Freedom Songs by Yvette Moore
Pages:114-136
What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take you away from the story?
In Freedom Songs the setting is down south its hot alot of people and its alot of races going on down there.When i first start reading this book it caught my attetion on the first page i love to read about my history and thats what this book is about.When Sherly started to talk about how she traveled back and forth with her parents it made me think about myself.I mean this book never made me want to put it down its a very good book.The setting is so unique because she never stayed in one city Sherly is doing something that i always wanted to do when i was about her age and i can put myself in her shoes also.
Can you think about traveling from city to city just to visit your mother or father?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The plot of That Summer
That Summer by Sarah Dessen pgs.35-62
The plot of That Summer happens with Lydia Catrell (neighbor) knocking at the back door to Haven's house only wanting to discuss the guest list and invitations to Ashley's (Haven's older sister) wedding to her fianc'e Lewis Warsher, over a cup of coffee.
Then Lydia changing Haven's mother's wardrobe to this hip and laid back mother, who goes out ever Thursday. Haven only dealing with wedding reminders everywhere and her mother's new look. Ashley needs to pick out a dress to her first sit down dinner with Lewis's parents, the Warshers.
With a plot like this it is only bound to pull you in. Not only is their commotion but twisting things happening around every corner.
What do you think about this plot? Would it pull you in or make you stop reading the book thus far?
Friday, February 8, 2008
Looking For Alaska by John Green p.131-165
The characters in Looking For Alaska deffinently seem beliveable. The story takes place in a high school boarding school and most of the characters are teenagers. The way that the characters talk and act is alot like how really life teenagers act.
Alot of people would disagree with the book and think that it should not be read in schools because it will encourage teens to do some of the things that are mentioned in the book. I think that the characters in the book act like alot like how teens today act. So by reading this book its not going to change the way teens act or what they do because for some people its pretty the way they act anyways
Do you think that reading this book will change the way that teens act?
Alot of people would disagree with the book and think that it should not be read in schools because it will encourage teens to do some of the things that are mentioned in the book. I think that the characters in the book act like alot like how teens today act. So by reading this book its not going to change the way teens act or what they do because for some people its pretty the way they act anyways
Do you think that reading this book will change the way that teens act?
Looking For Alaska by John Green p. 41-130
So far as I read my book one character that I noticed that changed alot was the main character Miles. Miles was always the kid at his school with no friends, but when he moved to his new school, he sees the opportunity to change his popularity. He starts doing things that could get in exspelled such as drinking, smoking, playing pranks on people, just so he can fit in with them.
I think that this change happened partly because Miles wanted to change his social life so much that he was willing to do things that he didn't really want to do. Another reason that I think brought on this change was Miles interest in his friend Alaska. Miles really liked Alaska and I don't think she is really interested in him because she has a boyfriend. I think that he liked so much that he was willing to do alot of things that he didn't want to do.
Have you ever changed or tried to change who you are to make friends or get someone to like you?
Jillian E.
I think that this change happened partly because Miles wanted to change his social life so much that he was willing to do things that he didn't really want to do. Another reason that I think brought on this change was Miles interest in his friend Alaska. Miles really liked Alaska and I don't think she is really interested in him because she has a boyfriend. I think that he liked so much that he was willing to do alot of things that he didn't want to do.
Have you ever changed or tried to change who you are to make friends or get someone to like you?
Jillian E.
POETRY PRODIGIES
Freedom songs by Yvette Moore
PAGE:20-30
Do the character's experiences cause them to grow? If so, how?
Sherly is forced to grow up when she found out that her uncle Pete has begin a protest to agaist the blacks how they are being treated down south. When she find out about this she consider helping her uncle this makes her go up and folow in her uncle shoes.Sherly's uncle was getting closer to be killed for thr protests so when she left with her dad back to her town she started them there and got more blacks to join.sherly has made me relate to her cause if i was put in that situation I would do the same for my family.
Do you remember the first time you had to grow dur to a experience in your life?
PAGE:20-30
Do the character's experiences cause them to grow? If so, how?
Sherly is forced to grow up when she found out that her uncle Pete has begin a protest to agaist the blacks how they are being treated down south. When she find out about this she consider helping her uncle this makes her go up and folow in her uncle shoes.Sherly's uncle was getting closer to be killed for thr protests so when she left with her dad back to her town she started them there and got more blacks to join.sherly has made me relate to her cause if i was put in that situation I would do the same for my family.
Do you remember the first time you had to grow dur to a experience in your life?
Poetry Prodegies
The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
Pages 1-31
Do The Characters Seem Real and Believable?
Yes the characters in my book seem real and believeable because susie salmon is a young gir about 12 or maybe 13 years old and in the story Alice sebold is making her seem to be that age, because when your just becoming a eenager or you are in your preteenage years you are still a little curious and you still trust alot of the people in your neighbor hood enough to go some where where no one can see nor hear anything that is going on in that place. Alice Sebold makes Susie Salmon seem as if she was too real in some of the things that she says and does in this book I dont think the book is based on a true story i think this book is a book more about what happened in the authors life .
Can you relate to their problems?
Yes I can relate to some of the problems that he characters in the book are having like growing up getiing into boys and make up trusting people too much and allowing myself to be mislead to do something I knew I shouldnt have been doing but i did it anyways because I wanted to.
Have you every been in a situation in which you felt you were doing something you should not have been doing but you did it anyways because you didnt think anything bad was going to come of it???
Pages 1-31
Do The Characters Seem Real and Believable?
Yes the characters in my book seem real and believeable because susie salmon is a young gir about 12 or maybe 13 years old and in the story Alice sebold is making her seem to be that age, because when your just becoming a eenager or you are in your preteenage years you are still a little curious and you still trust alot of the people in your neighbor hood enough to go some where where no one can see nor hear anything that is going on in that place. Alice Sebold makes Susie Salmon seem as if she was too real in some of the things that she says and does in this book I dont think the book is based on a true story i think this book is a book more about what happened in the authors life .
Can you relate to their problems?
Yes I can relate to some of the problems that he characters in the book are having like growing up getiing into boys and make up trusting people too much and allowing myself to be mislead to do something I knew I shouldnt have been doing but i did it anyways because I wanted to.
Have you every been in a situation in which you felt you were doing something you should not have been doing but you did it anyways because you didnt think anything bad was going to come of it???
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
That Summer by Sarah Dessen (pgs.1-34)
My impressions on the book thus far are very good. The book is about a girl named Haven, she has so many problems dealing with her parents divorce. With her father, Mac-McPhail whom is getting remarried to his co-worker Lorna Queen also known as the "Weather pet" according to her mother. Lorna is meteorologist and Haven's father who is a sports anchor both for channel 5.
Haven and the rest of her family (mother and older sister Ashley) thought their was something going on between them when they sat together whispering and giggling during the credits.
Haven's other main problem is she is fifteen and is growing each day. As Haven looks at Ashley it makes her realize how tall she is. Ashley is twenty-one, petite 5'4, with a curvy body Haven wishes she had.
How would you resolve these problems if you had them?
Haven and the rest of her family (mother and older sister Ashley) thought their was something going on between them when they sat together whispering and giggling during the credits.
Haven's other main problem is she is fifteen and is growing each day. As Haven looks at Ashley it makes her realize how tall she is. Ashley is twenty-one, petite 5'4, with a curvy body Haven wishes she had.
How would you resolve these problems if you had them?
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