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angier3/4 5:00 PMhi again
asharp3/4 5:01 PMI'm here!
jonathand3/4 5:01 PMYO
jonathand3/4 5:02 PMDescribe the genre of the text. What kind of text is it?
jonathand3/4 5:02 PMWhat a great question?
jonathand3/4 5:04 PMHave you ever had one of those days when you sit at your computer and you wait to talk to people?
asharp3/4 5:04 PMyes
jonathand3/4 5:04 PMNot me
asharp3/4 5:04 PMtoday is not one of them though
asharp3/4 5:05 PMhaha
angier3/4 5:05 PMnot me - i don't have time to sit and wait
jonathand3/4 5:05 PMWhoever asks the first question wins a million dollars!!!
asharp3/4 5:05 PMfrom you?
angier3/4 5:05 PMwhats your name?
angier3/4 5:05 PMhaha i win
angier3/4 5:05 PMwait no i dont
asharp3/4 5:05 PMhey, mine was a question
jonathand3/4 5:05 PMAre you there, Jamison?
angier3/4 5:06 PMyeah i just noticed. im working off of 3 hrs of sleep sorry
asharp3/4 5:06 PMyuck... I'm sorry to hear that
asharp3/4 5:06 PMguys, we lost our student
jamisonS3/4 5:06 PMwait
jamisonS3/4 5:06 PMoh there we go
asharp3/4 5:06 PMhey!
jamisonS3/4 5:06 PMhelloooo
angier3/4 5:06 PMhi
jonathand3/4 5:06 PMHow was the break?
jonathand3/4 5:07 PMU ready to get back to work?
jonathand3/4 5:07 PMI know this has got to be lots and lots of fun :)
jamisonS3/4 5:07 PMpretty good
jamisonS3/4 5:07 PMlots and lots.... and lots of fun
angier3/4 5:07 PMhaha
asharp3/4 5:07 PMdid you read the article in the "notes" section?
jamisonS3/4 5:08 PMyes
asharp3/4 5:08 PMcool, we are good to go then
jonathand3/4 5:08 PMWhat have you learned about the word genre when it comes to books?
jonathand3/4 5:08 PMWhat does it mean?
jonathand3/4 5:08 PMAny idea?
jamisonS3/4 5:08 PMwell
jamisonS3/4 5:09 PMIt has to do with what the book is about
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMPretty much
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMWhat style of the book
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMNewspapers are one type of genre
jamisonS3/4 5:09 PMlike Sci-fi books do with Science fiction
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMMagazines are another type
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMYup
jamisonS3/4 5:09 PMright
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMVery good
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMAlrighty
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMwhat kind of genre would you call this text
jamisonS3/4 5:09 PMas far as this book goes
jonathand3/4 5:09 PMDoes it have one?
jamisonS3/4 5:10 PMIt's tough to say
angier3/4 5:10 PMi agree
jonathand3/4 5:10 PMWhat we learned in class is that this is a multi-genre text
jamisonS3/4 5:10 PMyeah
jamisonS3/4 5:10 PMI was going to say that
jonathand3/4 5:11 PMSorry
jamisonS3/4 5:11 PMway to go
jamisonS3/4 5:11 PMhah
jonathand3/4 5:11 PMI should shutup and let you speak
asharp3/4 5:11 PMI like books like this... it kinda goes back to the perspective thing we were talking about earlier
jamisonS3/4 5:11 PMjust kidding, john... anyway the book does deal with a fictional problem
jamisonS3/4 5:12 PMperspectiveanal book... perhaps?
asharp3/4 5:12 PMhaha
asharp3/4 5:12 PMI'll go with that
jamisonS3/4 5:13 PMit might have to do with... media
asharp3/4 5:13 PMso why does Avi use thie "perspectiveanal" or multi-genre type text?
asharp3/4 5:13 PMgo with the media thought
jamisonS3/4 5:13 PMlike the newspaper genre... only a part of it
jamisonS3/4 5:13 PMThe story is like a box of Legos
jamisonS3/4 5:14 PMthe media builds it into anything it wants to
jamisonS3/4 5:14 PMtherefore
asharp3/4 5:14 PMnice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
angier3/4 5:15 PMvery nice
jamisonS3/4 5:15 PMthis book is a media book
jamisonS3/4 5:15 PMthank you
jonathand3/4 5:15 PMYou should copyright that analogy
jonathand3/4 5:15 PMImpressed a lot of people here with it
asharp3/4 5:15 PMso.. go with the lego thought.. how does that relate to the "truth"?
jamisonS3/4 5:15 PMyes I have a lot of those
jamisonS3/4 5:16 PMthat as far as the media is concerned there is no "concrete" truth
jonathand3/4 5:16 PMThere is never any concrete truth
jonathand3/4 5:16 PMAs you said
jamisonS3/4 5:17 PMright
jonathand3/4 5:17 PMthe media molds and shapes the truth like clay
jamisonS3/4 5:17 PMlike legos without directions... there's always a flaw
jonathand3/4 5:17 PMLegos rock!
jamisonS3/4 5:17 PMexactly
jonathand3/4 5:17 PMsorry
jonathand3/4 5:17 PMthinking out loud there
asharp3/4 5:18 PMboys
asharp3/4 5:18 PM(rolling eyes)
jonathand3/4 5:18 PMSo, would you tell any friends about this book?
jonathand3/4 5:18 PMthanks Alison
asharp3/4 5:18 PM: )
jonathand3/4 5:18 PMWould you recommend it to anybody?
jamisonS3/4 5:18 PMwell
jamisonS3/4 5:19 PMIf anyone came up to me and said "hey Jamison, read any good books recently
jamisonS3/4 5:19 PM"
jonathand3/4 5:19 PMWhy would you recommend it?
jamisonS3/4 5:19 PMIt's not sensational but I would recommend it
jamisonS3/4 5:20 PMI think it hooked me
jonathand3/4 5:20 PMOk
jonathand3/4 5:20 PMwho is tired of talking about the book?
jamisonS3/4 5:20 PMwhen I started I was only going to read a little
asharp3/4 5:20 PMhey, if you want a really good book by Avi - read "The True Confessions of Charolotte Doyle" - pirate stuff
asharp3/4 5:20 PMway better than this one
jonathand3/4 5:20 PMcool
jamisonS3/4 5:20 PMbut I read the whole thing
jonathand3/4 5:20 PMYeah, me too
jonathand3/4 5:21 PMJamison
asharp3/4 5:21 PMwell that is a complement to the book then : )
jamisonS3/4 5:21 PMok
jamisonS3/4 5:21 PMI guess
jonathand3/4 5:21 PMWhy do you not like the Lord of the Rings books
jamisonS3/4 5:21 PMit's dumb
asharp3/4 5:22 PMI read those in High School and loved them..
jamisonS3/4 5:22 PMI don't know
angier3/4 5:22 PMdid you like the movies?
asharp3/4 5:22 PMbut some people really don't like fantasty...
jamisonS3/4 5:22 PMI never saw them
angier3/4 5:22 PMyou should. they're good
jonathand3/4 5:22 PMYou said in your email...
jamisonS3/4 5:22 PMfantasty I think you can get obsessed in
jonathand3/4 5:22 PMthat you did not like them because they are "pop"ular....
jonathand3/4 5:22 PMIs that true?
jamisonS3/4 5:22 PMthat too
jamisonS3/4 5:23 PMand I don't know why
asharp3/4 5:23 PMthat is a good point Jamison.. some people don't know how to draw the line between make-believe and reality
jonathand3/4 5:23 PMI guess you do not like Harry Potter, either
asharp3/4 5:23 PMand they actually believe they live in the world they are reading about
jonathand3/4 5:23 PM??
jamisonS3/4 5:23 PMlike Star Wars movies are cool but
jamisonS3/4 5:23 PMthere are wackos out there
jamisonS3/4 5:23 PMno way for Harry Potter
jonathand3/4 5:23 PMSTAR WARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jamisonS3/4 5:23 PMI love Star Wars
asharp3/4 5:23 PMyea, I'll go with Star Wars
jonathand3/4 5:23 PMLet's talk
jonathand3/4 5:24 PMcannot wait for the new movie
jamisonS3/4 5:24 PMthat's good but where is Episode III
asharp3/4 5:24 PMI like the old ones better
jonathand3/4 5:24 PMwhat do your mean?
jonathand3/4 5:24 PMComes out in summer of 2005
angier3/4 5:24 PMthe old ones w/ harrison ford
asharp3/4 5:24 PMoh yea
jamisonS3/4 5:25 PMof
jamisonS3/4 5:25 PMoh
jonathand3/4 5:25 PMThey were better than these
jamisonS3/4 5:25 PMdefinately
angier3/4 5:25 PMi agree completely
jamisonS3/4 5:25 PMcause the new ones... the characters
jonathand3/4 5:25 PMYou could say that Harry Potter is the new age of Star Wars
jonathand3/4 5:25 PMeven though.....
jonathand3/4 5:25 PMSTAR WARS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jamisonS3/4 5:25 PMdon't matter in the scheme of things
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMSo, what is on your book shelf now?
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMWhat are you reading?
jamisonS3/4 5:26 PMwell
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMLast question
jamisonS3/4 5:26 PMI like to read some biographies
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMTime to go
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMI hear that
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMreading Booker T. Washington's book in another class
jamisonS3/4 5:26 PMso I'm reading Vince Lombardi's
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMGotta love that!!!!
jamisonS3/4 5:26 PMI know
jonathand3/4 5:26 PMI think it is time to go
jamisonS3/4 5:26 PMit's good
asharp3/4 5:27 PMhey, we gotta go.. this was fun... I'm reading "Dragonquest" by Anne McCafferey
angier3/4 5:27 PMit was nice to meet and talk with you jamison - i enjoyed it
asharp3/4 5:27 PMit's a sci-fi
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMtake care
jamisonS3/4 5:27 PMand I'm reading the history of the New York Jets
asharp3/4 5:27 PMcool
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMwill keep in touch with Email
jamisonS3/4 5:27 PM(my favorite team)
asharp3/4 5:27 PMcool
jamisonS3/4 5:27 PMalright
asharp3/4 5:27 PMwe'll email about it more this week
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMActually, the Giants rock!!
asharp3/4 5:27 PMbye!
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMgotta go, though
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMwe can talk about that later
jamisonS3/4 5:27 PMok nice to talk
jamisonS3/4 5:27 PMlater
jonathand3/4 5:27 PMGood luck with lacrosse
jamisonS3/4 5:28 PMalright
angier3/4 5:28 PMbye