Dear Maya,
Your blog is wonderful. You have interesting ideas and I can see that you put a lot of effort into it. You still need to use the spellcheck with your work. It isn't hard and it will make a big difference.
Your final grade is 95.
Yours,
Karen Noll Stanger
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Reflection
On the last assignment I did very much enjoy writing the last book report.
I enjoyed it because I finally knew that this is going to be the last book we are going to have to read.
I prefer the regular way to do a book report because it takes less time then this way. Ilike to finish reports early because less presure.
I think it wasn't worthwhile to spend so much time on the assignments because we could of finished the assigments much earlier. Although the assigments helped me alot correcting my grammer.
I learned that there are fun ways to do assigments other than write on a paper.
I do suggest we continue with this type of learning because it doesn't waste paper.
I enjoyed it because I finally knew that this is going to be the last book we are going to have to read.
I prefer the regular way to do a book report because it takes less time then this way. Ilike to finish reports early because less presure.
I think it wasn't worthwhile to spend so much time on the assignments because we could of finished the assigments much earlier. Although the assigments helped me alot correcting my grammer.
I learned that there are fun ways to do assigments other than write on a paper.
I do suggest we continue with this type of learning because it doesn't waste paper.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Questions
1) Why did Deenie's mother choose that name for her daughter?
2) Why does Deenie's mother want her to be a model?
3) Who are Deenie's best friends?
4) How does Deenie discover that she has a back problem?
5) Why didn't Deenie's mother push her older sister to be a model?
6) Does Deenie really want to be a model?
7) How does Deenie deal with wearing a back brace?
8) How do Deenie's friends react to her back problem?
9) How long does Deenie have to wear the brace?
10) Why doesn't Deenie have an operation instead of wearing a brace?
11) Who does Deenie feel closer to? her mother or her father?
12) Who is Aunt Rae?
13) Why did the vice-principal want to see her after school?
14) Why does Deenie's father join the Y?
15) What is Deenie's favourite hobby? Why?
2) Why does Deenie's mother want her to be a model?
3) Who are Deenie's best friends?
4) How does Deenie discover that she has a back problem?
5) Why didn't Deenie's mother push her older sister to be a model?
6) Does Deenie really want to be a model?
7) How does Deenie deal with wearing a back brace?
8) How do Deenie's friends react to her back problem?
9) How long does Deenie have to wear the brace?
10) Why doesn't Deenie have an operation instead of wearing a brace?
11) Who does Deenie feel closer to? her mother or her father?
12) Who is Aunt Rae?
13) Why did the vice-principal want to see her after school?
14) Why does Deenie's father join the Y?
15) What is Deenie's favourite hobby? Why?
Enter the book
The things I'll need if I'll join to the charcters in the story are:
Clothes, shoes, hair dryer and more beutty stuff because of her mother that cares a lot of beutty.
Tooth brush, hair brush, underwears and more necessary stuff for living in a house.
And money for all the shopping that the girls doing there.
Clothes, shoes, hair dryer and more beutty stuff because of her mother that cares a lot of beutty.
Tooth brush, hair brush, underwears and more necessary stuff for living in a house.
And money for all the shopping that the girls doing there.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Diary
Deenie's diary:
Dear diary,
Yesterday Janet and Midge took me shopping and to a movie. It was so much fun.
Actually I didn't even know we were going to spend money on clothes. I thought that we were just going to eat lunch and see a movie.
So they bought me a nice nightie for the hospital.
Then we went to lunch but they wouldn't let me pay for anything even though I had money.
Then we went to the movie. Midge went out to the lobby to buy more popcorn and when she came back she whispered 'I just saw Buddy Brader and Steve Hildrick'.
And then just when the movie began I saw Buddy sitting next to me. I was really nervous when he started to put his arm around my chair so I looked at him and he took his arm and put it on my shoulder!
Then Steve asked me to change seats with him. I guess he asked that because he liked Janet.
At the time I was closer to Buddy.He reached down for my hand.
As soon as the movie was over we all walked outside together. It was the best time ever!
Dear diary,
Yesterday Janet and Midge took me shopping and to a movie. It was so much fun.
Actually I didn't even know we were going to spend money on clothes. I thought that we were just going to eat lunch and see a movie.
So they bought me a nice nightie for the hospital.
Then we went to lunch but they wouldn't let me pay for anything even though I had money.
Then we went to the movie. Midge went out to the lobby to buy more popcorn and when she came back she whispered 'I just saw Buddy Brader and Steve Hildrick'.
And then just when the movie began I saw Buddy sitting next to me. I was really nervous when he started to put his arm around my chair so I looked at him and he took his arm and put it on my shoulder!
Then Steve asked me to change seats with him. I guess he asked that because he liked Janet.
At the time I was closer to Buddy.He reached down for my hand.
As soon as the movie was over we all walked outside together. It was the best time ever!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Dear Maya
Hi! I really like your work especially since I know it is really truly yours. BUT because it is yours you really need to check and recheck your writing. You need to learn to do this yourself but for now you should get help from someone. Please make corrections through your blog.
Well Done!
Karen
Well Done!
Karen
Saturday, April 18, 2009
The ending
My new ending is:
After Deenie arrives at the party, Buddy comes over to her. He invites her to join him. However, Deenie understands that she isn't really in love with Buddy. She realizes that the movie has influenced her. When she goes with him into the room, she tells him how she feels. Buddy behaves very disrespectly to her. He laughs at her and calls her a baby. Deenie understands that she has made a mistake. After she leaves the party, she meets a nice kid in the doctor's office who has the same back problem as her. She starts to hang out with him. After a few month, Deenie discoveres that she loves her new friend Tommy because they have so much in common.
The plot
The book tells us about a girl named Deenie. Deenie is a very beautiful girl and her mother wants her to be a model. Her name was picked from the name of a girl that her mother saw in a movie. In the movie the girl is very pretty and has a boyfriend named Buddy. Deenie takes the meaning of her name very seriously and she finds out that in the 8th grade there is a boy named Buddy. She really tries to approach him and she is very successful. But then just when everything seems to be perfect, Deenie discovers that she has to wear a brace on her body for 4 years because she has a problem with her spine. From then on, Deenie and Buddy become closer and in the end everything turns out well.
In the story I didn't know what was going to happen. The whole story is unpredictable and by the end of the story, I was very tense but it's just a story.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
setting
The story takes place in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where Deenie lives. Deenie's house is small and full of life.
There are enough rooms for all the family members in the house.
The main character is usually in her room, where she can be by herself without interruptions.
The 3 places that are important in the story are:
* Deenie's house- the place that Deenie spends most of her time.
* Deenie's school - where she studies and meets her friends almost everyday of the week.
* The doctor's clinic - after she finds out that there's a problem with her back, she goes to see many doctors and spends a lot of her time in their clinics.
There are enough rooms for all the family members in the house.
The main character is usually in her room, where she can be by herself without interruptions.
The 3 places that are important in the story are:
* Deenie's house- the place that Deenie spends most of her time.
* Deenie's school - where she studies and meets her friends almost everyday of the week.
* The doctor's clinic - after she finds out that there's a problem with her back, she goes to see many doctors and spends a lot of her time in their clinics.
Main character
The main character in my book is Deenie.
The writer doesn't describe the character in the book but this is how I picture Deenie in my mind. Deenie is a really pretty girl.
Deenie is not a very smart girl, but she is satisfied with the fact that she is pretty. She is a shy girl that has a mother who makes her life very difficult.
Her mother really wants her to be a model but then they find out that Deenie's spine has a problem that cancels the mother's plans for her to be a model because Deenie has to wear a brace on her body.
The writer doesn't describe the character in the book but this is how I picture Deenie in my mind. Deenie is a really pretty girl.
Deenie is not a very smart girl, but she is satisfied with the fact that she is pretty. She is a shy girl that has a mother who makes her life very difficult.
Her mother really wants her to be a model but then they find out that Deenie's spine has a problem that cancels the mother's plans for her to be a model because Deenie has to wear a brace on her body.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Title: "Deenie"
Name of Author: Judy Blume
About the Author:
Judy Blume was born on February 12th, 1938 in New Jersey, U.S.A. She went to New York University and she got a degree in Education in 1961.Judy and her husband George Cooper live on islands up and down the east coast. They have three grown children and one grandchild. She likes to write novels for children and teenagers. She writes about racism, divorce, menstruation, bullying and things that affect young people.
Other books she has written: Iggie's House, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., It's Not the End of the World.
Sites:
http://www.judyblume.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Blume
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-blume-judy.asp
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