I love reading your conversations. Some of you are really making an effort to solve your own confusions when you are reading and offer others answers to their questions.
Continue to ask each other questions:
- questions that help you understand your novel better, questions about vocabulary, questions about the plot or what a character is doing or question your reading group's ideas.
Continue to offer your opinions and discuss what you are thinking. Continue to guess what is happening and check back to confirm if you were right. Remember to continue to refer to section 1.
Feel free to read other novel blogs but you are only responding right now to your own reading group.
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ReplyDeleteQ：why does willie think he has terrible bad luck
Nicolette
DeletePit Pony
A : Because he got his money stolen
Q：what is smarted? Eg. " Tears of fury smarted Willie's eyes."
It's when your eyes are hurting or burning...he was just about to cry.
Deletewhen phillip falls over board, what kind of shark almost attacks him and timothy?
ReplyDeleteeither a black-tip reef shark, white-tip reef shark, or a hammer head shark, or last but not least, a great white shark.
a wow i had is that phillip wanted to know if timothy knew anything about the islands, or if he was "a stupid old black man".
Deletesome of my other questions are:
DeleteQ: why can't timothy spell?
A: he never went to school.
Q: what is sea grape?
A: a type of plant found in tropical places.
Q: what does awash mean?
A: awash means just above the surface of the ocean.
for any one reading "The Cay" please respond soon, so then i can have some questions to answer, along with people to converse about the book with.
DeleteWhat is a sea grape?
Deletea sea grape is a type of plant found in tropical places. here are instructions to get to a picture of it:
Delete1. go to google images and type in "seagrape05.jpg".
2. it will be the picture in the top left-hand corner.
thanks
Deleteyour welcome katniss everdeen
Deleteand for any of you that are wondering what a cay is, a cay is an island, believe me, i've been on a cay.
Deletedoes anyone know what a gnats?
DeleteI am guessing the sea grapes are grown in the island...? Also about the "cay" giritina1350 (jessica.s) told me that its the island name. If you want a picture of it look up : Cay on google. There are many different images but it gave me a good look of the island.
Deletefor a picture of the one i was on copy and paste this into the url bar.
Deletehttp://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/cruise/photos/Castaway-Cay-(Arial)sm.jpg
gnats are a type of bug, for a better idea of what they are, type in "gnats" on google images, they kinda look like mosquitos.
Deletethe Cay that Phillip, Timothy and stew cat are on is somewhere in the Devil's Mouth
DeleteWhat kind of shark tried to eat Phillip?
DeleteKayla look up on the answers above
DeleteI found out a great definition for the "cay". It is from "Dictionary". The Cay : a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area. Also called key.
DeleteIt is pronounced "key" like how we say it in English.
Good information BT. Have you ever seen the beautiful white sandy beaches of the Caribbean islands? I can just imagine how it must have felt to be stranded there...very hot and always a warm breeze. Kayla, lil' means little.
DeleteOk :) why does this story have so much drama ?
DeleteI know that it is a small island i over talked it with my dad :)
Deletecause the plot of the story has lot of drama
DeleteWOW! they do look like mosquitos cool
DeleteYa i guess your right
Deletewhy does Timothy think stew cat is cursed
Deletebecause timothy was probably raised/taught to think that cats are cursed,
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ReplyDeleteIF YOU ARE READING "THE MAN WHO LOVED CLOWNS" REPLY TO THIS WITH YOUR QUESTIONS/WOWS AND SO ON. IT WILL BE EASIER.
ReplyDeleteWow - Punky's technique for buying items is to trade it with something he has without the owners knowing it.
Wow - Punky's real name is Richard.
Question - Why do they call Richard "Punky"
Attempted Answer - It's probably just a funny nickname
I know this post is incomplete so I'll post something later.
IF YOU ARE READING "THE MAN WHO LOVED CLOWNS" REPLY TO THIS WITH YOUR QUESTIONS/WOWS AND SO ON. IT WILL BE EASIER.
I have the same Wow as you - Punkys real name is Richard
Deleteand I have the same question of why they call him Punky. I have a diffrent answer : Maybe because he doesnt like being called Richard.?
"The Man Who Loved Clowns", Section 2
DeleteI was really saddened when I read that Delrita's parents died. It made me question when the woodcarver was fine with the trade that Punky made. I thought the red socks that Punky had were too small for the woodcarver but I could be wrong, besides Punky's a grownup. I don't know why Delrita would let Punky walk home with her. If I were her I would just tell the uncle or the aunt, If that didn't work she could just take his trousers and hide them like the nurses did in the hospital.
(new sentence, different topic) *It made me question WHY the woodcarver was fine with the trade (con.)
DeleteI couldn't believe that Delrita's parents died.
DeleteWho is the "old" baby?
Att. Answer: Probably one of the "mop-tops"
Why does Punky steal items?
Att. Answer: He thinks that if he can trade it for something, he can get it.
Something I noticed was it says Punky's real name is "Richard Hollaway"
I also couldn't believe that delrita's parents died too!! :-(
DeleteWho is Walt?? I don't think I read that part to get the answer..
^Walt is the woodcarver that told delrita that her parents died.
DeleteQuestion-Why was Delrita seeming so positive about making Herkimer
Deletequote-He'd have a long, graceful, unbroken neck and beautiful outstretched wings.
Reason-At first Punky said "Sam, Shirley. Come home." them her hands trembled and she thought about her dad saying: Let him spread his wings and fly.
Question-Who's Cooper?
Quote-"I'm going to be late for PE class, and Cooper can really be a bear."
Attempted Answer-Cooper is probably the PE class teacher.
Wow-Punky only spills the last half of the soap.
Reason-I always thought Punky spilled the whole soap container, but I wonder how he know there's only half full of soap in the container.
Answer to previous question - Delrita always thought she was invisible.
When reading the first section I had the question that I was wondering if Delrita wanted to be invisible or she just thought she was invisible. Now I figured it out since on page 107 it said she wanted to be invisible for the first time.
I am really sure that he spills the shampoo not the soap, right?
DeleteI love the questions and answers you guys. What are some of your wows?
DeleteMy wow is when Delritas parents died!
Delete" The man who loved clowns "
ReplyDeleteWow- Punky's real name is Richard
Question- Why do they call Richard "Punky"?
The Giver
ReplyDeleteWhy does a Receiver need to have pale eyes?
How does holding all the Memories make your appearance older?
You don't have to have pale eyes, it's just either a coincidence or genetic.
DeleteHaving a lot of memories ages the mind, which in turn ages you.
but jonas said that the next receiver would be a female five that had pale eyes and jonas gave memories to gabe who also has pale eyes
Deletewhat page does sec 2 end?
DeleteDid you find your answer?
DeleteWhy does melaine yell at her mom? Necause she is mad
ReplyDeletebecause she has rage issues
Deletereally nolan it's because she is mad at her for trying to stop her from dieting
Deletemegan your on the list for apr 11
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ReplyDeleteWOW
1) pg 81: "he could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystal in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hand, like cold fur.
2) pg 109: "Then the first wave of pain. he gasped. It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade. In his agony he perceived the word "fire" and felt flames licking at the torn bone and flesh."
These are both great examples of figurative language. You can feel and see the descriptions. This is your challenge when writing.
DeleteThe giver
ReplyDeleteHow does Jonas automatically know what something in the memories is called?
Why does Jonas stop taking the pills?
For both of the questions, he just knows, like an innate feeling or instinct.
Delete" The man who loved clowns "
ReplyDeleteQuestion pg.95- Was Punky faking to be sick?
Wow! pg.96- Delrita and Punky's parents died! :(
Wow! pg. 127- Avanelle wanted to be Delritas friend. Delrita was finally
making a friend instead of trying to be invisible.
I don't think I was paying attention to this part of the book but this is my question.. Who is Walt? I think I didn't read that part..
why is louanne so stuborn and mean
ReplyDeletecalling melanie names is not nice
I don't know but it might be because melanie is trying to get better but she doesn't want to get better
DeleteWhat do you think is going on in their minds? Why wouldn't someone want to get better?
DeleteThe Giver
ReplyDeleteQuestions
1) Why is there no such thing as colours anymore?
A: The people made that choice when they converted in Sameness.
2) Why is choosing their mates and jobs seem crazy to them?
3) Why won't the old receiver tell Jonas his name? (instead he tell him to call him the Giver)
4) Why is Jonas not able to describe the way things change for him?
A: I think because he is starting to colours and before this he had no idea what colour was. In fact the entire community doesn't know.
5) How did the climate control people get rid of the snow and cold weather?
2) maybe cuz they think they might choose wrong
Delete3)maybe cuz he doesn't want jonas to know his name
5) some kind of forcefield maybe? idk
This is a very controlled society isn't it? Have you compared it to any types of governments in our world today? Have you made any connections to movies or books you have seen or read?
Delete@theboss yes i have compared it to other governments, well actually Kay was telling us about it. In North Korea (a communist country) your future is pretty much set for you. For example, if you come from a family of farmers you will be a farmer when you grow up.
Deletewhy does melanie l;ike chicken pot pie it's pretty discusting, chicken in white milk sause
ReplyDeleteChicken pot pie is delicious, there's no milk sauce in it.
DeleteThe Giver. Wow, pg 100: Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood in the trees. Very slowly it walked to the mutilated body and looked down. With its sinuous trunk it stroked the huge corpse; then it reached up, broke some leafy branches with a snap, and draped them over the mass of torn thick flesh.
ReplyDeleteVery touching!
DeleteWhy does Louanne not want to get better and refuse to eat and make herself throw up to be skinny?
ReplyDeletebecause she can't think straight from her desies, remember
DeleteQuestions for 'The Giver'
ReplyDeleteHow will the Giver transfer memories to Jonas?
-I think it will happen by the Giver touching him.
Why is the Giver in so much pain?
-I think he is reliving a memory of pain and suffering.
Why can't everyone see all the colours?
-I think they want everything to be the same so no one would be individualized by liking different colours.
Why is Jonas not allowed to talk about his job or share his dreams with his family?
-I think for him to be the receiver, he must be the only one who holds the memories of before.
During the ceremony of 12, why did they skip number 19?
-I think they have a special job for Jonas to be assigned to.
How did Jonas transfer the memory to Gabe?
-I think that Gabe also has the qualities of the receiver and may be the next receiver after Jonas.
Why did the Giver decide to give Jonas a disturbing memory that day?
-I think he started with pleasant memories and worked his way over to the unpleasant ones.
Are there actually other communities, or is there just the one Jonas is in?
-I think there are other communities, but they are just seperate and uninvolved with each other.
THE GIVER.
ReplyDeleteJonas goes to work for and the Giver gives Jonas the memory colour. I'm wondering is everything black and white ? that was the biggest question the other question i had was
Q : Why doesn't it snow ? pg 80
A : because the climate control. pg 83
I dont have a lot of questions for section, I'm not finished yet.
however I do have a lot of connections and feelings for example when Jonas has his first day at work and he gets the memory of snow and sleding. I remember when i was a young girl going sleding down the hill at the park right near my house, the snow pilled high some were taller then me.
One more question that i've been wondering through the whole book is.......Is Fiona going to fall in love with Jonas personally i think she is but I'm not sure.
I really like this book so far and I'm super excited to finish ;)
The Giver
ReplyDeleteQuestions:
pg. 87, ch. 11 - Q:What is "The Giver"'s actual name?
pg. 74, ch. 10 - Q: Why does each household only have these books: a dictionary, and the thick community volume which contained descriptions of every office, factory, building, and committee, and the Book of Rules? Why no other books, like fiction?
- Q: Do they have any other types of transportation besides bikes? Why/Why not?
- Q: What exactly is the "change" he keeps seeing in the "seeing beyond"?
A: Colours.
- Q: Why is there no colours?
A: Sameness.
- Q: Why do they want everything to be the same? Why not different?
- Q: Why would Jonas see red first? Why not a different colour, like blue or purple?
Attempted answer: Maybe because red is the first colour in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, etc.
- Q: Why would the seeing beyond happen differently to the Giver than it did to Jonas?
Wow:
"Jonas has not been assigned," she informed the crowd, and his heart sank. Then she went on. "Jonas has been selected." He blinked. What did that mean? He felt a collective questioning stir from the audience. They, too, were puzzled. In a firm, commanding voice she announced, "Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory." Then he heard the gasp - the sudden intake of breath, drawn sharply in astonishment, by each of the seated citizens. - pg. 60, ch. 8
Do you think people were envious of Jonas? Would that be a desirable job? What job would you like to have? I like your guess for why red would be the first colour that Jonas would see Cheska. Gabe does seem to be special...I agree with Jim.
DeleteGood connection Cookie...I remember when my kids both tobagganed into a tree. Luckily they went straight up the tree and lightly landed in the deep snow.
Colton
ReplyDeletePg70
Who is Jesse C. James?
Pg72
Why is there a man sitting in the wilderness?
Pg77-78
Why do they call each other Thoreau and bando?
You need to attempt to answer your own questions. What do you think?
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ReplyDelete(question)
-what is locomotive?(pg.44)
-what confidence was Simon full with?(pg.45)
-why did Willie and Simon think that their work place, mine is safe even though there was an huge accident before and explosive gas seeped out from the displace coal?(pg.46)
-why did Simon want to take Willi to his work(pg.46)
-what is level fire?(pg.46)
-why did Simon flung dirt in Willie's face and ran away even though Willie hadn't said anything to make him mad?(pg.48)
-why did Simon was still mad at Willie?(pg.55)
A locomotive is a train. You need to attempt to answer the rest of your questions. What do you think?
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ReplyDeleteQ- what kind of power does the giver have to shrare(give)memories with Jonas?
Q- deos everyone have this ability? (in one page Jonas shared memories with Gabe)
maybe cuz jonas has a special ability to be able to receive/give memories to other ppl with the same ability like gabe or the giver
DeleteThere does seem to be a special gift. Would you want to live in this place?
ReplyDeleteThe giver
ReplyDeleteWOW-Now, for the first time in his twelve years of life , Jonas felt seperate, different
Q-Why does the community call their houses "dwellings"?
Q-Do you think that Jonas would rather have a different job?
Q-Why does it not snow in the community?
Q-Why is there no colour in the community?
A- Different job? I don't think so. cause as he begins to understand and share memories with the giver, he deeply er, considers about his job.
DeleteA- This community IS the future. They apparently had this ability orchoice before to eliminate dangerous and unhelpful stuff. The giver says people made(?) a decision to stop snowing. (not sure how)
A- Same with above. The giver said that having by having colour, citizens might make wrong choices. (read on and you will find out.
A- dwelling is another name for house, building or a place of residence.
Delete" The man who loved clowns "
ReplyDeleteWho is the old baby?? That Birdie was talking about
Cameron
ReplyDeleteIm Reading my Side of the mountain.
Question?
Who's this random Bango dude who comes out of no where and becomes friends with Sam?
ya i had that question to
DeleteWhat should i write for my reflection
ReplyDeleteWhat does piecemeal mean? (the applause was piecemeal)
ReplyDeletei know i'm not reading that book but piecemeal means gradually
Deleteor piece by piece, so basically the applause started gradually
Payton:
ReplyDeleteHow did Simon get stuck in the mine when the explosion occured? What is a Bobtail?
WOW: Willie saved someone who used to bully him.
A bobtail is an animal with a very short tail.
DeleteColton
ReplyDeleteQ: why didnt sams' dad stay longer?
A: he probably had to do stuff at home
Q:How did sams' dad think of Bando?
Q: Why did sam keep having to kick his door?
A: Because it kept freezing
this is for section 3... it won't show up on my laptop ?
ReplyDeleteQ : What age do you graduate from school ?
Q : Why do they kill people (release) ?
Q : Why did the colors disappear ?
And I'm still confused on why he ran away i don't really get it ??
Colours are not in that community any more because then the objects would be different.
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