An Important Warning

In the spirit of reading the historical fiction True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.....

Not every thirteen-year-old Whitney student is classified into Park's class, held accountable, and found transformed. But you are such selected individuals and this journey is worth sharing, even if it does occur in present times. Be aware, however, this is no Cinderella or Princess Bride. If real ideas and graphic action offend you, you need to brace yourself and just read on. For my part, I intend to elicit the truth from the students as they experience and interpret it.

Monday, October 11, 2010

English Questions



I drew a picture of a baby pushing cubes off because the storm was destroying the ship pretty easily. When Charlotte was trying to cut the ropes off, instead of putting much effort into it, the storm kind of helped her. The baby is like the storm while the toy cube is like the ship.


Personal Response
In chapter 9-15, I had a weird reaction toward Charlotte. I thought her telling the Captain everything that was going on the ship was unwise, not only did it kill a crew member, but it also killed her only friend on the ship. I thought it was wise for her to join the crew and go against Captain Jaggery. When she rebelled against him, everything on the ship started becoming much better.

Evaluate and Connect
Charlotte tries to get along with Captain Jaggery, because he reminds her of her father (page 46). He reminds her of her father because the way his cabin is. Since she appreciates the cabin, it probably would mean that the room was considered royalty. She probably also tried to work along with Captain Jaggery, because Zacariah and the crew were her inferior(page 42). The crew was also considered Captain Jaggery's inferior. Since both Charlotte and Captain Jaggery have something in common, they have something to talk about. When people have something to talk about, they tend to become much closer to each other. They both agree that these sailors have no natural tenderness (page 46).

I thought that Charlotte's decision for joining the crew had its ups and downs. For example, when she at first joined the crew, they say that is a "pretty girl"( page 115). They didn't just call her a girl they called her a PRETTY girl. When they say pretty they probably meant that she couldn't do the crew's work since she would probably complain. The good thing of joining the crew was to annoy Captain Jaggery. Since she knew the real side of him, Charlotte managed to turn Captain Jaggery into a ghost with murder in his eyes. (page 136).

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