Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Claim- The people of the hills were spiritual.

Quote-"He who touches the metal must be a priest or the son of a priest."

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

choice book 4

The Sorcerers Stone is a symbol in my story. it symbolizes humans lust for everlasting life. Voldimort is greedy and will do anytthing to get that stone.

Harry's scar symbolizes a badge of honor. It shows that he survived a great battle with Voldemort.

Choice book 3

static or dynamic/round or flat
Characters-
harry- Harry is a round and dynamic character. He undergoes change in this story. in the beginning he is treated as the second best in the Dursly household. when he goes to Hogwarts he becomes a brave wizard who fights evil and everyone likes him in the end.

Mr. Dursley- he is a flat and static character. He does not undergo any change and he has one personality, which is mean. he is mean and unfair to Harry. Even when Harry does something good he is always mean and nasty.

Dudly- Dudly is a rich, young, spoiled, brat. I think he is a round character because he is a whinny,spoiled, and greedy. these are not good traits but there are many so i think he is round. Dudly does not go through any changes throughout the story so far so he is static.

choice book 2

setting: The setting of Harry Potter starts in harry's house. he lives with some relatives named the Dursleys. they are verry mean to him because they know he is a wizard. They live in a small quite neighborhood. they try to be the "perfect" family. they are preppy and strict. Dudly, the son, goes to and expensive school with other rich kids while Harry is forced to sleep in a cupboard.

Although i believe most of the story takes place at Hogwarts, i think this is vital because it really reveals Harry's past and the events in his life leading up to his new life at Hogwarts.

choice book 1

Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
By: J. K. Rowling
i already know this book is about a young boy who finds out he is actually a wizard. he goes to a school just for wizards and ends up saving everybody from Lord Voldimort.
I chose this book because i saw the movie. I heard from some people that the book has more detail and tells a lot more than the movie. I enjoyed this movie so i thought i should read this book to find out what i'm missing and to see how the two differ.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Contents of a Dead Mans Pocket

author: Jack Finney
Date read: oct 8, 2009

Pre-reading: top 5 priorities in my life now.
1.bmx
2.work
3.friends
4,guitar
5.school

Plot/Reaction:

Quetion:

Significant quote

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

symbol


A symbol is something such as an object, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.



the symbol in The Lord of the Rings is the ring. it symbolizes power.

irony- the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.


"It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already paidIt's the good advice that you just didn't takeWho would've thought... it figures" -Irony by Alanis Morissette