Pg 271-311
Five things I understand
1. They were at the lake swimming.
2. Dicey and the kids were working at their grandma’s house doing little jobs like fixing the screens and painting.
3. Sometimes Sammy would go to the river and play with the vines.
4. Dicey met with Claire and Will again.
5. They offered her to go to the circus to work there. Dicey ended up living with the grandma at the end.
Four questions I have
1. What will happen to Dicey’s mom?
2. Where are the kids going to attend school?
3. Will Dicey ever regret staying there?
4. Will the grandma regret letting the kids stay.
Three Vocabularies
1. Prickly pg 289: having a surface or skin with prickles on it
2. Linger pg 272: intransitive verb to delay leaving somewhere because of reluctance to go
3. Hoisted pg 272: to raise or lift somebody or something up, especially using a mechanical device such as a winch
Two literally elements
1. “Thick back silence” pg 293, this is a metaphor because it is comparing the color black with silence.
2. “Thick back silence” pg 293, this is also personification because it is giving the color back to a human characteristic.
One summary sentence
1. This concludes the story about Dicey for this book. She ended up staying with her grandma.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Homecoming 9th journal entry
Pg 241-271
Five things I understand
1. Dicey finally found her grandmother.
2. I think that the grandmother is a stubborn person. She seems like she doesn’t want the children there but then she offers meals.
3. Maybeth was able to talk by herself when the grandma asked if she was retarded. Dicey is taking too much care of her so Maybeth doesn’t get the opportunity often.
4. Dicey started to wandered about what is was that her grandma wanted to do with them.
5. I think that the grandma will end up wanting the children to stay to some extent.
Four questions I have
1. At the beginning did Dicey know that the lady in the farm was the grandma?
2. Will Dicey ever see her father again?
3. Is their mom going to get better?
4. When is Dicey’s birthday?
Three Vocabularies
1. Slate pg 244: a fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits easily into layers and is widely used as a roofing material
2. Traipsed pg 250: to walk around casually or without a specific destination
3. Loomed pg 260: to be imminent, often in a threatening way
Two literally elements
1. “Gulls wheeled in the air and rode, with folded wings, on the waves.” pg 258, this is personification. The gulls aren’t really wheeling in the air.
2. “Evening fell across the water” pg 266, this is personification since evening cannot really fall.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see hoe Dicey was able to cope with everything including her grandma
Five things I understand
1. Dicey finally found her grandmother.
2. I think that the grandmother is a stubborn person. She seems like she doesn’t want the children there but then she offers meals.
3. Maybeth was able to talk by herself when the grandma asked if she was retarded. Dicey is taking too much care of her so Maybeth doesn’t get the opportunity often.
4. Dicey started to wandered about what is was that her grandma wanted to do with them.
5. I think that the grandma will end up wanting the children to stay to some extent.
Four questions I have
1. At the beginning did Dicey know that the lady in the farm was the grandma?
2. Will Dicey ever see her father again?
3. Is their mom going to get better?
4. When is Dicey’s birthday?
Three Vocabularies
1. Slate pg 244: a fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits easily into layers and is widely used as a roofing material
2. Traipsed pg 250: to walk around casually or without a specific destination
3. Loomed pg 260: to be imminent, often in a threatening way
Two literally elements
1. “Gulls wheeled in the air and rode, with folded wings, on the waves.” pg 258, this is personification. The gulls aren’t really wheeling in the air.
2. “Evening fell across the water” pg 266, this is personification since evening cannot really fall.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see hoe Dicey was able to cope with everything including her grandma
Homecoming 8th journal entry
211-241
Five things I understand
1. They spent a night on the bay when they finally got to the other side were her grandma lives.
2. Dicey started working on picking tomatoes on a field. The man that hired them seemed strange because he asked for Marybeth’s name.
3. So the man that they were working with seemed like he was going to do something bad to the kids ran away and then came to this circus. The man found them there.
4. The kids spent a few days with the circus. Dicey felt as if it was similar to home.
5. Dicey finally got to Crisfield were her grandma lives.
Four questions I have
1. Was their grandma actually living there?
2. What year did the story take place?
3. Will the kids get a job?
4. Will they end up being separated?
Three Vocabularies
1. Nibbles pg 123: transitive and intransitive verb to take a series of small quick bites at something, or eat something in a series of small quick bites
2. Twittering pg 123: intransitive verb to sing in a succession of light high-pitched chirping sounds
3. Sapling pg220: a young tree with a slender trunk
Two literally elements
1. “The sun was going down, then. It grasped at the land with long yellow fingers and made the mottled trunks of sycamores look like people’s skin.” Pg 213, On this quote you can see personification when were it said to “grasp: at the land. The sun can’t really do that.
2. On this same quote you can also see a simile were it says “like” people’s skin. When the word likes or as is used to compare something it is called a simile.
One summary sentence
1. On this section the kids had to fight for their chance to get to a place called home.
Five things I understand
1. They spent a night on the bay when they finally got to the other side were her grandma lives.
2. Dicey started working on picking tomatoes on a field. The man that hired them seemed strange because he asked for Marybeth’s name.
3. So the man that they were working with seemed like he was going to do something bad to the kids ran away and then came to this circus. The man found them there.
4. The kids spent a few days with the circus. Dicey felt as if it was similar to home.
5. Dicey finally got to Crisfield were her grandma lives.
Four questions I have
1. Was their grandma actually living there?
2. What year did the story take place?
3. Will the kids get a job?
4. Will they end up being separated?
Three Vocabularies
1. Nibbles pg 123: transitive and intransitive verb to take a series of small quick bites at something, or eat something in a series of small quick bites
2. Twittering pg 123: intransitive verb to sing in a succession of light high-pitched chirping sounds
3. Sapling pg220: a young tree with a slender trunk
Two literally elements
1. “The sun was going down, then. It grasped at the land with long yellow fingers and made the mottled trunks of sycamores look like people’s skin.” Pg 213, On this quote you can see personification when were it said to “grasp: at the land. The sun can’t really do that.
2. On this same quote you can also see a simile were it says “like” people’s skin. When the word likes or as is used to compare something it is called a simile.
One summary sentence
1. On this section the kids had to fight for their chance to get to a place called home.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Homecoming 7th journal rntry
Pg 181-211
Five things I understand
1. Met two boys on the beach named Tom and Jerry.
2. Tom and Jerry offered to take the tillermans over to the other side in the boat. They are under the age of sixteen.
3. They were planning on not telling their parents.
4. Dicey had been viewed almost like a mother so far. She has been the one taking care of the children.
5. Dicey noticed that staying at her cousin’s house could mean the her family would be separated.
Four questions I have
1. What will happen to the children?
2. Can the two kids be trusted?
3. Will the family be able to stay together?
4. How long will it take for her to get there?
Three vocabularies
1. Sprawled pg 181: to sit or lie with the arms and legs spread awkwardly in different direction
2. Saunter pg 192: to walk at an easy unhurried pace
3. Bobbling pg 199: ransitive and intransitive verb to move, or cause something to move, quickly and repeatedly up and down.
Two literally elements
1. “Mist caught in the branches” pg 194
2. There is man vs. himself when dicey decided to take her family with her.
One summary sentence
1. Out of this section you can see how much you can advance.
Five things I understand
1. Met two boys on the beach named Tom and Jerry.
2. Tom and Jerry offered to take the tillermans over to the other side in the boat. They are under the age of sixteen.
3. They were planning on not telling their parents.
4. Dicey had been viewed almost like a mother so far. She has been the one taking care of the children.
5. Dicey noticed that staying at her cousin’s house could mean the her family would be separated.
Four questions I have
1. What will happen to the children?
2. Can the two kids be trusted?
3. Will the family be able to stay together?
4. How long will it take for her to get there?
Three vocabularies
1. Sprawled pg 181: to sit or lie with the arms and legs spread awkwardly in different direction
2. Saunter pg 192: to walk at an easy unhurried pace
3. Bobbling pg 199: ransitive and intransitive verb to move, or cause something to move, quickly and repeatedly up and down.
Two literally elements
1. “Mist caught in the branches” pg 194
2. There is man vs. himself when dicey decided to take her family with her.
One summary sentence
1. Out of this section you can see how much you can advance.
Homecoming 6th journal entry
Pg 151-181
Five things I understand
1. The cousin was planning on adopting Dicey, but not sure about Sammy and Maybeth. She said that Sammy was misbehaving and that she had given up being a nun for the children’s sake.
2. The mother was finally found in a hospital in Ma. She was catatonic which is when a patient doesn’t respond to anything nor does anything. So far the doctors think that it’s incurable.
3. The Tillermans decided to go and see the place were their grandma lives. Dicey left a note to her cousin saying that she shouldn’t worry about them and to where she was heading.
4. Dicey had a lot of pressure put on her since she to take care of her family again and didn’t want to use all her money.
5. Because of the pressure Dicey got on a bus that was going to make her journey to her grandma’s house longer.
Four questions I have
1. Will the grandma be there?
2. How will the cousin react?
3. How is it that no one has said anything about the kids traveling by themselves?
4. Will Dicey’s mom ever recover from what she has?
Three vocabularies
1. Primly pg 149: excessively formal and proper in manner or appearance
2. Tenuous pg 169: not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examination
3. Teeming pg 169: to have an extremely large number of people, animals, or things in a place
Two literally elements
1. “The morning sun had to burn its red path through low-hanging hazes and clouds of industrial smoke.” pg 148, this is foreshadowing. The reason is that it’s saying that the sun burnt in a road. That means that the kids will have to travel again.
2. “Its red path through low-hanging hazes” pg 148, this is personification. The reason is that the sun cannot burn itself up.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see how Dicey was able to find out about her mom and cope with her family situation.
Five things I understand
1. The cousin was planning on adopting Dicey, but not sure about Sammy and Maybeth. She said that Sammy was misbehaving and that she had given up being a nun for the children’s sake.
2. The mother was finally found in a hospital in Ma. She was catatonic which is when a patient doesn’t respond to anything nor does anything. So far the doctors think that it’s incurable.
3. The Tillermans decided to go and see the place were their grandma lives. Dicey left a note to her cousin saying that she shouldn’t worry about them and to where she was heading.
4. Dicey had a lot of pressure put on her since she to take care of her family again and didn’t want to use all her money.
5. Because of the pressure Dicey got on a bus that was going to make her journey to her grandma’s house longer.
Four questions I have
1. Will the grandma be there?
2. How will the cousin react?
3. How is it that no one has said anything about the kids traveling by themselves?
4. Will Dicey’s mom ever recover from what she has?
Three vocabularies
1. Primly pg 149: excessively formal and proper in manner or appearance
2. Tenuous pg 169: not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examination
3. Teeming pg 169: to have an extremely large number of people, animals, or things in a place
Two literally elements
1. “The morning sun had to burn its red path through low-hanging hazes and clouds of industrial smoke.” pg 148, this is foreshadowing. The reason is that it’s saying that the sun burnt in a road. That means that the kids will have to travel again.
2. “Its red path through low-hanging hazes” pg 148, this is personification. The reason is that the sun cannot burn itself up.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see how Dicey was able to find out about her mom and cope with her family situation.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Homecoming 5th journal entry
Pg 121-151
Five things I understand
1. The priest is trying to help the children and trying to figure out about their father. Eunice said that her mother had died, which was the children’s aunt that they had been looking for.
2. Father Joseph decided to tell some department about Dicey so they could look for their mom, Dicey did agree since there was nothing else that they could do.
3. Dicey gave information about her mom to a police man so that they could try and find her.
4. Dicey found you that her grandma from her mother’s side was alive in a city.
5. The priest started talking about adoption and way would happen to her family if her mom was not found.
Four Questions I have
1. SO, is Dicey not going to go to school?
2. Will the family be separated?
3. How strict is the cousin?
4.Will the mom be found?
Three Vocabularies
1. Croonig pg 121: to bring something to an end, usually by means of force
2. Lulled pg 122: transitive verb to soothe or calm a person or animal, especially by using gentle sounds or motions
3. Quelled pg 127: to bring something to an end, usually by means of force
Two literally elements
1.”Fat lot of good that does now.” pg 135, this is a simile.
2. All through the book you see the point of view which is first and third person.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you can see what life for Dicey is starting to look like.
Five things I understand
1. The priest is trying to help the children and trying to figure out about their father. Eunice said that her mother had died, which was the children’s aunt that they had been looking for.
2. Father Joseph decided to tell some department about Dicey so they could look for their mom, Dicey did agree since there was nothing else that they could do.
3. Dicey gave information about her mom to a police man so that they could try and find her.
4. Dicey found you that her grandma from her mother’s side was alive in a city.
5. The priest started talking about adoption and way would happen to her family if her mom was not found.
Four Questions I have
1. SO, is Dicey not going to go to school?
2. Will the family be separated?
3. How strict is the cousin?
4.Will the mom be found?
Three Vocabularies
1. Croonig pg 121: to bring something to an end, usually by means of force
2. Lulled pg 122: transitive verb to soothe or calm a person or animal, especially by using gentle sounds or motions
3. Quelled pg 127: to bring something to an end, usually by means of force
Two literally elements
1.”Fat lot of good that does now.” pg 135, this is a simile.
2. All through the book you see the point of view which is first and third person.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you can see what life for Dicey is starting to look like.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Homecoming 4th entry
Pg91-121
Five things I understand
1. The guy that was helping the children was named Windy and he treated them to food and a place to stay.
2. Dicey told Stewart and Windy about her situation and was hoping that they wouldn’t do anything to harm her family.
3. I understand that James had taken a 20 bill from Stewart on the day that they were going to get a ride to Bridgeport.
4. They finally arrived at the aunt’s house but then there was none in the house.
5. It turns out that the aunt had passed out and the daughter was the on in the house.
Four questions I have
1. Is the priest going to be helpful?
2. What is Dicey going to do know?
3. Will Dicey decide to stay and live with her cousin?
4. Until what period in Diceys’ life does this book go through?
Three Vocabulary words
1. Dingy pg 102: lacking light in a gloomy or unpleasant way
2. Fumbled pg112: ransitive and intransitive verb to grope clumsily in search of something
3. Formica pg 113: A trademark for a strong plastic laminate sheeting that is durable and easy to clean.
Two literally elements
1 “Dicey felt a chill spread out from her stomach and everything grew shades darker, as if a big black cloud had just covered the sun” pg 99, this is an example of what a simile is. It is comparing her stomach to something else.
2. “The air roared in their ears.” Pg 105, this is personification. The air cannot roar.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see that Dicey has made a lot of progress.
Five things I understand
1. The guy that was helping the children was named Windy and he treated them to food and a place to stay.
2. Dicey told Stewart and Windy about her situation and was hoping that they wouldn’t do anything to harm her family.
3. I understand that James had taken a 20 bill from Stewart on the day that they were going to get a ride to Bridgeport.
4. They finally arrived at the aunt’s house but then there was none in the house.
5. It turns out that the aunt had passed out and the daughter was the on in the house.
Four questions I have
1. Is the priest going to be helpful?
2. What is Dicey going to do know?
3. Will Dicey decide to stay and live with her cousin?
4. Until what period in Diceys’ life does this book go through?
Three Vocabulary words
1. Dingy pg 102: lacking light in a gloomy or unpleasant way
2. Fumbled pg112: ransitive and intransitive verb to grope clumsily in search of something
3. Formica pg 113: A trademark for a strong plastic laminate sheeting that is durable and easy to clean.
Two literally elements
1 “Dicey felt a chill spread out from her stomach and everything grew shades darker, as if a big black cloud had just covered the sun” pg 99, this is an example of what a simile is. It is comparing her stomach to something else.
2. “The air roared in their ears.” Pg 105, this is personification. The air cannot roar.
One summary sentence
1. On this section you see that Dicey has made a lot of progress.
Homecoming 3rd entry
Pg60-90
Five things I understand
1. On page 61 Dicey said that the whole world was arranged for adults and for the people that had money.
2. Dicey is trying to teach Sammy that stealing is something wrong even if they did need food.
3. Dicey and her family were finally going to leave the campsite in which they were in. The police happened to be around there and they were looking for something or someone.
4.Dicey, Sammy, and James were asking people in a shopping center if they needed help with carrying their bag and in that way they were able to get money. They did it almost for a whole day and got five dollars and fifty-two cents. Before Dicey had almost had an emotional breakdown and though that maybe that was how her mom felt about her.
5. Maybeth, Sammy, and James were at this point just following orders that Dicey was giving them. They had been travelling for a couple of more days know and Dicey was getting more worried about what to do about her situation.
Four questions I have
1. Duing what time did this story take place?
2. Can Dicey trust the guy that she just met while sitting on the bench?
3. How many days of summer are there left?
4. How long will it take for Dicey to get to her aunt’s pace?
Three Vocabulary words
1. Convalescent pg 60: a patient who is recovering from an illness or the effects of medical treatment
2. Laboriously pg 65: requiring much unwelcome, often tedious effort
3. Resolutely pg 84: possessing determination and purposefulness
Two literally elements
1."Mornig spread a haze of golden heat over the trees and boulders” p63, this is explaining the current setting of the story and what the morning looks like.
2."yellow raincoat” pg 90, this is foreshadowing. Dicey met a guy while she was on a bench in a car and was stuck not knowing what to do. The yellow coat represents hope.
One summary sentence
1. On this entry you can see that Dicey has taken complete charge of her family.
Five things I understand
1. On page 61 Dicey said that the whole world was arranged for adults and for the people that had money.
2. Dicey is trying to teach Sammy that stealing is something wrong even if they did need food.
3. Dicey and her family were finally going to leave the campsite in which they were in. The police happened to be around there and they were looking for something or someone.
4.Dicey, Sammy, and James were asking people in a shopping center if they needed help with carrying their bag and in that way they were able to get money. They did it almost for a whole day and got five dollars and fifty-two cents. Before Dicey had almost had an emotional breakdown and though that maybe that was how her mom felt about her.
5. Maybeth, Sammy, and James were at this point just following orders that Dicey was giving them. They had been travelling for a couple of more days know and Dicey was getting more worried about what to do about her situation.
Four questions I have
1. Duing what time did this story take place?
2. Can Dicey trust the guy that she just met while sitting on the bench?
3. How many days of summer are there left?
4. How long will it take for Dicey to get to her aunt’s pace?
Three Vocabulary words
1. Convalescent pg 60: a patient who is recovering from an illness or the effects of medical treatment
2. Laboriously pg 65: requiring much unwelcome, often tedious effort
3. Resolutely pg 84: possessing determination and purposefulness
Two literally elements
1."Mornig spread a haze of golden heat over the trees and boulders” p63, this is explaining the current setting of the story and what the morning looks like.
2."yellow raincoat” pg 90, this is foreshadowing. Dicey met a guy while she was on a bench in a car and was stuck not knowing what to do. The yellow coat represents hope.
One summary sentence
1. On this entry you can see that Dicey has taken complete charge of her family.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
pg 31-60
Five things I understand
1.Dicey and her Bothers started to walk along a road and found a house were they could rest. There was nobody living at the house but they decided to leave because they had a place they had to get to.
2.They only have around two dollars left for food and all other expenses that could come up.
3.Dicey bought chicken and potato to cook but then it started raining so they had to wait until the rain stopped. It had been long for them to have eaten good food.
4.Marybeth just thinks that her mom is lost, that the mom did not just leave then because she wanted to.
5.The kids’ father had fights with the mom so he left the house.
6.Dicey met Louis and Eddie who had run away from home.
Four Questions I have
1.Can dicey trust Louis and Eddie?
2.Is James going to be ok since he fell?
3.How long will it take fro the children to get to their aunt’s house?
4.Are the police looking for the children?
Three Vocabularies
1.Tumultuous pg 30: noisy and unrestrained in a way that shows excitement or great happiness
2.Spurts pg 42: a sudden stream of liquid or gas, forced out under pressure
3.Hefted pg 44: to lift up something heavy, especially with a burst of effort
Two Literally Elements
1.“Steam hissed its wax up through to the air” pg46, this is personification since steam can’t really hiss its steam up.
2.“But instead, Sammy smiled, threw up his arms and executed a stiff little jig, joining in their laughter…For just that moment he was again the little boy” pg 36, this shows characterization. Sammy went back to being the way that he used to.
One sentence Summary
1.On this part of the book you get a better sense of the struggles that the kids are starting to face.
Five things I understand
1.Dicey and her Bothers started to walk along a road and found a house were they could rest. There was nobody living at the house but they decided to leave because they had a place they had to get to.
2.They only have around two dollars left for food and all other expenses that could come up.
3.Dicey bought chicken and potato to cook but then it started raining so they had to wait until the rain stopped. It had been long for them to have eaten good food.
4.Marybeth just thinks that her mom is lost, that the mom did not just leave then because she wanted to.
5.The kids’ father had fights with the mom so he left the house.
6.Dicey met Louis and Eddie who had run away from home.
Four Questions I have
1.Can dicey trust Louis and Eddie?
2.Is James going to be ok since he fell?
3.How long will it take fro the children to get to their aunt’s house?
4.Are the police looking for the children?
Three Vocabularies
1.Tumultuous pg 30: noisy and unrestrained in a way that shows excitement or great happiness
2.Spurts pg 42: a sudden stream of liquid or gas, forced out under pressure
3.Hefted pg 44: to lift up something heavy, especially with a burst of effort
Two Literally Elements
1.“Steam hissed its wax up through to the air” pg46, this is personification since steam can’t really hiss its steam up.
2.“But instead, Sammy smiled, threw up his arms and executed a stiff little jig, joining in their laughter…For just that moment he was again the little boy” pg 36, this shows characterization. Sammy went back to being the way that he used to.
One sentence Summary
1.On this part of the book you get a better sense of the struggles that the kids are starting to face.
Pg1-30
Five Things I understand
1.The mom disappeared on a Saturday morning on the sides of a shopping mall and left her four children in the car.
2.They were in Connecticut going to Bridgeport. In the middle of the night the mom told her children that pack up because they were going to her sister’s place at 3 in the morning.
3.The mom had been acting strange, like going to the grocery store for bread and bringing back tuna.
4.The kids all together only had eleven dollars and fifty cents to spend for everything they would need in the future like food.
5.Dicey went to make a phone call to see how they could get to their aunts house and met a security guy that though that she was a guy. Dicey went along and said that she lived nearby on some street. The security man thought that Dicey had broken a gall in a store.
Four Question I Have
1. Was the policeman that went to see the car looking for the children?
2. How is Dicey planning on getting to her aunt’s house if they are moving so slow?
3. What will they do if they run out of money?
4. What made Sammy’s personality changed since he was smaller?
Three Vocabularies
1.Exuded pg 10: transitive verb to communicate a particular quality or feeling in abundance and very clearly, usually through general behavior and body language
2.Asphalt pg 21: a brownish black solid or semisolid substance. Use: paving, waterproofing, fungicides.
3.Dew pg 17: moisture from the air that has condensed as tiny drops on outdoor objects and surfaces that have cooled, especially during the night
Two Literally Elements
1.“Sky hung” pg 7, this is personification because the sky cannot be hanging from anything.
2.“Like a bracelet” p7, this is comparing a bracelet to something using the word like.
One summary Sentence
1.The children are planning on going to their aunt’s house on their own.
Five Things I understand
1.The mom disappeared on a Saturday morning on the sides of a shopping mall and left her four children in the car.
2.They were in Connecticut going to Bridgeport. In the middle of the night the mom told her children that pack up because they were going to her sister’s place at 3 in the morning.
3.The mom had been acting strange, like going to the grocery store for bread and bringing back tuna.
4.The kids all together only had eleven dollars and fifty cents to spend for everything they would need in the future like food.
5.Dicey went to make a phone call to see how they could get to their aunts house and met a security guy that though that she was a guy. Dicey went along and said that she lived nearby on some street. The security man thought that Dicey had broken a gall in a store.
Four Question I Have
1. Was the policeman that went to see the car looking for the children?
2. How is Dicey planning on getting to her aunt’s house if they are moving so slow?
3. What will they do if they run out of money?
4. What made Sammy’s personality changed since he was smaller?
Three Vocabularies
1.Exuded pg 10: transitive verb to communicate a particular quality or feeling in abundance and very clearly, usually through general behavior and body language
2.Asphalt pg 21: a brownish black solid or semisolid substance. Use: paving, waterproofing, fungicides.
3.Dew pg 17: moisture from the air that has condensed as tiny drops on outdoor objects and surfaces that have cooled, especially during the night
Two Literally Elements
1.“Sky hung” pg 7, this is personification because the sky cannot be hanging from anything.
2.“Like a bracelet” p7, this is comparing a bracelet to something using the word like.
One summary Sentence
1.The children are planning on going to their aunt’s house on their own.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Purpose
In this blog you will be reading about books that I have read and are currently reading. I will have ten section of 5-4-3-2-1. What this means is, five comments, four questions, three vocabulary, two literally elements and one summary sentence per section. This blog was required by my ELA10 teacher. Hope you enjoy :)
The fisrt Book that I am starting with is called Homecoming by Cynthia Voight. I understand that it's about a mom that has left her children in the parking lot of a mall. The children have nowere to go except for the place of a "Rich " aunt that they have never met. What will happen to these children of 13, 10, 9, and 6 years of age?
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