Week 5 12/6/10 – 12/10/10

As we are reading poetry and looking at various parts of poems, can you notice some of the same figurative language in your independent reading? Using your notes from this week, give examples of each of the parts of figurative language we've been discussing.   You may not find all types. If you can’t find any, look at the poem you put on the moodle or the lyrics to your favorite song. 


In my book Witch & Wizard by James Patterson, I have noticed that their is a lot of figurative language. As I was reading I found simile's, metaphor's, personification, and idiom's. One simile that I have found was on page 170 it stated ' My body began to shake like I was being tossed around in the back of a horse drawn cart barreling down a cobblestone road at 55mph.' Two metaphor's I had found were on page 168 and 169. They had stated ' My heart leaped.' and ' Deathly yellow eye's.'  One personification I had found was on page 164. It had said ' You did this to me.' said the weasel 'you taught a weasel how to talk?!' Said Sasha. The last thing I had found was an idiom. I found this on page 170. It had said "Earsplitting shriek of anger.'
   

Week 4 11.29.10 - 12.3.10

We've been looking and studying how we relate to our characters and the real world around us. Now it's time to put yourself into your character's shoes. Thinking about the main character of your book, consider what you would do in their situation.  1. What would your reactions be? 2. How would you handle the situation? 3. What would you do differently? Be sure to use complete sentences and EVIDENCE to support your thinking.

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1. Does the title of your post have the date you typed it, along with the week of the question?

2. Did you copy and paste the question into the post, above your answer?

3. Did you give the title of your book and author? Did you underline the title and capitalize the first letter of each word in the title and authors name?

4. Did you stay on topic and fully answer the question?

5. Did you give examples from the book with page numbers and quotes?

6. Did you spell check, check for punctuation and grammar errors? READ IT ALOUD.

7. Did you use the vocab word of the week?

 

 

The name of the book that I'm reading is Witch & Wizard by: James Patterson. The main character of my book is 1: Whit and 2: Wisty. Something that I would have done differently in Whits shoes would be this...

 

In the book on page 150 it Say's "Watch out!" I screamed. " Right behind you!'

 

First of all I would have been panicking and scared and crying and screaming. " GET THE HELL IN THE PORTAL WITSY." Instead of being focused on whats going  on behind her. If

I do this I might have been afraid that it would of made her panicky and then she could of tripped or something. This  is what I would of done in Whits shoes.

 

Something that I would have done differently in Wisty's shoes would be this...

 

In the book on page 114 it Say's "I trust you're enjoying your stay at the hospital?" " Fantastic!" I said- couldn't resist. " Five stars."

 

Now instead of being all rude I would have been calm and tryed to hold all my anger in. Then later on in my cell I would let all that anger out. Then I would be brusque on the poor judges opinion. No offence. I would have said noting. I would have sat their and wanted until I was called on. I mean so would you if you were in jail and in front of the person who decides your fate. Life or Death?