Novel Thing

1. Give the author's name and a brief outline of his or her biography. Please use your own words in order to avoid plagiarism.gf

Don Trembath is the author of Harper Winslow series and the Black Belt series and he lives close to Edmonton, Alberta. He is the author of many teen books.  He was won many awards including the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults.


2. Name and describe the main character(s). Are they static or dynamic? What motivates them? (A static character does not change, a dynamic character changes as a result of his or her experiences)
Rooster, at first, he is static but becomes dynamic while time progresses.  Rooster hates school, he smokes and really doesn't care but a new girl moved to his school and he changed, at least only for her and around her parents.  Also, Rooster is going to fail high school and his friends are going to graduate and he doesn't want to be alone so he joins a bowling team.


3. What is the novel's setting? Why, in your opinion, did the author choose this setting for this novel?

The setting is at a high school, and in my opinion its at school because hes struggling in school and hes going to fail as his friends pass and he doesn't want to be alone next year so hes trying to pass.  I also believe the author chose this setting because he writea more teen based books about highschool and teenagers.

4. Describe some of the main events. Where in your novel does the climax take place?

One of the main events is when Rooster is in the cafeteria and the "new girl" walks in and Rooster said to his friend that he likes her. Another main event is when his principal calls his mom and begins to tell her how he is failing his classes and what he has to do to pass. I think the climax takes place when the principal tells him that in order to have a chance to pass he has to join the bowling team as a volunteer activity.

5.  Can you imagine yourself reading the novel again in 10 years? Would you suggest it to a friend? Explain.

I do not imagine myself reading this is 10 years because it is more high school- early college/university type book and in 10 years I will probably be out of school depending on what job I want.  I would recommend this to people around my age because it can teach you if you don't do well in high school and your friend's do than you can rely on your friend's to help you with your work and you won't have a very good job.

literacy test thing?

1) In the tips for reading section (page 3), explain what three strategies you feel are your strongest.
I believe managing my time because if I don't know a question I skip it and go to other questions that I know.  Also when im reading, if I don't understand to well I try to put it into my own words so it does make snese.

2) What three reading strategies do you feel you should try to improve upon the most between now and the test? 
I think I need to improve on actually reading the entire sentence because often, I don't read the whole sentence and I lose marks. 

3) Repeat instructions 1) and 2) for the writing tips on page 4.
a)  My strongest are that I actually look at the picture real carefully to help me understand.  Also, answering the; Who, What, Where, When, why, How are easy for me to do.

b)  My weakest are writing using third person because i always get mixed up what first and third person are.  Also, it is hard for me to pretend like I am writing a newspaper because I don't exactly know how to do that either.

4) Read page 5. What information do you find to be helpful or interesting?

It is helpful to know that I can retake the test a year after if I don't do too well.  Also if you leave a question blank you will score a zero so it is good to skip the question and go on to ones you do know first and go back to it after.

5) Finally, what questions do you have about the literacy test (the OSSLT) that Mr. Pierce may be able to answer for you?

How to write essays and news articles more clearly.

East

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Erika's parents planned a trip for her to go to China with a group of friends for a month for the language immersion, cultural exchange and community service in order to get prepared for the Beijing Olyimpics in 2008.  They did 3 hours of Chinese School almost everyday.  They learned mostly by listening and seeing people talk to each other. The group of friends also learned stuff a little less hands-on and more real-life.

Summarize ( definiton ) + Third Man Theory

Summarizing a piece of text is an important skill.  In order to summarize, a reader needs to be able to seperate the main idea of a text from supporting details.  A good summary includes the most important information and eliminates"information overload"



Many people, both religious and atheists, report being helped to survive near death experiences by an unknown presence.  The religous people believe it was a guardian angel that saved them and the atheists believe it was a survival mechanism.  Although scientific reserchers think the brain conjures a "Third Man".  John Geiger was fascinated after reading the story about Sir Ernest Shacklenton's crew after landing on an island and being helped being helped by an invisible man which some think is a "Third Man".

^ James Sevigny broke his back, scapula, arms, nose, teeth, and tearing legiments in both his knees and felt the urge to survive and managed to get to a camp. 

Mr. Pierce Example;

Many people, both religious and atheists, report being helped to survive near death experiences by an unknown presence.  In one instance, a helpful presence helped Ron Difrancesco escape the burning World trade Center. 


Don't know if i did it correctly though.

Writing Complex Sentences

A complex is made up of  and independant clause and a dependant clause.

An independent clause is a group or words that could be a sentence : Ex : I am happy.

A Dependent clause is a group of words that cannot be sentence by itself : Ex : When I ski.

A dependent clause can help form a sentence when it works with an independent clause : Ex: I am happy when I ski.

Other joining words > that, who , which , but, after, for, since, while , though.

Not a complex sentence : I was hungry but than I ate dinner.


1)  I watch football on t.v., every Sunday.

2)  Having finished my homework, I has a chance to go on the computer.

3)  Having passed school, my dad gave me money.

4)  I scored the most goals on my team, and got a trophy.

5)  I like to go snowboarding, every winter.

6)  I do my homework, after getting home from school.

7)  I like to play hockey, so does my brother.

8)  I hate french class, Andrew and Josh do too.

9)  I like chicken, it's delicious.

10)  There is clouds, in the sky.

Appositives

1)  Andrew's mom, Mrs.Campbell, is baking cookies for Christmas.

2)  Canada is sending people to Iraq,where our forces have been for years ,to protect the people the people of Canada.

3)  My teacher, Mr. Bevilaqua, gives me homework everyday

4)  I invited my best friend, Bob, to my party.

5)  My uncle, Joe, teaches me how to play guitar.

6)  My dog, Patches, likes to run and play.

7)  Today Ernie stood up to Johnny, the biggest bully in the school.

8)  George, a man with great strength, was able to carry the entire bag of bricks by himself.

9)  My brother, a human garbage disposal, consumed five cheeseburgers in one sitting last night.

10)  The spider, a large and hairy creature, scared the children as they walked outside.