Independent Novels - Final Project

1. Give the author's name and a brief outline of his or her biography. Please use your own words in order to avoid plagiarism.
Dave Pelzer, lived in Daly City, California. As a child he was beat and starved. Luckily he has survived and wrote a story about his life in a "madhouse", also he is now recognized as The Outstanding Young People Award.

2. Name and describe the main character(s). Are they static or dynamic? What motivates them? (A static character does not change, a dynamic character changes as a result of his or her experiences)
The main characters name is Dave Pelzer, he is a dynamic character because he got beat and changed his perspective on life to never give up.
3. What is the novel's setting? Why, in your opinion, did the author choose this setting for this novel?
The novel setting was the basement/garage. I think the author pick this setting for the novel because its where the author spent most is time. He would sit in the basement/garage when he was told too or to sleep.

4-. Describe some of the main events. Where in your novel does the climax take place?
Some of the main events in the novel were when the mother tried to make 'the boy' eat pooh, or when she tried to starve him for two weeks. The climax in the story, one was the first chapter because it talks about how the boy got away and then the rest of the story talks about how it lead up to that.


1. What are the scenes, incidents or moments which you remember most vividly?
The most vivid moment in the story for me is when the mother stabs 'the boy' by accident.
2. Can you identify any important theme or idea with which the novel deals? Do the problems or issues get resolved or are they simply explored?
I find that the story never really says weather or not the mothers still is the way she is. But the problem with 'the boy' getting abused defiantly got solved.
3. Did you learn anything from the story that you did not know before? Explain (this could be facts or simply seeing something from a different perspective?)
i learned that you should never give up and never give in. One example from the story would be when the mother was bullying 'the boy' and made sure not to cry because if he did it gave her the satisfaction.
4. Does the novel interest you, irritate you or both? Explain.
This story really did interest me. The more I read, it made it harder to put down. I found this story interesting because is wasn't like any story I read before, I usually read about people falling in love. This book was the first book I read that was a true story, which made it more interesting know that this isn't just something being made up.


5. If you could be any character in the novel, who would you be? Why that character?
If I could be one character in the novel I would the nurse. I would be the nurse because she is the reason Dave isn't dead today.
6. Would you like to read more books from the same author? Why?
I would love to read another story from this author because all the summary's I've read about his other stories seem touching.
7. Explain why the novel did or did not end the way you had hoped it would.
The story ended the way I hoped, but I also knew what was going to happen at the end because the end was also the beginning chapter.
8. Can you imagine yourself reading the novel again in 10 years? Would you suggest it to a friend? Explain.
Yes, I could see myself reading this story again in the future. Also I would suggest this story to a friend because I would think would have the opinion on the book as I did.

Trip to China

The story I just read is " East " it is about eight students who pay to go on a trip to China and before they go they get there hair dresser to teach them some Chinese because she was born in China. When they go to China they meet a Chinese women, and they think she is the nicest lady they have ever met. When they get home they talk about how a month wasn't long even and that now they can hardly remember what happened because everything is getting fuzzy around the edges. but overall was a great experience. The main part is make everything a memory and let the moment last.

writing a summary

summarizing a piece of text is an important skill, In order to summarize, a reader needs to be able to separate the main idea of a text from supporting details. A good summary includes the most important information and eliminates " information overload. "
                                                The Third Man Theory
many people, both religious and atheist, report being helped to survive near death experiences by an unknown presence. 

on september 11 2001 Ron DiFrancesco herd a voice to get out of the place with was on fire "Twin Towers" it saved his life.

at the Canadian rockies, James Servigny thought he was going to die because of an avalanche but out of no where he herd a voice and it saved him from death.

complex sentences

a complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
an independent clause is a group of words that could be a sentence, e.g. I am happy
a dependent clause is a group of words that cannot be a sentence by itself  e.g. " when I ski "
a dependent clause can help from form a sentence when it works with an independent clause
e..g.I am happy when I ski .
other joining words  --> that, who, which, but, thing, after, for, since, while, through, then.
a complex sentence: I was hungry, then ate dinner.
Ex; ( I  watched the Vikings same)( in the afternoon. )

1. Mark's eyes are a beautiful blue, which is my favourite eye colour.
2. James is sitting beside me, for the first time.
3. My purple nikes, are getting old.
4. The coffin over there, wasn't there yestarday.
5. He is playing' Run ', but should do work.

15 Appostives

1. Pal, my 7 year old cat, waits for foods.
2. Kids in the hall, in my school, talk about meafloaf cheese.
3. The computer, an HP, is what im writing on.
4. Mark, who sits beside me, wears purple and gold.
5. Today, December 6th, the snow falls.
6. Rebecca, my name, was choosen from the bible.
7. One Tree Hill, a show on much music, is on every wednesday.
8. In my class, the laptop box, is a hall pass.
9. Dakota,who sits infront of me, does no work.
10. Jim Carey, is on the tv, on a show im watching.
11. delaney, sits beside me, and texts.
12. geography, is the class im in right now, i have a geography test.
13. purple, is my favourite colour, im wearing a purple shirt.
14. i have a cut on my hand, the curt hurts, its been there for two days.
15. i sit in the libary, on the computer, doing my work.