If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you a pretty.
Yes, because it is the only way to know if the pills would work.
Blog #41 "Maddy & Az"
16 years ago
Monday, March 29, 2010
Blog Post #51 "Confessions"
Tally has finally come clean. Do you think she will regret it? Do you think David will change his mind about her?
No, I don't think she will. No, I don't think he will.
No, I don't think she will. No, I don't think he will.
Blog Post #50 "Hippocratic Oath"
Should Maddy have forced Shay to take the "cure?" Why or why not?
No, because Maddy doesn't know if it will work and if I were Shay I wouldn't want to take it because it could kill you.
No, because Maddy doesn't know if it will work and if I were Shay I wouldn't want to take it because it could kill you.
Blog Post #49 "Night Alone"
If you were Shay, would you get the cure? Why or why not?
Yes, because I would still want to be me not someone else.
Yes, because I would still want to be me not someone else.
Blog Post #48 "Get Away"
Respond to the following quote from the chapter.... What does it mean to you? "Tally thought of the lesions on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."
The lesions changed her personality. She is not who she used to be.
The lesions changed her personality. She is not who she used to be.
Blog Post #47 "Rescue"
Give a chronological list of important events in the chapter. What's the kicker at the end of the chapter.
1. David and Tally find Shay in the Special Circumstances building.
2. Tally finds that Shay is drunk.
3. Shay changed her mind on being a Smokie because of the brain lesions.
4. Dr. Cable comes in and is hit in the head by David.
5. David wants to save his Dad but Mom says no.
6. They are escape.
7. David finds out his Dad is dead.
The kicker at the end is David finds out his Dad is dead.
1. David and Tally find Shay in the Special Circumstances building.
2. Tally finds that Shay is drunk.
3. Shay changed her mind on being a Smokie because of the brain lesions.
4. Dr. Cable comes in and is hit in the head by David.
5. David wants to save his Dad but Mom says no.
6. They are escape.
7. David finds out his Dad is dead.
The kicker at the end is David finds out his Dad is dead.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Blog Post #46 "Inside"
Is this quote a play on words or does it have a deeper meaning to the story?
"Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly. "Operating Theatre Two."
I think it has a deeper meaning in the story.
What "labels" do Tally & David find in the Special Circumstances Building? Give a BRIEF description of what you think each means.
Radiology: They give the specials radiation treatment that gives them their superhuman side?
Neurology: Where they take the brain lesions out of the Specials so they can think right?
Magnetic Imaging: Where they make sure the lesions are not still there?
Operating Theatre Two: Where they give the Specials their Pretty-Ugly looks?
Describe Shay's appearance at the end of the chapter using textual evidence.
"Tall and elegant, every feature perfection, eyes deep and soulful flecked with copper and gold, widened with a troubled look, broad smile illuminating the darkness.
"Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly. "Operating Theatre Two."
I think it has a deeper meaning in the story.
What "labels" do Tally & David find in the Special Circumstances Building? Give a BRIEF description of what you think each means.
Radiology: They give the specials radiation treatment that gives them their superhuman side?
Neurology: Where they take the brain lesions out of the Specials so they can think right?
Magnetic Imaging: Where they make sure the lesions are not still there?
Operating Theatre Two: Where they give the Specials their Pretty-Ugly looks?
Describe Shay's appearance at the end of the chapter using textual evidence.
"Tall and elegant, every feature perfection, eyes deep and soulful flecked with copper and gold, widened with a troubled look, broad smile illuminating the darkness.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Blog Post #45 "Over the Edge"
In this chapter, a few uglies go to New Pretty Town to do a trick. They make the words "THE SMOKE LIVES" with sparklers. If you had ONE chance to post a message important to you, what would it be and why?
Hello People!!!! I would say that because there is nothing else I would really say.
Hello People!!!! I would say that because there is nothing else I would really say.
Blog Post #44 "Accomplices"
The Uglies they met in this chapter are similar to Tally at the beginning of the book. When you compare her to these Uglies, how has Tally changed and what has made her change?
I think she has changed a lot and has gotten more mature and stuff like that. I think she has changed because she met David.
I think she has changed a lot and has gotten more mature and stuff like that. I think she has changed because she met David.
Blog Post #43 "Familiar Sights"
Do you think Tally's plan will work? David wants to save his parents, but what's driving Tally? Do you think she's crazy, or are her feelings valid?
I think it will work. She wants to keep David's trust so he will like her. Yes I think she is crazy.
I think it will work. She wants to keep David's trust so he will like her. Yes I think she is crazy.
Blog Post #42 "Oil Plague"
How do David & Tally describe the Rusties? Is it accurate?
They call the Rusties pretty much big idiots and that they didn't know what they were doing. It is definently not accurate.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
We pollute the air too much and we go to war too often. We are going to end up getting ourselves killed.
What are the weaknesses in THEIR society?
They rely too much on electronics. If they had a huge power outage, they would all die.
They call the Rusties pretty much big idiots and that they didn't know what they were doing. It is definently not accurate.
What are weaknesses of OUR society?
We pollute the air too much and we go to war too often. We are going to end up getting ourselves killed.
What are the weaknesses in THEIR society?
They rely too much on electronics. If they had a huge power outage, they would all die.
Blog Post #41 "Maddy and Az"
Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. Post the information and cite it.
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[1][2] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
Blog Post #40 "Ruin"
Describe the irony in Tally's victory over Dr. Cable. What was lost in the process?
She was the one who betrayed the Smoke to the Specials. She felt that she has to tell David, but if David knew than he would never trust her again.
She was the one who betrayed the Smoke to the Specials. She felt that she has to tell David, but if David knew than he would never trust her again.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Blog Post #39
Is David right? Is Tally amazing? Do you think she should be feeling guilty? Why or Why not?
No. No. Yes. Because she betrayed the Smoke to the Specials.
No. No. Yes. Because she betrayed the Smoke to the Specials.
Blog Post #38 "Run"
Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it will be a friend or an enemy to Tally? What do you think Tally will do now?
David is the voice in the dark. A friend. She will run from the Specials with David.
David is the voice in the dark. A friend. She will run from the Specials with David.
Blog Post #37 "In Case of Damage"
Explain what self preservation means to you. Is it the most important thing? Would you lie because of it?
Self Preservation-when you lie to make yourself appear better than you are.
No, it is not the most important thing.
No, I would not lie because of it.
Self Preservation-when you lie to make yourself appear better than you are.
No, it is not the most important thing.
No, I would not lie because of it.
Blog Post #36 "The Rabbit Pen"
Tally had changed her mind about the Smokeand the Operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?
She will run away from the Specials and never become Pretty.
She is on the Smokies side.
She will run away from the Specials and never become Pretty.
She is on the Smokies side.
Blog Post #35 "Invasion"
Is this the climax of the book? Explain why or why not in a few sentences.
Yes, because the whole book has been about the Specials trying to find the Smoke and they finally did.
Yes, because the whole book has been about the Specials trying to find the Smoke and they finally did.
Blog Post #34 "Burning Bridges"
Read the following quote David says to Tally. "What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful." Name one person in your home life and one in your academic life(you may leave them nameless if you wish)...what makes this person beautiful.
Home- My mom because she is really nice.
Academic-
Home- My mom because she is really nice.
Academic-
Blog Post #33 "Pretty Minds"
Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you/to the the story? "Becoming Pretty doesn't just change the way you look ... it changes the way you think." How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were pretty? (think ... habits, intelligence, and physical attributes.)
I would to have the same habits, attributes, and personality as I did when I was an ugly.
I would to have the same habits, attributes, and personality as I did when I was an ugly.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Blog Post #32 "The Secret"
What does the following quote tell you about the city and society in general?
"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure i know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."
In New Pretty Town, they never look like their parents because their parents had the operation but their genes are still the same as when they were uglies.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is.
It makes people sick.
"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure i know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."
In New Pretty Town, they never look like their parents because their parents had the operation but their genes are still the same as when they were uglies.
Predict what you think being "pretty" is.
It makes people sick.
Blog Post #31 "Bravery"
Find an example of imagery, personification and a simile. Quote directly and give page numbers.
Imagery: "... but real animals from the overcrowded pen on the edge of the Smoke." (pg.243)
Personification: "Dr. Cable's pendant seemed to grow heavier and heavier, wound around her neck as tightly as the vines, brush, and roots grasping the railroad tracks." (pg.243)
Simile: "Without even trying, she'd shafted her best friend. Like a walking poison, she killed everything." (pg.244)
Does it require bravery to meet David's parents? Why or why not?
Yes, because Tally has never seen a middle aged ugly before. She has seen an old ugly but she doesn't know if theyh would look the same.
Imagery: "... but real animals from the overcrowded pen on the edge of the Smoke." (pg.243)
Personification: "Dr. Cable's pendant seemed to grow heavier and heavier, wound around her neck as tightly as the vines, brush, and roots grasping the railroad tracks." (pg.243)
Simile: "Without even trying, she'd shafted her best friend. Like a walking poison, she killed everything." (pg.244)
Does it require bravery to meet David's parents? Why or why not?
Yes, because Tally has never seen a middle aged ugly before. She has seen an old ugly but she doesn't know if theyh would look the same.
Blog Post #30 "Suspision"
Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not?
No, because if David likes Tally there is nothing Shay can do about that
Tally received a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever received something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a speical meaning behind it as Tally's had?
No I have not.
No, because if David likes Tally there is nothing Shay can do about that
Tally received a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever received something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a speical meaning behind it as Tally's had?
No I have not.
Blog Post #29 "Heartthrob"
Why would it have been easier for Tally to activate the pendant when she got to the Smoke? Explain.
Now she is friends with people in the Smoke and David is trusting her with secrets about the Smoke that he has never told anyone before.
Now she is friends with people in the Smoke and David is trusting her with secrets about the Smoke that he has never told anyone before.
Blog Post #28 "David"
If David's parents were doctors, why do you think they ran away? Support your answer with textual evidence.
They have known that there was something wrong with the operation because they "reversed the operation" (pg. 218).
They have known that there was something wrong with the operation because they "reversed the operation" (pg. 218).
Blog Post #27 "Work"
Find an image of a skyline like the one Tally sees. Post it. What is beautiful about it? Is there anything ugly about it?
I think it is beautiful because everything is so big. You can't wrap your head around how big everything is. There is a lot of pollution in big cities. So I think that is ugly.
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