What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Tally and Shay have a skewed vision of our time, but what have they got right?
Shay's description of a model is right on. Many girls today think that they have to be little twigs and wear expensive clothing, but relly you should be happy with how you look.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
"Lies" post 25
Characterization... David
- likes Shay
- gentle
- knowledgable
- confident
- has a nice smile
- hand made shoes
- graceful
Find a picture to represent what YOU think the smoke looks like and post it on your blog with an explanation of why you chose it.
I chose this picture because it shows a horse, and the smoke probably has no cars so horses are their main transportation. Also here is no major buildings or buisnesses.
" Bug Eyes" post 24
List the important events of this chapter in chronological order.
- Tally gets in the helicopter with the rangers
- The rangers tell Tally why the set the fields on fire
- The rangers drop Tally off at the "bald head"
Respond to the following qoute: "...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."
Sometimes life puts you with hard decisions, but you just hav eto do what you think is right.
"Firestorm" post 23
Give one example of each of these from the chapter: imagery, personification, and a simile.
imagery: "...ragged wall of flame moved through the flowers..."
personification: "The fire was growing stronger, fingers of it shot up the hill laeping from one beautiful flower to another."
simile: "... spun it away like a leaf."
imagery: "...ragged wall of flame moved through the flowers..."
personification: "The fire was growing stronger, fingers of it shot up the hill laeping from one beautiful flower to another."
simile: "... spun it away like a leaf."
"The Side You Dispise" post 22
What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.
The flying machine was a helicopter. Most likely the people who were in it were people that were on a search to find escaped Uglies and punish them.
The flying machine was a helicopter. Most likely the people who were in it were people that were on a search to find escaped Uglies and punish them.
" The Worst Mistake" post 21
Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
Yes, clean my room. I never want to clean, but if I don't, all of my clothes would be dirty, and I would never find anything.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think Shay will pass this obstacle, but soon face another.
Yes, clean my room. I never want to clean, but if I don't, all of my clothes would be dirty, and I would never find anything.
Predict what you think will happen next.
I think Shay will pass this obstacle, but soon face another.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
" Spagbol" post 20
Invent a dried food you would take with you on your journey if you were Tally. What would it be? What would you name it?
If I were Tally, I would bring buttered noodles. To make these noodles, you must boil the noddles until soft. After that you put some butter over the noodles an let it soak in. It tastes REALLY GOOD.
Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave your home as Tally was.
If I were Tally, I would bring buttered noodles. To make these noodles, you must boil the noddles until soft. After that you put some butter over the noodles an let it soak in. It tastes REALLY GOOD.
Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave your home as Tally was.
- my bed
- my neighbors
- the t.v.
- the pool
"Leaving" post 19
Why do you think Tally ultimately decides to figure out were Shay is?
Tally really wants to become pretty, so that is her excuse for finding Shay. But I think Tally misses Shay so she will probably go to the Smoke and like it instantly, and decide to stay and not set off the sensor.
Tally really wants to become pretty, so that is her excuse for finding Shay. But I think Tally misses Shay so she will probably go to the Smoke and like it instantly, and decide to stay and not set off the sensor.
"Infiltrator" post 18
Give a chronological list of events that happened in this Chapter.
- Tally decides that she should call Dr. Cable
- Tally is picked up and then tells Dr. Cable everything she knows
- Dr. Cable wants Tally to go on a journey to the smoke, once there she will set of a sensor telling Special Circumstances where she is.
"Peris" post17
Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.
Peris thinks that Tally's not getting pretty is an ugly trick. He and his pretty friends just want Peris to come back to see if the rumors are true.
"This whole trick were you haven't turned pretty yet. Very mysterious."
Peris thinks that Tally's not getting pretty is an ugly trick. He and his pretty friends just want Peris to come back to see if the rumors are true.
"This whole trick were you haven't turned pretty yet. Very mysterious."
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
" Ugly for Life" post 16
Respond to the following quote: " Everywhere she went, eyes looked away. but it was the most visible she'd ever felt."
To most people you don't stick out in the crowd. It's only until you do something and everyone hears about it that you get noticed.
To most people you don't stick out in the crowd. It's only until you do something and everyone hears about it that you get noticed.
" Special Circumstances" post 15
Summarize the chapter highlighting what was important in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.
Tally takes a rough ride to a strange building with very ugly walls. Here she meets Dr. Cable, who seems to know alot about he. Once Tally is seated she is bombarded with queations, but first tally has some questions of her own. In the end Dr. Cable has asked Tally where Shay ha sgone, but Tally will not tell. now she is faced with the choice of turning Shay in or never turning pretty...
characterization Dr. Cable:
Tally takes a rough ride to a strange building with very ugly walls. Here she meets Dr. Cable, who seems to know alot about he. Once Tally is seated she is bombarded with queations, but first tally has some questions of her own. In the end Dr. Cable has asked Tally where Shay ha sgone, but Tally will not tell. now she is faced with the choice of turning Shay in or never turning pretty...
characterization Dr. Cable:
- middle pretty
- taller than most pretties
- brutal-loooking
- sharp nose
"operation" post14b
Summarize the chapter highlighting important events in chronological order. predict what you think will happen next.
Tally has had final measurements and is on her way to the hospital right now in a hovercar. Once she gets there she heads strait to the waiting room and silently waits for the most important event of her new pretty life. but the waiting gets out of hand, seconds turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours, and finally a doctor meets her. However he informs her that there is a problem with the operation.
Tally has had final measurements and is on her way to the hospital right now in a hovercar. Once she gets there she heads strait to the waiting room and silently waits for the most important event of her new pretty life. but the waiting gets out of hand, seconds turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours, and finally a doctor meets her. However he informs her that there is a problem with the operation.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
"Last Trick" post 14a
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you?
"We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. Wev'e got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."
Even in a town where everyone turns and acts the same, Shay knows that she has a choice. this proves that You really can do anything you want, because if she can in such a stereotype town so can we.
"We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. Wev'e got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."
Even in a town where everyone turns and acts the same, Shay knows that she has a choice. this proves that You really can do anything you want, because if she can in such a stereotype town so can we.
"Fight" post 13
Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and contrast them. List similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one?
The first fight in this chapter took place in the ugly doorm's library,but the second fight took place in the ocean. The first fight was a fake fight, Shay and Tally just wanted to play a trick on the new uglies. The next fight was real, the cause of it was when Shay brought up David. Tally then got mad and called Shay a child who doesn't want to become pretty.
The first fight in this chapter took place in the ugly doorm's library,but the second fight took place in the ocean. The first fight was a fake fight, Shay and Tally just wanted to play a trick on the new uglies. The next fight was real, the cause of it was when Shay brought up David. Tally then got mad and called Shay a child who doesn't want to become pretty.
" Waiting for David" post 12
What does th following quote from the chapter tell you about the city?
"That was one thing about being outside the city: It makes all that nature stuff they taught us about in school seem alot more useful. She remembered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground."
This quote tells you that in the city the technology has really advanced. So much that trees are genetically altered and that most things in the city aren't like things outside it.
"That was one thing about being outside the city: It makes all that nature stuff they taught us about in school seem alot more useful. She remembered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground."
This quote tells you that in the city the technology has really advanced. So much that trees are genetically altered and that most things in the city aren't like things outside it.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"The Rusty Ruins" post 11
Write one paragraph summary of the chapter. Tell the important events in chronological order.
Tally and Shay take a trip at night to the Rusty Ruins. They discover skyscrapers that once stood high. Shay takes tally on a rollercoaster and part of it is missing. This makes Tally mad, but she gets over it, next Shay wants Tally to meet someone.
Find two similes in this cahpter and quote them, as well as the page number.
"The two friends slid between the ruined buildings, riding high and silent as if not to disturb the ghosts of the city." p.61
"it was like a hoverboard course made solid, complete with tight, sharp climbs followed by long drops, even loops that took Tally upside down, her crash bracelets activating, to keep her on her board." p.64
Tally and Shay take a trip at night to the Rusty Ruins. They discover skyscrapers that once stood high. Shay takes tally on a rollercoaster and part of it is missing. This makes Tally mad, but she gets over it, next Shay wants Tally to meet someone.
Find two similes in this cahpter and quote them, as well as the page number.
"The two friends slid between the ruined buildings, riding high and silent as if not to disturb the ghosts of the city." p.61
"it was like a hoverboard course made solid, complete with tight, sharp climbs followed by long drops, even loops that took Tally upside down, her crash bracelets activating, to keep her on her board." p.64
"Rapids" post 10
In this chapter Tally says,"I kind of like being fooled by some things." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything? Why?
I would rather be fooled by some things in life. Say that someone you know is really sick and dying, I would want to believe that they would get well so that there would be hope in my life.
Post information on the origin of white water rafting.
http://ezinearticles.com/?history-of-whitewater-rafting&id=276992
I would rather be fooled by some things in life. Say that someone you know is really sick and dying, I would want to believe that they would get well so that there would be hope in my life.
Post information on the origin of white water rafting.
http://ezinearticles.com/?history-of-whitewater-rafting&id=276992
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
"Pretty Boring" post 9
Describe the Rusty Ruins. What are they? What happened during this time period?
The Rusty Ruins is an old city. This is when were too many people and they were all ugly.They soon started to kill each other over appearances.
Define peer pressure.Think of a time when it happened to you or someone you knowand explain this situation in a paragraph.
peer pressure- when your peers want you to do something that you don't want to, but you might end up doing it because everyone else is doing it.
A couple months ago we had basketball tryouts and I wasn't going to try out.However when I told my friends this they kept bugging to try out. So I did and now I love basketball!!
The Rusty Ruins is an old city. This is when were too many people and they were all ugly.They soon started to kill each other over appearances.
Define peer pressure.Think of a time when it happened to you or someone you knowand explain this situation in a paragraph.
peer pressure- when your peers want you to do something that you don't want to, but you might end up doing it because everyone else is doing it.
A couple months ago we had basketball tryouts and I wasn't going to try out.However when I told my friends this they kept bugging to try out. So I did and now I love basketball!!
"Facing the future" post 8
Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter, what does each mean to you?
"making ourselves feel ugly is not fun"..."This whole game i just designed to make us hate ourselves."
This quote means that you love the way you look. If you don't, you will end up having no self confidence.
"Everyone judged everyone else on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs...people killed eachother over stuff like having different skin color."
Most people were insecure about how they looked and so they started criticizing others and that led to violence.
"It's the only way to make people equal."
People think that the if we look all the same, then were all equal. But really if we focus on whats inside and love eachothers appearances, then we would all be equal.
"making ourselves feel ugly is not fun"..."This whole game i just designed to make us hate ourselves."
This quote means that you love the way you look. If you don't, you will end up having no self confidence.
"Everyone judged everyone else on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs...people killed eachother over stuff like having different skin color."
Most people were insecure about how they looked and so they started criticizing others and that led to violence.
"It's the only way to make people equal."
People think that the if we look all the same, then were all equal. But really if we focus on whats inside and love eachothers appearances, then we would all be equal.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
"Wipeout" post 7
Think of another book, movie or comic that uses hoverboards. How are they used? If possible, post a video of this.
The video that I thought of that uses hoverboards is Back to the Future II. In this movie all you do is throw the hoverboard on the ground and it raises up a couple feet. Then you jump on and push of a couple of times and your flying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvCtylPI4Q
Why do you think the new prettys don't come back to Uglyville? Describe their physical and mental transformations to become a pretty.
The video that I thought of that uses hoverboards is Back to the Future II. In this movie all you do is throw the hoverboard on the ground and it raises up a couple feet. Then you jump on and push of a couple of times and your flying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvCtylPI4Q
Why do you think the new prettys don't come back to Uglyville? Describe their physical and mental transformations to become a pretty.
The new pretties don't come back to Uglyville because they are brain washed!!! When the uglys become pretty, they get fuller lips and symetrical features, but I think that when its there first day in Pretty Town guards kidnap the new pretties and take them into a small room and hypnotize them.
Monday, February 1, 2010
"Shay" post 6
Write one paragraph summary of this chapter.
As Tally is hiding in the brush of the pleasure garden, she is faced with a figure, who she can't make out in the dark. After a long while of agonizing stillness and silence Tally speaks. This is only to realize that this figure was another ugly, named Shay. Now Tally and Shay are faced with the challenge of escaping without being noticed.
What have you learned about Shay? Is she like Tally? Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay.
She is an easy-going person who cracks jokes and laughs alot. She is alot likeTally because she has friends who now live in Prett town and she wants to know what there up to, and even if that means spying on them. I think Tally and Shay will become even better best friends than Tally and Peris, but they will son invite Peris to join them.
As Tally is hiding in the brush of the pleasure garden, she is faced with a figure, who she can't make out in the dark. After a long while of agonizing stillness and silence Tally speaks. This is only to realize that this figure was another ugly, named Shay. Now Tally and Shay are faced with the challenge of escaping without being noticed.
What have you learned about Shay? Is she like Tally? Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay.
She is an easy-going person who cracks jokes and laughs alot. She is alot likeTally because she has friends who now live in Prett town and she wants to know what there up to, and even if that means spying on them. I think Tally and Shay will become even better best friends than Tally and Peris, but they will son invite Peris to join them.
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