The document provides a list of fun indoor activities to do on a rainy day, including jumping on furniture, reading, telling stories, pretending to be in a tent with friends under blankets while snacking, going to bed, and eating.
The document summarizes the plot of the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. It introduces the main characters of Bella, Edward, and Jacob and explains that Edward is a vampire and Bella falls in love with him even after learning his secret. It describes key events where Bella discovers Edward's vampire family and meets some dangerous vampires who feed on humans. Bella must escape from these bad vampires and Edward rescues her. In the end, Bella recovers in the hospital with Edward by her side and they are happily together again. The document also includes the opinion of the reviewer that it is a fantastic love story full of mystery, love, action and suspense.
The document outlines a story map with characters, theme, conflict and plot. The theme is about a girl struggling internally. The conflict involves the girl hearing a creepy noise at night while sleeping. The plot follows the girl through her morning routine of waking up, eating breakfast with her family, and going to school.
The film Orphan is a 2009 psychological horror about a couple, Kate and John, who adopt a mysterious 9-year-old girl named Esther after suffering a miscarriage. Esther seems charming at first but starts displaying increasingly disturbing and violent behavior, leading Kate to believe Esther is hiding her true nature and identity. As killings start occurring, Kate worries for her family's safety and tries to convince John and others that Esther's innocent appearance masks a sinister face. It may be too late for everyone as Esther's control and terror continues to grow.
This document summarizes and analyzes three poems: "Dear John Wayne" by Louise Erdrich, "In Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okita, and "Pigeons" by David Hernandez. It discusses the key events and themes of each poem, including Native American reactions to a John Wayne film, the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, and comparing treatment of Hispanic people to pigeons. The document also analyzes common poetic elements like imagery and tone, as well as critical thinking skills demonstrated in each poem, such as use of stereotyping.
Natalie and her Grandfather are Gollups, a curious and adventurous species, who use a special suitcase to travel. In this story, they share an undersea adventure. The book encourages sharing the story with a child using imagination and details about the various sea creatures they may encounter, like the queen mermaid, Mr. Octopus, joke-telling sea horses, and poet lobsters. It suggests having an imaginative conversation about their adventure under the sea.
John Green lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife Sarah and their two children. He started a popular YouTube channel called VlogBrothers with his brother Hank in 2007. John has authored several bestselling novels for young adults, including Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. The Fault in Our Stars was adapted into a highly successful film in 2014. John's novels are deeply emotional and have earned him a large international fanbase.
Erased is an audiobook that is recommended for road trips and couples road trips. It is the sequel to the novel Altered and follows Anna after she has fled the Branch organization with Sam, Cas, and Nick. Anna is learning how to survive in hiding by following Sam's rules of not drawing attention, carrying a weapon, and being aware of her surroundings. However, as Anna's old memories start to resurface and a figure from her childhood reappears, her loyalties are tested. The audiobook is delivered thrillingly by Jennifer Rush and keeps listeners guessing through its packed mysteries, lies, and surprises until the end.
The Fault In our stars is a magnificent book by John Green it is a New York Times Best seller. If you like tearjerkers and love stories this is the book for you.
The document summarizes the plot of the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. It introduces the main characters of Bella, Edward, and Jacob and explains that Edward is a vampire and Bella falls in love with him even after learning his secret. It describes key events where Bella discovers Edward's vampire family and meets some dangerous vampires who feed on humans. Bella must escape from these bad vampires and Edward rescues her. In the end, Bella recovers in the hospital with Edward by her side and they are happily together again. The document also includes the opinion of the reviewer that it is a fantastic love story full of mystery, love, action and suspense.
The document outlines a story map with characters, theme, conflict and plot. The theme is about a girl struggling internally. The conflict involves the girl hearing a creepy noise at night while sleeping. The plot follows the girl through her morning routine of waking up, eating breakfast with her family, and going to school.
The film Orphan is a 2009 psychological horror about a couple, Kate and John, who adopt a mysterious 9-year-old girl named Esther after suffering a miscarriage. Esther seems charming at first but starts displaying increasingly disturbing and violent behavior, leading Kate to believe Esther is hiding her true nature and identity. As killings start occurring, Kate worries for her family's safety and tries to convince John and others that Esther's innocent appearance masks a sinister face. It may be too late for everyone as Esther's control and terror continues to grow.
This document summarizes and analyzes three poems: "Dear John Wayne" by Louise Erdrich, "In Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okita, and "Pigeons" by David Hernandez. It discusses the key events and themes of each poem, including Native American reactions to a John Wayne film, the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, and comparing treatment of Hispanic people to pigeons. The document also analyzes common poetic elements like imagery and tone, as well as critical thinking skills demonstrated in each poem, such as use of stereotyping.
Natalie and her Grandfather are Gollups, a curious and adventurous species, who use a special suitcase to travel. In this story, they share an undersea adventure. The book encourages sharing the story with a child using imagination and details about the various sea creatures they may encounter, like the queen mermaid, Mr. Octopus, joke-telling sea horses, and poet lobsters. It suggests having an imaginative conversation about their adventure under the sea.
John Green lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife Sarah and their two children. He started a popular YouTube channel called VlogBrothers with his brother Hank in 2007. John has authored several bestselling novels for young adults, including Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. The Fault in Our Stars was adapted into a highly successful film in 2014. John's novels are deeply emotional and have earned him a large international fanbase.
Erased is an audiobook that is recommended for road trips and couples road trips. It is the sequel to the novel Altered and follows Anna after she has fled the Branch organization with Sam, Cas, and Nick. Anna is learning how to survive in hiding by following Sam's rules of not drawing attention, carrying a weapon, and being aware of her surroundings. However, as Anna's old memories start to resurface and a figure from her childhood reappears, her loyalties are tested. The audiobook is delivered thrillingly by Jennifer Rush and keeps listeners guessing through its packed mysteries, lies, and surprises until the end.
The Fault In our stars is a magnificent book by John Green it is a New York Times Best seller. If you like tearjerkers and love stories this is the book for you.
This document provides writing prompts and information for a 3oESO (third year of secondary education) writing assignment. It includes two options: writing an email to a friend asking for advice after an argument with a boyfriend/girlfriend, making sure to follow the assignment guidelines. The second option is to create an original horror story or adapt an existing one, noting common horror story elements. It also shares the folktale of "The Story of the Jack-O-Lantern" about a miser named Jack who was denied entry into heaven and hell and was doomed to wander with only a lantern.
The document provides summaries for 14 children's picture book nominees for awards in 2010-2011. The books cover a range of topics from chickens who write books to naked mole rats who like to wear clothes to a gift of 14 cows from Kenya to America after 9/11. Accompanying the summaries are credits for the source of pictures of the book covers.
The document provides summaries of 12 new books available at the Broadwater Library. It describes the plots and genres of each book, including fiction, fantasy, mysteries and biographies. Many of the books sound like they would appeal to both children and young adults interested in stories about friendship, adventure, family and personal growth.
This document provides middle school summer reading recommendations and expectations. It suggests that students entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades read 4-8 books over the summer break. Specific titles are recommended for incoming 8th graders. Award-winning books, as well as popular titles by level and genre are listed. Teachers provide annotations about compelling reads. The goal is for students to engage with diverse texts over the summer months.
The document provides summaries of 12 young adult fiction books that were nominated for the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice award for grades 6-8 in 2011-2012. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, horror and coming of age stories. They involve themes of friendship, bullying, family struggles, supernatural events and discovering one's identity.
The document provides summaries of 12 young adult books recommended for grades 6-8. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, horror and realistic fiction. They involve themes of friendship, identity, family struggles, supernatural phenomena and coming of age. The main characters range in age from 12 to 15 and face challenges such as bullying, illness, personal growth and threats to their communities.
Jacqueline Woodson's new middle-grade novel celebrates the healing that occurs when six students share their stories in a weekly meeting without adults. The students open up about issues like Esteban's father's deportation and Amari's fears of racial profiling. Meeting in the room they call the ARTT Room allows them to express feelings they hide from others and build courage together.
The document contains instructions for an assignment asking students to:
1) Read an assigned essay by Annie Dillard
2) Write an explanation of the essay with a personal response
3) Create an illustration communicating the essay's message
4) Prepare a presentation of the explanation, response, and illustration.
This book report summarizes the book Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Roberson. It describes the setting as Hank's grandparents' house in Princeton, New Jersey in the past. It provides a character description of Hank as nice, helpful and loving insects. The solution or plot is for Hank to find what people in New Jersey do differently from people in Italy and to find the dog's home and owner. The favorite part is when Hank went to his room and Agony the dog started howling. The theme is described as hope and experience.
Unconsciousness the main character in frozen movierahmat abiy
1. The movie follows Elsa, who has ice powers that she struggles to control due to fear instilled in her childhood.
2. At Elsa's coronation, her powers are revealed when she accidentally freezes the kingdom. She flees and her sister Anna goes on a quest to find her.
3. Anna finds Elsa but during a confrontation, Elsa unwittingly strikes Anna in the heart with her powers.
Jay receives a letter accepting him to Merriweather Academy. He is excited for a change of scenery. Upon arriving at the island school, Penelope greets Jay and immediately starts asking him questions about where he is from and his special powers. Sarah and Eugene then join them, with Sarah telling Penelope off for pestering strangers but Eugene encouraging her curiosity. Eugene then asks Jay his name and about his special powers. The script provides backstory for Jay as well as introducing the key characters of Penelope, Sarah and Eugene at the school. However, comments note that some elements like filming in a bedroom would not be possible and describing characters through actions rather than dialogue would work better.
Michelle McCann McDaniel is an author and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started writing poetry at age 12 and later wrote articles for local newspapers. McCann McDaniel has authored several children's books including "Adopted - A Dog's Tale" told from the perspective of a dog named Baby, and "Sara the Nice Snake" about a misunderstood snake. Her latest novel for adults is called "A Time Like This: Providence, Destiny, or Fate?" which follows a woman named Sura during the biblical times of Esther and Nehemiah as Sura's family helps rebuild Jerusalem's walls amid threats from enemies. Both of McCann McDaniel's books are now available on Amazon.
This document contains summaries of several books and stories for students of different levels:
1) The first passage summarizes a story about the Great Fire of London in 1666 that destroyed much of the city.
2) The second passage is about a mysterious new teacher who arrives at a school where strange things start to happen.
3) The third passage introduces four popular legends from Britain - about a girl and a unicorn, a wizard's spells, a king's secret, and a prince's loyal dog.
4) The fourth passage is about some ghost stories from Britain and other countries told by friends in a Scottish hotel.
5) The fifth passage introduces the Sherlock Holmes story of a crime
This document contains reviews of books, films, and other media from several students. It includes reviews of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Divergent, The Maze Runner, The Hobbit, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter among others. The reviews provide the title, author, main characters, and a brief reason for why each reviewer liked the book or film in 1-3 sentences.
1. Genre: Fiction, Historical fiction. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage describes a young peasant girl serving Mary, Queen of Scots who is imprisoned in a castle in Scotland, placing it in the historical fiction genre.
2. Genre: Fiction, Science fiction. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage describes a space pilot delivering a mysterious package that turns out to be a princess, including elements of science and technology not yet developed, placing it in the science fiction genre.
3. Genre: Folklore, Fable. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage retells the classic story of the fox and the cat with moral lessons
Mourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle by Eugene O'Neill that retells the Greek tragedy Oresteia. It features themes of murder, adultery, incestuous love and revenge between members of a wealthy New England family in the aftermath of the Civil War. The play explores Freudian concepts of the Oedipus complex through the relationships between characters, particularly the incestuous love of Lavinia for her father that mirrors an Electra complex.
Frozen is a 2013 Disney animated musical film based on The Snow Queen fairy tale. It tells the story of fearless Princess Anna who goes on a journey with mountain man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. Anna and Kristoff battle the extreme elements in a race to save the kingdom from Elsa's unintentional spell. The film uses modern 3D animation and features musical accompaniment. It focuses on the theme of sisterly love rather than a typical princess love story.
This document provides writing prompts and information for a 3oESO (third year of secondary education) writing assignment. It includes two options: writing an email to a friend asking for advice after an argument with a boyfriend/girlfriend, making sure to follow the assignment guidelines. The second option is to create an original horror story or adapt an existing one, noting common horror story elements. It also shares the folktale of "The Story of the Jack-O-Lantern" about a miser named Jack who was denied entry into heaven and hell and was doomed to wander with only a lantern.
The document provides summaries for 14 children's picture book nominees for awards in 2010-2011. The books cover a range of topics from chickens who write books to naked mole rats who like to wear clothes to a gift of 14 cows from Kenya to America after 9/11. Accompanying the summaries are credits for the source of pictures of the book covers.
The document provides summaries of 12 new books available at the Broadwater Library. It describes the plots and genres of each book, including fiction, fantasy, mysteries and biographies. Many of the books sound like they would appeal to both children and young adults interested in stories about friendship, adventure, family and personal growth.
This document provides middle school summer reading recommendations and expectations. It suggests that students entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades read 4-8 books over the summer break. Specific titles are recommended for incoming 8th graders. Award-winning books, as well as popular titles by level and genre are listed. Teachers provide annotations about compelling reads. The goal is for students to engage with diverse texts over the summer months.
The document provides summaries of 12 young adult fiction books that were nominated for the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice award for grades 6-8 in 2011-2012. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, horror and coming of age stories. They involve themes of friendship, bullying, family struggles, supernatural events and discovering one's identity.
The document provides summaries of 12 young adult books recommended for grades 6-8. The books cover a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, horror and realistic fiction. They involve themes of friendship, identity, family struggles, supernatural phenomena and coming of age. The main characters range in age from 12 to 15 and face challenges such as bullying, illness, personal growth and threats to their communities.
Jacqueline Woodson's new middle-grade novel celebrates the healing that occurs when six students share their stories in a weekly meeting without adults. The students open up about issues like Esteban's father's deportation and Amari's fears of racial profiling. Meeting in the room they call the ARTT Room allows them to express feelings they hide from others and build courage together.
The document contains instructions for an assignment asking students to:
1) Read an assigned essay by Annie Dillard
2) Write an explanation of the essay with a personal response
3) Create an illustration communicating the essay's message
4) Prepare a presentation of the explanation, response, and illustration.
This book report summarizes the book Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Roberson. It describes the setting as Hank's grandparents' house in Princeton, New Jersey in the past. It provides a character description of Hank as nice, helpful and loving insects. The solution or plot is for Hank to find what people in New Jersey do differently from people in Italy and to find the dog's home and owner. The favorite part is when Hank went to his room and Agony the dog started howling. The theme is described as hope and experience.
Unconsciousness the main character in frozen movierahmat abiy
1. The movie follows Elsa, who has ice powers that she struggles to control due to fear instilled in her childhood.
2. At Elsa's coronation, her powers are revealed when she accidentally freezes the kingdom. She flees and her sister Anna goes on a quest to find her.
3. Anna finds Elsa but during a confrontation, Elsa unwittingly strikes Anna in the heart with her powers.
Jay receives a letter accepting him to Merriweather Academy. He is excited for a change of scenery. Upon arriving at the island school, Penelope greets Jay and immediately starts asking him questions about where he is from and his special powers. Sarah and Eugene then join them, with Sarah telling Penelope off for pestering strangers but Eugene encouraging her curiosity. Eugene then asks Jay his name and about his special powers. The script provides backstory for Jay as well as introducing the key characters of Penelope, Sarah and Eugene at the school. However, comments note that some elements like filming in a bedroom would not be possible and describing characters through actions rather than dialogue would work better.
Michelle McCann McDaniel is an author and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started writing poetry at age 12 and later wrote articles for local newspapers. McCann McDaniel has authored several children's books including "Adopted - A Dog's Tale" told from the perspective of a dog named Baby, and "Sara the Nice Snake" about a misunderstood snake. Her latest novel for adults is called "A Time Like This: Providence, Destiny, or Fate?" which follows a woman named Sura during the biblical times of Esther and Nehemiah as Sura's family helps rebuild Jerusalem's walls amid threats from enemies. Both of McCann McDaniel's books are now available on Amazon.
This document contains summaries of several books and stories for students of different levels:
1) The first passage summarizes a story about the Great Fire of London in 1666 that destroyed much of the city.
2) The second passage is about a mysterious new teacher who arrives at a school where strange things start to happen.
3) The third passage introduces four popular legends from Britain - about a girl and a unicorn, a wizard's spells, a king's secret, and a prince's loyal dog.
4) The fourth passage is about some ghost stories from Britain and other countries told by friends in a Scottish hotel.
5) The fifth passage introduces the Sherlock Holmes story of a crime
This document contains reviews of books, films, and other media from several students. It includes reviews of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Divergent, The Maze Runner, The Hobbit, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter among others. The reviews provide the title, author, main characters, and a brief reason for why each reviewer liked the book or film in 1-3 sentences.
1. Genre: Fiction, Historical fiction. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage describes a young peasant girl serving Mary, Queen of Scots who is imprisoned in a castle in Scotland, placing it in the historical fiction genre.
2. Genre: Fiction, Science fiction. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage describes a space pilot delivering a mysterious package that turns out to be a princess, including elements of science and technology not yet developed, placing it in the science fiction genre.
3. Genre: Folklore, Fable. Subgenre: How you got your answer: The passage retells the classic story of the fox and the cat with moral lessons
Mourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle by Eugene O'Neill that retells the Greek tragedy Oresteia. It features themes of murder, adultery, incestuous love and revenge between members of a wealthy New England family in the aftermath of the Civil War. The play explores Freudian concepts of the Oedipus complex through the relationships between characters, particularly the incestuous love of Lavinia for her father that mirrors an Electra complex.
Frozen is a 2013 Disney animated musical film based on The Snow Queen fairy tale. It tells the story of fearless Princess Anna who goes on a journey with mountain man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. Anna and Kristoff battle the extreme elements in a race to save the kingdom from Elsa's unintentional spell. The film uses modern 3D animation and features musical accompaniment. It focuses on the theme of sisterly love rather than a typical princess love story.
The character growth of Queen Elsa in the Disney movie frozen
Some fun things to do on a rainy
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Jum p off your couch or bed .
Read a long book.
Tell a story.
H ere’s m y personal favorite. If you’re with friend s, curl up on the couch with a
blanket over your head s and pretend it’s a tent. Be sure to bring in a little snack!