My two favorite blogs for this week was Rebecca's and George's. I felt that they both spent a lot of time on them and it shows because they both very well written.
What I like about Becca's is that she did something unique: she compared characters from other books by the same author to what she was reading. This was focused on one main thing: character and it wasn't lacking anything. She stood focused and it wasn't repitive. She compared the characters and said many different things in different ways while doing this. She gave a lot of textual evidence that supported what she thought which helped. Because of all of this, she convinced me of her statement and made me think new, considering I've read some of Sarah Dessen's books. It was very organized and set up as a miniature essay.
What I like about George's is his comparison and professionalism. I liked how when he compared the different books he didn't compare something common. Instead he compared the government between the two books. It shows, based on his textual evidence and thoughts that he pays close attention to many things. In a way this also gives him some voice to show what he's interested in: politics and social studies. It was also very professional and organized in a manner where there were differnet things for each paragraph and the language he used was very impressive. Lastly, I liked how he summed up the his response briefly once again to end it off making sure that the reader and him were on the same page.
All three responses were very well written but these two ones stuck out to me the most for different reasons.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Acceptance
I want to be accepted
for who I really am.
And loved
for who I'm going to be.
I want you ot have my back
and be there to catch me
when I fall and
I want you to fall too.
Take risks for me
because you care and
are willing ot keep my
dangerous secrets.
I want you to be Cabel
and me to be Janie
because you know
they are there to stay
And never FADE away.
I read (and finished) Fade by Lisa McMann. This book, unlike what it appears to be, wasn't just about being a dream catcher. If you were to look deep down it was much more than that. It was about relationships and acceptance. Janie was a dream catcher and was very delicate and fragile and always needed help because of this. She always got help from her boyfriend, Cabel who loved her and she was grateful for that. He knew that their future together would be difficult because she would be changing rapidly and they would not be good changes but he accepted her and loved her and never let go of her hand the whole way.
Each and every line in this poem all came to me through events that occured in this book and I referred back to the book and this is how I created this poem. Cabel really was by Janie's side to hold her and help her and they were together a whole and couldn't be apart. He had her when she fell (literally). They were more than just boyfriend and girlfriend, they were lovers and friends and that is key in a relationship along with trust. Not in the same words, but this is what my poem is saying.
When I use the words I and you in the poem I am not specifically talking about myself but talking about everyone because everyone wants to be accepted and they want that person like Janie had Cabel and Cabel had Janie. It doesn't have to be a boyfriend or girlfriend but anyone such as a friend, parent, sibling etc it doesn't matter who, WHAT is what matters. Just like you, I do want to be accepted like this and have that perfect friendship or relationship that lasts forever.
Why a poem? You might ask this because this appears to be a mystery book but relationships and love can be summed up the best in a poem. This extension part that I am writing right now, you probably won't care much for it or learn much from it but more from the poem because it is simple and short and descirbes it in few words that mean the most. You can connect to the poem because it says everything you can't say without sounding kind of silly because its a poem.
for who I really am.
And loved
for who I'm going to be.
I want you ot have my back
and be there to catch me
when I fall and
I want you to fall too.
Take risks for me
because you care and
are willing ot keep my
dangerous secrets.
I want you to be Cabel
and me to be Janie
because you know
they are there to stay
And never FADE away.
I read (and finished) Fade by Lisa McMann. This book, unlike what it appears to be, wasn't just about being a dream catcher. If you were to look deep down it was much more than that. It was about relationships and acceptance. Janie was a dream catcher and was very delicate and fragile and always needed help because of this. She always got help from her boyfriend, Cabel who loved her and she was grateful for that. He knew that their future together would be difficult because she would be changing rapidly and they would not be good changes but he accepted her and loved her and never let go of her hand the whole way.
Each and every line in this poem all came to me through events that occured in this book and I referred back to the book and this is how I created this poem. Cabel really was by Janie's side to hold her and help her and they were together a whole and couldn't be apart. He had her when she fell (literally). They were more than just boyfriend and girlfriend, they were lovers and friends and that is key in a relationship along with trust. Not in the same words, but this is what my poem is saying.
When I use the words I and you in the poem I am not specifically talking about myself but talking about everyone because everyone wants to be accepted and they want that person like Janie had Cabel and Cabel had Janie. It doesn't have to be a boyfriend or girlfriend but anyone such as a friend, parent, sibling etc it doesn't matter who, WHAT is what matters. Just like you, I do want to be accepted like this and have that perfect friendship or relationship that lasts forever.
Why a poem? You might ask this because this appears to be a mystery book but relationships and love can be summed up the best in a poem. This extension part that I am writing right now, you probably won't care much for it or learn much from it but more from the poem because it is simple and short and descirbes it in few words that mean the most. You can connect to the poem because it says everything you can't say without sounding kind of silly because its a poem.
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