Book: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, Illustrated by Michael Smollin Summary: There is a monster at the end of the story. Who is the monster at the end of this book? Grover does not want to know! But you do. Grover tried everything to keep the reader from getting to the end of the book. Each passing page, Grover decided to make it harder to flip the page. Grover would tie the pages with ropes. Then he tried to keep the pages together by nailing woods. Then lastly, Grover tried to make the pages heavy by laying bricks with cement. He was so embarrassed because the monster was none other than Grover himself at the end of the book Reason for Selecting: I chose this story for more than one reason. First, I wanted to prove to the children that sometimes they might think something scary is in their closet, but it is nothing at all. I think Grover shows that a monster might be a furry, friendly and …show more content…
I have the book facing the children so they can follow along with me. I changed my voice every time she introduces something else. For example, I snort like a piggy when the little girl said that she would still like herself even with a snout that snorts. The children laughed when they hear me snort like a pig. Throughout the book, I kept them engage by changing my tones and making noise that goes along well with the story. After I read the story, I offered the students to tell each other what they like about one another. Extending the Text: To extend the story, I asked the students to read “The Ugly Duckling”. In contrast with the “I like Myself” book, the little duckling did not like herself because of what people were saying about her. Even though at the end the duckling became a beautiful swan. The first book showed them to love themselves regardless what they might think is wrong. The second showed them that everything
In his work “The Loss of the Creature”, Walker Percy asserts that learning is direct confrontation of the unknown, a process of struggle for finding individuality. He contends that unique experience of learner have to be stumbled upon, rather than via formal environments of laboratories and classrooms. Percy supports his claims by comparing the gains of explorers to the sightseers at Grand Canyon, insisting that unprecedented discovery of unknown generates better education outcomes than learning with existing expectations. Advocating learning through authentic experiences, he introduces the phenomenon of “loss of sovereignty” (54) in a vivid example: an American couple were unable to fully appreciate their discovery of an unspoiled point of
But, for the class we have a teenage voice that catches more of my attention and make me iterate with the story better. The class also told the story better because Stuart Mclean would add stuff that didn 't really need to be added or take out stuff i liked but as for the class we only changed a couple of words in the story. To better suit the story the words puss puss as changed to kitty kitty and cro-magnon Dave was changed to caveman Dave. Also, the part in the story were they talked about receiving a letter was changed to email which better suits are century and generation. I have to admit that when Stuart Mclean was reading his story I was a little confused for example when he was saying Stephanie 's part, the part ‘‘it 's to windy’’ said stephanie ‘‘It 's just trees’’ when he said that part it sounded like two people were talking instead of just the one stephanie.
“THE monster under the bed finally arrived at our house the other night.” Monsters are something most children think exists. But they can also exist in everyday life. The author come into contact with this dilemma in her house one night. In an article “Monsters” written by Anna Quindlen has to make the decision on what she tells her son about the monster under the bed.
On January 20, 2017 the documentary They Call Us Monsters was released. They Call Us Monsters was directed by Ben Lear and goes behind the walls of the Los Angeles County Jail, which houses some of the most violent juvenile criminals. The documentary focuses on three inmates they are all teenagers with one being in prison since age fourteen. The documentary surrounds itself with the lives of Juan, Jared, and Antonio who are taking a screenwriting class from the producer Gabe Conway. Juan who was arrested at age sixteen faces 90-to-life for first-degree murder; Jared who was also arrested at sixteen faces 200-years on four attempted murders; Antonio who was arrested at age fourteen and faces 90-to-life for two attempted murders.
In Kelly Link's short story “Monster” it is based in North Carolina at a camp, but more specifically a group boys in Bungalow 4 and 6 who go out on a hike to camp at Honor lookout in tents. At the beginning Bungalow 6 went out on a hike and saw a monster and of course they came back to tell all of the other groups at camp. A big part of the story is about Bungalow 4 and how everyone in the group picks on this kid named James Lorbick who i guess you could say is not the coolest kid around. When Bungalow 4 goes on their hike it is not much of a true hike but they do find a big bone in the mud. When they set up to camp a kid named Brian starts picking on James.
“Monsters” by Anna Quindlen is a short story about a mother who is told by her son that he believes a monster is under his bed. In the story the mother had been waiting for the monster and expected that it would have shown up four years earlier. She also believed that the monster would be large and hairy with sharp teeth. In the story the mother tries to calm her son’s fears by assuring him that she and his father would never let a monster into the house and showing her son that he could make friends with the monster by offering it tootsie rolls. In the story the mother realizes that even though her son is only a child and his definition of a monster does not exist, he will grow up and realize that monsters do exist and they look just like
Childhood nightmares of an alive again human body assembled from parts is further described in Frankenstein, showing an almost human side to the being so often painted as pure evil. Frankenstein, the creator of Creature, left a monster to its own devices, leaving a being to learn its own way of life. To do this, Creature leaned upon four pieces of literature, Paradise Lost, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Plutarch’s Lives and Ruins of Empires. Victor Frankenstein has a tendency to want to play the role of God; he has a God complex. In this, Creature relates Victor to Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton.
Curiosity is a very important trait for normal people. It is only natural for all of us to be curious, for us, as humans, find it interesting discovering and learning new things. In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, curiosity is expressed as a negative feature us humans have. Mary Shelley describes Curiosity’s impacts and how it, for the most part, leads to misery and despair, but how it can also be used for better if you know how to control it. Curiosity can be essential if used correctly, but if it goes too far, it can lead to regretful pain.
Balancing Beauty In and Out The well known story of the ugly duckling is a poignant reminder of what the judgments of others can do to an individual’s self esteem. One duckling was different from the other ducklings that were supposedly superior in appearance and therefore it became an object of constant teasing and torment. Other characters in the story only saw what was superficially different with the ugly duckling instead of taking the time to find what other redeeming qualities or skills it may have otherwise had. In time the duckling subjected itself to the life of an unwanted recluse because it knew it could never fit in.
Perceptions from others can be cruel. Criminals are often thought of negatively by themselves and are also disrespected by others in society. The novel Monster presents the impressions people have about Steve Harmon, an accused criminal on trial for robbery and murder. Furthermore, the text explains Steve’s views of himself during and after time in prison from first person point-of-view. The novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers highlights the various perceptions that exist about an accused criminal.
How can a story about a frog and a toad teach me life priciples? Lobel takes a fun and important approach by using two animal characters to teach young children about necessary life principles in regard to friendship. These stories are easy to read and understand and are greatly beneficial to developing children. The themes can be helpful to all ages in all seasons of life. Lobel uses a children’s picture book to shed light on important and relevant truths about what being a friend is really
The monster is the antagonist in the novel. The monster is not named Frankenstein but was created by Victor Frankenstein in the University of Ingolstadt, assembled by old body parts. The monster is a hideous, grossest, and gigantic creature, that is always suffering from rejection and fear from his creator and society. The monster gains general knowledge through the books he reads and the conversations he hears from the De Lacey's and learns about himself. However, he seeks revenge on his creator for abandoning him, he kills Victor’s younger brother, best friend, a maid, and his fiancee.
First off, when she started talking to the kids, she would say “Okay Friends.” Both the teachers use a very pleasant tone of voice for the kids. Mrs. Wendy would always talk to the children and start conversations with them. She would ask the kids’ educational questions like “What color is this Lego?” When the children answered correctly, she would give them good praise.
Christopher Andrade Mr, O 10/6/16 8th grade Frankenstein The Graphic Novel Graphic Novel By Mary Shelley 130 pages, Illustrated Imagine, that you created an eight foot monster, and it is trying to kill you. This book is a stunning thriller book, it has all the action and adventure you want in a story. Mary Shelley the author packets this story with crisis and grudges.
In the graphic novel The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan, 3 teens which are called demigods are forced to battle monsters to save their friends and families from being killed. The teens start by being very weak and not confident in their ability to fight. This is shown in panel 3 on page 10. In this panel Percy, one of the teens, is laying on the ground while one of the monsters is towering over him. The author chose this scene to be a worm's eye view because it shows that the monster is viewed as a god since he is much larger compared to Percy.