Thursday, December 11, 2008

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie

Each of you has been assigned a role in your literature circle. Just as you would participate in class, post a comment sharing what you would say. Be sure to include what your role is.

62 comments:

  1. I think that drums, girls, and dangerous pie is a good book because,it has detail and it's a little funny. The book is also sad too. The character Steven has a brother and the parents didn't know that Steven's little brother had cancer. Steven's little brothers name is Jeffery. Jeffery had continuos nose bleeds. The parents took Jeffery to the hospital and the doctors told Stevens parents that Jeffery had cancer. That's how Jefferys family knew he had cancer.

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  2. My role is literary luminary and here are some interesting passages and why Ipicked them. First,"I have a nose bleed mommy". I picked this part because I was shocked that he got a nose bleed only because he fell off a chair.

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  3. Since i am the text conector i am supose to connect to the story.At the age of 5; I tryed to skate board down a hill and fell on my face and started to gush out blood; just like Jeffry "the little brother".But his nose bleed happend a little different.He fell down and started to bleed.But it turns out that he have cancer.I dont have cancer though.Thats my text-to-self.Also this book involves a boy named Steven "the main character"liking a girl and she don't even recognize him.Did i mension he is a nerd that likes to play the drums.This book is just like the book Diary of a wimpy kid.

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  4. My role is text connecter.for text-to-text i could relate to a book i read in 5th grade called sudoko and it was about a litle girl who had lukemia and had a dream to see the parade with all the ormigoni birds and she wanted to live long enough to see that and she did and at the end they man a statue from the origomi birds and she didn't die she lived

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  5. i am discussion director. i came up with questions like (do you think steven really cared about jeffery falling of the stool? if you do or do not think he cares why do you think so?

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  6. my role was literary luminary and stenen was making moatmeal for his brother and he is standing on the chair then he falls off and gets anose bleed and lukemia.why i picked that because is was weird that he had a nose bleed and got lukemia.

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  7. my role is text conector.text to self-this story is lick school. it is lick school because alot of people fit alot and we all need to work together.text to text- this story is like another book I read Captain Grows Teeth. In this book there is a lot of brothers and they are always getting into trouble and blaming each other for it. Text-to-world this story is like world-wide events because a lot of people have brothers and sisters so they get annoyed and they always worry what will happen to them.

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  8. My role is text connecter. One of my favorite one is text to self because you get to bring your own life and connect it with the story. Well heres one of my true story that can relate to one of the parts where jeffery got sick. One time my little brother got very sick and nobody new about it until he started to throw up every where. I wanted to take him to the hospital but my mother had disagreed. Then he had a seasier when you lose control because you are overheated. Then we had to take him to the emergency room. He was ok but now we all keep a close eye on him

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  9. My role is literary luminary. The part of the story that I thought was interesting was the part where the main character Steven was practicing the drums before school, when his little brother Jeffery gets him to make some oatmeal. So Steven finally agrees to make him some. When he is in the middle of making the food his little brother falls off the chair and has an endless nose bleed. His mom decides to take him to the hospital. After the day is over the family learns that Jeffery might have cancer

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  10. I thought the most interesting part was when Jeffery fell off the stool. Then he had an unstoppable nose bleed and later found out that he might have cancer.

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  11. Iliked tthis book becouse I thot that it was nice that he wonet to play the dromes.

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  12. sgonzalez - I agrey with your qestons because they basicley sumerise the hole story so far.

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  13. j mont i do not agree with you because that is not all that whet on in the storey. his litel brother got hurt.

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  14. My role was artful artist what I drew was steven's brother jeffery throwing up in the toilet and steven standing there looking at jeffery because in the story it said that every time njeffery would thow up steven would be there to help him out and clean up jeffery after he was done thowing up that can be sick.

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  15. my role was text conector and i said for text to text that this story was like song lyrics because most artist write songs about who they loved how they lost and wht they want , for steven he loves jeffery and he might lose jeffery and steven wants jeffery to get better.for text to world i said that this story is like the global issues because right now jeffery is like the economy not good not good at all.

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  16. I agree with c-taylor because alot of people are fighting today and it needs to stop even people with deseces are fighting to stay alive and we need too help them

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  17. my role is artful artist,and i drew a picture of a hospital because it made me think of when jeffery fell off the chair onto the gronud ,and hurt himself he had to go to the hospital.

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  18. my role is artful artist and i drew a picture of jeffery bald because it made me think of him when he got lukemia and then i drew a picture stenen crying because his brothe can have a slite chance to die.

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  19. MY ROLE IS DISCUSSION DIRETOR AND SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ARE WHY WAS JEFFREYS FATHER WEPPING OVER SOME PAPER WORK?,HOW DID STEVEN IMPROVE HIS GRADES AND WHY DID THE GUIDINTS TEACHER PULL HIM INTO A ROOM WHERE ALL TEACHERS WHERE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF HIS TECHERS?

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  20. respound to krader i agree with you that is interesting part because he had a nose bleed for like three days then he got lukemia.

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  21. my role is LITERARY LUMINARY,some of the things i said was :when steven is playing the drums he is hitting every note when i read that i think it is very discripted and i can picture everything in my mind.:)

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  22. artful artist,I druw a piture of a dj and people dacing. I druw this because it basicey tells how steven got abarist and how his mom comes in and says it is time for steven to come with me and then they start off to the hospitel.

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  23. I agree with EGraven,because song lericks wouil really dissbse the story so far and how things are going on in the story.

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  24. my role is discussion directore my qeustions are ,what cause steven to get so paranoid? what was cause steven so long to get to the dance?How did jeffery bust his nose?what do you think the dangerouse piesgot to do with the tital

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  25. My role is Text Connector, the first connection I made was that this story was somewhat like my friends life, not the part where her brother has cancer, but she does have an annoying little brother. The next connection was this story is like a magazine article I read about kids not caring about their grades and how it is an issue in the United States. My last connection was about the issue of cancer and others that is happening worldwide.

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  26. MY ROLE IS LITERARY LUMINARY AND IM RESDING DRUMS GIRLS AND DANGEROUS PIE CAN YOU RELATE TO THIS BOOK WITH GIRLS LITTLE BROTHERS SCHOOL GRADES GETTING SHIPED OFF TO YOUR GRANDMA AND GRANDPAS WHEN YOUR SICK AN DYOUR LITTLE BROTHER GETTING CANCER.STEVEN HAS ALOT OF DRAMA GOING ON IN HIS LIFE STEVEN AND ARE HOME TOGETHER ALONE AND HAVENT TALKED FOR 4 MONTHS TALK ABOUT A BAD DAY I LOVE THIS BOOK IT IS VERY LIKE A TEENAGERS LIFE WITH A FEW MORE COMPLICATIONS I WANT YOUR OPINION ON THE DRUMS GIRLS AND DANGEROUS PIE BOOK

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  27. RESPOND TO D COPES JEFFERYS DAD WAS WHEEPING OVER PAPERS BECAUSE HE WAS 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS BEHIND IN MEDICAL BILLS ALOT OF EMOTIONS AND WORRIES

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  28. hi,my role is discussion directer and here are some of the questions i wrote:how does Steven feel about renee, and why do you think that? how does steven feel about jefferys cancer,and why do you think that? why do you think that stevens dad is having meltdowns about the bills? do you think renee will forgive him after slamming the door in his face, if so why?

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  29. since Iam text conecter roleI compared my life to the story by saying that i got nose bleeds and i've got to go to dances and in the story he sat in a corner and waited and I have did the same thing al most ever time I've been to the dances.I think that people all the time get nose bleeds in TV shows and they always go to the doctor if they think it is a serious problem and not just a little bump on the nose.Alot of people all over the world get that and I think that thats not much of a problem that u have to take it to the doctor.I've been to the doctor but it was for a serious problem like I could not breath and it was hard but im beter now and thats my comment.

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  30. d copes i think that he really feels for her but when she comes his house to study with him he turns him down for her sake of not getting sick from jefrey and i dont think thats wat I would do but he did something nice for the both of them and make sure that nobody else gets out making more people sick

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  31. hi,my role is discussion director. here is one of my questions,what do happen next in the story.the reason i picked this question is because i thought it was the most interesting one of them all.because i am always wondering what the next page is about.

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  32. Hi, my role is text connector. My text to self is the story has Steven getting bad grades and last year i was not to good either. My text to text is Stevens friends helped him with money and this one movie that the principal was going to destoy the animals and the kid who was trying to save them and their friends came to help him out. My text to world is Jeffrey has cancer and alot of people die from cancer

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  33. i am responding back to s.gonzales i was wondering if steven cared about jeffery too, because if i were steven i would really bad. WRITE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  34. when i started reading this book i was shocked that i liked it and now im bring it home everyday but nevermind that where the part i stoped at was when annette broke her arm and she was really sad i could tell bu\y the way the auther wrote this book and i kind of felt sorry for her. but the part that surprised me that was when annette wanted to stay because in my opinion i would have left because i would have been really mad and i wouldnt want to take it out on anyone

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  35. i agree with jmulford because alot of people are dieing by cancer and people need to do something about it

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  36. I am responding to w. Cambridge that the book is funny because when Steven yelled at annette.

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  37. my role is discussion director and i have a question about my book drums,girls,and dangerous pie.what do you think will happen to jeffrey's cancer!?

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  38. MY ROLE IS LITERARY LUMINARY AND ONE OF MY DESCRIPTION IS INTERESTING PART WAS WHEN STEVEN RIPED HIS MOTHER'S CHECK ON PAGE 189 BECAUSE USUALLY A KID WOULD JUST GIVE THE MONEY INSTEAD OF JUST RIPING IT UP BUT STEVEN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO NOT USE HIS PARENT'S MONEY FOR DRUM LESSONS BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT WOULDNT BE RIGHT TO USE THE MONEY IF HIS PARENTS DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY FOR JEFFREY'S HOSPITAL BILLS OR FOR ANY THING THEY NEED TO PAY FOR

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  39. In response to Djoseph I think steven feels bad about jeffreys cancer because He feels jeffreys pain and suffering because later on in the book steven gets the flu.

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  40. hi my role is artful artist. for my picture i drew a table and a math test on the table with a big F. i said " when he failed his math test it reminded me of when i got a F on my test in social studies in second grade". i also drew a picture of jeffery and steven being sad.what i said was that " jeffery has alot of bruises and really hurts and steven is sad that jeffery is felling that way". one question :wuold you feel sad for your brother (if you have a brother)if you woke up every morning seeing bruises up and down his arms from getting hit by a snow ball? :-)...

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  41. RESPONDING TO D.JOSEPH THE WAY STEVEN FEEELS ABOUT RENEE ALBERT IS HE LIKE'S HER A LOT BUT SHE IS DATING BIFF THE BOY THAT PLAYS IN THE BAND WITH STEVEN WHY I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE HE DROOLS ALL OVER HER AND THINKS SHE'S THE HOTTEST GIRL IN THE 8TH GRADE HE WAS EXICTED WHEN SHE CAME OVER HIS HOUSE TO TOUTER HIM HE JUST LIKES EVERY THING ABOUT HER BUT EXCEPT THE FACT THAT SHE IS DATING BIFF

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  42. RESPONDING TO J.MURPHY WHAT I THINK WOULD HAPPEN TO JEFFREY'S CANCER IS ADVINTIONLY HE IS GOING TO BE A SERVIVER OF CANCER AND HIS BODY WILL FIGHT IT OFF AND HE WONT HAVE IT EVER BECAUSE CACNER CAN COME BACK AND POOR LITTLE JEFFREY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH IS AGAIN

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  43. im the artful artist and i drew a picture of jeffery in the hostpitel with his mom. he was in the hostpitel because he had luceimea.

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  44. chip taylor

    my role is literary luminary one of the parts in the story is on page 206-215 I wrote that it was funny when steven would have a bad dream and he would wake up and hit his head. I thougt this was funny because when he woke up one time he bit his cheak and when he weat to the hospitel he bit it agian.

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  45. reasponding to djeseph i aree i like the text to self but i like and think artful artist is alittle easier and more fun

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  46. I agre with Kzimmerman because that is one of the importat part in the story and that steven ralley liked at the hospitel

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  47. I agree with Jlowe because when i go to the dances i do not dance alot ether because some peoplel just go to talk to there frindes all the time

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  48. responding to Jmurphy i think jeffrey will get beter because he is not very, very sick and i think he is starting to get beter but i might be wrong

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  49. i agree with dcopes because i also thick steven really likes reana albert because when ever he is around her he always drowes

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  50. my role is text connector and i wrote that steven had to decide if he should let renee albert in his house while she had a cold and jeffery was there sick he needed the help but he thought of jeffery and slammed the door in renee's face

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  51. Hi,my role is literary luminary. one thing i picked out of the text is "All i had to do was bag my drum lessons and save my family 80 bucks a month." i picked it because it showed how much steven cares about his parents bills and about jefferys cancer. it shows that he can throw away the fun stuff he does to help his parents with there problems.

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  52. My role is discussion director. A question I have is I you were Steven how would you react to being pulled out of the dance by your mom? Why would you act this way? If I were Steven I would be so annoyed at my mom because she was ruining my time, well unless it was an emergency. One more question I have is what do you think will happen after the concert? Why?

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  53. responding to jgalloway. the thing about the head gushing out bloood is reeeeeeeeeaaaaallly nasty, but it has somthing to do with the book. you should go to the docter to see if you have cancer.

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  54. respond 2 dcopes i agree with you that most kids would take the money but he knew that his parents were behind in money and he made a deal with his drum teacher to get free lessons

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  55. responding to krader. if i were steven and i was being pulled out of the dance and the dj said it on the micro-phone i would be totally embarassed because everybody would be looking at me.

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  56. respond to aduranso jefferys nose started bleeding because when he fell the bang that he heard was jeffey hitting his head and that is why stevens parents came downstairs

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  57. (Responding to djoseph) I might have given up on something I loved depending on what it is. If I loved it alot I might give it up but again depending on what it is. I agree he does seem to care about his parents and that was nice of him to stop what he loves doing just so he can help his parents out in tough times that they are having like paying regular bills, and paying medical bills for Jeffery. That is why I agree with you.

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  58. respond 2 kzimmerman jeffery did go to the hospital for lukemia all the way in phili and they flew out there twice to get tests on jeffery

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  59. responding to krader. hey, i totally agree that i would be upset with my mom too. i would annoyed too. ofcoarse like you said unless it was an emergency. but she doesnt have to make an announcement like stevens mom did. i would be so mad but not too mad if it was an emergency.

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  60. (Responding to Kzimmerman)I think it was kind of sad when the family found out that Jeffery had cancer because they knew that the money was already running low this happend to them and that was bad for the family and Jeffery.

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  61. respond 2 egraven annette stayed at the band concert because she loved band and if she syayed in band and watched them play than when her arm healed than she would know all the lessons and wouldnt have to catch up or miss the all city concert and it would be like she was there all along

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  62. I am responding to akrause, I think that Renee should have understood why Steven had to shut the door in her face after all she was the one who told the teacher about Jeffery having cancer. It was kind of obvious that you can't have a person with cancer in the same place as someone who has a cold because that could make the person who has cancer even more sick than they were before, and if it was bad enough maybe even kill them.

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