group book talk

For my group book talk, i was the first one to go up. I felt as if i was the only one prepared out of my whole group. At first i was nervous but i got through it fine. I covered everything that i needed to talk about plus it was within the time limit. This went better then my first book talk. Some changes i have made were to practice and it was with my peers which made it more comfortable. The questions i got were merely to repeat what i had said before about my book talk, but i do not think it was because i did not explain it clearly, it was because some of my group members were not paying attention. The next book that is going to be for my book talk is a book called The Last Kiss by Luanne Rice. So far the book is quite interesting, not in a entertaining way but in a weird way.

second thoughts again?

well first of all I'm thinking i should change me reading.
The grapes of wrath is slowly getting interesting.
i don't think this book is for me.
some connections if made with this book is that the characters in the story Joad, Muley and Casy have been acting like children, hiding and being trouble makers.
there is also a part in the story talking purely about cars, and selling cars.
our lives today are pretty much about cars as well !
we all want a car that we can drive for those far away places.
from the main characters actions i think in a way it is childish, that they are just hiding around and looking out for the bankers.
I think that their actions are also smart, so that they can take action without getting in trouble for it, or getting kicked out and having no time to let the bankers know their feelings.

oh finally

okay so my book !
"Grapes of Wrath" oh my, the beginning was not for me.
i could not understand it. but now that i am reading more of the book and coming to understand it.
its well written and perhaps exciting.
in the book Joad is visiting his old house where his parents live.
he finds out that they aren't there along with the old pastor, Casy.
His feelings are filled with anger. I think that it was very mature of him not to throw a fuss and a tantrum.
I think some connections i have the main character is that i can get mad easily, but can control myself to not be aggressive.
I like how the main character is so welcoming when it comes to friends, when he sees them he greets them and spends time with them.
I also like this other character who is so persistent is staying at his home even though the banks tried kicking him out already.
the character stays firm and in control of his thoughts.
I like how the story continued on with the story line instead of going to a one page description of what could be a literary device such as imagery and symbol.
Then that one page description applys with the story line, making it very difficult to read, because i do not know when the story line is in the mode.

thanks acadeca !

okay so the book i am reading for my 5th indie reading journal book is "The Grapes Of Wrath."
This book i have read so far connects to one thing in particular that i have in mind, that is from a friend of mine. In the book, the men talk to the Banks, who are the people making them leave their house, because the property belongs to them now. How the men react is with the intention to protect their house to matter what. How this connects with a dear friend of mine is because whenever she is stuck in a situation, whether it would be depressing, or aggravating she will try her hardest to maintain her perfect place in mind. They both have different ideas of what they want to save but still have the same concept. The concept I think they both have is having the actions to protect what you love. A text this book connects to is Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson. This book connects with Grapes of Wrath because they both have something precious to them that they are willing to protect or save. For the book prom it would be the prom of course, but for Grapes of Wrath it would me the houses, they live in. Some main differences i find in my opinion is that losing your house is way more heart-breaking than losing your high school prom. The transition of the time spent with their precious objects or places are different in Grapes of Wrath he has had the home for many of years, past down from his family.

reflection on book talk

okay so from my book talk yesterday, i think i did pretty good.
I liked how i told my summary of the book, it wasn't long nor short.
The imagery passage that i read was nice, but i think i could've thought of a more descriptive passage. My visual aid was enough to get my audiences attention, in my opinion. The universal theme i came purposed could have applied with many other things so that made it seem easy, but is easier for me to apply it with another text. The questions also asked from ms. crabtree was average questions i seemed to have difficulties trying to answer, perhaps i was nervous or didn't think about the book, palpably. I think i should be prepared when given questions, by asking myself what the audience would ask me, so i could answer it ahead of time. So i won't have to repeat the statements i made, i should state my statements clearly and understandably. Maybe even say a conundrum to break the ice between audience and speaker, so i can possibly relate to them more too.

what love can do

in my book Morning Light the cowboy named Clint Harrigan changed his mind about believing in psychic.
He has changed from believing in his religion and being so hard headed to believing in love and being kind and gentle.
This change has made it possible for him to save his child.
I don't have an exact quote that shows how he is dynamic, but I have read the book well enough to understand Clint's characteristics.
I believe Clint has become dynamic by the love, affection, and connection that has affected him.

morning light

okay so the book i am reading for my independent reading book #4 is Morning Light by Catherine Anderson. The actions the main character chooses to make is to help people even though she may make things worst. Since the main character has special powers to see into the future. I agree with the actions she has done, which is go after the guy she has a vision about with his son that is dying from the coldness in the wilderness. Loni, the main character thinks that she would help make the future of bad things happen if she interferes. After thinking about it and talking to her grandma who is also a "psychic." I think it is very heroic of her to be brave and helpful to others who she only has visions about. This one vision in particular is one she has had her whole life, she has dream about that cowboy, Clint Harrigan. My favorite part of the book I have read so far is when the main character is taking action into trying to save the lost boy, in the wilderness. She goes to Clint Harrigan to talk about the buy, which is his son.