a 5th grade blogging project
Posted in Chapter 16 on May 27th, 2008
T/S Emerson knows some of the passages of the mansion in the other world from exploring. When my parents bought a new house when I was little, I explored it thinking that going through doors are secret passages. I always tried to do it without being caught. It helps me better understand what Emerson has to go [...]
Posted in Chapter 15 on May 22nd, 2008
T/W Sometimes, when I’m in a scary place, like a “haunted house”, I can recognize a person who is not meant to be scary, like Emerson, Miss Eells, and Anthony do with Nathaniel. It helps me better understand the book because I know that the trio instantly knows that Nathaniel is the only benevolent person [...]
Posted in Chapter 13 on May 13th, 2008
T/S- Once when I went out of town there was a couple of people telling a reporter a lot of interesting things like Mrs.Oxenstern was. It helps me better understand the story because I know how Mrs. Oxenstern is feeling when she told the reporter about the ghost. T/W- In a TV show I watch [...]
Posted in Chapter 12 on May 9th, 2008
T/S Whenever I hear a strange noise in my house I wake up immediately, like Mrs. Oxenstern. It is usually my imagination or it is in my dreams(the noise). It helps me better understand how Mrs. Oxenstern felt and how worried she was about herself. T/W People in the world lie to people saying an [...]
Posted in Chapter 11 on Apr 30th, 2008
T/S Miss Eells and Anthony secretly hope that Emerson’s theory about the painting is wrong because they don’t want anybody to get killed. Sometimes, I wish that somebody is wrong because I don’t want to be in danger of getting hurt, like if somebody tells me to jump of a moving bike. It helps me [...]
Posted in Chapter 8 on Apr 17th, 2008
T/T In a book I read, there was a spy for the villain. He could not do anything against the good guys. So his master killed him.It helps me better understand how the Grand Autarch felt when his servant could not do anything. T/S Sometimes when I am really tired like Anthony, Miss Eells, and Emerson, [...]
Posted in Chapter 7 on Apr 14th, 2008
T/T In a lot of books that I read, one of the main characters goes out on a dangerous adventure, but doesn’t want their siblings or friends to go so they dont get hurt. Emerson did that to Miss Eells and Anthony, and it helps me better understand the story because the main characters don’t want the [...]
Posted in Chapter 6 on Apr 10th, 2008
t/s. In my book, Miss Eells gets very worried when Anthony and Emerson are gone for a long time. She starts imagining all these nasty things that could of happened to them. When i am left home alone for a very long time, that is what I do.That helps me better understand Miss Eells stuation. t/w. In chapter [...]
Posted in Chapter 5 on Apr 3rd, 2008
T/S ” But you have to believe me”. It helps me better understand the story because I know how Anthony feels when Emerson doesn’t believe him. T/T ” Anthony’s mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out”. It helps me better understand the story because I read I book before and the boy never [...]
Posted in Chapter 4 on Apr 1st, 2008
T/T In a book I read there was a big mansion that had somewhat the same details. It helps me better understand how the mansion looked and how Anthony pictured the mansion. T/S In the book Anthony has to make a decision to go into the mansion or stay outside. When I was small I [...]
