The box of darkness

What would you call this story and why?
I would call this story "The box of Darkness" because it brought sadness, fear and desperastion to the villagers ans the Hutchinson family.
What did you think was going to happen?
I thought something bad was going to happen. For example I thought Tessie Hutchinson was going to get a job that she desperatly didn't want so when I saw what really happened I was shocked and confused why people in the village would do this.
How did you feel when you didn't get the end of the story?
I felt really frustrated because the start was very suspensful.
How did you feel when you were handed the mystery paper?
I felt scared because I had a black dot on my paper and in the story I knew people were avoiding getting the dot.
How did you feel about the black box and the black dot?
The black box to me was just a box but the dot mean't something bad because people in the story were trying to avoid it.
How did you feel about the end of the story?
I thought the end was horrible because it ended with suspense which wasn't a good technique and by the souns of it Tessie got hurt or killed which wasn't a very good ending.
Were your predictions correct?
My predictions were partially correct because something bad did happen but it was much worse than I imagined.
What would have made your prediction better?
I think I didn't really understand the part about the children playing with the rocks and didn't really take it as an important part of the story and that would have made my prediction more accurate.
Why did the author leave those voids in the story?
I think he did this so that the reader would keep reading. It hooked the reader till the very end.
Explain the power of void in these experiances:
a) With no title the reader didn't know what the story was about which I dont think is a good idea because the reader then can't decide whether he wants to read the story or not.
b) With no ending you leave the reader unsatisfyed which is not a good technique.
c) The text clues were a good idea because the reader could then come up with their own predictions.
d) The Mystery paper made it very suspensful and it always makes the reader more excited to read the end.

b)

Famous FRIM

During Our science trip to FRIM, a jungle camp, we experienced many activities. One activity we did for humanities purposes was an imaginary Hunger Games ( by Susanne Collins). The Hunger Games is a game where 24 children are thrown into an arena and forced to kill each other until there is only one person standing. In this activity we had to create a camp where we could survive harsh circumstances. My group did not survive for we were to low on a hill. This was a bad choice because if we were in the hunger games we would have died in a flood.

For our camp we were aloud 5 items of our choice. The choices we made as a group were Flint for a fire, Tarp for shelter, a compass for direction, First aid kit for cleaning cuts, treating sicknesses and a sleeping bag for a warmth.

We did not get all that we wanted. This was very frustrating because we hardly got anything in the end. It also made me stressed because I found out that some of the things I wanted weren't there for us to take. In the end we had to do with what we had and hope our performance would impress the leaders of the game, The Capitol, and they would send us gifts. We did get Flint so we kept warm, we got tarp for shelter and we got a few mushrooms for food.

To get a few gifts from the capitol we had to create a performance that would impress the capitol. We made ours short so that the capitol wouldn't get bored. To entertain them we created a short rap and added comedy by letting one of our team members do a dance that was originally performed by Will Smith. I was annoyed with this task because we didn't have enough time and we were all tired, sweaty and in no mood to create a dance or a song. Although we were annoyed and stressed, we carried on for we new we would get gifts that might help us win the games. Our gifts were a mirror and some string. We could use the mirror for traps, to blind someone and to catch fish for food. We could use the string to set a trap to protect our things.

If I had one wish in the hunger Games I would wished for rope. This is because I could have used it to climb a tree. If I was above ground I would have a clear view of the other tributes and they would have a hard time finding me and killing me. The dangers we face was the fact that we were to far down the hill and weren't safe from floods. The strengths I brought to the group was the idea of camouflaging our items. I am also strong at the arms and kegs and could have climbed a tree. I am also fairly fast and even though I wasn't the runner I could have stolen from other groups.

During FRIM I enjoyed the activities. Even though I don't go out doors too much to do camping, I enjoyed being in nature. The hikes were fun because I saw, felt and smelt many things you can't see, feel or smell in the city. Something I didn't like was the fact that its was so hot and humid. If I were to give a 6th grader advice for FRIM I would tell them to bring a portable, electrical fan. If I were to give a teacher advice I would tell them to make sure everyone has enough energy because a lot of the children were complaining on being tired.