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Reading Assignment : Please read pp.1-38 in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Writing Assignment: Please write 1 to 3 paragraphs that point out the similarities and/or differences between the transformation Jess in Bridge to Terabithia and Stanley in Holes undergo. However, don't just point out how the  changes in the two boys are different or similar. Make sure to include a general sentence that summarizes the changes, for instance.  "Jess in Bridge to Terabithia and Stanley in...

Finish Reading   Island of the Blue Dolphins Writing Assignment : I'm going to follow Mark's suggestion and ask you to write about what you would do if you were living all alone on the island like Karana.  Please begin your writing with a sentence like this, " If I were all alone on an island like Karana the heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins, I would (You finish the rest). Make sure to cover  not just what you would do--Would you, for instance, try to tame a wild dog so...

Mark can't get on the Forum. But here is his writing assignment, and all I can say is Wow!! If I am on the lonely island and no one with me, I would celebrate for I am free at first. Then, I would get some fresh water by distilling salt water and get some berries from trees. Then I would walk around the island and know more about it. After done that, the evening would be coming. I will put some soft and dry grass on a high rock out of wild animals' reach and sleep on it. On the second day, I...

This is so good, I'm almost speechless. That doesn't happen very often. There are almost no errors in this piece of writing. And the level of detail is wonderfully specific and imaginative. I am awestruck (filled with admiration). You are starting to write like a native-speaker of English.

I particularly love this sentence: " I will fight the storms, the big waves and the sharks." Hemingway (Very famous American writer, known for short sentences and adventure stories) could not have said it better.

If I were all alone on an island like Karana the heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins, I would find a place to keep myself safe first. I’ll build a house out of rock, and put it in lee. I’ll put clay in the gap of the house and make sure that won’t be rain get in to my house. For my life, I must make weapon to get food and woods. If I was Karana, I’ll take a knife with me all the time (but Karana’s island rules said that women can’t take weapon). Now, the knife finally works. I’ll cut some...

This is totally wonderful. The way you used specific details really created a vivid picture of you on the island. And speaking of specific details, where in the world did you learn about "voles." Most Americans never heard of them, although I have way too many in my garden. I loved, too, the way you used references to other books to tell the story of what you would do on the island. Marvelous (fantastic, really great, amazing) work!

Here is Alice's reply to the assignment: If I were all alone on an island like Karana the heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins, I would first try to test if this is just a dream. Then, if it’s not, I’ll first get some fresh water and foods, like berries, fruits…… Secondly, I’ll go to the forest to chop some trees and branches, and next I’ll build a little house or just a camp for myself. On the next day, I’ll go around the island to know more about the island. Perhaps I’ll need to make an...

Alice, You have expressed your thoughts in perfect English. Your use of commas is excellent, and you have made equally excellent use of transitions to move your reader from one sentence to the next. But I'm particularly impressed with the way you bring your writing full circle, starting with your wish to test if the experience is a dream and ending with the hope that you might awake from that very same dream. Very nicely done.

Hello,Laraine If I am karana on the island, I will cries and just sit there and don'r know what to do at first. But if I find out that I can't leave the Island ,I think I will Quickly get up and start my life. For me, looking for food is a very important thing because if I don't have food, I can't have any force to do other things. (I love eating!) After I get enough food to keep my stomach not empty, I will go and find a place to live in. This place must very big so I can put many things in...

I like the attitude here, perhaps because it resembles my own. I would cry first too and then figure out it's a waste of time. I also share your focus on food. Great that you picked up on the word "pitch" from the book and used it correctly. You sound like a person who will, as Mark put it in class today," make do" with what the island offers until you can find a ship to get you out of there. Me too. Nice work!

Here is Mark's assignment for this week: Jess in Bridge to Terabithiaand Stanley in Holes, both undergo a powerful transformation in personality. At first, Jess and Stanley are weak. They have to deal with bullies and do not have friends. Their families are poor. And they are unhappy every day. But after some time, both of them underwent a huge change. Jess has a good friend, Leslie and she was happy and imaginative most times. She also made Jess happy and imaginative. Although she died at...

Both in Bridge To Terabithia and Holes which has the similiar character Jess and Stanley. Firstly, they are students who are afraid of the bullies at the school. Secondly, they both live in poor families, and unable to make friends. In Bridge To Terabithia, at first, Jess was a week and unhelpful person, but sence he met Leslie, who is a new student, he became more imaginative and friendly. In Holes, at first, I just think Stanley is a big and 'stupid' child, but sence he went to Green Lake...

Here is Alice's response to the assignment: Both in Bridge To Terabithia and Holes which has the similiar character Jess and Stanley. Firstly, they are students who are afraid of the bullies at the school. Secondly, they both live in poor families, and unable to make friends. In Bridge To Terabithia, at first, Jess was a week and unhelpful person, but sence he met Leslie, who is a new student, he became more imaginative and friendly. In Holes, at first, I just think Stanley is a big and...

HI Alice, You did an excellent job citing specific details from the book. That is exactly what you needed to do for the assignment. And you are right about Stanley's transformation. He does start out seeming like "big and stupid" child. Fortunately, he does not end up that way.

Here is Cindy's assignment: Jess in Bridge to Terabithia and Stanley in Holes, both undergo a powerful transformation in personality. Though the whole book, the two characters are all has some cause to undergo a big change. Jess has a big transformation because of a person. It’s because of Leslie come into his life. Leslie come into his life, make friend with him, chat with him, and build the Terabithia with him. Then she change Jess’ whole life and make him become optimistic. Stanley has a...

Hi Cindy, I like seeing you using words we have discussed in class, like optimistic. And you are certainly correct to identify Leslie as the source of Jess's transformation. It's interesting, too, that you have identified the general problem both boys have, an inability to handle social contact. I think that is quite right.