2015年5月22日星期五

Course Reflection

                                                    Course Reflection
  English IS class is kind of hard class for me, because we have to read a lot of books, and write a lot of blog or essay. When I start English class in this year, I just can write 200 words blog for my homework, and I can not finish reading books. After a few time, I can write at least 500 words for my blog. Also, my reading speed are faster than before. So, I learn lots of skills and knowledge.
  Firstly, it was very difficult to write a 500 words blog at the beginning of the year. I just can wrote 200 to 300 words on each blog. After a few weeks, I can write 500 words blog. Also, we read 6 books this year, I still remember I really did not want to read the book, but I still finish it. It was so hard to read books for me. Because there are a lot of vocabulary words in the book, and I translated everyone. When I was in China, I never read the novel. But when I came to America, I started reading books. Some books are really interesting, such as Me and You, We Were Liars. The story is really interesting. But some books I do not really like it, such as Frozen In Time. That is because, there are too many information in the book, and it was the history about a person.
  For my next year, I still need to work on vocabulary words, and reading more books. In my opinion, reading books is the best way to improve the English skills. Because English books have a lot of vocabulary, we can learn them easily from the book. Also, we can learn some grammar from the English book. Because there is no grammar issues in the book which is already published. For my writing skills, I have to improve it a lot.
  My favorite book is Me And You. This book talked about a boy who do not like talk with other people, and always lied to his mom. He just wanted to stay by himself. Then, he hided in the cellar and had a great time. One day, his sister found him, and she is homeless and poor. He let her stay for a while. After that, they talked a lot, and he knows that she hate her father. After a few days, her sister left, and she left a letter said you are my best brother. After a few years, her sister was died in a bar because of drug. I like this book, because it has real emotion with love between brother and sister. I want to read the book which is the style like Me And You. Because it is kind of easier to understand, and it has real emotion.
  In this year, I learned lots of things- write blog, reading book's skills etc. I like English class, and I will do my best in next year.

2015年5月17日星期日

Review of Bone Chiller

                                                          Review of Bone Chiller
  On last Friday, there was a fantastic show called Bone Chiller in BlackBox, and I went there and saw the show. "Bone Chiller" was written by Monk Ferris. I am really like the show. 
  Firstly, some people get in the room, and they discussed who can get Josiah Travers' money. They have Josiah Travers' family members and officer etc, and they introduce themself. The only thing that Josiah Travers reserve is a puzzle. The puzzle has a lot of strange pictures, and it is very hard to find out what does it mean. Jerry leaned to crack the puzzle, and he led the rest of people to figure out. They had some problem when they figure out the picture which is like the sausage. After that, the servant killed by a mysterious person. Then, the one of cooker hide in a small room, and she faked died. At the story's ending, there were 2 killer in the room, the one of killer is the "officer", the other one is the women who wear black formal dress. I did not really understand all the shows, but I still think it is a very good show from 2 reasons. 
  The first reason is the actors has actual emotion when they were acting. I think actors' emotion is the most important part in the show, because spectator can input to the show from actors' emotion. For example, Luxi who act a fashionable woman did very well on her character's emotion, I know she is a rich, confident person from her expression and voice. However, other actor also did very well o emotion such as the one of little cooker. When the other cooker fake died, she cried like it is real. So, I think emotion is very important to the show, and they did really good job in the show. 
  Second, the show had fantastic background music and lighting changed. As we all know, this show is Jack Jack's last show to work on in Cheshire Academy. He control the light's direction and design the room's background. When I walked in the Black Box, I knew this show is obviously about murder, because they had dark lights and strange back ground music. So, it was a very good show because of background music and lighting changed. 
  I am appreciate the actor who works very hard on the show, but I think this show still can improved. For example, they had 2 hours conversation in the shows, even though we had 15 minutes to take a rest.
 At last, this show played successful, I am really appreciate people who works in the show again. 

2015年5月15日星期五

Reaction of the novel

  As a reader of this book, I felt very sad and strange for this story's ending. The 3 Liars- Mirren, Johnny and Gat were died by the accident, and Cadence was the only person who alive. They did not plan very well, and when they were realized the danger, everything were too late.
  First of all, after reading the end of the story, I feel very sad. They were best friends for each other, and Gat and Cadence love each other. It supposed be a very good story, but after accident, everything are changed. Cadence was dye her hair, because she did not like Sinclair, and she did not want to be a member of Sinclair. The reason why she did not like Sinclair, granddad control all the money, and he felt that he is the boss of the family. Aunties were fight for the house which is in the Boston. Liars did not like that, and they planned to buried granddad's house. Then, the accident was happened. In Summer 17, aunties became better on division of property. Everyone can not told Cadence the truth of accident. When I was reading this part, I felt very sad to Cadence.
  Secondly, I felt strange on this story. For example, how did Cadence see the 3 liars? Why was Cadence only person who was get out of the granddad's house? After accident, Cadence always image the 3 liars who were died by fire, and they talked about the future and the motto together. Cadence was the only person who can see the 3 liars. One day, Cadence talked about Mirren with aunt Mess, but aunt Mess said what are you talking about. So, I think the 3 liars are Cadence's imagenation. Granddad also have some head problem after accident, because he always called Cadence "Mirren". Because of those several reasons, I felt this story is kind of strange.
 

In class writing

  In my opinion, the three Liars- Johnny, Mirren and Gat are Cadence's imagination. The three liars were died by fire, and they were actually died. Cadence losed her memory by the accident, and her brain got physical damage. So, she might image something that other people can not see. For example, Cadence talked with aunt Mess about Mirran, and aunt Mess said what are you talking about. After accident, only Cadence can talk with other 3 liars, and other people can not see them. Why Cadence can image 3 liars? I think they were best friends for each other, and Gat and Cadence love each other. So Cadence might image them and talk to them. During the accident time, Gat said "we can meet each other in the other world" to Cadence. However, Cadence still love Gat, and she imaged them start over. So, I think the 3 liars are Cadence's imagination, they are not ghost. 

2015年5月11日星期一

Chapter 50-70

Cadence, Johnny, Mirren and Gat were swing together. Cadence's mom made her write to Grandad, and Cadence love her Grandad. Aunties filled in for Gran, making slumps and fussing around Grandad as if he hadn't been living alone in Boston since Tipper died in October. Gat and Cadence went to swimming at night, and they fell in love. 

2015年5月7日星期四

2 thinking questions

1 Why did Gat said Grandad thinks he is Heathcliff who is the character in the book?

2 Why did Gat want to start over with Cadence?

2015年5月4日星期一

Ch31-40 notes

Chapter 31: Cadence was have conversation with Mirran, and they talked about the Email. Mirran said she doesn't like email because it is like homework.
Chapter 32: Cadence was meet with Gat, and she still like Gat. That is because Gat asked her to start over, and Cadence agree.
Chapter 33: Cadence's aunt's behavior was very strange. When Cadence asked her about Johnny, she said what are you talking about?
Chapter 34: Liberty and Bonnie went to Cadence's room, and they saw drugs. 
Chapter 35: Cadence's aunt has been trying to get out of Cuddledown for years. 
Chapter 36: Liars were playing tennis together, and they talked about the Europe. They also wanted to go to Rome. 
Chapter 37: Grandad's 3 daughters wanted to get the house for million dollars. 
Chapter 38: Cadence talked with Gat, Johnny and Mirran about drugs, but other people can not see them. 
Chapter 39: Gat kissed with Cadence, and he told her how he feels.
Chapter 40: There is a story in this chapter, and it talk about a mouse and a pricess just like Cadence and Gat. 

2015年4月28日星期二

important events

  In chapter 16, Cadence's father gives her some books for the gifts. She thought about the love from the story. The story talk about the 3 daughter of the king. Only the third daughter knows what is love, and she really love her father. But her father didn't understand. Cadence realized she love her granddad, but she is not sure that she likes him.
  She also remembered her friend-Gat, and she think Gat didn't love her and she didn't love Gat either.
  Then, the story back to the Island.

2015年4月23日星期四

Vocabulary words

Glamorous P.39
Adj.
Having an air of allure, romance and excitement – charming
Book: it is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now that Dad is gone. 
Stagger P.30
V.
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Book: I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.
Recuperate P.32
V.
Regain a former condition after a financial loss.
Book: Mummy took me home to Vermont to recuperate.
Villainous P.32
Adj.
A villainous person is very bad and willing to harm other people or break the law in order to get what he or she wants.
Book: they always look villainous in the dark of the evening.
Heroine. 39
N.
The main good female character in a work of fiction
Book: When she’s there, her pale skin and watery eyes make her look glamorously tragic, like a literary heroine wasting from consumption.
Agony 30
Adj.
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
Book: I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.
Ivory 28
Adj.
A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Book: inside, it is full of original New York cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.
shore 32 n.
the land along the edge of a body of water
Book: There are big rocks in off the shore, craggy and black.
hilariously p31
Adv. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Book: covertly,  hilariously, behind Granddad’s black while he drove the motorboat. 
stunning p27
Adj. strikingly beautiful or attractive
She was a stunning woman, even when she was old. 
pitiful p36
Adj.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Different from my pitiful voice messages, these were charming, darling notes from a person without headaches.


collapse vt. an abrupt failure of function or health
12“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice.”
Giddy vt. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
11“Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly.”
embroidered adj adorned with embroidery
11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Surpasses 
V. distinguish oneself
16“Eventually she surpasses her employer in skill and her food is known throughout the land”




(n.)Taxidermy: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
 11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Page 28

Quarrel: an angry dispute
15“It is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now that Dad is gone.”
Page 39

Constellation: an arrangement of parts or elements
8“I was glad Gat didn’t try to sound knowledgeable about constellations or say stupid stuff about wishing on stars.”
Page 21

Snorkeling: skin diving with a snorkel
11“WHEN I WASN’T bleeding, and when Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wrangling the littles, or when everyone lay on couches watching movies on the Clairmont flat-screen, Gat and I hid away.”
Page 30

Stagger: an unsteady uneven gait
11“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice. Especially not Mummy.”
Page 30

Traumatic: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
13“Migraine headaches caused by traumatic brain injury.”
Page 34

2015年4月15日星期三

chapter 1-5 blog

                                                    Rich people and beautiful place
  When I started reading this book, I felt peaceful and beautiful. That is because the Sinclair family has no criminal, addict and failure. People who is Sinclair have lots of welfare such as if credit card bills go unpaid, it is doesn't matter. So, it is a very good place for living.
  Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the main character in this story. He live in Burlington, Vermont, with his mum and 3 dogs. He had a bad experience that he suffer accident. His father was a middling successful professor, and he had lots of good habits suck as fond of bicycles and art museums. But his father didn't love his parents, and just spent only summer in Windemere house with family. And then, he left. He was leaving him and his mother because of Saab. That feel like he pulled out a handgun and shot Cadence Sinclair Eastman. Eastman loves his father, and his father broke his heart. His mother was very sad too, and she was crying. So, his mom is his all that he had. After that, they went to Beechwood Island.
  Tipper and Harris Sinclair had 3 daughters who named Penny, Carrie, and Bess. Harries came into his money when he 21 years old. Granddad has only one failure that he never had a son, but it doesn't matter. His girls were very beautiful and rich. Granddad and Tipper loved those girls, so they can not say whom they loved best.
  Johnny, Mirren and Eastman called liars by their family, they were all nearly same age, and they all had birthdays in the fall. They got "liars" when they started going to Beechwood the year they were eight. Johnny didn't like playing with girls. "Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark." According to this sentence, I think he was very smart, and lively. "Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain." I think Mirren was very cute, and smart. So, I think they are main characters in this book, because they called "liars".  In my opinion, Cadence Sinclair Eastman was pathetic and lucky. First, he was pathetic, because his father left him and his mother. Then, they moved to Beechwood Island. Second, he was lucky, because he had a rich, and lovely family. His mom  and granddad loved him, and he had lots of friends. So, I think he will have a good time in Beechwood Island.
  As the reader of this book, I think their community and welfare are much better than ours. For their environment, they had nearly best environment in the world, because they lived on the island. The air is wet, and has no toxic substance. They moved to Beechwood Island with granddad after Eastman's father left his family. After read chapter one and two, I thought they lived in the place where like paradise. The writer used lots of adjective to describe the "paradise". So, I like reading this book, it is interesting.

2015年4月13日星期一

Reaction for ending

In my opinion, the end of the story is kind of sad. First, Olivia just left a paper for Lorenzo, then she left. She was the only person who Lorenzo wanted tell the truth. Second, Olivia was died in the bar because of drug overdose. She was only 33 years old. They promised that Olivia never ever drug each other. But now, Olivia was broken that. I think Olivia was very pathetic, because she didn't have parents, money, and she never get love until meet Lorenzo. So, I think it is a sad ending for this story.

2015年4月5日星期日

Haiku poems

John is a sad boy
He is also a student
He likes playing games


I enjoy my life
Everything is good to me
So I am happy

2015年4月2日星期四

3 thinking questions

1. If you were Lorenzo, what should you do when Olivia was sick?

2. Why Olivia hated her father?

3. Do you think Lorenzo's father was a good man? Why or why not.

2015年4月1日星期三

Lorenzo's sister

  After read chapter 5, I think Olivia who was Lorenzo's sister was a kind of strange person. First, she didn't listen to her parents when she was young, and she was lied to her parents. For example, when she got in trouble, she told to her parents that she is a photographer. Second, she didn't care about his Lorenzo. Although they had same father, but actually Olivia didn't care about her family. She hated her father, and left her family to somewhere. Third, I think Olivia is kind of rude, because when Lorenzo didn't want her live in Lorenzo's cellar, Olivia used very sly way to live in his cellar. So, in my opinion, I don't like Olivia for now.

2015年3月31日星期二

Summary of chapter 5

  Lorenzo was recall his memories in chapter 4, but in chapter 5 he back to the real world. He still lied to his mom, and stayed in the cellar. He likes having this life that stay in the cellar by himself. Then, his sister who named Olivia called him, and talked with him for a while. His sister was strange in the phone call, asked strange questions and said don't tell mom that I called you. He thought it was a crap, but it wasn't. His sister was his father and the other woman's daughter, and she was very naughty when she was young. His sister also liked lying to her parents, for example, she pretended a photographer, actually she was in trouble. So, Lorenzo was kind of similar with his sister Olivia. After that, Lorenzo wrote a letter for his mom, and said he is having fun. Then, Olivia went to Lorenzo's living place. They were looking for the their father's stuff. His sister was king of angry about the letter, and she just stayed for a while then left. Then, Lorenzo read the letters between his sister and his father. After that, his sister came back, and wanted sleep in the cellar for 1 night, but Lorenzo disagree with that. But his sister were sly, she yelled in the park that Lorenzo is hiding in the cellar. Then, Lorenzo opened the door for Olivia.

2015年3月30日星期一

Chapter 4 in class writing

  When Lorenzo and his mom were in the car, they had traffic jam. There was raining outside. It was hard to move in there. First, scooter slalomed between the cars, his mom felt unhappy with them, and pushed hard on the car horn.Then, Lozenro talked with his mom for a while. After that, his mom saw a free space to park, and drive to there. Suddenly, there was a yellow Smart Car drive into them. The man who was the driver had argue with Lorenzo's mom, and said lots of bad words to her. Lorenzo can not do anything, al last his mom fell down. 
  Lorenzo was sitting in the car when his mom argue with the bad man. Lorenzo wanted to help his mom, but he can not move out the car. He didn't understand why the man said so many bad words to his mom. When his mom fell down, he fainted. I think Lorenzo was a little bit scared when they were argue. Also, he was hate the man.
  I think he didn't like the song because of this. And also, he didn't like people maybe also because of this, because his mom did nothing wrong when the man said lots of bad words. He thought everyone like that bad man. His mom fell down on the street, and no one helped. So this chapter is important. 

2015年3月26日星期四

The summary of Chapter 3

                                                       The summary of chapter 3
  Chapter 3 talk about Lorenzo lived in the dark cellar. He used a rest of morning to read a book and sleep. He enjoyed his holidays in the cellar. After that, his mom called him, and asked a few questions about himself. And he told his mom he is in the pizzeria, and everything is fine. He had a bad mood when he went to home, because he hates that song. His mom was three floors above him, and his father would wake his mom up and take her to bed.

I like Lorenzo as a character

  Actually I don't really like Lorenzo when I started reading this book. But after reading, I like Lorenzo as a character. Even though Lorenzo was a weird person, but he still was a good boy. When his mom and he went to ski, he had some issue with his mom. He wanted go to the ski field by himself. But his mom didn't want him to do that, and she didn't understand why he wanted to get there by himself. He just didn't want to be a loser who turned up with his mom, and he also didn't want other people make fun of  him. He wanted other people to respect him, and he tried to change himself. 
  When he was 3 years old, he wanted everyone leave him alone. But there were some students wanted to talk with him. Then he will though anything that he can hand on to the student who wanted talk with him. When he grow up, he learned how the other students to leave him alone. So, I think he didn't want hurt other people, he just was a special student in his school. 
  I like Lorenzo, because he knew his wrong, and he tried to change them. 

2015年3月3日星期二

a short reaction of chapter 1

  I think this book is kind of interesting, because it talked about a boy who name is Lorenzo's life . He is not a optimistic boy, and he is very shy, don't want to talk. He is 14 years old. I like reading the book that talk about a person's special life. And I think this boy who's name is Lorenzo has a special life. So, I don't think this book is boring. It might be interesting.