...The short story, “The Fabulous Button-sisters” is about two girls, Karen and Michelle and their friendship. Throughout the story we get to hear about the girls preparing for a party, and they discuss what to wear. Michelle suggests them both to dress up as chocolate buttons. The title “The Fabulous Button-sisters” is a reference to what Michelle wants them to dress up as. But it could also be a reference to the fact that everything Michelle has to do, has to be fabulous and to make a good impression at the party. “She was always trying to get us to be the Fabulous Something Sisters”(Page 9, line 40) The story takes place somewhere in the United Kingdom, because of the fact, that all the letters Karen later on received from Michelle was postmarked from Birmingham. Karen, the main character, is a young and quite ordinary girl. Throughout the story Karen seems like a person who is willing to do everything for Michelle. Karen is definitely looking up to Michelle, but is also fascinated by Michelle’s life. Places as “It wasn’t just her lip gloss, or the way no bossy parent to her what to do, or even that she was living with her aunt who read American magazines, offered Michelle cigarettes, had boyfriends and, Michelle said, thirty two pairs of different coloured high heeled shoes”(Page 8, line 13) Here we see that it is not only about her appearance but in general how her way of living life is. Throughout the story Karen is clumsy and insecure. “She used to despair when I found...
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...The fabulous button sisters The fabulous button sisters are a story about two friends, Karen and Michelle, where the story is told from Karen´s perspective. Karen is living at home with her mother and father, while Michelle is living with her aunt, and as Michelle claims it´s because of her mother´s attempt to get into Hollywood. The two friends are more or less doing everything together. Summary: Karen and Michelle are preparing for a party, where Michelle suggests them both to dress up with the theme of chocolate buttons - “the fabulous button sisters”. Michelle has already decided that she wants to be white and Karen should be the ordinary one – the brown one. Michelle tells Karen, that she is taken the risk to stand out and be special, while Karen only will blend in unnoticed. Before the story gets to the night of the party, we simply get a closer insight on the relationship between Karen and Michelle. Like the various ideas that Michelle has, for example that they only should eat one color of food at every meal. At the night of the party, Michelle calls Karen and says that she should meet her on the corner in ten minutes. When Karen arrives, she sees Michelle wearing some other clothes than they had agreed. This confuses Karen because they had made an agreement on what to wear. The story ends with Michelle moving to her mother in “Hollywood” where she sends letters to Karen, but Karen finds out that the letters are from Birmingham in England, not from Hollywood...
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...The Fabulous Button Sisters Write a summary of The Fabulous Button Sisters: The story is about a girl named Karen, and her friend Michelle. Michelle is a girl who is very confident and outgoing and Karen is more the quiet kind of girl. Michelle is living with her aunt because her mother is in Hollywood trying to become a star, and Michelle is waiting for her mother to become a star so she can come over to her and become one too. Karen is living with her mom and dad. Karen and Michelle is talking about going to a party and come dressed up like buttons, one in brown and one in white, and they call themselves The Button Sisters. The parents find it very funny that the girls want to go to the party in dirt-colored close instead of dressing up like they use to do. When the day comes and Karen is getting ready and goes to meet with Michelle, she is not dressed up like they talked about. Michelle tells Karen that her mother is sending her tickets so she can go to Hollywood and live with her mom, and become a star. Characterize Karen: Karen is a girl who is looking up to her friend Michelle. She is more a girl who stands in the background, and she is only doing what Michelle tells her to do. She had a friend named Connie. Karen started to hang out with Michelle because Connie got sick. When Connie came back, Michelle didn't want Karen and Connie to be friends again. And Karen could not say no to Michelle. Karen is not a person who makes her own decisions, but it is just easier...
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...The Fabulous Button Sister Write a summary of The Fabulous Button Sisters in about 150 words. Karen is getting ready for Rory’s party, when her friend Michelle calls her. Michelle and Karen are going to the party together and Michelle decides that they should go dressed up as the fabulous button sisters. Karen dressed in brow. Michelle dressed in white. When the girls meet up, Karen, dressed in her moms brown clothes, sees Michelle standing under the street lamp waving an envelope in her face, dressed in green top and denim skirt. Michelle explains that the letter is from her mom, who has made it in Hollywood and finally wants Michelle to join her. At the party Karen stays in the kitchen while Michelle lit up the room, forcing the rest backstage. In the kitchen Karen’s friend before she met Michelle, Connie asked if she was ok. She said yes. The first month Michelle was away she sent postcards, but as soon as Karen stopped answering them, they stopped coming. Characterize Karen. Karen is a teenage girl living with her parents. Her best friend is Connie who's off with glandular fever. Karen is clumsy and that we see in the text when she says “when I found myself knocked into the gutter for the umpteenth time”. Every since Michelle started at school Karen has been in love with her. Karen believes in Michelle and her ideas of being something big someday. Karen gets a bit carried away by all this so she kind of ends her relationship with Connie. Karen comes across as being insecure...
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...1) The Fabulous Button Sisters (2006) by Sarah Salway, is a short story about Karen, a British teenager and our narrator, and her friend Michelle. They are going to a costume party and Michelle calls and decides that they are going as chocolate buttons – Michelle herself as a white one and Karen as a brown, and ordinary, one. After they finished their call, Karen is thinking about her rather new friendship with Michelle and how the lather had come to “own” her in a way she can’t quite explain. Michelle always talks about her mum who, according to her, is trying to become an actor in Hollywood. They meet the next day to go to the party but Michelle isn’t in her costume. She explains that her mum has finally sent for her and she is going to live in Hollywood with her. Karen is trying to ignore the fact that the letter is sent from Birmingham whilst trying to get her normal/before-Michelle-life back. 2) Karen is a pushover who can’t form her own opinions or views. She always does what Michelle tells her to do and doesn’t think much about why she is doing it. She acts like Michelle is magical and can make her otherwise boring life more exciting. In that process she almost forgets her best friend, not because she doesn’t like her anymore but because Michelle simply is that much more interesting. She also become more invisible because of Michelle’s visibility. After Michelle moves away, Karen’s old life is slowly resurfacing and everything is back to normal after a while. 3) Michelle...
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...The Faboulus Button Sister The fabulous button sisters The fabulous button sisters are a story about two friends, Karen and Michelle, where the story is told from Karen´s perspective. Karen is living at home with her mother and father, while Michelle is living with her aunt, and as Michelle claims it´s because of her mother´s attempt to get into Hollywood. The two friends are more or less doing everything together. Summary: Karen and Michelle are preparing for a party, where Michelle suggests them both to dress up with the theme of chocolate buttons - “the fabulous button sisters”. Michelle has already decided that she wants to be white and Karen should be the ordinary one – the brown one. Michelle tells Karen, that she is taken the risk to stand out and be special, while Karen only will blend in unnoticed. Before the story gets to the night of the party, we simply get a closer insight on the relationship between Karen and Michelle. Like the various ideas that Michelle has, for example that they only should eat one color of food at every meal. At the night of the party, Michelle calls Karen and says that she should meet her on the corner in ten minutes. When Karen arrives, she sees Michelle wearing some other clothes than they had agreed. This confuses Karen because they had made an agreement on what to wear. The story ends with Michelle moving to her mother in “Hollywood” where she sends letters to Karen, but Karen finds out that the letters are from Birmingham...
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...In the two short stories, “Buttony” by Fiona Mcfarlane and “Sister Godzilla” by Louise Erdrich, the characters teach us about what’s acceptable and unacceptable behavior in society. Both of these stories share similar scenarios such as two teachers, Miss Lewis and Mary Anita, instructing their students to obey their rules, and at the same time showing them that it’s the social norm to respect their superiors. Moreover, the main students challenging their authority reveal that the idea of social behavior is present in these two short stories. At the beginning of “Buttony” we already see an authority figure exercising their power, which in this case is Miss Lewis. For instance, before her students prepared to play a game of Buttony, Miss Lewis first clapped her hands five times and expected them to quiet down and...
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...the observation the child was 15 months old. The observation began at 3p.m. on February 21, 2016. The child was at his place of residence with his mother, aunt, and his two sisters’ ages 9 and 12. As a playroom, the children of the home uses the family room because that is where all the toys are along with the laptops and learning aids for the older children. The beginning of the observation started with JD standing inside of the toy chest with nothing inside but his basketball. There were several toys on the floor near JD. The toys consisted of several trucks, a VTech alphabet activity cube, and a VTech Turn and Learn Driver. The VTech Turn and Learn Driver was sitting on a stand directly in front of the toy chest which JD was standing inside of. JD had his left hand on the steering wheel turning the wheel left and right and with his right hand he was hitting center of the wheel making it go “beep, beep”. As the toy produced the beep, beep sounds, JD would imitate them saying “beep, beep also. At different times between the simulated driving, JD would press different buttons on the console of the toy and imitate those sounds also. JD looked up several times at his mother and smiled only to repeat the process again and again. This went on for approximately 15 minutes. JD would eventually press a button that played musical sounds, which caused JD to throw both of his hands up and bob his head up and down while he moved the top of his body from side to side. Everyone in the...
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...the observation the child was 15 months old. The observation began at 3p.m. on February 21, 2016. The child was at his place of residence with his mother, aunt, and his two sisters’ ages 9 and 12. As a playroom, the children of the home uses the family room because that is where all the toys are along with the laptops and learning aids for the older children. The beginning of the observation started with JD standing inside of the toy chest with nothing inside but his basketball. There were several toys on the floor near JD. The toys consisted of several trucks, a VTech alphabet activity cube, and a VTech Turn and Learn Driver. The VTech Turn and Learn Driver was sitting on a stand directly in front of the toy chest which JD was standing inside of. JD had his left hand on the steering wheel turning the wheel left and right and with his right hand he was hitting center of the wheel making it go “beep, beep”. As the toy produced the beep, beep sounds, JD would imitate them saying “beep, beep also. At different times between the simulated driving, JD would press different buttons on the console of the toy and imitate those sounds also. JD looked up several times at his mother and smiled only to repeat the process again and again. This went on for approximately 15 minutes. JD would eventually press a button that played musical sounds, which caused JD to throw both of his hands up and bob his head up and down while he moved the top of his body from side to side. Everyone in the...
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...The Fabulous Button Sisters Summery: In this short story we meet Karen and Michelle who are preparing for a party, where Michelle suggests them both to dress up with the theme of chocolate buttons - “the fabulous button sisters”. Michelle has already decided that she wants to be white and Karen should be the ordinary one – the brown one. Michelle tells Karen, that she is taken the risk to stand out and be special, while Karen only will blend in unnoticed. Before the story gets to the night of the party, we simply get a closer insight on the relationship between Karen and Michelle. Like the various ideas that Michelle has, for example that they only should eat one color of food at every meal. At the night of the party, Michelle calls Karen and says that she should meet her on the corner in ten minutes. When Karen arrives, she sees Michelle wearing some other clothes than they had agreed. This confuses Karen because they had made an agreement on what to wear. The story ends with Michelle moving to her mother in “Hollywood” where she sends letters to Karen, but Karen finds out that the letters are from Birmingham in England, not from Hollywood in USA. And when Karen stops replying, the letters stops coming. Characterize Karen is a quite ordinary but also a bit quiet and perhaps unsecure teenager. This shows through Karen´s actions when she agrees in doing everything Michelle tells her to do. No matter what idea Michelle comes up with and no matter how little Karen understands...
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...“Calling Home” by Jean Brandt Assignment This story takes place around Christmas time when Jean was a thirteen year old girl. On this particular day, Jean was filled with happy, joyous emotions. She loved Christmas time and her grandmother was in town visiting for the holidays. Jean, her grandmother, her brother Louis, and her sister Susan were out at the mall for some last minute Christmas shopping. They sang carols, chattered, and laughed the whole way there. They were really in the holiday spirit. While at the mall, Jean came across a popular Snoopy button for 75-cents but knew she was supposed to be shopping for presents for other people so she couldn't decide whether or not she would still get the button. She asked her sister and her sister gave her the OK. Once Jean got a glance of the cashier lines, she began to rethink whether or not she wanted to wait in such a long line for something that only cost 75-cents. She ended up deciding she did not want to wait so she walked back to the basket where she got the pin from and instead of dropping it back in the basket, she slipped the button in her pocket. The first few moments she was very hesitant because her conscience had set in and she had never stolen before. She began to head towards the entrance and her heart began to race uncontrollably. The faster her heart raced, the faster she walked which shows how fearful she was. However, once she made it out the store, she felt relieved and actually referred to...
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...Teacher Tip #1 Students can record themselves reading a book from their home computer. Have them record a favorite story with bells or dings to signal page turning (the Next button) and allow younger siblings to listen to the read-aloud while following along. Teacher Tip #2 When students have read and listened to all books in their assignment/level, assign a running record for a Benchmark Book or Benchmark Passage to determine student accuracy and readiness to move to the next level. (If Raz-Kids is used during centers, have the student record their reading.) Teacher Tip #3 Use the Assignment report to see at a glance how much of the current assignment a student has completed and whether it may be time to assess a student's reading progress. Teacher Tip #4 Giving students access to the Book Room will help build listening comprehension, increased awareness of differing text structures, and broader vocabulary as students listen to books at higher levels. Teacher Tip #5 Play Raz-Kids songs on an interactive whiteboard during class transitions, and challenge students to be cleaned up and in their seats or in line before the song is complete. Teacher Tip #6 Use the correlation chart to help determine which level of books to assign to a student based on their grade or known guided-reading level. Teacher Tip #7 Include a date in a custom assignment title as a reminder of when a student was first given a particular assignment or when resources were updated. ...
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...site design is much more complicated and they actually left out some of the things that I visited often. It is almost impossible to browse reviews of older games without looking for a specific game. When I picture my website in my head there are a few things that I think of. I would like to have a graphic or banner at the top of the page that gets people attention and lets them know about the site at the same time. On the left hand side of the site I would like to have a column that includes links to all of the sites best features. While the center of the page is where the news and most recent updates will be rolled out. Then on the fight column is where you put the extra stuff at. The best recent example I could find was my little sisters own web site. The web...
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...and make you feel more comfortable; not to hang you till death. office wear Please wear a “flexible” belt that rests on your hips. The “drop dead crotch pants” These pyjama pants that look like an ‘accordion’ were recently made famous by Justin Bieber. It was a disaster. I guess that’s obvious, isn’t it? guys_ofc1 I would suggest men to stick to the regular pants. “Gruesome GRU” Unless you are aiming to become a villain, like Dr. Gru; do not try the huge puff sleeve blazer. Also, opt for a less ‘distinct’ pair of socks. This picture reminds me of Dr.Gru in the movie “Despicable me”. Gru He looks more stylish than the one above. “Popcorn buttons” An ill-fitted shirt makes you look less professional. Wear shirts that fit you right. Not too tight. tight_shirts Beware! These buttons are like popcorn, ready to pop out any moment. It is definitely not your fault that these clothes don't fit you! It is definitely not your fault that these clothes don’t fit you! Presenting the new – “Baggy Gaga” With winter coming, who doesn’t like the oversized comfy outfits? ;-) lady_gaga_oversized Whoa! Looks like a sack of wheat! Her style is definitely unique! I wouldn’t dare to come out like...
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...A Playdate with Jonathan Shayleen Halloran Indiana University Northwest A Playdate with Jonathan Jonathan Watters is an energetic, happy eight month old infant. His parents are very close friends of the family, so I am lucky to spend a large amount of time with him. Jonathan is very laid-back and quiet compared to his energetic older sister. Jonathan’s parents moved into a new home on Saturday, December 5th, so I took this opportunity to observe him as I was already scheduled to watch him that day. Over the course of the afternoon I was able to spend a great deal of time observing and rather than interview him, I performed small tests in an attempt to gauge Jonathan’s physical, cognitive and emotional development. Using these observations I was able to learn about his developmental process and see the milestones as noted in our book. Observation of Physical Developmental Milestones Jonathan is curious and very active during my observation. There are several different types of toys surrounding us in the living room. There is a television playing cartoons in the background, which Jonathan periodically stops to look at. Jonathan is teething so he drools quite frequently. After taking some time to fully wake up this morning, his mother Kelly drops him onto the middle of the play space and he is ready to play. To assess Jonathan’s developmental level, I record the gross and fine motor skills that he displays at this time. Gross Motor Development Motor skills are simply...
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