I just finished a book called Black and White by Paul Volponi. It is mostly about two boys Marcus and Eddie in high school that are of different skin color but they are still best friends. They are the stars of the school basketball team but in need of extra money for their senior year so they decide to rob people but Marcus was eventually caught by a man that was accidentally shot who caught a glimpse of his face. Does it mean taking the blame together or keeping your mouth shut and letting your friend walk away free? That was what Marcus had to think about.
I think that the theme of this book is that you make a lot of heart breaking choices in life and that sometimes you regret doing it but it is too late. This story discusses the differences in how African American and Caucasian people are treated in the court system. Both of them experiences the justice system differently and that shows the line that separates those too.
Many people could connect to this book. There may have been a time when a friend took the whole blame when you got away or maybe the other way around. This has been an inspiring book especially for teenagers.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Best 3 Blogs ( at least that's what i think )
http://mmpcorparation.blogspot.com/2011/01/starry-night.html
Malik did a great job expanding on the painting of Starry Night in his poem. He included all the details in it and how he structured the whole thing. Each stanza was a different color than the other and it represented what it described. Like for example in his poem it said something about whirlpools and it was in blue text. It isn't just that the poem is good but he can make a good poem from just looking at the painting.
http://shadman1212.blogspot.com/2011/01/poison-tree-poem-response.html
I really liked Shadman's response to the poem The Poison Tree. He used the 4 poetry strategy of Observe, Infer, Interpret and Extend. Shadman really unpacked the meaning of each stanza one by one and explained it. What was interesting about his response was that he said what the apple symbolizes in the poem. One thing Shadman does is that he pushes himself to write more then the minimum standards like writing only 3 paragraphs but in mostly all his responses. That is why he deserves to be in the top 3.
http://dunkkiid37.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-more-chill.html
Paulo's blog post are good so far. He keeps a minimum of 3 paragraphs that gives a brief summary, messages, and connections. In this response to the book Be More Chill he connects it to a poem we read and I found that interesting. Both the book and poem were similar in a way because of how both people felt about their personality. That was a good connection and I would have never thought of that.
Malik did a great job expanding on the painting of Starry Night in his poem. He included all the details in it and how he structured the whole thing. Each stanza was a different color than the other and it represented what it described. Like for example in his poem it said something about whirlpools and it was in blue text. It isn't just that the poem is good but he can make a good poem from just looking at the painting.
http://shadman1212.blogspot.com/2011/01/poison-tree-poem-response.html
I really liked Shadman's response to the poem The Poison Tree. He used the 4 poetry strategy of Observe, Infer, Interpret and Extend. Shadman really unpacked the meaning of each stanza one by one and explained it. What was interesting about his response was that he said what the apple symbolizes in the poem. One thing Shadman does is that he pushes himself to write more then the minimum standards like writing only 3 paragraphs but in mostly all his responses. That is why he deserves to be in the top 3.
http://dunkkiid37.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-more-chill.html
Paulo's blog post are good so far. He keeps a minimum of 3 paragraphs that gives a brief summary, messages, and connections. In this response to the book Be More Chill he connects it to a poem we read and I found that interesting. Both the book and poem were similar in a way because of how both people felt about their personality. That was a good connection and I would have never thought of that.
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