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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Voki Reflection
1. Could you use Voki before starting this assignment?
Yes
2. Would you be able to use Voki independently in another assignment?
2. Would you be able to use Voki independently in another assignment?
Yes
3. Do you understand how Voki can be used to show your learning in any subject?
3. Do you understand how Voki can be used to show your learning in any subject?
Yes
4. Did you use the social networking feature of Voki ethically and responsibly?
Yes
5. When you didn't know how to work something on Voki (e.g. getting an account, logging in, adding text, adding special effects ect.) were you able to work through your problem(s) on your own?
5. When you didn't know how to work something on Voki (e.g. getting an account, logging in, adding text, adding special effects ect.) were you able to work through your problem(s) on your own?
Yes
6. After completing the "I Love to Read" assignment, did you find any books featured on your classmates' vokis that you might be interested in reading?
6. After completing the "I Love to Read" assignment, did you find any books featured on your classmates' vokis that you might be interested in reading?
Not really
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
PQP Memo to the Author
To: Gordon Korman
From: Michael P
Date: Feb 21, 2011
Re: Zoobreak
Dear Gordon,
I recently read your book “Zoobreak” and I enjoyed it very much. It was exciting and had many unexpected twists and turns. It always kept me waiting for what would happen next to throw Griffin off track. Early on, I was wondering why Griffin’s first plan (to steal back Cleopatra from All Aboard Animals) seemed to be a success so soon since there was still so much of the book left to read. A few pages later, Griffin’s group made a snap decision to steal all forty animals and the anticipation began to build again. Events like that made your book really fun to read because the action never really ended and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when I turned the page.
One question I had while reading this book was how did Cleopatra come to live with Savannah? Luthor and her other housemates were more traditional pets that lived with people, but Cleopatra was a capuchin monkey. She was introduced right at the beginning of the book, but there was no explanation of how she became Cleopatra Drysdale. I kept expecting to find the answer to that question throughout the book, but it wasn’t mentioned again. Another similar question that I had was how Cleopatra became friends with Luthor. He was supposed to be vicious and aggressive, but for some reason he let her ride on his back. They even were best friends with each other, and I think it would be very interesting to know how that happened.
Finally, I would like to make a suggestion for improvement. I think this book would be even better if it was more believable. Of course, an exciting, fast-paced plot always comes with a price, but I think smoother transitions and more space in between events would make this book more suspenseful and realistic. Also, adding in some more “everyday” side events would make it seem a lot more lifelike by letting readers make connections to it. For example, it might not be very likely that a regular person had the experience of breaking into a zoo, but it could be possible that the reader was once in a similar situation as Darren was when trying to sell Mr. Nasty the owl.
Thanks for reading,
Michael
From: Michael P
Date: Feb 21, 2011
Re: Zoobreak
Dear Gordon,
I recently read your book “Zoobreak” and I enjoyed it very much. It was exciting and had many unexpected twists and turns. It always kept me waiting for what would happen next to throw Griffin off track. Early on, I was wondering why Griffin’s first plan (to steal back Cleopatra from All Aboard Animals) seemed to be a success so soon since there was still so much of the book left to read. A few pages later, Griffin’s group made a snap decision to steal all forty animals and the anticipation began to build again. Events like that made your book really fun to read because the action never really ended and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when I turned the page.
One question I had while reading this book was how did Cleopatra come to live with Savannah? Luthor and her other housemates were more traditional pets that lived with people, but Cleopatra was a capuchin monkey. She was introduced right at the beginning of the book, but there was no explanation of how she became Cleopatra Drysdale. I kept expecting to find the answer to that question throughout the book, but it wasn’t mentioned again. Another similar question that I had was how Cleopatra became friends with Luthor. He was supposed to be vicious and aggressive, but for some reason he let her ride on his back. They even were best friends with each other, and I think it would be very interesting to know how that happened.
Finally, I would like to make a suggestion for improvement. I think this book would be even better if it was more believable. Of course, an exciting, fast-paced plot always comes with a price, but I think smoother transitions and more space in between events would make this book more suspenseful and realistic. Also, adding in some more “everyday” side events would make it seem a lot more lifelike by letting readers make connections to it. For example, it might not be very likely that a regular person had the experience of breaking into a zoo, but it could be possible that the reader was once in a similar situation as Darren was when trying to sell Mr. Nasty the owl.
Thanks for reading,
Michael
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Proud Piece #1
I picked my Early Societies project for my proud piece because it was fun (at least for an assignment), creative, and we got to learn to use and play with Publisher instead of writing essays. I also liked how I put pictures everywhere :D I'm proud of this because I put a lot of work into it. This was also the best mark I got from Mrs. Gray on a project and both of the comments I got were good ones (apparently, I had “excellent layout and use of text structure”).
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