THe Giver Glossary

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The Giver Journal Entry #2

1) It is chosen by the Elders of the community. Over the years they watch the kids to find which job will best suit them. Except for the two years before they get their job, the Elders look very closely at their marks and especially at what they do during volunteer hours.

2) I find this way of choosing jobs good and bad. Since Jonas’ community is small the Elders will be able to know everyone. But, if the community is like the size of Vancouver, there will be too many kids and too little Elders to asses them.

3) I think that in our world I would probably be given the Job of something to do with Investing Money because that is what I am strong at and that is what I also hope to be.

Journal # 2

Journal Entry #2

I think there is a good thing and a bad thing about it.

The good thing is that the job your are assigned is fit around you, and your personality and interests. Which can be a good thing.

The bad thing is that you can’t chose what you get as your job. Why is it bad? Because how about in a year you have a whole new mindset and interests.

What I would think I would be assigned? I think I would be a doctor. I love medicine and helping people. The background is so big and needed.

Journal 2 By Jonah

In the Giver you are assigned a job from the elders. They give you a job on your personality and interest. I think that this is bad and good because you might get something that you like or something that is bad and also if you liked doing something when you were younger and as you get older your interest changed.

Everyone in my family thinks I would be a good lawyer because I am a man of justice and fair. I think everything should be even. I think the elders would make me a professional tennis player. I play tennis from 2 to 4 days in the week and compete in BC tournaments. My training coach says that I will soon be in provincial tennis. If I had to chose a favorite sport I would pick tennis. My favorite activity is fishing. I have been fishing since I was 5. Now I go fishing mostly every weekend. I caught my first fish in Penticton lake Okanagan.

The Giver Journal Entry

When you are eleven the elders take notes about you for a couple of months they base your chosen job on your actions. I do not agree with the way the elders choose the jobs because as you grow and get older you look at life differently, your actions change and so does your personality. I think that age twelve is too young to choose a job for your whole life. Lets say you were given a job that you did not like or thought it wasn’t right for you would not be able to change it you also have to be with the kids in you group for your job.

I think I would be “assigned to be a teacher for little kids because I love being around little kids I also chose this job because that is what I am told by people I know.

Sharon Ardon 7B

The giver journal 2

I personally think I would be a dentist or a doctor. My mom says “with the patient and skillful hands like yours you could use them for anything you want like being a dentist or a doctor.”

The assignments for Twelve are chosen for them according to their strengths and weaknesses.  The elders are always watching the kids play around and recording things they do well and things they do wrong. Those notes later go to choosing their jobs.

My thoughts on this are both positive and negative. Positive by when you are stuck choosing a job and don’t know what you are capable of doing, other people decide what you should do according to what you are capable of. Negative by being too young to choose or get a job.  You also might have many useful skills in an area and you just don’t show them to the community.  Later at the ceremony those skills are trashed and never used. 

Journal Questions for the Giver

#1:The jobs that have been mentioned so far in the book are nurturer, receiver and elder. Nurturers take care of the babies and make sure the babies are healthy and doing well because if one is not it will be expelled. The receiver is in charge of the rules; he is the person you go to if you want a rule passed. He has the power of deciding on the rules. Lastly elders decide on the twelve year old kid’s job based on their hobbies, talents and interests. So far in the book the jogs in their society are different than ours.  

#2: My opinion on the process is mixed. I believe that it is a good thing to take on responsibility at a young age but I also believe that it should be your choice of what you do and how you do it. I think that it is good to try different things but Jonas’s society does not really give this option. I do not think it is good to be assigned to something at such a young age because you are restricted and I think it would be harder to reach out and experience all sides of life. Also you get separated from your friends if they are not assigned the same job as yourself. All in all I think it has more downs and it is not the best way of doing things.

#3: I think I would be assigned as a doctor because I am interested in science and I like taking care of people. 

The Giver: Vocab List #2

awe:

Dictionary:
awe |ô|
noun
a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder : they gazed in awe at the small mountain of diamonds | the sight filled me with awe | his staff members are in awe of him.
• archaic capacity to inspire awe : is it any wonder that Christmas Eve has lost its awe?

Acrostic:
A feeling that consists of respect and
Wonder/fear and is often used when someone is surprisingly
Excited with an event that happened.




reassure:

Dictionary:
reassure |ˌrēəˈ sh oŏr|
verb [ trans. ]
say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone : he understood her feelings and tried to reassure her | [ trans. ] Joachim reassured him that he was needed | [as adj. ] ( reassuring) Gina gave her a reassuring smile.

Thesaurus:
Synonyms: cheer, comfort, console
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten, unnerve




incident:

Dictionary:
incident |ˈinsidənt|
noun
an event or occurrence : several amusing incidents.
• a violent event, such as a fracas or assault : one person was stabbed in the incident.
• a hostile clash between forces of rival countries.
• ( incident of) a case or instance of something happening : a single incident of rudeness does not support a finding of contemptuous conduct.
• the occurrence of dangerous or exciting things : the winter passed without incident.
• a distinct piece of action in a play or a poem.

Analogy:
incident is to occurance as big is to huge.




hoard:

Dictionary:
hoard |hôrd|
noun
a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded : he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.
• an ancient store of coins or other valuable artifacts : a hoard of Romano-British bronzes.
• an amassed store of useful information or facts, retained for future use : a hoard of secret information about his work.

Acrostic:
Having lots of
Objects and guarding them in
A safe place
Really secretly so that no one finds out what you
Did take.




chastise:

Dictionary:
chastise | ch asˈtīz|
verb [ trans. ]
rebuke or reprimand severely : he chastised his colleagues for their laziness.
• dated punish, esp. by beating.

Analogy: hitting is to chastising as shovel is to hole

Homework

1. Glossary- 2 genres and a sentence (Week 2): awe, reassure, incident, hoard (Wed)
2. Journal questions (2 paragraphs) (Wed) Blog bonus for posting this one

How are jobs or "Assignments" chosen for Twelves? What are your thoughts on this process? What job might have been "Assigned" to you based on the talents, skills and interests you have exhibited over the past years?

Harry origins

HARRY:
Gender: Male
Harry \ha(r)-ry\ is pronounced HARE-ee. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "home ruler". The English version of the French pronunciation of Henri (aw-REE). It's used as a nickname of Henry and Harold. American use may be homage to President Harry S. Truman. Fictional character Harry Potter has also influenced the name. Prince Henry of Wales is widely known as Harry.

My parents name my Harrison after my great-grandpa Harrison.

Homework

-Vocabulary test (definition and sentence) Friday

-Your own name origin/meaning and why you were named that. (Fri)

Origin of names:

LILY:
Gender: female
The name "Lily," is of Latin origin. It's flower name, the lily, is a symbol of innocence and purity as well as beauty.

JONAS:
Gender: male
The name "Jonas," is of Hebrew origin. The origin meaning of Jonas, is "dove."

GABRIEL:
Gender: male/female
The name "Gabriel," is of Hebrew origin. The origin meaning of the Gabriel is "God's able-bodied one/hero of God."

ROSEMARY:
Gender: female
The name "Rosemary," is of Latin origin. The origin meaning of Rosemary is "sea dew."

Name origins

Hi Mr. G. I wanted to know if this is ok it is all I could find.

Jonas:
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Dove
Lily:
Gender: Girl
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Flower (a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty)
Rosemary:
Gender: Girl
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Dew of the sea, bitter rose of the sea
Gabriel:
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is my Strength

Origins

Origins
By Jonah 7B

Jonas
The name "Jonas" has several meanings, and the meanings vary depending upon the several origins of the name. The Hebrew version of the name means Dove, a symbol of peace. From this it is assumed that the name Jonas means a peaceful being. The Biblical version of the name includes the Hebrew meaning, but additionally means someone who is a 'destroyer' or 'he who oppresses'. As a variation of Jonah, it can be considered to mean 'accomplishing', and a 'gift from God'.
The name has several origins, and although the main ones are considered to be Hebrew and Biblical, it also has minor roots in Greek and Swedish culture. The biblical version of the name is a derivation of the name Jonah, a famous biblical character which entered the whale's gape, but was spared, and exited the gape alive -- a prime example of God's mercy in biblical terms.

Lily
The meaning of the name Lily is Lily Flower. The origin of the name Lily is English.

Gabriel
The name Gabriel is origin of Hebrew. It means God is my might.

Rosemary
The meaning of the name Rosemary is Herb. The origin of the name Rosemary is English.

Origins

Mr. Gelmon,

I looked for the origin of Jonas but all that comes up if links to the Jonas Brothers. I searched on Google.

Jonah

Homework

1. Glossary (society, conformity, utopia, dystopia, apprehensive) 2 genres each and a sentence using the word (Wed)
2. Origin of names from The Giver (Thurs)
3. Vocabulary Test: define each word and use it in a sentence (Fri)

Homework

Plot Structures

List some (3-5) main events in each of the parts of a story plot (from "The Lottery"). The point of this assignment is to see if you can distinguish between each of the parts of a story (Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution).

Here's the website we were looking at in class:

http://www.calgaryacademy.com/ICT/ss/shortstory.html

Homework

Hey Mr.G whats the homework for rommorow

Homework

Graphic Novels completed and printed to be handed in on Monday. Please include a title page and place it in a duotang/folder as they will be put on display for people to browse.

ToonDooo Isn't Working

Mr. G for some reason Toondoo isn't letting me open up my comics.

Problem

Hey Mr. G my Toondoo isn't working right now either, so I can't load it up. I don't know if I will be able to hand in the character page tomorrow.

Danny

Toondoo comic captions

Captions for Toondoo comic

1.) Marc was a twelve year old boy in France who lives in an orphanage. The director always beats him up, so he decided that he has had enough of it. He steals the director’s bike, money and a bag of food, and runs away.
2.) Paul, Rosie and their dad Mr. Clarke were at their home when a Nazi spy breaks in and tries to kill them. He wanted to steal some important documents from Mr. Clarke, but they killed the Nazi. They realized that they had to escape to England if they wanted to be safe.
3.) Marc is biking through a small town. His bike got stolen, so he got a ride with some French Troops.
4.) In Tours, Mr. Clarke got shot down form a German plane. While he was dying, he told his kids to find a man named Henderson, and give him the important documents.
5.) The French troops end up driving drunk, and Marc ends up in Paris, alone and scarred. He broke into an empty house, and it turns out that it was Charles Henderson’s. He later finds out that Charles Henderson is a spy.
6.) While wandering around the streets of Tours, Paul and Rosie find a young boy named Hugo. He lead them to a priests house in the countryside, where they decided to stay until the can reach Henderson.
7.) Herr Potente, a German spy, broke into Henderson’s house expecting to get information from Henderson, but instead saw Marc there. He tortured Marc because he thought that he would have information, but he didn’t. The phone rang, and it turned out that Paul and Rosie had found Henderson’s number. Herr Potente pretended to be Henderson on the phone, and decided to go down to Potente to fetch the kids and documents.
8.) Henderson came home, and he found Marc there. Marc tells him what happened, and Henderson realized that they had to get to the priests house before Herr Potente did.
9.) They arrived at the priest’s house, and they all met up. They drove down to the French border so that they could catch a boat to England.
10.) Since Marc didn’t have a passport, he was not allowed on the boat. Paul and Rosie went on the boat and Marc and Henderson stayed in France to try and find the British embassy so that Marc could get one.
11.) On the boat, Paul and Rosie started to get attacked by the German planes. They jumped into the water with life jackets, and the boat sinks. In the mix of all the confusion, Paul and Rosie got separated in the water.

I don't know if these are my final ones because I don't know if they are meant to be very detailed or not. I noticed that some people have big captions and some have small captions.

Danny

comic creator

Hi, Mr.G it wont let me open my Toondoo comics so i cant view my charecters and do the homework for tommorow.

How many sentences do you have to have for your comic?

The Escape captions

1) Marc gets manure in his face so he takes a shower. Jae sees him in the shower. Marc gets a bit embarrassed because he is naked. Jae asks Marc why he is tacking a shower and Marc replies by telling her the story of getting the manure in his face. Jae starts laughing and Marc gets angry, he pretends to throw Jae into the slurry pit. After Jae is angry so she tries to slap him, she misses and falls into the slurry pit.

2) A German officer comes into Mr. Clark, Paul and Rosie’s apartment to get important documents from Mr. Clarke. Suddenly Jae pulls out a knife and stabs the officer.

3) While the orphanage is on fire because the German’s bombed it, Marc runs away to Paris. Before he goes, he goes into director Thomas’ room and takes money, a bike, a pigskin bag and food to survive.

4) While Paul, Rosie and Mr. Clarke are at the city square an air bombing comes down. They make it out ok. While they are running Rosie notices a big patch of blood on their fathers shirt. Rosie asks what it is Mr. Clarke replies shrapnel. A few minutes later Mr. Clarke falls down and whispers “find Mr. Henderson” before he dies.

5) Marc finds a house to stay in. After a few days in the house the Gestapo break in because that house belongs to Mr. Henderson who is a British spy that helped steal important documents from the Germans. While they are in the house they find Marc and torture him. When Marc tells them all that he knows the Gestapo think he is lying so they rip out his tooth. Finally the Herr Oberst knew he was telling the truth. A phone call suddenly comes through. Potente picks up pretending to be Henderson. It was Paul and Rosie, thinking that this was Henderson they tell him where they are and that they have the documents.

6) Paul and Rosie are walking and they see a boy named Hugo who they met earlier on when their dad died. He leads them to the church to stay in.

7) Henderson comes back to his house and finds Marc. He helps him get better then he takes him with him on his mission to go assassinate Mannstein so he can’t make the documents again.

8) Potente comes to the church as the fake Henderson. When he is inside they ask him a bunch of questions. One of the questions was did you and our father go on the Manchester P.F. and Potente replies yes. Mr. Clarke told his kids that he only went on one boat in his life with Mr. Henderson that boat was called the S.S. Cardiff. Yvette the sister of the church pulls out a shotgun and shoots three times. Hugo tries to run but the bullets also hit him. At the end Hugo and Potente die.

9) Henderson and Marc highjack a truck and they drive for a day to get to the church. When they get to the church they meat Paul and Rosie. After they talked for a while father Doran comes to tell them that there is beds for them to stay the night. The next day they leave to get to a boat that will take them to England.

10) The next day they get to the boat. They hurry up the stairs to enter. When the head of the boat asks for their passports. Paul and Rosie show their passports, but Marc doesn’t have one. The head of the boat said that there is a passport place that is a 2-minute walk to get to. Henderson decides to stay the night with Marc so the next morning they can get Marc a passport.

11) While the boat is going, the Germans suddenly bomb it. The boat sinks. Rosie holds onto Paul for her life. The current pulls Rosie and Paul apart. They go to different places, they don’t know where the other one is. Rosie meets a stranger who helps her get to shore.

Captions for Life of Pi

Captions
1. Pi goes overboard on a boat to Canada. Pi swims threw huge waves to the life boat. When Pi reaches the boat he finds a hyena, zebra, orangutan and a tiger named Richard Parker.
2. Pi finds his own side of the boat. He starts to observe the four animals. After a while Pi is extremely famished.
3. Suddenly the hyena attacks the zebra and kills him. The orangutan sees what happened to the zebra a tries to make a run for it. The hyena catches up and to the orangutan and beheads him.
4. All of the sudden the hyena starts to move toward Pi. As the hyena jumps to kill Pi the tiger grabs the hyena in mid air and murdered him. Pi is so thankful for what the tiger did. He starts to wonder that maybe the tiger likes him.
5. Pi then sneaks around the tiger to look for safety equipment. He finds this huge locker with everything you can imagine in a safety equipment locker. Pi uses some of the equipment to make a floating raft attached to the boat, so he can stay far away from the tiger.
6. Pi starts to live of the sea. He uses a fishing rod from the safety equipment. He catches fish and turtles. Most days Pi gets three meals a day.
7. Pi decides that he should let the tiger live because he does not want to get lonely. He starts to train the tiger by sacrificing some of his food for the tiger. He blows the whistle when Richard Parker is not behaving. When the tiger is behaving he gives his some of the fish that Pi catches.
8. Pi survived two hundred and twenty seven days on sea. He conquered things that most people can’t. Pi became stronger and more mature.

Incredible Online Comic Creator

Check out this site for your Literature Circle comics:

http://www.toondoo.com

Planning sheet due Thursday

Glossary Page for Avid

-adjective
1. Enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen.
2. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving.

Cashigated

Headline

Man got into huge cashigate because of using unreasonable hitting

Glossary Pae for Avid

Analogy: Avid is to eager as determined is to strong-willed

Discussion Director

Hey Mr. G sorry it's late but I worked hard and here it is...

1. Why do you think Henderson cared so much for Marc?

I think the reason Henderson cared so much for Marc is because he wanted a kid of his own. Marc is independent and a good kid. Henderson noticed this and helped Marc out when he had nowhere to go. At first I thought Henderson didn’t like marc and just wanted him to buzz off. Now I have realized that Henderson and marc have created a strong bond. If I were Marc I would feel very lost and confused. I ran away from my orphanage and I have nowhere to go. How would you feel if you were in that position? Then Henderson comes out of nowhere and lets marc come with him. This is very lucky for Marc. Henderson also said to marc that one day he would want a kid of his own but since he’s a spy it’s very hard for him. Marc and Henderson have been through a lot together and I hope that when they get through it, they will start a new life together.

2. Do you think Rosie will ever see Paul again?

I personally think that Rosie will see Paul again. It may be hard but Rosie is a smart girl and can find her way around places. On the contrary Rosie has been through a lot. I mean how would you feel if your dad just died, a good friend just died and you’re left on your own with nowhere to go? I know I wouldn’t know what to do. One time when I was really young I was skiing in whistler with my dad and then suddenly for a few minutes I couldn’t find him. I was very worried and I got this nervous feeling in my stomach. I know that Rosie’s situation is much worse but it’s the same idea and I can relate to Rosie.

3. How did you react when Hugo died?

I felt very surprised. It was heartbreaking to read that a silly mistake resulted in Hugo’s death. Since Rosie, Paul and Father Doran new that Herr Potente was coming to kidnap Rosie and Paul they were prepared to kill him in order to save themselves. Herr Potente was disguising himself as Henderson and Rosie and Paul knew this. Father Doran has his gun ready and they did manage to kill him. I was glad when they killed Potente because he was such a bad man and tortured Marc earlier on in the book. Although the consequence that came with killing Potente was the death of Hugo. When Hugo died no one could speak, everyone was too shocked. Who wouldn’t be? I feel really bad for Paul because he was just starting to get over the death of his father. Rosie being the older more mature one got over the death quicker. Paul on the other hand was shocked and it took him much longer to get over it.

4. What do you think would have been different if Paul, Rosie, Marc and Henderson all stayed together?

Firstly, I think Rosie and Paul would have felt much safer with Henderson and Marc by their side. Henderson is a very smart man who always has a plan up his sleeve and Marc is a good help. Henderson has proved that he can protect Marc very well and cares very much for kids. When Marc and Henderson left Paul and Rosie on the boat to England, that’s when everything changed. The boat was bombed by Germans and crashed. If Henderson and Marc were there I think that they would have had a better chance of staying together. Henderson has been in many challenging situations and he knows what he’s doing. If I were Paul or Rosie, I would have felt much more safe with and adult with me. Kids don’t have that much knowledge of what to do in those kinds of situations and Henderson, being an adult, does. I hope Marc and Henderson meet up with Paul and Rosie sooner or later to help them out.

By ARI HAVUSHA

outline

hey mr. g is this apropper outline please reply by tonight

affixed

dictionary: 

- to secure something or attach it

deadpanned glossary page

Analogy
deadpanned is to poker-faced as careened is to fleet

Lit Circle for Jacob, Yoad, and Harry

Tomorrow is the final lit circle and bring your book
(Harry just reminding you to post one of the messages that i post. You might be sick but you still have to do it)

You must read to page 200.
D.D.: Yoad
L.L.: Jacob Ker
V.E.: Yoad
Checker: Jonah, Harry
Remember to get your parent to sign your schedule for meeting 4.

From Jonah

Homework

Final lit circle of the term tomorrow!

Homework

Final lit circle of the term tomorrow!

Lit Circle for Jacob, Yoad, and Harry

It is the purim carnival and I might not get a chance to talk to you. You must read to page 200.
D.D.: Yoad
L.L.: Jacob Ker
V.E.: Yoad
Checker: Jonah, Harry
Remember to get your parent to sign your schedule for meeting 4.

From Jonah

Discussion Director Questions

Mr. Gelmon I was not here to hand in my questions and answers today, so here they are:

Discussion Director Questions By Jonah 7B
1. Why does Pi think animals should live in a zoo?

Pi thinks animals should live in a zoo because he grew up in a zoo and sees how much good care the zoo animals get. He thinks it is better because there are no predators,
get three square meals a day while in the wild you might only get one meal a week and they get lots of health care.

2. How come Pi parents are so against him being three different religions?

They want him to be Hindu and only Hindu. He is born a Hindu and will stay Hindu. They do no think he should be Hindu, Christian and Islam.

3. Why were the Japanese men throwing Pi off the ship?

They wanted to use Pi as bate. If they fed him to Richard, then Richard would not eat them.

4. How do you think Pi feels about the zoo closing down forever?

He grew up in the zoo for his whole life and to lose the zoo it is like losing family. He is devastated. Pi has an amazing connection with the animals and that connection is broken.

5. Do you think Pi grew up in poverty?

I think Pi grew up in a middle class area but as he got older he got poorer so he ended up in poverty in the future.

Homework

- Next Book Club Mtg. (Wed)

- In class outline will be written on Thursday.  You must come prepared with topic and research      in order to create a complete outline.

- Short Story Contest entry (March 15) 

deadpanned

deadpanned s to expressionless as happy is to glad

Glossary post

cross is to happy as yes is to no

“Hey Jim!” Billy called.

“What’s going on Billy?” Jim responded.

“Not much. I got a really cool gift from my grandma though!” Said Billy.

“Cool! What did you get?” Jim asked.

“I got a big holy rock!” 

“What kind of rock.”

“Pumice!” Billy responded.

Bustle analogy

Bustle is to scurry as stagger is to lurch.

Danny 7A

Jubilantly Glossary

Dialogue:
“Come on Jim we are going to be late!” exclaimed Joe.
“Hold on one second,” replied Jim.
“I want to see if I made it or not!” Joe said jubilantly.
“Ok lets go now,” answered Jim with a huff.

Yokefellow Analogy

Yokefellow is to mate as world is to Earth.

Lit Circle

I might not be here at school tomorrow so here is my literary luminary and I will email it to you just in case:

Literary Luminary By Jonah
1. Page 98
Paragraph 2

I picked this passage because I can understand and connect in what Pi is saying on why animals are like humans. They have a lot of paper work and stuff when they have to move from zoo to zoo. It is just like a person moving to a new house or place. I have lived in 3 different homes so far in my lifetime. It takes so long to move because of all our stuff like furniture electronics and other things. You need to have the house inspected and fix up thing sometimes. Moving is not easy but sometimes you just have to do it.


2. Page 107
Paragraph 1

I picked this passage because it sounds like the very sad event of Titanic. When the boat is sinking in the book describes like how Titanic sunk. The boat size in Life Of Pi is just about smaller but it is still big because of all the animals it carries. The book says “Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, my heart.” That must be the way the people on Titanic and Pi were thinking. I could never be as brave as Pi because knowing I might die and he was so relaxed

3. Page 100
Paragraph 1

I picked this passage because it is funny and I can connect because Pi is from India moving to Canada and he says “were Winnipeggers at heart”. I am like Pi because I lived in Richmond my whole life but most of activities are in Vancouver like school, sports and drums. I feel like a Vancouver at heart.

4. Page 110
Paragraph 3

I can connect to this paragraph because I have memories from six years ago where I went on a cruise and went to lots of places that I will remember. Pi was so thankful to be seeing all the places. Pi sees everything in observation like me.

Book Club Entry

Hi Mr Gelmon and my literature circle members,

I am sick with a horrible cold and a bad fever. I am planning on coming to school tomorrow. I cant say that for sure though since it all depends on how I am feeling tomorrow. He are my literary luminarys in-case i am not there.
Thanks!
Aviva

Literary Luminary for “Awake and Dreaming”
By Aviva Glassman 7A

Passage #1: “But instead of being angry Sharon broke into sobs.”
Page: 161
Paragraph: 6
Why I chose this passage: This passage was one of the most saddening lines for me in the whole book so far. Theo expects every parent to hit, shout and slap when she had done something wrong. This upset very much since Theo should not have been living like this with Rae. I feel the way that Rae was treating Theo was despicable. While Theo was living with the Kaldors a similar event happened when the parents did not hit and slap her after Anna and Theo went biking for too long. Now that Theo has been exposed to much more safe and enjoyable life styles, I feel that Theo will never want to go back to live with Rae.

Passage #2: “How could you lie to me? I thought we were friends!”
Page: 161
Paragraph: 6
Why I chose this passage: This passage really set a mood in my mind. From the shyness of Theo and her un-enthusiastic attitude towards Sharon, I was surprised to know that Sharon really liked her and considered her as a friend. I feel that Theo should have taken this to heart a little more and showed Sharon that she truly did appreciate her love. If I put my self in Theo’s shoes, I would reciprocate much more and show her love for Sharon, just like Sharon is showing it for her.

Passage #3: “Had she lived with them? Of course she had! How else could she know them so well? But magic time seemed more and more distant as the afternoon went on.”
Page: 170
Paragraph: 2
Why I chose this passage: In my opinion, this passage was the Turning point of Theo’s excitement to seeing the Kaldors again. I am sure it was enough for Theo for the kaldors not only to recognize her, but they were not the family she lived with. They did not get along and bickered with each other constantly. Theo’s little heart must have been crushed at seeing that they were not as flawless as she thought they were.

Passage #4: Lisbeth leant against Theo as Anna opened the rest o her presents. “Sometimes I feel as if we’ve known you for a long time,” she whispered. You have thought Theo sadly. She could never tell them that now.
Page: 181
Paragraphs: 5-6
Why I chose this passage: I decided to choose this passage because I felt that Theo handled the situation very maturely. If I was in that situation, I would have blurted everything out and told them all about her life in there home that they seemed to not know about. I admire Theo for her always being cautious towards what she is saying. She filters her words and makes sure everything she says is appropriate, especially in this situation.

temptation

thesaurus: 

-urge

-itch

-inclination

Hulking Glossary Page

Acrostic

Huge
Unwieldy
Large
King size
Incredibly big
Naturally giant
Gigantic

Galia Horwitz 7B

Glossary Page for Paraphernalia

Newspaper Headline
New high end store open in Beverly Hills: Paraphernalia for your pet

Dictionary Entry for Spewing

Spewing: eject forcefully, or in large amounts; to vomit or otherwise cast out through the mouth

Comtempt Glossary Post

Analogy:

contempt is to hatred as love is to adore.

Comtempt Glossary Post

Analogy:

contempt is to hatred as love is to adore.

literature circles

Hi Mr. Gelmon,

I just got out of the hospital and I had stuff doe to both of my arms and had surgery. I am not able to read. What should I do about literature circles ( me reading the book).

FSAs

Hi Mr Gelmon,

Are we doing the FSAs tomorrow?

Aviva

Yoicks

Dictionary: Yoicks: used by foxhunters to urge on the hounds.

Acrostic

You

Or

Indian

Canidae

Kansas

Shadows

Exasperated

Synonyms: affronted, antagonized, bitter

Antonyms: calm, collected, joyful

-Sari

thesaurus: flinched

-winced 

-shudder 

-jerk

-mikaela

Glossary Entry for Thrumming

Word Tree:
Thrummed
Thrumming
Thrum

Glossary Entry for Thrumming

Word Tree:
Thrummed
Thrumming
Thrum

Analogy

Penal colony is to prison as kookie is to biscuit.

Danny

Paraphernalia

Synonyms

Gear

Material

Rig

Tackle

Thing

Belonging

Accessories

Melody

Glossary Post

Analogy for petulant:

petulant is to bad-tempered as happy is to glad.

bizarre

analogy: bizarre is to normal as happy is to sad

Boche Glossary Analogy

Boche is to German soldier in World War 1 as big is to large.

ARI!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glossary Page for Bleak

Analogy
Bleak is to inviting as barren is to fertile.

Dictionary: Hemorrhage

Dictionary: To Bleed

Citroen

Excerpt:

" Paul snapped his head towards the window. He'd been engrossed in drawing and hadn't seen the dark blue Citroen roll into the school courtyard."

Glossary for Paraphernalia

Riddle
Q: John took a lot of p_r_p________ on his trip. What goes in the blank?
A: paraphernalia

Homework

- Book club glossaries (Mon)
- Parent signature on book club schedule (Fri)
- Short story contest entry ( March 12)

Finnimbrun

Dictionary Entry:

Knick-Knack 

Toy

Mutable

Synonyms: changeable, variable, varying

Antonyms: invariable

-Sari

Dictionary: Anatomy

The science dealing with the structure of animals and plants

Homework 7A

-Hook and thesis statement for your persuasive essay (Fri)

refurbish

Thesaurus
synonyms: fix up, modernize,remodel
antonyms: destroy, ruin

Strathcona Raffle Tickets

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to remind you that our raffle tickets are due on Friday! If you still have tickets to sell you can try selling them at the from of the school or you could ask if your parents want to sell them at work!

Remember these tickets help all of us go to Strathcona!

Bayle

Homework 7B only

Create an outline for your practice persuasive essay on the Haunted House debate or the effects of video game violence on young people. You may use the information I gave you and you can also use other sources. Remember to follow the outline I gave you. You can also use this essay map to guide you: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/

(Due tomorrow)

Homework

-Parent Letter (Humanities Update) signed (Tues)
-Bring your Lit Circle Books to class tomorrow. Our first official day will be Wednesday.

Homework

-No glossary entries due this week as you are working on you "Vocabulary Enrichers"
-Vocab Enrichers and Literary Luminary work will be due Thursday and you will have 30 minutes to work on them in class tomorrow. If you need help, please post your questions or check in with me in class.

Discussion Director Questions

Discussion Director Questions



1. Why do you think Bellaʼs behaviour has been going on for so long?

I feel that ever since Bella had met Edward, her life was nothing without him. She only usually spent a few minutes a day without him. It is very self explanatory to miss someone so much, especially someone who devotes all their time to you. Although, months have past Bella is still preoccupied with the fact that Edward is gone, since usually he was her entire life before he left.



2. If you were in Bellaʼs situation, would you act the same or differently? Explain?

Personally, I would have been cooperating about it five moths later. Of course I would still miss him, but an event that happened five months ago, should be passed by and still thought about only occasionally. Promoting so much sorrow to everyone around you is not always a good Idea and can cause more problems.



3. Why hasnʼt Charlie done anything about Bellaʼs attitude?

From the experiences I have had in reading the Twilight series, Charlie has always been the laid back kind of guy. He has a growing teenage daughter and is not quite sure how to control her big emotions. He knew Bellaʼs love for Edward was great, but never thought it would cause this much grief. I feel that deep inside, Charlie wants to put a stop to her attitude, but is not sure how. By reading in between the lines of the book, I have seen that Charlie feels for his daughter and truly wants to help.



4. Why hasnʼt Bella and Edward kept in touch?

Edward had always looked out for Bellaʼs feelings. I am sure He is still thinking about her, just as much as she is thinking of him. My guess for them not keeping in touch would be that Edward does not want to upset Bella even more than she is. By looking at this book on a deeper level, I think that Edward is aware of how Bella is feeling and may want to come back.



5. Do you think Edward will come back for Bella?

In my opinion, the answer would be yes. Edward and Bellaʼs love was two great to just end so abruptly and be over. Besides, how would the rest of the Twilight series continue without both Bella and Edward? Just knowing that there are two more books in the Twilight series, after, gives it away completely.

Glossary post for quiescent

Thesaurus entry for quiescent

synonyms

inactive
quiet
motionless

antonyms

active
jumpy
hyper


Shakaed

peruse

dictionary entry for : peruse

to read

to examine in detail

to read through with thoroughness

peruse

dictionary entry for : peruse

to read

to examine in detail

to read through with thoroughness

Spectacular

Dictionary: Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.

Dictionary Entry for Amity

amity: friendship

Indubitable Analogy

Indubitable is to unquestionable as humongous is to giant.

Slacken entrie

Analogy:
Slacken is to weaken as placard is to sign

Noah's Glossary Post

Dictionary Entry:
–noun
a large, pale-colored antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, of North Africa, with loosely spiraled horns.

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Origin:
1685–95; < L, presumably < some language of ancient North Africa

Noah's Glossary Post

Dictionary Entry:
–noun
a large, pale-colored antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, of North Africa, with loosely spiraled horns.

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Origin:
1685–95; < L, presumably < some language of ancient North Africa

Passive Glossary Page

Analogy

Passive is to quiet as prtrude is to stick out

Galia horwitz 7B

habanerras

habaneras

dictonary: a Cuban dance in slow duple time.

ameliorate

analogy: ameliorate is to worsen as good is to bad

Choler glossary entry

 Acrostic

Can't stand

Hollered

OMG

Leave me alone

Extremely

Restricted

Melody

Homework

-Glossary entries and posts (Fri)
-Literature Circle "Discussion Director" five questions and answers (Mon)

Formidable Glossary Page

Analogy
Formidable is to daunting as friendly is to welcoming.

Err

Dictionary Entry:

Pronunciation: \ˈer, ˈər\
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French errer, from Latin errare to wander, err; akin to Old English ierre wandering, perverse, Gothic airzeis deceived
Date: 14th century

Analogy:

Err is to wander
As
big is to large

Thesaurus Entry: slip up, astray, blunder, wrong, mistake.
Headline:
Politician errs from his platform