"The Model"
What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right?
Shay- "Kind of like a professional pretty. I guess when everyone else is ugly, being pretty is sort of like your job"
They got the model thing right. Some models do have a disease.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Blog Post #25
"Lies"
Characterization of David: He's an ugly over 16 years old. He has a crooked smile. He has a forehead really high.
Picture to represent Smoke:
Characterization of David: He's an ugly over 16 years old. He has a crooked smile. He has a forehead really high.
Picture to represent Smoke:
I chose this cause' the book said the Smoke was smoky.
Blog Post #24
"Bug Eyes"
List the important events in Chron. order.
1. Tally is found by people that give her oxygen
2. The people are rangers and they like help the world
3. The rangers ride helicopters
4. The rangers admire Tally for going to the Smoke
5. They leave her on the bald head
Respond to the following quote: "...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
She is stuck in the wild forever. She's going to be an ugly for life unless she tells on Shay.
List the important events in Chron. order.
1. Tally is found by people that give her oxygen
2. The people are rangers and they like help the world
3. The rangers ride helicopters
4. The rangers admire Tally for going to the Smoke
5. They leave her on the bald head
Respond to the following quote: "...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
She is stuck in the wild forever. She's going to be an ugly for life unless she tells on Shay.
Blog Post #23
"Firestorm"
Give one example of each of these from the chapter: imagery, personification & simile.
Imagery: "Billowing clouds of smoke surrounded her, blotting out the sky. A raggall of flame moved through the flowers, giving off a wave of blistering heat." pg. 172
Personification:" At first there was a sound like a roaring wind in her dreams." pg.172
Simile:" There were a few spots burning on this side ,but nothing like the galloping flame behind her." pg.173
Give one example of each of these from the chapter: imagery, personification & simile.
Imagery: "Billowing clouds of smoke surrounded her, blotting out the sky. A raggall of flame moved through the flowers, giving off a wave of blistering heat." pg. 172
Personification:" At first there was a sound like a roaring wind in her dreams." pg.172
Simile:" There were a few spots burning on this side ,but nothing like the galloping flame behind her." pg.173
Thursday, February 25, 2010
BLOG POST #22
"The side you Despise" p. 164
What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.
•A plane. I think the special circumstances. I believe they were looking for Tally & Shay.
What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.
•A plane. I think the special circumstances. I believe they were looking for Tally & Shay.
BLOG POST #21
"The Worst Mistake" p. 156
Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
•Yeah, I never want to get out of bed early every morning for school but I still do bacause I have to go.
Predict what you think will happen next. (i.e. What is comming?)
•She's mabey hearing things. I think that a monster is comming and the monster is going to attack her.
Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
•Yeah, I never want to get out of bed early every morning for school but I still do bacause I have to go.
Predict what you think will happen next. (i.e. What is comming?)
•She's mabey hearing things. I think that a monster is comming and the monster is going to attack her.
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