Reading strategies and resources

Chapter 3 summary
The land Libya was known as The Land where Morpheus plays. Ulysses asked persephone for a flower that is purple and black. Since the flower smelled like honey, every one ate it. But every time they ate it, they fell to sleep. Morpheus was looking at their dreams and he changed everyones except for Ulysses, because he though Ulysses was a hero. Than Ulysses realized that the flower is making them go to sleep and have terrible dreams. Ulysses was trying to avoid the flower but the smell of the flower was making Ulysses want to eat it, but Ulyssses avoided.

Responding to literature
Guide for Responding

Readers response-

Thematic Focus
I would like to say to the children who locked margot that they were really mean and imagine how you will feel if you couldn’t see the sun after waiting for few years to see the sun.

Check your comprehension

  1. The students are excited at the start of the story because they are about to see the sun for the first time in there life.
  2. Margot know more about the sun than her classmate because she lived in Earth, she had seen the Earth when she was young.
  3. The children locked Margot in closet so that she can’t see the sun.
  4. The children yelled, running, let their skin burn, played hide and seek and tag during the two hours
  5. The children slowly let’s Margot out at the end of the story.
6. It is dangerous because there’s no coming back.

Critical thinking

  1. The children is unkind to Margot because they hate her that she is from Earth, she doesn’t play with the kids, and her family is using thousands of dollar to move to Earth because of her.
  2. The children reject the Margot’s description of sun because the kids think that Margot doesn't remember how the sun looks like because it was so long time ago.
  3. I think all the children go along with the prank that is played against Margot because they all hate her and they think it’s the good time to bully without getting any punishments.
4.
  1. I felt really angry when they remember what they have done to Margot because I imagined what Margot will be doing while the others are enjoying the sun.
6. Something that I can apply to real life is that believe people in a positive way because the children didn’t believe Margot just by hating her
7. I think Sand burg is saying that they are strong
8. I think sand burg called his poem Primer Lesson because

Extend

  1. I think the children will treat Margot really bad because they feel bad about what they did to Margot.
10. Because Margot has proud words.

Building vocabulary

  1. vitality
  2. vitamins
  3. vital signs

Spelling strategy

  1. saturated
2. actuality
  1. situation

Using the word bank

  1. Water is vital to life because we need water to live, we will die if we don’t drink water for few days.
  2. The meal that I savored was the one that I like, it taste like meat.
  3. Slackening rain is decreasing.
  4. Feather lands on the floor won’t produce a concussion because it is too small.
  5. I won’t describe baseball as resilient because it doesn’t change shape.
  6. If electricity surged through your computer, my computer will work very fast and make big sounds.
  7. If children play tumultuously, they are not quiet they are noisy.

Literary Focus

  1. “It’s been raining for 7 years” is the most essential
  2. Margot is affected by the story setting by hating the rain, and she wants to see the sun but venus get sun once in a few years.
  3. The other children want to see the sun but it comes out once in every 7 years.
  4. The events similar to those in this story can occur in North pole because the polar bear wants iceberg and food but they get to have those in a long time.

Practice

It had been raining for seven years
Margot stood apart from these children.
They had read in class about the sun
She would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city.
The sky darkened into midnight in a flash

Writing Applications

It rains heavily in middle of the soccer game.
One boy spoke in the class when the teacher gave out the questions.

Ulysses Journal
Ulysses looks like a strong men with red hair, sunken eyes, and his muscles.

I think Ulysses is strong, smart, and brave. I think Ulysses is strong because he was in a batt
le, he can move heavy things and he also threw his men on board. I think Ulysses is good at making right decision because he can control himself from the flower, and he made a decision to throw away the treasures. I think that Ulysses is also brave because he was able to fight with big soldiers and he never gets scared by anything and his always calm.
Ulysses Journal 2
I think it would be very tired, hungry to live in cannibal beach. I don't think I could even sleep for good 4 hours because the life cycle is crazy that in anywhere any time monsters can eat you up. It would also be hungry because I always have to be careful for hunting cause they might be really strong. I think I will go out of my mind or have health problems when the cycle is that fast, because I might sleep more or eat more or forget the pattern of the day. Ulysses finds out that the tree was Cannibal because the cycle is so fast that it becomes dark and bright so many times, Ulysses saw the dark eye when its was bright.

Journal Entry #4 Ulysses - In Chap. 9,The Wandering Rocks, Ulysses has to decide
what to do for himself. All of the advice that he has been given turns out to be useless.
What does he decide to do? Have you ever been in a situation that required you to
make an important decision on you own? How did you decide what to do?

Ulysses decides to west but the rock blocks him so he goes with the ship. I once had a to decide on going to my friends house and do my homework in very short time or don't go and do my homework with lots of time, and I decided to go because my plan was to do my homework in my friends house.

JOurnal Entry 5
When I was having hard time, my sister helped me out, This is the courage like Ulysses. How he wanted to see Ithaca back, sacrificing himself.I would do the same for my beloved sister,I would sacrifice my body or even starve to save her.

Journal entry crispin
Important things that father Quinel told crispin is that his real name is crispin, and lord is dying

Literary and Analysis

1. character- A person in a novel,play, or movie.
2. conflict- Serious disagreement
-internal- Situated on the inside of mind
-external- Belonging to the outer surface or structure
3. foreshadowing- Warning
4. mood- Mind or feeling
5. protagonist- The main character
6. antagonist- Character that has conflict with the main character
7. setting-Time, and place
8. symbol- Anything that represents something
9. theme-the subject of talk

Ch 23

1. character-bear and crispin
2. conflict
-internal- is bear a good man or not
-external- juggling
3. foreshadowing-bear having lots of experience predict that he will help crispin in lots of ways.
4. mood- exciting
5. protagonist-crispin and bear
6. antagonist- no one
7. setting-england middle age
8. symbol-
9. theme- don't decide by just looking
Ch24
1. character-crispin and bear
2. conflict-
-internal
-external
3. foreshadowing
4. mood-mysterious
5. protagonist- crispin and bear
6. antagonist- no one
7. setting-england middle age in the farm
8. symbol
9. theme



Personal spelling and vocabulary


Chapter 4

untoward- difficult to guide
My was untoward when he was taking shower.

thatch-to cover with
I thatched my ipod with my new ipod cover.

bailiff-one who manages farm
There was so many bailiff in North korea.

reeve- president of village or town
Our reeve is very smart and wise.

mean-

pinnacle- highest point of development
It was impossible to develop earth because Earth was pinnacle.

meander-a winding path
We have to find the winding path.

impenetrable-impossible to pass through
It is impenetrable to go to North Korea because there is bomb under ground.

fallow-tilling of land
Fallow is always bad for farmers.

infidels-one who is not a Christianity
There is lots of infidels in middle east Asia.

Chapter 5/6

canonical- church law
The god will forgive us when we break the canonical.

strident-loud and harsh
All my family have strident voice.

clamor-loud and confused noise.
People make clamor sound when they panic.

apprehension- fear that something bad will happen
I should stop apprehensioning, it makes me scary.

implore-to pray
I implore every day to worship my god.

hue-gradation of color
I changed my car hue to half black and half white.

cry- freezing
My room is cry right now, I opened the window

Ch 7
skittish-playful
I like skittish dogs.

petitions-request
My request to my mom was to give me more fast foods.

moot- debate
We had moot about having pet or not.

treason-crime of betraying one country
Treason will make you miserable for rest of your life.

plight-dangerous, difficult
Science is the most plight subject I have.

curfew-requiring people to remain indoor
I was caught outside when is was during curfew.


Ch 8

alb- white clothes that christian wears.
I think alb is very stylish.

tonsured- to shave the head
You have to tonsure if you want to be buddhist.

sanctuary-a place for protection
Hide in sanctuary when the soldiers come in.

tallow- tasteless solid fat of animals for candle.
We made a tallow with sheep fat.

genuflect- to bend your knee
My knee was bleeding cause I was genuflecting.

distraught-mental conflict or pain
I was having distraught time when I was failing on my science class.

sullen- gloomily silent
It was very sullen in seoul in 2 am.

scrutinize-examine or inspect

siege-a military of a city

Brave Siege was protecting us during alien attack.







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