finally

In the beginning I thought it was going to be hard to read and blog, because it is time consuming. But, I found it to be easier than I thought; I had time to read and blog without being too stressed. Before this project started, I absolutely thought I was going to hate it. The reading was not too bad, but I hated the blogging. At the end I just stopped doing them, because reading was time consuming and adding the blogging just made it stressful. I do think I have gotten better at reading though, I have read more books than in the past five years. Plus, I have learned to finish the whole book. Usually if I read something in the story that I don’t like, I will just stop reading. Now, I finish it then decide on it, because sometimes the ending is good even though there were parts I did not like. In the beginning I read the poetry type books, than I moved the sisterhood of the traveling pants series. So, my types of books were relatively the same. I would usually lie in bed, just before I would go to sleep, to read. Also, I would read during study hall, because it is my long period. I probably won’t continue reading for a while, but I will finish the last sisterhood of the traveling pants, because I have half way through it. Plus, I want to know how it ends. Other than that book, I won’t read any books, unless it is a book I have to for a class.

week 12

Books: "Forever in Blue The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares
Pages this week: 153
Pages this semester:  1903
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not."
"One must have a good memeory to keep the promises one has made."
"Remember to let her into your heart."

close reading bingo

Weaknesses:
number 6 - verb "use"
The diction within this passage uses a precise, with intermediate writing literal and direct.
http://alix2278.blogspot.com/2011/10/practice-diction-analysis.html

number 8 - punctuation goes inside quotation marks
Salinger first describes the parents as “touchy as hell”.
http://letsgetawesome5.blogspot.com/2011/10/practice-diction-analysis.html

number 1 - "he says" quote
Even when speaking of his brother, Holden says where D.B. lives “isn’t too far from this crumby place.”
http://freefifteen.blogspot.com/2011/10/practice-diction-analysis.html

number 2 - long quote
Then the teen bounces around topics from an autobiographical style to the purpose of his writing to randomness about his brother, “D.B” who’s “in Hollywood without describing them very well. That isn’t too far from [the narrator’s] crumby place.”
http://ariadna-permelia.blogspot.com/2011/10/confused-practice-diction-analysis.html


Best responses:
http://mbutchko.blogspot.com/2011/10/practice-diction-analysis.html
http://charliebucket15.blogspot.com/2011/10/practice-diction-analysis.html


Both responses sound educated and do not have weaknesses.

observation: diction

In the excerpt from Cruddy by Lynda Barry, the author’s blunt elevation and dull, yet figurative language emphasizes the bitter childishness and the jaded hate the author wishes the character to portray. The character’s attitude toward her life is constantly repeated as “cruddy” throughout the excerpt. Lynda Barry’s character demonstrates a disturbed, angry girl by describing her yelling at her sister from across the room. The girl screams to her sister “I will kill if you touch this, Julie, and if you do I swear to go I will kill you, no mercy, no take-backs private property, this means you, Julie, you” which explains how the infuriated girl feels toward her sister. The character’s vicious, scornful view on the world and hate toward everything depicts her ungrateful, pessimistic attitude toward life.

style mapping

The elevation of Cruddy by Lynda Barry is informal, because the diction is blunt and familiar. The sound of the words convey a harsh sound, through the dull words used. The language used suggest a connotation in the writing. The constant use of the word "cruddy" emphasizes the low diction. The sound also illustrate a noisy and dull environment, as apposed to a musical sound. The elevation of Girls in the Pants the Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares is a mix between formal and informal. At times the author uses elegant words, and other times the author uses familiar words to convey the meaning. The sound of the words emphasize a harsh and musical sound. The letters the girls write back and forth to each other are lyrical, and the rest of the story has a dull sound. The language used suggest a medium between connotation and denotation, because it is straightforward and suggestive in different parts of the story. The author uses words like "peculiar" and "significant" to convey fancy, scholarly diction.

week 9

Books: "Girls in Pants the Third Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares
Pages this week: 153
Pages this semester:  1380

I was not here Wednesday, so I will write about it on different post.

third sisterhood of the traveling pants part5

Lena has had a very boring summer to me, but I guess to her it would be exciting. She has signed up for this art class, where she paints and draws nude models. Her model, Andrew, made her nervous at first. But, after a few minutes drawing him became natural. She loved the class, and of course her Father found out. Which he came and took her home. Lena is not the type to just rebel against her Father, but she was very upset. She loved the art she was doing, so she went back just to see everything. She liked the environment. The instructor, Annika was there, and wanted to talk to her. They talked about art and the whole situation. Annika wanted Lena to come back so bad that she gave her a job to clean up the studio after class for free tuition. Lena agreed, and when she would go to class, she would just tell her parents she picked up another shift at the restaurant. I think it was wrong for her Father to just pull her out, especially since Lena is an artist.