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Reading strategies and resources Ch.4 [|Ch.4 Summary JenniferChoi 7G.pages]

Responding to literature Ulysses journal 1 Ulysses was a very strong and brave person. He thought of creative ideas to survive from monsters. Also he was always positive even though all his men were kneeling down and trembling in front of Cyclops. He was also a very death thinker. He planned out the plan to get away from the Cyclops in a very short amount of period when all the men were surrounded by afraidness. Also he had a very great leadership. He stopped this land for him and men's health( hunger) and when he had a chance to go away from this island, he resued all the mens and animals. Also he was very clever in front of the Purlpe and black flower that made people sleep, he found out that this flower would probably make him sleep so he forced his hand to let go off the flower. Ulysses journal 2 After Ulysses got the bag of the winds. However, his men betrayed it and opened it up when Ulysses was sleeping and they weren't suppose to because they were very curious because they heard metal coin clinking together and thought that it was a a fortune bag. The man who opened the bag flew off and all the other sailor almost flew off. There was a big mast and whirlpool occurred and Ulys - ses woke up. They were finally in the keeper of the wind island again. Journal/response to literature Chapter 6 What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were? I think living in the Cannibal beach would be very terrifying for me because personally i don’t really like unknown places and I also dislike very big changes because it is too strange. Also since there is too short amount I would have problem of sleeping and also I would probably have problem eating because there are only little bit of sun rays to make any food.Since it was very dark even though there are little bit of sun, it can be very gloomy when it rains and you can think it is that particular object but it isn’t. Ulysses though that a cannibal was a tree because it was too dark to see anything.

Crispin Chapter 8 Father Quinel reveals three things in chapter 8. What are they? What does he promise to reveal later? Father Quinel reveals what his name is and that his mother can write and read and wrote on the red cross. Lord Furnival has expected to die and was very ill. He promises that he will reveal later is an information about his father.

Crispin Chapter 11-12 Comprehension Questions 1. Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him? Crispin encounters one man shortly after fleeing the village, and they affected him because ther person who was dead was father quinel. He was very terrified. He is shock while he was very depressed. His mother died and fether quinel died and there was no one left that he was able to trust.

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Crispin Chapter 1 Definition Midst - the center point of something Shroud - a sheet that covers corpse Taunt - to treat someone very bad Pauper - a very poor person Steward - a person who controls or arranges other people’s property Deign - to condescend Transgression - a crime or a sin Poaching - an illegal practice of doing sth on another property Forfeit - a fine Sentences In the midst of the test, I forgot an answer to a question. Some poor people use shrouds as their extra cloths. The poor always get taunted and get hurt. John Aycliffe doesn’t care if you are a pauper or not. Your parents are stewards for your money. My sister deigned to steal my necklace. My sister and I got a transgression for fighting each other. You should never poach other people’s stuff or you will get caught. For a forfeit, I had to pay $1,000,000,000,000.

Chapter 2 Definition Ceased - to stop Welt - a longer and deeper cut Minions - servants Parchment - a kind of paper for writing Kin - relative or a family Transfixed - Can’t move Avail - to success Sentences Suddenly my brain ceased and I couldn’t think of anything After the swimming meet, I had a welt on my knee. Julia and her minions came up to me, She favored me a fresh orange juice. My sister handed me the parchment from her boss. My kin has very similar characteristics with me. My legs were transfixed with an accidental hop. Everyone hope to avail their exam and get a good grade.

Chapter 3 Definition Recurrence - to happen again Mortality - State of being death Impoverished - poor Jests - jokes (Mean) Shunned - Ignored Plight - unfortunate, dangerous situation Serf - lowest class but higher than slaves Mercenary - a solider that goes to fight to another country Sentences Plagues recurrences every two years and gives a big damage. Mortality is normal for a living creature. An impoverished woman came up to me for food. Justice always jests to her minions. My sister kept shunning me until I shout. A plight situation always makes me think of negative things. She was a rich but she always pretended as if she were a serf. Mercenaries need to be very hardworking soldier that have to be faithful to serving country.

Chapter 4 Definition Untoward - unexpected, not surprising Thatch - a roof covered by straws Bailiff - a person who works under laws Reeve - a president of the town Mean - Weak Pinnacle - a high pointed rock Meander - current Impenetrable - impossible to go through Fallow - a not used plowed land Infidel - person who doesn’t believe in a religion. Sentences I acted untowardly when the principle asked me if I could stay after school. I had to survive a rainstorm in a shack with thatched roof. Our town Bailiff is a harsh man, if you do something wrong, then you had to pay a fine. Today is our election day for choosing a reeve. Jason is meanest guy in our class including the girls. If you accidentally step on a pinnacle, there is a possibility that you will trip. The south meandering river followed very fast. The forest was very impenetrable because it was too dark. I used to play in fallow with my friends when the owner wasn’t there. A lot of my teachers are infidel but they are all very kind.

Chapter 5/6 Canonical - according or act by the church laws Strident - Loud but harsh Clamor - a very loud noise Apprehension - gasp or a fear Implore - to beg someone to do something (very desperately) Hue - a color Cry - to shout, complain The town canonical bell rang to talk about the protect of H1N1. When my sister was mad, her strident voice made my scared. In the middle of the mall, the shoppers’ voice were very clamoring. My apprehension about test is very enormous. My friend implored to print her homework for her because her printer was broken. The hue of her eye was like a sunset in the sea. I cried to my mom that I don’t want to go to hagwon.

Chapter 7 Skittish - playful; lively Petitions - a written request Moot - regular gathering of people Treason - a crime of betraying your country Plight - a dangerous situation Curfew - a system that requires people inside between an amount of time My skittish dog always runs around. America send a petition during the boston tea party. After the church bell rang, there was a moot of people. There is no possibility that you will survive after your treason. I was in a plight when I saw 4 solider in front and back of me. Because of my curfew 9 pm, I had to go to my house in the middle of eating.

Chapter 8 Alb - a white gourmet worn by priest Tonsured - a part of a priest/monk’s head left bare shave Sanctuary - a holy place Tallow - a hard substance made out of animal fat Genuflect - to lower your body to kneel. Distraught - deeply upset Sullen - bad tempered; gloomy Scrutinize - examine closely Siege - By military force, the town in surrounded. My church priest was mad when a I spilt a juice on his alb. Most people in buddhism or monks are tonsured. There are a lot of different type of sanctuary places in the world. There was a special event called ‘How to make soap with tallow?’ A slave genuflected to his master when the master called the slave. I was very distraught after I got my test back. Julia came up to me very sullen and started to cry. Crime Scene Investigators were scrutinizing a dead humans’ body. Our siege town was getting destroyed very easily.

Chapter 9/10 Garment - any kind of clothing Hag - a witch Crone - an old woman who is thin and ugly Foreboding - to warn someone Skirting - to go around, past the edge My sister is very sensitive on her garment that she wears. In my dream, there was a hag trying to eat me up. While I was waiting for my school bus in the station, I went a crone asking for food. My mother always forebodes before I actually do something. During the war, I skirted about some building to escape.

Chapter 11/12 Hoist - to raise up sth Tumult - A loud noise Albeit - although (a conjunction) Gross - very large Folly - lack of good sence;like a fool Forage - search wildly for food My sister hoisted up the chair to the kitchen because a guest visited our house. The tumult of shouting echoed in the subway station. Albeit I got a good grade on my teat, my mother said get a better grade next time. There was a gross amount of food in the refrigerator. A folly kid was stocking me and I didn’t know. During the camp located in the middle of the forest, I was foraging for snacks.

Chapter 13/14 Dire - Extremely Serious Besieged - Surrounded with army force Famished - Very hungry Distend - to blow up from inside Blight - plant disease Pillage - a violence My sickness was very dire that I had to rest at my house. My town was besieged by unknown armies. A beggar begged looking very famished. The balloon started to distend and later, it popped. None of my friend knows that I have a blight. My brother pillaged my friend to never make me sad.

Chapter 15 Sustenance - Source of energy Dell - a small valley Hamlet - an settlement smaller than a village Daub - coat or cover Wattle - a material used in making a fence Clotted - a think mass of liquid Trepidation - fear Pestilence - a fatal disease My sustenance is to eat and sleep well. Once I went camping to a dell with my whole family. My grandmother lived in a hamlet with her relative. My candy was daubed by melted sugar. The city fence was all broken, wattle was all broken in to pieces. The well was clotted after several years. My trepidation reached the end and finally I screamed. My best friend got a notice that she got an pestilence.

Garbed - a clothing or a dress Ruddy - having a reddish color Raucously - making a loud noise Unkempt - having an untidy behavior Cur - an a aggressive dog Doddering - to tremble because of your old age Glutton - a greedy eater Sweetmeats - sweet food Loot - goods taken by the war Tyranny - cruel government Prudence - acting with thought for the future I used to collect old traditional grabs. Today our social concept is ruddy hospital. My sister made a raucous sound and everyone stared at us. Julie’s unkempt behavior cause her to find a pencil in 30 minute. My cur was always beside me even though I was sick. My grandparents always dodder where ever they are. Michael is a glutton, he ate two cake for lunch. Our house has two sweetmeat killers, my sister and my dad. Hitler looted all the natural resources in France. I thought, ”What a Tyranny...”, I sighted depressed of my life. My mother is always prudence and thinks about the next event.

Grammar and usage
Idioms Works in progress
 * 1) All thumbs - When expressing that someone is not very capable of a specific task
 * 2) Ants in your pants - they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still
 * 3) Apple of your eyes - sometimes or more often that person is special for you
 * 4) As the crow flies - go directly to your location that you are going.
 * 5) Asleep at the switch - a person who isn't doing their job or taking their responsibility very carefully
 * 6) At the drop of a hat - to do sth sudden and easy often without preparation.
 * 7) At the end of your rope - you are ay the limit of your patience or endurance
 * 8) Ax to grind - trying to get something for your own, have a complain (usually)
 * 9) Babe in the woods - an inexperienced person
 * 10) Back to square one - Back to the beginning, to start again
 * 11) Back to the drawing board - Start again on a new design - after a failure of an earlier attempt
 * 12) Backseat driver - very bossy and commanding
 * 13) Baker's dozen - Thirteen or, more rarely, fourteen.
 * 14) Ballpark figure - rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something
 * 15) Bark is worse than your bite - to get something to eat; to get food that can be eaten quickly
 * 16) Bark up the wrong tree - make a wrong assumption about something

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