Division 4's Reading Response Blog 2014-15: April 2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

Trueman Bradley Aspie Detective Post#1

Click on this link and read chapter one of Trueman Bradley Aspie Detective from page 7 to page 17. From the reading, answer the following questions.

Which idioms or expressions does Trueman Bradley have difficulty understanding?
Trueman knows that he had difficulty interpreting other peoples' facial expressions, which two, in particular does he get confused with?
Trueman has some definite strengths compared to most other people. What are they and how does he show this?
What syndrome does Truman have? Why might people who suffer from this syndrome be bullied?
What evidence in Trueman's background suggests that he may have been bullied as a child?
Go to the following web page and read the list of symptoms that children with this syndrome might have. Then comment on at least one of these traits that you have noticed in yourself occasionally. Tell which one, when you noticed or notice it, where it happened, and how it made you feel at the time. (This does NOT mean you have ASD, but that we all may have, at times, shown some of the symptoms.:)
Who are the people in the pictures above? What do they all have in common?

Remember:

Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Running Away From Problems...

Becky chose to runaway from Craig and her mother in order to "save" Brighteyes. She had to endure all sorts of hardships, and, in the end, found herself in hostpital and seriously injured. She was lucky that Brighteyes was "adopted" by another, kind, person; it could have been far worse.

What other realistic and safer alternatives could Becky have chosen instead of running away to save Brighteyes?
How else could she have stopped Craig from having his dogs picked up by the grey Land Rover and "taken away"?

Remember:

Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

Blogging Rules

Division 5: A blog is short for web log or online journal. A blog is public domain. What that means is that anyone with an internet connection can read what you write. They can also respond to what you write. Because of this, there are some rules you must obey for safety and for etiquette. I will read this blog daily to check that all rules are being followed.

For Safety:

Keep your, and other people's, personal details private. Never offer any personal information including your last name, contact information, home address, phone numbers, school's name, e-mail address, last names of friends or relatives, instant messaging names, age, or birth date.
Assume what you publish on the Web is permanent. Anyone on the Internet can easily print out a blog or save it to a computer.
No one wants or needs to know private details about your family life.
No photographs of yourself or others should be posted unless they are group shot, without names, and you have cleared the photo with me first.

For Etiquette:

ALL your posts should be positive, friendly and inoffensive; don't use them for slander or to attack others. That includes gossip. No gossip or negative posts about any other individuals, whether they are in our community or not. Remember, as soon as you post something it's hard to take it back!
Avoid trying to "outdo" or compete with other bloggers; concentrate on your own ideas.
Don't write in UPPER CASE: it is seen as shouting.
No innapropriate words, phrases or pictures are to be posted. Keep your language appropriate, clean and free of any rudeness.
Sign all your posts with only your first-name.

Above all: have fun!

Mr. N