Book: Crossed
Author: Ally Condie
Pages: 0-114
Days:
Friday 15 min
Saturday 15 min
Sunday 15 min
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday 15 min
Entries:
1) Ky is always thinking of Cassia.
Ky's point of view.
"The arrow of this compass is locked into place. No spinning. No alteration. Like with me and Cassia. Locked on with one idea, one thing in the sky. One truth to hold to when everything else falls to dust around me."
Ky has carved a compass to represent the one he left with Cassia. The difference is, this one is carved out of stone, so the needle does not move, and only points north. Ky relates this to his an Cassia's relationship, because even though they are so far apart, they still have that same idea running through their head. Because that idea is always running through Ky's head, he is always thinking of Cassia.
2) Cassia wants to know how Ky is.
Cassia's point of view.
"I close my eyes again,wishing I could see Ky's face flash in front of me. But every image I conjure lately seems incomplete, blurring in different places. I wonder where Ky is now, what is happening to him, if he managed to hang onto the scrap of green silk I gave him before he left."
Cassia is currently in the outer provinces while Ky is fighting in the war, and she wishes to know how he is. Before Ky was taken from his home unwillingly, Cassia slipped him a green patch of silk from the dress she wore to her matching cerimony. She is wondering if in all of the chaos, he managed to keep it. She also wants to know if he survived so far. Overall, she wants to know how he is.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Reading Log
Book: Matched
Author: Amy Condie
Pages: 148-251
Days:
Saturday: 15 min
Sunday: 15 min
Monday: 15 min
Tuesday: 15 min
Wednesday: 15 min
Thursday: 15 min
Entries:
1) Xander still thinks there is hope.
"I came up on the screen, too, Cassia," he says quietly. "But he was the one you chose to see." And then as quick as a player making his last move, he turns away and pushes through the doors. Leaving me behind.
Cassia has just told Xander, her match, that she believes that she is falling in love with an Aberration named Ky Markram. Both Xander and Ky are in love with Cassia, but Xander did not know about Cassia and Ky's little affair. Ky's Aberration status means that he cannot be married. But, the Society made a 'mistake' and Ky's face popped up on her microcard. So, Cassia is falling for Ky and just broke the news to Xander. But, Xander believes that he can still win Cassia over if he tries hard enough.
2) The Society made Ky's face pop up on Cassia's microcard on purpose.
"We decided to put Ky in the matching pool," she says. "Now and then we do that with Aberrations, simply to gather additional data and watch for variation. The general public doesn't know about it; there's no reason they should. What's important for you to know that we were in control of the experiment all along."
The Society conducted an experiment using Ky and Cassia, for they knew that they were compatable. They told Ky that if he was in the matching pool, he would be with Cassia. They then allowed Cassia to ponder the fact that the match progrm could be wrong by making his face pop up on her microcard. Once they both knew that there was a possibility the Society put them in the same hiking group and made them hiking partners so that they could see the pairs reaction. Ky and Cassia both fell in love and were not allowed to, because of Ky's Aberration status. The Society put Ky's face on Cassia's microcars because they wanted to see the reactions of the two that were in love but not allowed to be, to see how far that they would go for love.
Author: Amy Condie
Pages: 148-251
Days:
Saturday: 15 min
Sunday: 15 min
Monday: 15 min
Tuesday: 15 min
Wednesday: 15 min
Thursday: 15 min
Entries:
1) Xander still thinks there is hope.
"I came up on the screen, too, Cassia," he says quietly. "But he was the one you chose to see." And then as quick as a player making his last move, he turns away and pushes through the doors. Leaving me behind.
Cassia has just told Xander, her match, that she believes that she is falling in love with an Aberration named Ky Markram. Both Xander and Ky are in love with Cassia, but Xander did not know about Cassia and Ky's little affair. Ky's Aberration status means that he cannot be married. But, the Society made a 'mistake' and Ky's face popped up on her microcard. So, Cassia is falling for Ky and just broke the news to Xander. But, Xander believes that he can still win Cassia over if he tries hard enough.
2) The Society made Ky's face pop up on Cassia's microcard on purpose.
"We decided to put Ky in the matching pool," she says. "Now and then we do that with Aberrations, simply to gather additional data and watch for variation. The general public doesn't know about it; there's no reason they should. What's important for you to know that we were in control of the experiment all along."
The Society conducted an experiment using Ky and Cassia, for they knew that they were compatable. They told Ky that if he was in the matching pool, he would be with Cassia. They then allowed Cassia to ponder the fact that the match progrm could be wrong by making his face pop up on her microcard. Once they both knew that there was a possibility the Society put them in the same hiking group and made them hiking partners so that they could see the pairs reaction. Ky and Cassia both fell in love and were not allowed to, because of Ky's Aberration status. The Society put Ky's face on Cassia's microcars because they wanted to see the reactions of the two that were in love but not allowed to be, to see how far that they would go for love.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Reading Log
Book: Matched
Author: Ally Condie
Pages Read: 0-148
Days Read:
Sunday: 15 min
Monday: 15 min
Tuesday: 15 min
Wednesday: 15 min
Entries:
1) Having un-approved writing is dangerous.
"His fingers tremble; whether it is from the end of his life drawing do close, I do not know. I want to help him, but I can tell this is something that he must do himself.
It doesn't take long for him to read the paper, and when he's finished, he closes his eye. An emotion crosses his face that I cannot read. Something deep.
Then he opens his bright, beautiful eyes and looks straight at me while he folds the paper back up. 'Cassia. This is for you. It is even more precious than the compact.'
'But it's so--' I stop myself before I can say the word dangerous." (Condie 62)
Cassia's Grandfather gives her a compact with a secret compartment in it that has poems written on it, poems that are not in the Hundred Poems which is a list of one-hundred poems that have been approved by the government. Anything besides what is on that list is illegal, or dangerous. If you are caught with any, then you will commit an infraction, and that would shame your whole family into becoming an abnerration, and your children whe comes time to be Matched, a single and have no match. Cassia reconises the danger and wants to destroy it for she will not shame her family.
2) Cassia is beggining to have second thoughts about Xander.
"Even though I know I am falling for Ky it is impossible not to love Xander for everything he is and everything he does." (Condie 138)
Cassia knows that Xander is her match but ever scince Ky Markham popped up on her microcard she has wondered. She knows that it cannot be, for Ky is a abnerration and therefore a single, for his father commited an infraction. But she cannot help but have a reconsideration.
Author: Ally Condie
Pages Read: 0-148
Days Read:
Sunday: 15 min
Monday: 15 min
Tuesday: 15 min
Wednesday: 15 min
Entries:
1) Having un-approved writing is dangerous.
"His fingers tremble; whether it is from the end of his life drawing do close, I do not know. I want to help him, but I can tell this is something that he must do himself.
It doesn't take long for him to read the paper, and when he's finished, he closes his eye. An emotion crosses his face that I cannot read. Something deep.
Then he opens his bright, beautiful eyes and looks straight at me while he folds the paper back up. 'Cassia. This is for you. It is even more precious than the compact.'
'But it's so--' I stop myself before I can say the word dangerous." (Condie 62)
Cassia's Grandfather gives her a compact with a secret compartment in it that has poems written on it, poems that are not in the Hundred Poems which is a list of one-hundred poems that have been approved by the government. Anything besides what is on that list is illegal, or dangerous. If you are caught with any, then you will commit an infraction, and that would shame your whole family into becoming an abnerration, and your children whe comes time to be Matched, a single and have no match. Cassia reconises the danger and wants to destroy it for she will not shame her family.
2) Cassia is beggining to have second thoughts about Xander.
"Even though I know I am falling for Ky it is impossible not to love Xander for everything he is and everything he does." (Condie 138)
Cassia knows that Xander is her match but ever scince Ky Markham popped up on her microcard she has wondered. She knows that it cannot be, for Ky is a abnerration and therefore a single, for his father commited an infraction. But she cannot help but have a reconsideration.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Reading Log:
Book: Becoming Naomi Leon
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Pages read: 0-139
Days read:
Monday
Entries:
1) Owen always sees he good in people.
Skyla went on a shopping spree for Naomi but not Owen and, "Owen grinned at Skyla and said a little to loud for his raspy voice, 'Thank you!'"
Even though Skyla his mother has never shopped for him and keeps him at bay with false hope he still sees the best in her and thanked her.
2) Clive is not very nice.
"It was Clive's napkin. Next to it a brown-streaked lump of soap sat in a puddle of water. He had taken my bluebird of happiness from the Thanksgiving table and used it to wash the turkey grease from his hands."
Naimi's latest soap creation was a bluebird she had worked so hard to make. Then, Clive knowing that used it to wash his hands with.
Book: Becoming Naomi Leon
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Pages read: 0-139
Days read:
Monday
Entries:
1) Owen always sees he good in people.
Skyla went on a shopping spree for Naomi but not Owen and, "Owen grinned at Skyla and said a little to loud for his raspy voice, 'Thank you!'"
Even though Skyla his mother has never shopped for him and keeps him at bay with false hope he still sees the best in her and thanked her.
2) Clive is not very nice.
"It was Clive's napkin. Next to it a brown-streaked lump of soap sat in a puddle of water. He had taken my bluebird of happiness from the Thanksgiving table and used it to wash the turkey grease from his hands."
Naimi's latest soap creation was a bluebird she had worked so hard to make. Then, Clive knowing that used it to wash his hands with.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Reading Log
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Tuesday 481-500
Wednesday 500-520
Thursday 520-540
Friday 540-560
Saturday 560-580
Sunday 580-600
Monday 600-620
Tuesday 620-640
Response:
1)
Claim: Horace Slughorn has alternitive reasons for going to see Argog's send off.
Evidence: "But acromantula venom is very valuable... If he beast only just died it might not have yet dried out... Of course, I wouldn't want to do anything insesitive if Hagrid is upset...but if there way anyway to procure some... I mean it's almost impossible to get venom from an acromantula whilt it's alive..." (Rowling 481) "...seems an awful waste not to collect it... might get a hundred Galleons a pint... To be frank, my salary is not large..." (Rowling 481)
Explination: Professer Sulghorn seems to wants to go to Aragog's burial not for sympathy for Hagrid but for his own gain. He would like to take Aragog's venoma and sell it for a lot of money in Diagon Alley.
2) Multiple Persectives
Claim: Harry thinks that Snape is evil. Really he is not
Evidence: "Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. "Avada Kedavera!" A green jet of light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarley in the chest."
Explination: Snape killed Dumbledore and many now hate him for it. Later on after Voldemort killed Snape (too long of an explination for now). But, after Snape's tragic death Harry took his memories and put them in the pensive. What he saw was Dumbledore telling him to kill Snape in order to fool Voldemort (which worked). Dumbledore was going to die from a curse anyway, so his life was jus ended early.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Tuesday 481-500
Wednesday 500-520
Thursday 520-540
Friday 540-560
Saturday 560-580
Sunday 580-600
Monday 600-620
Tuesday 620-640
Response:
1)
Claim: Horace Slughorn has alternitive reasons for going to see Argog's send off.
Evidence: "But acromantula venom is very valuable... If he beast only just died it might not have yet dried out... Of course, I wouldn't want to do anything insesitive if Hagrid is upset...but if there way anyway to procure some... I mean it's almost impossible to get venom from an acromantula whilt it's alive..." (Rowling 481) "...seems an awful waste not to collect it... might get a hundred Galleons a pint... To be frank, my salary is not large..." (Rowling 481)
Explination: Professer Sulghorn seems to wants to go to Aragog's burial not for sympathy for Hagrid but for his own gain. He would like to take Aragog's venoma and sell it for a lot of money in Diagon Alley.
2) Multiple Persectives
Claim: Harry thinks that Snape is evil. Really he is not
Evidence: "Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. "Avada Kedavera!" A green jet of light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarley in the chest."
Explination: Snape killed Dumbledore and many now hate him for it. Later on after Voldemort killed Snape (too long of an explination for now). But, after Snape's tragic death Harry took his memories and put them in the pensive. What he saw was Dumbledore telling him to kill Snape in order to fool Voldemort (which worked). Dumbledore was going to die from a curse anyway, so his life was jus ended early.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Reading Log
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Wednesday 260-300
Thursday 300-340
Friday 340-380
Saturday 380-420
Sunday 420-460
Monday 460-482
Response:
1)
Claim: Harry does not like Cormac McLaggen.
Evidence: "He could not decide which one was more annoying. McLaggen kept up a constant stream of hints that he would make a better perment keeper thn Ron..." (Rowling 409) "... And keen to abuse McLaggen as much as possible." (Rowling 410) "So how's McLaggen shaping up?" "I've told you," said Harry patiently, "he could be world-class and I wouldn't want to keep him. He keeps trying to tell everyone what to do, he thinks he could play every position better than the rest of us. I can't wait to be shot of him." (Rowling 411)
Explanation: Harrydoes not like him because even though they have something in common McLaggen is too self centered and thinks that he knows more than anything. In the actual Quiddich game McLaggen was apparently trying to teach the beaters how to play and he ended up knocking Harry out when he hit a bludger at him too hard. Woke up in the hospital wing suffering from a broken skull.
2)
Claim: Slughorn does not want to give up the memory.
Evidence: "Because, I think he is ashamed of what he remembers," said Dumbledore. "He has tried to rework the memory to show himself in a better light, obliterating those parts he does not wish me to see." (Rowling 371)
Explanation: Professor Slughorn answered Tom Riddles question in a manner that he was not proud of and did not want him to see it for it might ruin his good reputation, get him fired, or even worse get him throwen in Azkaban. But in the end it is really not something that he should really be ashamed of because he did not give out too much information.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Wednesday 260-300
Thursday 300-340
Friday 340-380
Saturday 380-420
Sunday 420-460
Monday 460-482
Response:
1)
Claim: Harry does not like Cormac McLaggen.
Evidence: "He could not decide which one was more annoying. McLaggen kept up a constant stream of hints that he would make a better perment keeper thn Ron..." (Rowling 409) "... And keen to abuse McLaggen as much as possible." (Rowling 410) "So how's McLaggen shaping up?" "I've told you," said Harry patiently, "he could be world-class and I wouldn't want to keep him. He keeps trying to tell everyone what to do, he thinks he could play every position better than the rest of us. I can't wait to be shot of him." (Rowling 411)
Explanation: Harrydoes not like him because even though they have something in common McLaggen is too self centered and thinks that he knows more than anything. In the actual Quiddich game McLaggen was apparently trying to teach the beaters how to play and he ended up knocking Harry out when he hit a bludger at him too hard. Woke up in the hospital wing suffering from a broken skull.
2)
Claim: Slughorn does not want to give up the memory.
Evidence: "Because, I think he is ashamed of what he remembers," said Dumbledore. "He has tried to rework the memory to show himself in a better light, obliterating those parts he does not wish me to see." (Rowling 371)
Explanation: Professor Slughorn answered Tom Riddles question in a manner that he was not proud of and did not want him to see it for it might ruin his good reputation, get him fired, or even worse get him throwen in Azkaban. But in the end it is really not something that he should really be ashamed of because he did not give out too much information.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Reading Log
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Saturday 1-56
Sunday 56-128
Monday 128-194
Tuesday 194-260
Response:
1. Harry believes that Dumbledores letter is a fake.
Harry believes that Dumbledore himself coming to pick him up from the awful place in which the Dursleys live is to good to be true. So, therefore he will not allow himself to get his hopes up. "But Harry had not packed. It seemed too good to be true that he was going to be rescued from the Dursleys after a mere fortnight of their company." (Rowling 44) "Harry had not been able to face packing and then being let down and having to unpack again. The only gesture he had made to the possibility of a journey was to shut his snowy owl, Hedwig, safely inside her cage." (Rowing 44) Harry does not want to get his hopes up and then proceed to get letdown.
2. Harry does not like Horace Slughorns dinner parties.
Harry is considered the "Chosen One" and Professor wants to be associated with him and other students who have potential Harry does not like attending these parties because he is always put on the spot. "'Well, I've had Quidditch practice, Professor,' said Harry, who had indeed been scheduling practices every time Slughorn had sent him a little violet ribbon-adorned invitation." Harry does not want to be shut up in a room with a load of hopefuls. He also, does not want to leave his best friend Ron out, for he was not invited to these parties.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Pages:
Saturday 1-56
Sunday 56-128
Monday 128-194
Tuesday 194-260
Response:
1. Harry believes that Dumbledores letter is a fake.
Harry believes that Dumbledore himself coming to pick him up from the awful place in which the Dursleys live is to good to be true. So, therefore he will not allow himself to get his hopes up. "But Harry had not packed. It seemed too good to be true that he was going to be rescued from the Dursleys after a mere fortnight of their company." (Rowling 44) "Harry had not been able to face packing and then being let down and having to unpack again. The only gesture he had made to the possibility of a journey was to shut his snowy owl, Hedwig, safely inside her cage." (Rowing 44) Harry does not want to get his hopes up and then proceed to get letdown.
2. Harry does not like Horace Slughorns dinner parties.
Harry is considered the "Chosen One" and Professor wants to be associated with him and other students who have potential Harry does not like attending these parties because he is always put on the spot. "'Well, I've had Quidditch practice, Professor,' said Harry, who had indeed been scheduling practices every time Slughorn had sent him a little violet ribbon-adorned invitation." Harry does not want to be shut up in a room with a load of hopefuls. He also, does not want to leave his best friend Ron out, for he was not invited to these parties.
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