Entry 4
Entry 4: Looking for Alaska
My sister and I were looking at the list of books that I could choose for my summer reading project and when she saw Looking for Alaska she told me I needed to read it because she read it in high school and loved it. Also we already had the book at home. My attention was drawn to the book Looking for Alaska because my favorite type of books to read is fiction and also this book has won an award so I thought it must be very good.
A personal connection I could make is how Pudge moved schools and didn't know anyone but then ended up being best friends with all of them. When I switched dance studios the same thing happened to me but now we are all so close.
I would recommend one of my friends from another school named Catherine to read this book because she loves to read books that are somewhat sad. Catherine feels this way because she always feels like there is something in her life even if it was in the present or past that she is able to relate to the book with. I think anyone that likes sad books should read Looking for Alaska. It has been one of my favorite books!
Monday, August 11, 2014
Entry 3
Entry 3: Looking for Alaska
"The week before I left my family and Florida and the rest of my minor life to go to boarding school in Alabama, my mother insisted on throwing me a going-away party. To say I had low expectations would be to underestimate the matter dramatically. Although I was more or less forced to invite all my "school friends," i.e., the ragtag bunch or drama people and English geeks I sat with by social necessity in the cavernous cafeteria of my public school, I knew they wouldn't come."
"My parents 'SUV was parked in the grass just a few feet from my dorm room, Room 43. But each time I took those few steps to and from the car to unload what now seemed like far to much stuff, the sun burned through my clothes and into my skin with a vicious ferocity that made me genuinely fear hellfire."
These two sections are on page 1 and page 4 so, the very beginning of the book. I thought this was an attention grabber because within the first few paragraphs I was interested. Normally if I am not interested right at the beginning of the book then it either takes me a while to start to like the book or I just never really get into the book. Looking for Alaska in my opinion was a good book from the start.
Entry 3: Looking for Alaska
"The week before I left my family and Florida and the rest of my minor life to go to boarding school in Alabama, my mother insisted on throwing me a going-away party. To say I had low expectations would be to underestimate the matter dramatically. Although I was more or less forced to invite all my "school friends," i.e., the ragtag bunch or drama people and English geeks I sat with by social necessity in the cavernous cafeteria of my public school, I knew they wouldn't come."
"My parents 'SUV was parked in the grass just a few feet from my dorm room, Room 43. But each time I took those few steps to and from the car to unload what now seemed like far to much stuff, the sun burned through my clothes and into my skin with a vicious ferocity that made me genuinely fear hellfire."
These two sections are on page 1 and page 4 so, the very beginning of the book. I thought this was an attention grabber because within the first few paragraphs I was interested. Normally if I am not interested right at the beginning of the book then it either takes me a while to start to like the book or I just never really get into the book. Looking for Alaska in my opinion was a good book from the start.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Entry 2
Entry two: Looking for Alaska
Pudge desires to have the same experiences at Culver's Creek as his father did. His father always reminisces about his days at the boarding school and how much fun he had with his life long friends he made there. He wants to make friends and have the life that he didn't have back at his school in Florida. He is searching for "The Great Perhaps." He wants to be Alaska's boyfriend. He is always thinking about how beautiful and interesting she is but he believes she would never go for him because he thinks that he is completely boring and uninteresting.
The Colonel desires to be able to take care of his very poor mother who has been raising him all by herself for his whole life. He wants to go to college and become rich so he can give his mother everything he believes she deserves.
Alaska has pretty much given up on hope since her mother died many years before. She smokes cigarettes so much because she states that she wants to die. She has a boyfriend in college that she loves with all her heart and he is basically her reason for living. She doesn't want to be in school, she wants to travel all over the world.
I think one of the main themes is friendship. As I keep reading, the relationships between the characters are shown more and more of how strong the bond is between the group and just how important they all are to each other. They only have the few of them.
The book is structured as a before and after. All of the events before Alaska's accident and all of the things that happen afterwards.
Pudge desires to have the same experiences at Culver's Creek as his father did. His father always reminisces about his days at the boarding school and how much fun he had with his life long friends he made there. He wants to make friends and have the life that he didn't have back at his school in Florida. He is searching for "The Great Perhaps." He wants to be Alaska's boyfriend. He is always thinking about how beautiful and interesting she is but he believes she would never go for him because he thinks that he is completely boring and uninteresting.
The Colonel desires to be able to take care of his very poor mother who has been raising him all by herself for his whole life. He wants to go to college and become rich so he can give his mother everything he believes she deserves.
Alaska has pretty much given up on hope since her mother died many years before. She smokes cigarettes so much because she states that she wants to die. She has a boyfriend in college that she loves with all her heart and he is basically her reason for living. She doesn't want to be in school, she wants to travel all over the world.
I think one of the main themes is friendship. As I keep reading, the relationships between the characters are shown more and more of how strong the bond is between the group and just how important they all are to each other. They only have the few of them.
The book is structured as a before and after. All of the events before Alaska's accident and all of the things that happen afterwards.
Entry 1
Entry One: Looking for Alaska
The major characters in John Green's novel "Looking for Alaska" are: Miles Halter (Pudge), Chip Martin (the Colonel), and Alaska Young. The setting is at a boarding school (Culver Creek) in Alabama. The conflict in the story is mostly within Pudge himself. He wants to be friends with Alaska and the Colonel but he has a hard time initially getting involved with all of the mischief and pranks the two of them get themselves into like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and playing pranks on the principle whom they called "The Eagle."
I predict that Pudge will actually become good friends with Alaska and the Colonel by throwing himself into their mischief and finding out how exhilarating it can be.
Does Pudge want to prove himself worthy of being friends with them simply because he has a little crush on Alaska? Or is it also because he has never really had friends before?
The character of Pudge reminds me of the character Annie from the show 90210 because both of these characters changed parts of who they are to fit in with a new crowd of friends. Annie moves to Beverly Hills from Kansas and decides to take on the personality and lifestyle of the Beverly Hills girls so she can fit in. Pudge decides to become a prankster and a "rebel" to fit in with Alaska and the Colonel.
The major characters in John Green's novel "Looking for Alaska" are: Miles Halter (Pudge), Chip Martin (the Colonel), and Alaska Young. The setting is at a boarding school (Culver Creek) in Alabama. The conflict in the story is mostly within Pudge himself. He wants to be friends with Alaska and the Colonel but he has a hard time initially getting involved with all of the mischief and pranks the two of them get themselves into like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and playing pranks on the principle whom they called "The Eagle."
I predict that Pudge will actually become good friends with Alaska and the Colonel by throwing himself into their mischief and finding out how exhilarating it can be.
Does Pudge want to prove himself worthy of being friends with them simply because he has a little crush on Alaska? Or is it also because he has never really had friends before?
The character of Pudge reminds me of the character Annie from the show 90210 because both of these characters changed parts of who they are to fit in with a new crowd of friends. Annie moves to Beverly Hills from Kansas and decides to take on the personality and lifestyle of the Beverly Hills girls so she can fit in. Pudge decides to become a prankster and a "rebel" to fit in with Alaska and the Colonel.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Last Blog Post:
This is my last blog post about the last song. I'm not done with the book yet but I think the was a great book. I really would recommend it to almost anyone. Here are some of my favorite quotes.
Quotes:
“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”
“Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.”
“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.”
“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.”
These were all quotes that I like because they had a lot of important meaning to the book. Also this shows what a great writer Nicholas Sparks is!
Ronnie & Will
Nicholas Sparks
This is my last blog post about the last song. I'm not done with the book yet but I think the was a great book. I really would recommend it to almost anyone. Here are some of my favorite quotes.
Quotes:
“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”
“Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.”
“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.”
“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.”
These were all quotes that I like because they had a lot of important meaning to the book. Also this shows what a great writer Nicholas Sparks is!
Ronnie & WillNicholas Sparks
Audience:
I think that the audience for The Last Song is for girls ages 12 to whatever. I think this book is very good and I would give it a 5 star rating. I have not finished it but I think the ending is going to be very good! Some books can be amazing and have bad ending which ruins the book. So far this book has gotten better and better. Personally I am always interested in loved stories and some action. So far my favorite part of the book is the first night that Ronnie is at her dads house and she makes a not so great decision. Ronnie decided to be rebellious and leave the house to go to this carnival alone and her dad was not very happy with her. I liked this part because that's when the book was getting more intriguing. You will have to read the book to see what happens next!
I think that the audience for The Last Song is for girls ages 12 to whatever. I think this book is very good and I would give it a 5 star rating. I have not finished it but I think the ending is going to be very good! Some books can be amazing and have bad ending which ruins the book. So far this book has gotten better and better. Personally I am always interested in loved stories and some action. So far my favorite part of the book is the first night that Ronnie is at her dads house and she makes a not so great decision. Ronnie decided to be rebellious and leave the house to go to this carnival alone and her dad was not very happy with her. I liked this part because that's when the book was getting more intriguing. You will have to read the book to see what happens next!
I have decided to not read Hevan is Real just yet but I am going to read a book that i have heard many people say is a great book! The book I have chosen is called The Last Song. I have seen this movie but have never read the book. I am really happy that I have decided to read this book! The Last Song is located in a small beach front in North Carolina called Wrightsville Beach. The main characters names are Jonah, Ronnie, Steve, and Will.
Ronnie and her little brother Jonah are with their dad for the summer. At the start of the summer, she is a rebellious 17 year old who resents her parents for their messy divorce; she is particularly annoyed that she is being forced to spend the summer with her annoying father who she has not spoken in three years. They had nothing in common. They used to have one thing in common and that was playing the piano. She has no desire to be anywhere near him. So far that is all I know about the book but I am really loving it!
Ronnie and her little brother Jonah are with their dad for the summer. At the start of the summer, she is a rebellious 17 year old who resents her parents for their messy divorce; she is particularly annoyed that she is being forced to spend the summer with her annoying father who she has not spoken in three years. They had nothing in common. They used to have one thing in common and that was playing the piano. She has no desire to be anywhere near him. So far that is all I know about the book but I am really loving it!
Monday, May 12, 2014
Divergent Quotes:
“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
These quotes that I found were very strong moments from the book in my opinion. All three quotes are about bravery. When you live a life like "Trice" or any other person in the societly you must have alot of bravery!
“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
These quotes that I found were very strong moments from the book in my opinion. All three quotes are about bravery. When you live a life like "Trice" or any other person in the societly you must have alot of bravery!
I finished the book Divergent. This was a very good book and the ending made me want to read the next book! I already saw the movie divergent so i want to wait until the next movie comes out to start reading the next book. The next book is called Insurgent. I think that this was a very good book to read for all ages over 8. This book is most alike or compared to the book The Hunger Games. I really liked both of them because they had many similarities and also many differences. Another book it is compared to is The Maze Runner. I have never read this book but I know, that some of my friends have and they told me that they really liked it. If you have not read atleast one of these three books i think that you should!
The next book that I would like to read is a book called Heaven is Real. This book has very good reviews and I have heard alot about it. I have also read other peoples blogs who have read this book and they say that they really like it and reccomend it to people. The movie already came out so, before I go see it I would really like to read this book.
The next book that I would like to read is a book called Heaven is Real. This book has very good reviews and I have heard alot about it. I have also read other peoples blogs who have read this book and they say that they really like it and reccomend it to people. The movie already came out so, before I go see it I would really like to read this book.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Blog Assignment:
I believe that my best blog post is
the Krista Ramsey one called Locking into the Magic of Legos. I put a lot of effort into this bog because I
thought that Krista Ramsey is a very important person who writes about voices
of things that don’t get heard that she thinks need to be. I think that the
quote I found is able to show voice and shows a unique style of writing. "Legos let them claim the
two things adults don't even realize they need: space and silence."
Parents think Legos can just take up room or be an annoying toy that hurts when
you step on it because they are spread all over the floor. Krista Ramsey wanted
to prove that Legos are not just a toy they have a meaning and give kids and
parents some space and silence. Her goal is to get messages out in a nice and
an easy way for people to understand different types of scenarios.
This column that I chose has elevated diction because of the
word claim which is a more elevated word then taken. I think the diction used
was able to enhance Ramseys voice. Syntax is where you use punctuation,
sentence length, etc. I think that my sentences are medium length with just the
right amount of punctuation. I used commas, quotation, and periods mostly, but
there may be some other things that I have used. Normally columns have all
different lengths of sentences but I decided to keep it all one.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Krista Ramsey
I read the column called Locking into the Magic of Legos. This was about how Legos are just toys for fun, they are actually good for kids to play with.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/15/krista-locking-into-the-magic-of-legos/5521245/
"Legos let them claim the two things adults don't even realize they need: space and silence."
I chose this quote because it shows this Legos are good for kids and can actually help them for who they are when they grow up. Most people think that they are just annoying and in the way because they hurt when you step on them but, people don't know the Legos actually help. I can tell that the text is elevated diction because of the word claim which is a more elevated word then taken. this was a good column to read because I always thought of Legos as a toy, never anything that could help you.
Questions:
1. How do you find so many different thing to write about?
2. Is it ever hard for you to figure out how to start your column?
3. What made you interested in writing?
Divergent
In the book divergent, they have competitions against other factions which are like teams and they do things that could kill them or they could get hurt badly. As I was reading this I was thinking to myself, what if our society was like this, nothing would be the same. I cant imagine how different life would be if I were to live like this. I was able to see the movie and I like that I am now able to compare it to the book. Reading this book I think if very meaningful because it helps to remind most people that they have a great live and don't have to live like the people it this society.
Monday, April 7, 2014
The author who wrote Divergent was name Veronica Roth. Veronica said that one day she just had many ideas and was inspired to write a story. She only got about 30 pages into the book and then set it aside because she didn't really like the book. Veronica continued to think about her book that she wanted to write and after 4 years she came across with the idea to have a character named Beatrice or "Trice" for short.
Monday, March 31, 2014
The book that I am reading is called divergent. I just started recently so, I dont know much about it. Here is some stuff that i do know about my book. Divergent is a little like the hunger games and i really enjoyed that book and movie so that is why i decided to read Divergent. Divergent just came out in the theatres and is very popular so i think it will be a great book to read so i can see the movie. The main characters in Divergent are Beatrice, Tobias, Caleb, Marcus, and more. I cant wait to continue reading to tell you more about this book!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Farenheit 451
Clarisse is a young girl who is new to her community. She is 17 years old and is a main character in the book Farenheit 451. Clarisse kind of acts weird. When she was meeting people she would discribe herself as crazy and since I am reading the story I would totally agree with that statement. People has said to her " you are an odd one." She has blond hair, is tall, and is thin. So far in the book it is very interesting to hear what Clarisse does and I am wondering what she will do next!
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