Complete one of the following in at least 5 sentences:
1. Summarize the plot of either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
2. Identify at least one character trait for any of the characters in either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
Whichever you choose, you must use details or examples from the text in your response. You must also use at least three of our vocabulary words from this week.
Study hard! Read and respond to one another's responses!
2. Identify at least one character trait for any of the characters in either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
ReplyDeleteI am choosing the main character Harrison Bergeron.The author of this story really describes him as a very talented person. It was a total shame that he couldn't be free because equality kept him tied. He unjustly got killed by the government. He was a determined man with an ingenious mindset and thoughts.
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ReplyDeleteI decided to do the first exercise summarizing the plot of Harrison Bergeron.
In our world in the future where equality rules, a fourteen year old boy named Harrison Bergeron goes unjustly to jail because the “Rulers” believed that he was culprit by being different. But when the time comes and he escapes, he heads to a studio where he finds his love in the eyes of a beautiful ballerina. He probably spends the most wonderful time of his life there because it’s the only time he feels free dancing and having fun even though unfortunately, the end of both the Emperor and the Empress’ (as he had characterized them) is near and quite tragic because they end up dying by two good shots of a weapon owned to Diana Moon Clampers, the current Handicapper General.
Hope you liked it.
Fiza, Great job identifying the character traits. I can tell you paid attention to the character trait sheet that Ms. Soteres gave you. Next time, when identifying a character trait, think about the activity we did today. Provide evidence of what the character does, says, thinks, and what others think about that character. Your details from the text were too general, but if you think specifically like we did today your response will be very good!
ReplyDeleteStavros, Good work considering all of the important information regarding Harrison's part of the story. I am just left wondering about George and Hazel after this summary! Where are they? And if you consider them, does the moment of the climax change?
thanx ms Gelso
ReplyDeletenext time i will try to be specific and make a better response
Answer to Ms Gelso's comment.
ReplyDeleteMs Gelso, I thought too, to include George and Hazel but when I thought it again, they don't play a very important role in the story because even though they are the parents of the main character and the intelligence of George is above the average, the thing in his ear makes him forget everything in order to prevent his thoughts and and make him cannot show his feelings, something that happens with Hazel too with the difference that she isn't smart enough to think a lot. So if I included those characters in the summary, there wouldn't be something different.
Thank you for commenting.
I agree that the most important parts of the story are when Harrison enters. I just think also that without George and Hazel, the ending seems less sad. Additionally, the point when Harrison enters is more exciting. It's almost like George and Hazel are so opposite to Harrison that their very presence in the story highlights how climactic those events with Harrison are. Very excellent thinking, Stavros!
ReplyDeleteHello everyone I have chosen
ReplyDeleteThe 2 exercise I have decided to describe The narrator from I just kept on smiling
The narrator from I just kept on smilling is a mallicious smart person. Not only he is also very misterious (wierd in my opinion). I found him wierd when he admited about him steeling the books even though the class was already beaten. I find him misterious because he never tells anyone about his birthday and had no one who would hanga around with hima.
Hi everyone, I decided to summarize the plot of "I Just kept on smiling".
ReplyDeleteThis is a story that talks about a littly boy that durin latin class, gets 3 excercise books from Dom Francis desk. As the prfessor notices that the 3 books are missng, he allerts the class that if the culprit wouldn't give up the next morning, the entire class would go in big trouble. After, when the students were alone, Pigott, one of them, went to talk with the protagonist and told him that he had seen what he had done in class and that he nneded to confess. The protagonist so went to confess. At the beginning the professor didn't want to belive him, but at the end, he belived the culprit and gave him a punishment.
I chose to do number 2
ReplyDelete2. Identify at least one character trait for any of the characters in either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
Between Harrison Bergeron and the narrator form I just kept on smiling I chose to do I chose to describe Harrison Bergeron. Harrison Bergeron was a fourteen year old boy that had tremendous abilities because he was extremely smart and because he was very athletic. Harrison Bergeron was trying to start a revolution against equality imposed by the H-G director called Diana Moon Clampers. This rule of equality made everybody equal unjustly because nobody agreed to be equal, so that’s why Harrison wanted to fight against unfairness, this shows a side of his personality, it shows that he is determined and courageous, you could see another side of his personality when he delicately took the mask of the ballerina’s face or when he kissed her, that is showing another side of his personality that is the loving and caring one.
Alessandro--Fantastic character traits! Just check your spelling: malicious, mysterious, and weird.
ReplyDeleteDafne--Make sure you reread at least the second half of "I Just Kept on Smiling." You wrote your summary up to the climax, but then seemed to falter. Did the narrator really receive a punishment after he confessed?
Tomas--Excellent work. I love that you included text details and then drew your conclusion. I could really follow your train of thought. Great!
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ReplyDeleteI will write on number 1, summarizing the plot "I just kept on smiling"
The summary of the book “I Just kept on Smiling” is about a boy Nicky Craver who in the course of seeking attention from his classmates owns up to taking three books from his Latin class which was not taken by him. The boy, who took the books, is his close friend and they always sat together and did things together .Their classmates were not really interacting with them in class. This was an impediment to Nicky Craver and he really wanted to be equal with all of them. The boy who stole the books ,hides them in a box at the chapel and when the teacher Dow Giber found out the books were missing, he said he will beat everyone in the class unjustly to find out who the culprit was and why he took the books.
The real culprit owned up to the teacher, but Mr. Dow Giber did not believe him because he was known as a quiet boy with a tremendous behavior. This was shown in the text when the teacher asked him, “Who put you to this?” The next day everyone in the class got beaten and no one owned up again. Finally, the case was closed. After some time Nicky Caver who was the boy’s best friend thought it best to own up to taking the books, even if he was not the one who had done it. He was punished in a bad way .He had to stand on the table in the dinning hall with everyone present and he wore a big hideous sign round his neck saying THIEF. It was quite shameful, but he just stood there with everyone starring at him. He had gotten what he wanted. Now everyone’s attention was on him, but it was not a pleasant way of attracting people. When Nicky caver looked at his friend, his friend just kept on smiling vaguely .The question is, why was he smiling? Is it because he realized that his friend had finally gotten what he wanted? Or why is someone else paying for the crime he committed? I believe that Nicky Carver wanted to be a hero and he did not mind how it came about. What was important now was that he was at the center of something that made everyone to notice that he existed in the class.Though it sounds weird because no right thinking person will own up to a crime that will put a large dent to his reputation.
Hello Ms Gelso and classmates!
ReplyDelete2. Identify at least one character trait for any of the characters in either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
I would like to identify Harrison Bergeron.
From what I can understand the author created Harrison Bergeron as a very proud character. He doesn't agree that everyone has to be equal and that everyone is forced and tortured to be the same as everyone else. Equality is important but people should not over do it. If I had to chose three words to describe him I would chose Driven, Crafty, and, dauntless.
Driven because he is determined to show the world to be proud of their talents and he does everything to free the other people from their prison and unjustly gets killed by Diana Moon Clampers, the Handicapper General.
Crafty, or in other words tricky, he made it to escape from prison with weights headphones and everything that should be able to disable him. He also made a young ballerina take off her hideous mask and be proud of her gracefulness and pretty face.
Dauntless because he is not afraid of getting caught he just wants to prove what he really is special and wont change his mind.
Comment to Tomas R.
ReplyDeleteTomas I loved how you characterized Harrison Bergeron and actually you made me think some things about him that I didn't before.
Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteI’m going to summarize the plot for just kept on smiling.
The story is about this boy who steals three notebooks and keeps them in a chapel. The teacher that lost the notebooks asks who took the books and he answers but the teacher doesn’t believe him. The next day he punishes the class because the thief didn’t show himself. After a few days he rips up the books and he flushes them down the toilet. The next day his friend takes the blame for taking the books.
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Complete one of the following in at least 5 sentences:
ReplyDelete1. Summarize the plot of either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
2. Identify at least one character trait for any of the characters in either "I Just Kept on Smiling" or "Harrison Bergeron."
Whichever you choose, you must use details or examples from the text in your response. You must also use at least three of our vocabulary words from this week.
I choose number 1
The plot of "I Kept on Smiling" is that the narrator, when the professor Dom Francis, his latin teacher didn't look he stole 3 books and he wouldn't confess. Since nobody would confess the teacher wanted to beat them. He hided the books in the church inside a basket. At the end Niky Carver confessed to save a friend. The narrator is very happy that his only friend confessed for him.
Everyone is doing a great job with characterization! I have some questions about some of the plots for "I Just Kept on Smiling" though.
ReplyDeleteUchenna, your summary was very complete, but you wrote it as though Nicky Carver was the main character. Consider who the main character is before you start writing!
Ludovica, you forgot the climax! When we were in class, all of the groups decided that the climax of the story was when the narrator confesses, but Dom Francis does not believe him.
Everyone, make sure you are clear on this story before our quiz!