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 * Tyler's reading comments for the 2010-11 school year!**

Nice work, Tyler. I see seven good ideas here, so I am awarding your team seven house points!
 * Mr. Shaw 6.6.11**


 * Tyler 6.5.11**
 * Thank you for the thoughtful comments on my page!**
 * I have two main topics for advice for fourth-graders and things that go along with them. The first main topic of advice that I have is to make the year a memorable year, don't settle with the normal. One thing that you can do to do this is to do a lot of things in the play, because it is your last time to shine at Sherwood. Another thing that you can do is study a lot so you get good scores and get placed in a good group in middle school. Also, you can do extra credit work and give 100% effort.**
 * The other main topic of advice that I have for fourth-graders is to not be worried about homework, teachers, or thing like that. The teachers this year were great ad were a lot of fun. Homework is very low if you don't put it off until the last minute. I think the main goal for fifth grade is to get you ready for middle school and if you get ready you will have a great year.**


 * jacob 5/29/11 I really like that book too.**

Ryan 5/29/11 I think Big Nate is a really good book too.

Liam 5/29/11 Big Nate is a very good book, and I think that it was a good sub-topic in this entry. I also chose Number the Stars as the book that stood out most to me, and I didn't mention the background knowledge, but it was a well chosen detail.

Tyler 5.29.11 The book that stands out in my memory is Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce because my friends and I have all read it and always talk about it. Also because I have read all the books in the series and am waiting for the other books to come out. The book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry meant the most to me because it taught me a lot about a huge war--World War 2. Also because it gave me a lot of backround knowledge on what it was like to be a person in this war.

Tyler 5.22.11 To answer Mr. Shaw's question, I think the series will go to seven games and I think the Heat will win the series. Thank you for the thoughtful comments. For this weeks entry, I am going to write about a book that I just finished and it is called //The Super Sluggers Slumpbuster.// In the beginning of this book, the Rambletown Rounders are playing against the Hog City Haymakers (not animals) a team of big, home run hitting team. Flicker Pringle (the star pitcher and hittter) is pitching in this game. Banjo H. Bishbash "The Great Walloper" is the third hitter on the team, but strikes out every time. The Rounders lost, but even worse, Walloper has a big cloud on his head. He figures out it is a slump. In baseball, a slump is when you can't get hits and strike out a lot. With that loss, the Rounders are one game out from first place. In the middle of the book, he still has his slump. He doesn't even touch the ball for a lot of games. On the bright side, the St. Joe Jungle Cats beat the Haymakers 1-0 on the first "dropped-bat-bunt-inside-the-park-infield-home run" in history. So, the Rounders are tied for first place. Walloper's friends all cast a spell on him to try to get rid of the slump, but it doesn't work. In the end, the Rounders are playing the Haymakers for the pennant. Walloper becomes a pinch hitter and comes in with two outs in the last inning and faces Flicker Pringle. After two blinding strikes, Walloper finds out that everybody believes in him, the fans, Gabby, his team, his coach, and his family. So, with two strikes he hits a walk off home run to win the game. His slump goes flying and rain starts coming out of it and he has to swim to home plate. His slump was gone. I like Google Docs because you can e-mail people, make documents, and make presentations. But, there is one thing that I don't like about Google Docs. I don't like that whenever you type of change something, it automatically saves. So, if you delete something that you didn't want to delete it is gone. That is my opinion on google docs.

Will 5/15/11 Tyler I think the Bulls are going to win. I know you aren't a fan of Dereck Rose but I think that he can bring the Bulls to a victory.

Mr. Shaw 5.15.11 Tyler, I like your creativity this week. What's your prediction for the Bulls-Heat series?

Ryan 5/15/11 Tyler that poem rocked! I don't know that much about basketball but that poem tells me a lot.

Tyler 5/15/11 Liam, thanks for the comment. The yips are like his hands have a life of their own and he can't control them. The kids playing during the tornado were the Rounders (Stump's team) and they were playing against St. Joe. All of the characters are human except for Mr. Bones (a dog). For this weeks entry, I will write about the NBA Playoffs in the form of a poem. The NBA playoffs are very fun to watch They are also very surprising All fans of the NBA waiting for this... the NBA Playoffs Win or Go home Very intense games Bang! Crash! OUCH! The players collide! All the pressure is on! Who do think will win?

Liam 5/8/11 __The Super Sluggers Wing Ding__ sounds like a good book. But even though you made it sound entertaining, what's the yips, and who are the kids that were playing baseball when the tornado of grasshoppers came. Also, are the characters animals or humans(Hog City sounds like an animal city).

Jacob 5/8/11 Tyler that book sounds really good. I might want to read it.

Tyler 5.8.11 For this week's entry, I am going to write about a book that I am in the middle of called __//The Super Sluggers Wing Ding.//__ In the beginning of this book, the kids are playing a baseball game, but then, a big swarm of grasshoppers in the form of a tornado swarm the field! Also, Stump (the shortstop) makes a bad throw and comes up with the yips. Now, the all-star game may have to be moved to Hog City and Stump comes up with the yips so he can't really throw the ball accurately. In the middle, they play a game in Hog City (not the all-star game) and lose. Stump made five errors. A couple of days before the all-star game and I am wondering what is going to happen. That is where I left off.

Tyler 5.1.11 My topic for the Civil War research is spies of the Civil War. One interesting thing that I found out is that Union spies were more common than Confederate spies. Also, female spies were more common than male spies. I think that is because at that time, most men were soldiers and it wasn't as common for girls to be soldiers. I am also focusing in on two specific spies. They are Allan Pinkerton and Mary Elizabeth Bowser. An interesting thing that I found out about Allan Pinkerton is that his agents were disguised so they looked like they were Confederate soldiers so they could gather information. An interesting thing that I found out about Mary Elizabeth Bowser is that everyone thought she wasn't smart, but she overheard Jefferson Davis's private conversations and told people what he had said. She was actually very cunning. My topic is very interesting!

Tyler 4/24/11 Bill the poet inspired me to write a rhyming poem this week for the book //The Phantom Tollbooth.// Milo thinks his life is very dull But he doesn't know what is in store He will go on lots of adventures He gets a tollbooth in a package at his front door He rides in to a mysterious world He goes to different places to explore He goes to the Doldrums where you can't think He gets a watch dog, his life is no longer a bore He goes to Dictionopolis where he gets put in jail He gets out for free and gets a new crew member who is a contributor He goes to the valley of sound and meets the soundkeeper He frees all of the words and was the sound reproducer.

That is my poem and I hope you like it.

Tyler 4/17/11 The book I am reading now is The Phantom Toolbooth by Jules Norton. A cause that I have for this book is that Milo meets a Which (not witch) in jail who tells Milo he doesn't have to stay in jail and to take the elevator out of the jail. The effect is that he gets to go to a big feast with King Azaz (the king of the words and Dictionopolis). Another cause that I have from the book is that he gets a toolbooth in the mail. The effects are that he travels around a different world, gets stuck in the Doldrums (where even thinking isn't allowed, meets a clock dog named tock (who has a big watch on his body and goes tick tick tick instead of tock tock tock), goes to Dictionapolis, starts a ruckus and gets put in jail for six million years, gets a "get out of jail free" card and gets let out of jail after about five minutes, and gets a feast with the king. Those are two causes and effects.

Tyler 3/25/11 A hero from a book that I have read is Bones from //The Genius Files.// In the beginning of the book, Bones saves Coke and Pepsi McDonald from a fire in school. He also gives them clues on their mission, (which is to stop an attack at the largest ball of twine). In the middle, Bones saves them from getting killed by two bowler hat dudes. In the end, Bones saves them from the creator of the genius files because he wants to abolish the plan of having kids be secret agents. Bones acts very brave in the story and protects them from a lot of danger. Without Bones, the McDonald twins would not be able to survive. Them surviving would be like having cat lives.

Tyler 3/21/11 This week I am going to write about March Madness. Bang! Chrash! Squeak! Everybody is going all out for the tournament. Diving on the floor, taking jump shots, doing everything they can to get to the National Championship game. Some teams have easy roads to the final four, others don't. For example, Butler has a tough road to get to the final four, they had to beat Pittsburgh, (the #1 seed), and will have to beat Wisconsin, (the #4 seed), and either BYU or Florida. But, Kansas had to beat Boston University, (the #16 seed), Illinois, (the #9 seed), Richmond, (the #12 seed), and either Florida St. or VCU. Who knows who is going to make the Final Four until it happens though because there is ALWAYS upsets. Like when last year, Northern Iowa beat Kansas in the second round. Also, this year, Butler beat Pittsburgh and VCU beat Purdue. I think that the Final Four this year will be, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Arizona Wildcats, the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, and the Wisconsin Badgers. I also think that Ohio State will beat Arizona to get into the National Championship and Wisconsin will beat Virginia Commonwealth to get into the National Championship. Then, I think the Ohio State Buckeyes will beat the Wisconsin Buckeyes in the National Championship, and the score will be 82-63, a lop-sided game for the Championship. That is just my prediction though, and I like to pick the upsets, but who do you think will make it to the Final Four.

Giuliana 3/15/11 Great job! Do you think that when the second book comes out that you might read it? Who was your favorite character in the book?

Maddie G. 3/13/11 I think that you wrote a great entry. But I think you could explain the reasons better. Also I think you gave to much information on how Mya and Bones saved Coke and Pepsi. But the entry was good.

Good job Tyler! I like how you explained that Coke and Pepsi McDonald were kids in the story. But in some places you should elaborate a little more. For example, who are the bowler hat dudes? By saying that Bones and Mya protect them from bowler hat dudes you can tell that they are a problem, but do you know who they are specifically or are they shrouded in darkness. Also, another good thing you did was that you compared their greetings to Coke and Pepsi. Overall, it's a great entry Tyler! Tyler 3.13.11 Two characters from a book I have read recently are Bones and Mya from the book, The Genius Files. Bones and Mya are similar because they are both trying to protect Coke and Pepsi McDonald, (not drinks, kids in the story). In the book, Mya protects Coke and Pepsi from the evil bowler hat dudes and Mrs. Higgins at the ball of twine. Bones protects the twins from a fire and from the evil bowler hat dudes. Also, they are different because Bones is in disguise as a guy who doesn't talk and is big, but Mya isn't in disguise. The text states about Bones," He tugged at his bushy beard, and it came offin his hand. He pulled off his mustache. Then, he reached under his shirt and tore away a thick piece of foam that had been wrapped around his stomach to make him look fat. But, the first thing Mya said was hi, my name is Mya. That is how Bones and Mya are alike and different.
 * Liam 3/13/11**

Jacob 3/13/11 Good paragraph.I want to read the book The Genius Files. It sounds like there is a lot of action in the book.

Tyler 3.6.11 Two characters from a book I have recently read are Bones and Mya. These characters are from the book The Genius Files. Bones and Mya are similar because they both work for the Genius Files. They are also similar because they both are trying to protect Coke and Pepsi, (not the drinks, the kids in the story). They are different because, at first, Bones is in disguise as a janitor, but Mya is not in disguise. They are also different because Mya is a girl and Bones is a boy. That is how Bones and Mya are alike and different.

3.6.11 To answer Liam's question, my opinion wouldn't change if it was told from a girl's point of view, I just liked how I knew what Nate was thinking. This book was Big Nate in a class by himself.

**Joni 3.1.11** I like how you said which part of the book made you wonder and why. I also like how you said where the climax of the book was.

That was a very well thought out wiki entry! You said that it is very humorous because it was told from a boys point of view. Would your opinion change if it was written from a girl's point of view? Which Big Nate book is this one too (there are 3 in the series)? I like how you compared these books, Tyler, especially your point about being treated differently because of color or religion. That is a very important idea in each book.
 * Liam 2/26/11**
 * Tyler 2.21.11**
 * A book that I really love is Big Nate. Big Nate is very humorous because it is told from a boy's point of view and he thinks funny things. It is also very hard to put down because I am always wondering what will happen next. For example, Nate got a fortune cookie that said that he will surpass all others. So I was wondering what he would surpass all others in. It didn't say until the last page. When he got that cookie it got me very interested and that was the climax. Also, I like how things always happen to him that wouldn't happen to others. For example, nobody would ever get seven detentions in one day. He got seven though. That is why I love Big Nate.**
 * Mr. Shaw 2.16.11**

Tyler 2.11.11 One way that Number the Stars and War Comes to Willy Freeman are similar is that they both come in times when some people were treated better than others because of their color or religion. They are also similar because they both have characters who have to take many chances. They are different because in one story, people are treated badly because of their religion, but in the other story they are treated badly because of their color. In one story, the character is on her own, but in the other story, the character has both parents on her side. Both stories take place about two-hundred years apart from each other. Tyler 1.23.11 A book that I have read recently is Big Nate. First, Nate tells about his life and introduces people. Then, he tries to get out of school by writing a letter, that looks like his dad wrote it saying that he doesn't have to go to school. He does that because he thinks that there is a test that he didn't study for. He ends up going to school because his friend Francis tells him there is no test. After that, he pleads to his art teacher to display his art, but his teacher still doesn't put the picture up. Then, he gets a fortune cookie that says,"you will surpass all others". Finally, he surpasses all others, but he surpassed everybody in how many detention slips you get in one day. He got seven, the previous leader had six. Tyler 1.16.11 I have changed and grown as a reader for the same reason. That reason is that I am starting to read more difficult books. Like Found has more difficulty than Fart Powder. I like reading a lot, if I didn't why would I do Battle of the Books? Depending on which book I am reading, it can be either a bore or a joy. The book that is the most memorable to me is Milkweed. It really informed be about world war 2 and why we shouldn't let it happen again. The #1 book on my future reading list is Big Nate is on a Roll. It is that because I like that series so much.

Tyler 1.9.11 The book that I am currently reading is Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The main character in this book is Jonah. Jonah has a big problem. Jonah keeps getting these letters that don't say who they are from. The first one he got stated you are one of the missing. He is adopted so that is why he thinks he got that letter. Then, he gets another one that states beware they are coming to get you. His family gets to talk to a guy from the FBI who has some information. The guy won't give anything away. Then, his sister takes a picture of a file that is important and the guy doesn't want anyone to see. Jonah distracts the guy from the FBI while that is happening. Jonah's best friend gets the letters too. Now, Jonah, Jonah's best friend, and Jonah's sister are on the case.

Tyler 12.19.10 The first book that I would like to give is The Day My Butt Went Psycho. I would like to give it to Willie because it is very funny. It is funny because the butts come alive and talk. I would also like to give it to him because it is an adventure to get his butt in the right place. The last book that I would like to give to somebody is Found. I would like to give that to Jacob because it is a huge mystery. I would also give it to him because it is an adventure. One more reason is that Jacob is going to do battle of the books and it is one of the books.

Tyler 12.12.10 Here are two truths and a lie about the book, Big Nate. 1. He is the captain of his fleeceball team. 2. Gina is on his team. 3. Gina is very good at fleeceball. Can you guess which one is a lie?

Giuliana 12.5.10 Tyler it has to be Big Nate. Is it Big Nate?

Tyler 12.5.10 The book that I am going to describe is by Lincoln Peirce. There is two books in the series so far. The main character has an enemy named Gina. He always gets put with her in all the projects. All of his teachers want him to be more like his sister. He had to do a Benjamin Franklin report with Gina. His two best friends are Teddy and Francis. He is the captain of his fleeceball team. Giuliana 11.22.10 Great job describing Jack's traits and motives!

Mr. Shaw 11.20.10 Tyler, I appreciate your effort and enjoyed hearing about Jack, who is a favorite character of mine. You've identified several of Jack's important traits and motives.

Tyler 11/19/10 In the book I, Jack, the main character is Jack. One of Jack's motives is that he wants to be a good pack leader for Petra. He is very determined to do that. The second motive is that he wants to keep his hurt pack leader safe until help comes. He is very caring for his pack. The last motive is that he wants to save Petra's puppies. He is very helpful that to Petra in these situations. He really wants to marry Petra and is very hopeful that it will happen. All of his thoughts about her end in I love her or I want to marry her. That tells me that he loves Petra.

Will 11/17/10 It seems like your enjoying the Diary of a wimpy Kid series Tyler. Liam 11/16/10 Suggestions: Keep reading. The book has a monstrous amount of laughs inside of it. Giuliana 11/14/10 I agree Greg is a good friend and tries to get Rowley out of trouble.

Tyler 11/14/10 In the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5, Greg Hefley is the main character. He is a kid who seems to be a kid with nothing wrong with him and is friendly. He wants to be popular in his school. His thoughts and actions tell me that he is a kid who should have many friends and should still have Rowley as a friend. An example is when Greg wrote a nice letter to a person who Rowley wanted to be friends with and signed it Rowley. Also, he always invites Rowley over to his house and always gets him out of trouble.

Will 11/11/10 I also admire Uncle Henrik even though I did annemarie. I think that he was very nice to take all the jews across to Sweden.

Tyler- 11/7/10 The character that I most admired in the book Number the Stars is Uncle Henrick. I admire Uncle Henrick the most in the book because he was really heroic and was being an upstander. He could have done many things but he chose the best way to go. He could have turned in the Johansens, Rosens, and Peter Neilsen which would have been very dangerous for them. That would be an example of a bystander. But, the thing he did, (the right thing to do) was to take them on a boat toSweden. Now, that is not easy... he had to hide them in a secret hiding spot. But, it worked and he got them safely to Sweden. At the museum, there was a video game and this is what you would do. You were a frog moving around by walking, then some big, mean frogs came in and started to invade their area. I thought of those as the Nazis. Then, there was frogs on lilypads, who I thought as Jews. You controlled a frog, a non-Jewish frog and you had to try to get the Nazis away. That was kind of what Sweden had to do to the Nazis. jacob 11/7/10 I read that book to it was a little scary to see Voldemort attack Harry.

Kayla-11-6-10 Great job at describing Harry Potter and the Socrceres of Stone!

Molly 11/4/10 Good job describing the book. It sounds good!

Tyler 10/31/10
I haven't read many scary books, it's not the kind of genre that is for me, but the scariest book that I have read is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowlings. It was so spine-tingling because Voldemort attacked Harry Potter and it was nerve-racking. The most spine-tingling time that he attacked Harry Potter was when he attacked his family when he was a baby, killed his father and mother and went for Harry. Luckily, Harry survived the attack and that is why he has a mark on his head. But, it was exciting to see what would happen and it kept me interested. I thought Harry would be killed and wouldn't even stand a chance, but it is a fantasy, anything could happen.

Sebastian 10/27/10
Jon Sciezka is a very funny author. Liam 10/26/10

Wow Tyler! I really think that all of that pretty much sums up the main points of Knucklehead. I think that you also gave a good description of Jon Scizeska.

Danielle Walder 10/25/10 Good job explaining your character.

Tyler 10/17/10 In the book Knuckle Head by Jon Sciezka, the main character is Jon Sciezka. He looks like an ordinary kid, short and the second kid of six. His problems are that he is a troublemaker and he has to do some of the following: get home made Halloween costumes, (or sometimes doesn't get to wear one), he has to share a bed (not bunk) and has to get bullied by his older brother. He is usually pretty reckless because he always fights with his brothers and breaks things. I like Jon Sciezka he seems like a nice person and respects people who respect him.

Tyler 10/10/10 The main character of the book Anything But Typical is a boy named Jason Blake. He is the oldest child in his family with a younger brother named Jeremy. Jason is not a normal person even though he tries to be so if you saw him in a crowd you would know he isn't normal. Jason acts really weird because he is always flapping his hands and he can't keep silence and all he wants to do is sit on the computer and be on a website called Storyboard, (kind of like a blog but lots of people are on it.) ﻿ Jason's problems are that he has trouble learning and that he is unlikely to get better, (as he overheard). I feel bad for Jason, he doesn't get to do some things that other people get to do. But, he is lucky because he gets to go to Dallas, (misses about three school days and a weekend) just because of a Storyboard convention!

// Liam 10/4/10 // // I have read __**The Whipping boy**__ before, and it was very interesting to me. I think that it is a very good point when you said that one of the differences between this and most books is that the villans strike twice. There is also a part you didn't mention, but do you think that it is creative why everybody calls Hold-Your-Nose Billy, Hold-Your-Nose Billy. //

Tyler-10/3/10 The book, **//The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleishman,//** there is a prince who is a real brat and people call him prince brat, but obviously not in his face. The prince has a whipping boy named Jemmy who gets whipped whenever the prince does something bad. The prince then decides to run away with the whipping boy. They were found be two murderers named Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater. The Whipping Boy and the prince try to run away, but then they get found. Then a dancing bear and her owner come and make the two villans swim across the sea. Then, the prince and the whipping boy go hide in the sewer, (where Jemmy had lived before) and hid. One of Jemmy's relatives sees the bad guys and sends them the wrong way to try to find the two of them. Then the prince and the whipping boy run of to the castle and find the king. Then they apologize to the king for the scare. I thought it was a really interesting book because there was a lot of detail. I also thought it was interesting because in most books when the villans run away the book is over but in this book, the villans strike twice.

Tyler-9/26/10 The book, //**Bruce Weber Through My Eyes**//, is about Bruce Weber and how he leads his team to the National Championship in the 2005 basketball season. Some of the characters are Bruce, his wife, the assistant coaches, and the 2005 Illinois basketball team including Deron Williams, Luther Head, and more. The main settings are the Assembly Hall (the Illinois home basketball court), St. Louis which is where the Final Four and the National Championship where played. Some important plot events where, when Bruce's mom had died, when Illinois had won the Final Four game and had made it to the National Championship, when Illinois had won the Big Ten Tournament and when Illinois had won the Big Ten Title.

Tyler-9/21/10 To answer Liam's question, my dad had from somewhere.

Will & Liam 9/21/10

Wow Tyler, you sure seem to know a lot about the Fighting Illini and Bruce Weber. This book seems like a very interesting read. Where did you find it?

Tyler 9.19.10 The book, //__Bruce Weber Through My Eyes__//, describes what Bruce Weber was thinking during the 2004-2005 basketball season. The Illinois Fighting Illini go 27-0 until their first loss against the Ohio State Buckeyes. They were the #1 ranked team in the country. Against Ohio State, Bruce Weber's team played average, and the Buckeyes won on a last second shot. Illinois' conflict is that because the team won so many games, they became overconfident, which lead to their first loss. Bruce Weber's job was to get the team motivated to win each game, without having them think they were going to win because of their record. They ended up winning the Big Ten title and the Big Ten Tournament title before losing in the National Championship game against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Even though you're reading non-fiction right now, I think you could find a conflict and a resolution in the story of the Illini's quest for a national championship in basketball. Real life is full of conflicts!
 * Mr. Shaw 9.12.10**

Tyler 9/9 The book I am reading is called Bruce Weber Through My Eyes by Bruce Weber and Mark Tupper (non-fiction). The conflict and resolution in the book rope burn is that Richard can't climb a rope. The other conflict is that he just moved to a new school and has no friends. The resolution is that he makes a friend and his friend helps him climb a rope. In my book Bruce Weber's Illinois basketball team is nervous because they are playing in a dome and are worried that that will effect their shooting. They end up shooting really badly, even the best shooters(My book is non-fiction so there is no resolution.) In the book rope burn, Richard's first try on a rope he didn't even make it up one foot. But on his second try he does it really well. In the book I am reading now, Illinois' first try in the NCAA tournament they lost early in the tournament. The following year the lost by two in the national championship.

Thanks, Tyler, for telling us about your book and reading habits. You have earned 3 house points for your efforts!
 * Mr. Shaw 9.6.10**

Tyler- 8/31 The book I am reading now is called Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo. It is about a new kid who moves to town named Nilly who is tiny. When he moves in he finds a friend named Lisa. Nilly and Lisa get trapped in the professer Doctor Procter's house. Doctor Procter tells them about his new invention. Originally the powder was meant to make people not fart, but then Nilly thinks that it would be better if it makes you fart. They experiment on Nilly and make it good. They are going to sell one can for 50 cents. My reading habits are that I read almost every day for twenty minutes. I like reading funny and fantasy books. My favorite author is Jo Nesbo.