Chapter 12, pg 110
"He put all his life into his legs, jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing and now the sound was louder . . . "
1. Explain clearly what creates the powerful movement in these sentences?
2. Describe 3 images you see when you read this excerpt.
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Reflection on Hatchet Debate
Within 1 hour, 39 pupils spoke out and shared some of their thoughts on a given topic and in so doing allowed others to have insight of their own beliefs and values - think of the 'Perfect Home' discussion.
I would like to applaud the 39 individuals for bringing such a professional quality to the debate - all contributed to its success and the 'energy' that resulted from this concerted effort will be converted into greater motivation for 6 Grace.
Please take time to reflect and share your thoughts on the following:
How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?
I had such pleasure hosting the debate and I felt the true magic of 6 Grace.
I would like to applaud the 39 individuals for bringing such a professional quality to the debate - all contributed to its success and the 'energy' that resulted from this concerted effort will be converted into greater motivation for 6 Grace.
Please take time to reflect and share your thoughts on the following:
How did this debate affect my perceptions of myself?
In what ways did the debate fit my learning style?
Has it influenced the way I perceive English and Literature?
What did the debate show us about the 'tricks' authors use to captivate the heart and mind of the reader?
I had such pleasure hosting the debate and I felt the true magic of 6 Grace.
Please post your thoughts. Thank you.
25 comments:
1.The author said that he put all his life into his legs,making it seem as though he was running at the highest speed he could go. instead of 'running as fast as his legs could take him' this phrase implants a very powerful image in the reader's mind. Jumped logs and and moved through brush like a light ghost , swiveling and running. Like a light ghost makes the reader think that he seemed like one as he was as fast as one.
When the author said 'his lungs filling and blowing', it is like he is running very fast so he panted so hard.
2.I see brian running very fast,panting very hard and i see his lungs filling up and blowing very fast.
Yi Rui
When the author stated that Brian put all his life into his legs,it means that Brian put all his experience in running and ran with all his might,or at his limit.Also it means that Brian would risk his life to run that fast.The phrase 'jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost,swiveling and running'means that Brian was moving extremely fast-like a light ghost,swiveling through the forest.These phrases are realistic and straight to the point,creating a scene like in a movie.
In this whole sentence,I see Brian running,trees moving,Brian panting-all the action happening.With a few simple words,a sentence can become a movie.
1)The author said that "he put all his life into his legs" means that he ran the fastest he had ever ran, putting all his energy on his leg, only focusing on that part as if it had only had legs and have no oher parts to focuse on.The author said that "jumped logs" means that he jumped over logs that were in his way.The author said that"moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running" means that he was vey light and moved like lightning, and looks like running through every single thing blocking his way.Theauthor said that"his lungs filling and blowing and now the sound was louder" means he was taking lots and lots of oxygen, and give out carbon dioxide when it was exchanged with oxygen. After a period of time, his body cannot cope with him, and he will start to pant, making his breathing sound louder.
2)I saw him jumping, running vaery fast, breathing in oxygen and taking out carbon dioxide in less than 3 seconds.
Ben Wu
Q1.the author mentioned that he put his whole life into his legs,it was because this was the most important run in his life.So he is running at the fastest speed he could acheived.As if he dont run,he would die for he knows that the search plane wouldnt come back again.So he must be quick in rushing back to the plane which resulted in the autor using another phrase"jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost,swiveling and running."light ghost is very fast so it makes the readers feel that Brian is running as fast as a ghost."his lungs filling and blowing" this phrase gives the readers an image of Brian's lungs inflating and the fact that he is panting very hard because of the running.
Q2.I see him running very fast, jumping over logs and avoiding bushes and his chest puffing in and out.
-SiQi-
Q1.The great adjectives and verbs used creates powerful movements in these sentences. First, he put all his life into his legs. Life is used because it is all his running experience from the first day of his life until now. Therefore, all his life into his legs is running very fast. Next, jumped logs and moved through brush like a ghost,swiveling and running. Jumped logs and moved through brush does not give much images but when it comes to like a light ghost we will know it is very fast. As we know ghost are all fast as they just swift past. Last, his lungs filling and blowing. When we read the first few parts we already know Brian was running very quickly. So when we run very fast, we will breathe in and out deeper which is also panting. But the filling and blowing are just to allow us readers to visualise the panting.
Q2. I see Brian running so fast that he was swifting like a ghost, his lungs filling and blowing very quickly as he was panting.
1)Putting life into his legs is like the leg is out of the author control but is the leg is controlling itself.Jumped logs and and moved through brush like a light ghost , swiveling and running, people belive that ghost are light and travel at a high speed so the author is some thing like a ghost.And when you run very quick, you will pant so that mean that the author is running like at his maximum speed.
2)I see him running through bushes and his figure is in a blurr and his chest is going up and down very quickly.
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It leats the reader feel and see the environment he was in.The suspension and the state he was in.The critical state he was facing.The story getting faster and faster. The very fast change,minute after minute,seconds after seconds(described by 'like a light ghost'). The sound he heat the way hemoved how much he was panting and the dnger he was facing.
I could see the logs and the bushes not making way for him,his legs like a cartoon chracter running furiously and his chest moving in and out leading to the fear on his face.Just to add a little more on the way Brian ran,at the beginning when the aurthor described that he was running like light ghost made me think of him ruuning very fast but when the aurthor later describe that his lungs filling and blowing made me think that fe was like a old van which is going to spoil trying to make its way up a steep slope.
Pauline
It makes the whole sentence very exciting, the procedure was clearly written out and it makes the whole scene like a person running like mad.
Put his life into his legs. THis phrase completely describes how fast he was running. hE DEScribed it like he was running for his life. He was running so fast that it was his fastest speed he ever ran.
Jumped logs makes the scene full of logs located at different places. Brian was jumping and dodging every logs. He leaped very high and leaped and leaped.
Moved through brush like a light ghost,swiveling and running. As dodging the logs, he dashed through very fast. He moved through the branches sticking out and easily dodging them. Light ghost. Ghosts do not have legs, so they float very fast. Brian "float" through branches and running for his life
His lungs filling and blowing
Makes it look like he ran for a time. Because normally when someone runs, the 1st few minutes, they will not start to pant. Only after 1 or 2 minutes, they will start to pant. So, he travelled quite a distance with breakneck speed and was very tired but was still running for his life.
1. I see brown logs and Brian jumping over there.
2.Brian's face full of worries and full of sweat and running for his life.
3. His mouth full of air, breathing in and out, eyes only on the front
,MARCUS
1.The phrase "He put all his life into his legs" tell us that Brian put all the energy that is left in him into his legs and run like he never had before.And the phrase "jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost,swiveling and running" shows us that Brian may not have any difficulties jumping logs and moving through brushes.
2.I see Brian running very fast,jumping logs and moving through brushes and i see him panting very fast.
Rachel Ngo S.H
1)The author said that he put all his life into his leg,it means he was putting all his energy on his leg and run as fast as he could this sentence create powerful movement in my mind.
2)I see Brian running very fast ang going through the forest and breathing fastly.
yiwen
1)the way the words are discribe creates the powerful movement in these sentences.The phrase 'He put all his life into his legs'does not exactly mean that his life is depending on his legs.Even though he missed the chance of being saved ,doesn't mean that he has no chance of being saved.The keywords used has been compared using comparism.Like the author compared brian running and dodging the branches as a light ghost.
2)i see Brian running through the forest,the jumped logs that are on water and see brian chest going in and out.
lydia ng
1.He discribed as 'put all his live into his leg'makes me feel that he would run for his live,to run even if it means to risk his life.He was running so fast as if he was too fast to be seen.He was also breathing hard.
2.I would see him running very fast and he would jump over all obstacles that's coming his way no-matter how high they are.He would run and allow the wind to mess his hair so fast that i only can see him faint into the surrounding.He would be breathing real hard,exchanging gases real fast then as the sound grew louder,slowly his face would lit up with a smile.
sorry the above comment was mine~audrey
- "He put all his life into his legs" means that he was running as fast as his legs could carry him, like the speed of light, with a possibility that he ran over his limit for a short while. " Jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running" means that Brian jumped over logs and moved through the bushes very swiftly, like a ghost, which is believed to be a creature whom can "fly" very fast. " His lungs filling and blowing and now the sound was louder" represents Brian's breathing rate was very fast, as though he was running away from hurricane.
- I can see a blur figure of Brian, running using the speed of light, jumping over logs as high as he could, pushing himself as hard as he could and his chest puffing in and out.
Si Jia
Q1. To create the powerful movement, brain should be actually thinking that this is his chance to get home that is how the powerful movement was created.
Q2. Brain he should run like a lunatic, screaming like a mad woman and jumping up and down in order to catch the attention of the pilot.
Shanice Yeo
1.The author said that he put all his life into his legs, it gave a power movement that the legs has its own life and in his mind he was telling himself to run fast as he mihgt miss the plane.Jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, everybody knows that ghost float in the air and not walk, so it simply means that Brian was running that fast that it seem like floating in the air.His lungs filling and blowing, it means his body cannot cope with him, and he had to rest,so the breathing become louder and louder.
2.I saw him running very fast like a ghost flying and his sweat all around his body.
LiWeiWei
1.The phrases and description about his movements,is like he is really running at a fast speed withall his might.
2.isee brian runnig very fast and looking out.
The comment above is by me,yan ting
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1. Brian put all his life into his legs meaning that the there was the most energy at Brian's legs. And so we can see that Brian is trying to say that he used a lot of energy to do all the running and jumping.
2. I can imagine Brian running/jumping at high speed because there was a lot of kinetic energy. And we all know that the more kinetic energy, the faster it goes.
Nicole
1)When brain say he would put all his life into his legs mean that he would run with all his might and as fast as he could.Jumped logs and moves throught the bushes like a light ghost,it makes me think the reason why the author use ghost because a ghost can pass through anything.These two phrases plant a imaged in the reader's mind that brain is very fast.Whenever people run fast their lungs will be filling and blowing out air very fast and the sound wil get louder and louder.I guess the author is trying to tell the reader that brain is in this situation.
2)I saw the way brain tried to "jumped log and moved through bushes",the way he run and breathe heavily.
juanpang
1.The author mean that Brian was using all his might to just get the attention of the plane.Without his legs, he could not be fast enough to catch the plane. That's why it is writen as 'put all his life into his legs' because if he did not catch it, it will not come again.'Jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing' shows that he is jumping logs to avoid collision and wasted time.Moved like a light ghost shows that he could run faster than a human because gravity is not acting as much as it is for human.His lungs is filling and blowing because he is using energy to run and he is out of oxygen.
2.I could see that he is all excited ,running fast and out of breath.
~Syafiqah
Brian put his life into legs. He depend on his legs to run very fast so he could get the attention of the plane, so that he could be saved,therefore the author said he put life into his legs.Because he was running as fast as he can,it made it look like he was a light ghost.He filled his lungs in order to have enough energy to run super fast.
I see Brian running very like he dependedon it.Brian jumping on logs, moving like a light ghost,puting all his energy on his legs,and he is panting very hard
Ruyan
1.The author say he put all his life into his life into his legs make us feel that he really put all the strength to his legs to make himself run at the highest speed as posible.Also when the author says that his lungs is filling and blowing allows me to also visualise that he is really running so fast , and his heart is also pumping so fast , that his lungs is gasping for air so he is filling his lungs and blowing out air as fast as possible to give enough air to his cells...
2.i see brian jumping over logs while running very fast making lots of noise , and panting loudly.
liping
1. I think the verbs in the sentences made the powerful movement.We can see as a reader, what does Brian want to tell us and how he felt. From this, we could imagine, what he will be doing from that sentences and some ideas what is going on.
2. I can imagine him running very fast, his lungs working hard so that the exchanges of gases will be fast. Making the exchanges of gases fast, he'll need more energy. As he was running really fast, I could only imagine figures of him. As the time pass, he'll be tired so, the sound of his brathe will be become louder and louder.
JIn Yun Na^^ (4)
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