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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

Wringer - Final Blog

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

1.  How would you rate Wringer 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 Wringer 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. 

15 comments:

  1. 1. I would rate Wringer to a five-star rate because it was a great book to read. I would read this book over and over and over again as many times as I can. I would suggest this to another friend or family to read because its a great book t read you"ll have a lot of fun while reading.

    2. I think the ending could have been a little better because I didn't like the fact that they ended the book as Palmer walked in the crowd and a little boy said "mommy I want one " I think they could have said how he became less wanted to Mutto,Henry,Beans. I would have said what happened when Beans found out that Palmer had keep the Nipper (bird) and how thing went with Palmer and Dorothy went .

    3.I think that Palmer and the boys will no longer be friends because of what Palmer did to protect the Nipper from getting killed by wringer. I'll also say how things went with Dorothy . Like how there friendship is going.

    4. I would pick Beyonce (Dorothy) and Jay Z (Palmer)Kevin Hart (Beans) because because Jay Z and Beyonce like each other and i feel that Dorothy and Palmer like each other . I choose Kevin Hart as Beans because he can sometimes be mean just like Beans . I think that they are similar to these characters to me .

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  2. I would rate this book a four because to me i was okay it was'n all that great for a Jerry springer
    book i've read better.
    2. i thought the books ending was boring because the only thing that happened was the bird died i mean you had to know the bird was gonna die. i would have palmer stop the people from shooting and him make a speech but then have him wring the bird himself.

    3.to me you could never make a sequel to this book it will ruin everything.

    4.to be palmer i would pick the kid that was Greg in the diary of a wimpy kid movie,miranda cosgrove as dorothy,steve zhan as the dad, the mom that played on the diary of a wimpy kid movie jordan as beans, steven as mutto and zion as henry.

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  3. 1. I would give it 4 stars because I enjoyed it but i would want to change the ending to be longer

    2. The ending was all right to make it better he should make it longer so i could find out if the pigeon made it or died.

    3.For a second book i think it should be the same problem but a different animal,town and person

    4.I would pick josh from drake and josh to be palmer and drake from the same show to be henry and joshes mom as palmers mom because she reminds of her josh takes care of things and drake is in-between evil and good.

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    1. I agree but I would not have it be Drake and Josh.

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  4. 1. I would give wringer 4 stars. I would give it 4 stars because i hated when nipper died. But on the other hand it was a really good book and i would recommend this book for younger readers.

    2. I hated the ending because nipper died :(. I also hated the ending because when palmer was walking away with nipper at the end a little boy was like mommy i can i have one i hated that . I would change all that to something happy.

    3. If there was a sequel to this book i think that palmer and dorothy would get together. I think that because they both apent a lot of time together and its time they get together.

    4.Pauly D as palmer and Adele as Dorothy because pauly is bad and adele is good just like dorothy dosent pick a fight and palmer would.

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  5. 1. I would rate Wringer on a 5 star book. I love this book and the author makes this suspenseful.
    2. Yes. I would keep the ending the same but I would have made a 2ND book to this.
    3. I would love to have there be a sequel because I want to know what happens next.
    4. Dorothy would be Adele, Palmer would be Johnny Depp, Beans would be Eminem, Henry would be Justin Bieber, the mom would be Jessica Simpson, the dad would be Rascal Flatts.

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    1. I like how you put Johny Depp as Palmer.

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    2. 1. I would rate wringer as 2.5 because I like books that have suspense and this book has really no suspense in it because I pretty much always know what is going to happen next.

      2. The ending is really cute to me because the boy said that he wanted a pigeon just like Palmer had. If I was the author I would have written the resolution the same way because the resolution really went with the conflict so it made a lot of sense.

      3. If there was a sequel or a part two I think it would be about Palmer turning famous because he saved his pigeon. In the next book I think the beginning would say that Palmer changed everyone's lives and explain why.

      4. I think Palmer would be Zac Efron because he is not afraid to do other things and I think Dorthy would be Selena Gomez because she is outgoing and I would Make Palmers dad Blake Shelton because I think Blake Shelton would be a good dad also.

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    3. I agree with these people because you really made the people relative

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  6. Q1:I would give wringer a 4.5 star rating. I would give ringer a 4.5 star rating because winger shows great inspiration to young readers who are looking for who they are. The only thing missing is that I do not like birds so I personally don't like books with birds in them but other than the bird saving I loved the book!

    Q2:I think the ending ended suddenly and the author left the book open ended. If I were Jerry Spinelli i would make the book different by showing if Palmer kept his old friends and if he stayed with Dorthey or if Nipper stayed with Palmer or if Palmer let him go.

    Q3: If their was a sequel To the book I would say that that all the questions about the open ended-ness would be solved.

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  7. 1.I would rate this book a 3 out of a 5 stars because this book was fine in the begging then once we got to the end it started getting boring because Palmer was a little girl to be a wringer and his friends are more man than him to be a wringer .

    2.I think the ending was boring because I thought Palmer was going to say sorry to his friends and become a wringer but I guess I was wrong.Yes I would change the resolution because I would of put Palmer became a man and became a wringer and his friends forgive him and Dorthy wouldn't care if Palmer was a wringer or not .

    3.What I would think would happen if there was a second book of wringer is Palmer will turn twelve and go up to his friend and make up of what happen when they found out Palmer had a pigeon .

    4.If wringer was made into a movie Palmer would be Mike (the situation) from Jersey Shore and Beans would be Pauly D from Jersey Shore and Mutto would be Ronnie from Jersey Shore because Palmer's friends hated him when they found out he had a pigeon and Pauly D and Ronnie hated Mike last season in Jersey Shore .

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  8. 1.I would rate the book on a five star book because it leaves me in suspense.2.I think the book was grate and I would leave it the same because it was a a vary good end because it leave me in suspense and it left me wondering what would happen if the story went on.3.what I think what would happen next is he will get another bird and the guys will still try to wring its neck.4.I would pick Palmer Dorthy and Beans.For Palmer I would pick Eminem for Dorthy I would pick Megan off Drake and josh and Beans I would pick Drake.

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  9. 1. I would say the story is a five star story because it is about and boy how loves pigeons.
    2. I will change the ending because there is a point were it will just stop.i would change the resolution because the end just stops.
    i would think that i would see the pigeon fly and fly off and then the bird would go to someone else.
    4. I would choose Palmer,beans and Henry. Justin Beiber would be Palmer , beans will be Micheal Jackson and Henry will be Bruno mars

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  10. 1.i would give wringer a 1 and a half because i did not like the book because they really did not make it that interresting 2.i thought the ending was very sad and i would have said that his pigeon would of lived and every body stoped killing pigeons 3.i think that every body will have a pigeon as a pet and palmer will have a nother one 4.palmer dorthy and the mom.palmer would be the kid off of diary of a wimpy kid dorthy would be goldylocks from the three bears and the mom would be the mom off of diary of a wimpy kid

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  11. I would rate Wringer a 3 because it has lots of suspense and gets you to read the book and not want to put it down because of it. The ending was very crazy and surprising because of what happened. If I were the author I would not change the ending.I would keep it the same. If they were to make a sequal then I think that palmer would end up having to move out of his hometown because of Pigeon Day and when it went totally wrong. I also think that Palmer will be transferred to a different school and havve to make new friends and tell them about Nipper and his situation in his hometown. If they made Wringer into a movie and I was the casting director I would choose Shila Lebouf to be Palmer because he is a suspensful actor that always plays a good role in movies,Seth Rogen would be Beans because he is funny and does stuff that can we amuse almost anyone,I would make Kevin James too be Falquar because he is big and strong and he is also in suspense and comidies.
    GiLlIsSoMeTrY !!!!

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