Characters, Plot, Symbolism and Figurative Language
Ms Muhl's Class Blog for Sci-Fi!! Welcome!
Science Fiction and More
What is Sci Fi?
What is Science Fiction?
City of Ember - In the blog, tell why City of Ember is SCI FI
Trailer for City of Ember
Symbolism Video -- What is it?
After watching the video, think of a symbol you have seen in your life from a text, movie or somewhere in the world and explain its meaning both figuratively and literally. Explain what it means using good description.
Five Strategies for Close Reading
Use the site above to practice reading carefully before you actually answer quiz questions or post your blog responses. How can these strategies help you remember what you have read?
Welcome to the Ray Bradbury Study of Short Stories in SciFi! If you like what he writes look up some of his fantastically written novels. They may have an affect on you.
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Read the story and write in the blog your connections or concerns after reflecting on what you have read.
Videos
There Will Come Soft Rains 1
There Will Come Soft Rains 2 Full Story on Video
There Will Come Soft Rains 3
The World Without Us - Sara Teasdales Poem inspired Ray Bradbury's story
Sara Teasdale's Poem
The Flying Machine, by Ray Bradbury
All in a Summer's DayVideo
Story in Writing
Quizlet Vocabulary before reading All in a Summer's Day
"Ray Bradbury" Teen Reads
Biography of Ray Bradbury, click here
Welcome to Madeline L'Engle's writing adventures! You will not be sorry you went on a trip with her and all those amazing characters she created!
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Quotes from A Wrinkle in Time.. close reading and interpreting. Use these quotes, find them in your text and write a meaningful connection to two of them in your blog response.
Book on PDF online click here
Hi Ms. Muhl.. this is Gabby from homeroom
ReplyDeleteI wanted to comment about the quote believing takes practice, I wanted to comment about this because I noticed that in the book Meg had a pretty hard time believing in her self until the end of the book, when she was trying to get Charles Wallace back from IT. I thought this showed that maybe the author is trying to teach us not to just believe in yourself when not in danger but always, and that to do this takes practice.
Yes believing in your talents and gifts takes practice because you have to have a revelation that you actually have gifts. Meg had the gift of love from so many people but didn't realize it, once she did she could turn it around to give the gift to someone else like Charles Wallace and it saved both of their lives!
DeleteHi Ms. Muhl!.. this is Gabby
DeleteI wanted to comment a text to text connection I had with the quote, "People are more than just the way look", the connection was..... with Augey having a messed up face he's not like everyone else but way more nice than Jillian but all that's on the inside. I was comparing this to Meg because the way the author made her sound in the book was that she didn't care much about how she looks and she wasn't really popular in school, but that's not what she cared about she cared about the people around her and her surroundings and then at the end of the book she found the best part about herself and that was LOVE and also who she loved.
Hi Ms.Muhl it's Matthew from Mr.Stoner's class I will comment on the quote "like and equal are not the same". Equal means you are the same in every way. "Like" means that you might be almost the same. I think the author is trying to say the you might think that you might be equal but you will always be a litte different.
ReplyDeleteLike and Equal are not the same.. interesting that you would pick this quote. Who are you like? Who are you an equal with? When you play football are you all equally alike? Do you think that all players are the same because they are all on the team? Could we just move them around to different positions because after all they are all football players right? hmmmmm...
DeleteHi Ms. Muhl its Nate. B from Mr. Stoner`s class I will comment on this quote “People are more than just the way they look.” I choose this quote because I thought about Auggie in Wonder because although he may look different he turned out to be a real nice and funny friend. I also relate this quote to the quote "Dont judje a book by it`s cover." because what on the outside doesnt say what is on the inside. By the way in "A wrinkle in time" IT does not look like what I expepected IT to look like.
ReplyDeleteNate B... what did you expect IT to look like... you know IT is what YOU expected not what the producers of the video visualized. :)
DeleteHey Ms. Muhl I would like to comment on the quote “Believing takes practice.” I picked this quote because i the begging Meg had no belif in herself once so ever then in the middle she started to gain belif then in the end she "practiced" Beliving so much she had Belif in herself and saved Charlles
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Hi Ms.Muhl I read the autobiography about Madeline L"enegle did you want me to comment for our homework
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Sarah T from Mr.Stoners class. The quote "People are more than just the way they look" in my image means that it doesn't matter if someone is pretty or handsome if they aren't the same inside. The author's message to us is that don't judge a person just because they aren't aesthetically pleasing . But to only judge people by there actions.
ReplyDeletehey ms.Muhl this is hope from homeroom i want to say that i always thought that city of ember was fantasy not sci fi and why is it sci fi and not fanasty
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl it's Alyssa from homeroom
ReplyDeleteI looked at the quotes and I liked " We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts
Hi Ms.Muhl this is Ying.... I looked at the quotes and i saw this quote.
ReplyDelete“People are more than just the way they look.”
I liked this quote because it reminded me of Auggie because even though he didn't look the best he was very nice and smart and he was so much more then what the outside of him looked like. I think Madeleine was trying to tell us that if people look diffent it doesn't mean that they are not importent.
Hi Ms.muhl its Bryant from Mr stoners and I liked the quote :only fools aren't afraid. I liked it because everybody is afraid of something no matter if they hide it ,or if its just something small
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl! This is Sarah F. I liked the quote "People are more than the way they look"
ReplyDeleteI liked the quote because its sending out a good message.
Its saying not to just look at someone and think their appearance tells you everything about them.
Hi Miss Muhl. This is Brandon from homeroom. I read the biography and I can’t believe she got so many books awarded with the new berry medal. It's a shame she died in 2007.
ReplyDeleteHello Ms. Muhl, this is Avrey. I read the biography on Madalyn L'Engle. I did not know that there were more books in the series "A Wrinkle In Time". She earned a lot of medal for literature and english.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Noah I went on Youtube and watched the rest of the Wrinkle in Time and it was a very twisted story. At first I wasn't interested but now there's all these crazy things happening and it got me interested in the story
ReplyDeleteIf you are having trouble blogging from home.. Feel free to write out your blog response on a paper or email me at wadc_muhl@wadsworthschools.org and I will cut and paste it into the blog at school. You may trouble shoot reasons for why your blog is not posting by 1. using a google account to log in 2. use email to send your blog response 3. coming to school and logging in with ms muhl's account 4. Using the class email to log in or respond and print from Class email is: msmuhlsclassrocks@gmail.com with the password matching quizlet see me if you forgot the password!
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Jacob from homeroom and I looked at the website with all the quotes and one really popped out and the quote was "If you aren't unhappy sometimes you don't know how to be happy.” What I think that means is if you are not unhappy sometimes you really don't know why you are happy and that quote was one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Ali from homeroom.The quote that I liked was:“No! Alike and equal are not the same thing at all!”.I think this means like no one is alike and equal is like everyone should be treated equally.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Karissa and I wanted to comment on the quote “Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit” I liked this quote because it really is true, life is like a poem it depends on the decisions you make of how it will out and if you don't start it you won't finish it.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl This is Hannah from homeroom
ReplyDeleteI read about Madeleine L'engle's Biography, And i thought it was interesting about how many books shes written! She really liked to write! I made a txt to self connection on one of the characters in her book, After ten years in Connecticut, the Franklin"s moved to New York City. This relates to my life because i moved after being at Norton for 11 years.
Hi, Ms.Muhl, this is Julia. I want to comment for the quote about alike and equal. I would say that alike and equal are ABSOLUTELY different! Alike are two things similar, or may have the same traits. However, equal is when two or more people are treated with the same respect.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Muhl sorry about the previous comment. I did chose the autobiography though. I think the reason she chose to be a writer was because she was used to working at a play. She probably learned about emotions and other things and put it into her writing.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl! This is Jenna from homeroom I have a text to text connection and that is that I thought that the quote: "People are more than just the way they look." was very interesting and meaningful to me, and it reminded me of another popular saying: "Don't judge a book by it's cover" I think that these two quotes were similar because basically "Don't judge a book by its cover" can be for people too, so, to put people in the place of that saying is "Don't judge people by their looks" which if you compare the two sayings now, they are very similar.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms Muhl It is Graci
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Muhl. This is Graci. I am blogging about A Wrinkle in Time. I didn't picture Meg being so old when we watched the movie. I also didn't picture "IT" to look like fat snakes. My favorite quote was, "Like and equal are not the same." I think "like" means that everyone is unique while being the same. I think "equal" means that everybody is the same in every way.
My text to world connection is that some people persevere but still don't always succeed or get the outcome that they expected/wanted. In the movie, Meg tried so hard to get Charles Wallas, but she couldn't because "IT" had Charles under control. Meg did not get him until the end when she found "ITs" weakness.
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ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl, it's lexi! I wanted to comment about the quote “People are more than just the way they look." I chose this quote because a lot of people judge people by how they look and you should not judge people. I can make a connection because “People are more than just the way they look" sounds a lot like the qoute "dont judge a book by its cover" and I have heard people say that.
ReplyDeleteHello Ms. Muhl, this is Avrey. I read the biography on Madalyn L'Engle. I did not know that there were more books in the series "A Wrinkle In Time". She earned a lot of medal for literature and english.
ReplyDeleteHi ms. Muhl this is avrey and I just wanted to know if I can use a homwork pass for the wrinkle in time papers please respond soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Alex from homeroom and I want to talk about the quote "Believing takes practice". I want to comment on this because in the story Meg thought she lost Charles forever but she had to go save him but she was a little unsure about it. Calvin and her dad both believed in her so she had more confidence and she saved Charles
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Karissa and I wanted to make a connection to the quote “Experiment is the mother of knowledge.” ― Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time. My connection is that Auggie would have never known that true friends don't judge you by the way you look, if he had never gone to public school.
ReplyDeleteHi this is Xavier from home room I will comment on the quote "like and equal are not the same".me and my older brother are not the same/equal,But me and my older brother are alike.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this Seth from homeroom,
ReplyDeleteI read all of the quotes and the one that stood out was “Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself." This was said by Mrs.Whatsit. I think it means that do what you want with your life but you have to follow in some kind of rules or laws. This goes with soccer because you have to follow all the rules but you get to decide do you want to dribble or pass it off. This quote goes with life too.
Hi Ms Muhl this is Ryan from HR. I liked how she won so many newbury medals. I thought it was interesting how she wrote books with muiltiple authors and plots.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Muhl this is Luke from HR I read the story about the king again and the flying thing. I still think the man desrved to be exicuted, because what if the enemy went to go collect resources (I think i misspelled that) looked over the wall and saw the man flying had the said "Well that looks fun, oh I just thought of something. why dont I invent that and use it to attack them and they wont know it. So I think he should have died
ReplyDeleteHi mrs muhl its saylor from mr.stoners i have t tell you something else that dosent have to do with the blog i should only be talking about the blog but this is the only way i could get in touch with you im going to tell you in class but i gess you sort of have prof and i dont have your email but any way my computer is not letting me on quia im suprised it let me on this it keeps saying Failed to open page , Failed to open page and its getting really annoying i dont have a note because my oarents are at work so pleas dont count points off because i can ust do it in class please!!!!
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