The lights on the christmas tree shone different colors across the faces of the children as they roasted marshmallows in the fireplace. Half empty hot chocolates sat beside them. How the Grinch Stole Christmas played over the television set, not quite drowned out by the children's laughter and discussions of what presents they would be getting the next morning. The man, in this moment, couldn’t help but notice just how beautiful his wife was. The way her nose crinkled up, when she laughed with the children, the way she snuggled closer to him while watching the movie.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, also known as “The Grinch”, is a 2000 family-based, Christmas-themed, comedy film delivered by Universal and Imagine Entertainment and based on the 1957 children’s picture book written by Dr. Seuss of the same name. Directed by Ron Howard (who also directed “Splash”, “Rush”, and “The Dilemma”), “The Grinch” was the first full-length feature film adapted from the series of outstanding and beloved Dr. Seuss tales. Since the film was the first to be based off one of Seuss’s famous children's books, many additions had to be made to the storyline to make the film fit the era’s “standards” by bringing it up to feature-length, leaving the young and older audience intrigued, and most importantly keeping the legacy of Dr. Seuss's works intact. In addition, this included adding some vivid information about the
The theme of family and kinship is very prevalent in Chapter 1 of “Frankenstein”. Victor’s childhood is idyllic and ideal. “No youth could have passed more happily than mine. My parents were indulgent, and my companions amiable.” The comfort and warmth of Frankenstein’s family is powerful, even though it's only the first chapter.
I kindly asked the class to work thoroughly and explained how the assessment gave me an opportunity to evaluate their skills and guide my curriculum. Shortly after my
When the cartoon came out “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” it was a fun cartoon for kids who got to see how the Grinch finally liked Christmas. In the movie ”The Grinch” starring Jim Carey If we would watch it with adult eyes there are so many different messages which we could pass on to our children and grandchildren. This story opens up and the evil, angry green creature the Grinch is living atop Mount Crumpet all alone with his dog Max. We don’t know why and we don’t know how he came to be living there.
I thought that it was smart how we had to find our reading pace for each book. It is different from Elementary School and Middle School. I liked how you had us write reflections of the books, instead of just writing the page numbers. This helps me comprehend the book better because I have to go back and re-read parts of the book that I didn't get in order to finish the writing. I read many books this year, but my favorite was Ender's Game.
In The Boy in The Striped Pajamas, Bruno mentions that he lives in Berlin numerous times (176 for instance), he lives in the city area of Berlin judging how there are numerous greengrocers, teachers, and chefs (4). Bruno’s family is also seen to be wealthy from the description given of his house (6), “It was a very beautiful house and it had 5 floors in total, if you included the basement, where the cook made all the food. And if you added in the little room at the top of the house with the slanted windows where Bruno could see right across Berlin.” The wealth of his family is also seen in other luxuries his family can afford such as having the cook, Lars the butler, and Maria the maid come to Auschwitz with them (6). Speaking of Auschwitz, that is where the majority of the story takes place.
Families being torn apart, being ripped from everything they’ve known growing up and being isolated within a camp where no one truly knows what’s happening to them. That’s what was going on in the life of the Jews during WWII, they were being treated as if they were no longer human, being tossed in concentration camps and given just a number to identify them, completely taking away their self importance. The atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust are being subtly portrayed in the movie “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,”directed by Mark Herman, a story told from the eyes of an eight year old boy named Bruno and his unlikely friendship with a Jewish boy named Shmuel. The movie tells the story of how a young boy begins to realize what kind of solder his father truly is and what is going on during WWII as his parents had kept him enclosed in this idea that all is well in the world. Through the use of imagery, colors, and pathos Mark Herman successfully portrays the horrors of the Holocaust through the innocent and peculiar friendship of two nine year old boys, Bruno and Shmuel.
Bruno’s father ordered jews to death, but kept this a secret from his family. When Bruno’s mother realized what he was doing she became ignorant, but still kept it from the children. Gretel, Bruno’s sister, didn’t play a big role in the story, but she was a nazi supporter when she discovered her father’s work. Bruno never discovered his father’s work throughout the story. Bruno began exploring around his new
In the book The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, there are many themes throughout the novel with powerful lessons to all. The novel is about a young boy named Bruno who one day came home to see all his belongings being packed, at that moment he just found out that his family would be moving away from their home, friends and family. When they first arrived no one but father really liked it there, Bruno detested Out-With, his new home. He had no friends, the house was small, only three floors compared to his five floor house in Berlin. But it all changed when he spotted a concentration camp from his window, and decided to explore it.
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” is an unusual story; one of the most difficult and disturbing a teen will ever read. Although there are a lot of powerful books written about the holocaust, your book stands out because of the unusual perspective. It is a fable told through the point of view of a naive nine-year old boy, making readers, like me curious to know if you wrote this story for children or adults and teenagers who can understand the seriousness of this issue much better! In my opinion, this a tragic and phenomenal novel exploring multiple issues; anti Semitism, experiences of women during war times, consequences of wars not just between Germans and Jews but all around the world - wars based on religion, color, race, culture etc. as
I also had parental involvement in mind as well. It is very important that parents are aware of the challenges that occur inside the classroom. The book has left a positive impression on me and I feel like I have taken a lot of useful information from the book that I can one day apply to my own
That is, how did you go about addressing the assignment and what did you learn from it? I really liked the idea of this assignment as a “work on your own” type. There was no written assignment or discussion board associated with it, so I had no pressure and could really just enjoy the readings and videos for my own benefit. The provided information made me think about myself and other leaders that I had experience working with.
There are ones to rely on, who will have people’s backs through thick and thin, and display humanity in every step. The dictionary states, “Humanity is the quality or condition of being human or humane” (“Humanity”). This means people are humans because of the way they react to certain situations. For instance, humans have feelings and characteristics such as compassion, sympathy, consideration, and kindness. People’s feelings toward others mark them apart from all other animals.
The students were highly engaged. I could say that the concepts to be learn were explicitly linked to ELLs’ background experience and past learning. I listened to the teacher’s speech and voice projection, it was appropriate (not too slow, not too fast), and she emphasized the importance of being respectful/active listeners. She ensured that each students had sufficient time to respond to her questions, and clarify if a student seemed confused (regarding the objectives). As the students did the group work, Mrs. Carbone foster noticing.
