OP#1

1. Yoko is nice because she gave her rucksack to the new brother and the new born. She is kind of impatient because in the train she coulnd't wait to eat. Until her mom stopped her and explained.


2. Yoko and Ko look they have a strong relationship between them as sisters. Yoko calls Ko bossy because Ko kinds of tells Yoko what to do most of the times. Yoko was starting to hate Ko for going ahead while they were crossing the railroad.

3. The Kawashima family seemed like they felt bad for the patients on the train. So they shared there supplies with the patients on the train. Thats why Ko and Yoko shared their blankets with the patients.

Reading Vocabulary#3

Words I didn't understand, never heard of, thought sounded funny, or sounded cool:

Accusation: accusing someone of something

Proverbial: made the subject of a proverb

Intervenes: something in the way or something stopping you from reaching your goal.

Carnage: killing a huge number of people.

Anticipation: trying to guess a persons every move( doesn't have to be a person)

Independent Reading Post#3

Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Author: Rick Riordan

Date: 11-16-07

Total Pages Read: 157 pages

Time: About 3 1/2 hours

Pages: 137-294

Response Question; What does this book make you wonder about? Why?

This book makes me wonder a lot of things. But the thing that this book makes me wonder the most is what will happen next. You might never know what will happen. He might turn evil, or she might save the day. It will always make you wonder. Since this is the first book of the series, anything can happen. So if anything can happen you might never know until you read it. You might be amazed, happy, or sad, who knows. So that is what this book makes me wonder.

So far in the book, Percy Jackson has fought a huge Minotaur, discovered his friend Grover was a satyr, his Latin teacher was a centaur( half man half horse), and there is a huge camp named CAMP HALF-BLOOD for kids that have Greek Gods as their mom or dad. He made a friend named Luke and later on his friend Luke was evil all along and had several attempts to kill Percy Jackson.

Reading Vocabulary#2

Words I didn't understand or thought that sounded cool:

Maraschino: a sweet liquer dstilled from marascas cherry

Metaphysical: concerned with abstract thought or subjects, as existence, causality, or truth(the greek gods in this case)

Mausoleum: a gloomy large room or building

Caduceus: the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.

Archetypes: greek mythology. monsters in greek mythology get killed but can't die. they re-form eventually.

Independent Readning Post#2

Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Author: Rick Riordan

Date: 11-8-07

Total Pages Read: 81 pages

Time: About 2 hours

Pages: 1-137

Response Question: Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?

I would read another book from this author. I am trying to get the third book and I can't wait till the fourth one comes out. I would read another book from this author because Rick Riordan has a nice storyline and characters. I also like the suspense he makes because you don't really know what will happen next.

Reading Vocabulary

Words I didn't understand or thought that sounded cool:

High Octane Fuel:

Emphatically: Uttered with emphasis

Flailed: A manual threshing device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff and a shorter, free-swinging stick attached to its end.

Satyr: Part human, can sometimes also be part horse or goat.

Adolescent:
having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.

Independent Reading Post

Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Author: Rick Riordan

Date: 11-2-07

Total Pages Read: 56 pages

Time: About an hour and half

Pages: 1-56

Response Question: What was one of your favorite lines(or sentences) in what you read today?

My favorite line(or sentences) is " I put my back to the big pine tree and waved my red jacket in front of the bull man thinking I'd jump out of the way. But it didnt happen like that" I like this line becuase it makes you wonder if that didnt happen, then what will?