Indreadingprompts

=**On this Wiki - you will answer two of the following Independent Reading prompts over the Thanksgiving break. It must be 60 words.

Before you start, write the name of the novel you are reading, and the author.

• Pick the phrase from what you are reading that made you think. Interpret what the author meant.

• How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it?

• Write a quote from your reading that connects to your life. What did it mean to what you’ve been reading? What did it mean to your life?

• What event could have happened in real life? What would be similar in real life? What would be different in real life?

After you are done, put you first name and your last initial.=**=

The Smugglers Author - Iain Lawrence John Spencer is an intelligent young man. He is a brave kid that his father entrusted him with all the duties of a loading cargo of wool. To be a young man he conducts himself in a very mature way but he is too charmed by the Dragon vessel to follow his father instruction. He wanted some adventurer and got himself in trouble. Dear John: I’m so happy to hear that you father entrusted you the duties of loading a cargo of wool and bringing it to London. I know your father couldn’t do it himself due to his business. You better tell me about the pretty ship and Captain Crowe. It is a great sail experience and I’m pretty sure you are enjoying it. I will be in London by the time you arrive so you could tell me all the details of the trip. I’m so proud you my friend! “We will see how fast a dead man swims.” said Captain Crowe. It is a very interesting Quote. Just the thoughts of a dead person following a ship make me think. It is a very unusual sight and a scary one too. When I read this Quote it took my attention right away. I started to imaging Larson (the dead character) swimming after the ship with a pale face and his eyes wide open in a look that seemed like horror. I read the material again. I try to get information about what I’m reading so it would help me to understand the material. I use the dictionary if I don’t understand the meaning of some words. I get help from an adult or a friend. By: J Mattei
 * Make a time line of the events that have occurred in your book so far…**
 * Mr. Spencer and his son John went to Dover to see the Dragon ship.
 * Mr. Larson warns them about the bad luck of the boat. Boat was a smugglers’ vessel once.
 * The Spencer bought the boat anyway.
 * Mr. Spencer entrusted his son John with all the duties of loading a cargo of wool because he could not come to the first voyage of the Dragon. Captain Crowe was in charge of all matters pertaining to the sailing of the boat.
 * Captain Crowe rescued Mr. Larson body from the water but he was dead. John found a letter, map and a book with a list of names of people that belong to the largest smuggling gangs.
 * John decided to go to France instead of London. He felt that Mr. Larson came to ask for his helped but got kill before he talked to him.
 * Captain Crowe pushed Larson’s body to the sea and started to sail to France.
 * John noticed that Mr. Larson body followed the boat very closely. A dead man was swimming! Captain Crowe, the crew, and John looked at Larson with horror.
 * When they got to France they started to loads the cargo; barrels after barrels of brandy. They were using the Dragon as a smugglers vessel again.
 * Tell me about the main character. What type a person is he/she?**
 * Pretend you are friend of one of the characters. Write him or her letter**.
 * Select a Quote from your reading that you liked. What made you pick it? How does it make you pause and think?**
 * What are some things you do when you don’t understand what you’re reading?**

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Anne Frank-Life in Hiding By: Johanna Hurwitz =Reading Prompt #1 //How would you explain the plot of this to somebody interested in reading it?// The plot of this story is about a girl named Anne Frank is who has a life in hiding. She lived in Germany until the Nazis invaded her home. Her family decided to move to Holland. She grew to love Holland had many friends. But after German troops invaded Holland, everything went wrong! Holland surrendered, and life for the Jews got worse. The Nazis started to put up rude signs. The Jews had an early curfew. The Jewish children were seperated from the other kids in the publc schools, and had to go to a small and cramped school house. Kids were miserable(Jewish kids that is). She is writing in a diary, which is famous today, of every event she has gone through in her life's obsticle. Reading Prompt#2 //What event could happen in real life? What would would be similar in real life? What would be different?// The event that is possible to occur again, is the fact that someone may go crazy and actually try and take over half the world! The things that would be similar in real life is that there are contries in this world being ruled or fooled by a dictator. And are suffering of harsh or stupid rules ! The different thing is that no a days there are people who stand up and fight for their freedom!And here in America our souldiers are willing to help support another contrie gain their freedom! Itxelle M. 7-1C

The Smugglers / Iain Lawrence I would explain that this story is about a ship calls Dragon. The Dragon schooner was originally a smuggler’s vessel that had a reputation of being evil and christened with blood. Mr. Spencer and his son John bought the ship with good intention of proudly carry wool for honest trade, but it is turning out that the Dragon was and will be used as a smuggler ship once again.
 * How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it?

When Captain Crowe rescued Mr. Larson’s body from the water and brought it to the ship that could have happened in real life. The Captain giving the order to his crew to bring aboard a person in need or dead would be similar in real life. The way Captain Crowe and his crew treated Mr. Larson’s body with no respect and no medical assistance was giving to him at all would be a huge different in real life.
 * What event could have happened in real life? What would be similar in real life? What would be different in real life?

Jose M

Blister/ Susan Shreve What event could have happend in real life ? What would be similar? What would be different? The event that could happen in real life could be that a baby could die by the coard that is connected to them.In this story Blister loses her baby sister. The baby wasn't born yet, and that could happen. That would be similar. Something else that will be similar is that the mother will be very depresed. She might not want to talk to anyone at the moment. She might also stay in her bed all day like in the story Blister. The thing that might be different is that they won't move because in the story Blister they move because of the mother tellling her husband.Another thing that might be different is that nobody would really change their name to Blister to take controll just because they never told her that there were going to be changes in her life. How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it? The way I would describe the plot of this story would be telling what is causing the plot. //What is causing this plot is the death of Lila Rose Reed. Lila Rose Reed was going to be the newborn, but she unfortinatly died while being born. The whole family is very sad that she had died, and now the family is seperating because of that.// That would be what is causing the whole plot.//Next would come that the mother doesn't want to talk to anyone, and she wants to stay in her room. After words Alyssa Reed changed her name because they moved, and also because of the drastic changes in her life. Alyssa is also going to a new school, and thats another reason why she changed her name to Blister no Reed. She turned very mean from her nice, and kind self that she was to take controll.// That would be the plot that I would explain to someone intersted in the story Blister. Michelle C.

__Nice job Michelle! - Mr. H__

Please Don't Ask Me to Love You/By Anne Schraff What event could have happened in real life? What would be similar in real life? What would be different in real life?

Something that could happen in real life in the story PLEASE DON’T ASK ME TO LOVE YOU is that a mom could not love their child and the mom has a boyfriend that doesn’t like the child either. In the story, PLEASE DON’T ASK ME TO LOVE YOU Tina’s mom doesn’t love her and her mom has a boyfriend named Harry, which didn’t like Tina. Another thing that could happen in real life is that Tina left the house and no one cared about her. Many kids in this world parents don’t care about them. These things could be similar in real life. Something that could be different is that no young child will go to L.A. just because he or she can’t get along with its parents. In addition, I think that no man will take a child that far without knowing them and not kidnapping her either. These are the things that I found that may not be possible in real life. How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it?

How I would describe the plot of this story is by telling what cause Tina (the main character) to leave the house. //Tina had a mom that was 33 years old and she used to be pretty. Tina’s mom had a boyfriend named Harry he used to scream at her mom all the time. One night Tina got home from a date and it was almost midnight when Harry told Tina that why she was home so early and then Harry hit her and she felt back and broke a vase in the coffee table. Tina decided to leave the house and when she got into a little trouble with a boy. She went to a man to talk to her and he took her to L.A.// //After that, she gets into trouble with the man and goes out to the streets alone. She decides to call her mom. When her mom picked up the phone, the first thing her mom tells her is that she got married with Harry that was very bad news for Tina. She steals from a store to make money, but she feels guilty. She asks for a job in different places, but no one wants to take her because she is alone.// This is how I’ll describe the plot of the story. Jaritza R. 7-1A

BEYOND THE CHOCOLATE WAR BY: Robert Cormier I would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it by explaining what happens to Jerry Renault, Jerry Renault is the main character of this book. The kids in Trinity school have a Chocolate sale every year, it's like a school tradition. Then Jerry Renault refused to sell chocolate and now every one has made such a big deal about him being the only kid that doesn't wont to sell Chocolate. Some people at Trinity school think that Jerry is brave and that hes a hero, but others just hate him. But Jerry doesn't want to be hated he just wants to stand up for what he doesn't want to do and what he believes. Jerry doesn't want to be part of The kids that are always fighting for Honor or just fighting because they hate each other. He doesn't even like going to that school.

A phrase from what I'm reading that made me think was (Does Jerry Renault dare to disturb the universe?) I think that the Author meant was that Trinity School is like a community and they had rules, But then Jerry broke the rules.

Cristian G. 71-A

THE GHOST BOY BY: ANNE SCRAFF

How would you explain the plot of this story to someone interested in reading it? First of all I would try to tell the person about the main charecters. Then I would tell them some of the events that are important for the plot. After that I would tell them the plot. Which is about a girl who goes on vacation whith her stepfather who is a man she does not drust, because her mom thinks they should get to know each other more. Her little brother goes along with them. At the cabin they were stain a wair boy starts aparing around the cabin. The girl thinks is her stepfather since the boy looks just like hem. She starts finding things out about her stepfathers past, like that he was in a mental hospital ,and that he had killded a boy when he was very jung. After that she starts geting scare and worried about her brothers safety and hers. Many events happen to her because of her worries. Then things start to clear up to her. After a wile she she found out that the boy was a home less kid that nobody under stood. When everything was setled her stepfather and her became great friends along with her brother.

A quote from my reading that connects to my reading is the one that said {I didn't agreed to anything my stepfather said...} I connect to that because I to have a stepfather who I dont trust, and just by the fact that he wants to replace my dad which is something that he would never be able to do. I connect to that frace because I don't trust my stepfather, and my mom makes me be friend with hem when I can't stand hem because he wants to have a place in my haer and be my friend when I don't want hem in my life.

Ambar A. 71-A

Tales of Greek Mythology II 1. How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody that is interested in reading it? I would tell them that it is a great book. I would try to tell the person about the main characters.I would also tell them a little of the events that is happening in the story but not all of them. How this is a book that has many stories in it has a lot of plots. I will tell the person about the plot. The plot of the story is that a man loves gold. So one day he makes a wish that everything that he touched formed into gold. So his wish came true. There was one thing that he loved as much as gold his daughter. He did not remember that if he tuched her she would turn into gold. How he did not remember that he hugged her and she turned into gold. So he begged to the god that had granted his wish that turned everything back to normal and he did. 2. What events could happend in real life? What would be similiar in real life? What would be different in real life? One event that I think that could hapen in real life is that a mother loved her son so much that she would not go anywhere without him. I think that this would be an event that could happen in real life because any mother could love their son that much. An event that would be similiar in real life is that a man could love gold more than anything. This may be true because some people love things more than other things. Jesus R.

Please Don't Ask Me To Love You By:Anne Schraff How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it ? If someone was interested in reading this story I would tell them it is a great book. Many things happen in this story that are interesting and you may relate to it if you are a young teenager. The main character goes through times with her family, friends, and people she dates. It comes to a good conclusion and the main character manages to pull through. What event could have happened in real life? What would be similar in real life? What would be different in real life? Events in this book may happen in real life such as teenagers running away from their home because there having trouble with their mother or their mothers boyfriend. Also for people who are embarrassed of what there dates think of their house or about their family. An event that can be similar in real life would be that people would help sick people and become really close and when they're are gone they would'nt have anyone as close.When grown ups,kids,and teenagers think they have no one, but there is always someone beside them, also can be similar in real life. Carmen C.

Prompt #1

How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading it?

-The plot, or the setting of the story will keep you on your toes. In other words the story will keep you guessing about mysteries going on in the main characters life. The story is about a girl who doesn't know her father, he died before she was born. Sundays the family always stays home, but that Sunday is different. The family goes to an island to a creepy house. The main character later tries to find out more about her past and her future. She finds a package, and she is eager to open it, but she can't not without her little sisters approval. She soon finds out some mysteries items that may link to her father, and her.

Prompt #2

What event could have happened in real life? What would be similar in real life? What would be different in real life?

-A event that could of happened from the novel I'm reading is the part when a girl named Tina Louise pees on her in the gym. Some similarities that may be similar to this in real life is the part when Tina Louise gets hit in the face, while she is upside down. Tina Louise was playing kickball in the gym and it happen to hit her in the face. Some things that may not be similar are her waiting about a minute before she started crying. Then a small wet spot formed on her pants and it got bigger and bigger. Only Margaret was that close to see it. This might happen, but I think someone would pee in the pants because they were scared of the ball hitting them, or they got frightened when the ball hit them.

71B - Jonathan S.

The Greatest Muhammad Ali, by Walter Dean Myers. Muhammad Ali is a tough man. he grew up in a town that steals alot. he soon wanted to be a boxer after they stole his bike. Soon he practiced to box and became a pro. Soon he got an manager and they trained him. he spent days and hours in the gym trying to practice. Soon he started to go agianst people. then after that he started to win some matches and lost a few. He is also a person who never gives up. he will be in the match and if hes losing he will get back in the game. Even if he is about to go down. No matter what he will never give up. He is an memoralbe person. He has one about two world championships. In conclusion Muhammad Ali is a tough and a never giving up person.

What I think will happened next is that a tradagy will happen. he might lose a family member or a family member went to the hospital. Also soon he wants to put more attencion to the family memeber than the championship and forfists the match. Then he does not box for the next month for what happened. Then he has to practice agian for he could get back in the bisnusse. After that he will box for the title back and wins it again. In the end he will start to get a diases and goes to the hospital cause he got the same thing the other family member got, when they went to the hospital. Thats what I think will happend next in the story.

71-A - Carlos R.


 * this is my homework for 12-11-07

PLEASE DONT ASK ME TO LOVE YOU BY ANNE SCHRAFF** Pretend you are a talk show host and two characters are the guest on your show. Which characters would you chose and why? List two questions that you, the host, would ask each character.

Today is December 12 and this is the book show. Today we will be having Tina and her mother in our show here on channel 4. Please join us the show is about to start. Tina is the main character in the story PLEASE DONT ASK ME TO LOVE YOU, she passed through alot because her mom didn't love her. Tina left the house and went to Los Angeles. Her mom was a very beautiful lady until she started drinking. Tina's mom had a boyfriend named Harry which miss treated Tina. I have a question for Tina's mom, why didn't you love your daughter?... Why did you married Harry if you knew your daughter will get screamed at by him? Now I have a question for you Tina. How did you feel when you went to see your mom at the end of the story and she was married to Harry?.. If you could change anything that happened between your mom and you what will you change?... Thanks for watching the book show, I will see you next time. Thank you!

what are some things you do when you don't understand what you're reading?

When i don't understand what I am reading i keep re-reading it until i understand it. Besides that when I don't understand what I'm reading I ask someone to read what i just read and explain it to me, they might understand it in a better way than me. Finally if i dont understand a word i read the sentence to try to find a synonim for the word i didnt under stand.

Jaritza R. 71A