jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011
If I Were a Goddess
If I were a goddess I would give the world a little bit more confidence. Confidence means alot for a people's selfesteam, even the people who seem to be the most confident, are insecure at times. Everybody seems to be missing some confidence to accomplish their dreams and goals. With that little push people will not be so afraid to stand up for what they believe in. To make their dreams come true and accomplish even the most difficult goals. Giving people more confidence can make people feel better about themselves and reach out to others!
miércoles, 21 de septiembre de 2011
Myth Rough Draft
She felt her hairy arms brush against her hairy forehead and regretted ever sending gossip blasts, she wanted it to be day light so that she could have her blonde hair, carmel skin and green eyes back. Instead of the god-awful turning into a gorilla after 5 p.m. For being a "gossipmonger" was getting old. When she got out of the shower she had to put a whole jar of gorilla snot gel in her hair, (the curse had affected frizz apparently.)
When Gaba arrived at bubble jr. High, she saw skeeter. His black wavy hair and deep blue eyes shined in the sun. GABA and skeeter had been friends since they joined spy club in third grade. GABA was still looking for her observation book witch shenhad lost just a week ago. It contained all of her juicy stories and well, obvservations.
When Gaba arrived at bubble jr. High, she saw skeeter. His black wavy hair and deep blue eyes shined in the sun. GABA and skeeter had been friends since they joined spy club in third grade. GABA was still looking for her observation book witch shenhad lost just a week ago. It contained all of her juicy stories and well, obvservations.
lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2011
Myth Outline
Exposition:
Setting:
Bubble Jr. High, and Gaba-talksalot's house
Characters:
Skeeter (bestfriend) Gaba-talksalot (main character)
Intro-Characters what they look like?
Gaba-talksalot has blonde hair, big green eyes, and carmel skin tone
Skeeter had black wavy hair, blue eyes and olive skin tone
Problem:
Gaba talks bad, and spreads gossip about everyone! People are beginning to be hurt by her rumors.
Element of Myth:
way of life
Every morning Gaba-talksalot has to shower, put a whole jar of Gorilla snot gel into her hair so that the curse won't make her hair frizzy. She has to shower, and brush her teeth really well so she doesn't get gorilla breathe and of course check her twitter to see if Skeeter has blasted any rumors yet. When she arrives at her School the first thing she does is run to the bathroom to see if anyone has written any juicy gossip.
Rising Actions:
New characters:
Pheme
How the problem gets worse:
Every time she sends a gossip blast she makes her curse of becoming a gorilla last longer, adding on an hour. (she is now cursed for 567 hours). Gaba can barley resist only sending one gossip blast a day for back before Pheme the godess of rumors cursed her for hurting so many people with the information she would obtain each day.
Element of Myth:
Goddess Pheme and transforming into an animal
Enemy: Pheme
Climax:
The worst part of the problem:
Pheme and everyone has had enough of Gaba-talksalot's gossiping. Pheme is tired and has given Gaba many chances to apologize and stop spreading rumors. But, apparently Gaba has not been able to follow the rules and has been sentenced to 10 years of transforming into a Gorilla after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Gaba can't hold it in anymore, breaks down and ends up telling Skeeter everything. He is grossed out and now Gaba is left alone without any friends!
Falling Action:
Gaba-talksalot is so sad and she realizes that maybe there is hope and she can turn this all around, she apologizes for days to all the people she ever hurt with her gossip blasts. This took a long time since she sent blasts about pretty much everyone in the whole school! Finally she prays to the God of forgiveness and apologizes to Pheme.
Resolution:
Gaba-talksalot wakes up panting in her bed, with aposable thumbs! She realized everything was just a dream, and decides that she is never going to talk behind someone's back or gossip again!
Setting:
Bubble Jr. High, and Gaba-talksalot's house
Characters:
Skeeter (bestfriend) Gaba-talksalot (main character)
Intro-Characters what they look like?
Gaba-talksalot has blonde hair, big green eyes, and carmel skin tone
Skeeter had black wavy hair, blue eyes and olive skin tone
Problem:
Gaba talks bad, and spreads gossip about everyone! People are beginning to be hurt by her rumors.
Element of Myth:
way of life
Every morning Gaba-talksalot has to shower, put a whole jar of Gorilla snot gel into her hair so that the curse won't make her hair frizzy. She has to shower, and brush her teeth really well so she doesn't get gorilla breathe and of course check her twitter to see if Skeeter has blasted any rumors yet. When she arrives at her School the first thing she does is run to the bathroom to see if anyone has written any juicy gossip.
Rising Actions:
New characters:
Pheme
How the problem gets worse:
Every time she sends a gossip blast she makes her curse of becoming a gorilla last longer, adding on an hour. (she is now cursed for 567 hours). Gaba can barley resist only sending one gossip blast a day for back before Pheme the godess of rumors cursed her for hurting so many people with the information she would obtain each day.
Element of Myth:
Goddess Pheme and transforming into an animal
Enemy: Pheme
Climax:
The worst part of the problem:
Pheme and everyone has had enough of Gaba-talksalot's gossiping. Pheme is tired and has given Gaba many chances to apologize and stop spreading rumors. But, apparently Gaba has not been able to follow the rules and has been sentenced to 10 years of transforming into a Gorilla after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Gaba can't hold it in anymore, breaks down and ends up telling Skeeter everything. He is grossed out and now Gaba is left alone without any friends!
Falling Action:
Gaba-talksalot is so sad and she realizes that maybe there is hope and she can turn this all around, she apologizes for days to all the people she ever hurt with her gossip blasts. This took a long time since she sent blasts about pretty much everyone in the whole school! Finally she prays to the God of forgiveness and apologizes to Pheme.
Resolution:
Gaba-talksalot wakes up panting in her bed, with aposable thumbs! She realized everything was just a dream, and decides that she is never going to talk behind someone's back or gossip again!
Gaba-talksalot Character Outline
Looks: Blonde, green eyes, carmel skin tone.
Ambition: Wants to be a People magazine editor
Talent: Very good at making believable stories
Deep Dark Secret: Is half gorilla after 5 in the afternoon
Carries in her pocket: Gorilla snot gel (need to control those crazy curls), camera incase she sees something juicy, cellphone always need to be checking on more gossip!
Best friend: Skeeter always gets her all the dirt on whats happening(Pheme's nephew)
Lost recently: Her notebook that had all the gossip she needed to spread!
How she acts: One day she'll be your best friend and the next your worst enemy
Worst Enemy: Pheme the greek god for cursing her!
Questions:
1. Why does Pheme decide to punish her?
Answer:
Pheme punishes her because she sent a gossip blast about Skeeter who happens to be her nephew.
2. Why does she become a gorilla?
Answer:
Because, gorillas cannot talk or text since they don't have thumbs!
3. Why does she gossip about people?
Answer:
She enjoys having power over people
4. How did she and Skeeter meet?
Answer:
They both attended Spy club
Ambition: Wants to be a People magazine editor
Talent: Very good at making believable stories
Deep Dark Secret: Is half gorilla after 5 in the afternoon
Carries in her pocket: Gorilla snot gel (need to control those crazy curls), camera incase she sees something juicy, cellphone always need to be checking on more gossip!
Best friend: Skeeter always gets her all the dirt on whats happening(Pheme's nephew)
Lost recently: Her notebook that had all the gossip she needed to spread!
How she acts: One day she'll be your best friend and the next your worst enemy
Worst Enemy: Pheme the greek god for cursing her!
Questions:
1. Why does Pheme decide to punish her?
Answer:
Pheme punishes her because she sent a gossip blast about Skeeter who happens to be her nephew.
2. Why does she become a gorilla?
Answer:
Because, gorillas cannot talk or text since they don't have thumbs!
3. Why does she gossip about people?
Answer:
She enjoys having power over people
4. How did she and Skeeter meet?
Answer:
They both attended Spy club
3 Modern-day Myths
Gossip Girl-illa
Character: Gaba-talksalot
Setting: Bubble-gum Jr. High
Problem: Gaby-talksalot gossips about everyone in her grade even her best friends! Her rumors are beginning to hurt people's feelings
Solution: The greek god Pheme Ossa (of rumor and report) has punished her by turing her into a gorilla after 5p.m.
Elements of Myth: Greek God, transformation into an animal
Tally timeclocks
Character: Tally Tardy
Setting: Bikini Bottomville Middle School
Problem: Tally is always tardy to school and to all her classes! She is making everyone wait for her so the class is falling behind. Oh-no!
Solution: Ontimebesdaes the god of punctuality has put tally's alarm clock 1 hour early for everyday of the rest of her life!
Elements of Myth: Greek God, made up character and setting
Excuses Excuses!
Character: Skeeter
Setting: Deerpath Middle School
Problem: Skeeter never does his homework, and ontop of that he makes up lame excuses and lies for it!
Solution: The god of loyalty and honesty Sancus has punished him by turning him into a disgusting rat after 2p.m
Elements of Myth: Transforming into a strange animal, Roman god Sancus
Character: Gaba-talksalot
Setting: Bubble-gum Jr. High
Problem: Gaby-talksalot gossips about everyone in her grade even her best friends! Her rumors are beginning to hurt people's feelings
Solution: The greek god Pheme Ossa (of rumor and report) has punished her by turing her into a gorilla after 5p.m.
Elements of Myth: Greek God, transformation into an animal
Tally timeclocks
Character: Tally Tardy
Setting: Bikini Bottomville Middle School
Problem: Tally is always tardy to school and to all her classes! She is making everyone wait for her so the class is falling behind. Oh-no!
Solution: Ontimebesdaes the god of punctuality has put tally's alarm clock 1 hour early for everyday of the rest of her life!
Elements of Myth: Greek God, made up character and setting
Excuses Excuses!
Character: Skeeter
Setting: Deerpath Middle School
Problem: Skeeter never does his homework, and ontop of that he makes up lame excuses and lies for it!
Solution: The god of loyalty and honesty Sancus has punished him by turning him into a disgusting rat after 2p.m
Elements of Myth: Transforming into a strange animal, Roman god Sancus
Character Development/Story Elements
Characters
Authors use a a special "character map" or a key to create a character and make you have a certain opinion of the character (the want you to like him, hate him, envy ect.)
-Looks
-Ambition
-Deep dark secret
-Worst Enemy
-Best friend
-What does she carry in her pocket
-What she/he recently lost
-What makes them different
Story Elements
Authors also use elements like setting, theme, conflict to create a base for their story. They can draw you in by making the conflict something you can relate to and connect with. Or they can make you scared by making you feel and imagine that you are part of the story. They can make you feel sad, change your opinion and perspective on something by putting you in a characters shoes. All of these feeling wouldn't be possible without the vital story elements.
Authors use a a special "character map" or a key to create a character and make you have a certain opinion of the character (the want you to like him, hate him, envy ect.)
-Looks
-Ambition
-Deep dark secret
-Worst Enemy
-Best friend
-What does she carry in her pocket
-What she/he recently lost
-What makes them different
Story Elements
Authors also use elements like setting, theme, conflict to create a base for their story. They can draw you in by making the conflict something you can relate to and connect with. Or they can make you scared by making you feel and imagine that you are part of the story. They can make you feel sad, change your opinion and perspective on something by putting you in a characters shoes. All of these feeling wouldn't be possible without the vital story elements.
Story Elements: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Main idea
This novel is about Dorothy and her friends whom she meets along her journey. It also has to do with taking things for granted, for example at the beginnign of the story Dorothy's life is described as dull an boring and as the story moves along all she can think about is being back home with her Aunt and Uncle in Kansas. Also her friends; the scare crow who claims to have no brains but, is really the smartest of them all, the tin man who says he has no heart but is most loving. The lion who longs for bravery while he the most brave. All of these characters didn't realize what they had until they lost it like Dorothy and the tin man. Throughout the story you see how the characters evolve and have a broader, more open mind. Like in real life too, the farther, or longer you go along life's path the more you learn and accept.
Plot
Exposition:
The main characters are:
-Dorothy
-Scarecrow
-Tin-man
-Lion
Rising Action:
Dorothy lands in Oz when a tornado in Kansas blew her and totto in her house, she crushes the wicked witch of the west. When she arrives she is greeted by a good witch who tells her that the only peron that can get her back home is the great wizard of Oz. The witch tells her to follow the yellow brick road. She kisses her forehead; so that she will be protected along her journey. The second main character introduced is the scarecrow who Dorothy helped down from his stake, he told Dorothy he would accompany her to ask for brains. Then they came across the tin man who was so rusted he could not move. Thy oiled him and he went along with them to ask for a heart. Finally they met the Lion who craved bravery and they all set out on a quest to see the wizard. After overcoming many challenges, they arrive in the land of Oz, the wizard tells them they must kill the wicked witch of the east to have their wishes granted.
Setting:
The story takes place in Kansas at the very beginning, and throughout in the wonderful land of Oz!
Climax:
When they set along their second quest the wicked witch won the battle by calling upon the flying monkeys who then captured Dorothy and her friends. Dorothy ended up becoming her slave w one day she was cleaning and she accidently spilled water on the witch and melted her! Dororthy was so happy she went out to find her friends and they all set out back to the land of Oz. When they arrived with prood they had killed the witch, they find out that the great wizard is nothing but a fraud. The scarecrow, tin man, and lion still insist on having their wishes granted. So the wizard had a makeshift ways of making them realize what they already had inside of them! As for Dorothy they plan on making a hot air balloon and floating up into the sky to see where it takes them, for how is how the great wizard landed in Oz. But, the plan fails whrn totto jumps out of the basket and Dorothy goes to retrieve him the balloon has already flown up into the sky!
Falling Action/ Resolution:
When all hope is gone for Dorothy, Glinda the good witch shows up and tells her to click her heels together three times while saying there's no place like home and as Dorothy does this se wakes up in Kansas surrounded by her family and realizes it was all just a dream.
Connections
I can understand how Dorothy felt suddenly being in a different world with different kinds of people and different ways of doing things. When I moved from Chicago to Colombia it sort of felt like I was a stranger in this big world. Also I can't literally connect but I can imagine how terrible it must of felt or feel not having a way to get back home.
This novel is about Dorothy and her friends whom she meets along her journey. It also has to do with taking things for granted, for example at the beginnign of the story Dorothy's life is described as dull an boring and as the story moves along all she can think about is being back home with her Aunt and Uncle in Kansas. Also her friends; the scare crow who claims to have no brains but, is really the smartest of them all, the tin man who says he has no heart but is most loving. The lion who longs for bravery while he the most brave. All of these characters didn't realize what they had until they lost it like Dorothy and the tin man. Throughout the story you see how the characters evolve and have a broader, more open mind. Like in real life too, the farther, or longer you go along life's path the more you learn and accept.
Plot
Exposition:
The main characters are:
-Dorothy
-Scarecrow
-Tin-man
-Lion
Rising Action:
Dorothy lands in Oz when a tornado in Kansas blew her and totto in her house, she crushes the wicked witch of the west. When she arrives she is greeted by a good witch who tells her that the only peron that can get her back home is the great wizard of Oz. The witch tells her to follow the yellow brick road. She kisses her forehead; so that she will be protected along her journey. The second main character introduced is the scarecrow who Dorothy helped down from his stake, he told Dorothy he would accompany her to ask for brains. Then they came across the tin man who was so rusted he could not move. Thy oiled him and he went along with them to ask for a heart. Finally they met the Lion who craved bravery and they all set out on a quest to see the wizard. After overcoming many challenges, they arrive in the land of Oz, the wizard tells them they must kill the wicked witch of the east to have their wishes granted.
Setting:
The story takes place in Kansas at the very beginning, and throughout in the wonderful land of Oz!
Climax:
When they set along their second quest the wicked witch won the battle by calling upon the flying monkeys who then captured Dorothy and her friends. Dorothy ended up becoming her slave w one day she was cleaning and she accidently spilled water on the witch and melted her! Dororthy was so happy she went out to find her friends and they all set out back to the land of Oz. When they arrived with prood they had killed the witch, they find out that the great wizard is nothing but a fraud. The scarecrow, tin man, and lion still insist on having their wishes granted. So the wizard had a makeshift ways of making them realize what they already had inside of them! As for Dorothy they plan on making a hot air balloon and floating up into the sky to see where it takes them, for how is how the great wizard landed in Oz. But, the plan fails whrn totto jumps out of the basket and Dorothy goes to retrieve him the balloon has already flown up into the sky!
Falling Action/ Resolution:
When all hope is gone for Dorothy, Glinda the good witch shows up and tells her to click her heels together three times while saying there's no place like home and as Dorothy does this se wakes up in Kansas surrounded by her family and realizes it was all just a dream.
Connections
I can understand how Dorothy felt suddenly being in a different world with different kinds of people and different ways of doing things. When I moved from Chicago to Colombia it sort of felt like I was a stranger in this big world. Also I can't literally connect but I can imagine how terrible it must of felt or feel not having a way to get back home.
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