Making the Monkey

Article posted January 7, 2008 at 03:29 PM GMT0 • Reads 159

When I followed the tutorial to learn Scratch I found it to be easy because the only thing you had to do was to read each page and you understood it.



When we created the Monkey Game in Scratch I disliked doing it that way because it took way too long to finish. I felt successful about the outcome because the game worked perfectly.



When I teach Scratch to the sixth grade I should tell them all of the commands so it won't be as confusing.



Three things I feel you can do in Scratch is decorating the monkey, making the scene, and playing your finished game.



Two things someone else might enjoy in Scratch would probably be to make your character and to play your finished product.



One thing I wish I could do in Scratch is to know every command and then I would not have so much of a problem.

Review

Article posted January 15, 2008 at 03:32 PM GMT0 • Reads 110

1. On the level of story-telling: if you were the King (or the aliens), would you allow this story-teller to live another day? If no,why not?



Yes, I would let them live another day.



2. Think of plot—is it original? (If an adaptation, is it creative or interesting to you?)



The plot of the story was very creative.



3. Think about conflict. Does the story have a natural conflict? Are there complications that add enough suspense, tension, or interest? Is there a climax that satisfies you? Is the resolution satisfying? What could be added or changed?



The story was very well written. The conflict and climax were also very good. I don't think that there should be any changes in the story.



4. Think of characterization—are the characters realistic? Individual? Do we get a good sense of character from many of these: description, dialogue, narrator's opinion, discussion from other characters, the character’s own actions?



The characters were very funny. I really liked the talking bear and the boy with twelve toes.



5. Think of word choice, imagery, and details. Do they help you see and hear and experience the story? Do any word choices need changing?



You described the story and characters very well. It made me feel like I was really there.



6. On the level of "culture"--what do you think this writer is trying to reveal about the culture he/she lives in? Summarize what this story tells/shows about its culture in a sentence or two.



This story says that the boy with twelve toes lives in a far away land. It doesn't tell you much about where he lives, but it was still a great story.



7. Does this revelation of culture possess much insight or show you something unique? Do you get a picture of cultural practices? Of gender roles, love relationships, family roles, habits, religious practices, beliefs, food, social expectations, etc.? Should anything be thrown out? Added?



I got the picture when I read the story because it was well written. I think that nothing should be added and nothing should be removed from this story.



8. What areas of the story need the most improvement?



Like I said in most of my answers to the previous question, nothing in this story needs improvement.



9. Summarize the theme of the story in a sentence or two. Don't just summarize the story, or say what its topic is--that's not theme. "Theme" is what the story reveals about the topic. So put your theme statement in this sort of pattern: "This story reveals that (topic) is (message about the topic)." Do your best here. You'll show the writer what his/her story DOES say, as opposed to what the writer WANTS it to say.



The theme of this story is that the boy with twelve toes wants to find someone that will except him.



10. Be specific, try not to merely write, " this was good", instead explain what was good about it and why.



This story was very good because everything in the story was written clearly and I felt like I was in the story along with the boy with twelve toes.