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The document summarizes several stories from Courtney Stubbs' literature class, including The Giver by Lois Lowry where Jonas leaves his black and white community to see color. It also discusses a story where a zebra is hit by a car but survives and talks to a homeless man, and the sinking of the Titanic where Ms. Becker survives and finds her family. The document ends with a reflection on the characters being happy with their outcomes.
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The document summarizes two short stories - "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto and "Charles" by Chaim Potok. "Seventh Grade" is about a boy named Victor starting seventh grade in a new school where he reunites with his friend Theresa. In French class, Victor is called on but doesn't know the answer, and later Theresa asks Victor for math tutoring. "Charles" is about a boy named Laurie who starts kindergarten and constantly talks about a misbehaving boy named Charles, but it is revealed that there is no actual student named Charles.
Reader and perseverance
Jonas is a 12-year old boy who has been chosen to be the receiver, a role which requires him to be patient, calm, wise and strong as he takes on important duties. Adam is a young boy nicknamed "Zebra" for his running style, and enjoys being active, learning new things, and persevering even when unsuccessful. Victor lies about speaking French to impress a girl named Teresa, and goes to great lengths like pretending to talk to the teacher to get her attention.
Analyze perseverance project 2
This document contains 6 paragraphs that tell separate stories:
1) Jonas was unable to see color and left his community.
2) A person named Zebra loved running and drawing after getting injured.
3) A boy named Victor had a crush on a girl named Teresa and was happy when they were in the same class.
4) Victor tried to get Teresa's attention by answering questions in class, and she later asked if he would study with her.
5) Citations are given for the books "The Giver" and a story called "Zebra".
6) A citation is given for a photograph found online.
Jechorvion foster
Victor had a crush on a girl named Teresa and took French class to try to impress her, even though he didn't know much French. When the teacher asked Victor questions in French, it showed that Victor was taking the class only to get closer to Teresa, not because he truly knew the language.
Perseverance Chad Martin
The document discusses three stories of characters persevering:
Jonas perseveres by running away on his father's bicycle with Gabe to escape his community.
Victor perseveres by pretending to speak French to impress a girl named Teresa, which works as she then asks for his help with French.
Zebra perseveres after being hit by a car by learning how to draw pictures from a man at an art camp, finding a new purpose.
brittany baptist
This document contains summaries of characters from 3 different works. The first character Jonas lives in a future society where everything is controlled and individuality has been removed. The second character Victor has a crush on a girl named Teresa and tries different strategies to ask her out. The third character Ruth Becker was a real passenger on the Titanic at age 12 who got separated from her mother and siblings during the evacuation and survived the sinking.
Perseverance and literature
This document contains summaries of three different works:
1) The Giver by Lois Lowry, where Jonas is selected to become the Receiver of Memory and learns about the restrictions placed on his community.
2) A story about a boy named Adam who breaks his arm and is sad until John Wilson cheers him up by relating to him through their shared interest in zebras.
3) Accounts from Ruth Becker, Jack Thayer, and Harold Bride about their experiences on the Titanic.
Montez allen project
The document summarizes key events and characters from the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. It describes Jonas, the 11-year-old protagonist, struggling with feelings of fear. It also discusses Jonas's father, a nurturer of infants, and his mother who works in justice. Finally, it outlines the plan Jonas develops with The Giver to flee their community and release memories back to the people to change society, though The Giver initially considers murder as a solution.
Presentation3 Jabari Ford
The document summarizes three stories about characters facing adversity and persevering. Jonas from "The Giver" feels confined by his colorless neighborhood and runs away on his bike with his brother to feel free. Victor is trying to impress a girl at school but freezes up when talking to her, though he later manages to speak with her. Charles was lying to his parents about misbehaving, but his mother discovers at a PTA meeting that the bad kid was actually Charles.
Presentation3
The document summarizes three stories about characters facing adversity and persevering. Jonas from "The Giver" feels confined by his colorless neighborhood and runs away on his bike with his brother to feel free. Victor is trying to impress a girl at school but freezes up when talking to her, though he later manages to speak with her. Charles was lying to his parents about misbehaving, but his mother discovers at a PTA meeting that the bad kid was actually Charles.
Perseverance and literature - Kamron
This document contains summaries of three different works:
1) The Giver by Lois Lowry, where Jonas is selected to become the Receiver of Memory and learns about the restrictions placed on his community.
2) A story about a boy named Adam who breaks his arm and is sad until John Wilson cheers him up by relating to him through their shared interest in zebras.
3) Accounts from Ruth Becker, Jack Thayer, and Harold Bride about their experiences on the Titanic.
Alex smith 7th grade ela task
Jonas struggles with his role as the giver which causes him to run away from society. A character perseveres through adversity by getting his life back on track after being in jail for theft. Victor struggles to talk to Teresa because he likes her. They overcame adversity by completing their goals.
Alex smith 7th grade ela task
Jonas struggles with his role as the giver which causes him to run away from society. A character perseveres through adversity by getting his life back on track after being in jail for theft. Victor struggles to talk to Teresa because he likes her. They overcame adversity by completing their goals.
Perseverance Through Adversity
The Giver holds the knowledge and memories of the community before sameness. He is the only person who feels emotions and fell in love with his first trainee, Rosemary, but was angered when she was taken from him. The Giver overturned his vow of silence due to his love for Jonas and knew he needed to find a way to teach the community, so he helped Jonas.
Mil'Kayla's PerseveranceProject
Jonas is selected to become the Receiver of Memory in his community, which has given up emotions, choices, and experiences from the past. He must decide whether to stay in this limited life or escape to find freedom. Two friends, Flex and Antonio, face tension as they are forced to compete against each other in a boxing match, but they later reconcile. Adam loses the ability to run after an accident, but finds new purpose by joining an art class taught by a veteran, where he gains confidence and moves past his depression. The characters all struggle with challenges and mistakes but grow as people through hard times.
Chyna ward titanic power point
The document discusses life on the Titanic and why its sinking was such a tragedy. It describes how the Titanic was called unsinkable but sank after hitting an iceberg, with the ship continuing to sink even after they thought they had passed the iceberg. As everything died out, people were lost and yelling in confusion about what had happened. References at the end include Google, Titanic facts, Wikipedia, and information about the life and loss of the RMS Titanic.
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Perseverance & literature.ppt courtney
- 1. Perseverance & Literature Courtney Stubbs 4th period 11/14/12
- 2. The Giver • Jonas was color blind and did not now what color was because he’s town was black and white and so was he’s clothes
- 3. The Giver solution • He moved out of the community with he’s little brother
- 4. Zebra solution • Zebra was running so fast that when he tried to turn the corner a car had hit him
- 5. Zebra solution • He ends up meeting a homeless man and talks to him
- 6. Titanic • The titanic hit a ice berg and the titanic was going to sink with ms. Becker
- 7. Titanic solution • Ms. Becker survived the sinking and found her family at the Carpathian ship
- 8. reflection • Jonas is a happy man living with he’s little brother • Zebra he is happy talking to the homeless man • Ms Becker survived the sinking and is happy with her life
- 9. Bibliography • Language arts literature book • The Giver by: Lois Lowry