Friday, November 18, 2011
Post #10 Reflections and Comments
Students are required to spend some time reading and reflecting on peer's comments to Valerie and the Silver Pear. Please comment on at least two peer's comments . Please begin your comments/reflections with, " My response to this story written by (name of student) is..." and, " My response to this story written by (name of student) is..."
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My response to this story written by Emily Rodriguez is:
ReplyDeleteEmily, it is evident that you are trying to show that the Jewish culture is not all that different from your culture, or anyone else’s culture for that matter. You and I can both relate to this story in the sense that things have been passed down to us that belonged to our grandparents. Grandparents play an important role in our lives, and we should cherish their gifts, and time spent with them.
My response to this story written by Amanda Sinapi is:
ReplyDeleteAmanda, you showed that you understand the story well and effectively related it to your life. You seem to have a special bond with your grandmother, a bond in which can be represented by the necklace she gave to you. You are also right when you said that we should accept every culture. To elaborate on your comment, accepting everyone’s culture is not just the right thing to do, but also shows respect, tolerance, and shows you have an open mind to the other cultures by accepting them into your life. Good job comparing your own situation of the passing of a valuable item to that in the story.
My response to post #10 written by Hailey
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your reflection I thought it was very descriptive. The part that I enjoyed the most was when you said you baked pies with your grandfather when you were younger. I can relate to your story as well because when I was younger I would often bake, I still do but just not as often and when I do I bake with my grandfather.
My response to Post #10 written by Connie Nanfara
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely the story is not hard to relate to in fact most of the things written in the story are common to see between grandparents and their grandchildren. I remember when I was younger my grandmother and I would always go for walk or to the grocery store to buy ingredients to bake cakes, pies, and sometimes even cookies. So for me this story was defiantly relatable and I think that it is easy for many people to relate to because of how many common settings the story has.
My response to this story written by Michael Yousif is:
ReplyDeleteI like how you said that “Valerie and the Silver Pear,” is not a real story. You are right; however there are some people that have been in similar situations. My grandparents passed down their culture to me, which is similar to what Valerie’s grandfather did for her. I also like how you say, “This story makes one realize that although one’s culture seems different, it is similar to many other cultures.” You are right when you say this because everybody is the same, no matter what race or culture. The only thing that you have to remember is that these are not novels. The stories we are reading are children’s stories.
My response to Post #10 written by Emily is:
ReplyDeleteI completely argee with you on this story. I also cook with my grandmother so I can relate to this book as well. In my family we passed down something valuable just like Valerie did. I think the Jewish culture is not much different from mine either.
My response to Post #10 written by Frances Gasbarro is:
ReplyDeleteI think you are right about this book being meaningful. It's true that we have to have quality time with our grandparents they do mean a lot to us. I cook with my grandmother sometimes too and this reminded me when Valerie cooked with her grandfather. I agree that we have to cherish every moment that we have with the ones that we love.
My response to this story written by Andrew Citta is:
ReplyDeleteI like how you talk about the title of the story. You are right when you say, “The title comes from a story that the grandfather made up to be able to pass down a silver bracelet to his granddaughter.” You showed that you understand what the main idea of the story was about. What the grandfather did was both adorable and creative. I also like how you compare this story to the Italian culture. My family also makes tomato sauce. It was a good idea to say that the Jewish culture and Italian culture were similar.
My response to this story written by Cinzia
ReplyDeleteI like that you said “this book gives the reader something to think about, when you have grandparents. For example I realized that I need to cherish the time I have with my grandparents and respect their traditions because they won't be here forever.” This book does give the reader something to think about. I think that the more time we spend with our grandparents the more we learn about them. We could learn about their culture and how they grew up. It makes the connection stronger between a grandparent and grandchild and by doing that we learn to respect their traditions and never take advantage of them. Good post!
My response to this story written by Hailey
ReplyDeleteI love how you said at the end of your post “This story makes me realize how tradition that has been passed down through my family has such a great affect on my life and influences me everyday” I cannot agree with you more. Our elders have a tremendous affect on our life. Even if we didn’t get a chance to be with them as much and we would have liked to the memories and influences that they made will always be with us.
My response to this story written by Emily Rodriguez is
ReplyDeleteYou’re right; the Jewish culture isn’t different from our cultures. We need to think of other cultures as being similar to ours and vice versa. We judge other cultures bases on their traditions, ethnicity, and language, but we never think about the similarities different cultures share.
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ReplyDeleteMy response to this story written by Andrew Citta is
ReplyDeleteAll cultures share traditions in a different way. It is evident that you are showing how we are all similar. Most of us can relate to this story because in one way or another, we have been passed down with treasured belongings from our ancestors, and they will be continuously passed down in the future. Memories are very important, but treasured belongings play an important role as well.
My response to post #10 Cinza
ReplyDeleteCinza, I agree with you a 100% your right we need to learn how to cherish the time we have with our grandparents because they’re not going to be here forever. We need to make time for them and show them we care to spend time with them. We need to learn how to appreciate them because they can teach us many things that can be useful when they’re gone. We can learn so many things just as Valerie learned from her grandfather.
My response to this story written by Emily Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteYou are very right when you say the jewish culture is not very different from your culture. Every single culture are very alike in this way because in every culture there are traditions and even though the traditions may be different, they are still the same in their own ways. I also cook with my grandparents. They teach me how to make certain foods and when its time, we all make tomato sauce together.
My response to this story written by Connie Nanfara
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you when you said you would do the same for your grandpa. I believe we all should do the same for our grandparents because we won't have them around forever and we should cherish every moment we can with them. They are very knowledgable and they try their best to pass it down to us through tradition or what not. The least we can do is spend time and bond with them.
Michael your quote “it gives the reader a lot to think about, as it pertains to culture and families” is very true. When listening to the story I to thought about my own culture and family and tried to relate every page to a memory or a certain tradition that my family and I have. Something that I also related to was when you said that your grandparents pass on valuables to you. I also have the privilege to own some things that were passed down from ten generations. Great post !
ReplyDeleteCinzia what stood out to me about your post was your comment when you said “It inspired me to learn how to appreciate what you have in life”. I 100% agree with this sentence because sometimes I see many people who take what they have for granted and I dislike it greatly. I always try to appreciate not just my grandparents but also all my other loved ones. I also agree with you when you said “just like many different cultures, there’s many different tradition” This statement is very true because although many people belong to different cultures there are many similarities that we do not know of, until we study multi cultural literature. Your post overall was great !
ReplyDeleteMy response to this story written by Alex Molella is
ReplyDeleteIn your post you say that the Jewish perspective isn't much different than yours. I agree with this statement. Although every culture has their own traditions, most of them are based on the same foundations. Like your family passed down items down items for future generations, mine does too. I also liked how you said " the elderly have a lot of knowledge to share with us young kids." I think that the reason the elderly have large amounts of knowledge and wisdom is because of what they've seen and done throughout the span of their lifetime. They learned many things and want to share them with us so we could have an advantage on life.
My response to this story written by Emily Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteWhen reading this story I also thought of the time spent of me and my family cooking together. The passing down of jewellery seems to be a consistent tradition between all cultures. In your post you say that your grandparents tell you stories just like the grandfather from the story. I can relate to this because all of my grandparents have shared numerous stories with me that I will remember forever.
My response to post #9 written by Michael Yousif:
ReplyDeleteMichael I really loved what you said about this story with the passing on of tradition and I really thought that you interpreted the story very well.
My response to post #9 written by Alex Molella:
I thought that you really showed how every culture connects when you said that Valerie was Jewish but it is still the same in a Catholic household.
My response to post #9 by Emily
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you because my elderly cook with me and my grandparents also gave me something that they cherish a lot to me. They did this because they love us and they want us to remember their stories which help us be who we are. They try to make life easier for us to live in by cooking and giving us valuable items. I wish I could cook with my grandparents.
My response to post #9 by Cinzia
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you saying that our elderly are special and that we have to cherish every moment we have with them. One way I cherish time with them is by helping them cook and help them when they are in need. I also agree on that we have to respect their traditions because the traditions may be traditions that we would use so we should respect them.
My Response to post # 9 written by Hailey,
ReplyDeleteHailey I like how you can really relate to this story because you also have a close relationship with your grandfather. It’s nice how you also made pies using cherries from your backyard just like Valerie did in the book. There nothing better than a relationship with you grandfather. Good post!
My Response to post # 9 written by Andrew Citta,
ReplyDeleteAndrew it’s nice that you can really relate to this story even though you’re from a different culture. I am from an Italian culture and I also make sauce with my family too. I like how in your family there was a bracelet that has been pasted down generations just like how Valerie got her Grandmothers.
My response to post #9 written by Emily :
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. When Mr Racco was reading this book to us, I couldn't help think of my own culture. In my opinion, I think everyone could relate to this books overall because we all have special bonds with our grandparents. Whether it's cooking, or gardening etc. In each tradition the grandchildren if your lucky enough to have the privilege and opportunity to spend time with your grandparents, you should really cherish it.
My response to post #9 written by Francessca
ReplyDeleteI really liked what you wrote. Sometimes we all think about how if our grandparents pass away, how it will be. We will all have great memories with them. I know from experience that we will take with us wherever we go, our traditions passed on from each generation.
My response to post #9 written by Sebastian
ReplyDeleteSebastian, I like how you say that you do the same with your family as the novel because I do the same. Just in a different way. Me and my family used to pick apples. We would drive up north to do so. I believe that this is exactly what was supposed to be shown by the novel. You and your family pick pears, I pick apples, and Valerie picks pears. We do different things with our families but it all represents the same thing. That all our cultures are different but we relate and do the same activities which shows us were not really different at all.
My response to post #9 written by Mario
ReplyDeleteMario, I enjoyed your story about you and your family. I cannot relate to your story however. My grandfathers passed before I was born, and my grandmother passed. My other grandmother is too old to do the activities you told us with me. But I can see how others would relate to that. A lot of families spend time cooking with each other and telling stories and just having a great time. Although I cannot relate to the story I can imagine how I would be able to.
My response to post #9 written by Hailey
ReplyDeleteHailey, it's pretty interesting how you made cherry pies with your family. You can really relate to this story. I cannot really relate to this because I never had gardens in my backyard. But I learned how to make traditional pastries.
My response to post #9 written by Connnie Nanfara
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment-how we will be able to relate to it. True, there is no differences. I have noticed that with almost every book we've read as a class. I guess culture is brought by influences, not just by our family, but also from people we meet, and the environment we live in.