Anky Van Grunsven
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend
With only a month left of school it was so nice to have a long weekend. The first two days was spent riding my horse and going to the gym during the day and hanging out with friends at night. Saturday morning I woke up and had the house to myself! My whole family went to the beach for the remainder of the holiday weekend. The America's Next Top Model re-runs soon became boring. I called up my Grandma and we went to the mall for dinner and a movie. We had some chicken terriaki did a little shopping. I can always count on Granny to get me something nice! We ran up to the movies to catch Made of Honor. It was SO good! The next night of vacation I spent at a sweet sixteen. My final two days of vacation were spent relaxing and doing a little of my history homework and my english essay. It was a lovely break from school, and unfortunately we're back in the swing of things until the very end!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Outline
Final Assessment/ Research Paper Outline
Use this outline to prepare your thoughts and ideas for your paper. Once you finish, cut and paste it over to your blog. This paper will be between 3-5 pages, so make sure you have enough to discuss. There are spaces for 4 body paragraphs; if you don’t need that many, then ignore them.
What is the question you are answering in your own words?
Is the plot and events of the memory keeper’s Daughter sound? Are they realistic and backed up?
What is your thesis statement? This sets up the entire paper with your focus and direction.
By forming a plot that incorporates doubt, honesty, and creating a new life, Kim Edwards creates a story that is realistic and believable for the reader.
BODY PARAGRAPH 1
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Doubt
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Misconceptions of people with mental disabilities
Misconceptions relating to mental retardation – Richard Antonak
b. mental disabilities are limitations – not boundaries – you can still be intelligent
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. David doubts that Phoebe will be able to survive, and compares her to his sister
b. Phoebe is successful in almost everything she does, and is a very functional person while Paul, the normal child is a disappointment to the family
BODY PARAGRAPH 2
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Honesty and Keeping Secrets
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Keeping secrets in a serious and lifelong relationship is damaging
b. when you tell lies it builds up – so it is harder to be honest in the end
c. keeping secrets can be a way to save your family and your marriage
jeanine amber – essence (ebsco)
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. David does not tell his wife that their baby is alive, but is mentally ill.
b.
BODY PARAGRAPH 3
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Creating a new life
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Many single women adopt children
b.
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Caroline creates her new life to become a new person with Phoebe as her child
b.
CONCLUSION
What should we now understand after reading your paper? Where idea(s) does your paper lead to?
a. The plot/events of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is realistic enough to have happened in 1964
b. The way the book is written, in great detail, helps aid the reader to believe they are reading a nonfiction story.
Use this outline to prepare your thoughts and ideas for your paper. Once you finish, cut and paste it over to your blog. This paper will be between 3-5 pages, so make sure you have enough to discuss. There are spaces for 4 body paragraphs; if you don’t need that many, then ignore them.
What is the question you are answering in your own words?
Is the plot and events of the memory keeper’s Daughter sound? Are they realistic and backed up?
What is your thesis statement? This sets up the entire paper with your focus and direction.
By forming a plot that incorporates doubt, honesty, and creating a new life, Kim Edwards creates a story that is realistic and believable for the reader.
BODY PARAGRAPH 1
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Doubt
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Misconceptions of people with mental disabilities
Misconceptions relating to mental retardation – Richard Antonak
b. mental disabilities are limitations – not boundaries – you can still be intelligent
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. David doubts that Phoebe will be able to survive, and compares her to his sister
b. Phoebe is successful in almost everything she does, and is a very functional person while Paul, the normal child is a disappointment to the family
BODY PARAGRAPH 2
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Honesty and Keeping Secrets
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Keeping secrets in a serious and lifelong relationship is damaging
b. when you tell lies it builds up – so it is harder to be honest in the end
c. keeping secrets can be a way to save your family and your marriage
jeanine amber – essence (ebsco)
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. David does not tell his wife that their baby is alive, but is mentally ill.
b.
BODY PARAGRAPH 3
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Creating a new life
What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Many single women adopt children
b.
What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Caroline creates her new life to become a new person with Phoebe as her child
b.
CONCLUSION
What should we now understand after reading your paper? Where idea(s) does your paper lead to?
a. The plot/events of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is realistic enough to have happened in 1964
b. The way the book is written, in great detail, helps aid the reader to believe they are reading a nonfiction story.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Cornell Notes
Cornell Notes for Research Paper
Cornell Notes for Sources
http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2006/memorykeeper.asp
TITLE: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
AUTHOR: Marie Hashima Lofton
YEAR PUBLISHED:
Main Idea #1: David did a bad thing by lying to his wife
Summary: David told his wife that their second baby died, but he actually sent it away with the nurse.
Quote: What David decides to do is pretty close to being a crime --- he asks Caroline to take the baby away to a home that cares for children like Phoebe, and he tells his wife that their daughter has died.
Question: Did David have a choice? Would telling the truth break his wife’s heart? Would she have wanted to keep the baby?
Main Idea #2: When David gave his daughter away; he also gave away his family’s happiness
Summary: When David gave Phoebe to the nurse to go to the institution, it was unknown that the nurse actually took the baby and raised it as her own. David’s son ended up being the shadow child and his daughter survived and ended up thriving and making another family happy.
Quote: The fact that Phoebe thrived despite David's predictions for her is tragic, because he deprived his own wife the love of a daughter who she thought had died. While Phoebe blossoms into a productive and healthy woman, her twin Paul grows up in her shadow, not knowing she's alive, finding that he's competing with her for his parents' attentions despite the fact that she is "dead." This is what drives the story --- as one family thrives, the other one deteriorates.
Question: Could David have forseen that giving away Pheobe would break apart his family? Was he unwilling to raise the child because he wanted a ‘normal’ family life? If so did he get it?
Main Idea #3: Children = happiness?
Summary: Both Norah and Caroline become better and more independent women once they have children- whether it is of their own blood or not…
Quote: Ironically, David's decision to get rid of their child to protect his wife actually ruins their lives, while it brings hope to Caroline, a lonely spinster who didn't know if she ever would find true happiness. As she fights to give Phoebe the best life she can, Caroline grows from a meek and insecure woman to one of strength and self-assuredness. Norah also becomes a stronger woman despite the loss of her baby and David's misconception that she needed to be protected.
Question: Why do children create different parents? What is it about raising a child that can change a grown adult’s lifestyle and attitude?
How will this source help you write your paper?
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_34445.asp
TITLE:
AUTHOR: Angie Bonner, Resident Scholar
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
Dana Riedberger, Resident Scholar
and other Scholars
YEAR PUBLISHED:
Main Idea #1: Caroline is in love with David
Summary: Because Caroline is secretly in love with David, she does what he asks and brings the baby to the institution.
Quote: Caroline, secretly in love with the doctor, would do just about anything he asked of her.
Question: Did Caroline take the baby as a reminder of David- the man she could not have? Is David part of the reason she felt attached to the baby?
Main Idea #2: David’s guilt comes to haunt him.
Summary: David knew that his daughter never went to the institution (speculation), and he tried to contact Caroline to see how she was. His guilt of giving her away and then having someone become happy with her while she is successful in life made an impact on him to the point where he tried to contact his rejected child.
Quote: During the next 25 years, David tries to contact Caroline who writes him terse letters keeping him in touch with Phoebe's progress.
Question: Does David deserve to know about Pheobe’s progress?
Main Idea #3: Norah was kept in the dark about the secret child.
Summary: Norah doesn’t know that her baby girl is alive. Because David knows, he will never be able to be completely honest with her. He cannot help her grieve, or grieve with her. He only lives under the shadow of his lies.
Quote: Norah Henry grieves the loss of her twin baby girl while trying to be a mother to her son Paul. David Henry lives in his own world of guilt not knowing if his decision was right or wrong and how can he ever tell his family what he has done.
Question: Will Norah be able to continue her life and be a good mom, or will this secret hinder her love for Paul?
How will this source help you write your paper?
TITLE: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter - Edwards
AUTHOR: Amy
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2008
Main Idea #1: Pheobe was taken away very easily
Summary: Babies are usually protected for years after birth, but Pheobe was sent away just hours after she was born. She was not protected by her parents and she was taken far away to begin her life.
Quote: I had a difficult time swallowing the events that followed. Of believing that it could be so simple for the daughter to end up in another's hands, eventually skirted away to a distant city to be raised.
Question: Was David careless giving her to Caroline so quickly?
Main Idea #2: Lies last more than just the moment you tell them
Summary: David’s lie did not leave the moment he told it. His marriage became based on it and his wife’s grief came from his decision. Once Norah becomes so upset by her daughter’s death, the truth will only hurt her more than the lie she has been living in.
Quote: We witness the effects of the lie, the walls constructed to protect the liar, the lie, and the truth from being set free. It is no surprise the difficulties that arise in the marriage.
TITLE: Prenatal Peace of Mind
AUTHOR: Caitlin Stine
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2004
Main Idea #1: People can prevent carrying children with defects to full term
Summary: Pregnant women can have a test which can determine whether or not their baby has Down Syndrome. It can be done in the First trimester, when a pregnancy can be terminated as well.
Quote: Researchers found that the new first-trimester test for Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) and Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18) appears to have a higher degree of accuracy than the standard second-trimester test, known as the triple screen. "This test more accurately predicted abnormalities with fewer false positives," says Ronald Wapner, M.D., chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, and lead author of the study.
Question: Would a test like this have helped Norah?
Cornell Notes for Sources
http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2006/memorykeeper.asp
TITLE: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
AUTHOR: Marie Hashima Lofton
YEAR PUBLISHED:
Main Idea #1: David did a bad thing by lying to his wife
Summary: David told his wife that their second baby died, but he actually sent it away with the nurse.
Quote: What David decides to do is pretty close to being a crime --- he asks Caroline to take the baby away to a home that cares for children like Phoebe, and he tells his wife that their daughter has died.
Question: Did David have a choice? Would telling the truth break his wife’s heart? Would she have wanted to keep the baby?
Main Idea #2: When David gave his daughter away; he also gave away his family’s happiness
Summary: When David gave Phoebe to the nurse to go to the institution, it was unknown that the nurse actually took the baby and raised it as her own. David’s son ended up being the shadow child and his daughter survived and ended up thriving and making another family happy.
Quote: The fact that Phoebe thrived despite David's predictions for her is tragic, because he deprived his own wife the love of a daughter who she thought had died. While Phoebe blossoms into a productive and healthy woman, her twin Paul grows up in her shadow, not knowing she's alive, finding that he's competing with her for his parents' attentions despite the fact that she is "dead." This is what drives the story --- as one family thrives, the other one deteriorates.
Question: Could David have forseen that giving away Pheobe would break apart his family? Was he unwilling to raise the child because he wanted a ‘normal’ family life? If so did he get it?
Main Idea #3: Children = happiness?
Summary: Both Norah and Caroline become better and more independent women once they have children- whether it is of their own blood or not…
Quote: Ironically, David's decision to get rid of their child to protect his wife actually ruins their lives, while it brings hope to Caroline, a lonely spinster who didn't know if she ever would find true happiness. As she fights to give Phoebe the best life she can, Caroline grows from a meek and insecure woman to one of strength and self-assuredness. Norah also becomes a stronger woman despite the loss of her baby and David's misconception that she needed to be protected.
Question: Why do children create different parents? What is it about raising a child that can change a grown adult’s lifestyle and attitude?
How will this source help you write your paper?
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_34445.asp
TITLE:
AUTHOR: Angie Bonner, Resident Scholar
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
Dana Riedberger, Resident Scholar
and other Scholars
YEAR PUBLISHED:
Main Idea #1: Caroline is in love with David
Summary: Because Caroline is secretly in love with David, she does what he asks and brings the baby to the institution.
Quote: Caroline, secretly in love with the doctor, would do just about anything he asked of her.
Question: Did Caroline take the baby as a reminder of David- the man she could not have? Is David part of the reason she felt attached to the baby?
Main Idea #2: David’s guilt comes to haunt him.
Summary: David knew that his daughter never went to the institution (speculation), and he tried to contact Caroline to see how she was. His guilt of giving her away and then having someone become happy with her while she is successful in life made an impact on him to the point where he tried to contact his rejected child.
Quote: During the next 25 years, David tries to contact Caroline who writes him terse letters keeping him in touch with Phoebe's progress.
Question: Does David deserve to know about Pheobe’s progress?
Main Idea #3: Norah was kept in the dark about the secret child.
Summary: Norah doesn’t know that her baby girl is alive. Because David knows, he will never be able to be completely honest with her. He cannot help her grieve, or grieve with her. He only lives under the shadow of his lies.
Quote: Norah Henry grieves the loss of her twin baby girl while trying to be a mother to her son Paul. David Henry lives in his own world of guilt not knowing if his decision was right or wrong and how can he ever tell his family what he has done.
Question: Will Norah be able to continue her life and be a good mom, or will this secret hinder her love for Paul?
How will this source help you write your paper?
TITLE: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter - Edwards
AUTHOR: Amy
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2008
Main Idea #1: Pheobe was taken away very easily
Summary: Babies are usually protected for years after birth, but Pheobe was sent away just hours after she was born. She was not protected by her parents and she was taken far away to begin her life.
Quote: I had a difficult time swallowing the events that followed. Of believing that it could be so simple for the daughter to end up in another's hands, eventually skirted away to a distant city to be raised.
Question: Was David careless giving her to Caroline so quickly?
Main Idea #2: Lies last more than just the moment you tell them
Summary: David’s lie did not leave the moment he told it. His marriage became based on it and his wife’s grief came from his decision. Once Norah becomes so upset by her daughter’s death, the truth will only hurt her more than the lie she has been living in.
Quote: We witness the effects of the lie, the walls constructed to protect the liar, the lie, and the truth from being set free. It is no surprise the difficulties that arise in the marriage.
TITLE: Prenatal Peace of Mind
AUTHOR: Caitlin Stine
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2004
Main Idea #1: People can prevent carrying children with defects to full term
Summary: Pregnant women can have a test which can determine whether or not their baby has Down Syndrome. It can be done in the First trimester, when a pregnancy can be terminated as well.
Quote: Researchers found that the new first-trimester test for Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) and Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18) appears to have a higher degree of accuracy than the standard second-trimester test, known as the triple screen. "This test more accurately predicted abnormalities with fewer false positives," says Ronald Wapner, M.D., chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, and lead author of the study.
Question: Would a test like this have helped Norah?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Socratic Seminar 2
Nicole – he didn’t get what he deserved – he wanted that – he inflicted in pain on others
Brent – he got what he deserved – he put himself into that situation by his own efforts and he got himself out of his again by his efforts
Mariana - It is hard to know if he deserved it- but it was the best decision he could have made- everyone including his family got out of the situation when he killed himself – no guilt
– ends the summer solidly otherwise the jail part would be carried on for more than the summer
Nicole – they didn’t let you think for yourself about what was happening in the basement – they gave you the information – they should have gone to see him in the basement –
Justin – they should have gone down – information that david doesn’t know
if they went down they would have seen that frank wanted to kill himself
Matt – comparable to Macbeth – similar to the hero aspect seen in the beginning before things go wrong
Mariana – similar to catcher – similar age and see things from a similar viewpoint
Both trying to grow up – deal with issues – nobody to talk to about their issues and get help
Lauren – good choice to leave= moving on –
Justin – things wouldn’t have ended for them
they needed progress – they found something david
Nicole – they would have thought of what happened if they were in the same house – you can do anything you put your mind to
Cristina – they had to start over by moving – new reputation – gossip would have killed their family reputation
Mariana – living up to family expectations would have affected david= no worries if he moves
Nicole- later on Indians were treated with respect – as time moves on they arend discriminated against – as a teacher wants to teach about how they really are
Matt- he is stuck in that summer – it is a big thing that happened – will progress but will always think about it
Brent – he got what he deserved – he put himself into that situation by his own efforts and he got himself out of his again by his efforts
Mariana - It is hard to know if he deserved it- but it was the best decision he could have made- everyone including his family got out of the situation when he killed himself – no guilt
– ends the summer solidly otherwise the jail part would be carried on for more than the summer
Nicole – they didn’t let you think for yourself about what was happening in the basement – they gave you the information – they should have gone to see him in the basement –
Justin – they should have gone down – information that david doesn’t know
if they went down they would have seen that frank wanted to kill himself
Matt – comparable to Macbeth – similar to the hero aspect seen in the beginning before things go wrong
Mariana – similar to catcher – similar age and see things from a similar viewpoint
Both trying to grow up – deal with issues – nobody to talk to about their issues and get help
Lauren – good choice to leave= moving on –
Justin – things wouldn’t have ended for them
they needed progress – they found something david
Nicole – they would have thought of what happened if they were in the same house – you can do anything you put your mind to
Cristina – they had to start over by moving – new reputation – gossip would have killed their family reputation
Mariana – living up to family expectations would have affected david= no worries if he moves
Nicole- later on Indians were treated with respect – as time moves on they arend discriminated against – as a teacher wants to teach about how they really are
Matt- he is stuck in that summer – it is a big thing that happened – will progress but will always think about it
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2006/memorykeeper.asp
This website reviews The Memory Daughter's Keeper as being a book where tumultuous events evolve into a family's biggest secret. This author attacks the husband's attempts to save his wife from a lot of grief that he once experienced. The drama is described vividly and it is told that this is a book that is hard to put down. Themes of deprevation, grief, and hoping for the best all roll into one to create this dramatic story.
By Marie Hashima Lofton
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143037149,00.html?sym=QUE
This article is an intierview with Kim Edwards, the author of the book The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim describes the events of her book as one of the critics did, "like a stone being thrown in water- she says it's not the event itself that's interesting, but rather the ripples the event creates in the lives of characters." The interviewer and Kim speak about the motivation that Kim put behind the main character, which basically creates the story. They talk about how Kim uses photography as a metaphor to create a more vivid picture for the reader. This article is sympathetic towards the main character's actions, and view them as a desperate attempt to live a normal life.
by the penguin group
http://littleelizajane.blogspot.com/2008/01/memory-keepers-daughter-edwards.html
This blog's author was very surprised by the many significant events that shaped the plot of the book. She views the actions of the husband as a wife would, and shames him for keeping his wife in the dark about their secret daughter. Because she was unaware, the writer speaks of the amount of lies that the husband must continue to create to keep his secret. The author is emotional about the selfishness that the husband portrayed and how he was able to continue his life and live with the lie he created.
By Amy
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_34445.asp
This website has a lot of readers showing their individual and unique point of view on the book. Some readers agree with the protagonist and some with the antagonist; certain posts even compare the book to other books that they have read in the past. At the bottom of the website there is a detailed chart with things such as the characters and the themes.
By Angie Bonner, Resident Scholar
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
Dana Riedberger, Resident Scholar
and other Scholars
A past enveloped in love, A future that's uncertain
This is a real case of a person who has lived with Down Synrome their whole life. He depends on his parents, but as they get older, and his disability gets worse with age, he may not have anyone to take care of him. He can do simple things that anyone else can, but sometimes he needs a bit of assistance
By Maureen O'Hagan
Prenatal Peace of Mind
This article talks about the medical tests that women can take which help them see if their baby has a disease. Down syndrom is one of the abnormalities that can be tested for in this test. Women will not have to worry about abnormalities in their baby after they take this test
Caitlin Stine
http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/2007/03/memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards.html
This blog is by a woman who reads a lot of books and reviews them on her website. She describes how she felt as she read the book and which characters she connected the best with. The author picks up on major themes that come from the struggle in the book and she describes how each character deals with the hardships.
By Wendy R.
This website reviews The Memory Daughter's Keeper as being a book where tumultuous events evolve into a family's biggest secret. This author attacks the husband's attempts to save his wife from a lot of grief that he once experienced. The drama is described vividly and it is told that this is a book that is hard to put down. Themes of deprevation, grief, and hoping for the best all roll into one to create this dramatic story.
By Marie Hashima Lofton
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143037149,00.html?sym=QUE
This article is an intierview with Kim Edwards, the author of the book The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim describes the events of her book as one of the critics did, "like a stone being thrown in water- she says it's not the event itself that's interesting, but rather the ripples the event creates in the lives of characters." The interviewer and Kim speak about the motivation that Kim put behind the main character, which basically creates the story. They talk about how Kim uses photography as a metaphor to create a more vivid picture for the reader. This article is sympathetic towards the main character's actions, and view them as a desperate attempt to live a normal life.
by the penguin group
http://littleelizajane.blogspot.com/2008/01/memory-keepers-daughter-edwards.html
This blog's author was very surprised by the many significant events that shaped the plot of the book. She views the actions of the husband as a wife would, and shames him for keeping his wife in the dark about their secret daughter. Because she was unaware, the writer speaks of the amount of lies that the husband must continue to create to keep his secret. The author is emotional about the selfishness that the husband portrayed and how he was able to continue his life and live with the lie he created.
By Amy
http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_34445.asp
This website has a lot of readers showing their individual and unique point of view on the book. Some readers agree with the protagonist and some with the antagonist; certain posts even compare the book to other books that they have read in the past. At the bottom of the website there is a detailed chart with things such as the characters and the themes.
By Angie Bonner, Resident Scholar
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
Dana Riedberger, Resident Scholar
and other Scholars
A past enveloped in love, A future that's uncertain
This is a real case of a person who has lived with Down Synrome their whole life. He depends on his parents, but as they get older, and his disability gets worse with age, he may not have anyone to take care of him. He can do simple things that anyone else can, but sometimes he needs a bit of assistance
By Maureen O'Hagan
Prenatal Peace of Mind
This article talks about the medical tests that women can take which help them see if their baby has a disease. Down syndrom is one of the abnormalities that can be tested for in this test. Women will not have to worry about abnormalities in their baby after they take this test
Caitlin Stine
http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/2007/03/memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards.html
This blog is by a woman who reads a lot of books and reviews them on her website. She describes how she felt as she read the book and which characters she connected the best with. The author picks up on major themes that come from the struggle in the book and she describes how each character deals with the hardships.
By Wendy R.
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