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"The Boy Who Lived with the Bears"

" The Boy Who Lived with the Bears " is about a boy who has to live with his crazy minded uncle because both of his parents died. First, he does all these cruel things to him. For __example__, he feeds him scraps, dresses him in raggedy clothes, and uses him as a hunting dog. Next, he takes him out to the woods because he wants to try to get rid of him. He takes his nephew, goes to the woods, and makes him go in this cave. When he goes in the cave he closes a rock in the open, to keep him from coming out. Then, the boy __starts__ singing a song his mother taught him to sing when he needs a friend. As he is singing, animals open the cave for him and __save__ him. Finally, he has to choose an animal that he wants to adopt him, so he can live with them. But the boy chooses the bear to live with, and then one day his uncle is coming back to look for him. Also when he finds him with his __new__ family, he knows that he loves him and wants to be a better family with the bears and his nephew. They become a happy family together. This folktale tells you that elders should always treat their __children__ well or something terrible could happen, then they will miss them very much.

"The Panic Bird" BCR Response January 3, 2012

I think that the speaker feels as if panic is a strong term for using in an emergency. The situation the speaker was in actually was an emergency. But really the vulture made him panic becauseof the way the vulture treated him. When the vulture swooped down and tore the insides and ate his prey, he made him panic because his prey didn't know __wat__ to do. The speaker is terrified thet the vulture is doing that to him. So this vulture is a panic bird because it makes his prey panic.

Winter Thunder Response January 11, 2012

I think the author included the paragraph __below__ because he wanted to let readers know that in her family, it has a generation of strength. Mostly because her grandfather was a pioneer and was stuck in the same kind of blizzard she was in. Also her grandfather seemed like he survived and got __through__ it. So it would seem like she will survive it and get to shelter. I predict that her and everybody else will __make__ it to shelter and be saved.

In the __future__, please, do not write in a neon color. Stick to **black**, ** __blue__ ,** and ** red **. -- Mr. Cook


 * One of the characters from** __**Winter Thunder**__ **is Olive. I believe that her character trait would be dependent. She says,"My father will be coming for me soon, he would never leave me out here in this kind of weather".I know this show she is dependent because she expects her dad to be there all the __time__ for her. Olive also thinks that her dad is coming and she thinks she is better than everybody because her family is rich, and her dad provides everything for her.‍ Also she just sits there and isolates herself from everybody else ‍. She wants everybody else to keep her __safe__ and making sure she eats because ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍she is dependent ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍.--January 25, 2012**


 * Dynamic Character Response--January 31, 2012**
 * The dynamic character of "La Bamba" is Manuel. At first, Manuel is kind of nervous about the talent show because all of these things and negative thought are popping into his head. One is in 1st grade when it was __science__ week, he brought in a flashlight and lightbulb. But as he was in front of the class, his project didnt work bbecause the battery went dead. He was embarrassed. Another one is that when the record that he was using for the talent show dropped and rolled on to the floor during rehearsel. When that happened he thought that the record would brake. Manuel was very nervous about the talent show. Towards the end behind the stage he wasn't sure if he was ready or not, but he knew he had to do it. As he was on stage his record skipped and got stuck on one part, but he made it through. Even though his record was messed up, his performance was success. These details show that Manuel changed from nervous to proud in the story.**

=REWRITING TONE=


 * **Mr. Cook's Example ** || **Student Example ** ||  ||
 * //Paragraph //

 I __deeply resent__ our city council’s granting permission for the development of fifty condominiums along Canyon Drive. The plain truth is, __the plan stinks__! Most residents of Canyon Drive are people like me who moved here years ago. We were attracted by the peace of the location. Now, for __no good reason__, we __have been betrayed__ by our elected officials. We face the __nightmare__ of listening to the __racket of construction work around the clock__ and of seeing our lovely neighborhood turned into heaven knows what. The prospect __makes me sick__. It is __maddening__ that the city council, in one __careless decision__, can __destroy__ the lifestyles that we have worked so hard to achieve. I urge all members of this community to sign a petition forcing the city council to reverse their decision. Failing that, we should __vote the bums out of office__!

 **TONE**: The speaker’s/author’s attitude about the city council’s decision on development was //frustrated, angry, disgruntled, aggravated// || ** Dear Council, **
 * I really would like you to reconsider about having fifty condominiums along Canyon Drive. What i'm really saying is I don't think people are going to enjoy this.The main reason why people even moved here was the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, but I don't think people are going to like that taken away from us. Now since you did what you did already you guys forgot about our feelings. Every night we listen to all this construction work outside, and the loud noises are breaking our rest in the middle of the night, now we have to be tired when we wake up in the morning. This just doesn't seem right. Now people are disliking how the council made a bad decision that wasn't right because now things are not normal. I will do a petition and have people sign it so you can either change your mind about all of this, or in other words you just might not be council anymore. **


 * TONE: The author's tone toward the city council is annoyed, irritated, enraged. ** ||  ||   ||

BCR Revision

The author makes Hugh and his mother seem like real people because there are plausible actions and things going on that happens in real life. First, in the story Hugh is looking out on the ocean with his binoculars. I know that in real life most kids would do that. Next, he sees something strange that looks like a submarine. I know that if you see a submarine in the water its during some kind of war because that's what German ships did, they patrolled the water during World War ll. Also, Hugh's mother seems like a real mom because while Hugh is outside she calls him in the house but Hugh hesitates to go. When Hugh continued to stand there is mother became demanding and said,"Right this minute!". I know that mothers in real life say this when kids don't do what their parents ask immediately they get demanding.


 * March 16, 2012**
 * "The Stone"**


 * If I was Maibon I would've asked for fine clothes from the dwarf. First, I like clothes and getting older wouldn't really matter to me. Next, the dwarf warned me about the stone, so I wouldn't want trouble with the stone like Maibon had. Also, I know back then around the 1900's they had clothes that were old enough and especially if your a farmer. I know that you wouldn't have that much money when you work on your own farm.**


 * April 11,2012**


 * Choose one of the tricksters in "Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby" and describe how the author uses humor to express that character. In your response, use specific details and examples that show how the author creates the humor.**


 * One of the tricksters that I chose was Doc Rabbit. The author uses humor to express this character is by having Doc Rabbit pretend like he has patients that need him. First, he says," Whooo-hooo whooo-hooo, whooo-hooo," out of the side of his mouth so Fox won't see him. That's funny because Bruh Fox doesn't know it's really Doc Rabbit, but he thinks it's a patient. Also, he does that just so he can go and get some cream because he got thirsty. Another example is, that Doc Rabbit gets caught while he is at the brook getting cream by Fox. Fox sets a tar baby there and Doc Rabbit gets stuck Tar baby.**