Remake of Qian, Matthew Reading - period 7 by Matthew Qian https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm Made with a lot mischIEf en-us 2022-01-31 18:22:58 UTC 2022-05-11 19:16:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f449.png FORMAT - "sentence from story" (book title, pg.#) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021973635 wat type of figurative language the author usin? explain how u know this
y it effective? y did author include this piece of figurative language? wat it help u learn/understand abt characters :P]]> 2022-01-31 18:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021973635 FORMAAT - "sentence from story" (book title, pg. #) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021980932 denotation:
conotation:
wat mood/feelin is shown in this phrase? positive negative?
y author use this phrase/word? wat it add to the story? wat we learn/understand abt the characters, setting, plot, etc.]]> 2022-01-31 18:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021980932 FORMAT - character names & page # matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021990705 include image of the dialouge above.
explain wat is happenin in this section of dialouge.
wat does reader learn or start t understand?
y it important to plot? does it:
  • reveal character's personality traits, feelins, motives, thoughts
  • move plot forward by motivating characters to make descisions/take action
  • reveal important details/secrets
wat can reader infer?
]]> 2022-01-31 18:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2021990705 Window - SSBI matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2022190632 Joshua Hallal of SPYDER has lost all of his limbs and has replaced them with high-tech robotic one. All of these limbs were lost in-combat on two occasions. The later occasion the limbs shattered, causing so much pain that it made him unconscious.
I haven't experienced losing such major limbs so that's why I have this on the windows list. When I read the word "shatter" in book, I thought kinda like how glass does and it would be strange if a limb did act like glass in that way but yea i suppose a limb could still shatter. Another noteable thing is how the book says that the amount of pain made Joshua unconcious.]]> 2022-01-31 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2022190632 SPY SCHOOL BRITISH INVASION BY STUART GIBBS matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2026031567 2022-02-02 18:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2026031567 "I fought the urge to leap across the table and forcibly wipe that grin off Murray's face" (SSBI, pg.4) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2036446377 Here, the author is using personification as an urge is not a physical object and cannot actually be fought physically. This is effective as it shows Ben having a conflict with himself on whether to stay calm and professional or to choose violence against Murray simply because of his anger at Murray's actions. It goes to show Ben's hatred against Murray and the author later on narrates through Ben explaining how both individuals are about equally matched in a one on one fight.]]> 2022-02-08 20:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2036446377 "I fought the urge to leap across the table and forcibly wipe that grin off Murray's face" (SSBI, pg.4) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2036453805 Denotation: Ben is having a conflict with himself on whether to stay calm and professional or to choose violence against Murray simply because of his anger at Murray's actions
Connotation: Immense anger
Gives off a negative feeling
Here, the author effectively shows Ben's hatred against Murray and the author later on narrates through Ben explaining how both individuals are about equally matched in a one on one fight. We can understand this well because this is a feeling that a lot of people can probably relate to.]]> 2022-02-08 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2036453805 Ben Ripley & Murray Hill pg.4 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2038803723 In this section of dialogue, Ben is interrogating Murray on where the lock that this key goes to is located. Here, we have a moment where Murray and Ben express personalities that we can learn. We see that Murray acts quite arrogant in this interrogation, teasing Ben. On the other hand, we see that Ben is conscious of trying to sound professional and can just barely tolerate Murray's teasing. So far, there is a secret that the plot is wanting to use to move forward but we see that it in fact doesn't move, letting the reader infer that Ben's team is going to find a different means of decrypting this mystery]]> 2022-02-09 20:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2038803723 "His limbs had been replaced with extremely high-tech robotic versions, while the missing eye was covered with an eye patch, all of which left him looking like a cyborg pirate" (SSBI, pg.4) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2040958302 The author compares Joshua Hallal with cyborg pirates using the word "like" so it's simile. This helps the reader form a clearer image of what Joshua Hallal looks like; gives us another way to image Joshua through ideas we're familiar with.]]> 2022-02-10 18:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2040958302 "In the last hour alone, he had eaten at least a pound of skittles, fourteen other assorted candy bars, six bags of chips, eight cans of soda, and a plate of left over room service nachos. Even though the nachos were at least two days old and the cheese on them had congealed so badly it appeared to be bulletproof." (SSBI pg.8) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2041114451 The authors uses simile to describe the cheese using phrase "appeared to be". This piece of figurative language helps us understand just how concerning the texture of the nacho cheese is. By describing the cheese as bulletproof, we take the thought of something strong enough to withstand bullets and apply it to the nacho cheese, giving the reader a repulsively effective concept. Thus showing us the degree of how bad Murray's eating habits have become.]]> 2022-02-10 20:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2041114451 "His posture slumped, he had sprouted a second chin, and his belly bulged pregnantly" (SSBI pg.9) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2041117131 This time, the author uses a metaphor to describe Murray because there is no word or phrases with similar meaning to "like" when comparing Murray's belly with a pregnant belly. It's effective as it applies the idea of the large belly of one who is pregnant and applies it to Murray, letting us further understand the degree of unhealth Murray has plunged to.]]> 2022-02-10 20:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2041117131 "America is more important than England." Catherine wheeled on Alexander, fire in her eyes. "Do not make this an argument about which country is better, she warned." (SSBI pg.19) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2049465870 Here, we see the author use a metaphor in order to show the fierce emotion of anger coming from Catherine directed towards Alexander. We know this because the author doesn't use any words or phrases such as "like" or "as if" to say that Catherine had fire in here eyes. This is effective as the reader can relate to seeing someone's face when in passionate anger and can describe it as having fire in the eyes. Through this, we can learn that Catherine is all against making this argument about which country is better than the other, something that Alexander brought up earlier.]]> 2022-02-15 20:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2049465870 "America is more important than England." Catherine wheeled on Alexander, fire in her eyes. "Do not make this an argument about which country is better, she warned." (SSBI pg.19) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2049467003 denotation: Catherine has fire in her eyes
conotation: Catherine has the hot fire of anger in her eyes
very negative mood as it's describing the climax of a heated argument, used this phrase to add further emphasize on Catherine's anger, we understand how passionate Catherine is against arguing which country is better or worse.]]> 2022-02-15 20:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2049467003 “Catherine was pacing in the kitchen now, her eyes alive with excitement." (SSBI pg. 30) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2051609709 denotation: Catherine's eyes are alive and excited
connotation: Catherine is now very interested in learning more about this topic
this is a positive mood that is given from the storyline and Ben's team making progress. This phrase is used to add and express Catherine's delight to Zoe's clever way to decipher where the lock to the key may be located. From this we learn that Catherine is a fan of clever ways to solve mysteries and this mystery leads them to The British Museum.]]> 2022-02-16 18:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2051609709 Zoe, Mike, Ben pg. 28-29 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2054155781 Here, we see Zoe explain to the team how there are numbers on the key that is in the vary rare font of Tottenham; which can lead them to where the lock may reside. After hearing this, Mike gets very excited to start a big conversation sharing their interests in typography. From this, the reader learns what typography is and how it helps out the team in the operation.  This conversation shows us ho Zoe and Mike both have an interest in typography. By revealing where the font originated, the team now has the secret place to go to: the British Museum. The reader can now infer that ini the next chapter, the crew would arrive at London and a fight may take place there.]]> 2022-02-17 22:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2054155781 window - stop the sun matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2070226926 In stop the sun, we see Terry's father describe a terrifying scene he lived through fighting in the Vietnam War. Being a soldier fighting in a war is not something I have experienced doing before. He describes how it was a night so dark he couldn't see his nose, walking through a rice paddy, yet found he and his group under intense fire. The sounds of bullets hitting flesh, mortars being fired and exploding, the screams of his fellow soldier as they're hit, the fear of getting hit, death, helplessness as they can't call for backup, wanting to be out of the situation, demoralization, begging the sun to stay down as that would uncover him from the darkness of night, all things that I found gave me an unfortunately descriptive and clear window into what it was like being an American soldier in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. Indeed quite scarring in my opinion.]]> 2022-02-28 20:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2070226926 Guts & Glory World War II by Ben Thompson matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2100647382 2022-03-17 18:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2100647382 Goal: matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2100649859 2022-03-17 18:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2100649859 3/28 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2117812643 mins: 35
pages: 30
Today, I had a nice time reading my book
read 30 pages so sure goal reached]]> 2022-03-28 18:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2117812643 4/1 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2125845087 mins: 30
pages: 23
Reading started off decently but getting towards the end of the period, I was starting to get kind of sleepy]]> 2022-04-01 17:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2125845087 window - G&G WWII matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2125887196 In the book, the author describes the Eastern European theater of the war between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. They talk about the situation in Moscow when every resident was brought out to defend the capital against the German Wehrmacht which found itself less than 20 miles away from Moscow, reporting sight of the golden caps of its buildings. Civilians took to arms and dug many many layers of anti-tank defenses. Soviets in lands already in the hands of the Germans also performed sabotages so that the German troops were depleted of supplies. Not to mention all this was happening in the Russian Winter with temperatures far below freezing, the thing that repelled even Napoleon back about a century earlier.
I have never had to take up arms to defend my home city against tank-driving intruders in the most inhabitable season of the year, and I'm grateful that I haven't. The closest I suppose I have gotten would be defending my chicken coop against annoyingly nocturnal opossums striking in mid-winter at 1 am when I don't even have socks on. But that's no wear close to tanks and firearms. From this chapter, I got a peek into what the average citizen of Moscow was probably spending the better part of a day doing which was forming lots and lots of defenses.]]> 2022-04-01 18:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2125887196 4/5 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2131281450 mins:
pages: 20
no problem no comment]]> 2022-04-05 18:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2131281450 window - G&G WWII matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134117483 In the first chapter, the author describes the Battle of Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai, Republic of China between the Chinese Nationalist Army and the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. He explains how the once beautiful city has been shattered into "a mixture of bloody hand-dug trenches, empty bullet casings, and coiled tangles of barbed wire," and displaced millions of civilians. As for Sihang Warehouse, the best of the remaining armed forces in China had strategically huddled up there as it had bullet-proof walls of concrete, many rooms and windows to defend from, and most importantly, it was located right across a narrow river from the International Settlement where embassies and citizens of Britain, France, and the US stayed in. This meant that the Japanese couldn't bomb the warehouse without risking the chance of accidentally getting themselves into an unwanted international incident. The Chinese soldiers in the warehouse were vastly outnumbered, outgunned, and had no hope of getting more supplies or reinforcements. Nonetheless, they fought and fought stubbornly in hope of buying enough time for the civilians to flee. As the Japanese attacked, the soldiers of the warehouse fought back with equal power, wrecking all their plans of invading or destroying the building whether it had to be blowing up mortars or extinguishing fires with buckets of urine to save water.

I haven't been in such a situation where my home city is being taken over by a foreign power and I'm happy that I haven't because the whole thing seems quite disorientating. That being said, my dad's side of my family did live in Shanghai during these times. Knowing this, I interviewed my father and he told me how his dad once dropped his slipper while being carried somewhere by his mother but was too afraid of the overarching situation to mention it till afterward. Most likely because of the atrocities the Japanese did all over the pacific, in Chinese, we have a phrase that literally translates to "Japanese Monster". From this chapter, I got a slight peek into what the war looked like in Shanghai.]]> 2022-04-07 07:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134117483 "Sit here and rot or help me lead a small, elite squad of black-ops special forces." (G&G WWII pg.104) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134133504 denotation: either sit here and become rotten or be able to help lead our group
conotation: either sit here and rot your life away like a fool or actually do something much better worth your time called helping me lead this epic squad of special forces.
wat mood/feelin is shown in this phrase? positive negative?
y author use this phrase/word? wat it add to the story? wat we learn/understand abt the characters, setting, plot, etc.
Here, the mood feels uplifting and positive as our character finally has something interesting to do. The author uses this phrase to suggest how terrible sitting in the prison and doing nothing is. Like rotting. This adds personality to the characters, makes the prison look bad, and also keeps the reader reading as they now learn that something interesting is about to commence.]]> 2022-04-07 07:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134133504 "It's a suicide mission, packed with glory and death mashed together like a bullet sandwich. The best case scenario has you coming home in a takeout box." (G&G WWII pg.104) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134137394
Here, I think the author is using metaphor as he describes the mission as such without using "like" or "as" in the way that a simile would.

This is effective as its purpose is to drop a few concepts into the reader's mind for the sake of it. It gives ideas that it will be strange like a bullet sandwich but also will have odd outcomes like coming home in a takeout box.]]> 2022-04-07 07:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134137394 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134143504 2022-04-07 07:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2134143504 Conflicts - G&G WWII matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2135004226 This book is written about WWII and as such, includes a ton of conflicts during the era.

European Theatre
During WWI, the allied powers told Germany that the consequences of surrendering wouldn't be harsh. Turns out, they were lying. When Germany did surrender, they were met with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which had the main goal of punishing Germany as harshly as possible for fighting in the war and draining everyone's resources through it. As a result, Germany's Economy went from hero to zero and only got worse when the Great Depression hit. In desperate times come desperate solution and in this case, it's a guy named Adolf Hitler who comes to power and starts getting everyone a job by making them manufacture military goods which was against the Treaty of Versailles. Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini also hated the Treaty of Versailles and also wanted to reform a lost empire so they formed an alliance. He would then continue to do all the other things that the treaty told him not to do and the allies hated the idea of WWI all over again so they decided to just procrastinate on declaring war. Now, a big part of conflict in Europe has to do with Hitler's ideals. Summarized, it is that he wants to unite all German speaking populations into Germany, to rid Germany of all "inferior races and peoples"(this included mostly Jews), and to expand German territories for the Aryan race to flourish in. In other words, a world conquest. Not only did he lead Germany to fighting and taking over most of Europe through waging war, but through his concentration and extermination camps, he also caused the death of around 2/3rds of all Jews living in Europe.

Asian Theatre
On the other side of the world, Japan was also united under a similar ideal to Hitler in that they thought of themselves as a superior race among others and also wanted to grow their empire. However, their empire was fueled by American goods such as oil and scrap metal but the US had stopped the supply in protest to the recent imperial moves. In response, Japan started attacking the US.

War wages on and battles are fought but soldiers aren't the only ones dying in battle. Civilians everywhere were massacred simply for existing. The conflict was not just battles, it was also genocide.]]> 2022-04-07 17:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2135004226 I love romance books matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2150623140 2022-04-20 16:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2150623140 4/20 matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2163172545 mins: chicken
pages: 12
i was working on graphic organizer so i had less time to read but reading was alright]]> 2022-04-28 18:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2163172545 "The problem, however, was that the British High Command did not allow any pets or other animals in their camp, so the polish Army formally enlisted Voytek the Bear into their ranks. He was give the rank of private, was assigned a serial number, and from that point on was included in all official unit rosters. The Brits were like, "Whatever, chaps," and didn't even bat an eye when Voytek marched ashore with the rest of the twenty-second company." (G&G WWII pg. 205) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170448575 Here, the author uses simile and we know this because the word "like" is used.
This is effective because the reader can relate to reacting to something with a tone like "whatever, chaps", all laid back and nonchalant about the situation. The author uses this because it's a common and effective way to summarize a reaction. It shows how the British weren't all crazy about sticking to rules, and in time of war, wouldn't be surprised to see a bear tagging along.]]> 2022-05-04 18:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170448575 "The Nazis had many terrible ways of beating information out of you,..." (G&G WWII pg. 193) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170469154 denotation: The Nazis had many methods of extracting information out of a person
connotation: violence, evil scheming, death, torture, oppression
wat mood/feelin is shown in this phrase? positive negative?
y author use this phrase/word? wat it add to the story? wat we learn/understand abt the characters, setting, plot, etc.
The word Nazi itself already has a negative connotation as it reminds the reader of the atrocities the Nazi Regime committed in Europe. Continuing the sentence, we see it uses the word beating to emphasize how the Nazis extracted information with violence. It adds to the story by reminding the reader that the Nazis were violent in all aspects including interrogation.]]> 2022-05-04 19:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170469154 "..., and if just one person coughed up the details of the plot, it would mean death for everyone involved." (G&G WWII pg.193) matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170470736 denotation: if anyone revealed details to the plot
conotation: struggle, torture, want of escape, hopelessness
wat mood/feelin is shown in this phrase? positive negative?
y author use this phrase/word? wat it add to the story? wat we learn/understand abt the characters, setting, plot, etc.
Here, the mood is negative. This phrase is used to imply that only through pain would enemies of the nazis' give up information and it would only serve the nazis' good. It adds by showing and letting the reader empathize with the situation where there is no escape and only suffrage]]> 2022-05-04 19:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2170470736 window - G&G WWII matthewqian09 https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2179998514 For a chapter, the author gives the reader a window into the life of Wojtek the bear who fought shoulder to shoulder with the Polish II Corps in war. He starts by explaining how the soldiers bought the malnourished cub from a wandering boy and raised it to be a full grown bear. Having a pet bear itself is something I haven't experienced... yet... but the thing that makes this even more unique is that Wojtek would act as if he was a regular soldier doing things alongside the men such as sitting around the campfire, eating, drinking (includes alcoholic drinks), smoking, and sleeping in the tents. After the war, Wojtek was sent to live in a zoo and his fellow men would occasionally visit, climb into his enclosure, and have a little wrestle for old times sake. We can learn from this truly unique story that animals can have the ability to form a strong, unbreakable relationship.]]> 2022-05-11 19:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewqian09/r56wyxxb1v2jtpxm/wish/2179998514