Illustration - Vivian

This is a picture of a tentacle mouth monster. I drew this picture because Jacob has been having nightmares of this monster who he thinks killed his grandfather. He was so convinced that it would come back for him. This lead his to think that this monster was following him everywhere he went. He decided to never leave the house. In the book the cop introduced Jacob to a sketch artist he then explain how that monster looked so I tried to draw the tentacle monster. The way Jacob describe the monster looks like a man with tentacle in his mouth hence the name tentacle mouth. Do you think the tentacle mouth monster killed Jacobs grandfather? Or do you think its something else or someone else?
       

Mood maven-Michelle

Mood maven -Michelle

1.  "Because we weren't like other people. We are peculiar.”

      The sentence made the mood intriguing. You want to know more about how they are different
      from other people. Jacob was not sure if he can believe his grandfather.

 2. "But why did the monsters want to hurt you?”

      The mood in this sentence is that you can tell that there is curiosity and
      that Jacob is concern about his grandfather. Makes you worried. Makes
      you interested in what will happened.


 3. "Dylan rolled his eyes but did as he was told.”

    The author wants us to see that Dylan is annoyed and mad. His tired of
    being told what to do.
                                                                                                                           

 4. "I fished the emergency money dad given me.”

     The way the author used the word choice by saying ‘fished’
     instead of ‘taken’ is that because he was sneaky about it or to
     give the money and leave as fast as he can.


 5.  "I got in Dylan’s face and said “are you going to show me the
       house or not.”

      In the sentence when the author wrote “ I got in Dylan’s face” you can tell that he was mad,
      angry, and annoyed with Dylan.

Question Creator -Gina McMonagle

1.Why is Jacob so distant from the people who want to help him?



I would like to know why he is so against help, I understand that no one believes him but at this point he doesn’t believe himself either. He refuses to leave the house, but wants to travel to a far away island all by himself. If he talked to his family there might be someone who knows a little about what his grandfather was talking about. We see evidence of this on his birthday when his aunt gives him the book from his grandfather.





2.Is Jacob going to find anyone at the house on the island?



When Jacob arrives there appears to be no sign of footprints in the muddy soil, if it is an orphanage then there should probably be a lot of people making noise but it appears to be quiet and abandoned. If this is not the place Jacob is looking for then where will there plot go? Is he just going to go back home and be afraid forever?





3.If he does find someone living there will he stay?



Jacobs parents are very overprotective in the fact that letting him stay in a strange place with people they never met wouldn’t be an option. If it is where he wants to be how would he explain it to his parents? If he told his parents it’s a place for different kids they would not believe him, how would he go to school if he was living there would he leave for university? If Jacobs does stay these are questions that need to be answered.





4.Does Jacob want to be there?



From the book we learn that Jacobs is scared and tentative about going into the house, which brings up the question does he really want to be there, or is he just going so he can get closure on what happened to his grandpa. Aside from the fact that Jacob is haunted by his grandfathers death, he has an alright life back home, his family cares about him and they are wealthy. Why would anyone want to give up all that for a strange dirty abandoned place where he knows nothing and no one.





5.Will Jacobs father come look for him?



Jacob comes from an overprotective family, so if he stays at the home then his father will get worried about his where about. His parents wouldn’t just forget that they have a son, they would go looking for him and try to find him. Everyone says that if you go up there you probably won’t come back, knowing Jacob went up there would they assume that Jacob is dead?

Lit Circle Jobs

Literature Circle Jobs!

Job # 1 – Connector – You are in charge of connecting what is happening

in the work of literature to personal experiences you have had, things you have seen

in real life, or events that occurred in other books you’ve read or movies you’ve seen.

The connector will often use phrases like: “This reminds me of the time when…” or

“This event was similar to when…” The connector must write at least 300 words.

Job # 2 – Illustrator – You are in charge of graphically displaying the

events in a series of chapters. You may choose to depict an important object,

character, or scene that stood out from the reading. The illustration may be hand

generated, consist of magazine cut-outs, or be created using computer graphics

programs (like AdobePhotoshop). Regardless of what you choose, it must accurately

display what happened in the reading. You also need to describe, in one or two

paragraphs, the images you selected, and why.

Job # 3 – Quoter – Your job is to select five quotes from the reading selection

that stood out to you. These should be passages from the book that you write down

word for word, citing the page # from where the quote came from. You are free to

pick whatever quotes you like, but they must have some sort of significance, or reveal

something new or insightful about a character. Under each quote, in one to two

paragraphs per quote, you must explain the significance of the passage and why you

picked it.

Job # 4 – Question Creator – Your role is to make a list of five

questions that can prompt a discussion amongst your literature circle group members,

and eventually the entire class. Often, good questions will attempt to reveal the nature

of the characters and why they make the decisions they do. Did you not understand

why a character did something? Was part of the plot unclear or confusing? Do you

think the author has a hidden agenda or motive? These make for great questions.

After asking your question, provide, in one to two paragraphs for each question, a

possible answer with supporting details. It doesn't have to be “right,” but it should

serve to foster discussion.

Job # 5 – Mood Maven – You are in charge of looking at the way the

author uses language to affect meaning. How does the writer create mood and

suggest tone based on the way he/she uses words, sentences, and paragraphs?

Think about the writer’s individual word choice and vocabulary. Are words simple

and easy-to-understand, or are they longer, richer, and more complicated? What

do the author’s sentences look like? Are they short? Long? Are they filled with

exposition or dialogue? Does the author quickly relay plot or spend a lot of time

describing events and things?

Task: Choose five passages or sections from the reading that serve as a good

illustration about the way the writer uses language to convey ideas and tell the story.

In one to two paragraphs per example, try to “break down” what the writer appears

to be doing. Don’t tell us what this section is about. Tell us how the author uses

language to express the story’s ideas.

Job # 6 – Character Commandant – Your job is to think about

the main character or characters featured in this section of the reading. What are

they doing? What are they thinking or saying? How are they feeling? How are they

interacting with the setting of the story? Are they facing any conflicts or problems?

Have they reached any epiphanies or made any insights or realizations? Are they

experiencing hardship or good fortune? What details about the character(s) does

the author reveal?

Task: Generate five textual citations (page numbers) that contain noteworthy

information about a main character or characters. Summarize the material in one to

two paragraphs for each textual reference.

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