Explain three choices you made on your one-pager which show your comprehension of the book or what you learned from the book.

I made the city-line black because it represents the darkness that’s inside of ember.

I made the middle of the page a light bulb because it symbolizes the war of light versus dark.

I put the theme if you don’t succeed try try again because its one of the main themes in the book.

Explain how you used color on your one-pager.

 I used the color black a lot because the city of ember is a dark city, if the lights go out, its pitch black, so I used the color black to represent that.

I used different colors to differentiate the quotes from the recommendations from the take-aways ETC.

Explain two pieces of textual evidence and why you choose that text for your one-pager.

I put “the trouble with anger…” because Doons character evolves from an angry 12-year-old to a leader at the end of the book.

I put “Lina loved her little sister…” because it shows that she can’t leave her sister, she even went so far as to bring her on the trip to ensure her safety.

Which learning goal did you do your best work on? Which one do you find challenging?

I followed directions pretty easily because there was a list of things I had to do, so I made it a checklist and I checked them off one by one as I did them.

I had trouble managing my time because I took too long breaks, and I spread the work out to 3 days so I had trouble remembering what I have done.

1. One new idea from book club is…

I didn’t think that Steve was an important character before, but my group mates persuaded me otherwise.

2. The most interesting part of my book is…

The mystery of Alex’s dad. Is he still alive? Has he remarried?

3. In discussion next time I can grow as a collaborator by…

Maybe not interrupting much. I felt like I interrupted a couple times too much. I would like to change that.

Title and host or hosts of your podcast names.

Jane Lyndhome and Bridget.

Genre. 

Non-Fiction

Summary of the podcast’s focus.

Birds

Summary of your episode.

Birds

Assessment of Credibility.

I think it’s pretty credible

Why you like or don’t like it with evidence.

I do because It’s interactive and they are funny.

Who you would recommend the podcast to?

To kids that are 5 to 8 years old.

Any details about the experience of listening to something and if you did or did not like it and why?

I don’t really like it because it is not that interactive as I would like it to be.

Final rating out of 5 with 5 being the best.

4 out of 5

What book are you currently reading?

Catching Fire

Why did you choose this book?

Because it is the second in a series that I’m reading.

Thinking about your book, Who are the main characters?

Peeta, Gale, and Katniss,

What was the inciting incident, or the moment that takes place that creates the story?

The president will kill the main character’s family if she doesn’t do what he says.

What smaller problems happened in the book?

The president will kill the main character’s family if she doesn’t do what he says.

Have you reached the climax of your book? What was the big moment of tension?

No

Have you reached the resolution? If yes, is it what you thought would happen? If not, how do you think the problem will be resolved?

I think they are going to escape into the woods

What type of conflict has occurred in your book?

Character vs character.

Katniss vs President Snow

We’ve been working on writing memoirs in ELA for the past few weeks. Here is an update on what I’ve accomplished/learned at each stage of the writing process.

The part of the writing process that has been the most comfortable for me has always been drafting because I was always free to do whatever I want, until the next stage (revising) then I have to do it again with less space to do what I want.

The part of the writing process that has been the most challenging for me has always been Generating Ideas because I’m not good at generating ideas. but when I do get an idea I always tell myself that it’s not good enough or its stupid. 

Immersion

I’ve learned the characteristics of a memoir are: It has to be a true story, it’s written in chronological order, it includes descriptive details, it usually has a reflection, the writer is in the story, it usually includes the writer’s friends family ETC, and many memoirs are meant to make the reader feel something (happy sad ETC)

I think the characteristic I really want to focus on in my writing is detail because I need to work on adding more detail to my stories.

My favorite memoir mentor text was Sitti’s because the author had events that were happening at that time in the memoir.

Generating Ideas/Selecting

Why do you want to share this idea/story with others?

Because it was the first time I caught a somewhat big fish.

What emotions do you want your reader to feel as they read your memoir? 

Joy

Drafting

Here is my first draft:

One thing I think I did really well is, add detail because I was really pushing myself to do that.

As I head into editing and revising, one thing I want to focus on is punctuation because I have never been good at it.

Stay tuned for another post soon as I work on revising my first draft. If you have any SHE (specific, helpful, empathetic) feedback, please leave it as a comment!

Think about a book you’re reading now or one you’ve read recently. What type of conflict occurred in the story? 

Character vs self because (spoilers for the hunger games) when Prim is chosen to go to the hunger games her sister Katniss has to decide if she is going to volunteer as tribute or not.

How did it move the rest of the story along?

Katniss is in the hunger games and she has to survive.

Was the conflict resolved? How? If not, how do you think it will be resolved?

Tt wasn’t yet, but I think that Katniss will win the hunger games.

1. get a wife
2. be a grandpa
3. make a movie
4. become an engineer
5. move to an area with a suburb
6.  have kids
7. go to MIT
8. get a dog
9. visit Mexico
10. get a nice house

1. darkness
2. blood
3. fiery hail

I chose this video because when the light turns off they have a black light and glow in the dark things and I think that’s a really good idea.

Which of the 10 exhibits we visited was your favorite? Why?

the Old Milwaukee exhibit is my favorite because I love seeing how Milwaukee has changed in the last somewhat 100 years.

What is one new thing you learned at the museum yesterday? 

I learned that butterflies will lay eggs anywhere even if it’s your friend’s packet.

Which exhibit do you think you’ll highlight in your poem? Why

The exhibit that has the T-rex eating a triceratops because it has so many details in it, like the blood, the organs etc.

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