AUTHORS: NORTON JUSTER (PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH) AND ISAAC ASIMOV (THE FUN THEY HAD)
PAGES: "THE FUN THEY HAD" 2, "THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH" 256
***** Explanation: When my group did the previous post, I was not here, so I was not able to here the comments that my peers said, so that is why I took this option******
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
Hello dear blog readers, we have finally finished our book! Here is my rating of it, before I start talking about it, and sharing my role:
Content: 10/10 Very well, good amount of text and a good closing along with an interesting beginning.
Language usage: 8/10 The story included some very eloquent and fun words, but some of them were truly complicated.
Organization: 10/10 Very well organized, very clear and good.
Final Grade: 9.5/10 Very good overall!
Ok, my role was being the word enricher, I was supposed to select a couple of words from my chapter in this case, and write them down. Here are the words:
I only did 8 words because we had one chapter to read only, because we were finished with the book. I also could not comment on my peers work, due to my absence.
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"THE FUN THEY HAD" BY ISAAC ASIMOV
Since our group had finished the previous book, we were instructed to read a very short story called "The fun they had" by Isaac Asimov. It is very short, only two pages long, but it is very interesting and it has a very good point as well, that we should think about. Anyways, I was the summarize, so I was supposed to summarize the book in this case. Here it is word-by-word, except that I changed some errors that would have made the summary make no sense at all:
"It talks about a girl and her brother talking about school, in what seems to be the future. They look at a book they found, and then they read about the truly wonderful experiences the children had in school. They are also very surprised that they see a book, because this is happening in the year 2157, when people are used to read with high-tech digital technology. Margie then realizes how much fun the children had in there own old schools, and how today they study at home, and they are being taught by a robot who is specially adjusted to each child's way of learning. She also realizes the pressure that is put on children to excel, during that time. I personally find this topic very interesting, but I am heavily confused about the life then, and how this whole new system of education works. This is because a robot is teaching Margie, not a normal teacher we are used to today."
Now here is how I thought about other peoples works:
1. Shai-Lee Shay. She was the literary luminary, and she did a truly wonderful job. The whole page, and a bit more on the back were written, so she must have truly invested a lot of her time into successfully completing her task, which is very impressive.
2. Kai Fritz. She was the travel tracer. This was not to good of a job for this situation, because they only were in one setting, which is the room and the attic, or there house. She tried to make a discussion, and we did discuss a little bit regarding this topic.
3. Robert Duff. He was the connector. I think he should have put in a bit more effort onto his page, because not too much text was on it. On the other side though, he started an interesting discussion.
THE WINNER IS: SHAI-LEE SHAY WITH HER AMAZING WORK! GOOD JOB! THIS WAS MY LAST POST THIS YEAR, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AND SEE YOU IN 7TH GRADE!
NL
PAGES: "THE FUN THEY HAD" 2, "THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH" 256
***** Explanation: When my group did the previous post, I was not here, so I was not able to here the comments that my peers said, so that is why I took this option******
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
Hello dear blog readers, we have finally finished our book! Here is my rating of it, before I start talking about it, and sharing my role:
Content: 10/10 Very well, good amount of text and a good closing along with an interesting beginning.
Language usage: 8/10 The story included some very eloquent and fun words, but some of them were truly complicated.
Organization: 10/10 Very well organized, very clear and good.
Final Grade: 9.5/10 Very good overall!
Ok, my role was being the word enricher, I was supposed to select a couple of words from my chapter in this case, and write them down. Here are the words:
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WORD
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DEFINITON
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SENTENCE
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EAGERLY
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WHEN SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING WITH PLEASURE
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I WAS EAGER TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM.
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CONVERSATION
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A TALK BETWEEN PEOPLE REGARDING A TOPIC
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I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT.
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BLURRED
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A BAD OR UNCLEAR LOOK
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I SAW THE OLD PICTURE, AND IT WAS BLURRED.
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SATISFACTORY
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SUFFICIENT DEMANDS
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I EAT A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FOOD.
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TOLLBOOTH
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A BOOTH WERE A TOLL IS COLLECTED
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I WENT TO THE TOLLBOOTH TO PAY THE FINE.
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DRIFT
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TO BE CARRIED BY AIR OR WATER
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THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED THROUGH THE SKY.
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FLASHED
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TO BURST IN FRONT OF THE EYES
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THE FIRE FLASHED THROUGH THE BUILDING.
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DEPOSIT
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TO PUT MONEY INTO THE BANK
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I DEPOSITED 500$ YESTERDAY TO THE BANK.
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I only did 8 words because we had one chapter to read only, because we were finished with the book. I also could not comment on my peers work, due to my absence.
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"THE FUN THEY HAD" BY ISAAC ASIMOV
Since our group had finished the previous book, we were instructed to read a very short story called "The fun they had" by Isaac Asimov. It is very short, only two pages long, but it is very interesting and it has a very good point as well, that we should think about. Anyways, I was the summarize, so I was supposed to summarize the book in this case. Here it is word-by-word, except that I changed some errors that would have made the summary make no sense at all:
"It talks about a girl and her brother talking about school, in what seems to be the future. They look at a book they found, and then they read about the truly wonderful experiences the children had in school. They are also very surprised that they see a book, because this is happening in the year 2157, when people are used to read with high-tech digital technology. Margie then realizes how much fun the children had in there own old schools, and how today they study at home, and they are being taught by a robot who is specially adjusted to each child's way of learning. She also realizes the pressure that is put on children to excel, during that time. I personally find this topic very interesting, but I am heavily confused about the life then, and how this whole new system of education works. This is because a robot is teaching Margie, not a normal teacher we are used to today."
Now here is how I thought about other peoples works:
1. Shai-Lee Shay. She was the literary luminary, and she did a truly wonderful job. The whole page, and a bit more on the back were written, so she must have truly invested a lot of her time into successfully completing her task, which is very impressive.
2. Kai Fritz. She was the travel tracer. This was not to good of a job for this situation, because they only were in one setting, which is the room and the attic, or there house. She tried to make a discussion, and we did discuss a little bit regarding this topic.
3. Robert Duff. He was the connector. I think he should have put in a bit more effort onto his page, because not too much text was on it. On the other side though, he started an interesting discussion.
THE WINNER IS: SHAI-LEE SHAY WITH HER AMAZING WORK! GOOD JOB! THIS WAS MY LAST POST THIS YEAR, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AND SEE YOU IN 7TH GRADE!
NL
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