Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Voki Reflection
1. Could you use Voki before starting this assignment? no
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? 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?
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? yes
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? 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?
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? yes
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
P-Q-P Memo
To: Michael Scott
From: Sara Wang
Date: February 2011
Re: P-Q-P Memo to the Author
Dear Michael Scott,
I really liked your book “The Alchemyst”. It was a very creative way of exposing readers to different historical events and legends. I liked the confusion at the beginning of the novel, it showed the unusualness of the magical world and how it clashed with Sophie and Josh’s beliefs. It gave suspense so that I couldn’t put the book down, and drew me into the plot. There were many questions that kept me going. Also, I learned about a lot of gods, goddesses and mythological characters from the story. For example, Hekate was probably based on Hecate, a Roman Goddess and Scathach was a Scottish warrior. “The Alchemyst” is the epiphany of an entertaining book that educates as well as tells a fantasy story.
The one thing that I don’t understand about how you wrote the book was why you put the dates. I thought the dates were redundant and made the story seem longer than it was. Each day was half of the book, so not many days pass throughout the book. Usually dates are found in books that happen in a longer period of time or written in a journal format. One day seemed a lot longer than usual according to where you put them in the book. Without the dates, the reader will probably forget about which day it is, which I don’t think is a problem; it will also cover up the fact that a day seemed more than the normal 24 hours. Another question I have is what sparked your imagination to write about Nicholas Flamel and all these legends? I think it is an interesting topic to write about and is very unique.
To make the story even better I think you should have just stuck to one region’s myths and legends. By combining them, it makes the mythology and history from different places mix and can be confusing. For example, the Morrigan is from Irish mythology, the Bastet is from Ancient Egypt and Scathach is from Scotland. If the mythological characters were from the same country’s legends, the characters would be easier to follow. Also, to make the book even better, it would be good to add some humour once in a while. It never hurts to laugh a little. When Josh and Sophie found out about Nicholas Flamel and all the magical creatures it would be nice to add some laughs.
From: Sara Wang
Date: February 2011
Re: P-Q-P Memo to the Author
Dear Michael Scott,
I really liked your book “The Alchemyst”. It was a very creative way of exposing readers to different historical events and legends. I liked the confusion at the beginning of the novel, it showed the unusualness of the magical world and how it clashed with Sophie and Josh’s beliefs. It gave suspense so that I couldn’t put the book down, and drew me into the plot. There were many questions that kept me going. Also, I learned about a lot of gods, goddesses and mythological characters from the story. For example, Hekate was probably based on Hecate, a Roman Goddess and Scathach was a Scottish warrior. “The Alchemyst” is the epiphany of an entertaining book that educates as well as tells a fantasy story.
The one thing that I don’t understand about how you wrote the book was why you put the dates. I thought the dates were redundant and made the story seem longer than it was. Each day was half of the book, so not many days pass throughout the book. Usually dates are found in books that happen in a longer period of time or written in a journal format. One day seemed a lot longer than usual according to where you put them in the book. Without the dates, the reader will probably forget about which day it is, which I don’t think is a problem; it will also cover up the fact that a day seemed more than the normal 24 hours. Another question I have is what sparked your imagination to write about Nicholas Flamel and all these legends? I think it is an interesting topic to write about and is very unique.
To make the story even better I think you should have just stuck to one region’s myths and legends. By combining them, it makes the mythology and history from different places mix and can be confusing. For example, the Morrigan is from Irish mythology, the Bastet is from Ancient Egypt and Scathach is from Scotland. If the mythological characters were from the same country’s legends, the characters would be easier to follow. Also, to make the book even better, it would be good to add some humour once in a while. It never hurts to laugh a little. When Josh and Sophie found out about Nicholas Flamel and all the magical creatures it would be nice to add some laughs.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Proud Piece #1
My proud piece is the Mesopotamia test in Social Studies. I picked this because I got one hundred percent and I learned a lot about ancient civilizations and their enduring contributions to the modern world. I am proud of this test because Ms. Gray rarely gives full marks. :) (This is the front, the actual work isn't shown...)
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