Saturday, February 12, 2011
Week One: Prompt 1
Behind the Scenes....
To start off, please view this video, narrated by Jamie Ford. It will provide you with wonderful visuals of Seattle in the time of the novel, and give you a brief history of Seattle's neighboring Japantown and Chinatown. Jamie also talks about The Panama Hotel, which is the site where Jamie conducted some of his research, and the site he used in the opening scene of the first chapter of the novel. Throughout the video, Jamie provides us with glimpses of sites connected with his novel, including Bud's Jazz Records, and Camp Harmony.
After watching the video, please post your initial comments and thoughts. What did you find most interesting? Is there something mentioned in the video that you never knew about before? Do you have any initial questions?
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I enjoyed to see how Jamie used real places for all of his settings. I liked how he described everything....it was like I was right there! Now I want to go and see the Panama Hotel!
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After watching the video, my literal initial comments and thoughts were 1)Wow, this guy did his research. That's commendable. 2)Wow, he picked a good place to base his book off of. That makes me excited to read it. 3)Wow, I never knew the people were shipped off to fairgrounds and slept in animal stalls. That makes me sad. My initial question is, What does the hotel have to do with Henry?
ReplyDeleteI think that it is great that Jamie Ford did background research before he wrote his book because I think he can imagine what the city would look like therefore give more details to create a better mental picture. I also thought that Bud's Jazz Records was very interesting because I enjoy looking at music from the past.
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It is cool that Jaime went to the location of his book because I think it will be more descriptive because he has been there and knows what it is like to be there in person.
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This is a book I could definitely read. This book looks great and can't wait to start it! This book is going to show the bad part of American history.
ReplyDeletetsace12
Wow... sounds terrible to be Japanese at the time. All those innocent people being relocated for no reason. It's so sad and important to keep the memories living and people aware. That's really interesting that Mr. Ford named Henry's late wife after his grandmother who is buried in the same place. I'm so excited to start reading Hotel on The Corner of Bitter and Sweet!
ReplyDeleterdRoxy4
I think it is very interesting that Jamie did so much research before he wrote this book and I am glad I watched this video before we started reading so i could visualize the setting even more. I think it is horrible that these innocent Japanese people were taken away from their homes for no reason. I had know idea that any of this happened in our history and I am very excited to learn more about it!!
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I like how you put real places into your book that are in real life. The video was great. I know I'm going to like your book by the video. Thanks for putting it on the blog.
ReplyDeletelfguns7
I am completely appalled at how our country treated the Japanese people. If only we could go back in time and tell them what idiots they were being. Like others have said, I think it was fascinating that Jamie did so much research on the backround information.
ReplyDeleteHM Stormy97
This video was very interesting. I like how he actually went to the locations that he has in his book. I never knew that the Japanese were treated so poorly. I can't wait to start Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
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This book seems so good! I wish I could read it tonight but we are reading this together as a class. The book cover makes me want to read it even more, also I have never experienced or heard of a book like this. Im ver excited to read it.
ReplyDeletemsgemini11
I enjoyed watching your video, I was very excited to read this book and now I am even more excited once I knew more about it. It sounds very good and I can't wait to get started on reading it. Thanks again
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I really enjoyed the video, your details and discriptions were so in depth that I could almost feel myself walking down a street in Seattle! I never realized how cruel and discrimanative we were against the Japanese back then.I found it very interesting how you added bits and pieces of your own life into the life of your characters, and I believe that is a key characteristic of a good writer: to be able to tell a story while expressing their's. I can't wait to start Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet!
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I thought this vide was very disturbing, it's amazing that we would just pack up the japanese and send them away like that. Now that I know this i would love to get started on this book right away
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I agree with HM Stormy97
ReplyDeleteeliamnumber4
Not many authors use real places in their books, and the fact that you do really sets your books apart. This video gave me some great insight into the book. Those looked like some pretty interesting places. I can't wait to see how you incorporate them all into your book.
ReplyDeletemjaphrodite20
That was a great video. I really liked how you used real life places in your book. Your descriptions about the places where so good I felt like I was there in Seattle walking past the Panama Hotel. I am very excited to read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
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I really enjoyed the video and I can't wait to see how you put all the places that were shown in the video into your book. I had no idea that we treated the Japanese like that! I really look forward to reading this book.
ReplyDeleteGG TheEmu42
I loved this video. I can't wait to read this book.I enjoy how the places in the book are real places.
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