Blogpost #26

"The Model" pg.195

What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a skewed view of our time, but what have they got right? (1 paragraph)

I think Shay described the model well, but I don't think that models look pretty because its their job, I just think they want to look very pretty so they can impress people. I think they definetly are proffesional pretties because they are very good at looking good. Tally and Shay are right that some girls are so ashamed of being fat that they stop eating. A lot of girls are always concerned about their weight because they want to look good in a bikini (which is very important) and because they want to fit in a size 4 again. I just think girls need to calm the heck down and do what they want to do!!

Blogpost #25

I chose this picture because it doesn't have a lot of trees, and there is a river for the Smokies to drink out of.

"Lies" pg.187

Characterization: David

1. is an ugly

2. has a nice smile

3. face holds confidence

4. few years older than Tally

5. forehead too high

6. smile is crooked

7. moves gracefully

Blogpost #24

"Bug Eyes" pg.178

List the important events of the chapter in chronological order.
1. The strangers put a mask on Tally that gives her fresh air.
2. Tally finds out that the flying machine is a helicopter
3. Tally meets the rangers on the helicopter
4. Tally finds out that they are burning all the white tiger orchids.
5. Tally gets dropped off near the Smoke.
6. Tally waits on the hill that Shay described as "the bald head"

Respond to the following quote: "...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend.

I think Tally is being a turd. She really should not be betraying her friend like that. I think she just wants to be a pretty so bad that she won't think twice about betraying her friend. I think she is just being very selfish and cruel.

Blogpost #23

"Firestorm" pg.172

Give one example of each of these from the chapter: imagery, personification, and a simile.

Personification: The fire was growing stronger. Fingers of it shot up the hill, leaping from one beautiful flower to another, leaving them scorched and black.

Imagery: It was the flying machine, its thundering beat now obvious above the raging fire. Sparks jumped across the river as the machines windstorm stirred the fire to a new intensity.

Simile: At first there was a sound like a roaring wind in her dreams.

Blogpost #22

"The Side you Despise" pg.164

What do you think the flying machine was? Who was in it? Make a prediction.

This is just a guess, but I think the flying machine is a helicopter and inside the helicopter are pretties who call themselves rangers and they burn all the white flowers on the land. This guess is most likely wrong!!

Blogpost #21

"The Worst Mistake" p.156

Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?
Yes. One time my aunt came over and made this really good pasta dish, but it had evil little green things in them, yeah that's right I'm talkin' about PEAS!!! Those things are so disgusting!! I just knew I had to eat them though, or it would hurt my aunts feelings, and my mom would yell at me and call me special-ed!

Predict what will happen next.
I think that the loch ness monster is going to swim up to Tally and eat her, but it doesn't think she tastes good so it spits her out.

Blogpost #20

"Spagbol" p.147

Invent a dried food you would take with you on your journey if you were Tally. What would it be? How would you make it?
It doesn't have a fancy name, but I would make shrimp 'n' noodles. You would make it by boiling some water, add egg noodles, add tailess shrimp, and mix it with alfredo sauce, salt, and a little bit of pepper.

Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave it as Tally was.
1. my parents
2. my xbox-360
3. homecooked meals
4. my soft bed
5. my tv
6. my warm house
7. my xbox-360 (I listed it twice because I would really miss it!)

Blogpost #19

"Leaving" p.139

Why do you think Tally ultimately decides to figure out where Shay is?
I think she decides to search for Shay because she doesn't want to be ugly for the rest of her life. I also think that she might be going because Peris made her feel bad about her supposedly not keeping her promise with Peris. In my opinion I would tell Peris to back off and let me think about what to do, or lead Special Circumstances in the wrong direction.

Blogpost #18

"Infiltrator" p.129

Give a chronological list of important events that happened in the chapter

1. Tally drives to Special Circumstances
2. Tally tells Dr. Cable about Shay
3. She gives Dr. Cable the directions
4. Dr. Cable tells Tally that she will be going to The Smoke
5. Tally accepts

Blogpost #17

"Peris" p.120

Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.
I think Peris came back so he could convince Tally to spill the information, so she can be a pretty and be with him forever. I also think that he came back to see what was taking Tally so long to become a pretty. "So tattle anyway, how big a deal can it be?" "You made me a promise too."

Blogpost #16

"Ugly for Life" pg.111

Respond to the following quote:

"Everywhere she went, eyes looked away. But it was the most visible she'd ever felt."
That's actually quite funny. I know what Tally means by that. She wasn't really noticed before, but now, even though kids are looking away from her, she is getting attention. It may not be the attention that she wants, but people are notincing her for once.

Blogpost #15

"Special Circumstances" pg.102

Summarize the chapter highliting the important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.
1. Tally is taken to an ugly building.
2. Tally meets a cruel pretty named Dr. Cable.
3. Dr. Cable asks Tally about Shay.
4. Tally doesn't say anything about Shay to Dr. Cable.
5. Dr. Cable tells Tally that if she doesn't give info to her about Shay, then she will never be a pretty!

Characterization: Dr. Cable
> She is a cruel pretty
> Aquline nose
> Sharp teeth
> nonreflective grey eyes
> Sharp voice
> Works for Special Circumstances

Blogpost #14B

"Operation" pg.96

Summarize the chapter highliting the important events in chronological order. Predict what you think will happen next.
1. Tally is waiting for the car that will take her to the operation place.
2. A ugly boy asks her about being pretty.
3. She thinks about the whole operation in her head.
4. Tally meets the hospital hovercar driver.
5. Tally gets to the hospital.
6. The driver says that there is a problem with her operation.
7. The driver takes her somewhere.

Blogpost #14A

"Last Trick" pg.85

Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you? "We didn't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. We've got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."
I think wherever Shay went, that would be a much more unique, and free place than New Pretty Town. I think that I would choose to go to that place because there you don't have to do a painful operation just to look like everyone else. Also you could mess around and not have to be so perfect all the time, like in New Pretty Town. If I were Tally, I would definetly choose to go to that place with Shay.

Blogpost #13

"Fight" pg.76

Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and contrast both of them. List their similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one?
Both of the fights were between Tally and Shay. One of the fights was fake and the other was a real fight. Each fight took place because of the ugly situation. The fake fight was great! Tally ended up pushing Shay over a railing to fall, but Shay had a bungee jacket on. It scared the crap out of the uglies! The real fight was bad. Tally and Shay were fighting over something so dumb and Shay ended up swimming to shore and leaving Tally alone!

Blogpost #12

"Waiting for David" pg.69

What does the following quote from the chapter tell you about the city?

"That was one thing about being outside the city: It made all that nature stuff they tought in school seem a lot more useful. She remembered now how rainwater fell on the mountains and soaked into the ground..."
The city had nothing to do with nature. The city never really cared for nature, but they still taught the kids the stuff that happened in nature. I think that all the people in the city just stayed in the city all the time and never wanted to explore nature. I just think that makes them boring and ungrateful for what God gave them.

Blogpost #11

"Rusty Ruins" p.61

Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter. Tell the important events in chronological order.
Shay and Tally make it to the Rusty Ruins. They see all the destruction and mess off the once populated city. Tally and Shay ride a roller coaster with their hoverboards and Tally freaks out because part of the track was brocken and she had fallen. Shay tells Tally that she wants her to meet someone.

Find 2 similies in this chapter and quote them, as well as the page number.
"Every building sported jagged spurs of metal sticking from its broken walls, like bones jutting from a long-dead animal." pg.62

"A shape emerged from the forest, a long spine that rose and fell like a frozen wave." pg.63

Blogpost#10

"Rapids" p.53

In this chapter Tally says, "I kind of like being fooled about some things." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything? Why?
I agree with Tally. I think if you knew the reality behind everything then there would be nothing else for you to learn and life would be super boring. Also it is kind of fun when you get fooled by a joke, riddle or a question. No body can know everything, only one person can and that is God.

Find info about the origin of white water rafting and post it here, along with the wesite URL
White water rafting was one of the first forms of transportation. In 1811, the first recorded attempt to navigate the Snake River in Wyoming was planned by the Overland Astorians. The rubber river raft is believed to be invinted in the early 1840s. It was first made by Lt. John Fremont and Horace H. Day. In 1956, one of the member of the most affluent business families of America, John D. Rochefeller built a resort that introduced one of the first floating trips in the country. In the 1960s and 1970s, exclusive white water rafting companies were formed. Rafting was first included in the Munich Olympic Games, 1972.
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Blogpost #9

"Pretty Boring" p.46

Describe the Rusty Ruins. What are they? What happened during this time period?
The Rusty Ruins are the remains of an old city. Every building is huge and made of metal. They have a roller coaster that is made out of not so rusted metal. Something or someone destroyed the city a long time ago.

Define peer pressure. Think of a time when it happened to you or someone you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.
Peer Pressure- is pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them. Everyone in 6th grade had a xbox360, and I felt weird that I didn't have one. I eventually got one for my b-day and I was so happy. I think that was actually a good thing that I had peer pressure because the xbox360 is so fun!

Blogpost #8

"Facing the Truth"

Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter, what does each mean to you?

"Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun."...
"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves."

I feel that Shay does not want to be a pretty and that she believes that she is already pretty just the way she is.

"Everyone judged everyone else based on their appearance. People who were taller got better jobs... people killed one another over stuff like having different skin color." (referring to when everyone was ugly)

I think that is very stupid and that killing is a very bad crime over something something so small and is simple to work out. People should be happy with themselves and how God made them.

"It's the only way to make people equal" (becoming pretty)

I think if everyone made themselves pretty, everyone would be the same and boring. People should be unique and stay themselves.

Blogpost #7

"Wipeout" p.33

Think of another, book, movie or comic (exc) in which people use hover boards. How are they used? If possible, post a video of this.
In Fantastic 4 Rise Of The Silver Surfer, the Silver Surfer used a hover board. Basically the board was part of the Surfer. He controlled the board with his body, because there was some sort of connection between the board and the Surfer.

Why do you think the new pretties don't come back to Uglyville to visit? Describe their physical and mental transformation into new pretties.

The pretties are to perfect to go back to Uglyville. The docters grind and stretch your bones to the right shape, peel off your face and rub all your skin away, and stick in plastic cheekbones so you look like everybody else.