Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Blog 4 Cracker the Best Dog in Vietnam

Describe the author's tone of voice and how the setting contributes to the tone. (How does he sound when he speaks about the characters or the story?  Does he sound angry, compassionate, ...)

 The author had a tone of voice in the book Cracker the Best Dog in Vietnam. The author is sad when she wrote about Rick. Cynthia Kadohata is sad because Rick can't go home. Rick had to serve in the U.S Army for eighty years, and this is his only first year. Also Tay Ninh it's really hot. It's always 90 degrees there. Tay Ninh is rall far awy from his home, the United States. He lives in city of Chicago. This coauses Kodahata to write about her story and charaters with sad tones.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Blog 3 172-173 Cracker the best dog in Vietnam

How does the setting affect the mood in you IRB ( Statement, or Numbers, and Conclusion) 6 Lines

 There's a setting that affects the mood in my story Cracker the Best Dog in Vietnam. Rick is the handler of the dog. He had to take Cracker to Tay Ninh. It's always 91 degrees in Vietnam . It was so hot that everybody had to shower every 2 hours. Cracker is sad because Rick had to watch for the Vietcong every night and it's always raining in Tay Ninh. Every month, there's new soldier coming in Rick's camp. In conclusion, everybody gets to know each other very well.







Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Cracker the best dog in Vietnam By Cynthia Kadahota

September 15, 2010

What is the main character' motivation? Be sure to include specific details from your IRB.

There is motivations in the story "Cracker the best dog in Vietnam." Cracker's motivations is to find booby traps in the Vietnam War. Since Cracker can's stay with his owner Willie, he had to give Cracker away to Rick. Rick is  the Major in the army. Rick told Willie that if Cracker can's find any booby traps, Cracker is going to in Vietnam forever. Rick said that because Cracker bit him a lot. At the end, Cracker found the most booby traps.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Blog 1 Qwerty Stuck in Time with Benjamin Franklin. By Dan Gutman

September 7, 2010

  Describe a subplot in your IRB. Make sure to include specific details? (Proper Nouns, Numbers). Answer 6 lines.

         There are many subplots in my IRB. At the beginning of the story,
Benjamin Franklin shows them his house in Pennsylvania. Qwerty and
 Joey did not see the stuff they have seen in real life. In the kitchen,
 there’s a fireplace, and the fireplace is used for cooking. Most of the
 stuff they see is made out of wood. At the end, Qwerty had to go
 to the restroom. Finally,Qwerty and Joey had to dressed to go to the court.