Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Emily
“The Good Deed”
By: Marion Dane Bauer
Heather: She’s a Girl Scout.
Risa: She’s rude and annoying to Heather.
Miss Benson: She’s nice and blind.
Plot:
Conflict: Heather doesn’t know how to talk to Miss Benson.
Complicating events: Risa showed up and sort of took over.
Climax: Risa and Heather confront each other about the book.
Resolution: When Risa and Heather decide to read together.
Lesson learned: First impressions aren’t always reliable.
“You’ll be helping her, and she’ll be helping you. Kind of a good deed both ways.”
By: Marion Dane Bauer
Heather: She’s a Girl Scout.
Risa: She’s rude and annoying to Heather.
Miss Benson: She’s nice and blind.
Plot:
Conflict: Heather doesn’t know how to talk to Miss Benson.
Complicating events: Risa showed up and sort of took over.
Climax: Risa and Heather confront each other about the book.
Resolution: When Risa and Heather decide to read together.
Lesson learned: First impressions aren’t always reliable.
“You’ll be helping her, and she’ll be helping you. Kind of a good deed both ways.”
Emily
"Lob’s Girl"
By: Joan Aiken
Sandy: She was nice and happy.
Lob: He was a nice and loving dog.
Plot
Conflict: Sandy liked someone else’s dog that lived across England.
Complicating events: Lob came across England to be with Sandy.
Climax: Lob came across England again.
Resolution: Lob’s owner let Sandy’s family have Lob.
Lesson Learned: Sometimes you don’t pick the animal, the animal picks you.
“Some people pick their dogs, and some dogs choose their people.”
By: Joan Aiken
Sandy: She was nice and happy.
Lob: He was a nice and loving dog.
Plot
Conflict: Sandy liked someone else’s dog that lived across England.
Complicating events: Lob came across England to be with Sandy.
Climax: Lob came across England again.
Resolution: Lob’s owner let Sandy’s family have Lob.
Lesson Learned: Sometimes you don’t pick the animal, the animal picks you.
“Some people pick their dogs, and some dogs choose their people.”
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Emily
All Summer in a Day
By: Ray Bradbury
Margot: The only kid in the class to remember the sun.
The other kids: Don’t remember the sun.
Plot
Conflict: The kids think Margot is crazy when she talks about the sun.
Complicating event: The kids lock Margot in a closet.
Climax: One of the kids remembers Margot is in the closet.
Resolution: They let Margot out.
Lesson Learned: Don’t take jealousy to a big level.
"Margot! She's still in the closet where we locked her."
By: Ray Bradbury
Margot: The only kid in the class to remember the sun.
The other kids: Don’t remember the sun.
Plot
Conflict: The kids think Margot is crazy when she talks about the sun.
Complicating event: The kids lock Margot in a closet.
Climax: One of the kids remembers Margot is in the closet.
Resolution: They let Margot out.
Lesson Learned: Don’t take jealousy to a big level.
"Margot! She's still in the closet where we locked her."
Monday, March 1, 2010
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