Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Journal 2
1. What point of view is your story told in? the story was written in both first person and third person as part of the book is Theo’s diary and the rest is real time.
2. Is the point of view effective? I think that the point of view of the story is effective as it shows us a glimpse of the main characters views as well as a traditional story line. The first person shows Theo’s thoughts on society while the third person view gives us the author’s opinion on the novel.
3. What is one of the most important/memorable events that have happened so far? Think about that moment and re-tell it from another point of view. For example, if you were reading We All Fall Down as your Literature Circles novel you may re-write from Will’s fathers Point of View(min. 300 words) so far in the novel I think that the most important part would be the first couple pages of the book where they are describing the death of the last human being to be born on the planet. If I were rewriting this part I would write it on behalf of Theo as he would be able to tell us about his thoughts on the subject of the world no longer cares. Theo would have commented on the fact that not a single person in the world would have cared about the death of the person and that is echoed throughout the book as we see the breaking down of human society.
2. Is the point of view effective? I think that the point of view of the story is effective as it shows us a glimpse of the main characters views as well as a traditional story line. The first person shows Theo’s thoughts on society while the third person view gives us the author’s opinion on the novel.
3. What is one of the most important/memorable events that have happened so far? Think about that moment and re-tell it from another point of view. For example, if you were reading We All Fall Down as your Literature Circles novel you may re-write from Will’s fathers Point of View(min. 300 words) so far in the novel I think that the most important part would be the first couple pages of the book where they are describing the death of the last human being to be born on the planet. If I were rewriting this part I would write it on behalf of Theo as he would be able to tell us about his thoughts on the subject of the world no longer cares. Theo would have commented on the fact that not a single person in the world would have cared about the death of the person and that is echoed throughout the book as we see the breaking down of human society.
Discussion three
Vocabulary for this week
1. Compulsory: Page 30 chapter 3 “nothing is compulsory at woolcombe only unhappiness “ required by rule
2. Pretensions: Page 32 chapter 4 “ my mother had artistic pretensions” a false or unsupportable quality
3. Lucrative: page 33 chapter 4 “ my mother’s hobby was not unlucrative” profitable
4. Triumph: page 34 chapter 4 “I enjoyed these solitary excursions, the risk, the thrill of discovering a treasure, the triumph of returning with my spoils” ultimate success
5. Averted: page 35 chapter 4 “she would speak with eyes averted” turned away
1. Compulsory: Page 30 chapter 3 “nothing is compulsory at woolcombe only unhappiness “ required by rule
2. Pretensions: Page 32 chapter 4 “ my mother had artistic pretensions” a false or unsupportable quality
3. Lucrative: page 33 chapter 4 “ my mother’s hobby was not unlucrative” profitable
4. Triumph: page 34 chapter 4 “I enjoyed these solitary excursions, the risk, the thrill of discovering a treasure, the triumph of returning with my spoils” ultimate success
5. Averted: page 35 chapter 4 “she would speak with eyes averted” turned away
Thursday, February 5, 2009
First Journal Response
1. Describe the setting in the novel – Time, Place and Circumstance. Please use quotations to support your answer. The novel is set in 2021 England which is the first journal entry of Theo
2. Which characters have you been introduced to so far? What are they like? Is there any conflict between characters? The characters that have been introduced so far are Xan and Theo. There is not any conflict between these characters. Xan is colder then Theo who simply does not take much interest in anything and is more calm about the facts of his life
3. Find a quotation that helps describe each of the characters you have been introduced to. "Xan hated to be touched and i early recognized and respected his invisible no mans land." (chapter 2, 19) "i tell myself this but do i believe it when the pleasure comes so rarely?" (chapter 1, 12)
1. Describe the setting in the novel – Time, Place and Circumstance. Please use quotations to support your answer. The novel is set in 2021 England which is the first journal entry of Theo
2. Which characters have you been introduced to so far? What are they like? Is there any conflict between characters? The characters that have been introduced so far are Xan and Theo. There is not any conflict between these characters. Xan is colder then Theo who simply does not take much interest in anything and is more calm about the facts of his life
3. Find a quotation that helps describe each of the characters you have been introduced to. "Xan hated to be touched and i early recognized and respected his invisible no mans land." (chapter 2, 19) "i tell myself this but do i believe it when the pleasure comes so rarely?" (chapter 1, 12)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
sumary of chapters 1 and 2 for discussion 1
The first two chapters of the book are basically some background information of the setting of the novel. Theo is starting to write in his journal about the events that lead up to the year omega when the last generation of humans are born. We are also introduced to Xan, the warden of England who is Theo’s cousin. We are taken to a place where they were raised together. In these chapters we find out about Xan's inablity to care for anything and Theo's awkwardness to life and its Beauty.
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