You have been working on creating deep/meaningful questions in class over the past few weeks. You will answer one of these for your assignment today.
What is your interpretation of why Cole felt 'TRUST' when he encountered and touched the Spirit Bear in today's reading. Think long and hard about this question because it requires some deep thought.
If your answer resembles this ---> "Cole felt trust when he encountered and touched the Spirit Bear because he was no longer angry." I will ask you to redo your work.
Your answers must pay attention and include the following:
- logic
- details
- paragraph form
- your honest opinion
- proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, etc
- support your opinion with proof/examples from the story
I believe that when Cole woke up and came face to face with the bear he did not feel anger within him for once. As the bear stared calmy at Cole with a curious look upon it's face he felt trust between him and the creature. I believe this is why Cole felt trust with the spirit bear and himself.
ReplyDeleteFace to face Cole was with the bear. Inches from possibly being killed. Cole felt trust. The bear did not attack and did not seem angry. Cole noticed the bears calm and suddenly felt the essence of trust. Human to beast, beast to human, neither felt anger. This made Cole realize that the world was not made out of hate and anger but that it's much more complex then that.
ReplyDeleteI think when the bear was in Cole's face, Cole trusted the bear even though he could be less than seconds from dieing. I think that he felt calm because he felt the calm beat of the bears heart and its stable breath. I also believe that he had changed and not felt anger in his life anymore. I also believe that if he lives and survives on the island that he will become a better more peaceful person
ReplyDeleteI believe when Cole woke up and with the bear staring at him, he did not feel any anger for the first tine. Cole felt trust because the bear didn't attack him and seem to have no interest of killing him. There was only a curious look on The Spirit Bear's face. Also, since Cole is feeling trust, I believe Cole will survive with the help from The Spirit Bear, Cole will become a good and responsible person.
ReplyDeleteCole was facing the bear half a metre close to him, a bear that mauled him a while ago! When Cole touched the bear, you are probably going to expect the bear giving Cole a beating. But instead of that happening, the bear didn't physically react to it. Cole felt trust because he thought touching the bear was suicide! In fact, he only wanted to touch the bear so he could feel the fur of what was going to kill him. So I could imagine Cole feeling confused, surprised, and a thought that he could trust the bear not to attack him. After that, the bear had a look of curiosity, which you can tell improved the trust of the bear with Cole, because he probably expected Cole to attack him.
ReplyDeleteThe heart beat of the bear calmed Cole as they stared eye to eye. As Cole felt the bears white fur and skin he could see that the bear would not attack. He could see the trust in the bear as they stared at each other.
ReplyDeleteCole was face to face with the bear that almost killed him. When Cole made physical contact with the bear, I fully expected him to die. Even Cole understood that it was suicide but, the spirit bear didn't kill him. The bear had forgiven Cole for attacking him. He trusted the bear to not kill him when he's down.
ReplyDeleteNear the beginning of this novel the Spirit bear was appearing and disappearing. Cole thought that he was being taunted because of the bears actions. Due to the Spirit Bear's actions Cole became furious. The next time the Spirit Bear appeared Cole ran at the bear with his spear in one hand an the rock chard in the other. During the battle, Cole got mauled by the Spirit Bear. Later on in the novel the Spirit Bear appeared and then approached Cole, the Spirit Bear rubbed against Cole gently. Cole was no longer threatened by the Spirit Bear. In my opinion these gentle actions helped Cole gain trust toward the Spirit Bear.
ReplyDeleteI believe Cole felt trust when he encountered and touched the Spirit Bear because he thought the bear was going to attack him, or kill him, but all he did was stand there. Also, I think that he felt trust because he knew after that, that not everyone hated him, or was against him, because the bear had let him actually touch him.
ReplyDeleteWhen Cole opened his eyes to see the spirit bear towering over him he was not scared. Or at least not as scared as he was at their first encounted when the bear attacked Cole leaving him battered and broken. Cole extended one hand towards the bears sholder and forced himself to feel its moist fur. As coles fingers moved so deep into the fur that he could feel the bears skin, Cole felt trust towards the bear. I believe this is because the bear didn't seem interested in finishing off Cole (which it was very capable of doing). instead the bear stood over Cole motionless and curious. I also believe Cole felt trust towards the bear because he began to respected the bear and think "It woulden't have attacked me if I diden't prevoke it". Being attacked was Coles consequence for his reckless actions and he had begun to realize it.
ReplyDelete@ Grade 7's - Your responses today have been a delight to read. Your intelligent and deep responses indicate to me that you are paying close attention to everything you are learning in class! I am so impressed with your work today!
ReplyDeleteJust a few things
- Some of you used excellent transitions words to connect your ideas. However, I noticed that some of you didn't use any at all. We will definitely go over this in the upcoming weeks. (IE: However, In addition to, Also, Additionally, In spite of, etc)
- I very much enjoyed seeing many of you incorporating your 'IMAGE" sentences from your in-class QWILs today, in Blog Assignment #6. WELL DONE!
- Try to avoid using the same sentence structure over and over. If you start one sentence with, "I believe...." or "I think...." Mix it up and use something that will engage your reader and make it more interesting for him/her.
- You are all being much more careful with your spelling. I only saw one or two in the first 8 posts.
- We will discuss your comments in class tomorrow. I have nothing but positive comments to share with all of you!
I think Cole belived in the sperit bear and he trusted the sperit bear and cole didnt care if the bear would of killed him because all he wanted was to feel sperit bears fur.Also cole felt trust in sperit bear because he really needed help to stay allive and maybe sperit bear could help cole stay allive and I was shocked how sperit bear just stood their didnt even move.
ReplyDelete@ Grade 7's - I forgot to mention that some of you overused the same nouns in your work and neglected to use pronouns. Remember, when you repeat words such as 'BEAR' and 'SPIRIT BEAR", it is a good idea to use pronouns to replace them. (IE. he, she, it, they, etc). You can also use other nouns to replace 'SPIRIT BEAR'. (IE Large animal, white creature, bear, etc)
ReplyDeleteExample: Cole was extremely frightened of the Spirit Bear when he came face to face with him. As the Spirit Bear stared at Cole with a curious look, Cole couldn't help but feel a sense of trust. The Spirit Bear didn't attack Cole, but simply let Cole feel at peace with the Spirit Bear.
Revised Version: Cole was extremely frightened of the Spirit Bear when he came face to face with him. As the white giant stared at Cole with a curious look, he couldn't help but feel a sense of trust with the wild beast. He felt a connection with the giant mammal that he couldn't explain. The beautiful creature of the island didn't attack him this time, but simply let him feel at peace with himself and with the bear. (Note that the word 'SPIRIT BEAR' was not used as much in the revised paragraph and various nouns/pronouns were used in place of it.)
@ Grade 7's - Don't forget to read all comments/posts made by your fellow classmates.
ReplyDeleteWhen Cole touched the bear thinking it will be his last moments, the bear just stared at him. I think the bear understood exactly how Cole felt and didn't attack him. Therefore when Cole knew that the bear wouldn't hurt him, trust build between the bear and Cole.
ReplyDeleteWhen the spirit bear stared calmly in front of Cole, Cole just encountered and touched the Spirit Bear and he felt trust. Cole felt trust because he thought that the bear might kill him. So, he stood there and despaired to be alive. He just waited to die. This is why Cole felt trust and peace with the spirit bear and himself.
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