reading response:critical questions #2: mockingbird

  While reading Mockingbird, I had another question on my mind which was, how does this text make you think about justice in the world? This book is a good reference because it's about how different Caitlin is from the other students in school because she has Asperger's syndrome and justice is moral rights.
  This book makes me think about justice in the world because of how people think of Caitlin, and it makes me wonder of how people in the world view people with Asperger's syndrome. For example, Emma, a girl in Caitlin's school said that her behavior is disturbing. This means that people in the world view people with Asperger's syndrome as disturbing or wierd. Another example is that Mia, another classmate of Caitlin's wanted Caitlin to leave her alone because she was different. This means that normal people don't want to hang around with kids that have Asperger's syndrome.
  Another reason how Mockingbird made me think about justice is that ordinary people don't like people who appear to be different or odd. For example, when Caitlin was trying to make friends her own age, they tried to get away because of her disturbing behavior. Caitlin is a symbol of all the people who have Asperger's syndrome or are appear odd to some people, and that means that common people don't want to get involved with them or have anything to do woth those people and that's not fair, because they care what's on the outside, not the inside.
   In conclusion, this book makes me think about justice in the world because Caitlin symbolizes people who appear odd, and nobody except for a few hangs out with them, and that's not fair because they care about thier weaknesses and not their skills.

Reading response: Mockingbird

   This book is about a girl who has Asperger's syndrome, and her experience of her brother getting shot, who is very important to her because he helps her through situations. She also experiences being an outcast in her school because of her odd behavior. Her father also deals with depression because of the brother's death. While reading this book, I had one question about the book, which was whose perspective was missing in the book, and what would it be like if I put it back?
   I think that the answer to this question is that the father's perspective is missing in the book because it is mainly about the girl and her father overcoming these problems, even though it is in the girl's perspective. Another reason why I think that the father's perspective is missing is that the book shows a lot of the father and his depression of his son's death, and I think that it will be nice if the book would show the father's opinions and thoughts about the events happening in the book. It would show the "normal" thoughts and reaction about Devon's (the brother) death. It would also compare the two sides of reactions and thoughts of each event. It would also show the father's depression more easily and it's reaction to Caitlin (the girl)'s actions. It would be nice because the father can recall more memories of Devon than Caitlin and he can show how dear he was to the father. Furthermore, he can tell how connected the community was to Devon and his thoughts on closure.
   Overall, I think that the answer to the question is that the father's perspective is missing from the book and it would be depressing if it was put back into the book.

social awareness project news immersion

November 14     Good Morning America

  This story is about a plane had crash landed onto a house and bursted into flames in Mississippi. It shocked me that a plane had crashed into a house. It shocks me that a plane can burst into flames like that. and I know that planes can crash occasionally. Another story is about a car driven onto the sidewalk of school property because the driver wanted to avoid the school bus. This shocks me that someone would do such a thing.

November 15  Good Morning America

  This story is about a health warning about 5 Hour Energy and that many people are in the hospital because of overdrinking it. This surprises me that an energy drink can send so many people to the hospital and it might do many harm to people who just wanted to have enough energy. And that two ounces of that energy drink equals to two cups of coffee.

 
November 16  Good Morning America

  This story is about a person that saved a baby from a car crash. This makes me feel glad because that man was brave enough to save a innocent baby from three cars crashing. Another story is about two kids being allergic to being cold. This surprises me because typical kids are allergic to peanuts or vitamin C, or pets.

November 17  Good Morning America

  This story is about a man having hiccups for thirteen straight days. This surprises me because I didn't know that anyone can get the hiccups for so long and that I know that hiccups are annoying, but they go down soon after.

 
November 18  Good Morning America

  This story is about pets getting help after Hurricane Sandy and the ASPCA opened a shelter for stranded and 
 abandoned pets. This makes me feel glad because they are getting help like medicine and shelter ad they get fed and watered.

Social awareness project dramatic scene

  This scene is about animal rights. It’s about a girl who sees that animal cruelty is wrong and stands up for animal rights. It describes how wrong animal cruelty is as well as the consequences for animal cruelty. For instance, using animals for experiments, not feeding your pet, or hurting your animal badly.

   Today was another regular day in March for Leah. She woke up at 7:03, as usual, and got dressed as well as ate breakfast. She was just about to go to school when she heard yelling from next door. It was a lot louder than usual and was becoming more frequent. Leah knew it was none of her business, so when she went out the door, she was prepared to ignore what was happening, but when she went down the three steps of stairs the sudden whining perturbed her. She felt worried about Maxie, the neighbor's two year old border collie and Mr. Sanders, the neighbor. Even if she was going to be late, her curiosity got the better of her, and she went to Mr. Sanders' porch and rung the doorbell.

   Nobody answered, and she knew that he was inside, so she went to the window and looked in. But all she could see was a chair knocked over and some papers spread across the room. "Mr. Sanders, can I talk to you?" she asked. In response, there were more yelling and whining. Then the door creaked open slowly. Hoping her mother wouldn't punish her, Leah walked in. The room was an entire mess, but she wasn't interested in tidiness at that time. Following the sound of the scolding, she walked into the kitchen, where she found Mr. Sanders and Maxie. He was holding a stick and Maxie on the ground with wounds. She panicked and ran out of the house, then called ASPCA.

   A few hours later, the Humane Law Enforcement arrived and arrested Mr. Sanders. Leah went up the officers and said," I want to adopt this dog, please?" They told her that it was up to her mom and she looked up at her. "Well, alright," her mother said. Then Maxie was sent to the vet to make sure he wasn't injured. Finally, Leah went to school and explained to her teacher why she was so late.