Well here is my rough draft so far…It’s pretty
messy but I guess that’s just how I think.
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Response #9 My Twitter Fiction
So far my twitter fiction story is going to
be one extended story. I would say it’s almost done. I have about 22 tweets so
far. I’m not sure if I will keep all the tweets I have so it’s only estimation.
I have enjoyed writing a story without planning it. It is interesting to see
where my ideas go. I’m not sure I like restricting my story to little 140 word
tweets. I find I am leaving out a lot of detail that I would normally add in my
writing. I'm not sure if this is a good thing but I guess I will have to see
how it looks when it’s done. I think I chose the extended story style because I
the little short tweets didn’t interest me at all and I love to write stories.
I guess, for me as a writer, it is the easiest form of writing. So far the only
things I need to add to my twitter fiction are one more VASK’ing and the ‘so
what’ of my story. I must admit that I’m not really sure what the so what is
going to be yet because I don’t really know how my story is going to end. I
have thought about my visuals but so far have only decided on one scene that
will be easy to add a picture of. I think I will draw most of my pictures but I
might use a picture I took if I can incorporate it. I’m not sure I like the
idea of tweeting my story but I do enjoy writing stories so I am a little torn.
I like the project but wish I wasn’t limited by the 140 character tweets.
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Reading and Writing Response #8
Reading Response #8
Book: Untraceable
Author: S.R. Johannes
Pages read: 60-126
This is the first book in the Nature of
Grace trilogy. This book was an interesting mystery that had me asking many
questions. For example I wondered what had happened to Graces father. I
predicted that her father was still alive and that he was just injured or lost
so he couldn’t make his way home. Another question I had was why everyone
seemed to give up the search so early. I have a suspicion that someone doesn’t want
Graces father to be found. I also made a text to self-connection between myself
and the main character. Grace is an outdoorsy girl with a love of animals and reading.
I feel like I can really connect with her because of how similar we are. We
also both love our fathers and have learnt so much from them. I can easily sympathize
with her difficulty in communicating with her mother and trying to find a place
for herself in the world. Another thing I wanted to point out was how detailed
the descriptions of the forests flora and fauna was. It was really impressive
to see how much research the author must have put in for me to be able to feel
like I was really there walking through the forest.
Writing Response #8
I found the blackout poetry to be an
interesting new writing form. I found it was a little more difficult to find
inspiration in the depressing newspaper articles that I read. I liked the overall look once it was done but
I found it wasn’t as interesting as some of the other writing projects we have
done. I preferred the writing and adding a visual (6 word memoir) because I thought
it had a better impact then the blackout poetry. Plus I am not a huge fan of
poetry so it was harder for me to write. I much preferred taking words and
visuals and combining them or even just writing a story. I don’t think I learnt
much about myself other than I really don’t like to write poetry (and I really can’t
write poetry…). I found that poetry is a really difficult form of writing
because not everyone likes the same kind of poetry as well as not everyone interprets
it the same way. I also found that without the visual it was much less
interesting in my eyes.
Monday, 5 November 2012
Reading Response #7
Book: The Fallen Star
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Pages Read: 1-40
This is the first book in a new series I started. It leaves
me with a ton of new questions after every chapter. One of my questions was who
and what are the men with yellow eyes? They seem like they will be one of the
more important foes in this series. Could it be that they are some kind of
vampire or demon? I also wonder why Alex seems to be so heartless and so cold.
Is it possible he too is not human? His sister and his best friend disappear and
we never find out what happens to them so I am wondering if they are dead. It
seems like the most likely answer but I really hope not because I like Laylen
and Ailsin. Gemma is the main character yet we know so little about her
history. I want to know who her father is and if both he and her mother are
still alive. Mark and Sophia are her grandparents yet they don’t seem to love
her at all. Could it be that they really aren’t her grandparents? Could they
have stolen her away when she was young? It would explain some of their
terrible behavior towards Gemma. I made one prediction so far. I think that the
man with the scar from her dream will be Alex’s father. We often here about
this man with a scar and we know nothing of Alex’s father so it makes sense
that they would be one person. I hope by the end of this book I get at least
some answers to my questions.
Monday, 29 October 2012
Writing Reflection #6
Question #1
Before I can really answer this question I
must say that I’m not entirely sure I know what I want to do with my life after
high school. I know that I need to get an education so that I can get a good
stable job (I've only heard that about a million times from my family…) but I
would almost like to travel for a year first. In the long run though I think it
will be best if I just go straight to school so I can finish as fast as
possible. I think I will study to become a vet or a teacher. By using my blog I
can post many pictures and in depth comments about my animals to give future
employers an idea of how dedicated and knowledgeable I am concerning animals. I
hope to be a large animal vet so the work I do with my horses will be valuable
in the future. Though, even if I end up being a small animal vet I still have a
lot of experience with dogs, cats, and many other small mammals, that I have
owned or cared for. My work for the Winnipeg Pet Rescue Shelter will also come in
handy, so I could make a post for the shelter as well. Or if I was to go into
teaching I could use my blog to show my talent in writing and responding to
what I read. If that is the case I should probably try and post some of my
short stories on my blog as well. I’m not sure what kind of teacher I would
be…Maybe a French or English teacher, or possibly some kind of science teacher?
I guess I will have to wait and see where my talents lie. In the meantime I’m
going to do everything possible to keep my options for the future open and
plentiful.
Question #2
Comment #1
Comment #2
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Question #3
I must say that the commenting part of our
blogs is not my favorite. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the comments other
people leave, but I find it hard to come up with some comments of my own. It’s
easier when they are blogging about something that you find easy to relate to
but for the most part I find it hard to come up with something more in depth
than ‘wow that’s a really good idea’ or something along those lines. I think a
good comment is anything that is in depth and is giving an opinion of the post.
You can contradict someone’s idea as long as it’s in a kind and civil manor. I
would say a bad comment is one where you get absolutely no feedback about your
post or one where the person is just outright rude. The benefits of commenting
on someone else’s blog, is that you can complement and/or relate to any post
that you find inspiring or well relatable. The benefits of receiving comments
is that it encourages you to keep posting and to show you that your thoughts
and ideas are being looked at and considered by other people.
Reading Reflection #5
Book: Tiger’s Curse Series
Author: Colleen Houck
1. Tiger Tracker:
The first app I created for Kelsey was a Tiger tracking app because throughout
the book she constantly losses one or both of her tigers, so I think this is
definitely something she would want to have. I put a tiger paw print for the
picture because for the most part when we track an animal we look for their
foot, or should I say paw, prints.
2. Dragon Riddles:
I created this app because throughout the series, Kelsey has to solve multiple
riddles in the form of poems and/or prophecies. This app was designed to help
solve all the riddles using the dragon’s cunning. I used a picture of a Chinese
dragon (No it is not a snake) because that is the kind of dragon they encounter
in the series.
3. Google Quests:
This app was designed to keep track of their location. I have a kimono with a
map on it because that is what they followed when they we’re out of time.
4. World Clock: I
chose this app because Kelsey and the rest of the characters are almost
constantly traveling to opposite ends of the world, so it is an app I can see
her using often. I drew an earth and put the hands and the marks from a clock.
5. Kadam Notes:
This app is designed for Kelsey to write down anything she needs and also to
save all the notes and research that Mr. Kadam does to help them on their
quests. Kelsey is always losing or ruining the paper notes that Mr. Kadam sends
along, so this app will be very useful.
6. iProphicies:
This app was designed to keep track of all the prophecies that Kelsey is given
over the course of the series. This way she can always have them at hand and
will never have to try and memorize them.
7. iWeapons: This app
was designed to keep track of all the weapons that Kelsey receives from Durga
throughout the series, as well as what they can do. They also find out that
they can combine certain objects so this is where they could keep track of
everything.
8. Translator: As I
mentioned earlier, the main characters travel all over the wold, and though Ren
and Kishan can speak multiple languages, Kelsey can only speak English. There
are many times during the series where a translator would have come in handy
for her.
9. Flying Tiger
Airlines: This app was designed to keep track of the Rajaram’s private plane.
It can be used to call the pilot to any place they find themselves as well as
keeping track of where the plane is flying.
10. iQuotes: This
final app isn't as useful as the others but it is one that would be very
important to Kelsey. Kelsey loves to read and she loves to quote the books,
poems, and any other media she can think of. This is an app where she could
keep track of her favorite quotes or look up ones she forgot.
For the case of
the iPhone I chose to draw the Damon Amulet. This amulet is the key part of the
series, because all their quests lead them back to this amulet. On the amulet
is a Yin Yang made up of the two tigers in the series. They balance Kelsey’s
life and are the most important parts of her life.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Reading and Writing Reflection #4
Reading
response
Book:
Tiger’s Quest
Author:
Colleen Houck
Pages Read:
230-270
This is the
end of the second book in the Tiger’s
Curse series. I have had many questions and comments as this book has come
to an end. But so far I haven’t been able to figure out the “So What” of this
series.
I will
start with questions. The first question I had has to do with a new character
that has been introduced in the story. We learn about an ocean teacher and I wonder
how he will be tied into their next quest? Another big question I had was
concerning the dreams of Ren that Kelsey has been getting. Could they be true
dreams sent along their deep connection or could they be a horrible trick
played by Lokesh to find out Kelsey’s location? I truly hope they will find a
way to rescue Ren before Lokesh destroys his mind and spirit! When they go to
see the ocean teacher, there is much that is revealed about their destinies and
also a lot of cryptic messages and promises that can only make me wonder how
their lives will tie into the destiny of the world? As Kelsey and Kishan make
their way to the spirit gate they are attacked again and again so I have to
wonder whether or not Kelsey will even make it up to the spirit gate alive?
I can make
a few guesses about the “So What” of the book but I think it will become
clearer by the end of the series. So far I think it would be something along
the lines of ‘fight for what you believe in and the people you love’ because of
all the sacrifices Kelsey makes to help Dhiren and Kishan. I truly hope that
all her sacrifice will one day be worth it…
Writing
Reflection
Well due to
some technical difficulties, I am only just posting this now. I really enjoyed
the six word memoirs. I love creative projects like this where I can use my
creativity to really express my talents. My favorite part of this assignment
would most likely be combining everything together and looking at it as a
whole. I think that the picture really influences the point or phrase that you
are trying to express as well as making it more visually appealing. Over all I think
it was an easy assignment because I found it enjoyable. I learnt that it is
harder to compress your thoughts into just six words, than I thought it would
be, but I enjoyed the end result. I learnt that as a reader, writer and thinker
I enjoy having a visual to add on to my writing and I found that it helped me
to think and be more creative when we had to combine the two together. So I really
enjoyed the six word memoir assignment and I hope we will do another like it.
Monday, 1 October 2012
My 6 Word Memoir #6
For my
sixth and final memoir I chose a foot print in the sand for the quote “Today’s
the Tomorrow You Worried About” because to me it represents the present. We
worry about tomorrow and what will happen and we forget to live in the moment. The
foot print represents a moment preserved for all to see. It is one step you
took that was a step towards your future and is now a step from your past. Must
we dwell on this or could we not just enjoy the feeling of sand under our feet?
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