Dear Students,
Summarize your book as you usually do. Do you agree with what other students have said?
Soon, you will divide into four groups. Each group will have a different novel. You will need to watch the movie that accompanies the book in order to write a film critique. Sometimes, the film is very different from the book. That can be good or bad and part of your critique.
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9 Haruka Miyawaki
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
a mystery
1 There was an organization which is called OAS. OAS tried to kill president of France. However,they always made stupid mistakes, so they couldn't do that. To kill him, OAS hired an English man.
2 An English man changed his name "Jackal". To hire Jackal, OAS had to pay a lot of money, so OAS robbed many valuable things. Jackal made a forged passport, and got a gun in Paris. His plan was perfect.
I would not recommend this book. Other students said this book was easy to read, but it was difficult for me. There were many characters, so I was confused. I couldn't understand this story well. For this reason, it was hard to summarize this story.
8 Saki Miyamoto
ReplyDeleteChinderella Man
a biography
1. Jim Braddock who was a hero in this book was a successful boxer in New York. He had a wife and three children, and he also spent a happy life with his family by 1929. Americans thought the good times would never end, but the whole system crashed and millions of people lost their jobs in October 1929. Jim had to work hard to keep his family because he lost his job as well as other people.
2. He was kind and loved his family, so he decided never to give his family hungry again when he lost his job. He lost a boxer license in one fight, but Joe Gould who was Jim's friend gave him a big fight; that is fighting with a heavyweight champion. He could get much money if he won the fight, so he practiced so hard, and then, he won the champion. He made his life happy by himself.
I would recommend this book because I could read it with exciting, and it is easy to read and imagine the situation. I learned that it was nothing to gain without effort from this book, so I would like to everyone also learn something from this book.
4 Miu Teramoto
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
a mystery
1. This is a mystery story; that is, an English man plans the assassination of French president. OAS stands for the Organization of the Secret Army had tried to kill the president, Charles de Gaulle before. However, they always failed; then they hired a professional man who calls himself “Jackal” instead of a lot of money.
2. OAS didn’t have much money for the assassination. Therefore, they admitted that Jackal stole many things from city. In addition, he had different passports; so, he was able to use many different names and ages. At the day of celebration, he decided to kill the president. However, the police felt something wrong and strange. Finally, the thrilling chase between Jackal and the police was started.
I would recommend this book and I also agree other classmates except Haruka. As she wrote, I was sometimes confused many characters. However, this story was really exciting, especially the last scene of chasing.
Reika Horio No.7
ReplyDeleteCinderella Man Level 4
This is a love and action story
1. Jim Braddock was the main character on this book. He was a good boxer. In October 1929, the depression happened in America and everyone lost thier job, of course Jim did, too. He had a wife and three children, then what he would do for them? This is not only an action story but also love for family.
2. In bad American economy, Jim tried to find the work to support his family. He worked at the docks from early morning to the night. He worked hard but he could earn only few coins in a day. Jim's mannager made him fight again in the ring, since then the Cinderellaman's life becan to change!
I would recommend this book because this is not only an action story but also a love and friendship story. You can enjoy in many ways of points of view.
Yuko Hashimoto 5
ReplyDeleteThe Bourne Identity
level 4
a mystery
1 There was a man who lost his all memories, but he knew how to fight and use guns. The only clue about him was a film which was under his skin, and written the number of a bank account. He went to a bank in Zurich, and knew he has saved lots of money. He also realized his life was in danger of being killed as he was seeking his identity.
2 A name of the story's hero is Jason Charles Bourne, and he knew his name at a bank in Zurich. Bourne was saved by a doctor whose name is Geoffrey Washburn. Fishermen found Bourne in the Mediterranean, and Bourne was unconscious then because he was shot many times.
I would not recommend this book because descriptions of the story are complicated, and some similar characters appear so it is confusing to get situations.
Sayuri Oyama 3
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
a mystery
1. There was OAS that was the Secret Army Organisation in France. They wanted to kill the President of French, Charles de Gaulle. They needed to hire a specialist in assassin because they always failed. They found an English man who was unknown in France. He called himself “Jackal.”
2. He demanded half a million dollars as his reward from OAS, so they had to rob a lot og things to make money. After that he started to make a plan to kill Charles de Gaulle with many different names, ages and passports. A day of celebration that was he was going to kill the president came. His plan seemed perfect but unexpected situation happened.
I would recommend this book and I agree other classmates. There were many unfamiliar names, so I confused a little. However, I did not care about it to ckeck their names over and overbacause I liked mistery stories.
No,1 Yuiko Uchida
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
a mystery
1,Althogh this story is fictional,most of the Characters are real, but nmes and descriptions were changed. However, one character appears with real name: Charles de Gaulle. He was a real French president in 1960s.
2,In early 1960s, the French generals hate the president and some of them try to kill him.A group called OAS was organized by the people who want to kill him. They tried to kill him many times but allways failed because of stupid mistakes. Then, they hired a professional assassin who was called Jackal. They paid him a lot of money which robbed by many banks. Of course, police was awere of this movement. They try to find the man whho called Jackal...
If you like a mystry, i would recommend you this book. However, it was a bit difficult for me. In this Story, many characters appered. I couldn't remenber the name of them.
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ReplyDeleteMiyuki Murotani 11
ReplyDeleteLevel 4
nonfiction
1. Jim Braddock was a successful boxer in 1928. He happily lived his life with his precious family; however, his life turned worse in 1929, when the American economy failed. It was hard for him to hold his family with his work, but he would not never give up. He returned to the ring to fight for his family's future, and he was running up to his happy ending.
2. When the American economy failed down, he lost his work, but he had to protect his family: his wife and three children. He was look for work; nevertheless, he got the small amount of money. One day, his manager got him a big fight that could change his life again. He decided to fight for his family's future then. His attitude for the fight made other people who suffered the hard time have hope. As a result, he became one of the greatest boxers in the world.
3. I would reccomend this book because I was impressed with the story. It described people og great strength, and all of them attracted me. I was soon absorbed in it. I am sure that you might enjoy reading it.
Falling Leaves
ReplyDeleteLevel 4
A non-fiction (sad story)
This book describes a whole life of a woman named Adeline. She borned in China and brought up in China. Since her mother was dead when Adeline was born, Adeline was called "bad luck." When her father remarried with a woman who is going to be stepmother for Adeline, Adeline started have difficult lives. Her stepmother treated Adeline in very cruel way like a story of Cinderella. Her father also hated her because he thought because of her birth, his wife was dead.
When she was fourteen, she went to England for studying abroad.She completed medical degree in London. While she was in London, she had a boyfriend named Karl,but it was not good relationship, it was complicated.
After while, Adeline moved into America. She had doned so many successful jobs while she was in America.
She changed her whole life by herself.
I really recommend this book like other classmates says. It is because it is easy to read and easy to understand. Also, you can learn many things from her life. Since this book is non-fiction book, we can learn how the society was during that time. I think everyone should read it at least once in their life.
6 Ayumi Hattori
ReplyDeleteCinderella Man
level 4
A biography
There was a successful men who won twenty seven times. His name was Jim Braddock. He lived happily at first in this book, but since 1929, the fail of American Economy, he had lost his game. It meant he couldn’t support his family by his boxing. So he started to find new job.
In addition to the bad economy, he broke his right arm, and taken away his license as a boxer. However he could live happily with his wife, Mae and three children because they helped each other. So at the ending he tried boxing on the ring again.
I would recommend this book too. This story is not just about boxing. It was the story of a family who stayed together in hard times. So it was very warm story for me. I want to watch this book’s movie.
Sae Urata 2
ReplyDeleteThe Bourne Identity
A mystery
The man has been shot many times, but he alives. The man can't remember who he is or why somebody try to kill him. He don't even remember his name. As he begins to learn about his part, he becomes even more confused. Can he find who he is finally?
I agreed with Yuko. I also whould not recommend it because it is too hard to read and i can't remember many charcter's name. I thinl movie is easier than book.