Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Discussion Question # 14

This week we began talking about how to compare and contrast. We used "The Witches and "The Twits" and talked about how they are similar, and how they are different. Just like last weeks assignment when you took an example from your book that showed cause and effect, now you are going to do the same with compare and contrast. I want you to compare and contrast two characters in your book and tell me three things that are similar about them and three things that are different.

Progress not perfection,

Mr. D

21 comments:

  1. HAPPY HALEY!!!!!!!!!!January 31, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    The book I am reading is called Socks by Beverly Cleary. I am comparing and contrasting George ands Debbie. In the story Debbie was very worried the the cats would never find a nice, soothing home, but George was very relaxed about it. When George was very rough with the kittens and Debbie was very gentle with them. When they were trying to sell them Debbie yelled out "CATS FOR SALE!" and Georgge was very embarassed about it. They are the same by them being related, they both want to sell all the cats, and they do not want to sell their cats to a rambunctions group of kids.

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  2. The Awesome and talented LIEBE B-) (sg)January 31, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    I am currently reading Holes by:Louis Sachar my 2 characters are Stanley and Zero SAME:1)they are both going to CAMP GREEN LAKE 2) they both know the X brand for sneakers 3) they both want to finish this camp soon (18 months)DIFFERENT:1) they came at different times at camp green lake 2)Zero finished his hole before Stanley 3)Stanley has a no-good-pig-stealing-dirty-lien-great-great- gandfather Zero dosnt

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  3. The book I m reading is R.L STINE Shake,Rattle & Hurl.

    3 things different between Gassy & Bernie are.
    #1Gassy is a dog, Bernie is a human
    #2Gassy farts a lot,Bernie does not
    #3Gassy sleeps all day,Bernie does not
    3 things the same are

    #1They live in the same house
    #2They both are best friends
    #3They love each other so so so much

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  4. The book I will compare and contrast two characters in is Fear Street Truth or Dare by R.L.Stine. The two people I will compare and contrast are Dara and April. Dara and April are different because Dara is rich and owns a jeep,a limo,and a ski lodge while April is poor and owns a small car and a small house. they are also different because Dara gets killed with a hatchet while freezing and April doesn't get killed. Another reason they are different is because Dara dates a guy for a while and then dumps him and April doesn't have a boy friend . Dara and April are similar because they both get stuck in Dara's ski lodge with a murder inside the lodge. Another reason they are similar is they both don't have a parent while trapped inside the ski lodge.My final reason they are similar is because they both like gross and embarrassing truths while playing truth or dare. Those are three reasons why Dara and April are similar and different.

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  5. Hugo is diffrent from his dad because hugo fixed more things and fixed clocks more time though his dad saved a machine from a fire and pased it on to Hugo.There the same because they both fixed clocks and liked movies.

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  6. Henry and Will are the two caracters from Tripods by: John

    Similarities: They're both in the Parker family, they both like to fight, they fight on sight(means they immediatly fight when they happen upon each other), and their loyalties are parallel.

    Differences: They have different days of birth, Henry is stronger, and they have different reasoning for stratigey(when they meat Beanpole one wanted to push forward while one wanted to camp).

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  7. The book that I am reading is "Wild Life" by Cynthia DeFELICE. The two characters I will compare and contrast are Erik the 12 year old boy and Oma Erik's grandma. When talking to Big Darrell Oma has more patience and kind words for him. Erik can't put up with him and talks back. Erik bends the rules. For example he kept the dog and ran away. On the other hand Oma sticks and plays by the rules. Erik is sarcastic and has a sence of humor. Oma isn't that sarcastic. They are also alike because they both stand up to Big Darrell. Also they both get attched to things. For example Oma is attached to her son Dan and after he died she only said his name a couple of times. Erik got attached to Quill the dog. Erik and Oma care about the dog very much, like enough to keep it. Oma just doesn't want to admit it to Big Darrell. That is the end of my book "Wild Life".

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  8. In my book The Homework Machine, written by Dan Gutman I will tell you about Judy Douglas, and Brenton Damagatchi. They are both extra smart, They are both straight A students, and They are both in G and T. However Judy thinks that The Homework Machine (Belch) is a bad idea, but Brenton made it up. Brenton likes chess, and Judy doesn't. Judy is starting to think that she should start doing her homework on her own agin, but Brenton has been doing it for two years now, and he is stuck on it like a human and a cigar. He just can't gat away from it.

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  9. hullo here is my compare contrast; harry and ron
    diffrence
    1,harry likes hermion like a sister but ron likes hermione.
    2,harry is famous but ron is not
    3,harry is rich but ron's family is poor
    4,harry doesn't have any parents but ron has both
    5,harry is the only child but ron is the 6th boy
    6,harry says voldemolt's name but ron doesn't
    7,ron fights with hermione a lot nut harry gets along with her
    8,harry's only reletive is his uncle and aunt, but ron has a lot
    similer
    1,they both like hermione
    2,they're best frinds
    3,they tell each other secrets

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  10. The 2 characters I'm going to use is Nancy (from fancy nancy book) and her little sister (from fancy nancy book).

    Nancy Sister ( i don't know her name )
    fancy not fancy
    have a curly hair just a little curly

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  11. Similarities
    orphans
    Live on a island friends

    Jams
    Cant fly
    God climber
    Peater
    Can fly
    Never ages

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  12. Witches Same Twits
    Use magics . both bad at havent wash
    Wear maskes. cooking. for years.
    Use a magical hates childrens. trying to be
    recipes. have a bad tall.hates
    thinkings about each other.
    childrens.

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  13. The book I am currently reading is The Last Olympian
    by Rick Riorden.The two people I am going to compare and contrast are Percy Jackson and Nico Angelo.The first similarity is that they are both half-bloods.They both live at Camp Half-Blood.Last but not least they are both children of one of the Big Three.One of the differences is their godly parent.Percy's dad is Poesiden and Nico's dad is Hades.Another difference is their personality.Nico acts gloomy and serious all the time.Percy on the other hand is more easy going and fun.The last difference is their power.Nico can talk to and raise the dead.Percy can control water.I choose this book because Rick Riorden is a great author and I would like you to read this book.It is the fifth and final book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

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  14. My book is called big nate on a roll.
    Nate and Artur.
    Similar stuff:Both are timber scouts,both want the skateboard,BOth have a prize.
    Nate's fun facts:nikename THE GREATENESS,fail school (have bab grades i mean).LIKES JENNY.
    Artur:nikename mr.prefect (true),one of the best student,JENNY'S BOYFRIEND.

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  15. The AMAZING JERSEY SCRIBBLERJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    The book I am reading is Amelia's LONGEST, BIGGEST,MOST-FIGHTS-EVER FAMILY REUNION by: Marissa Moss.

    SAME: 1.Amelia and her dad are family
    2.Amelia and her dad both like to write.
    3.Amelia and her dad both had notebooks that they would write in when they were kids.

    DIFFERENT: 1.Her dad has hairy hands Amelia doesn't. 2.Her dad lives in Chicago, Illinois
    and Amelia dosn't.
    3.Amelisa is a girl her dad is a boy.

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  16. My book is The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. My characters are Percy Jackson and Annabeth. Their similarities are they are both Demigods, they both saved the world, and they both hated Kronos. Their differences are Percy is a boy, he was son of Posidon, and he used a sword. Annabeth is a girl, she was daughter of Athena, and she used a knife.

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  17. The book I am reading is "Spellbound" by Jaquline west. The two charectars I want to compare and contrast are Olive and Rutherford. Olive is the new girl in town and is studing a spellbook she found inside of one of the mystrious paintings. Rutherford is a young boy who is Olive's next door negihbor and enjoys studing dinosaurs. First I am going to show the similarities between the two and then the differences.

    The similarities between olive and Rutherford are, olive and Rutherford are both very interested in the houses mystery, They both have a commentment to helping the houses trobles, and Olive and Rutherford are both very good at keeping secrets.

    The differences between Olive and Rutherford are, olive is interested in the house and Rutherford is interested in dinosaurs. Olive has completely commeted to helping the house but Rutherford is just helping a little. Olive lives with her parents and Rutherford lives with his grandmother.

    This concludes that olive and Rutherford have similarities but they also have differences. Many of the similarities and differences have to do with the house and its secret.

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  18. book : One Handed Catch by:Mj Auch

    Similarities
    1.Norman and Leon (normans friend) like to play baseball.
    2.Norman and his sister are worried about their father.
    3.Leon and Normans sister think that Norman can't play baseball.

    Differences
    1.Norman has one hand and his sister has two hands
    2. Norman thinks he can play baseball but Leon thinks he can't.
    3.Norman has to practice a lot of baseball and Leon doesn't

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  19. Lauren Choi said ..........February 1, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    I am reading Supernatural by L.J. Smith.I noticed similar things and differences through out the book.There is a girl named Becky who tries to find her history book for her history class,then sees this weird shadow,later on she finds out it was a girl who died through out the school years.Becky has brown hair,the ghost has blond hair,The ghost has scars all over her face,Becky has no scars on her face,the ghost likes plain colors,Becky likes colorful neon colors.

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  20. COCO IS LOCO!!!!! A.K.A colby!February 1, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    Ok today i am using Seymour and Mr.Grumply they totally diffrent but they change along the way just watch

    Mr.Grumply:#1 he youst to NOT like cats.#2youst to despise Seymour

    Seymour Hope;#1 ALWAYS loved cats.#2 Tried to to give Mr.Grumply a chance.

    Now what they have in come'n.

    Mr.Grumply & Seymour:they both were dog lovers and wanted a dog.lOVED Olive dearly(a ghost that haunts 43 old cemetary road manshion)

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  21. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian DumbledoreFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling A.K.A "the queen". I am comparing Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory. Three things the have in common are; they are both captain AND seeker for the quidditch team, also they are both in the Triwizard tournament. Three things that are different are Cedreic Dies, Harry doesn't but comes close. Harry is in Griffindor, Cedric is in Hufflepuff. Harry likes Cho Chang but Cho is Cedrics Girlfriend.

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