What us students want to know are how to pay taxes, how to buy a house, drive a vehicle, cook good meals, laundry, how to take care of yourself, live by yourself in a city with no one to help you, how to take care of your own children, and how to go to university.
I feel that Im am learning almost everything right now, school, at home, friends, family. Even if I do not know bigger things like know how to drive a car I will learn that later in life.
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Today is Friday! The weekend finally.I’m not sure what I’m doing this weekend probably ski-dooing or something like that with my friends. The snow isn’t really gone yet. Its all slowly melting. Yesterday I hung out with my friends but I will hopefully have a fun weekend.
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The final project is about the book called The Outsiders and we are doing this project with some kids from L.A. My group chose to do a voice thread.
The voice thread is a good thing to do and we got ideas for the pictures and what were going to talk about but I have to say that the project with the group isn’t going very well because we are communicating over the computer and we are all getting different ideas in our head so we all made a different voice thread.
I think that doing this project is a good idea and we are learning different things but it isn’t going very well.
The movie The Outsiders I watched in class. I find that the movie is a lot different from the book. In the movie a few pieces from the book are cut out. Nothing has been added to it though. All the actors played their parts well but the book was better than the movie even though the movie was good.
I know that this is a quick update but here is a link to my voicethread If you would like to check it out some time. This voicethread is about the final project about the book that I have been doing with the kids from L.A
In chapters 11 and 12 a few main events happened.
-Randy came to see Pony and they talked.
-When Johnny died he told Ponyboy to stay gold and he gave him the copy Gone With The Wind.
- Ponyboy’s marks have been falling so his English teacher is making Pony write about a theme. Pony cant think of anything to write about.
-Soda Pop is getting really upset about Pony and Darry fighting about everything.
-Pony finally finished his homework for english and he wrote about his friend Johnny.
I think that chapters 11 and 12 were about fear. I think it is about fear because Johnny is scared and he keeps forgeting things like his homework and even he forgets to put on his shoes. Ponyboy is acting like this because he lost 2 of his good friends and nothing is the same again. Pony is going through a really tough time right now because of his friends and family. Alot of people he knew wont talk to him anymore and people he doesnt know will come and talk to him about what happened.
I dont blame Pony for being scared and forgetful after what happened. He has a right to be scared after everything that has happened.
I really like the book because it sounds so real that you can get right into it. I think that the author has done a good job writing the book. What I like about the book is how she actually talked about the characters so we can picture them in our minds and see how they look.
In chapters 9 and 10, a few main events happened.
- Darry, Steve, Two-Bit, Soda, and Ponyboy were getting ready for the rumble.
- Darry wasn’t going to let Ponyboy go in the rumble because he wasn’t healed up and Darry didn’t want him to get hurt.
- The rumble started and the first people to run away would lose. Dally ended up showing up for the rumble.
- The greasers ended up winning because the socs ran and got into their vehicles and left.
- Dally and Ponyboy went to see Johnny at the hospital and Dally told Johnny that they won the rumble and Johnny told Ponyboy to stay gold and with that Johnny died. Johnny wanted Ponyboy to have the magazine called “Gone with the Wind”.
- When Johnny died Dally went crazy and left the hospital. Ponyboy went home and saw the rest of the gang sitting in the living room all bandaged up and bruised. Ponyboy told them all that Dally went crazy and that Johnny died.
- The phone rang and it was Dally saying that he robbed a grocery store and the cops were after him. Dally got shot by the cops.
- Ponyboy fainted and he woke up a few days later and fell back to sleep with Soda.I think that chapter 9 and 10 were about friendship because as soon as the rumble was over Ponyboy and Dally ran to the hospital to tell Johnny that they won the rumble because Johnny wanted to know. Johnny gave Pony a magazine, Gone With The Wind and Pony was really upset that Johnny died. Dally was also really upset. When Dally died too everyone was very upset and sad. All of them were good friends and really cared about Johnny and Dally.
Here are some of the main events that happened in chapters seven and eight.
- Johnny and Dally are in the hospital.
- A whole bunch of police and reporters are at the hospital questioning Ponyboy.
- The doctor told Soda, Ponyboy, and Darry that Dally would be ok and should be out of the hospital in 2-3 days. Johnny had a broken back, he was in severe shock and was suffering from third-degree burns. Johnny also couldn’t feel the burns below his waist.
- Soda, Ponyboy and Darry might get separated from each other.
- Darry and Soda had to go to work so Two-Bit took care of Pony. They both went to Tastee Freez to buy drinks and a snack.
- Randy talked to Ponyboy about his life and about Bob. He told Ponyboy that he might take off before the rumble tonight because he doesn’t want to fight and that he was sick and tired of all the fighting.
I like this chapter because there’s nothing big going on in it. I think that these chapters have to do a lot with survival because Johnny and Dally are fighting for their lives. Johnny might die and everyone is pretty upset because Johnny was like a brother to everyone and everyone got along with Johnny and the only way everyone did get along was if Johnny was there. Dally was also friends with everyone but he wasn’t that close to Ponyboy as Johnny is.
In chapters 5 and 6 a few main events happened.
-Johnny went to get groceries for him and Ponyboy to survive for the week.
-Dally came to see Johnny and Ponyboy. Dally took them to a restraunt for food.
-They got back and the old church where Pony Boy and Johnny were staying and the church was on fire.
- There was a school picnic and some little kids were trapped inside the old church while it was on fire.
- Ponyboy and Johnny ran into the fire to help save the children. They both got the children out of the church by picking them up and letting them out the window but the roof was caving in as they were getting out. Ponyboy got out ok but Johnny was still in there.
- Dally went in the church to save Johnny and Dally and Johnny are both in the hospital.
I really like this chapter because Johnny, Dally, and Ponboy saved some little kids lives. I think this chapter has to do alot with heroism. Heroism means to be a hero at saving peoples lives or doing a good deed. For Johnny to kill one of the Socs he ended up being a hero in the end. What I think is going to happen in the next chapter is Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are going to be ok and alot of bad things are going to happen to the greasers because Bob died.
I I have read chapters 3 and 4 in The Outsiders. I think that is a very good book so far because it leaves you with a mystery for every chapter on what is going to happen next.
The main events that happened in the book was after the movie, Cherry and Marcia didnt have a ride home from the movie so Two-Bit gave them a ride home. They had to walk over to Two-Bits to get his car and as they were walking and talking, a blue mustang came riding really slow down the street. It was the socs driving the car. The socs were going out with Marcia and Cherry but they got into a fight over drinking. The car passed them very slowly but didnt stop. They started talking again and a few minutes later the car came again even slower and it stopped right by them. The two socs got out of the car and started talking to Marcia and Cherry about what their fight. The girls left with the socs for a ride home and left Two-Bit, Johnny, and Pony Boy alone. Two-Bit left Johnny and Pony Boy alone and they both fell asleep on a ditch. They woke up and Pony Boy was past his curfue so he ran home. Darry was up waiting for him and Darry was so mad that he slapped Pony Boy across the face. Pony Boy ran out of the house and ran to Johnny walking down the street. They both walked to a closed pool and sat down and talked. Later the same car that picked up Marcia and Cherry showed up next to them. The socs were very drunk and one of them threw Pony Boy into the cold water. Pony Boy woke up by the pool and asked Johnny what happened. Johnny said that they were going to beat him up so Johnny pulled out his switch blade and killed one of the Socs.
Johnny and Pony Boy talked about what they were going to do after what happened so they went to see Dally at a party. Dally told them to jump on a train that takes them to an old church where they could stay. Dally gave them 50 dollars and a gun. Johnny and Pony Boy left for the old church as soon as possible.
I really like this chapter because everything happens so fast and Johnny, the quietest boy ended up killing one of the socs.
What I think that is going to happen next is Pony Boy and Johnny end up staying in the church for a long time and the cops find out where they are staying and they are going to end up going to jail for the rest of their life.
I think that it was brave of Johnny to show them that he was not afraid and that he was protecting his friend but Johnny didnt have to kill one of the socs. It was very brave of Johnny to stand up for his friend though!
