Post 7 [Simone Mitra]

Coraline

Author: Neil Gaiman

Pages Read: Whole book

28. Describe the setting.

 The door opened into a dark hallway, all she could see was darkness but a few moments later, when she stepped in, she saw lots of dirt circling the empty hallway. When she reached the other side, she was back to where she was... her home. The blood-red long carpet was there and the picture was also there so it was just her home...or was it?

                                                                                                                                                    Wednesday, 23rd of December 2015

Write a letter to the main character.        

Smile

Dear Raina,

I extremely love the book Smile. You had gone through so many surgeries just to get your two front teeth perfect... that must hurt a lot. You must have been humiliated in class so much. I felt really sad for you. You are such a brave and courageous girl. I have one question for you Raina, Do you like being a girl scout?
Please reply as soon as possible.

Yours Faithfully,
Simone Mitra

David Walliams
#23: Write a biography of the author

David Walliams was born on August 20, 1971 in England. He is an actor and writer. He is well known for being a judge on Britain's got talent and on Little Britain. Apart from acting, he also loves writing book. Here are some book that he has written:

• Gangsta Granny 
• Awful Auntie
• Rat Burger
• The Boy in the Dress

Smile 

#30: Design your own activity

A Summary of Smile

 Raina just wants to be a normal 6th grader. One night after the Girl Scouts, she trips and falls and injures her precious 2 front teeth. What follows is a long, frustrating journey with on and off braces, surgery, embarrassing head gear and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there is still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion and a friend who turns out to be not so friendly.  

Gangsta Granny 30. Design your own activity  Pages Read: Whole Book

Gangsta Granny [The Plot of the Story]

 Ben is a young boy who hates staying with his Granny on Friday nights. There's no one at home since his parents go to see a dancing show called Strictly Stars Dancing. Ben finds her Granny very boring since granny always feeds him cabbage- related dishes and they always play scrabble since her television hasn't been working for years. Ben loves plumbing and always buys the magazine "Plumbing Weekly". His parents have never wanted him to become a plumber, their ambition for Ben was for him to become a professional ballroom dancer which in that case Ben hated.

One day, Ben was severed boiled eggs, which he detested so he went looking around the house for a biscuit tin. Out of the blue, he found a biscuit tin but it was much heavier than he thought. Ben opens the lid and he finds... diamonds, rings, bracelets. Ben hears Granny's footsteps so, he quickly put the tin away.

While going home, Ben asks his parents if he could stay at Granny's the next day [since the jewels made him very curious]....

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll
Illustrator: John Tenniel
Pages Read: Whole Book


Activity 16. Find a song(s) that seems to relate to your novel. Write out the lyrics and then write an explanation of how they relate. 

Wonderland by Taylor Swift




Flashing lights and we, took a wrong turn and we
Fell down the rabbit hole
You held on tight to me
Cause nothing's as it seems
Spinning out of control
Didn't they tell us don't rush into things
Didn't you flash your green eyes at me
Haven't you heard what becomes of curious minds
Didn't it all seem new and exciting
I felt your arms twisting around me
I should've slept with one eye opened at night

We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And we pretended it could last forever
We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And life was never worse but never better
In wonderland
In wonderland

So we went on our way
Too in love to think straight
All alone or so it seemed
But there were strangers watching
And whispers turned to talking
And talking turned to screams

Didn't they tell us don't rush into things
Didn't you flash your green eyes at me
Didn't you call my fears with the cheshire cat's smile
Didn't it all seem new and exciting
I felt your arms twisting around me
It's all fun and games 'til somebody loses their mind

We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And we pretended it could last forever
We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And life was never worse but never better
In wonderland
In wonderland

I reach for you
But you were gone
I knew I had to go back home
You searched the world for something else to make you feel like what we had
And in the end in wonderland we both went mad

We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And we pretended it could last forever
We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And life was never worse but never better
We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And we pretended it could last forever
We found wonderland
You and I got lost in it
And life was never worse but never better

In wonderland


I chose this song since it really matches with the story. Alice fell in a rabbit hole and the she did find wonderland. She did get lost in Wonderland. So overall, I think this book has a great bonding with this song.

Why would I like Willy Wonka to be my Friend?  

By:Simone

If I were Willy Wonka's friend it would be a dream come true.  Imagine, just imagine to be friends with the amazing, fantastic Willy Wonka .  I could go to his factory almost everyday and have all the different scrumptious, mouth-watering treats!  I don't even need to win that golden ticket.  The most amazing part is.. it's for free!  I wouldn't even have to pay a single penny.  I wouldn't even maybe have to have Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner since I could just eat there at the factory.

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