Color of Water Post #5

5 Questions I Have
1.Why Rachel was sad
2.Why Aunt Mary didn't want Rachel to see Mameh
3.Why Mameh died
4.Why James didn't find Dee-Dee
5.Why Dennis and Rachel were discriminated against

4 Questions I Have:
1.How did Bubeh die?
2.Why is Tateh so heartless?
3.How did Tateh know that Rachel was going to marry a black man
4.Did Tateh care that Mameh died?

3 Vocab Words
1.shvartse- offensive term for somebody of African ancestry
2.dank- unpleasantly moist or wet
3.macabre- having death as a subject

2 Literary Elements
1."the pain it would have cause her would be nothing like she had ever experienced" simile
2."her memory was like a minefield" simile

1 Summary Sentence
1.The story end, and James recalls on the happy days he had with his mother

Color of Water #4

5 Things I Understand:
1.How Rachel felt after her husband died
2.What Jack and Chicken Man advised James to do
3.Why Rachel was never going to drive again
4.Why Rachel quit her drive
5.What Rocky's intentions were

4 Questions
1.Why did they move to Delaware?
2.What other schools did James apply to?
3.How will James do in college
4.How will Dee-Dee and Rachel's relationship be affected?

3 Vocab Words
1.thrust- puch forcefully
2.immaculate-perfect
3.sputter- To spit out or spray particles

2 Literary Elements
1."emotional feet" personifcation
2."smelling like a pot house" simile

1 Summary Sentence
1. In these chapters, we learn more about the teenage years of James.

Color of Water Post #3

5 Things I Understand
1.What Tateh thought a family outing should look like that
2.Why Rachel loved Peter
3.Why Rachel couldn't tell anyone she was pregnant
4.How Mameh found out about Peter
5.Why Aynt Betsy helped Rachel

4 Questions I Have
1.What will Rachel do?
2.Will Tateh find out?
3.Why didn't Rachel still go to her graduation?
4.How did Rachel feel after the death of Hunter?

3 Vocabulary Words
1. gentile- a person of a non-Jewish nation or of non-Jewish faith
2. epitomize- to make or give an epitome of
3.kosher- being proper, acceptable, or satisfactory under the Jewish law

2 Literary Elemets
1. "my life was the store" metaphor
2."it was like the sun was shining on me for the first time" simile

1 Summary Sentence
1. In chapters 10-15, we find out about Peter, Rachels first love, the abortion and also the death of Rachelf husband.

Color of Water Post #2

5 Things I Understand
1. What Tateh did for a living
2.WhyRachel was embrassed by her mother
3.How living in Suffolk was
4.The difference between Mameh and Tateh
5.Why Rachel's family had no family life

4 Questions I Have
1.Why didn't Mameh want to go south?
2.Why didnt Suffolk like Jews?
3. What happened to Sam after he ran away?
4.Why is Helen being so bad?

3 Vocab Words
1.denizens- citizens
2. absentminded- deep in thought
3. frantic- emotionally out of control

2 Literary Elements
1. "go around singing like a cantor and such." simile
2."talking to him was like talking to a wall" simile

1 Summay Sentence
1. In these 5, chapters, we learn more about Rachel's family and her children in detail.

Color of Water Post #1

5 things I Understand:
1. How Orthodox Jews mourn deaths.
2. What "Tateh" means.
3. What happened to Hudis' town during the Holocaust
4.Why Mameh was deformed
5.Why James acted so bad

4 Questions I Have
1. Why did the speaker change her name?
2. Why is she did to her family?
3.How did Rachel deal with all the deaths and all her children.
4.Where is the rest of her family

3 Vocabulary Words
1.fedora- soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides
2.nonchalance-Casual lack of concern
3.invariable- Not changing or subject to change; constant

2 Literary Elements:
1. "Ive been dead to them for fifty years" methaphor
2."He was hard as a rock" simile

1 Summary Sentence:
1. In chapters 1-5, characters are introduced and backround information is given on Rachel's imidiate family.

She's the Man Post

What I Found:

Ceasario is the name of the Pizza place that the characters hang out at in the movie, in the book it is the name of the disguised Viola

Malvolio is not a character like he is in the book, but rather a tarantula

Antonio, Maria, Malvolio, Feste, Valentine, Andrew and Toby are charactrs in the book that have no major or important role in the movie.

Rather than a country, Illyria is the name of the school that the disguised Viola and Duke attend.

Cornwall, is the orignal school of Viola which in the book is the country of origin of Viola and Sebastian.

Sebastian is departing from London on the 12th of the Month (12th night)

The Duke, Orsino, of Illyria becomes Duke Orsino in the movie.

In the movie Olivia is sad over he brothers death, in the movie she is sqad over a recent break-up.

Duke is in love with Olivia, just as Orsino is in the book.

Olivia didnt want a smart, rich (cream of the crop) guy in the book, similarily to how Olivia didnt want Duke, the most wanted guy in school.

Olivia falls in love with Viola just as she does in the book.

Rather than using Ceasario, Viola disquises as her brother.

In the movie, Sebastian goes away to London and is virtually none existent until her returns to school, in the book he is also none existent until the end of the book, however he is thoguht to be dead by his sister.

Viola tricks Duke just as she tricked Orsino in the book.

Viola falls for Duke jsut as she falls for Orsino in the book.

In both the movie and book, Orsino wants Viola to hook him up with Olivia.

Orsino promised Viola a reward if she was successful at hooking Olivia and him up just like the movie, Orsino promises that he will help her make 1st string buy the Cornwall game.

"I have to go match making for the man I want to marry myself"<<< Story of Viola's Life

In both the movie and book there are instances where all the characters are united including Sebastian and Viola. The major one occurs at the end of the movie and book.

12th Night........Act 5

5 Things I Understand
1.Why Orsino wants to murder Viola
2.Why Orinso wants to exile Viola
3.Why Orinso feels like he was betrayed
4.Why Malvolio is so angry
5.How everything was settled at the end

4 Questions I have:
1.Why isnt Orsino mad?
2.Will Orsino find love?
3.Im confused...who got married?
4.Will Antonio be released?

3 Vocabulary Words
1.fancy- love intrest
2.apt-ready
3.racked-tortured

2 Literary Elements
1."As black as Vulcan in the smoke of war" simile
2."Punish my life for tainting of my love" personifcation

1 Summary Sentence:
1.The story ends, and Viola reveals her true identitiy.

12th Night..........Act 4

5 Things You Understand:
1.Why Sebastian is confused
2.Why everyone is getting mixed up between Sebastian and Viola
3.Why Sebastian fights Sir Andrew
4.Why Olivia wants Sebastian to come with her
5.Why Sebastian wants to leave

4 Questions You Have:
1.Is something bad about to happen, because the fool refers to the number 3?
2.What happened to Antonio after he got arrested?
3.Will people catch on to Viola?
4. Is Sebastian going to leave town?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1.shent- rebuked
2.Bonos dies-good day
3.malapert- impudent

2 Literary Elements:
1."This is, to give a dog and in recompense desire my dog" simile
2."Marry, sir, they praise me and make an ass of me" simile (In modern english, Well, my friends praise me and make me look like an idiot)

1 Summary Sentence:
1.Sebastian comes to town and people recognize him as Viola and he becomes confused.

12th Night......Act 3

5 Things You Understand:
1.Why Olivia is professing her love
2.Why Olivia thinks Malvolio is insane
3.Why Olivia gives Viola a neckalace
4.Why Antonio gets arrested
5. Why Viola cant tell Olivia the truth

4 Questions You Have:
1.Why do they start speaking French?
2.How did Olivia fall that deeply in love with Viola?
3.What will Olivia do when Malvolio approaches her?
4.Why did she act like she didnt know Antnonio?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1.orb-earth
2.welkin-sky
3.grece-step

2 Literary Elements:
1."They that dally nicely with words may quickly make them wanton" simile
2."Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun" simile

1 Summary Sentence:
1.Olivia professes her love for Viola and you see the rising action forming and shaping the climax.

12th Night........Act 2

5 Things You Understand:
1.Why Sebastian thinks Viola drowned
2.Why Olivia told the messenger to go back
3.Why Orsino recommends Viola to marry a younger woman
4.Malvolio's inner thoughts
5.Why Toby, Maria and Andrew tricked Malvolio

4 Questions You Have:
1.What will Viola do?
2.Why does the Fool have so many lines?
3.Will Viola marry Orsino?
4.Why did the make Malviolio a spider in the movie?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1.sooth- truly
2.fadge-turn out
3.leman-sweetheart

2 Literary Elements:
1."I'd beat him like a dog" simile
2."And I, poor monster" metaphor

1 Summary Sentence:
1. In this act, you find out the plan against Malvolio and you get a better understanding as Orsino as a character.

12th Night....Act 1

5 Things You Understand:
1.Orisino is in love with Olivia
2.Why Olivia is depressed
3.How Viola is tricking Orsino
4.Why Olivia wanted to talk to Viola
5.Why Olivia can't love Orsino

4 Questions You Have:
1.How long has Orsino known Olivia?
2.Why are all of Shakespheres characters infactuated?
3.Did Violoa's brother really die?
4.Will Olivia marry Orsino?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1.galliard- lively dance
2.semblative-resembling
3. distempered- disease

2 Literary Elements:
1."If music be the food of love, play on" Methaphor
2."Courage and hope both teaching him" personfication

1 Summary Sentence:
1. In this act, all the characters are introduced and the trickery begins by Viola.

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1984 Blog #10

5 Things You Understand:
1. How Winston feels about Julia now
2. How the jail changed Winstons way of thinking
3. Why Winston loves Big Brother
4. What Winston thinks about his family
5. How Winstons life has changed

4 Questions You Have:
1. How does Winston still smell rats?
2. What happened to Julia?
3. Is he ever going to see O'Brien again?
4. Will he continue to rebel?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 269 malleable- adaptable or tractable
2. pg 300 frank- direct and unreserved in speech
3. pg 297- booty- something that is seized by violence and robbery

2 Literary Elements:
1. pg 269 "The party is immortal" methaphor
2. pg. 271 "his bones were as narrow as a skeltons" simile

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston has a new love for Big Brother and the Party.

1984 Blog #9

5 Things You Understand:
1. What pain means to Winston
2. What the 4 emotions are in the world
3. What self-abasement is
4. Why Winston betrayed Julia
5. What Winston's worse nightmare is

4 Questions You Have:
1. What is going to happen to Julia?
2. Why is O'Brien so cruel?
3. Why is Winston so scared of rats?
4. How will Winston's life be after his imprisonment?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 266 bludgeon- a short, heavy club with one end weighted
2. pg.266- fallacy- deceptive, misleading, or false nature
3. pg. 266 faint- lacking courage; cowardly

2 Literary Elements:
1. "the earth is as old as we are..." simile pg. 265
2. "whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon" simile pg.266

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston betrays Julia in order to free himself.

1984 Blog #8

5 Things You Understand:
1. What the Partys motives are
2. What Winstons condition
3. How Winston is strong
4. Why Winston can't stop hating the party
5. Why the torture isnt as severe as before

4 Questions You Have:
1. How is Julia doing?
2. Is Julia still alive?
3. Is Winston going to hold out?
4. How is the story going to end?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 260 prang To damage by colliding with
2. pg. 262 lunatic- an insane person
3. pg 264 submission- agreement between parties involved in a dispute

2 Literary Elements:
1. "As long as you live, it will be an unsolved riddle in your mind" pg. 260 meathphor
2. "Oceania is the world" pg. 265 methphor

1 Summary Sentence:
1. These pages were about the mental and physical state of Winston.

1984 Blog #7

5 Things You Understand:
1. What the place with no darkness is
2. Why Winston wants a razorblade
3. Who O'Brien really is
4. Why the Brotherhood can't help him
5. What happened to Winstons elbow

4 Questions You Have:
1. Will Winston betray Julia?
2. Is the wman Winston's mother?
3. Is Julia going to betray Winston?
4. How long is he going to be in jail for?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 232 chap -a fellow; man or boy
2. pg. 233 obscenity- an obscene word or expression
3. pg. 234- posteriors- The buttocks

2 Literary Elements:
1. pg. 233 "he sank his voice like a person...." simile
2. pg 239 "he was lying on something that felt like a camp bed" simile

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston is tortured in jail.

1984 Blog #6

5 Things You Understand:
1. Why Winston was so tired
2. What the book Winston was reading was about
3. How Oceania was made
4. What "War is Peace" means
5. Who Mr.Carrington really is?

4 Questions You Have:
1. Is O'Brien trustworty?
2. What is going to happen to Winston and Julia?
3. Are they going to be in jail?
4. Are they ever gonna be free?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 182 syntax-the rules or patterns so studied
2. pg. 182 canteen-a box or chest for cutlery and other table utensils
3. pg. 180 lurdily-gruesome; horrible

2 Literary Elements:
1. pg. 181 "The orator....still grabbing the neck of the microphone.." personfication
2. pg. 181 "his body had the weekness of jelly" simile

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Julia and Winston are caught and captured because Mr. Carrington is apart of the thought police.

1984 Blog #5

5 Things You Understand:
1. Why Winston rented a room
2. Why Winston has been frsutrated lately
3. Why Winston got scared of the rat
4. Why Winston wants Katehrine to die
5. Why the town is excited for Hate Week

4 Questions You Have:
1. Why is bread and sugar a luxury?
2. Why is Winston so negative?
3. Why is he meeting with O'Brien if he knows his fate?
4. Is Winston going to die?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 141 emanation-to send forth
2. pg. 141 melancholy- a gloomy state of mind
3. pg. 142 eccentricity- irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd

2 Literary Elements:
1. pg 140-141 "...a rich hot smell which seemed like an emanation from his early childhod" simile
2. pg. 141 " her voice flaoted upward with the sweet summer air" personfication

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston knows his fate and that it maybe difficult to change.

1984 Blog #4

5 Things You Understand:
1. The slogan " War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strenght.
2. Party members are breaking the law.
3. Why Winston almost pushed Katherine off a cliff.
4. Where Julia and Winston are going
5. What Julia wants out of rebelling

4 Questions You Have:
1. What does the "I love you" note mean?
2. Who is this girl?
3. What will happen if they get caught?
4. Is Julia a spy?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 105 solitary- by itself; alone
2. pg 112 malignant- very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect
3. pg. 114 farthing- coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.

2 Literary Elements:
1. pg. 106 "She spoke as though her heart were fluttering" simile
2. pg 107 "his voice was trembling" personification

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston finds a partner in whom he can trust in and undermine the party with.

1984 Blog #3

5 Things You Understand:
1. Why Winston and his wife are divorced
2. What Winston thought of the prostitute
3. Who Katerine is
4. Consorting with prostitutes was a rule you couldn't break
5. Why Winston was with a prositiute

4 Questions You Have:
1. Where is Katerine now?
2. Will Winston get captured?
3. Why is London the way it is?
4. What really happened in London?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. pg. 65 proles-the class of workers
2. pg 65 debauchery- excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
3. pg 65 enema- the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement

2 Literary Elements:
1. "..like having an anema." pg 65 simile
2. "like embracing a jointed wooden image..."pg 67

1 Summary Sentence:
1. In these pages, the author explains the life of proles

1984 Blog #2

5 Things You Understand:
1. This society is kind of like communism
2. Why Winston hated the "hip" excerise
3. The party destroyed from peoples memories
4. Perople in the Records Department didn't talk about their jobs
5. Winston wants to rebel

4 Questions You Have:
1. Who are the Physical Jerks?
2. Why is Oceania at war?
3. How is Winston?
4. What is the Oceanic government hiding?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. furtive pg. 34 sly
2. gyrating pg 34 to move in a circle
3. annihilated pg 34 to destroy

2 Literary Elements:
1. It was merely the subsitution of one piece of nonsence for another metaphor pg. 41
2. People in Oceania were as secretive as.... pg 42

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Winston must have self control or he will get caught.

1984 Blog #1

5 Things You Understand:
1. Why Winston had throuble going up the stairs
2. That Winston is being watched and heard.
3. What the Ministry of Peace is
4. What the Ministry of Love is
5. What the Ministry of Plent is

4 Questions You Have:
1. What is the thought police?
2. Why was the ministry of love so frightening?
3. Is Winston trying to break into somewhere?
4. Where is Oceania locatated?

3 Vocabulary Words:
1. varicose pg. 1 unusually swollen
2. sangunie pg. 2 cheerfully optimistic
3. corrugated pg. 5 to wrinkle, as the skin or face.

2 Literary Elements:
1. The world looked cold. personifcation pg. 2
2. Hovered for an instant like a blue bottle simile pg 2.

1 Summary Sentence:
1. Big brother is watching Winston and he is in trouble.