Why do I read? I read because it's an escape from all the crazy drama going on in life. Whenever you’re having a bad day you can just pick up a book and escape from it all. When you’re reading you don't have to worry about other people or the problems that might be happening in your life. Reading is a way of relaxation, a way to wind down after a hard day. I read because I can be anything or in my mind do anything. I read because it gives me a sense of imagination. No matter what book I'm reading I instantly get a visual picture of what’s going on. I start to picture all the characters and how they look, act, talk, etc. Reading is also fun!! It’s a great downtime activity whenever you’re bored or say it’s rainy and you have nothing left to do. I read because it enhances my learning skills and teaches me things I might have not found out about otherwise. Reading also gives me a stronger bigger vocabulary which I really enjoy because you can never know enough words. Lastly I read because there are books about pretty much everything. Anything you want to read is pretty much available out there for you. So reading doesn't matter about what your good at or what you’re in, reading matters about what you like and enjoy.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Best Sellers: Why do I read?
Why do I read? I read because it's an escape from all the crazy drama going on in life. Whenever you’re having a bad day you can just pick up a book and escape from it all. When you’re reading you don't have to worry about other people or the problems that might be happening in your life. Reading is a way of relaxation, a way to wind down after a hard day. I read because I can be anything or in my mind do anything. I read because it gives me a sense of imagination. No matter what book I'm reading I instantly get a visual picture of what’s going on. I start to picture all the characters and how they look, act, talk, etc. Reading is also fun!! It’s a great downtime activity whenever you’re bored or say it’s rainy and you have nothing left to do. I read because it enhances my learning skills and teaches me things I might have not found out about otherwise. Reading also gives me a stronger bigger vocabulary which I really enjoy because you can never know enough words. Lastly I read because there are books about pretty much everything. Anything you want to read is pretty much available out there for you. So reading doesn't matter about what your good at or what you’re in, reading matters about what you like and enjoy.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Final Blogger Reflection
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My blog for Theme and Summary I believe shows my best work because I followed every one of the requirements for the Theme and Summary Rubric. The first requirement on the rubric is to write a theme statement for your book which I did when I wrote "My thematic statement for my book Divergent is to never give up no matter how hard things might get.". The next thing the rubric asks me to do is to include quotes from your book that support this theme statement, and explain WHY they support your theme statement, I demonstrated this when I quoted from my book Divergent and explained it "He shoves me and I begin to fall again, scraping my hands on the ground, blinking, sluggish and slow and hot. I cough and drag myself to my feet. I really should be lying down if the room is spinning this fast. And Peter spins around me; I am the center of a spinning planet, the only thing staying still. Something hits me from the side and I almost fall over again. On my feet on my feet" (Roth 110-111). This proves my thematic statement because you can clearly tell by reading the quote she has no chance at beating Peter in that fight but yet she keeps telling herself to get up, she keeps on pushing herself she never gives up even though beating him is a very hard thing to try and accomplish." The next and final thing my rubric asks me to do is to summarize my book I demonstrated this when I wrote the summary "My book so far is just about Beatrice going through her new life and trying to fit in. She is trying to go 'under the radar' to avoid trouble with other faction members. Beatrice is also adjusting to new changes in her life. She is finding strength and courage she never knew she had which is a good and bad thing. So far Beatrice is doing semi-well but it is always changing. The book is going really great and I love it!" These details from my blog prove that my blog meets the standards and expectations of theme.
The goals I have for my next trimester reading is to be able to read fast and to read even more challenging and difficult books, I would also like to read books with challenging vocabulary because I want to expand my vocabulary even more and by reading a book with challenging vocabulary will make me want to learn what all the words that I don't know definitions. My goals next trimester for writing are to be a better speller because every time I write I am constantly having to look up how to spell a certain word and it really holds me back. I would also like to do more writing with different tones and with dialogue because its something I've never done before. Areas of improvement for next trimester reading would be expand my vocabulary to help me read better and to read faster than my pace now. Areas of improvement for next trimester writing would be to spell better and to use more literary elements in my writing.
My blog for Theme and Summary I believe shows my best work because I followed every one of the requirements for the Theme and Summary Rubric. The first requirement on the rubric is to write a theme statement for your book which I did when I wrote "My thematic statement for my book Divergent is to never give up no matter how hard things might get.". The next thing the rubric asks me to do is to include quotes from your book that support this theme statement, and explain WHY they support your theme statement, I demonstrated this when I quoted from my book Divergent and explained it "He shoves me and I begin to fall again, scraping my hands on the ground, blinking, sluggish and slow and hot. I cough and drag myself to my feet. I really should be lying down if the room is spinning this fast. And Peter spins around me; I am the center of a spinning planet, the only thing staying still. Something hits me from the side and I almost fall over again. On my feet on my feet" (Roth 110-111). This proves my thematic statement because you can clearly tell by reading the quote she has no chance at beating Peter in that fight but yet she keeps telling herself to get up, she keeps on pushing herself she never gives up even though beating him is a very hard thing to try and accomplish." The next and final thing my rubric asks me to do is to summarize my book I demonstrated this when I wrote the summary "My book so far is just about Beatrice going through her new life and trying to fit in. She is trying to go 'under the radar' to avoid trouble with other faction members. Beatrice is also adjusting to new changes in her life. She is finding strength and courage she never knew she had which is a good and bad thing. So far Beatrice is doing semi-well but it is always changing. The book is going really great and I love it!" These details from my blog prove that my blog meets the standards and expectations of theme.
The goals I have for my next trimester reading is to be able to read fast and to read even more challenging and difficult books, I would also like to read books with challenging vocabulary because I want to expand my vocabulary even more and by reading a book with challenging vocabulary will make me want to learn what all the words that I don't know definitions. My goals next trimester for writing are to be a better speller because every time I write I am constantly having to look up how to spell a certain word and it really holds me back. I would also like to do more writing with different tones and with dialogue because its something I've never done before. Areas of improvement for next trimester reading would be expand my vocabulary to help me read better and to read faster than my pace now. Areas of improvement for next trimester writing would be to spell better and to use more literary elements in my writing.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Allegiant Review
I just got the third and final book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth called Allegiant. I am really sad that this is the last book in the series because the series was absolutely astounding. I am not to far in to the book yet I'm only on page 101, which I know sounds like a lot but really its not because there are about 500ish pages I believe. So far two characters have died which only one of the deaths sort of depressed me because they weren't really super important characters that you really came to know so it wasn't to bad. I really can't say much more to keep from spoiling things so your just going to have to read the book! :)
Book Recommendation: Insurgent
The book I am recommending is called Insurgent it is the 2nd book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. I personally thought the book was amazing just like Divergent was, because it was filled with action, romance, comedy, and some scenes that left me on the edge of my seat. I honestly believe this book deserves a 4.5 out of 5 stars because it was honestly just an amazing book, I couldn't ever put it down. Insurgent was Definitely a page turner for sure!! Veronica Roth did a great job on writing the book she was very descriptive and when I was reading the book I felt really 'in touch' with the characters, while I was reading I could just really feel their emotions throughout the whole story. I believe this book is targeted toward teenage and even some adult audiences. The reason why is because I know a lot of teens have been falling in love with this series but I have come to find so have some adults! The book is about the war that continues to rage on between the Erudite (with some Dauntless) and the other factions. There is a lot of betrayal and there are deaths.....You also do figure out whether the war continues on or ceases....I encourage you to read Divergent first of course and after you do if you haven't already get Insurgent and get ready for a ton of action and adventure with a little bit of love on the side! The genre of Insurgent is fiction.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Divergent: Links and Displays continued
This video clip shows the actors and even the author really breaking down the movie and the different types of factions.
This is a picture of the 3 books in the Divergent series. The third book Allegiant comes out October 22nd 2012 :)!!!
*2013 not 2012!
This next video is of Veronica Roth (author of the Divergent series) talking about her book Divergent and how she started writing it. She also talked about the different locations in Chicago.
This is a picture of the 3 books in the Divergent series. The third book Allegiant comes out October 22nd 2012 :)!!!
This next video is of Veronica Roth (author of the Divergent series) talking about her book Divergent and how she started writing it. She also talked about the different locations in Chicago.
Divergent: Links and Displays
These are the symbols of the 5 factions in the book Divergent
This image shows Beatrice with her tattoos of 3 birds on her collarbone these birds symbolize the members of her family...This picture is also used as one of the many movie posters promoting the movie Divergent coming out in 2014.
This is Shailene Woodley who is going to play Tris and Theo James who is going to play Four in the Movie Divergent, talking about the movie. One of the things they talk about is who they would be if they themselves were to have to choose between one of the 5 factions.
This image shows Beatrice with her tattoos of 3 birds on her collarbone these birds symbolize the members of her family...This picture is also used as one of the many movie posters promoting the movie Divergent coming out in 2014.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Tone and Mood: Isurgent
The tone of my book Insurgent by Veronica Roth can be very tense and high-strung a lot because they are figuring out war strategies, how to survive. The tone can also be tense and high-strung when someone finds out that someone they trusted lied to them. Some examples to support this are " He had a gun," I say. He was about to shoot me. He was under the simulation." "You killed him," she says. Her words sound bigger than words usually do, like they expanded in her mouth before she spoke them. She looks at me as if she doesn't recognize me for a few seconds, then turns away," (Roth, 153). "Why should I tell you? You don't tell me about your plans" (Roth, 246). The mood of my book would be stressful because tensions are high between Tris and Four espeacially and everyone else trying to agree as to how certain things should be handled. Some examples of this is " Your're throwing yourself into danger for no reason again," he says. "Just like when you stormed up to fight the Erudite with only a...a pocket knife to protect yourself." (Roth, 247-248). "It's not brave, choosing the position you were in yesterday. It's beyond stupid-it's suicidal. Don't you have any regard for your own life?" "Of course I do!" I retort. "I was trying to do something useful!" (Roth, 211). A particular moment in my novel when a character was persuaded was when Beatrice talked to Marcus in the old Abnegation meeting place and persuaded her to go behind Four's back and help him. His tone helped to persuade her because he was being very manipulative and hitting her at one of her soft spots which is her mom. A quote to support this situation is " So if he's telling me the truth, and my mother really was willing to die for this information to become public...I would do just about anything to accomplish the goal she failed to achieve" (Roth, 416).
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