Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets 8/20

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

Pages 115-341 end

Prompt 1.) What is the main conflict of the book? 2.) What was the thing that surprised you the most in the book? 3.) Would you recommend this book?





             The main conflict of the book is about how student at Hogwarts are being petrified (petrified to be frozen in a coma state) and Harry Potter has to find out how is doing this. This conflict is man vs nature do to the fact that the character that have were petrified are by a magical creature. This is shown on page 290 where it is stated "This snake, which may reach gigantic size..."Which shows the reader that the thing petrified the student in the book is an animal, and animals are part of nature.  The conflict is resolved when Harry Potter eliminates the giant snake, this is shown on page 320 where it is narrated " Harry threw his whole weight behind the sword and drove the hilt into the roof of the serpent's mouth-" Which shows the reader that the snake would have been terminated.


 
               The thing that surprised the most in this book is the fact that J.K Rowling decided that Hermione could not be in the final act of the book. The reason that this excited me is the fact that most author are very care of not harming their main character to much. Another reason is that she had nearly no interaction or mention for over multiple chapters. She also completely uninvolved in the climaxed she is not reference or seen or even knowing that it has happening at all.  She only comes back into the picture until the last chapter of the book.



                I would recommend the book Harry Potter and The Chamber to my friends and family member for multiple reason. The first reason that I would recommend this book is because the character development is very good you can see how the characters are changing after experiencing new things. Another reason that I would recommend this book is the fact that the book is very hard to put down after you start reading you will be invested in the character so you want to know what will happen to them. Even though the climax of the book is not at full potential, the resolution makes you feel like the book has a great ending.  The book also has great moments that you will not see coming and surprise you.

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets 8/7

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

Pages 0-115

Prompt: 1.) Describe a character from your book 2.) If you could met a character which character would you meet and why



          Harry Potter is the main character of the book Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets this can be inferred do to the fact the name of the book has his name in it. Harry Potter is a wizard, this is shown on page 3 where the narrator says "Harry Potter was a wizard..." Harry Potter is a student in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this is also shown on page 3 where it is state that "a wizard fresh from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Which shows the reader that he is student at Hogwarts and that it he finished his first year of studies. Harry Potter is abused by his aunt,uncle, and cousin this is shown on page 10 where it is stated "he still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his head with the soapy frying pan." Which shows that his family member do not care for him at all.

         Severus Snape is the potion teachers in the school Hogwarts for wizards and witches, this is shown on page 77 where it is stated "Snape taught potions." Snape is not liked by many of his students, this is also shown on page 77 where it is stated "...disliked by everybody. This is also shown on page 78 where it is stated by Ron "I mean, everyone hates him" Which shows that not many people like. Severus Snape has wanted to be the Defense Against Dark arts teacher but, he has never gotten the position. You can tell this on page 78 where it is stated "Maybe he's left... because he missed out on the Defense Against Dark Arts job again.



         If I could meet any of the characters in the book it would be Ron Weasley do to the fact that he has known what being a wizard is like his whole life. Another reason that I would like to meet Ron would be so that I could learn how he learned how to live without having to modern day technology like computers,phones,gaming console, tv,and other things. While on the other hand he is also getting a trade off which allows him to do magic. A meeting Ron would also allow me to prove that magic is real that other legend of magical sorts are as well real. Once I met him I would ask him what was his favorite part of being a wizard?

           

Paper Towns 7/25

Paper Towns 

200-305 end.

1.) Are the character relatable to you if so how. 2.)Would I recommend this book to other why or why not

              I believe that I relate to two characters in the book Paper Towns, the first character is Quentin Jacobson. I can relate to Quentin do to the fact he is calm person that lives his life at a low pace. I myself prefer things that are calmer because I don't have to be afraid that something might go wrong and cause terrible things that could happen. We both have goals in our live that are common with those of other people, like graduate college to get a good job, and have a family with kids.  Quentin and myself both do not get into much trouble in the book he hesitate to even help the girl of his dreams. This is shown on page where it says "Let's just please not get in trouble,"I said. "I mean I want to have fun and everything, but not at the expense of, like, my future" I myself would have also hesitated if I was his age as well knowing that my future could be ruined for a relationship that might not amount to anything.

          The other character that I feel that I could relate to was Radar or Marcus Lincoln for two major reasons. The first reason is that Radar and I spend a majority of my time online, this is shown on page 15 where Quentin thinks to himself"Radar is a big-time editor of this online user-created reference source called Omnictionary. His whole life is devoted to the maintenance and well-being of Omnictionary"The other way that Radar and I relate that our parents both collect things, Radar's parents collect black Santa. While my parents collect keychains from different states that we have visited.

          
         I would recommend Paper Towns to other people because it has many aspects that people might like a mystery with comedy, a road trip, and a coming of age story. Another reason this book is good is that the character are develop in a way that they are realistic and go through that the crazy teenage mind might go through. The book Paper Towns also makes you think what would you do for love and where you would stop the line and did you agree with the way Quentin reacted to what Margo did.

Paper Towns 7/20

Paper Towns

Pages-0-200

Prompt Character description using textual evidence 

                The main character of the book Paper Towns is Quentin Jacobsen is kind hearted. I know this do to the fact that on page 43 were Quentin thinks "I felt a stab of regret as we backed up past him, so I rolled the window halfway down and threw his polo in his general direction. Quentin is also a calm person and is not use to much excitement. This shown on page 44 were it is said "My heat is really pounding in my chest... "That's how you know you're having fun..." This shows that he is not excited much because he acts surprised about the feeling he is having.

               Margo Roth Spiegelman is a very adventurous and mysterious type of person this is shown various times through the book. This can be found on page 7 were Margo says " I did an investigation" Which is done after Margo and Quentin find a dead body in a park, were most people would try to forget what happen she does not. Margo being adventurous is shown on page 68 where it is stated "We're not going to break anything. Don't think of it as breaking  in to SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld in the middle of the nigh for free. Which shows that she is very out going and likes to be adventurous. She is also very creative spending the first third of the book getting revenge of those that did wrong to her.

            Marc Lincoln or Radar spends a major part of the book on Omnictionary a parody of Wikipedia. He tries to makes sure that the website is up to date and that all the information is correct so that it top quality. This is shown on page 15 where Quentin thinks "Radar is a big-time editor of this online user-created reference source called Omnictionary. His whole life is devoted to the maintenance and well-being of Omnictionary"This shows that he cares and wants the website to be at the highest quality. Radar also, has a girl friend name Angela and they have been dating for five weeks. this is shown on page 20 where she says " ...we've been dating for five weeks..." Which shows that Radar has a girlfriend.

  

               

Paradox and Dreams Reflection 5/18

                                           Paradox and Dreams Reflection.

Paradox: “Even in our so-called virtues we are intemperate: A teetotaler is not content not to drink- he must stop all the drinking in the world; a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat.”

         The paradox shows how many Americans are only caring about themselves and how they only care about what they are doing.  This is shown in the paradox do to the fact that it says, “a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat”. Which shows the reader if a person has a different opinion than everyone else must have the same opinion.  It makes sense that John Steinbeck put this into his essay because this is something that people do to make themselves more comfortable, but doing so we are making matters worse for those around them.

         I have seen this type of thinking around me many times thought my live. One of them was when my little sister was mad because she could not play with her toys so when she saw other kids playing with them she told them they could not do sox. This is also seen in many TV shows or movies were a character is trying to go on a diet but sees that friend and family are eating foods that are unhealthy. To respond to this he/she will either throw away the food or will hide so he/she will not feel so temped.  As well with me when I can’t do something whether I am sick or just unable to I find it unfair that another person I know is doing.

Paradox: “ We trample friends, relatives and stranger who get in the way of our achieving it; and once we get it we shower it on psychoanalyst to find out why we are unhappy.”

         This is a paradox because we hurt those that we care and even those we do not care for but once we achieve what we wanted it seems that it no longer make us happy. This shown when Steinback writes “we get it we shower it on psychoanalyst to find out why we are unhappy” Which shows the reader that we do enjoy what we have worked so hard for because of what he have done to get there.   It makes  sense that he put this paradox in the essay because it is true that many people that are success are sometimes are un happy because they always have to work.

         I can relate to this because sometimes I push away my family trying get a good grade and sometimes my friends. This also happens to many people that try to move up the corporate latter and push away their friends and family and later they have no one to share his experience and wealth. This happens to many american because when they are young they do not see anything but what they want and when they grow older they found out that now they have not family and those he thought  cared for him/her are not their for him/her. 

End of Year Reflection.

Prompt 1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life? 3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year? 4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year? 5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of? 6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you? 7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best? 8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why? 9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

               I learned many important things this year from my accelerated language arts class. One of the important things I learned this year was how to annotate any type of writing this is important do to the fact that now I know how to mark important areas of the writing, how to put a specific mark when I am asking a question and how to properly display my ideas. Another important thing that I learned this year was how to properly write a paragraph. Last year I would just write a paragraph with out a topic sentence and with out much supporting details, but now I feel more confident about writing and I believe I will keep this skill for the rest of my life.  Learning how to research for articles was also something important because now I can search up for things that allow me to find what is going on around the world.


             The nicest thing that anybody did to me was not just one person, but it was the whole class. Everyone treated me kindly and no one was ever rude to me. It also allowed me to create new friends that others times I would not be able to. I think that I taught some of my class mates to be more patient. I believe this because I am always messing up and they have to explain a concept a few times over. 



             I think that the area that I made the biggest improvement was in my writing. At the beginning of the year I would struggle to write my blog, but now it has become easier to write my blog. This was also the most challenging part of my year not writing my blog but writing in general. Once I was able to over come that I felt more confident about my self. I was proud of the fact that my writing had improved so much since the beginning of the year. 


              I think that my best piece of writing was my poem "The Jungle" for some reasons. The first reason was that I did not like poetry, but this poem drove me to do my best. Another reason is that I believe that this is my piece of writing is that this the writing were I tried to be as creative as possible and that is saying something because it is not very creative. As well in this piece of writing I do my best to describe the setting of my picture. 


              My favorite book that I read this year was The Testing because it was action packed. Another reason I liked The Testing is because it has thrills and intense moment were you feel as the character. I also never wanted to put the book down I was always interested on what was happening. Unlike other books were the action is the last 1/3 of the book the action starts in the first 1/3 of the book. It also has great character development that helps you understand the reason for the character choices. While the only complaint is that it copies many of the aspects other book are known for that have come prior to it. 


              
            If you are a new 7th grader and are in mrs. Larson classes I have to tell you a few helpful tips. First off time management is one of the most important parts of being successful because you will have a lot of work and you do not want to have to do it all at the end of the week especially with all your other classes. As well be very organized and careful with your work do to the fact you would not want to lose your work and have to start over from the beginning. Pay attention is class because if you miss an important step you will lost. If you follow these steps and common sense you should have a good time in mrs. Larson class.

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What Symbolizes Me 5/14

            I believe a symbol that represents me and the why act is a phone. The reason for this is that I help many people when they need it. I ask if anyone need help or sometimes some people ask me for help and I do my best to give them what they need. While as with many thing my information is not always the best and I do make mistakes just like a phone might not be able to give the exact answer to the problem you needed solved. As well I will do my best to help you and I will improve every time I learn something new or I get an "update".   As well I might distracted you from your work at certain times.


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