Plot Summary:
Chapter 7 begins with Josie's Nonna talking to and explaining her life when she came to Australia from Italy. We hear that she really wanted to go to America, but her forced marriage husband made her go to Australia. When she go there, there was no one else that she knew. The cultures where completely different. She was alone for a long time by herself, not knowing what to do until her friends came over form Italy. This ends Chapter 7.
Starting off Chapter 8 is Carly. Carly is a part-time model, and her dad is a TV Presenter. She started to get into a fight with Josie, and ended up calling her a 'wog', which Josie replied calling her a 'racist pig'. Then Josie hit Carly over the head with her Science book. Next, in Sister Louise's Carly's Dad was there and wants to sue Josie. Carly says that Josie doesn't have a lawyer because she is poor, but josie says otherwise and calls Michael in. He actually comes in, leaving work from a meeting, and talks to Josie privately for a bit. After that he comes out and perswades Carly's dad to not sue htem and he agrees but doesn't say exactly, he implies it. Josie waslks out of school, suspended with Michael, and feels good about herself.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
- A big challenge for Josie was listening to her Nonna talking about her life when she came to Australia
- Nonna found it challenging in Australia knowing nothing with no friends there to help her
- Josie faced her dad at school, and wanted him to help her
Important Quotations:
"And worst of all I wonder if I'll turn out to be just like her when I turn sixty-five." (pg 79)
"Carly is a part-time model. She was in Hot Pants once." (pg 81)
"I walked past my class-mates with Michael Andretti beside me and for a few minutes I knew how it felt walking alongside one's father." (pg 90)
Personal Response:
To me, this chapter especially 8 has really started the book for me. A bit of action like that can never hurt. So this book is really starting to pick up for me. These personal responses might start to seem a little repetitive, but it is all i have to say for here :)
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
1. Receding - to go or move away; retreat
2. Sympathy - harmony of or agreement in feeling
3. Satisfaction - fulfillment; gratification
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Chapter 5-6
Plot Summary:
To start off Chapter 5, Josie goes to the first school regional dance to bring the school community together. It included St Martha's, St Anthony's, Cook High and a Presbyterian co-ed private school. Josie gets asked to dance by Jacob Coote and one of his friends asked Josie's friend Anna to dance. After seven dances Josie excused herself and wen ot the ladies room. later before she needed ot get home before 12, Jacob asked to walk her home and she accepted. When tehy got outside, he grabbed some bike-helmets and Josie almost declined it, but she eventually accepted and just around hte corner they got off, walked the corner adn then Jacob drove away.
Chapter 6 starts off with a family barbeque at Nonna's house where Josie encountered Michael Andretti for the second time. Josie saw her mum and Michael walk into the saem room inside and she followed. Josie sat down outside the room and heard the whole conversation. She heard Michael say he doesn't want to see her, he just wants to forget about her. After the conversation had finished, they all went outside, but some tiem later Michael walked abck inside into Nonna's guest room, and Josie just followed him in. She talked to her, and he talked to him. They finished the conversation.
Later on that night after the barbeque, Josies mum sat down and had a talk to her about Michael. We heard all the feelings her mum had for Michael, and everything she wanted from him, which she didn't end up getting. Then she changed hte topic to pizza and the chapter ended.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
- Josie's character was challenged at the school dance when asked to dance by Jacob Coote because she wasn't sure if she wanted to
- Josie was challenged to decide quickly whether to abonden her mother's rules and ride on Jacob's motorbike home
- Josie's Mum and Michael had a challegning talk in the kitchen at Nonna's house about Josie and her life
- Josie didn't fell good listening to the conversation and didn't understand why her dad didn't want her
Important Quotations:
"'So how about dancing with me, Miss Vice Captain of St Martyr's?' 'It's St Martha's, Mr Captain of Crook High'" (pg 54)
"Let me check my bag for my ID. I don't wnat to be named something as plain as Jane Doe in the hospital." (pg 60)
"Don't be silly, Mama. I just hope he doesn't go around upsetting you.'.......She laughed and hugged me closer.'It's his loss, kiddo'" (pg 71)
Personal Response:
Josie really starts the beginning of her social life with dancing with Jacob Coote at the dance, and meeting and talking wiht her dad for the second time. For me, this book is just starting t pick up the pace.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
1. Inwardly - privately; secretly
2. Hysterical - informal; wildly funny
3. Affectionate - passionate; showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love
To start off Chapter 5, Josie goes to the first school regional dance to bring the school community together. It included St Martha's, St Anthony's, Cook High and a Presbyterian co-ed private school. Josie gets asked to dance by Jacob Coote and one of his friends asked Josie's friend Anna to dance. After seven dances Josie excused herself and wen ot the ladies room. later before she needed ot get home before 12, Jacob asked to walk her home and she accepted. When tehy got outside, he grabbed some bike-helmets and Josie almost declined it, but she eventually accepted and just around hte corner they got off, walked the corner adn then Jacob drove away.
Chapter 6 starts off with a family barbeque at Nonna's house where Josie encountered Michael Andretti for the second time. Josie saw her mum and Michael walk into the saem room inside and she followed. Josie sat down outside the room and heard the whole conversation. She heard Michael say he doesn't want to see her, he just wants to forget about her. After the conversation had finished, they all went outside, but some tiem later Michael walked abck inside into Nonna's guest room, and Josie just followed him in. She talked to her, and he talked to him. They finished the conversation.
Later on that night after the barbeque, Josies mum sat down and had a talk to her about Michael. We heard all the feelings her mum had for Michael, and everything she wanted from him, which she didn't end up getting. Then she changed hte topic to pizza and the chapter ended.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
- Josie's character was challenged at the school dance when asked to dance by Jacob Coote because she wasn't sure if she wanted to
- Josie was challenged to decide quickly whether to abonden her mother's rules and ride on Jacob's motorbike home
- Josie's Mum and Michael had a challegning talk in the kitchen at Nonna's house about Josie and her life
- Josie didn't fell good listening to the conversation and didn't understand why her dad didn't want her
Important Quotations:
"'So how about dancing with me, Miss Vice Captain of St Martyr's?' 'It's St Martha's, Mr Captain of Crook High'" (pg 54)
"Let me check my bag for my ID. I don't wnat to be named something as plain as Jane Doe in the hospital." (pg 60)
"Don't be silly, Mama. I just hope he doesn't go around upsetting you.'.......She laughed and hugged me closer.'It's his loss, kiddo'" (pg 71)
Personal Response:
Josie really starts the beginning of her social life with dancing with Jacob Coote at the dance, and meeting and talking wiht her dad for the second time. For me, this book is just starting t pick up the pace.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
1. Inwardly - privately; secretly
2. Hysterical - informal; wildly funny
3. Affectionate - passionate; showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Chapters 3-4
Plot Summary:
The reader starts off the chapter learning about a special room in Nonna's house reserved only for when guests come over, it's the only room with air-conditioning. Josie then starts it off with a big argument with her Nonna about Nonna starting fights all the time and not knowing it. Then, after a few seconds the doorbell rings. It was Michael at the door, or as Josie begins to find out, her dad at the door. before even talking to him for long, she walked out the door and continued on. Josie then thinks about wanting to run off to get away and be free.
Thus begins chapter 4. It starts off with debating, versing the team from John Bartons school. St Anthony's (the school John Barton attends) beat St Marthas on Friday night. Afterwards, Josie rushed to the classroom where they served food and drinks to the debaters. There was nothing left, but John barton saved Jozie a Tim Tam. They talked about embarising party moments and then walked outside. They start talking about a regional dance for different schools, and then move onto talking about what careers they want to do next year. John starts telling Josie a secret about his personal life that no body else knows. He starts revealing his secrets to her, and then that they say good bye to each other and leave. Josie then starts talking in the novel about getting a job at McDonalds with Anna.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
- Josie starts having a big fight with Nonna about her life and that she should have her own say in life.
- She meets her dad, but doesn't know what to say or do, so she just walks out of the door.
- Josie starts talking to John Barton very closely, and starts relating to him, revealing to the reader that she kind of likes him.
- She gets a job at McDonalds with her friend Anna, but didn't want to tell her mum because she would have a fit.
Important Quotations:
"Your Christina's daughter?" (said by Michael Andretti on pg 39)
"I didn't want to look at him because I would have seemed too eager." (pg 43-44)
"From that minute on I begged to stay on the debating team and I haven't regretted a minute of it." (pg 49)
"...was that I got a job at McDonald's. Anna and I had seen teh advertisement in our local paper and decided to go for it."(pg 49)
Personal Response:
Things are actually starting to happen in these few chapter, such as her starting to like John Barton. The last two chapter where a big boring because nothing really happened, but starting off Chapter 3 with a big fight with Nonna and Chapter 4 about debating and talking deeply with John Barton.
I'm actually starting to like this book.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
Perm - to give (the hair); to apply a permanent to the hair.
Articulate - uttered clearly in distinct syllable; capable of speech; not speechless.
Mischievously - causing annoyance; playfully annoying
The reader starts off the chapter learning about a special room in Nonna's house reserved only for when guests come over, it's the only room with air-conditioning. Josie then starts it off with a big argument with her Nonna about Nonna starting fights all the time and not knowing it. Then, after a few seconds the doorbell rings. It was Michael at the door, or as Josie begins to find out, her dad at the door. before even talking to him for long, she walked out the door and continued on. Josie then thinks about wanting to run off to get away and be free.
Thus begins chapter 4. It starts off with debating, versing the team from John Bartons school. St Anthony's (the school John Barton attends) beat St Marthas on Friday night. Afterwards, Josie rushed to the classroom where they served food and drinks to the debaters. There was nothing left, but John barton saved Jozie a Tim Tam. They talked about embarising party moments and then walked outside. They start talking about a regional dance for different schools, and then move onto talking about what careers they want to do next year. John starts telling Josie a secret about his personal life that no body else knows. He starts revealing his secrets to her, and then that they say good bye to each other and leave. Josie then starts talking in the novel about getting a job at McDonalds with Anna.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
- Josie starts having a big fight with Nonna about her life and that she should have her own say in life.
- She meets her dad, but doesn't know what to say or do, so she just walks out of the door.
- Josie starts talking to John Barton very closely, and starts relating to him, revealing to the reader that she kind of likes him.
- She gets a job at McDonalds with her friend Anna, but didn't want to tell her mum because she would have a fit.
Important Quotations:
"Your Christina's daughter?" (said by Michael Andretti on pg 39)
"I didn't want to look at him because I would have seemed too eager." (pg 43-44)
"From that minute on I begged to stay on the debating team and I haven't regretted a minute of it." (pg 49)
"...was that I got a job at McDonald's. Anna and I had seen teh advertisement in our local paper and decided to go for it."(pg 49)
Personal Response:
Things are actually starting to happen in these few chapter, such as her starting to like John Barton. The last two chapter where a big boring because nothing really happened, but starting off Chapter 3 with a big fight with Nonna and Chapter 4 about debating and talking deeply with John Barton.
I'm actually starting to like this book.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
Perm - to give (the hair); to apply a permanent to the hair.
Articulate - uttered clearly in distinct syllable; capable of speech; not speechless.
Mischievously - causing annoyance; playfully annoying
Monday, February 7, 2011
Chapters 1-2
Plot Summary:
The reader is introduced to Josephine Alibrandi, who we find out in is her last year of school at St Marthas' High School.
Josephine is asked by Sister Louise to talk at "Have a Say Day", a day where high school students talk about anything, but Josephine talked about AIDS and the lack of sexual education in schools.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
The reader is lead to believe by the narrator of the book is Josephine, and that she is a student at school that doesn't enjoy it that much and that she doesn't particularly like her family because of the way they act around her.
We meet Josephine's friends Sera, Lee and Anna around the beginning of Chapter 2 and find out a bit about their personal lives.
The reader is also introduced to Jacob Coote who also said a speech at the same "Have a Say Day" then Josephine. Jacob Coote is from teh public school down the road that no-one really likes, and a few years back he smooched 2 eggs into Josephine's glasses.
Important Quotations:
"She (her grandmother) accuses my mother of being a bad mother for not caring enough and letting me go. Mama almost gives it to her each time, and some days when the three of us are together it's World War Three." (pg 6)
"Seated on my other side was Jacob Coote from Cook High. Cok High is the public school in the city area. Because it's the closest school to us we don't get along well with them. We think we're better than them. They think we're the biggest dags in the world." (pg 26)
"Jacob Coote and about ten of his friends...blocked both entrances of a land we cut through to get to out bus-stop. Twelve of us were bombarded with eggs, rotten fruit and vegetables."(pg 27)
Personal Response:
What I think the chapter is about: This chapter is about introducing us to Josephine and her friends, and her thinking she is an outsider in the world.
My response of the book so far: This book so far has been sort of boring in my eye. Nothing so far has happened, other then the "Have a Say" Day and a few fights she had with her mother, none of them being interesting. The book doesn't fell like it is setting up a story it just seems like it is explaining one persons life.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
1. Naivety - Lack of sophistication or experience.
2. Erratic - Moving from the usual or proper course of conduct in opinion.
3. Meddling - To involve oneself without right or invitation.
The reader is introduced to Josephine Alibrandi, who we find out in is her last year of school at St Marthas' High School.
Josephine is asked by Sister Louise to talk at "Have a Say Day", a day where high school students talk about anything, but Josephine talked about AIDS and the lack of sexual education in schools.
Challenges faced by the character(s)/information revealed about the character(s):
The reader is lead to believe by the narrator of the book is Josephine, and that she is a student at school that doesn't enjoy it that much and that she doesn't particularly like her family because of the way they act around her.
We meet Josephine's friends Sera, Lee and Anna around the beginning of Chapter 2 and find out a bit about their personal lives.
The reader is also introduced to Jacob Coote who also said a speech at the same "Have a Say Day" then Josephine. Jacob Coote is from teh public school down the road that no-one really likes, and a few years back he smooched 2 eggs into Josephine's glasses.
Important Quotations:
"She (her grandmother) accuses my mother of being a bad mother for not caring enough and letting me go. Mama almost gives it to her each time, and some days when the three of us are together it's World War Three." (pg 6)
"Seated on my other side was Jacob Coote from Cook High. Cok High is the public school in the city area. Because it's the closest school to us we don't get along well with them. We think we're better than them. They think we're the biggest dags in the world." (pg 26)
"Jacob Coote and about ten of his friends...blocked both entrances of a land we cut through to get to out bus-stop. Twelve of us were bombarded with eggs, rotten fruit and vegetables."(pg 27)
Personal Response:
What I think the chapter is about: This chapter is about introducing us to Josephine and her friends, and her thinking she is an outsider in the world.
My response of the book so far: This book so far has been sort of boring in my eye. Nothing so far has happened, other then the "Have a Say" Day and a few fights she had with her mother, none of them being interesting. The book doesn't fell like it is setting up a story it just seems like it is explaining one persons life.
Definition of THREE difficult words encountered:
1. Naivety - Lack of sophistication or experience.
2. Erratic - Moving from the usual or proper course of conduct in opinion.
3. Meddling - To involve oneself without right or invitation.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Test Post
Hello everyone! (Especially the teachers reading this) This is just a test post to see that my new blog is working for my reading thingo.
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