Readers Journal #21 Oceans-By:Francois Sarano&Stephane Durand- January 24,2012

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,






I just finished Reading the book OCEANS By Francois Sarano & Stephane Durand. I picked this book because i had to read an informational book, and all the pictures looked interesting.The significance of the book is that its cool to look at books you don't know like not to judge a book by its cover. the 2 reading strategies i used before reading were i skimmed and scanned the title, cover page, and the pictures, the second strategy i used was i asked myself what i already know about this book?...well i knew its about all the things in the ocean. the 2 reading strategies i used during the time i read was i predicted what was gonna happen in chapter 5,6,and 7, the second strategy i used was i looked at all the pictures in the book.The 2 reading strategies i used after reading was i read all the text boxes next to the pictures, the second strategy i used was i asked myself what did i understand from the book.


The genre in my book is Informational. The characters in my book are the fishes in the ocean. The setting is the roads, oceans, and the inside of the oceans. The exposition is fishes in the ocean,roads, oceans, and the inside of the oceans. The rising action is there is not a rising action because its an informational book and it just gives information about things.The climax is when they show pictures of whales and dolphins. The falling action is when some of the fish's don't get along. The resolution is when you see in a picture alot of fishes together. The conflict is there is not a rising action because its an informational book and it just gives information about things, the type is man vs. society.


The tone is relaxed.The mood is relaxed and happy. the theme of the book is not to judge a book by its cover. The moral is not to judge a book by its cover. The point of view is 1st person and 3rd person.The pattern of organization is compare and contrast. The authors purpose is to inform.The authors perspective is the authors.


I think this book is really cool and it was so interesting with the pictures and seeing stuff i never saw in my life, i liked all the picture with the dolphins, fishes, and whale and all what underneath the sea.i would rate this book 8/10 because of the pictures.

                        Sincerely,

                                       Noy Nahumi.

Current Event Journal #5 -January,12,2012

Title: To Preserve History on the Moon, Visitors Are Asked to Tread Lightly.

Author: KENNETH CHANG

Source:  The New York Times.

The topic of the article is: Scientists don’t want to have history on the moon so they asked visitors to tread lightly.

The main idea of the article is: To Preserve History on the Moon, Visitors Are Asked to Tread Lightly. (implied/stated)

The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform because of protecting and preserving the artifacts on the moon.

The author’s perspective in this article is objective/subjective (biased) because objective because its to inform adults and teenagers.

The pattern of organization of the article is compare and contrast.

The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is compare what’s going to happen if the visitors won’t follow the rules.

The text features included in the article are: History, Moon, and Visitors.

Moon helps by giving people light.

History helps by visitors.

And moon helps by history

This article is about (a summary in your own words): The scientists asked visitor to treat the moon in a good way and to tread it lightly.

The significance (importance) of this article is: respect what you have and no to look at others.

What I learned from this article is to respect what I have and not to look at what other people have.

What I liked about this article is that its talking how we should treat the moon.

What I did not like about it is that it’s kind of boring and it doesn’t interest me that much like I think it’s more for adults.

Who should read this article and why: Adults because teenagers and kids won’t like this because it won’t interest them.

 This article reminds me of….

(text-to-self):this article reminds me of the announcement my principal made this morning about how important of preserving by keeping it clean.

(text-to-text): this remins me of the article we read in class today about preserving the moon.

(text-to-world): this reminds me of a tv show is about astranaouts and what they do.

New Vocabulary I learned...

Word	Context Clues	Definition
obliterate	But for archaeologists and historians worried that the next generation of people visiting the moon might carelessly obliterate the site of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments.	To erase something or not care about it.
Designations	These designations were important first steps toward raising awareness of the need to protect off-world artifacts.	To design or draw something.
Realm	It’s just an incredible realm that archaeologists haven’t begun to look at until now.	New observation.

Current Event Journal #4 -January,5,2012

Title: Booking a Flight to Space, With Travel Insurance to go to outer space, Catherine Culver went to a travel agent.

Author: Kenneth Chang.

Source:  Google

The topic of the article is: in 2012 you can fly to space to see everything and it’s the same thing as booking a flight to other place on Earth.

The main idea of the article is: Booking a Flight to Space, With Travel Insurance to go to outer space, Catherine Culver went to a travel agent.(Implied/stated)

The author’s purpose for writing this article is to: inform because it lets you know what’s going on in the world.

The author’s perspective in this article is objective/subjective (biased) because  its different people’s opinions.

The pattern of organization of the article is: compare and contrast.

The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is:  to compare the real flights to places on earth and contrast the flights to space.

The text features included in the article are:  Space, Flights, and Earth.

 Flights helps by earth

  Space helps by earth

 lights helps by space

This article is about (a summary in your own words):  This article is about people are going to take flights to space, and Its going to be  just like regular flights to other places on Earth.

The significance (importance) of this article is that money is worth everything, and don’t treat it like its nothing.

What I learned from this article is

What I liked about this article: money is very important and that it’s fun to take a flight to Earth.

What I did not like about it: I actually liked the whole article it was really interesting.

Who should read this article and why: I think mostly adults should read it because it would interest them more.

(text-to-self): this reminds me of the time i went on a flight to israel.

(text-to-text): this reminds me of a science book i read in my science class.

(text-to-world): this reminds me of the time i saw a telescope so i thought of the moon.

New vocabulary I learned:

Word	Context Clues	Meaning
1. prominent	You can sign up on the Web site of, say, Virgin Galactic, the most prominent of the new space tourism companies, or go to a travel agent and put down a hefty deposit.	Nice view or good quality place.
2.weightlessness	featuring five minutes of weightlessness during a two and-a-half hour jaunt.	When you lose weight or get rid of something.
3. culminate	For Virgin’s customers the ride to space will culminate a three-day trip to the newly built Spaceport America in Las.	Delete something or ignore it.

Readers Journal #20 The Programming Model of Creation-By:James Haines- January 17,2012

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,






I just finished reading the book THE PROGRAMMING MODEL OF CREATION By James Haines. I picked this book because i had to read science fiction and it also seemed interesting. The significance of the book is that you can always try, even if you fail at it.The 2 reading strategies i used before reading were i skimmed and scanned the title page, the synopsis, and authors page, the second strategy i used was i predicted what the book would think would happen in the future. The 2 strategies i used during the time i read were i went back to chapter 7,8, and 9 to understand what was going on more,because i was confused by whats going on,the second strategy i used was i looked for some new words i didn't know. The 2 strategies i used after i finished reading were i asked myself what did i understand from the book, The second strategy i used was i looked for some more features like pictures or text boxes.


The genre of the book is Science Fiction. The characters in my book are scientists and people who see the future. The setting in the book is Labs, country's,united states and outer space. The exposition is scientists, Labs, country's,united states and outer space. The rising action is when the world try's to make new stuff and they are thinking how is it going to help the world. The climax is when they think to develop new technology and more things that can help you each day, or how is it going to affect the world. The falling action is when they think flying cars are gonna be invented and phones the are gonna be voice controlled. The Resolution is when all those things are gonna be invented,life is gonna be a little easier and you wont have to do much things. The conflict is when the world try's to make new stuff, the type of the conflict is Man Vs. Nature.


The tone of the book is relaxed and a little confused. The mood of book is relaxed and a little confused. The theme of the book is you can always try something even if you fail at it,at least you know you tried. The moral of the book is you can always try something even if you fail at it,at least you tried. The point of view is 1st and 3rd person. The pattern of organization is compare and contrast. The authors purpose is to inform and persuade. The authors perspective is the authors.


I didn't like the book that much because i don't like science fiction and the book was kind of boring. but i liked the parts where they talked about what technology they think will be invented. I wouldn't recommend this to my friends because i know they wont like this too and there gonna think its boring. I would rate this book 5/10 cause it was boring and it didn't interest me.

 

                        Sincerely,

                                       Noy Nahumi.

Readers Journal #19 The Programming Model of Creation-By:James Haines- January 10,2012

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,







I just finished reading half of the book THE PROGRAMMING MODEL OF CREATION By James Haines. I picked this book because i had to read science fiction and it also seemed interesting. The significance of the book is that you can always try, even if you fail..it doesn't matter if you fail, at least you tried. The 2 reading strategies i used before reading were i skimmed and scanned the title page, the synopsis, and authors page, the second strategy i used was i predicted what the book would think would happen in the future. The 2 strategies i used during the time i read were i went back to chapter 1,2,3 to understand what was going on more, the second strategy i used was i looked for some new words i didn't know. The 2 strategies i used after i finished reading were i asked myself what did i understand from the book, The second strategy i used was i looked for some more features.

The genre of the book is Science Fiction. The characters in my book are scientists. The setting in the book is Labs, country's and the united states. The exposition is scientists, Labs, country's and the united states. The rising action is when the world try's to make new stuff. The climax is when they think to develop new technology and more things that can help you each day. The falling action is when  they think flying cars are gonna be invented and phones the are  gonna be voice controlling. The Resolution is when all those things are gonna be invented...life is gonna be a little easier. The conflict is when the world try's to make new stuff, the type of the conflict is Man Vs. Nature.


The tone of the book is relaxed and happy. The mood of book is  relaxed and happy. The theme of the book is you can always try something even if you fail at it. The moral of the book is you can always try something even if you fail at it. The point of view is 1st and 3rd person. The pattern of organization is compare and contrast. The authors purpose is to entertain and inform. The authors perspective is the authors.


I think the book is kind of boring because i don't like science fiction. but some parts were interesting like what till happen with the technology. I wouldn't recommend this to my friends because i know the wont like this book too.  i rate this book 6/10 because it was boring and i didn't like it much.

                                Sincerely,

                                               Noy Nahumi



Readers Journal #18 Islands of the Blue Dolphins-By:Scott O'Dell- January 3,2011

Dear Mrs. Zrihen,







I just finished reading the book ISLANDS OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott Odell. I picked this book because i twas recommended to me from my friend and it also seems interesting. The significance of the book is to be kind to others and respect them. The 2 reading strategies i used before reading were i skimmed and scanned i did that to the title cover and synopsis, I also asked myself what do i already know about the book, well i knew that there is a 12 year old girl named Karena left behind. The 2 strategies i used during the time i read was i looked for some text feature, the second strategy is i went back to chapter 1 and 2 to understand the book better. The 2 reading strategies i used after reading were i asked myself what did i understand from the book, the second strategy was I looked for some new vocabulary.


The genre of this book is historical fiction.The characters of this book is the Indians and Karena- the main character.The setting is Pacific Island, and the ship, the weather conditions is rainy and sunny. The exposition of this book is Karena and the Indians. The rising action of this book is when Karena gets left on an island stranded with no food and he tries to survive with getting water and food. The climax is when she finds a ship and it helps her. The falling action is when the ship helps her survive by letting her get cloth, food, and water. The resolution is when to adults find her and let her stay with them. The conflict is when Karena is left stranded on an Island, the type is Man Vs. Nature.

The Tone is happy and sad. The mood is mad, sad and happy. The theme is to always respect others. The moral is to be kind to others. The point of view is 1st person and 3rd person.  The pattern of organization compare and contrast. The authors purpose is ti entertain. The authors perspective is the authors, and characters.


I think this book was alright it was just right but it was kind f boring and i didn't like much, i wouldn't recommend it to my friends because i know they will think its boring too. I rate this book 6/10 because i didn't like much and i thought it was boring.



                                                      Sincerely,

                                                   Noy Nahumi