Finally 11-11-11

I found myself wanted to read funny, mysterious, and suprising books. There was books that i would read like the first page and not be interested in it all yet. I would try and read at least 30 minutes a night so that way I would not get to far behind in it. I would read only when I felt like it, before I started this class. I would have to come across a really good book; it was supper hard for me to find one of those each time I would finish one book. I would listen to people and ask them what they thought of a book. I would also look at the back of the book and even just read the first page to see if it would interest my likings or not. If not the book was right back down and I would go to the next one. I did not meet the quota each week there was a few were I was behind a little bit or right on the dot!

Bells Ringing

The Wedding bells began to ring when I opened the book. The season was summer so it was amazing outside for this beautiful even that was about to happen. There was friends talking to her paents and why her parents liked her friends. The friends were respectful to her parents but not so much as to her, she would say they drink all our milk when the come over after school for a SNACK.

Court Time

The court room was packed not knowing what was going to happen. The unbelieveable time for the judge and the jury, because they did not want to make the wrong choice on whether or not to let him go because of some stupid "health" problem or disregaurd it within the next few days. They had students and parents waiting to hear what the confiction was going to be and how everything was going to be handled.

Currently

Pages Read: 365

Quote 1:
"It's funny how one summer can change everything." That Summer by Sarah Dessen
     This is soooo true! Whenever summer comes around it changes in so many different people- who your friends are, work, personality, the flings, parties, activities, and more. Although no one really notices until that first day back to school when your talking to other people that last year would have never been a person to comunicate with.
Quote 2:
"Some woman in the front roe, wearing a purple hat, started crying immediately, and as the minitser got to the vows Helen was tearing up as well." That Summer by Sarah Dessen
      When you go to weddings there is always the ones who cry; noticing the first one to drop a tear is the one remembered forever. When the others start to cry it is like a chain reaction gone mad, one after another after another.

Close Reading Bingo

Common Weakness

1.JimmehFTW
    "His defiant and thick skinned nature jumps out when he explains that all the background information about his life is just "David Copperfield kind of crap" that bores him."

    This has phrases that are vague, which is common weakness number 3. Above is just one of the sentences to which I found.

            

2.Happy Go Lucky 
    "In the excerpt from The Mezzanine  by Nicholson Baker, he writes with an elevated refinement that is both dignified and straight-forward."

    This phrase is common weakness  is to vague which is number 3.

3.To Kill A Mockingjay
   "Baker describes his surroundings as "towering volumes of marble and glass" and "long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails"."

   This phrase had punctuation was in the wrong place. Which is number 8 on the weakness paper. 

 

4.Bookworm Days
    "The language that used is not over sophisticated, yet it is neither vulgar nor blunt."
   This phrase was weakness number 6. the usage of  "use"

Best Overall 

1. The Average Life of a Teenage Bookworm
    "In J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, the coarsely low-level formality, barefaced connotation, and caterwauling sound convey the matter-of-fact attitude the character has towards his situation. Salinger describes the parents as "touchy as hell" but also as "nice and all" which suggests that the character cares for his parents but has to give reason for not explaining his childhood. He has no patience for small talk or background information referring to it as that "kind of crap." The skipping of details infers the apathetic regard and reluctance of speaking about the topic and telling people his story in general." 

The Mezzanine, Nicholson Baker

               The Mezzanine, written by Nicholson Baker is elegant, elevated, and also scholarly in the verbs being used. This excerpt was not extremely musical. It was also literal in denotation, as while reading it. Throughout the excerpt Barker used excellent verbs and description to explain all of the sentences.

Style Mapping

In the novel, The Hours written by Michael Cunningham shows a short begining paragraph, while in a hurry telling them to finish up she will be back in a few seconds. With all the intense cleaning going on around the house; it was voiceless at first until she had whispered her next comands. The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan which was written by John Coyne starting with a magnificent and adventurous begining; the melodic explaining going on. The soft and steady touch going on and being admited to the readers. In the novel, Grayson composed by Lynne Cox, wet and strong waters moving back and forth pushing around. Adventurous and exciting journey in the news front of what will become next of everything.