Rabu, 27 Oktober 2010

Measle and the Dragon Comprehension #1


Character Profile:
• Measle Stubbs:
o Measle is Sam and Lee’s son
o Once lived with a wrathmonk named Basil Trombone
o He is still young, about 10 years old
o He has an unusual haircut unlike the other children
o He have a dog named Tinker
• Sam Stubbs:
o Sam is a powerful wizard that hunts Wrathmonks
o He has a son and his name is Measle
o He is married to a manafount named Lee
o He loves thrilling rides and isles of smiles is his favorite place
o He has a close relation with the magic guild
• Lee Stubbs:
o Lee is a manafount, she is a person that is able to restore her husband’s mana
o She is married to a wizard named Sam
o She has a son and his name is Measle
• Nanny Flannel:
o Nanny Flannel has served the Stubbs family for a long time
o She is small, old, has gray hair, and has pink cheeks
o A sweet old lady that has blue eyes


Intoduction Summary
Measle is a 10 year old boy that is the son of Sam and Lee Stubbs. Sam and Lee Stubbs is a hunter that hunts for Wrathmonks that are very close to the Wizard Guild. Measle once lived with a Wrathmonk named Basil Trombone but then he was able to live with his parents. He now lived in a Merlin Mansion with a dog named Tinker and a nanny named Nanny Flannel. He also lived with his dad Sam Stubbs that is a powerful wizard, along with his mom, Lee Stubbs that is a manafount, she is able to recharge Sam’s mana when it ran out.
One day they were going to a trip to the isles of smiles when Lee noticed someone suspicious touched her and causing effects to her. A few days later at the grocery store, Lee was kidnapped and Sam had amnesia. They suspect that the Wrathmonks were behind this but they weren’t aware that the Dragodon was helping them. The Dragodon is the most powerful species that is capable of destroying the Stubbs family. Sam and Nanny Flannel now must act smart and wise of what to do next.


Amazing Thing
I imagine that I’m reading this book and then something happen to me, that something is how I became very interested to fantasy and I started to be inspired to make a book about fantasy and about dragons and such. What would I do now is that I would continue reading Measle and the Dragons and other fantasy book that maybe has the same author as Measle and the Dragons.



Prediction
I predict that later on, Measle would go to the Isle of Smiles in search of his mother since his mother was kidnapped. Then he would face the Wrathmonks and find a way to defeat them. I also predict that Sam would be cured of his amnesia and is able to remember all the things and is able to help Measle save Lee from the Wrathmonks and the Dragodon. Also that at the end, the Wrathmonks and the Dragodon would be defeated and Measle would live happy with his family once again.


By: Laras 67A

Selasa, 21 September 2010

Comprehension #4

Comprehension #4
Summary

Miyax is a thirteen year old girl whose mom died when she was very young and her father, Kapugen, was missing when he was hunting seals and never had he come back. Because of this, Miyax lives with her aunt, Aunt Martha. She doesn’t like living with Aunt Martha and because of that, she’s marrying Daniel, Naka’s son, which Naka happens to be Kapugen’s close and trusted friend.
Miyax was happy living with their family until Daniel did terrible things to Miyax. After that, Miyax was terrified of Daniel and so Miyax ran away from home, to get away from her terrible husband and also to go to her pen pal, Amy, who lives in San Francisco. She plans to go to Point Hope first and then go to San Francisco. But she ends up being lost in the wild places of Alaska. But with her survival skills and knowledge, she is able to do her best to survive.
She met a pack of wolves along the way. The pack of wolves had a leader, its name is Amaroq. Every other wolf obeyed him and he leads the wolves everywhere. Miyax learned to communicate with the wolves by observing the way they act. With this skill, Miyax is able to tell the wolves that she needed help to survive, that she needed the wolves to bring her some meat for her food so she could eat. At first, the wolves ignored her and so she needed to find alternative ways to eat. But then, Amaroq started to take an interest on Miyax and started helping her. They brought food to Miyax and Amaroq even invited Miyax to sleep in their den. There, Miyax knew she was accepted by the wolf and became a member to the wolf pack.
Along with the story, lots of things happen. That is how Jello was killed by Amaroq because Jello stole from Miyax also that Amaroq was killed by hunters with airplanes and guns. She also found a bird that she named Tornait that can’t travel. She likes the bird and keeps it as a pet. After a few while, Miyax realizes that she cannot keep staying with the wolves any longer. Because of that, Miyax made a decision. She decided that she should find a village in order to find more people to help her.
Miyax then found a family that was hunting for a caribou. Miyax then stayed with the family for a few while in their house. She discovered a lot of things she didn’t know about her father. Because of that, Miyax went looking for Kapugen, her long lost father. She then went to the village and learned who her father really is. She even found where her father lived. She decided to enter the house. In the house, she sees her long lost father, Kapugen. She saw him happily married to another woman. She was very surprised, thinking that Kapugen was dead. But then she found out that Kapugen were one of those people that kills animals using planes. Because of that, she no longer cared for Kapugen, and don’t want to live with him anymore. She then learned a lot from her trip, from being lost, to finding her missing father Kapugen.

Julie of the Wolves Comprehension #3

Julie of the Wolves
Comprehension #3

1. Resolution
The sequences of events for a resolution are the following writing
- Miyax was introduced to a girl that later became her pen pal, the girl’s name is Amy.
- Miyax then realized that she is already able to marry Daniel. She wanted to do this because she wanted to get away from Aunt Martha and to get better education at a better school
- Miyax then flew to Daniel’s city. She then met Daniel’s family, with Naka and Nusan as Daniel’s parents. Living there, Miyax helped Nusan sew for her business. She also met new friends like Pearl.
- Daniel turns out to be horrible and Miyax wanted to get away from him, so she grabbed everything she needed and ran away from home.


- After Miyax were finished remembering the past, she is back to trying to survive. Because of the whiteout, she stayed inside her tent; she even got a friend to keep her company, a small bird.
- Jello stole from Miyax, it stole her bag which is full of things she needed to survive. But she is able to retrieve the things that are really important for her.
- Amaroq then killed Jello because Jello has disrespect the members of Amaroq’s family, Jello stole from Amaroq’s kids which in this case would be Miyax.
- Then Miyax realized that she was near the city and was happy about it. There were lots of troubles then, like how a bear appeared, though the wolves were there to protect Miyax


2. Story Board

1. Miyax went to a plane to go to Daniel’s town
2. Miyax married Daniel
3. Daniel turned out horrible and Miyax decided to run away
4. Jello stole Miyax’s item to survive
5. Amaroq killed Jello for stealing from Miyax
6. A bear attacked but there were the wolves to protect

Script – Role Play
“Aunt Martha! I decided that I want to marry Daniel!” Said Miyax.
Aunt Martha was confused but after they talked more about it, Aunt Martha agreed. And so, Miyax was on a plane, on her way to Daniel’s town. After a few while, they arrived on Daniel’s town. There, Miyax met Daniel’s family.
“Hello! My name is Miyax, the daughter of Kapugen!” Miyax said.
Naka, Kapugen’s friend, then said “Hello Miyax! I’m so happy that you decided to be a part of our family! Come on, we’ll take you home”
Miyax arrived at their home. There, Nusan taught Miyax how to knit clothes so that Miyax could help Nusan’s business. The next morning, Miyax was married to Daniel. After that, the days were normal, until one day Miyax found out what a terrible person Daniel is. Because of that, Miyax decided to run away. She then talked to her friend, Pearl.
“Pearl, I decided to run away. Don’t look for me” Miyax said.
Pearl then help equip Miyax with all the things that she need. After that, Miyax left.

Miyax had just remembered what had happened in the past, she now has to focus on doing her best to survive. Then Jello came and Jello stole Miyax’s bag which is full of things that she needed to survive.
“Jello! Give it back! I need that to survive!” Miyax screamed in panic.
Thankfully, Miyax is able to retrieve the things she needed to survive. After a few while, Amaroq came and killed Jello. Miyax was really shock! But then she realized why Amaroq killed Jello.
“Oh no Amaroq killed Jello! I guess it’s because Jello stole from me and so Amaroq gave what he deserve” Miyax said.
After that happened, Miyax was in her tent, when she heard a loud roar. She looked outside and found what appears to be a bear. Amaroq and the pack was beside the bear, fighting. Miyax panic but she realized that she was going to be safe with the wolf pack around so she watched the wolves fight from her tent.
“Go Amaroq! Kill that beast!” Miyax whispered to herself.
She then hoped that she could return to the city fast without going to anymore danger.


4. Summary
Based on what I read, the story so far is about Miyax running away from her home because she was running away from her terrible husband, Daniel. She was only thirteen years old but based on experience and knowledge, she is able to do the best she could to survive. She then also made friends with wolves that helped her survive.
In my opinion, this story is great, really interesting and fun to read. The positive thoughts that I have about this book is that Miyax is really amazing because she is so young yet is able to know all those stuff about hunting, surviving, and all. She is really smart and could learn to talk to wolves. Though I have a negative thought about the story which is when Daniel did terrible things to Miyax. Well I think that Miyax was reasonable to run away and I think that Daniel is really dumb to be intimidated by what his friends said.

5. Questions
Will Miyax finally reach Point Hope and is able to meet her pen pal Amy?
Will the wolves survive and will Miyax survive?
Will Miyax stay with the wolves or go to the city?

Rabu, 01 September 2010

Julie of the wolves part two

Character Relationship
Miyax’s relationship with other characters =
• Kapugen = Kapugen is Miyax’s father.
o Positive = Because of Kapugen, Miyax is able to be smart and know lots of things about surviving
o Negative = Because Kapugen has left Miyax, it makes her really sad and miss him a lot.
• Martha = Martha is Miyax’s aunt.
o Positive = Because of her, Miyax get taken care of when Kapugen needs to go away.
o Negative = Miyax doesn’t seem to enjoy living with Aunt Martha, that’s why she married Daniel, to get away
• Daniel= Daneil is Miyax’s husband
o Positive = Because Miyax married Daniel, she could stop living with Aunt Martha
o Negative = Because of Daniel, Miyax ran away and is now lost
• Naka = Naka is Miyax’s uncle
o Positive = Naka is Daniel’s father and also Kapugen’s friend and so Kapugen trust his son to marry Miyax. So because of Naka, Miyax can be married to Daniel
o Negative = Trusting him and marrying his son didn’t turn out good, because of that Miyax ran away.
• Amaroq = Amaroq is the wolf that Miyax takes to be her step father
o Positive = Amaroq helped her survive by bringing her food
o Negative = Amaroq then becomes missing which left Miyax wondering.


Main idea summary
Miyax was now accepted by the wolves. The wolves share their meat with Miyax. She then realized that most of the animals had gone to migration. Then Amaroq and the pack called Miyax and Miyax didn’t come because she wasn’t ready. When she was ready, there the wolves were no longer there.
She then remembered some memories of her from the past. She remembered that when she was young, her mom died and when she was with Kapugen, she was always happy. Then one day, Kapugen was told to leave and Miyax had to live with Aunt Martha. Then Miyax was really sad when she heard Kapugen was missing when he was riding his kayak. Miyax then was really depressed.


Story board

1. Miyax was accepted by the wolves and so the wolves shared their food (hunted caribou) with Miyax
2. Amaroq and the pack called Miyax, but Miyax wasn’t ready yet
3. When she was ready, the wolves had already left.
4. Then she remembered the past, how her mother died at an early age.
5. Also that one day her dad also needs to go away and she needs to live with her aunt.
6. One day her aunt said that something happened to Kapugen, Miyax’s dad. She had said that Kapugen was riding a kayak and never came back, assuming an accident happened.


Prediction
I predict that Kapugen was really not in an accident, that he was somewhere else and that Miyax was able to see him again. I also predict that Miyax was able to go to Point Hope and see her pen pal, Amy. Also that she would get rid of her husband Daniel forever.

Kamis, 19 Agustus 2010

Julie of the wolves


Character Profile
1.    Miyax = Miyax is a smart girl that tries to survive in the wild. She is a very good observer and can imitate the wolf’s behavior. She is able to create and do stuff to survive like build a home and hunt animals, and she is able to apply all the things her father had taught her
2.    Amaroq = Amaroq is the leader of the pack that is well respected by the other wolves. The other wolves look up to him and Amaroq decides what the pack should do and where is should go. When it first saw Miyax, it ignored her, but then invited her to the pack and welcomed her in the den.
3.    Kapugen = Kapugen is Miyax’s dad that left Miyax and haven’t came back. But with all the things Kapugen taught Miyax, Miyax was able to survive. Kapugen was a very good dad and teacher to Miyax because without him, Miyax would probably not survive.
4.    Silver = Silver is the wolf that takes care of the baby wolves. There were some baby wolves that need to be taken care of and some are quite naughty. Because of that, Silver may look a bit mean and strict to the baby wolves but that really is only for a good cause.





Question and Summary
Question = What did Miyax do when she was lost?
Summary =
Miyax is an Eskimo girl and now is in the Arctic and is lost. She’s very hungry and she saw a den that has a pack of wolves. She was hoping the wolves would notice her and bring her some food. But the wolves, especially the leader Amaroq, kept on ignoring her while she tries to get their attention.
          Miyax was lost because she just ran away from her terrifying husband, Daniel. She was just 13 years old and already married. She also intended to visit her pen pal, Amy. For her to do that, she must find her way to Point Hope.
          To go to Point Hope, she must first survive being lost. She was really depending on the wolves to keep bringing her food at first, but then she knew she shouldn’t depend on the wolves for survival.




Prediction
My prediction =
        I predict that Miyax would continue living with the wolves and that the wolves would help keep her alive. And that she would be able to get away from her marriage and meet her dad once more. Also that one day she would find a town or find her way to Point Hope and could stop living with the wolves.



Image from a scene
This is when Amaroq was calling her, inviting her into it's home.
She cautiously crawls towards it.
Then she made her way to the wolf's den.