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At the beginning, or Prologue of Numbering all the Bones, we see a ring--a mysterious ruby ring on black velvet in a pawn shop window, that holds special meaning for the narrator. She refers to her brothers Zeke and Neddy, her "Mistus" and that the ring had once been lost, found, buried, and now here it sits. She wonders what type of luck it will bring the woman whose hand it will rest on. What do you think, infer, or connect with this. Does this remind you of anything you can make connections with, or do you feel it's a great job of foreshadowing... what are your thoughts?
It reminds me of another book i have read i forget the name but it said "i wonder whose dead body this came off of." It was a really good read. If i ever remember the name of it i will definitely recommend it
ReplyDeleteI guess I can relate this to my mom but for personal reasons. I recommend starting this book because I'm already interested in it because I want to know what happens with the ring, (the part I relate to my mom), and I want to find out what goes on with this girl that makes her think about writing a book. Who is Clara? Why was the ring buried? I guess we'll find out. Number One
ReplyDeletei really can't relate to this book but i do think that it is very interesting.... and i really want to know more about this girl, and the ring < i mean why in the world would somebody bury a ring?? that is so weird but i would really like to read the rest of this book because it sounds pretty cool i geuss... lol
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in the book numbering the bones i really don't understand what is happening. its because i need to see the words on the page to understand what it is talking about. and with her reading i can't focus on the story. i wish we had a class set, it wold really help me.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Numbering the Bones, we start out looking through a window at a ruby ring. This is interesting, and so is the idea that this girl talks about being a slave but she's free, or must be because she's walking freely on the street and is in Washington. I just wish that we had enough copies to go around so I didn't have to always wait to read it so I could figure out this mystery. Number 13
ReplyDeleteNumbering all the bones is a book. It has a older feel to it, that tells us about a ring in the window that is found by a slave. it is confusing and interesting. I would rather listen to someone read it to me. The book looks better than it is.
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The book numbering all the bones is about a slave that finds a ruby ring in the window. The narrator wonders about what luck the next woman who gets the ruby ring will have. I would want someone to read this to me because i think i would not be able to keep reading it without getting bored of it.
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I can infer that possibly her mother or another close family member, it was there ring and they had lost it, found it, then when they passed away it was buried with me, then somehow they got it back again. I think this is a great way to tell a story of a ring, everything and everybody has a story, even if its a 3 word story. The ring's story is that it lost, found, then buried. Then later on sold into the pawn shop.
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I feel like this little girl has been through a lot. I can relate to that, so I guess that's a self connection. i don't think she has any money because she's obviously a freed slave so I don't think they had a lot of money, and I think she's gonna find a way to get that ring!
ReplyDeleteWhen the narrator say's "it was once lost, found, buried and now here it sits". I think and wonder why its not on her brothers hand, and in the shop. And how come it was lost and then found, but buried to. that just puts all kinds of thoughts in my head, about why the ring is so important? This is a great job of foreshadowing. it reminds me of "Roots" and how they treat slaves and the way they talk about them. But i wonder why the little girl, who's the narrator lives in the house instead of a little hut like the rest of the slaves, but she's the masters daughter. but yet in "roots" the masters son is a slave and lives in a hut. i'm not sure why people did what they did to african americans but i hate it for sure. and i think it was wrong on all purposes, but i can't wait o read more on the book " numbering all the bones".
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I think this book is absolutely wonderful so far. I wish we had more time to read it and some more copies because I'd be done by now:) I want to know the mystery behind the ring. I want to know how this girl, (because she seems to be a girl) was freed and already knows how to write, because she obviously does...but that was illegal at the time so is it even legal? I want to read more. Now. Number 4
ReplyDeleteI feel that this is foreshadowing, and I wonder who will wear the ring next or if she's just happy it's gone...I also wonder about the narrator because she's a former slave but she's in Washington City--why? Who is Clara, and who taught the narrator to read and write because that was illegal but she talks about how she should have written for Clara.
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This book is good because we really don't know what to expect. We know she was a slave, so how would she have that ring. It's like we know something sinister had to happen or else why mention the ring because slavery is like sinister enough. It already reminds me of roots just because I know it's not gonna get any better, you know?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I'll like this book because it reminds me of the Color Purple because of the picture on the front, and I was really sad when I read it. I guess that's a media connection, but there aren't any life connections because I've never been a slave or anything. Number 73
ReplyDeleteThe questions this class has about the book are: where did the ring come from, how does she , (former slave) know so much about it, was it ever even hers? Why does she say it was lost, found, stolen, and buried but it's still in the window? Is this Clara Clara Barton the nurse, and how would she know a slave? Why is she free to roam about? What's her story?
ReplyDeleteThis book starts off confusing. like how can you lose a ring then find it and bury it and it ends up in a pawn shop. She said it was with her whole family. is she a ex-slave or just a girl in washington city and is talking about the ring. I think we will just have to read and find out. It doesnt really seem like a good book either.
ReplyDeletewhat is this ring all about and what does it symbolize. how long has the ring been in the family. where did the ring come from and how did the ring get out of the grave. what does the girl do about the ring. number 55
ReplyDeletei want to know where the ring came from and how she found out about it. how did she become free. i think the book is going to be boring by listening to the prologue. i also want to know who clara is.
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i think that this ring is going to be a realllly big part of the book. i dont know what the ring's symbol is in the book yet, but im sure it will be something important. though i cannot connect anything from the book to my life so far, im enjoying the part that we have read. i would like to read more. Number 87.
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Who will have the rig in the end of the story?
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I wonder how the girl can even be sure if it's hers. If it is, I wonder what type of horror it brought to her family? It reminds me of the bracelet in The Lovely Bones,, which I guess is a media connection, because it's thrown into a pond but survives. It holds so many mysteries just like the ring. # 34
ReplyDeleteI'm not really able to relate to this story because I really don't know much about slavery. I can only make one text connection to this, in Social Studies class we have been learning more about slavery. But this story does make me wonder who will get the ring.
ReplyDeleteAs a 13 year old girl the ring in this story i think was a big part of her family and has a lot to do with her. But were did it come from? and why is it in the pawn shop? if it did come from someone in her family why dosen't she have it? The ring reminds me of a ruby red ring that my grandma gave me when i was born and then it fell down the drain when it was being washed and i never saw it again but have always wanted it back.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this I didn't realize that she was formerly a slave. I originally thought that this story was about a girl in modern times. I really feel like a cannot connect to this book because we haven't read enough of it yet.
ReplyDeleteI found the prologue make you wanting more. i find that it was interesting that the ring was lost,found, and buried but there it is on the black velvet in the pawn shop window just kept me thinking if it was buried than how is it in the window
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The ruby ring on the velvet platform or base gives a deep mysterious touch to the book. It makes me think where did the ring originally come from? does it have a special meaning? was it originally meant for an occasion such as a wedding? This one small thing makes my mind wonder. The girl gazing, staring, what ever word you would like to use, at the ring shows that it attracts her, she says it was worn, bought, stolen, buried, etc, but does it have a specific meaning to her??? The fact that she roams the road freely gives me the idea, that she has a kind master, she's free, or a runaway. I doubt she's a runaway though because i believe she would have been caught. The only connections I can make is when i was little my mother would take me shopping around little pawn shops and i would look at the jewelry while my mother would browse around at the other objects.
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While Reading the book numbering all the bones, i wonder why the narrator talks about being a house slave, but yet she lives in the masters house and she's the daughter. and most house slaves don't sleep inside and don't get taught how to read and right, yet this house slave does, it confuses me to think about this stuff because the book keeps you hanging and wondering what will happen next r how they're going to explain what is really going on, in the first place.
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This book, Numbering All The Bones, is a really good book so far. I'm really happy to be reading this book. Its really interesting... I hate that you start reading and it gets really interesting and then you just stop. I absolutely love this book so far:) I can't wait to read this book more and get to the end! I love how it ties in with what we are learning about in history too:)
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Numbering all the bones is a book. It is a very brutal story about a slave hat is treated badly. I learned that ther is more to being a slave than hard work there is alot of crisism from evreyone.
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I infer that this ring has a special meaning to Eulinda. I also think it is going to appear again in the story and have a strong impact on the story. I think this because if it weren't important, then the author would not have taken the time to write about it in the prologue.
ReplyDeleteA rather odd connection that I made was that just the other day I saw online that they were selling a replica of the ring that Bella wore in the movie New Moon. Now I really don't care for Twilight but to others this is probably really cool.
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This book is getting better every chapter we finish.....im not really a big fan of reading books but i think this is a really good one.
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In the beginning of the book Eulinda refers to the ring as a "symbol of hope from her brother." I can infer that he gave the ring to her as a symbol that he may one day return to the plantation. I believe that the ring was taken away because Eulinda was suspected of stealing it. Back then it was extremely rare for African American's to have valuable items so it probably caused some suspicion when Eulinda was seen with it. I also infer that the ring is not a mere object in the story but an actual character (personification!). I think it will evolve into a huge part of the story.
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In the book human nature breaks out and is showing its tole. with people going to hangings, even at a stoning of a prisoner. this is a big conflict in the story. this will most likley lead to the high-piont in the story or climax. which in my opinion will be HUGE!!!
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wow, once she talked to sancho she had reveled one clue and i didnt release it untill i went back to the book to read through it again.
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This book is ok but i would rather read it by myself. The book has helped me learn more than what i already know i cant wait to see what happens
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why is this ring so great?
ReplyDeletei dont see what is so special about it. i wonder who will end up with it in the end of the story.
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In # the bones the narrater is talking about the war and what the prision camps are like
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wow. this book is mind blowing, I have lost half of the book in the mind of myself
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I honestly can't make any connections to this part of the story so far. I don't think the ring is going to be as important as it seems like it's going to be. I really wish we had a class set of the books, because I think it would be easier to have everyone reading the book instead of just having Ms.Lalk reading it outloud.
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I think that the ring will be bad luck because the last person who had it ended up dying. I think we need to read more in class because I don't know anything about the book. I think that Eulinda will find the ring and then destroy it because it has put her through a lot with her brother being sold away for finding it.
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