week 3: Group 3: My side of the mountan. veerashwa

Throughout the book Sam has changed in many ways. For example Sam couldn’t do lots of different things when he first came to the mountain. He didn’t know what to and how to survive in the wild. What time in the story do you think Sam changed the most and why do you think that?

 

I recently finished a book called MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN by jean Craighead George. It is about Sam who left his house to explore the wild  and to escape his crowded family. And to live up his family's name Gribley. Have you ever wanted to get out of your home and explore the forest by yourself? well Sam did and he managed to stay and survive and his life changed.

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I think Sam showed change most in the beginning to the the ending because in page 14 to 15 when Sam tries and tries to catch a fish and fails  but he never gave up.then he got 5 little trout.

this shows Sam  never gave up.I think that let Sam progress in the wild.I think Sam changed most from the beginning to the middle.on page 45 when he gets frightful he changes the most because when he gets frightful it's a huge advantage and he changes a lot this shows change.

It was easy to get absorbed into the book as it is filled with excitement and adventure and it shows how people can change.because on page 5 because I feel like I am Sam.It feels like you have survived after a snow storm.and on page 17 he did not know how to light a fire and was struggling.

My favorite chapter was the ending because when I first had the book I thought the city comes to me.  I thought Sam went back so the city but his entire family went to the forest and built an house in the forest.

This story made me  think about courage overcoming , challenges and survival skills.

Do you have any connections to the book like have you read a book with a similar theme what did you think about the ending and why do you think the author named the chapter frightful learns her ABC's  and why do you think she named the chapter trouble begins what kind of trouble Began? I wonder what you think?

Every Living Thing

Planting Things

Last week I read a book called Planting Things. I liked the story because Mr Willis made a garden and lots of animals came and lived in it. the robin came and nested in his ivy. My favourite part of the story was when ms willis got out of bed and saw the robin’s nest even though she was sick. I also like when mr Willis got ms Willis a chocolate milkshake mixed with an egg and some powdered malt every morning because it made me really hungry.

A Bad Road for Cats

Last week I read a story called A Bad Road For Cats. It was a story about a cat named Lewis. His tail got chopped off half way down because it got caught in a car door. A lady found him at a petrol station and took him home but once she lost him. She found him at a house and a little boy had found him and was trying sell him. My favourite part was when she knitted a orange and white cat with a stumpy tail and gave it to the strange little boy.

Shells

One week ago I read a book called Shells. It’s about a boy whose parents died and was being adopted by an old lady. At first it was boring but at the end the boy bought a hermit crab. The next day he came home from school he found her sitting on his bed looking at the hermit crab. She said that she wanted to get a friend for the crab. So they went down to the pet shop and they found the other hermit crabs. That was the first time both of them got happy and excited in the whole book. Instead of buying one they bought almost all of them. Once I had read Shells I felt happy because I had finished the howl book.

Week 3 Number The Stars ASB Group 5

During chapter 14 and 15, two german soldiers stopped Annemarie from taking the package to Uncle Henrick. What might the importance of this package be in the context of the story and how does the author use this incident to build suspense?

If you were Annemarie, how would you be feeling at this stage and why? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

I just finished this book and in the story it has a few things related to war and I find it very interesting that she has done that which I find a very good adjustment in the book.

I like the way that the author made suspense in the book which really made me feel that I kind of never knew what was going to happen next in the book and it has a lot of cliff hangers.

Well He uses this incident (the soldiers coming up to annemarie) to make the readers think that the soldiers will do something bad to Annemarie. If I were Annemarie I would feel like I had gotten myself in the biggest trouble in the world, also I would feel like this because at that time there was war going on which would make going outside unsafe, also the German soldiers were going around the country everywhere and that’s another reason what makes going outside unsafe. For example if they found me they would probably either put me in prison which would make me a prisoner or they would just  kill me. I wonder why the author wanted write this book and who inspired him as a writer?

wk3-grp3-my side of the mountain-CISS

I think in chapter 3 Sam changed the most. One reason why I think this is because in chapter 3 Sam met a person like him named Bill. When he met him Bill taught him how to make a fire and let him sleep on his rocking chair. Later he is glad that Bill taught him how to make a fire because he turns out too have a few struggles in heat. This makes me realize that some things that people teach you are important.

WK3-Grp3-My Side Of The Mountain(CISS)

I think Sam has changed the most in chapter 17 ( Trouble Begins). I think this because he was saying that he knew all the tricks in the wild and he also said "if you want to hunt a deer you can wait behind a hunter and when he kills the deer you take a short cut and you steal the deer."I also think this because Sam In chapter 17 Sam knows a lot of the animals in the wild like Frightful, he carries Frightful everywhere. And Sam also knows where everything he needs is in the wild.  

WK3-GR2 every living thing

I think the main idea for planting things could be to never let something so small bother you every day of your life because his wife is very sick, also because he has no one to company him and he only has his wife. Also all he has to do is plant things. I realise that he would be very lonely and depressed and really really sad. I think this is important because when I have no one to play with I am really bored and sad cause I have no one to play with. when I was once sad I had nothing to do because i did not have any friends.

WK3- GP5-Number the stars -CISS

I think the importance of the package has something to do with helping the jewish people escape to Sweden because on page 104 Annemarie mother was acting very worried when she found out that  the package was delivered to uncle Henric.


If I was Annemarie I would be very scared because on page 114 two soldiers with big guns and big scary dogs waked up to her and could kill her any moment with their big guns and the dogs could bite her.  I would also be scared because the think they smell meat so the soldier is expecting to fined meat and meat is illegal so she would get in trouble. The last reason why I would be scared  is because soldiers are soldiers so they are tuph 

WK3-GRP2- Every Living Thing-CISS

Q: What is the theme or life lesson in the story Planting Things?

A: I think the theme in the story Planting Things is that " Even though it is an animal, treat them kindly as human beings.  You can still try your best to protect them." One reason is that when Mr. Willis saw the robin, he did not destroy the nest or touch it. Another reason is that he sat there and watched it everyday. He made sure it was safe, and tried to protect it from visitors that will steal the eggs and damage the nest. This makes me realise that being kind to others could make you feel happier, and the person would be happy, too.

WK3- the tiger riseing

I think that Rob is feeling a little bit angry and a little bit sad when his dad shoots the tiger because at the time I think it was a very important thing to Rob because earlier in the book Rob had no friends then when Sistine entered the book and Rob made friends with her he had a different opinion on himself. Then when his dad killed the tiger, I think that when Robs dad killed the tiger he thought that his dad broke his friendship with Sistine. he also was feeling sad because he loved the tiger and he can't stand to see the tiger killed.

WK3-GRP5- Number the stars

If I was Annamarie, at this stage I would be feeling very scared because there was 2 german soldiers that stopped Annamarie and started digging through the basket. If I knew that this was something Peter needed, I would be scared if they took the handkerchief.

I think the author used the incident to build suspense so that they could get the reader to know more about the german soldiers and how the acted with the dogs and how they treat the people when they find them.

This makes me think that people like Uncle Hendrick are very brave to hide those people because if the soldiers found out about the fisherman hiding the people, they can get shot and die. I think that Peter was smart when he created the handkerchief that would damage the dog’s  sense of smell by a drug on the handkerchief.