The Klipfish Code #3

The Klipfish Code
Author: Mary Casanova
10/28/14
92-145
Prompt:Predict what will happen next.

        In the story I left off with a resistance soldier telling Marit a plan. Marit had to travel to the other side of the island. Marit and Lars are rowing without anybody, but the resistance soldier knowing what they're doing. They did get stopped by a soldier, but what happened was surprising.

        Based off of what I just read I predict that when Marit gets to the other side of the island they will be stopped and questioned by a Nazi. Another thing that I think might happen is it will get dark and Nazi's might start shooting at them. The final thing I think might happen is Marit will forget what to do and the plan won't work.

        I said they might get stopped because in the book the Nazi's stopped Marit and Lars a few times, so I feel like it will happen again. When this happens I feel like Lars might say something he shouldn't supposed to say. I think they might get shot at because in the book a Nazi told Marit and Lars to get out of their boat when they were saving the resistance soldier. The Nazi told them to get out because they might get shot at if they kept rowing. Lastly, I said Marit might forget the plan because she has to worry about a lot. She has to make sure Lars doesn't say anything he isn't supposed to, she has to think of what to say if she's stopped, and she has to worry about Lars and her uncle worrying about where they are.

The Klipfish Code #2

The Klipfish Code
Author: Mary Casanova
10/22/14
78-92

Prompt: Evaluate whether the title fits the story.

        For what I read so far I don't see how the title fits the story. I'm still not at the middle of the book, so many things can happen that can make the tittle fit the story. I can see how the tittle might fit
the story later in the book.

        If the tittle does fit the story it might be a huge part of the story. From what I read on the back I can see how the tittle might fit the story. It said Marit is going to try to help a Resistance soldier and she puts herself, her brother, and the soldier in danger. It also said, "But will her plan work? Can she really complete her part of this secret code?"

        My guess is the tittle is the code the book told us about. I think that she has a plan, but to complete the plan she needs to know this code. I would have to read more of the book to find this out. Overall, the tittle so far doesn't fit the story.

Banned Book Week Vlog

1st Quarter Reflection

        My first quarter wasn't really that easy. The classes were harder and there was a lot more homework. The transition from summer to the school year was really rough. Although these classes were hard I did learn many skills.

        I learned many skills in my first quarter. I learned how to annotate and write essential questions. I learned what denotation and connotation is and how to write a proper paragraph. I improved my researching skills and learned about what is going on in the world.

       

The Klipfish Code #1

The Klipfish Code
Author: Mary Casanova
0-78

MAY SPOIL PARTS OF BOOK

        "But we belong here - with you and Mama... You said, Papa, that 'we'll get through this,' remember? why can't we stay together?" This is a part of a paragraph that help me understand how much Marit loved her parents. In the book I can understand what Marit and her brother, Lars, feel at certain points. Most of the time the author directly tells you how they felt. The other times the author hints at it.

        At the beginning of the book I can tell that Marit was scared and curious about what is happening around her. Later in the book when Marit and Lars are separated from their parents I can tell she didn't want to leave them. There is more characterization throughout, but another one that stand out is she is an animal lover. They have a friend who got a dog Marit and Lars instantly fell in love with it. Also, the wanted to save a seal pup that was covered in oil. The biggest and most obvious characterization is she hates the Nazis. The whole book is about her trying to stop the Nazis.

        Lars's personality is the same as Marits. Even if they're related he is almost exactly like Marit. He is a huge animal lover, misses his parents, hates Nazis, he was scared and the beginning. The only this that might be different is that he's lazy. At the beginning of the book even with what was going on around him he wouldn't wake up and go to the cellar.

Million-Dollar Throw

Million-Dollar Throw
Prompt: Explain how you have been surprised by what you are reading.
220-244(end)

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          When I was reading Million-Dollar Throw something that really surprised me is what Nate did with his one million dollars. I thought Nate would have used the money to support his family because his dad lost his job and they might lose their house. I also thought he might use the money for something for football or himself. Instead Nate used the money for something that I never what have thought that he would use the million dollars for.

           Nate used the money to help his friend Abby. Abby had a eye disease where she slowly loses eyesight. Abby would have to move and go to a new school because of her eye disease. If that happened Nate wouldn't see her anymore. Nate knew this all, so in advance he searched up doctors that can fix her eye problems. Nate would soon use as much money needed to pay the doctor he found to fix Abby's eyes.

          That action that Nate made really caught me by surprise. The author, Mike Lupica, didn't give any hints in the book that Nate would do this. None of the characters including Abby didn't know that Nate would make this decision. That is why this really surprised me while reading the book.