Monday, March 2, 2009

Turning Point

Give the title and author of your book, and tell what page you are currently on.
Think about whether the plot of your story has reached a turning point or not.

If it has, describe what that turning point is, and predict how you think this turning point will affect the outcome of the story. Use lots of specific detail from the book in support of your ideas.

If the story has not reached a turning point yet, predict what that turning point will be, and what will happen during the rest of the story as a result of your prediction. Again, use plenty of detail in support of your ideas.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alex B.

I am still reading the book, Lush bu Natasha Friend. I am currently on page 172. I think my book definitely has reached a turning point. It has reached the place where her dad is finally going to get help at the rehab clinic. Sam's life is finally coming around and everything has been going on the right path. Her friends are now understanding her, and forgiving her for being mean and sort of ditching them at their last sleepover. This is because Sam came out and told her friends about her father's problems.

I think that the turning point will definitely affect the outcome of the story. My prediction for the end of the story is that her dad is going to come back from rehab as a new man, or in a sense, how he was before he became an alcoholic. I also think that their family is goin go be "rebuilt" and Sam's life will be able to be lived normally. I also think since during this turning point, she turned against the guy she has been liking. Thats because he took advanatage of her when she got drunk, and thats basically all he wanted out of her. I think since this happened, that she is going to start likin AJK. This is because he has been there for her through all these bad times, and has helped her with many things. I think he is a really good guy for her and she will start realizing this. Everytime she has had an issue with her dad, he has been there for her and has given her really good advice.

Anonymous said...

Im reading the book Dewey.
By: Vicki Myron

I am currently on page 200. the turning point of my book so far is that Dewey has found a whole bunch of new hiding places. I believe this will affect the out come but this is a true story so i cant reaaly tell how it will affect it.

Aaron

Anonymous said...

The title of my book is The earth my but and other big round things. By Carolyn mackler.im currently on page 210. there really isnt a big turning point in my book. but there is a small one. in my book virgina tells froggie that she cant keep seeing him then she finds out that he really actualy likes her.
shelby H.

Anonymous said...

Teens At War Allan Zullo
Kyle R

I am on page 40.
The plot has reached a turning point because the boys are at war fighting for their country. I think that the turing point will change the outcome of the story because the kids lives will change. The kids lives will change because when they come back from war their lives will be changed because the kids will not get the thought that they were at war.

Anonymous said...

Virginia D.

I finished the book Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.

In the book the turning point was when Alice (who can see the future) forsees that the voulturi are coming to see the Cullen coven. The voulturi are a group of vampires that are suppose to be in charge of all the other vampires however they have been known to cause problems. They make sure the others are keeping in line and make sure no one blows their cover. The voulturi assumes that they have created an immortal child (which is considered illegal). However this isnt true. The vulturi just jumped to conclusions too quickly. This is when the book goes to relaxed to tense. And they prepare for battle.

Anonymous said...

Nick C.

I am reading stormbreaker By Anthony Horowitz. i have finished the book. I think that my stroy has reached a turning point. My books turning point is when Alex catches yassen his uncles killer. I think that this turning point will affect the end of my story. I think that it will affect the end of the book because he was looking for his uncle for almost the whole entire book.

Anonymous said...

Jennifer L

I just finished the book DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.

I think the turining point in this book was when Remy shows his face to Robert and Sophie showing them that he's Teabing's kidnapper. This effected the outcome of the story, because now Robert and Sophie know who Teabing's kidnapper is. Also, they know Remy is very loyal to Teabing, and if Remy is bad, it's not to hard to guess Teabing is bad too. It's important to know that Teabing is bad, because the police have evidence that Teabing had association with the killings of the keepers of the holy grail. Remy showing himself to Robert and Sophie is the turning point in this book.

Anonymous said...

Natalie J
I am reading Marley and Me by John Grogon and am currently on page 85.

I haven't reached the turning point yet but I think it will be when Marley finally gets trained because right now hes not any where near trained. He just went to an obadience class for dogs and wouldn't walk on a leashand doesn't nsit when told. As he was alone at home during the day there was a thunder storm and Marley tryed to break out through the door. Marley just had an operation to control his energy. Hopefully this opperation will work. I think the turning point will be when Marley finally gets trained.

Anonymous said...

Maria J.

I am reading Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. I am on page 304.

My book has not yet reached the turning point yet. I am not even close to halfway through the book yet and there is only one main event that has happened so far.

I think the turning point will be when Galbatorix appears to fight Eragon. If he does that will be a major point in the book. Eragon has been waiting since he became a Dragon Rider to fight him and he trained for that moment. If he faces Galbatorix that will decide the fate of Alegaesia.

Anonymous said...

I am currently reading Shade's Children by Garth Nix. I am currently on page 251. My book has definitly reached a turning point in its story. In the book, Gold-Eye, Drum, Ella, and Ninde just found out that there one safe place has been overrun by the Overlords. When Ella sneaks inside to look around, she finds out that the Overlords were making a deal with Shade, and he was plotting against all the escaped children. I belive that the children will find a way to stop the Overlords.
JT

Anonymous said...

Morgan C.

I have just recently finished TTYL by Lauren Myracle. Now I am reading New Moon by Stephanie Meyer and I am on page 125. My book has not reached a turning point yet. A major point (but not the turning point) was when Edward left Bella. He left her and promised to never interfere with her life ever again. I think that the turning point will be when (or if) Edward comes back. This will be major because the entire series of books are about Edward and Bella. If he doesn’t come back, there will be no point to the last two books in the series so I really do think he will come back somehow. It will also be major because Edward promised not to come back. The turning point will be when Edward comes back.

Anonymous said...

Tori B.

I read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. The turning point in this book is when Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire. The turning point affects the outcome of the story because this leads to the baseball game when James discovers Bella. One reason this is the turning point is because Edward starts acting nocer and showing that he likes her and takes her to meet his family. Also, Bella realizes that she is in love with Edward. This is the major turning point in the book Twilight.

Anonymous said...

Title: Song of the Wanderer
Author: Bruce Coville
page #:Finished the book.

The plot of my story has most definetly reached a turning point. Beloved, the evil witch, has gotten a hold of an amulet to get her into Luster. Beloed has sworn to destroy Luster because of the curse that it's inhabitants brought upon her, with the fault of her father. Soon the invasion will begin. The inhabitants of Luster can only hope they will be able to beat her.

Anonymous said...

Hannah C.
I'm reading the book Eclispe by Stephanie Meyers and I am on page 429. I think that the plot of the story has reached a turning point. Now that there are vampires basically murdering the whole cities just to find Bella. The vampires and the werewolves had decided to team up together to keep Bella safe, even though they despise of each other. The vampires have decided to hide Bella and to make sure no one gets past them on there side of the territory. The two groups had to make a boundry line because they did not like each other. They are not suppose to cross into each others sides, but they still do. They also had to make a pact where if a vampire is to bite any human, the werewolf is aloud to kill that vampire. I think that the vampires and the werewolves will work together and make sure that the cult of vampires is stopped and does not get passed either of the groups. After the cult of vampires are stoped and there no left looking for the Bella, then Bella will be turned into a vampire. Once she becomes a vampire, she will join Edward's family and contunie with the vampire lifestyle that she wants to have.

Anonymous said...

Hannah W.

I am reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessin. I am currently on page 300. My plot has definatly reached a turning point. The turning point was when things started looking up for Annabel. I think this was the turning point because things went bad for Annabel to good. She was dealing with family issues like her sisters eating disorder and so on. When she met Owen things started looking up. She became more involved with him and things were better. I think this will affect the story because Annabel will change her ways and become more like Owen. I look foward to keep reading and see if my predicitions come true.

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i am reading StormBreaker by Anthony Horowitz i have finished the book and i do think their has beeen a turning point in my book i think the turning point wus when alex founnd his uncles killer and got away. i dont have a prediction becuse i finished th book.

Anonymous said...

BY: Ross


I am still reading “Gordie, A Hockey Legend” by Roy Macskimming, I am on page 190. I think that the turning point in my book was when Gordie Howe was first recruited in his hometown of Saskatoon. Gordie was spotted by a Detroit scout and eventually went to play for a Detroit farm team. If Gordie hadn’t been spotted he never would have played for Detroit and maybe never have played in the NHL at all. I think that this turning point will affect Gordie Howe’s career a lot. Gordie will have a long and successful career playing for Detroit

Anonymous said...

mason C.

im am still reading the book the dark half by stephen king. so far i am on page 324. right at the moment the character in the book is in a coma from the surgery required to save his life.;

Anonymous said...

♥~Bryce G~♥
♥~Ttyl by Lauren Myracle~♥

I have finished the book Ttyl and found that this was a very insightful and shows the life of 3 teenage girls. This group of friends always is facing tough times until an unexpected twist occurs. Maddie makes a mistake that spreads talk all around the school and gets her into a big fight with Angel and Zoe. This turning point leaves Maddie ignoring her friend's desperate attempts to reunite with one-another. What happens when "good girl Zoe" makes a huge mistake and needs Maddie’s help to not get seriously hurt? Read this uplifting book to find out!

Anonymous said...

I am currently reading the alchemist written by Michael Scott I am on page 296. My book has not yet reached a turning point but I think the turning point will be when Sophie learns how to control her magical powers and Nicholas' wife, Pernelle is rescued because when that happens they will all attack the dark elders and save the world. After the world is saved I think Nicolas, Pernelle, and Scathach will stay in touch with the twins especially because there is a sequel
~ Jess D.

Anonymous said...

A.J. E

The title of my book is Harry Potter book 7 by J.K. Rowling. I am currently on page 346. The plot of my book hasn't reached it's turning point yet but I think when it comes it will be pretty suspensful. I think the turning point of the story will be when harry and Hermione find the sword of gryffindor and are able to destroy the second horcrux. Once the second horcrux is destroyed, they will be able to destroy the other five horcruxes with the sword of gryffindor.

Anonymous said...

Taylor M.

I have just finished The Wave by Todd Strasser.
Obviously the turning point has happened. I believe that the turning point of this book was when David almost hurt his girlfriend Laurie. I know that this was the turning point because this is when David begins to not believe in The Wave. This leads to when David and Laurie go to talk to Mr. Ross. This definitly affected the outcome of the story. **** I CAN'T GIVE ANY DETAILS BECAUSE I WILL GIVE AWAY THE ENDING OF THE BOOK****
I liked the way that the story ended because if it hadn't ended like this the students wouldn't have learned their lesson. I believe that the lesson the students were taught is a very important lesson. This lesson taught the students a lot about history. This taught the students a lot about Nazi Germany.
I am very glad that I read this book because it taught me a lot about history.

Anonymous said...

victoria G

I am currently on page number 175 in the book A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin. So far in my book I do think a turning point has recently occured. After the incident at the carnival when Adam is aressted Hattie has been punished and almost ignored by her family. They seeemed to have blamed her for Adam getting aressted even though she tried her hardest to stop him from climbing out of the Ferris wheel car.
I think that this turning point will affect the relationship between hattie and her grandma. I feel that she will confront her grandma and be truthful with her and let her know her opinion. Her grandma has always seemed to beleive tha Hattie is a girly girl and she loves going to balls and dressing up etc. I know that Adam will pass away soon because in the begining of the book Hattie keeps saying "when Adam was here". I think that after Adam dies Hattie and her Grandma will connect because of the shared greif over losing Adam. I really felt the emotion in this story and I have seen many relationships like the one Hattie has with her grandma. Its emotionally hard to get through those kind of relationships however a strong person can and I think Hattie is a strong person.

Anonymous said...

SammiG


I have finished my book, Pretties by Scott Westerfeld. Sense I am done with my book I can say that there was a turning point in the book.
I think that the turning point was when Tally starts to figure out that she doesn't like to be a special anymore. She doesn't like the way that they think that they are the best and superior. Tally's change causes her to go against herself to get Zane cured. But her plan doesn't work so she heads home to New Pretty Town. She ends up getting herself locked up and after months almost getting changed into a bubblehead again. But as always she finds her way out and Cable releases her into the wild as the only special left.

Anonymous said...

To Kyle R
From Matt A
The book you are talking about sounds interesting. The boys your are talking about what war are they in and why do you thinck they will not be tought that they were at war when thay know thay were if they volunteer for the war or were drafted. They must of acknowledged that they were at war.