Monday, September 23, 2013

Main Character and Author Questions - Due Thursday September 26th

Please identify which book you are reading, as well as which character you are choosing before you begin your blog post.  What are three questions you would want to ask the main character in your Guided Reading text?  What are two questions you would want to ask the author of your book?  

I am reading the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the main character I am choosing is Auggie.  Three questions I would ask Auggie are:

  • What has been the most difficult thing about having a facial deformity?
  • If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
  • What are your dreams for the future.  
Two question I would like to ask R.J. Palacio are:
  • Where did you get the inspiraton for the story?
  • Did you ever feel like an outsider in school?  If so, when?


19 comments:

  1. I am reading rules and I would like to ask the author how he got the idea of autism and the names? I would like to ask David do people tease you because you have autism? And why cant you use your legs why are you in a wheelchair?And when your in school do you ever feel like your special?









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  2. I am reading Rules by Cynathia Lord.

    3 on the things that I want to ask Cathrine in my book is...

    1. How is your life gowing up with taking care of David?

    2. How do you stand up to him when he is getting bullied?

    3. What do you do when he is borthering you?

    The 3 quastions that i have for Cynathia Lord are....

    1. How do you come up with such a great and interasting book?

    2. Did you right this book because you have had a brother like David and you had to take care of him or because you thought that it would be a book that every one would like?

    3. Are all of your other books just like Rules are are the ydifferent?

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  3. I am reading the book Rules by Cynthia Lord, the main character Lam choosing is Catherine. Three questions i would ask Catherine are

    How is it having a brother that has autism?
    Is it hard to make rules for David?
    Is it hard making word and picture cards for Jason?

    Two questions for Cynthia Lord
    Where did you come up with to make a book about a girls brother has autism?
    Did you have any experience with autism in your life? If so What?

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  4. The View from Saturday by E.L. Koningsburg
    Noah

    Do you think that calligraphy was hard when you were introduced to it?

    Why were you sassy when you talked to your mom about the B & B letter?

    Were you frustrated, nervous in the Quiz Bowl?

    Questions for the Author

    Were you in a quiz bowl, if so did you win?

    Did your friends act like Noah, Nadia, Ethan, and Julian when they were together?

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  5. My book is 'View From Saturday' by E.J. Konigsburg, the main character that I chose is Mrs.Olinski. Three questions i would ask Mrs.Olinski are:

    1. why do you put on the board about you being paralized?

    2. why did you get mad when the grandparents were hugging Eathan and Nadia?

    3. Why dont you get very mad when people talk about you being paralized, and when they make fun of you.

    Two questions i would like to ask E.L. Konigsburg are:

    1.Why did you make Mrs.Olinski paralized?

    2.Why did you make Jullian nerdy?

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  6. Three question that I would ask Julian is where did you live before. Another question I would ask him is what dose he want to be when he grew up. My last question I would ask him is how do you know all those questions in the championships. Two questions I would ask E.L Konigsburg is how did you get the inspiration to wright this book. Did you have fun to writing this book.

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  7. I am reading the book View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg, the main character I am choosing is Julian.
    Three questions are:
    How do you know all the answers to the questions?
    Who is your best friend in the souls?
    What is your favorite sport?
    Two questions I would ask E.L Kongigsburg:
    Why did you write this book?
    Did this book ever relate to you?

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  8. I am reading the book Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick the main character I am choosing is Freak (Kevin). Three questions I would ask Freak are:

    Do you think you will survive the dangerous surgery?

    Did you have any other friends before?

    How did you learn so many words?!

    Three questions I would ask Rodman Philbrick are:

    How did you decide that you wanted to characters to come together to help each other?

    Do you have any connections to the story?

    If you were Freak how would you deal with life?

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  9. I am reading Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli. The main character I'm choosing is Maniac. Three questions I would like to ask are:

    -Why did you not get the Finsterwallies?
    -Why are you doing all the things that people are telling you?

    Two questions I would ask the author:
    -Why do you have all these bad things happen to Maniac?
    -Why did you write this story?

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  10. I am reading Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philback. I am choosing Max.
    1: How does it feel to have L.D.?
    2: Do you like being tall?
    3: How do you feel about Freak's condition?
    I would ask Rodman the following questions...
    1: Why did you make Max have L.D.?
    2: Why did you put Freaks dictionary in the back?

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  11. I am reading maniac magee by Jerry Spinelli, the main character i am choosing is maniac. three questions I would ask maniac are:

    1.Why did you leave Amandas house?
    2.How did you feel when grayson died?
    3.If you could change anything that you want in your life would you if so what?
    Two questions i would ask Jerry Spinelli are:
    1.Who inspired you to write this book?
    2.Has anything like this happened to you?

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  12. I am reading the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli,The main character I am choosing is Maniac.Three questions I would ask him are
    1. how does it feal to be an orphan.

    2.How did it feel to see Grason die.

    3.Would you stay with the beals or keep running around.
    Two ? I would tell Jerry Spinell
    1.How did you come up with Manic
    2.would you make a second book

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  13. I am reading the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. I am choosing the charecter John McNab. Three questions I would ask John are:

    1) How do you pitch so well?

    2) Why do you do stuff with the cobras?

    3) Why is your house so dirty?

    Two questions I would like to ask the author:

    1) Where did you come up with Maniac Magee?

    2) Why do you call Magee a Maniac?

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  14. I'm reading Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. The character I'm choosing is Max.
    questions for Max...
    1. What do you think would have happened if you didn't become friends with Freak?
    2. What do you think would have happened if Freak would have stayed in the van like the Fair Gwen told him to?
    3. Would you visit your dad in prison after a while?
    questions for Rodman Philbrick...
    1. Did you have an event in your life like one in Freak The Mighty?
    2. How long did it take you to finish the book?
    3. Did you ever think of quitting in the process?

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  15. I am choosing Freak from Freak the Mighty. Three questions I have for him are: What is the worst thing about having dwarfism? What is your favorite word in the entire world? Why did you call Max "earthling" in the beginning of the book? Two questions I have for the author, Rodman Philbrick are: What inspired you to write a story about kids with disabilities that are completely different? Why did you make Freak so interested in King Arthur?

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  16. I am reading the View From Saturday

    Three questions for Mrs. Olinski

    1. How has being in a wheelchair affected you?

    2. What are your hobbies

    3. Have you always wanted to be a teacher

    Author Questions

    1. how did you come up with the book

    2. Will you ever make a series off of this book

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  17. I am reading Freak the Mighty and I choose Freak. Three questions I would have for Freak are.
    1. How is it having your insides grow and your outsides not being able to grow?
    2. Do you wish you were not small and was as tall as Max or being small and being Freak the Mighty?
    3. If you could live longer what would you do?
    Two questions for the author, Rodman Philbrick are.
    1. Why did you have Freak die?
    2. Where did you come up with a story like this one?

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  18. My book is Freak the mighty and I would ask my three questions to Freak, why did you lye about getting a bionic body if you knew that your time was short. why did you make max a dictionary instead of a story of your adventures. And why didn't you give max more notice that he probably wasn't going to make it.

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  19. I am reading Freak the Mighty. If I could ask three questions to Freak they would be:
    1. How short are you compared to Max?
    2. How is being like a genius?
    3. Do you ever wish you were tall or do you like being short
    Two questions for Rodman Philbrick are:
    1.How long did it take you to write the book?
    2. Why did you have Freak die in the end?

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