You've had a number of new learnings and reflections as we have worked through this last round of literature circles. I've been excited to read your responses and to listen to your discussions (they have made Friday nights at Emma's basketball very enjoyable - I'm sure the other parents think I'm a little bit nuts as I sit on the sidelines laughing and nodding at my computer like I was part of your discussions).I was able to get a good sense of your understanding of what you were reading and I also got to know more about the book and you as well.
Now I'd like you to take one of your responses that you feel was your best work and publish it onto the blog. As you work, you may make edits to your work to improve it and make it even better.
As I'm getting closer to the end of the book there is a lot happening getting more exciting,so I have to keep on track and keep making inferences and connections.
ReplyDeleteI think the ending will be a clif hanger because they forgot so much they could've add so much more for example: Frank's feelings and perspective as us readers we want to know how everyone's feeling not just the main character.There was a part in the book when Jacob left his father and the author didn't put frank's perspective/emotions so we had to infer what was going to happen but I think it would have been better if they told us how he felt when Jacob left him it would make me as a reader understand a lot better.
I would love to see more of Emma's opinion/thoughts about what She thinks about Jacob? Why is Emma so understanding? Does she believe that Jacob can see monsters?I think it would be better to see Emma's thoughts of what she thinks of Jacob, because we already know what Jacob thinks I want to know maybe Emma feels the same way.
I hope all my question get answered in the last chapter of the book I also want to see More people perspectives to make a better understanding .
Blindsided Reflection # 1
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I believe if the book was written in Natalie’s P.O.V the readers could connect better with Natalie, know what Natalie is feeling and see how she see’s the world.
I think it’s important to connect with the main character because when you connect with the main character you feel like you are in the book, and when you connect to the book you can see the similarities between you and fictional character.While I was reading Blindsided I connected to the part when Natalie was afraid to cross the street and walk alone. I connected to that part because when my sister’s graduated and went to highschool, I had to walk alone to and from school but I was really nervous just like Natalie was when she walked across the street for the first time.
I also presume that it’s important to see how she sees the world because if you are going through the same thing as Natalie you could see how she deals with the problem and if your friend was going through something like Natalie you could see what your friend was going through and what kind of advice to give your friend. Another reason why it’s important to know how Natalie sees the world is because in your future you may encounter someone like Natalie and you will know how to deal with that type of person (blind). A part in the book where I saw how Natalie sees the world was when she first met the blind kids of Baltimore School for the Blind because she called them freaks and that’s how she sees them.
All in all I believe if the book was written in Natalie’s P.O.V it would be easier to connect to, know what Natalie was feeling and see how she sees the world.
Tejasv #6
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If you we're a Nazi at a concentration camp what would you do and feel?
If I were a Nazi at a concentration camp, I would not be there at my own free will. Pain would be surrounding me at all sides: prisoners dying, torture, more death, guns bombs and plans for domination so large I couldn't fathom it. I have read online and in books that the camps are horrid, dangerous places and only the cruelest of the cruel should want to work there willingly, like Maria Mandel, a Nazi who ruthlessly and mercilessly murdered prisoners for just looking at her. She kind of reminds me of Amon Goeth (a camp commandment) because he is also cruel and ruthless (he wouldn't have his breakfast each day until he killed at least one Jew.
If I had to go to a concentration camp to work as a Nazi, I would make acts of defiance, like assigning little work to the prisoners, but I wouldn't be nice enough to get noticed by the other Nazis. I would definitely admire anyone who went up against the third Reich directly. I would also admire people like Oscar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg who saved tens of thousands of lives by issuing fake passports. I would avoid killing and I would try to climb the ranks in the concentration camp. If I became the camp commandant I would act ruthless but not actually torture or kill anyone. I would act bored and selfish and I would help the Jewish as much as possible. If I knew about Oscar Schindler I would send as many prisoners as I could to his factory so he could help them.
I would definitely feel sick of all the death and torture that the Nazis caused and I would try to help save as many prisoners as I could. Ralph Waldo Emerson (an American essayist, lecturer, and poet) once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” I think this is a very strong quote and I agree with it. Fear is good in small amounts but when it changes who you are it should be destroyed. Countless people were too afraid to stand up to Hitler and so they let their fear of the Nazis take them over. The Nazi regime was wrong and revolting.
Tejasv #6
ReplyDeletePrisoner B-3087
If you we're a Nazi at a concentration camp what would you do and feel?
If I were a Nazi at a concentration camp, I would not be there at my own free will. Pain would be surrounding me at all sides: prisoners dying, torture, more death, guns bombs and plans for domination so large I couldn't fathom it. I have read online and in books that the camps are horrid, dangerous places and only the cruelest of the cruel should want to work there willingly, like Maria Mandel, a Nazi who ruthlessly and mercilessly murdered prisoners for just looking at her. She kind of reminds me of Amon Goeth (a camp commandment) because he is also cruel and ruthless (he wouldn't have his breakfast each day until he killed at least one Jew.
If I had to go to a concentration camp to work as a Nazi, I would make acts of defiance, like assigning little work to the prisoners, but I wouldn't be nice enough to get noticed by the other Nazis. I would definitely admire anyone who went up against the third Reich directly. I would also admire people like Oscar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg who saved tens of thousands of lives by issuing fake passports. I would avoid killing and I would try to climb the ranks in the concentration camp. If I became the camp commandant I would act ruthless but not actually torture or kill anyone. I would act bored and selfish and I would help the Jewish as much as possible. If I knew about Oscar Schindler I would send as many prisoners as I could to his factory so he could help them.
I would definitely feel sick of all the death and torture that the Nazis caused and I would try to help save as many prisoners as I could. Ralph Waldo Emerson (an American essayist, lecturer, and poet) once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” I think this is a very strong quote and I agree with it. Fear is good in small amounts but when it changes who you are it should be destroyed. Countless people were too afraid to stand up to Hitler and so they let their fear of the Nazis take them over. The Nazi regime was wrong and revolting.