Show and tell: My Pocket Watch

          My show and tell item is a pocket watch. I got it from my grandpa a few years ago on thanksgiving, and I was the one person to obtain it out of all my cousins that were there. This item means a lot to me because I barley ever get to see my grandpa, but the pocket watch helps me remind myself of him. When I do get to see him, I bring the watch with me so he knows that I haven’t broken it yet (because that’s what he’d expect from me).

Book Talk: the dead & the gone

The Dead and the Gone is by Susan Beth  Pfeffer and is a non-fiction genre.  The plot of the book is about a 17 year old boy named Alex and lives with his two sisters, Julie and Brianna. One day, it has been rumored that an asteroid is supposed to hit the moon and is supposed to have a neutral outcome. The astroid hits the moon out of its orbit and causes chaotic events such as tsunamis, volcanoes, and other apocalyptic events. This does not end up well for Alex and his two sisters as they don’t have their parents with them and now they have to deal with what just happened.


Alex is a very protective person when it comes to his sister Julie. This is shown in page 300 and states the following “It didn’t matter. All that mattered was getting Julie to a safe place. If he succeeded at that, he could die knowing he’d done one thing right and that would be enough”. This means that Alex really cares about Julie and would die to have her be in a safe place.

I like this book because of how interesting and suspenseful it is. But sometimes there would be parts of the book that where Alex rambles about his past life and how life would have been with out the moon getting hit out of its orbit which is interesting but not suspenseful. I would recommend this book to people because of how interesting the story is and the events that go down. Overall, the theme of the book is to be grateful for what you have because it might eventually go away sooner than you think

Quarter one reflection

          Quarter 1 has been a decent quarter (for me at least). I got a good amount of 3’s from my classes, but I did get some 2’s. Sometimes I would get a foul for missing assignments, but it wasn’t as often as I did from last year. To be successful the next quarter, I’ll try to get more 3’s and possibly a four. Outside of class, I didnt join any clubs like robotics, we to me, and especially sports because I’m no where near the level of athletic. I don’t really plan on joining any clubs in the next few quarters because I really want to focus on the academics, especially math.

Outsiders real comparison

                             Outsiders and real life connections

          The poem We Real Cool and The Outsiders both have a good connection to each other in many ways such as characters and other similarities. One connection between both of these is how both have people that have dropped out of school like Darry, Soda, and other people from the gang. The quote in the poem that proves this connection is stated in line 1 - 2 and states the following “We left school”. This quote shows that people from the poem have dropped out of school just like some of the people from the Outsiders. Another connection between both of these is how both of these also have people that go out (late) at night such as Ponyboy when he was going back home from the movie theater. A quote from the poem that proves the connection between these is stated in line 2 - 3 and states the following “We Lurk late”. This quote proves that both the poem and the book have a connection. To sum it up, both the poem We Real Cool and the book The Outsiders have a connection in the characters and other similarities.

Outsiders book/movie comparison

                   The Outisiders movie/book comparison

The Outsiders book and movie are both very similar and very different. Some similarities that both of  these have are the things that are said. One sad but notable thing was when Johnny died and said “stay gold, Ponyboy”. This is in the book and is stated in page 148 and states the following “stay gold, Ponyboy”. Another similar thing that was said in both the movie and the book was when cherry said “things are rough all over”. This is stated in the book on page 35 with cherry stating the following “Things are rough all over”. The last similarity between the movie and the book is when Johnny stabbed Bob. This is stated in page 56 and states the following “I killed him, he said slowly. I killed that boy.” This quote means that Johnny had killed Bob with the same thing happening in the movie.

          Although the book and the movie may have some similarities, there are still some big and small differences. One of the main differences was how the movie started out. In the movie, it would have Johnny, Dally, and Pony driving around and going to the lot. While in the book, it has Pony going back home from the movie theater and then getting jumped by the socs. This is proven in page 5 and states the following “They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned down and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows, and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy”. This quote means that Pony gets jumped and is different from the beginning of the movie. Another difference between the movie and the book is how much they focus on certain characters. In the book, Darry and soda are the two main people that are spoken of, while in the movie, Dally and Johnny are characters that are mainly shown throughout the movie. The last difference between the movie and the book is how in depth the book was with the past and with the information of the characters.

          In all, both the movie and the book were very good. The director of the movie added the things from the book like the poem Nothing Gold can Stay, the rumble, specific lines/sentences, and more. The actors of the movie also did a great job being like the actual character from the book. For example, the actor of soda two bit did a great job being like the two bit from the book because of his sense of humor.