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Hello, Students! I am so excited that we will be able to have some "discussions" online using our very own class blog. Please make sure that you are responding to the prompts with thoughtful, text-supported comments. Always explain yourselves and USE PROPER GRAMMAR! I cannot wait to read everything that you write! ~Mrs. D

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Flush - Final Blog

Answer each question below by fully explaining and using specific details from the text for support.

1.  How would you rate Flush on a five-star scale? 

2.  What do you think about the ending?  If you were the author, would you have written the resolution the same way? 

3.  What do you think would happen if a sequel or part two of your book were written?  Briefly summarize what you think would happen in the next book.

4.  Imagine that Flush is being made into a movie and you have been hired as the casting director.  Choose three characters from your book, state which famous person would play each character, and explain why you made each choice.  The famous people that you choose do not HAVE to be actors; they may be athletes, musical artists, etc. 

42 comments:

  1. 1.
    I would rate Flush a 4 1/2 on a 5 star scale because, the book was good but, there were some boring parts and some that are not entertaining so much. Like when Noah and his Grandpa went fishing was kind of a boring part.

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    I think the ending was sort of good but boring at parts because, Noah Grandpa talked a lot about fishing and about his boat he lost. If i was the author I would make the ending more exiting.

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    I think if the author made a sequel, Dusty would break out of jail and try to prove that he wasn't dumping sewage in the water somehow.

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    If Flush was Made into a movie:
    Noah should be played as: The kid that play Greg in diary of a wimpy kid, because he's a good actor and he is serious about his role.
    Jasper Jr. should be played as: The brother from diary of a wimpy kid because he is good at playing mean parts.
    Bull should be played as: the person that played Percy Jackson because, he's good at playing mean parts and a good actor.

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  2. Question I have:
    What character do you like the best, and Why?

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    1. I like Noah's Dad because, he tries to stop what is wrong and embraces the right things. But he also gets in jail a lot so, he is a good and bad character.

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    2. I like Abby the best because she is always sticking up for her brother and she is very funny and I think she is very adventureus

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    3. What was your favorite part in the story?

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    4. My favorite part in the story is when, Noah sneaks onto the boat and the old lady comes to the bathroom that he is hiding in while he dumps the dye in the toilet that part was funny. I liked that part is was exiting and could be true.

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    5. My favorite part of the story was when Abby and Noah were stranded on that boat in the middle of the ocean and they were just stuck there because the motor wont work

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    6. Yeah, I like that part too when they're stranded in the boat because, Noah was staying all calm to make Abby feel like every thing would be o.k even though Noah was maybe screaming his lungs out on the inside. Also, I like when the bird pooped on Noah that was funny.

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  3. 1. I would rate flush a four. i say this because yes the story is great but i like a lot of adventure and action and there was not much of that in there because the only real action was when they were on the boat in the ocean and when Abby got lost.

    2. I think the ending was very good because Dusty 's boat was shut down and there grandpa went back home to explain that he was not dead. And Noah and his family are staying together and being all peaceful like. Also if I was the author yes I would have written it the same way because i like a book with lots of action,danger,and adventure but I also love a great peaceful win lose ending.

    3. I think that if there was a sequel or part 2 to this book i would have written it where jasper Jr. and his dad try to get revenge on Noah and his family because they shutdown the casino boat.Then Dusty and Jasper would do something to Abby and take her somewhere and hide her and then the rest of the story would be about them tracking Abby down and traveling to save her life.

    4.If I was being hired the casting director the three characters that I would choose are Noah,Abby,and Shelly.I picked them because they are my most favorite characters. For Noah the actor I would choose would be Chris rock off of everybody hates Chris because he is the rite size and he is a very good actor.And for Abby i would pick Chyna Ann Maklain.[I am not so sure i spelled that rite] off of A.N.T. farm because she is a very good actor and i think she would go great as Abby. And as for Shelly the actor I would pick for her would be Jill off of the show dance mom's.

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    1. I like your paragraphs Thaj

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    2. Really.A four.This book is better than a four!

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  4. 1. five will be my rate, because i really liked the book, i was really interested in almost all the parts in the book.

    2. I liked the ending, every book I read ends with a happy ending or their problems are solved, i like that, and no, i don't think i would have written the resolution the same way, because everybody, might have different endings, not everyone has the same.

    3. If there was a sequel or part two of the book i read, then i think that Abbey and Noah, would come across another problem, and try to solve that problem as they did Dusty and what he was doing to the water, their grandpa Bobby would come back and help them, then the story would just end up as a happy ending as it did before in the first part of the book, either a happy ending, or sad, because there may be a part three of the book and that book may have a happy ending, either that or if there was a part four, then that would have a happy ending.

    4.If i was hired as the casting director for flush if it were a movie, the three characters i would pick from the book for the movie would be adults or a young adult, because i can't think of any famous children except willow smith.
    the three characters i'm picking from the book to be a famous person,is:
    1. bull: Justin
    2. Noah's dad, Paine: that guy who plays in 51st dates who likes Lucy, the girl who has short-term memory loss, and she forgets him everyday, and he tries to get her to like him everyday, and tries different things to get her to like him, and she falls for it everyday, and later in the movie, they get married.
    3.Noah's mom: maybe, Katy Perry.

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    1. Well jasara i remember that comercial comeing on were the guys wife looses her memorie and he has to make her fall in love with her again so there love will be remade.

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    2. His name is Channing Tatum and the movie is The Vow. I went to see it a few nights ago

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    3. What was the movie about??????????

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  5. 1/2 I would rate Flush a 4.95 on a scale of one to five. I say this because the ending was sort of bland. I understand that there wasn't much to work off of. The resolution was solved and Dusty was fined. But I think that Carl Hiaasen may have ended it differently, I like the idea that they finally saw the green flash. My opinion would be that Grandpa Bobby found the AMANDA ROSE solved all the death problems and returned to live in Miami.
    3.if there was a sequel where to be written I would make sure that Grandpa Bobby will return with the AMANDA ROSE. I also think that Dusty will come back and make a club that is illegal in some way. Once again the family comes and saves the day. Noah"s dad understands that his position in life is to enforce the Florida laws. He then realizes that he should become a police officer.

    4. The 3 characters I would chooses are Abbey, Noah, and Noah's dad. Playing Abbey would be the girl who played Ramona in Ramona & Beezus. I say this because she looks exactly how i imagine her. Playing Noah would be Josh Hutchinson. I say this because they both have freckles how the author described it.PLaying Noah"s dad would be Jim Carrey.Jim Carrey looks EXACTLY like Noah's dad.

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    1. I don't see Jim Carrey looking like Noah's dad because the book specifically said that Paine was buff and beefy, Jim Carry is too slim in my opinion

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  6. (girls)
    what would you have acted like if someone gave you real emerald earrings, like their grandpa bobby gave abbey?

    (boys)
    and what would you have been like, if you received a gold coin that hung as a necklace from someone, like their grandpa bobby gave Noah?

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    1. I would be jumping for joy if my Grandpa gave me a golden coin on a necklace and i would never sell it because, i would be like a memory of him.

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  7. If I had to rate flush on a scale from 1-5 I would have to say 4.5 because the plot is amazing but the words are not kid friendly.

    I would because Dusty got what he deserved and Noah and his family saw the green flash. That sounds like a perfect night.

    I think Dusty will reopen the casino and Noah and his family will shut it back down. Will Dusty learn from his mistake?

    For Noah I would pick Dylan Sprouse because I always liked both Dylan and Cole but I think Dylan's cooler. For Noah's mom I would pick Sarah Palin because they are both mean and Sarah looks very mean.For Abbey I would pick Marandia Consgrove because I think she is a good actress.

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  8. I would rate flush as a 4, just because the plot is good but it could be more exciting at times I personally thought it was slightly boring in the beginning. However, I adore the ending. I just think the way it ended was good for everybody and it was implied the loose ends were going to be tied up all in good time. I wouldn't change anything about it. If there was a second book, I basically think that there would be a new troublemaker because Dusty's criminal days are over and Noah's family will work together to stop it again. Minus the bad Underwood reputation. I also think Grandpa Bobby will come back to help them with the Amanda Rose in tow. If I was the casting director, I would definitely pick Shia LeBeouf to be Noah, Dakota Fanning to be Abbey, and Tim Tebow to be Paine. I think it would make for an amusing trio, and they would work well together. I also think they are all good at what they do (even though Tim Tebow plays football) and would enjoy this interesting story.

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    1. Just like I said to someone else.A FOUR???????!!!!!!!!!!11

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    2. But if this star thing could go any higher it would be 15 out of 15

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  9. 1.I would give flush a 5 because it is a very mysterious and it's hard to tell what is going to happen next.That is the type of book that I like.

    2.I think that the ending is just fine and if I were the author I would keep the ending the same.

    3.I fa sequel or part 2 was written i think that there would be another person like Dusty or he will come back and start to pollute the water again.I think that they will try to do the same plane but this time,get cought.

    4.I would choose Noah,Abbey,and Paine(there dad).For Paine , i would pick Johnny Dep because he usually plays crazy characters and Paine starts to act crazy in the story.I would choose the dude that plays the wolf in twilight to play Noah because i've seen him do crazy stunts.I would choose Selena Gomez to play Abbey because she seems to fit the way Abbey acts just right.

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    1. The guy who plays the wolf in twilight's name is taylor lautner. And I disagree with your 5 star rating because it definitely could've been parts that could have been better

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    2. Oh,thanks Piper.And bye the way,this book did diserve a five.

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  10. 1. If i had to rate Flush on a scale from 1-5 I rate it would be 4 because it's a great book but I think it has too many cuss words.

    2. I wouldn't change the resolution because I think that it's the perfect ending for this book because the green flash made the book seem like that when all the Underwood's are together the green flash shows up.

    3. I think Noah's Grandpa Bobby will come back and have his boat and take Paine and his family on a trip to places.

    4. The 3 characters I would choose are Noah Abbey and Paine. For Noah i would choose Mike (The situation from Jersey Shore)because Mike seems tough and Noah acts tough for Abbey I would choose Selena Gomez because she is pretty and I only won't pretty girls in the movie and for Paine I would chose Ronnie from Jersey because I picture Paine as a big guy and Ronnie is big

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  11. In my choice of mind, I would give this book named Flush five out of five stars because it has a outstanding humor and is totally easy to understand because I bet if someone was to read this book they would fall in love with it cause it is that great!
    2.I think the ending was pretty great ,like when Noah found out that the old looking pirate man was really his grandpa Bobby who everyone thought was dead but was really still alive and like how Noah got to see the green flash.

    3.I think that next book would basically be about grandpa Bobby on his adventure to find his boat that these so called friends stole from him and also how he is on revenge.

    4.The three actors or movie stars I would choose to be in the movie Flush to play the three characters of Noah,Abbey,and Noah's dad would be Jack Black to play as Noah's dad because Jack would be like a good person to try to protect every living thing because if you watch any of his movies you would know what I am talking about.For Noah I would have Carl Hiaasen because he would be the best to relate to Noah because he created the book.And last but not least Abbey I would have Selena Gomez because she is good a acting and also singing but she would be good because she would be able to act like Abbey with feelings.

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    1. Finnally Naire.Someone who thinks this book really diserves a five.FINNALLY!!!!!!!!!

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  12. Do you think that this is the best book you've ever read?Why or why not?

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  13. 1:I would rate FLUSH 5 stars because it was good and there was romantic parts sad parts exciting parts and mysterious parts also it was funny, but the Author stead on topic on topic. 2:I think the ending was good, but if I was the author I would change the ending to the Grand father came back and he would live with them and they would be rich and the Grand father could bail out Paine if he go`s to jail again. 3: Its sort of like my answer to question 2 but I will add that Dusty might give Paine money or will apologize to Paine and they will become friends 4:I would have Dwanye Johnson as dusty because he`s usualy a a bad guy and have the boy from journey 2 as noah because hes adventures and Brad paisley for Paine because he`s awesome miley cyrus as the sister because she good as playing a kid and Jennifer aniston as the mom because she a good actor as a mom who in love and larry the cable guy as lice just because and Dylan sprouse as dusties son because he`s` mean and selena gomes as shelly because she`s cool

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    1. Romantic? There aren't any romantic parts. But there are funny parts.

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  14. 1. I would rate this book a 4 star because I liked the book, the characters were good, but I have read better books before.

    2. If I was the author I would change the ending (make it longer) because I think the book could have been better with a special ending like instead of the animals passing them I would let them follow the animals to a island that is like a getaway.

    3. I have know idea what would happen but here is a guess. They live happily ever after.

    4. I would have Dane Cook because he is a comedian and is very very very funny. I would also have Jim Cary because he is very funny and i like his movies. Then I would have a rapper to spice things up a little.

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    1. I would have the rapper as Noah. Jim Cary as Abby. and Dane cook as Noah.

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    2. Noah can't be two people and by the way Abbey is a girl not a boy. Jim Carry should just be Grandpa Bobby because Grandpa Bobby is funny.

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    3. Dane cook as noahs dad. sorry for the mess ups

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  15. 1: I would rate Flush a 5 out of 5 stars.I would do this because Flush is a great book its the perfect put together of mysteries,comedy,and romance.
    2: If I was the author i wouldn't change any thing I think the book was great and the ending was the part of the whole book.
    3: If a second book came out I think that Noah and Abby's dad would have a few blow up here and there but he won't go back to jail.I also that Dusty Muleman will do what he was doing in the first place and he'll get cought again.
    4: If I was the producer i would have selena Gomez play Abby,Johnny Dept for there dad,and Zach Efron playing Noah.

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  16. 1. I would rate Flush as 4.5 stars. I say this because the author could have had more funny parts and have been more creative. For example,the author could have used more similes that are not commonly used.
    2. The ending was tremendous! If I were the author I would have only added parts to the end. I would have added that maybe Noah actually gave Jasper a taste of his own medicine. Noah could have pranked Jasper or punched him or something.
    3. I think Grandpa Bobby would return with the Amanda Rose and go to Noah's house. Noah's dad would recover fully and live happily with his captains license. Everything will be the same except Bull and Jasper would not mess with Noah ever again. Abbey will be her plain self and find her way into another crazy adventure. Their mom will stay married with their dad and never think about divorcing their dad.
    4. The characters that would be casting are: Noah, Abbey, and Grandpa Bobby. The person acting as Noah would be Greg starred in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This is because Greg and Noah share some characteristics and their personalities are similar. The person acting as Abbey would be the little girl that was supposed to be Max in Wizards of Waverly Place. I say this because the girl is like a mirror of Abbey. The person acting as Grandpa Bobby would be Jonny Depp. He is a great actor and his character in Pirates of the Caribbean is similar to Grandpa Bobby. They both are adventurous and crazy.

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    1. Yes, but Aysia they story was still a great story even without a lot of funny parts.There was just enough funny parts.

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  17. 1} If I were to rate this book from a 1 to 5 I would rate it a 3.99 because it is a pretty good book, but the end was sort of boring, and not really interesting.Plus, A lot of the story didn't flow together. It just kinda jumped from scene to scene!
    2}I think that the ending was kind of boring. No, I would not keep it the same. I would change the resolution by spicing it up a little and made the book longer to add more detail. Like, in the book just said that Paine punched a whole in the doors. I just feel like there should be more detail.
    3}If the next book were written than it would probably talk about Noah's father going downtown to be questioned. Hopefully, it would be just a little more interesting.
    4}I think that Shelly,Noah,and Abbey would be good characters for Flush the movie because they are all funny and came up with the plan to capture Dusty in the act! I would pick Cameron Diaz as Shelly, Brittany spears as Abbey, and Chris Brown as Noah .

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  18. Kelly I see what you mean fore number 1 but didnt the book have some boring spots. Like when they went fishing.

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    1. Ya, it was mostly exciting and fun.

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