Mr. Know - All: Reflection | page 25

1. I enjoyed reading the story. I think the story was interesting and it taught me some important things. Sometimes appearance can mislead us and people shouldn't judge someone by his appearance. Also, sometimes a first impression is wrong and it doesn't reflect the real character of the person.

2. I was surprised that Mr. Kelada said that the pearls were fake. Pearls were his expertise and it was probably humiliating to say that you were mistaken in your own expertise. In addition, Mr. Kelada is very 

proud and he thinks that he's always right, so to say he was wrong  must have been embarrassing.

3. The thinking skills helped me understanding the story better. For example, the explaining patterns skill helped me understand that the narrator won't change his mind about Mr. Kelada just because he doesn't accept people who are different from him.  The uncovering motives skil helped me understand that the narrator acted like that because he lived at the time when England was a great, successful empire. The people who lived then were sure that they were the best in the world and they saw the other citizens as second class citizens.

Very good work.
Daphna

Mr. Know - All: Post Reading page 25

-Different Ending-

Mr. Kelada said that the pearls weren't real.  Mr. Ramsay won the bet and Mr. Kelada had to pay him. The narrator was very surprised. He knew that the pearls were real, so why did Mr. Kelada ruined(gr.) his reputation by saying the pearls were fake? Half an hour later, the narrator went to ask Mr. Kelada why he did it.

"You know, I was wondering, the pearls are real, aren't they?"  The narrator said to Mr. Kelada. "Yes, they are." Mr. Kelada answered. "So what's the reason you lied?" The narrator asked. "Well, I heard Mrs. Ramsay tells(gr.) her friend she betrayed her husband while he was away. I knew that if I told that the pearls were real, Mr. Ramsay would understand that someone probably bought it for her and he'll(gr.) realize she was cheating on him. I wanted to protect Mrs. Ramsay and not to ruin her future, so I decided to lie." Mr. Kelada answered.

The narrator started to like Mr. Kelada. He understood that Mr. Kelada is(gr.) a caring person and a real English gentleman. The next days, the narrator hanged out with Mr. Kelada on the ship and they became good friends.Two days later, the ship reached its destination and the journey ended. The narrator and Mr. Keladad parted amicably.

     

Good ending, but not so far from the actual ending of the story....

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Daphna

  

Mr. Know-All

Mr. Kelada and the narrator are two passengers in an ocean going liner. They sailed from America to Japan after World War I. The narrator and Mr. Kelada  were sleeping in the same cabin together for two weeks. The narrator did not like Mr. Kelada at all.

On the one hand, there is the narrator. The narrator is a  typical  British gentleman. He's snobbish, cold and conservative. He isn't really friendly and he's pretty quiet. He likes to be alone sometimes. According to the contempt to Mr. Kelada, we can guess that he looks like a real British gentleman: probably fair-skinned and with light eyes and light hair.

On the other hand, there is Mr. Kelada. Mr. Kelada is the complete opposite of  the narrator. He is also British, but doesn't behave like one. He is a very friendly and warm person. He's kind and generous but he's chatty and sometimes too familiar. Mr. Kelada is dark skinned, short and sturdy built.  He has long black and curly hair.

To conclude, the two characters are definitely different from each other. I think that it would be easier for me to hook up with Mr. Kelada because he likes to make new friends and he is a nice, caring  guy.

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Count That Day Lost - Post Reading Activity

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Dear Diary,

I had a pretty good week. It started bad and I thought that it couldn't get better. But I thought wrong because the next days were wonderful. I even met a new friend.

On Monday, I went to school in the morning. My math teacher returned us our tests from last week and I got an F! I was disappointed, although I'm really not good at math. When I came back home, I had a fight with my parents. They were very mad at me because of my grade in math. It was a really bad and wasted day. I felt like I didn't do anything good.

The next day was much better. A good friend of mine helped me at the math homework. In the break I spoke with Ella, who doesn't have many friends. Apparently, she is a very interesting girl and we have a lot in common. I could see the smile on her face, she was really happy. It made me feel very good.

To conclude, my week was great. Ella and I became very good friends. We went to the mall together. In addition, I got better in math and I'm sure that in the next test I'm going to get A!

Count That Day Lost - Bridging

Mary Ann Evans was born in 1819 in  England..At that time there were gaps between the classes. She wanted to make a change, but at the time, women were not taken seriously. Mary Ann wrote poems under the male pen name George Eliot.

The information added to my understanding of the poem because Mary Ann wanted to make a change in society but she couldn't do it just because she was a woman. She had to change her name so that people  would read her poems. She inserted in her poems the message she wanted to convey. When people read her poems, they began to internalize the message little by little.

"Count That Day Lost" is about how to spend your day correctly. George Eliot claims that if you helped or did something nice for someone, or even made someone happy, you may count that day as well spent. Mary Ann has done something important in her life - she made people listen to her voice and in that way, she made a big change and improved the society.

In conclusion, Mary Ann was raised at an age when women were not taken seriously. However, she still made a change at the time with her poems.

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