Friday, June 15, 2012
An inductive leap-Uglies
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Explaining Wordle
1. What is the purpose of your poem? What mood, message or point are you trying to make?
2. What did you do to create this purpose? Discuss your word choice and your decision on the size of particular words in comparison to other words.
3. Did you like using Wordle? Come up with other possible uses of Wordle inside and outside of English class.
The purpose of the poem is to explain some of the main aspects in the book Uglies. But to put more emphasis on certain word which represents more important points as well. The main events in this story so far are that the main character Tally, an ugly is looking forward to an operation. This is a operation that everyone receives when they are 16 years old to become apart of the pretties. Except when her new friend shay runs away she has to find her, or else she can not have the operation. Since those are the main points in the story I made the words Operation, Runaway, Uglies etc all larger. I made the word operation the largest because in my opinion the storyline revolves around the operation and becoming a pretty. I liked using wordle for the most part because i think that it is a very different and visually appealing way of presenting information and it also allows you to put a larger emphasis and certain points about the story.
In conclusion the point purpose of this poem is to use words that help describe the poem and putting more emphasis on words that represent more important events in the story
Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Film adaptation-Hunger Games
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Significant Characteristics-Mockingjay
In the Mockingjay book there are many main elements in the story. Most of them are the setting, the capitol, district twelve and district thirteen. But also by events like the rebellion on the capitol and Peeta being hijacked. Even though there are many elements, I think that the two that the most important element is that Katniss has to be the "Mockinjay" . This means she has to be the face of the rebellion against the capitol. I think that this is the most important element because since Katniss narrates the story everything in the storyline revolves around it. For example, she has to deal with her mental and physical damage from the games. As well as having to deal with Peeta being in the Capitol and what he is saying about her. Being the mockingjay is also very hard for katniss because she doesn't understand why she has to do it. As well as not knowing the impact she could have on helping and inspiring the districts. The story goes on and they finally get Peeta back to district thirteen only to find out that he has been hijacked by the capitol. This makes it even harder for Katniss to be the mockingjay because she feels frustrated. She also feels like she does not really have anything else to live for anymore. Those are just some examples of why being the mockingjay is the main element in the story.
Character Traits- Catching Fire
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The protagonist so far in catching fire is Katniss. Katniss is very considerate and caring, she shows this be always try to help everyone she can, even though she has so much wealth from winning the games. For example, when she brings Gale's family food. She also shows ambition by trying to convince everyone that they should run away into the woods to escape district 12 and the rebellion that is about to happen. So in conclusion, the protagonist in the story is Katniss who is considerate, caring and ambitious.
Suspense or Pathos- Mockingjay
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Point of view-Catching Fire
The Point of view in Catching fire is narrated in second person. The person that narrates the story is the main character, Katniss. I think that the author chose to tell the story from this point of view because it helps the readers understand more of the storyline. You also get a better understanding of what it is like to go through the experience of the hunger games because you get to read about her emotions and her opinions on everyone else in the story. This can be humorous sometimes because Katniss has a more judgmental personality. I would not change the point of view of the story, because I don't think it would have been the same. Maybe though if you were a boy who was reading the story it would be maybe be more interesting for the series to be told from Peeta's perspective because they could possibly relate to him more than Katniss.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tone and Mood-Catching Fire
Hunger Games-Catching Fire
I would say that the mood at the beginning of this book is tense. For example, in the very first paragraph, the narrator says "my muscles are clenched tight against the cold". So immediately indicates that the narrator is already very tense. As you go on reading you find out that the narrator Katniss Everdden is the focus of the story, but it also revolves around Peeta Melark, Haymich, Gale, her mom, sister and the capitol, a city filed with people that control everything, including the main character. Even though everyone that lived under the control of the capitol is tense, Katniss is the most high strung and tense of all of them. She is like that because she has more to hid from the capitol than everyone else, she hunts illegally, shes not in love with who she is supposed to be in love with, peeta and she hates everything about them.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Trilogy. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.
I would say that the mood at the beginning of this book is tense. For example, in the very first paragraph, the narrator says "my muscles are clenched tight against the cold". So immediately indicates that the narrator is already very tense. As you go on reading you find out that the narrator Katniss Everdden is the focus of the story, but it also revolves around Peeta Melark, Haymich, Gale, her mom, sister and the capitol, a city filed with people that control everything, including the main character. Even though everyone that lived under the control of the capitol is tense, Katniss is the most high strung and tense of all of them. She is like that because she has more to hid from the capitol than everyone else, she hunts illegally, shes not in love with who she is supposed to be in love with, peeta and she hates everything about them.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Trilogy. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.
Stock Characters - Catching fire
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