King Of Shadows
By: Susan Cooper
I read from chapter seven through ten.
Chapter 7: In chapter seven, the boys go to get some lunch to eat and then come back. They were to help with another play going on. Nat and Thomas were to open the trap door when Roper told them to. They had three different times that they needed to do it. The first two went well, but the third time, Roper gave them the signal at the wrong time. He did it on purpose to try and get Nat in trouble. Master Burbage was the one who was on stage and fell through at the wrong time. Roper wouldn't admit it though. He said that he wouldn't do something like that just to ruin the whole play. Others knew that Master Burbage wouldn't be happy that night, and that there would be no supper for Nat, so they gave him some apples to eat. They then went to another "theater" and watched as dogs attacked a bear that was tied up. Nat couldn't stand it and went away.
Chapter 8: He was wondering if he would ever be able to get back to his own time and what the people in 1999 were thinking about him being gone. Later, when he was at the theater, Roper was making a big deal about him running away because of the bear incident. Nat was about to hit Roper, when Bryan stepped in to stop them. He was practicing his lines with Shakespeare when Shakespeare said something that got Nat emotionally. He told Shakespeare that his parents both died and how they died. His dad killed himself of love for his wife. Nat found out that Shakespeare had a son, but he died at Nat's age. His name was Hamnet, but Nat heard him as Hamlet. At this point in time, Shakespeare had an idea for a play for Burbage, but stop there.
Chapter 9: Back in his own time, Nat is in the hospital with his hands tied down to the bed because he has already pulled out the IV cord that is keeping him alive. Nurse Stevens is the nurse that is taking care of Nathan. She was sponging him and she started to sing a song that was sung in the sixteenth century which is where the "other half" of Nathan is. He falls asleep.
Chapter 10: Nat moved to live in Shakespeare's house for a little while. Shakespeare had someone come who liked the Queen. He knew that they were putting on the play for the Queen and was telling him not to. Later, at the theater while they were preforming a different play in which Nat was a soldier, Roper ate backstage when we wasn't suppose to. He started chocking on a piece of apple and he would've died if Nat hadn't been there backstage at the time. Nat preformed the Heimlich maneuver on Roper. Everybody just stared at him because that hadn't been "invented" yet. He saved Roper's life and he jumped in and played Roper's part as the boy in the play. At the end, Shakespeare came out and talked about Essex which was a bad idea because he had just returned from Ireland and did things that the Queen didn't like, so she didn't like Essex and she liked Shakespeare. So, Shakespeare just put himself into what could end up as a heap of trouble. Also, for the first time, Nat's attitude changed about living in 1599. It could be that he realized that he was just going to be there for a while. I think that it could also be that he is kind of taking Shakespeare in as a second dad because his first one died. That's what I think.
Question: I wonder how Nat will respond to Shakespeare's speech. I wonder if he will understand that Shakespeare just put himself in a sticky situation or not.
Prediction: I predict that the people in the company that were backstage are going to be frustrated with Shakespeare for putting himself in a bad situation.
Connection: I am going to make a spiritual connection this week to the part about the bear. The part with the bear being tied up and the crowd urging the dogs on kind of reminds me of Jesus dying on the cross. He was “tied” up to a cross and there were people mocking him and yelling at him. They urged Pilate to let them crucify him. That is like the people urging the dogs to kill the bear.
Key Question: There is no Key Question again this week!!! :)
Saving Zasha:
I am up to chapter 17. You should read it, but I think you might need to read Finding Zasha first. I am not sure, but the title makes me think that it goes before Saving Zasha because you would have to find her first in order to save her.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Back In Time? No Way!!!
King Of Shadow
By: Susan Cooper
I read from chapter four through chapter six.
Chapter 4:
Nathan woke up the next morning and found himself in a different place. Could it be? Was he back in time? Yes, he was. He was back in time all the way to 1599 when the Globe Theater was just built. Harry, an apprentice who lives in a house with Master Burbage thought that Nat might have had the plague, meaning the bubonic plague. For breakfast that morning they each had a slice of bread and cheese along with Ale to drink. They walked across the the bridge to get to the theater. Nat threw up once he saw all of the skulls hanging from sticks.
Chapter 5:
They jumped back to present time in this short chapter. Mrs. Fisher went into Nat's bedroom to check on him and saw that he was hardly recognizable. He was hot, sweaty, he had a fever, he was flushed and damp-skinned. Mrs. Fisher tried to wake him up, but she couldn't. There were little bumps on his neck and his fever was really high. She called for her husband and they called the doctor. Unfortunately, the doctor wasn't in. They called for an ambulance to take him into the hospital. The nurses take care of him right away along with the doctor. He calls another doctor and tells him that he thinks that they have a case of the bubonic plague.
Chapter 6:
Harry shows Nat the new theater. The theater looked about the same as it did in 1999. The company had been playing at a different theater before the Globe had been built. When they went inside of the theater, there were two people arguing. Will Kemp and William Shakespeare. Nat met William Shakespeare a couple of minutes later. He is told that they are performing for the Queen, but he can't tell anyone else that. Then, they get to show off their gymnastic skills. There is another boy named Roper who is not very nice, and is really good at gymnastics but not as good as Nat. There is a boy named Thomas who is not good at gymnastics at all. They then have to give a speech. Nat was going to give one from Hamlet, but he remembered that Hamlet hadn't been written yet, so he did a part of Oberon's At the end of the chapter, they were learning how to fence. Nat knew that he had an enemy then. His enemy's name is Roper.
Question: I wonder if Harry knew that Nat wasn't telling the truth when he told him who had taught him his act or routine.
Prediction: I predict that Nat does have the bubonic plague, but that he doesn't die from it.
Connection: My connection this week is about the gymnastics that the boys had to do. I can't do near all of the things that they can do, but I can do cartwheels, and somersaults. I did take gymnastics for a year or two, but I can't do flips or walk on my hands, although I can do hand stands and I might be able to walk on my hands under water.
Key Question: There is no Key Question this week!!! :)
Saving Zasha:
I am up to chapter 8. It is a good book.
By: Susan Cooper
I read from chapter four through chapter six.
Chapter 4:
Nathan woke up the next morning and found himself in a different place. Could it be? Was he back in time? Yes, he was. He was back in time all the way to 1599 when the Globe Theater was just built. Harry, an apprentice who lives in a house with Master Burbage thought that Nat might have had the plague, meaning the bubonic plague. For breakfast that morning they each had a slice of bread and cheese along with Ale to drink. They walked across the the bridge to get to the theater. Nat threw up once he saw all of the skulls hanging from sticks.
Chapter 5:
They jumped back to present time in this short chapter. Mrs. Fisher went into Nat's bedroom to check on him and saw that he was hardly recognizable. He was hot, sweaty, he had a fever, he was flushed and damp-skinned. Mrs. Fisher tried to wake him up, but she couldn't. There were little bumps on his neck and his fever was really high. She called for her husband and they called the doctor. Unfortunately, the doctor wasn't in. They called for an ambulance to take him into the hospital. The nurses take care of him right away along with the doctor. He calls another doctor and tells him that he thinks that they have a case of the bubonic plague.
Chapter 6:
Harry shows Nat the new theater. The theater looked about the same as it did in 1999. The company had been playing at a different theater before the Globe had been built. When they went inside of the theater, there were two people arguing. Will Kemp and William Shakespeare. Nat met William Shakespeare a couple of minutes later. He is told that they are performing for the Queen, but he can't tell anyone else that. Then, they get to show off their gymnastic skills. There is another boy named Roper who is not very nice, and is really good at gymnastics but not as good as Nat. There is a boy named Thomas who is not good at gymnastics at all. They then have to give a speech. Nat was going to give one from Hamlet, but he remembered that Hamlet hadn't been written yet, so he did a part of Oberon's At the end of the chapter, they were learning how to fence. Nat knew that he had an enemy then. His enemy's name is Roper.
Question: I wonder if Harry knew that Nat wasn't telling the truth when he told him who had taught him his act or routine.
Prediction: I predict that Nat does have the bubonic plague, but that he doesn't die from it.
Connection: My connection this week is about the gymnastics that the boys had to do. I can't do near all of the things that they can do, but I can do cartwheels, and somersaults. I did take gymnastics for a year or two, but I can't do flips or walk on my hands, although I can do hand stands and I might be able to walk on my hands under water.
Key Question: There is no Key Question this week!!! :)
Saving Zasha:
I am up to chapter 8. It is a good book.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
A New Book Finally!!!
I finished Cheaper By The Dozen.
I am starting to read Saving Zasha by: Randi Barrow
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I am starting to read Saving Zasha by: Randi Barrow
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Acting, Shakespeare, Plays, Puck, Love, Arby, Sickness, Fishers
King Of Shadow
By: Susan Cooper
I read from chapter one through chapter three.
My blog post this week is just barely going to tell you about the beginning of the book, and then it is going to talk about the eight words in my title.
The book starts out with boys playing tag. There were about 20 boys who were picked to do something at the Globe Theatre in London (read the next paragraph to find out what.) The main character is Nathan, or Nat and he is telling the story.
The boys are picked to act in two Shakespeare plays because they are amazing actors. One of the plays is A Midsummer Night's Dream and the other one is Julius Caesar. Nat is playing Puck who is the most important character in A Midsummer Night's Dream. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play which for Shakespeare meant not really funny, but that there were a couple of couples that ended up getting married in the end. That is where the love part comes in. There are two human men and two human women. Both of the men like one of the women, and the other women who nobody likes, likes one of the men. In the end they all end up getting married, but Puck tries to fix things first. It gets confusing, so I am going to move onto the word Arby in my blog title. Arby, is the director of the play. He is the one who tells people what to do, and he is the one that made them play tag at the beginning. Towards the end of chapter two, Nat ends up getting sick. Earlier on in the chapter, he was acting a little funny, like things were spinning and dizzing. The result of that was that he ended up pucking and going to be sick. Nat is staying at the Fishers house. Some of the other boys are staying at other families' houses or somewhere else, but Nat is staying at the Fishers house.
Question: I wonder what the Fishers house looks like? Is it big, or is it small?
Prediction: I predict that Nat will end up getting hurt when he actually jumps off of the stage in the real performance. (That is a part that I didn't explain in my summary of the chapters I have read.)
Connection: My connection this week is not from me personally, but from somebody else. The VanderBeeks who are in Costa Rica for a year. She commented on her blog how good it was to be able to see her mom (or grandma to the kids) just through Skype. They have been away from their family for ten months. Nat has been away from his aunt for awhile just like the VanderBeeks have been away from their family for a while.
Key Question: There is no Key Question this week!!! :) :)
Visit this link to see a picture of the book.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnC30RrwjlPBhtn5sU5axP2AkVl8LUs-a9SgZRw_PeQzHsTnBSfzbzLHSrhj9HqUfgzUDE23r8VyqCN-a7GlmOnfC2VMcVwDk_gTjNtV-NE6MI6W5Fu4toFdG6mQ3GHbHIPeviaLnfyjh/s400/King+of+Shadows.bmp
I am also still reading Cheaper By The Dozen
By: Susan Cooper
I read from chapter one through chapter three.
My blog post this week is just barely going to tell you about the beginning of the book, and then it is going to talk about the eight words in my title.
The book starts out with boys playing tag. There were about 20 boys who were picked to do something at the Globe Theatre in London (read the next paragraph to find out what.) The main character is Nathan, or Nat and he is telling the story.
The boys are picked to act in two Shakespeare plays because they are amazing actors. One of the plays is A Midsummer Night's Dream and the other one is Julius Caesar. Nat is playing Puck who is the most important character in A Midsummer Night's Dream. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play which for Shakespeare meant not really funny, but that there were a couple of couples that ended up getting married in the end. That is where the love part comes in. There are two human men and two human women. Both of the men like one of the women, and the other women who nobody likes, likes one of the men. In the end they all end up getting married, but Puck tries to fix things first. It gets confusing, so I am going to move onto the word Arby in my blog title. Arby, is the director of the play. He is the one who tells people what to do, and he is the one that made them play tag at the beginning. Towards the end of chapter two, Nat ends up getting sick. Earlier on in the chapter, he was acting a little funny, like things were spinning and dizzing. The result of that was that he ended up pucking and going to be sick. Nat is staying at the Fishers house. Some of the other boys are staying at other families' houses or somewhere else, but Nat is staying at the Fishers house.
Question: I wonder what the Fishers house looks like? Is it big, or is it small?
Prediction: I predict that Nat will end up getting hurt when he actually jumps off of the stage in the real performance. (That is a part that I didn't explain in my summary of the chapters I have read.)
Connection: My connection this week is not from me personally, but from somebody else. The VanderBeeks who are in Costa Rica for a year. She commented on her blog how good it was to be able to see her mom (or grandma to the kids) just through Skype. They have been away from their family for ten months. Nat has been away from his aunt for awhile just like the VanderBeeks have been away from their family for a while.
Key Question: There is no Key Question this week!!! :) :)
Visit this link to see a picture of the book.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnC30RrwjlPBhtn5sU5axP2AkVl8LUs-a9SgZRw_PeQzHsTnBSfzbzLHSrhj9HqUfgzUDE23r8VyqCN-a7GlmOnfC2VMcVwDk_gTjNtV-NE6MI6W5Fu4toFdG6mQ3GHbHIPeviaLnfyjh/s400/King+of+Shadows.bmp
I am also still reading Cheaper By The Dozen
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