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1st Vocabulary: accommodation- a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.

2nd vocabulary: computational-
of, relating to, or using computers.

3rd vocabulary: redefining- define again or differently.

4th vocabulary: bleeped- (of an electronic device) make a short high-pitched sound or repeated sequence of sounds

5th vocabulary: closures- the act or process of closing something, especially an institution, thoroughfare, or frontier, or of being closed.

Figurative Language:-1-27-16- Personification - "The helicopter closed the distance to the island and was soon racing above the treetops that surrounded the volcanic peak" - Page 4

2nd figurative language-Page 172- sarcasm- Right, because normal gym lessons often include that kind of exercise."

figurative language : 2/3/16 - Simile - "Franz looked like a rabbit caught in headlights." - Page 162

Literary device 1:

Response- I think the book is  mystifingbecause the Contessa keeps using powers on the people so they say what she wants.

Flashback-page 97-Otto is flashing back to his childhood days at his orphanage.

Reading Strategies

2/5/16 - Predicting - Chapter 3 - This reading strategy was needed to predict that H.I.V.E.mind would help Otto, Wing Laura, and Shelby escape from H.I.V.E. when it said it was not happy there. I figured out I was right.

2/5/16 - Connecting Text To Text - Chapter 12 - I can connect this text to Artemis Fowl because the main character in that book comes up with great plans, and Otto made an amazing plan too.

Summary: beginning: After realizing that the government funding that keeps the orphanage from closing down is being cut, Otto Malpense creates a robotic mind control device that he intends to use to publicly embarrass the Prime Minister during one of his speeches. After successfully completing his objective, he is ambushed and stunned by Raven and then awakes to find himself in a helicopter, strapped to his seat, and sitting across from a complete stranger. He finds out the stranger is named Wing Fanchu and they quickly become close friends. When the helicopter lands, Otto is informed that he will be spending the next six years of his life being schooled at H.I.V.E., the Higher Institute of Villainous Education. Dr. Nero, H.I.V.E's headmaster, is interested to know that it took more than two shots from sleepers (knock-out weapons designed to replace tranquilizer darts) to capture Wing, enough to send a normal boy in a coma for a few weeks.
Middle: He expresses his concerns to Raven and asks her to keep a close eye on Wing and Otto. Meanwhile, Otto's special skills have marked him out as an Alpha — a leader of tomorrow. He quickly works out that his little stunt with the Prime Minister now have landed Otto at H.I.V.E though he has no intention of staying in this new prison, and be friends many others who have been taken to H.I.V.E., like Laura Brand, Shelby Trinity, Nigel Darkdoom, and Franz Argentblum. Otto teams up with Wing, Laura, and Shelby, and together they hatch a daring escape plan. They travel through the hidden parts of the school, but as they nearly reach their freedom, their headmaster, Dr. Nero, reveals that all along they have been going on an impossible mission. However, Nigel Darkdoom has managed to stir up his own trouble on this night, and an enormous, flesh-eating plant (named Violet) he has created escapes from the hydroponics lab.

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Setting

The setting is in two places. The first is an orphanage in England, London, and it is called Saint Sabastians. The other setting is an unknown island, which is the headquarters for H.I.V.E.. The time is in present day, and we know this because they have telprompters, helicopters, smartphones, and the same type of technology we have today.

Main Character

The main character is Otto Malpense. He is an orphan who is amazingly smart, and was recently kidnapped by H.I.V.E. for pulling off a ingenious stunt where he hypnotized the Prime Minister.

Problem

The two main problems of the book are that Otto is trying to escape from H.I.V.E, because he was taken against his will. Also, the other problem is that Otto needs to gather enough imformation about the facility of H.I.V.E., so he can escape. Also, Violet, the plant, is growing and killing people in the facility.

Connection

The connection between the setting, problem, and main character is that Otto has the personality for the problem, which is that he is ingenious, and will figure out how to escape. The setting connects to the main character and the problem because the place Otto is in is filled with like-minded individuals.

Resolution

The resolution is that Otto, Wing, Laura, and Shelby are captured by Dr. Nero, and Violet, the bloodthirsty plant, is killed.

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Vocabulary:

1/27 - Matte - Devoid of luster. - "...their matte surfaces..." - Page 6

1/28 - Contessa - An Italian Countess. - "... but I am known to everybody here as simply the Contessa..." - Page 22

1/28 - Truancy - To skip school. - "It's not escaping, it's truancy". - Page 28

2/3/16 - Abysmal - Extremely poor or bad. - " 'Unlike the rest of you maggots, whose collective performance fell somewhere between abysmal and outright terrible.' ". - Page 167

2/9/16 - Atrium - A main room of a building that is large and rectangular. - "They came out onto the walkway that led to their own quarters and looked down into the atrium." Page 280

Figurative Language:

1/27 - Personification - "The helicopter closed the distance to the island and was soon racing above the treetops that surrounded the volcanic peak" - The author included the personification to show us how fast the helicopter is moving, because the helicopter is moving quickly. - Page 4

2/3/16 - you're - Page 162

2/9/16 - Onomatopoeia - "...just as a blood-curdling, hissing, roar came from the darkness behind her." - The author used onomatopoeia to describe the sound that was heard. - Page 262

Responses

1/29 - Response 1 - I think this book so far is mysterious, because first, you get the feeling that the Contessa has magical powers, but the book does not explain her powers, or how she got them. Also, you don't find out about Otto's background until 89, and they only hint at his past before that page. Finally, the book keeps saying that Otto has a plan to escape, but it never says what the plan.

2/9/16 - Response 2 - After finishing this book, I felt it was a exhilarating story that got much better as it went along. For instance, just as Otto, Wing, Laura, and Shelby finish trying to escape, they are apprehended by Dr. Nero, and immediately have to stop a gigantic plant that was terrorizing the school, which is quite fast paced!

Literary Devices
2/2/16 - Page 89 through Page 130 - Flashback - "Looking back on it now, he supposed it had all started with the letter..." - The author uses a flashback to describe how Otto became worthy of a place at H.I.V.E., which was never explained.

2/2/16 - Page 92 - Generalization - " 'Look at him! He looks just like he's reading, ' one of the staff would say." - What's happening is that the boy in question (Otto), is reading at an extraordinarily fast speed, at a very young age, and the staff member is saying he is pretending to read. This is a generalization because the staff member is saying that there is no way a boy that young can read that fast, and that is saying that the staff member thinks that all young children can't read quickly, or at all.

Reading Strategies

2/5/16 - Predicting - Chapter 3 - This reading strategy was needed to predict that H.I.V.E.mind would help Otto, Wing Laura, and Shelby escape from H.I.V.E. when it said it was not happy there. I figured out I was right.

2/5/16 - Connecting Text To Text - Chapter 12 - I can connect this text to Artemis Fowl because the main character in that book comes up with great plans, and Otto made an amazing plan too.

2/5/16 - Summary - Chapter 15 and all chapters before it. - So far in the story Otto has been kidnapped by H.I.V.E., for his plot of hypnotizing the Prime Minister of England. He does not like H.I.V.E.'s principles however, and decides to band together with three other students to escape. After some considerable planning, they escape through the wardrobe when the laundry is changing, and then get to H.I.V.E.mind's central core, where they plan to destroy it. There, H.I.V.E.mind says it does not want to die, and that it can help Otto and his friends. As they are escaping, though, Dr. Nero, the leader of H.I.V.E. catches them. Meanwhile, in a different section H.I.V.E., a student named Nigel has created a monstrous plant and the plant is loose escape in the facility, growing bigger and bigger.

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ORESPONSES

Reponse/ I don't like this book. I hate how they are not filling in plot points and that kind of thing.But  this book is unique. That's because there not many like it.

RESPONSE TWO:  The ending was actually interesting. The only problem was that it jumped from going day to day from week to week way to quick. But the last fight was interesting. The way the handled it was different from what I expected . It also  took kinda mature turn in the end witch I liked. But overall I still don't like the book.

VOCABULARY
Halt/to stop/ "They  all halted."

Reassured/to release doubt or stress/"as wing reassured..."

/queried/to ask questions or expresses doubt/..."as she queried..."

Inquires-to ask someone information/..."as ms mcready inquires..."

Cunning-"he did this with cunning skill..."

FIGUATIVE LAUNGUAGE

Crunching-"the sound was crunching".ontamontapea

ontamontapea / "the doors hiss open occasionally".../

ONTAMONTAPEA/"The bell weant  beep beep beep

Beginning Summary: Otto and wing  meet among a helicopter on a way to this island. When they get there they go through orientation and meet their new friends. They are clueless how They got there. After a short tour they go to lunch Otto gets in a fight. After that they finish the tour up.

Middle summary: Otto is getting used to the classes and they are now trying to think of a way out. They are looking all over. After going through lessons it's go time.

End summary: Otto wind Laura and Shelby are now attempting to escape. They go through with their escape plan but it nearly fails and kills them. After that they are almost at the sub room wh.en a nasty surprise happens they get caught. After this happened a attack happend and destroyed parts of the school. After that wing and Otto decide to stay.

Literary devices:
Flashback/"back in my old orphanage..."/ remembering something that happened in your past.

Tone/"this place is so ugh..."/ setting how you feel about something.

Sarcasm/well isn't this the most beautiful island".../ to use irony.

READING STRATEGIES:

Predicting/ chapter twelve/ I predicted they were going to get caught in their escape and somehow get out of massive punishment.

Text to self/ this book is reminding me of all the movies that are like this where there's a Giant volcano hideouts and Fictional things like that.