Week 4 11.29.10 - 12.3.10

We've been looking and studying how we relate to our characters and the real world around us. Now it's time to put yourself into your character's shoes. Thinking about the main character of your book, consider what you would do in their situation.  1. What would your reactions be? 2. How would you handle the situation? 3. What would you do differently?
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In my book Maximum Ride: Saving The World and Other Extreme Sports has a main character named Maximum Ride, Max for short. She is the leader of 
"the flock", or for you people who don't know the book "the flock" is the other children that are hybrids between human and bird. Max was in a situation that involved a animal vet, her arm, and a microchip. This situation was about max having an implanted microchip in her left arm. In the end she loses the ability to move her left arm from the elbow down. If i had been her I would have to decide between two decisions in my head which are either to not have the vet
( Dr.Martinez) remove the microchip from my arm, or if I did have her remove it and I lost the ability to move my arm from the elbow down I would have had her try to surgically remove my arm from the elbow down. The reaction I would have had when it was removed and found out my arm is pretty much useless, would have been me freaking out that I lost my arm and yelling I can't feel my arm, but I would do it in a way of not being all brusque and handle it calmly. 

Week 3 11.22.10 - 11.26.10

1.Using your notes from your reading, summarize what is happening in your story using 2 examples from your book. Include at least2. one connection and3. one inference that you made while reading. Keep in mind the previous feedback that you've received so that you don't make the same errors.

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In my book Maximum Ride: Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports  the whole flock minus Max and Fang are held against their will and they will not concede defeat. Meanwhile, Max and Fang are visiting two of Max old friends from the previous book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Dr.Martinez, and her daughter help Max remove a micro-chip Max has embedded in her arm. "Someone took my other hand. Fang. I felt his luses, his bones, his strength" is one quote that shows the fear of Max during the operation to remove her micro-chip which is that she fells alone and afraid to be put under the needle and that she might lose the use of her arm, so when Fang takes her hand she starts to feel confident and not alone. Back to the other flock member and yes their talking flying dog Todo as well. "When we get out of this everyone of those robots is have fang marks on them" is the comment that Todo adds in to create a secret conversation between him and the other flock members so that the Robo-Erasers can't hear them. That quote shows the emotion of of Todo which is anger, and confidence himself even though he is not even half the size of the Robo-Erasers.

I have one big connection with the conflict of being held against my will which is that I have seen movies, and real life things that involve being held against peoples will to get a money ransom. I have another connection with this story which is that I know how it feels to see an old friend and having them do something sorta unusual. One of my inferences is that the flock, and Todo will be held against their will Intel Max and Fang free them. My other inference is that my author (James Patterson) is going to have Max come out of the operation with both fully functioning arms. So basically that's whats happening in my story so far.

Fixed responce to Tristan's question

Bryan, I think this is a good response the only thing that it needs is a little more details please other than that its awesome. What can you use to analyze your character better?. 

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I can use my character chart to analyze my character by their looks, thoughts, and personality. I can also analyze my character by maybe using my notes on them better than I am now. I can check  back in my book a lot more than I am right now. Going back to my book would include a close eye to find every single detail about the character I wish to analyze. If someone asks me to mention two things about Max (my main character), I would go back to my book and probably quote "I want to be a cheerleader, Nudge said wistfully. Oh, for God sake,". Which would show that Max doesn't like to have her mind up in the clouds, she prefers to be focused and aware of her surroundings. That quote also means that she is very mother-like when she is around her younger siblings, which makes her a very loving but yet uncaring in the same way.

Responce to Tristan's question

Well I could now use the charater chart to help with that so that I can analyze my character better. I could also use my notes more to analyze them better.

Week 8 10/11/10 - 10/15/10

It is important for readers to understand what is happening in their books, who the characters are and what the theme is. In your response, outline the following: Plot, Setting, Characters, and Universal Theme. Provide evidence to support your thinking from your book.
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In my book Maximum Ride: Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports, by James Patterson the plot so far is the flock having a anxious urge wanting to know what happened to the Erasers and all the genetic creations of people/anmials. Soon they find out that the Whitecoats (the evil men running the School or the labs) are slowly finding the creations and killing them. So far I believe that the Universal Theme is "Never give up and you will accomplish your goals". The setting now on pg #40 where Fang and Max (two main members of the flock)flying and scoping out the area for good land to build a new life off of, while Nudge, Iggy, Gazzy, Angel, and Total (Angel's talking dog from the labs). They are doing this, because the flock excluding Max agreed to make a new living and forget about saving the world.

10/4/10 - 10/8/10 Week 7

It is important for readers to understand what is happening in their books, who the characters are and what the theme is. In your response, outline the following: Plot, Setting, Characters, and Universal Theme. Provide evidence to support your thinking from your book.

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In my book Maximum Ride:Saving The World by James Patterson, the Characters are Max (leader of the flock), Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel are on the run from Erasers (wolf-men). The setting so far is the flock driving a hippie van from the 70's and soon taking off into the sky. The universal theme I believe is Never give up on your goals and you will accomplish them. I believe that because so far through the Maximum Ride series the theme has revolved around never giving up and being yourself. In chapter 3 Max gives a pep talk to the flock.

9.27.10 - 10.1.10 Week 6

It is important for readers to understand what is happening in their books, who the characters are and what the theme is. In your response, outline the following: Plot, Setting, Characters, and Universal Theme. Provide evidence to support your thinking from your book.
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In my book Maximum Ride:The Angel Experiment, the characters (Max,Fang,Iggy,Nudge,Gasman,and Angel) go through an adventure for there lives and to find out who they really are. The setting is a variety of places suce as California,New York,and the sewer system of new york. In their way are the visiuos Erasers(half wolf half men and women creation). I believe the Universal Theme of the book is never be afraid of being what your ment to be.

9.7.10 - 9.10.10: Week 3

As readers, we need to be able to look at that is happening in the world around us so that we can make connections to what we are reading. Thinking about the world you live in, what connections can you make to your book.
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In my book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, connections I have to the real world are to me. I know what it's like to be out of the crowd, or the weird outsider no body knows. At one time I was the outsider, when I was went to Denver schools, I was the most weird child ever. I still am but  I can now fit into a group of people. I also have a connection to the everyday teenager life. We all have our weird moments, and our weirdo friends like my characters in my book.

9.22.10 - 9.24.10 Week 5

 In your book, what are some of the ways that your character(s) expresses themselves through their emotions? How do they show love? Anger? Hate? Why is this important to you as a reader?
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In my book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, my character (Max) shows herself through her emotions by always being tough, strong, and trys to handle everything on her own. She shows her love by guiding and caring for her flock (family). She expresses anger through in a way of feeling betrayed by her former father type figure in her life. Hate is a expressed feeling through her as hate for the school(the place where she was experimented on since a young child). It is very important to me because, I want to feel my characters emotions, think my characters thoughs, and actually feel like I'm my own character in the book I am reading. I believe my author (James Patterson) has gave me thier thoughts, thier emotions, and has made feel apart of the story.

Week 4 responce

My book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment's author James Patterson, his place in the book on the way Max looks is important because of her wings witch are white with golden striped natural highlights. Her wings are the most fantastic wings of the whole flock. Fang's look is kinda over expressed by his attidute toward Max. His attidute is a tough guy gothic kinda thing. I know that all this is important because like without a mental view apon your characters in your book,you would believe that the gender, look, way of dress of the character is different then the author intended.

Week of 9/3/10

In my book Maximum Ride:The Angel Experiment, my main character Max expresses herself by her action. Her action are intertwined with her leadership as the oldest of the kids. She also expresses her self through her thought. She is the narrator of the book. She has help me express myself by letting me know that
I can be myself and let people know who I am and what I like to do.

Reading Response 8/27/10

My book Maximum Ride:The Angel Experiment,is about six abnormal kids. These kids are 98% human and 2% bird. The setting is a variety of places such as parts of California, and a house within a part of the woods. The main characters is all six abnormal kids. The plot is basicly a rescue mission to r rescue a part of thier flock from the hated place of The School.