Josie made a terrible choice by casting a spell that killed most of her classmaes. I don't believe that I would have made the same decision as Josie made because I wouldn't have cast a spell in which I was unsure of the outcome. I feel that I liked to put thought in to any decisions I make and consider the outcomes of the choices I might make. Also, I know that every decision I make in life will have an impact on the people in my life. I would not want to live with the guilt of knowing that my actions brought harm, death, or unhappiness to the people I care about. Therefore, I do not agree with Josie's careless decisions and would never consider acting as she did in the story.
Do you think Josie based her decisions on moral values or was it impulsive?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Growing From Experience!
In this book Josie Maxwell was the main character. After discovering an old book of spells, she is careless in her choice to experiment with the casting of spells from the book unaware of the danger it could pose to herself and others. As a result, while at a party, Josie watched helplessly as her unsuspecting friends were murderd by an evil spirit she inadvertently summoned through her spiritual play. Believing that she could undo the damage, Josie discovers a way to turn back the clock in an attempt to change the impending doom of her friends. Unforrtunately, the death of her friends was inevitable and once again, she could do nothing to save them. Following these events Josie no longer experimented with spells and spirits and realized that curiosity is not worth the risk of losing or harming friends.
Do yo believe that this incident was caused by Josie's curious nature or pure disregard for others?
Do yo believe that this incident was caused by Josie's curious nature or pure disregard for others?
Monday, February 25, 2008
STYLE!!
The genre of this book is horror. I think that middle school kids would be more satisfied with this book. Maybe they would think that its a scary book. Im not very familiar with horror books but I am familiar with horror films. I think that this book breaks the mold's by it having an unusual plot. Many other horror books would most likely have a killer going around killing people. However, this book is different and has an evil spirit that came from a high school girl who cast a spell at a party. One thing I did like about this book was how the pictures of her dead classmates in the year books turned to skull heads. I also liked that when she was looked at prom gowns they all turned into red gowns with skull heads and blood coming out of them. I personally found this book to be a boring read that failed to engage my interest.
Based on the details given, do you believe this would be a story that would hold your interest?
Based on the details given, do you believe this would be a story that would hold your interest?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Determined Hunter
Thinner by Stephen King
pgs#(241-251)
The genre I am reading is horror. I am very familiar with this genre. I love to read horror and sometimes it can be very mysterious. It will have you in suspense about what's going to happen next. I love it when a book makes you think. Horror can be very scary. This book that I am reading is sort of scary. But it will definitely have you thinking about what's going to happen next. It will make you so suspicious. My book seems to "break the mold" because this guy in the story had no clue what was happening to him until he realized that he had been cursed. When all his clues started to come together he knew that when he had seen a gypsy, that gypsy did something to him that turned his whole life around.
Now that his life has made a big dramatic turn, he is willing to fight to get his old life back. So now he's hunting the gypsy down who did this to him so he can become his old self again.
pgs#(241-251)
The genre I am reading is horror. I am very familiar with this genre. I love to read horror and sometimes it can be very mysterious. It will have you in suspense about what's going to happen next. I love it when a book makes you think. Horror can be very scary. This book that I am reading is sort of scary. But it will definitely have you thinking about what's going to happen next. It will make you so suspicious. My book seems to "break the mold" because this guy in the story had no clue what was happening to him until he realized that he had been cursed. When all his clues started to come together he knew that when he had seen a gypsy, that gypsy did something to him that turned his whole life around.
Now that his life has made a big dramatic turn, he is willing to fight to get his old life back. So now he's hunting the gypsy down who did this to him so he can become his old self again.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Conflicts Erupting
"Seniors Graduation Day", R.L. Stine
pg. (27-40)
So far in the story, I've learned that there was going to be an problem with one of the students named Dana going to Josie's graduation party. Josie intensions was to have one last fun night before everyone goes there seperate ways but not knowing that the party situations was going to cause problems for many students. The problem was that one of the students at the high school which is Dana's sister and also Josie's bestfriends had died that school year and many students especially Dana wasn't in an party mood. What I'm looking forward to learn next is, how did Dana's sister die and is Josie still going to have the graduation party. The problems and coflicts the characters are ging to face is the same problems now, I think that someone else will die from the class and alot of people still aren't going to want to basically move on with there lives, but Josie's still going to continue to have the strenght to move on and help others to move on. So far she's an honest person and she has explain to others the true meanings of life. This may cause many problems because most people like to dwell on the bad things in life other then the good possible things in life, so I believe the students will not be able to enjoy the day they've been waiting on for the past four years of there life.
pg. (27-40)
So far in the story, I've learned that there was going to be an problem with one of the students named Dana going to Josie's graduation party. Josie intensions was to have one last fun night before everyone goes there seperate ways but not knowing that the party situations was going to cause problems for many students. The problem was that one of the students at the high school which is Dana's sister and also Josie's bestfriends had died that school year and many students especially Dana wasn't in an party mood. What I'm looking forward to learn next is, how did Dana's sister die and is Josie still going to have the graduation party. The problems and coflicts the characters are ging to face is the same problems now, I think that someone else will die from the class and alot of people still aren't going to want to basically move on with there lives, but Josie's still going to continue to have the strenght to move on and help others to move on. So far she's an honest person and she has explain to others the true meanings of life. This may cause many problems because most people like to dwell on the bad things in life other then the good possible things in life, so I believe the students will not be able to enjoy the day they've been waiting on for the past four years of there life.
A Thought Of Suspense
Thinner by Stephen King
pgs#(165-240)
The main character Billy, seems very motivated. What's making him so motivated is ever since he's been cursed, his friend Richard has motivated him to find the gypsies who did this to him and get the curse tooken off of him. So his motivation is to get this curse off of him and gain his weight back. The curse has him losing too much weight and now he looks anorexic and if it continues he's going to die. So his friend Richard has been by his side since this curse was put on him. Now Richard and Billy are very determined to find the gypsies who did this. They believe that if they can scare the gypsies, the gypsies will undo the curse and make Billy normal or better the way he used to be. But now Billy is really wondering if this plan he and Richard thought out will work. He's starting to think that if he and Richard go mess with the gypsies they will put a spell on Richard and kill him. So both men are second guessing about the plan they have come up with about fooling with the gypsies.
Now they have to either see if their plan will work , come up with a different plan, or just leave Billy to die. Now do you think Billy should just give up or go with the plan he and Richard came up with to get the gypsies to undo their spell?
pgs#(165-240)
The main character Billy, seems very motivated. What's making him so motivated is ever since he's been cursed, his friend Richard has motivated him to find the gypsies who did this to him and get the curse tooken off of him. So his motivation is to get this curse off of him and gain his weight back. The curse has him losing too much weight and now he looks anorexic and if it continues he's going to die. So his friend Richard has been by his side since this curse was put on him. Now Richard and Billy are very determined to find the gypsies who did this. They believe that if they can scare the gypsies, the gypsies will undo the curse and make Billy normal or better the way he used to be. But now Billy is really wondering if this plan he and Richard thought out will work. He's starting to think that if he and Richard go mess with the gypsies they will put a spell on Richard and kill him. So both men are second guessing about the plan they have come up with about fooling with the gypsies.
Now they have to either see if their plan will work , come up with a different plan, or just leave Billy to die. Now do you think Billy should just give up or go with the plan he and Richard came up with to get the gypsies to undo their spell?
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