and I am doing my best to found the main idea. So I think by working on those habits I can make things good to have 4 in the test or least 3. But I do not wish to have 3,2,1, I am sure to have 4, and I wish on that.
In the E.L.A exam there are different kinds of questions as:
_find the main idea
_define the words,or what do you the narrator mean by saying ''the line''
_Why do you think the narrator write this article
etc...
For the test in reading passage, and test books that are hardest passages, I think the only way to find myself out is learn to read hard , find words that I do not understand their explanations and read books to get ready for the test prep.
At all my goal for the test prep is to have 4 in the state exam test

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Reading reponses#10


Burned

Page read: 1-105( suite of 1-229)

Is Pattyn is going to got out with Dereck? what about Justin?and being with an unbelieve boy, what about his family?
Well after the left home, Dereck say" see you monday".
That seem as a promise, huh? At home she writes everthing that happen, in the journal entry, she wrote everything that happen and hopeful Dereck saying how beautiful she is, but still does not know why because she looked at herself in the mirror and dhe thinks she is dieskin with an unpresentable face. At monday they meet each other, Dereck came to her when she and her sister Jackie, when he smiled and asked if she can talk with her for a minute. At a quiet place then he began like this:
_"I knowI am not exatly your type" he added.
_"he is not my type? where could be this is going but bad?
_"what I mean is that I am not a mormon,mabye we are not alike at all
yeah, he was a chataubriand and she was a humburger, we can tell.
Then he touched her cheek, and say"But I 'd really like to see you again."
_"Why?" Pattyn shouted
_ "does that mean no? he asked
_"No, I just want to know why.
_I do not know... because you are smart, funny
_ funny as a witty or as in entertaining?
_And you're not impressive anyone
_ I know i couldn't impress anyone.
_ I happen to like you. Isn't that a good enough reason ?
_"I like you too Dereck"
Then they make a plan to go to a friend ,Brent's party.(Absolutely as date.why not?) Then they make their first kiss brightly, calmly.And it was Patty first kiss.( Never went out with someone)
There plan worked great. They went to boyfrien and girlfriend; Suddenly she does not even care about Justin anymore. There love was great. But nobody in her families knew. They spent times together, more she get respect from everbody and get popular.
But there love grew apart when one of her friend talk about her and Dereck going out, then the mom tell Pattyn mom,. Pattyn mom was not suprise at all because she knew something like that was happening but did not know it was not a mormon boy, an unbelieve boy,a non croyant boy. She was depressed. Then everything blew.
Next blog post#11.

Reading response#9


Tittle: Burned
Author:Ellen Hopkins
Page read:1-229

So far from this book I learn so many life lessons as teenager. I realy like that book. The book is talking about a girl named Pattyn who is young girl of sixteen years old going on seventeen. This book is on form of poem, but kind of personalisation poem book. The girl named Pattyn is a young teenager as I am but falling in love with the cutest boy in the school. She first began the book by talking about how her mom is, and how having a dad who is a drunk. She, in the new year high school is a good student, and reader, she reads books. Her teacher so impressed about her talent gave here a journal to write everything she wants to write and never mind what is going in. Justin is pattyn lover, they are in the same class but have not much conversation than hi, hey, what's up, I'm doing great. She likes this boy but , Justin heart is for someone else Tiffany. No more of the unpropriate converstion as Pattyn think continue after Justin and Pattyn meet, at the shooting place( where they play gun shoot game).
Behind everything we know Pthyn is a mormon girl. Her dad besides be a drunk is a good dad, that teach her stuffs. T the shooting place there was also Dereck who is supprise of Pattyn been a mormon girl,because he never think that mormon girls are pretty, like she is. Pattyn pretty happy of herself because, this is the first time she heard that even from his family, nobody did before. Moreover, talking a silence came by all of them, dereck began by putting his arms around her shoulder when she asks him about his ex girlfriend but hey grew apart; things went more, until Tiffany with Justin kissing doing stuff panic and shout out the time it is, when Dereck was almost going to kiss Pattyn. She did not believe it, but she did not get, any way. Tiffany with his boyfriend are going home when Dereck ask Pattyn for a ride , she did not answer, no, yes was the answer. She went inside the car, the way home, when they say bye, with Dereck saying "see you on monday."

Is Pattyn going to go out with Dereck?, and what about Justin? will she forgot about him? Let find out in the next post blog #10.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

To my parents

Dear Family,
Hi! Respectfully, I am so proud to tell you everything I have learn so far in this school year 2008-2009 in class of 8th grade. since the first date I came to this class we began with our reading challenge, essay of the week, we wrote memoir. And learn about nonfiction essay by example the Election we already pass, election of Barack Obama and John McCain. we read books and make reading journals for the resume of the books we read, all those reading resume we did on google docs. We also learn about fat questions and skinning questions. We learn about visualizing while you are reading, so you put yourself in the characters shoes, for more understood. I learn of so many things and all those things make me ameliorate my language and also learn new words for my grammar. I also learn about the five habits for the reading and can help to write essays for the reader to understand. Moreover about the Protagonist and the antagonist, I like those words because it is a big words to use as adult do, and if somebody is using those words I can understand what they are saying. On the other hand we learn about our motivation , schema and about Mono Lisa, it is also one of the biggest thing I learn because before when I saw this picture I do not know the signification of it,but behind it this is a whole and cool story about that picture.And by using the computer I learn about more settings that I can use for the rest of life. So far from the year I learn so many things from the ELA class. And I am excited to learn more, because there is a lot of things that I have to learn according to what I am learning now, I know there is more and interesting things. And all those things I learned is from my nice and sincere teacher as friend Ms Johns who teach it. Thanks to you Ms Johns and my parents that help and courage me for my school.
Thanks.