In the book I am tracking the mood. In the very beginning of this book the mood was sort of happy. They were using happy colors to describe the island and the kids almost seemed exciting about being away from their parents! That lasted about a day or so. Then panic sets in! They realize that they are on a deserted island with limited resources. They are just kids. They need a plan. The mood begins to become very stressed. You feel that if you could help them you would but you just cant! You want them to succeed.
On a smaller level, you begin to feel sort of sorry for Piggy. The group continues to throw out his ideas and make him seem like the weakest link. They wont even let him go explore with him. That contributes some sadness to the mood.
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11/19-15 mins, 11/20-30 mins, 11/21-75 mins, 11/22-5 mins. 11/23-30 mins. 11/25-40 mins, 11/26-75 mins.
Total pages: 322
Total Time: 270 mins.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Semester Recap
This semester I have really improved in annotating. I learned that there are actual elements of writing that you can annotate for. It might take a while to actually do these annotations but at least they have become easier for me to do. Social Setting is my favorite thing to annotate for. I like looking at how the different characters interact with each other and how their relationships can change. I also like annotating for psychological setting (mood) because if you you understand how the book wants you to feel, then it becomes much easier to connect with the characters.
Blogging is something new to me. I had never done it before this year and I think that its a really cool skill to have! It lets you poor your thoughts out for other people to see which is really awesome. Sometimes its hard to keep up with them, but I mostly manage to get them done. I really enjoy blogging, but sometimes its hard to find the time to. Maybe when I get older i'll be able to keep up with an actual blog!
One thing we might need to review are all of the literary elements. I have most of them down, but I get some of them mixed up.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
reading responce
Right now I am reading World War Z by Max Brooks. It is a collection of individual accounts of a zombie war told in first person. Now I know what you are thinking...why in the world are you reading a zombie book. The answer is simple really! My favorite TV show is the walking dead. Now if you've never seen the walking dead, it basically follows a group of people in a Zombie Apocalypse as they try to stay alive. It's probably the best show i've ever seen in my life.
Anyways, back to the book. One of the reasons I like this book is because it is a collection of individual stories. If you don't know what I mean by that, think of story core. Remember in 7th grade how we saw the different stories all mashed into one subject. Its like that! Except its one scientist recording all of these peoples stories. It takes you threw the first outbreak, attacks, individual struggles, and (even though I haven't gotten to it yet) defeating the zombies. Its a really good book. You should read it, and if you like it watch the walking dead!
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10/29-30 min., 10/30-45 min., 10/31-15 min., 11/1-45 min., 11/2-75 min., 11/3-35 min.
Total pages read= 301
Total Time=245 min
World War Z
Anyways, back to the book. One of the reasons I like this book is because it is a collection of individual stories. If you don't know what I mean by that, think of story core. Remember in 7th grade how we saw the different stories all mashed into one subject. Its like that! Except its one scientist recording all of these peoples stories. It takes you threw the first outbreak, attacks, individual struggles, and (even though I haven't gotten to it yet) defeating the zombies. Its a really good book. You should read it, and if you like it watch the walking dead!
#lilycatontheprowl
10/29-30 min., 10/30-45 min., 10/31-15 min., 11/1-45 min., 11/2-75 min., 11/3-35 min.
Total pages read= 301
Total Time=245 min
World War Z
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