Independent reading- response #3

NAME_Lisette Charmasson_____ DATE______10/24/10________ TITLE__Saving Zoe____ TIME__?_______HOURS AUTHOR_Alyson Noel__ PAGES __164____-__204_____ TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK__40________ START FINISH

Echo just read more in her dead sisters diary and found out a lot of new information about her and what's going on in her life at that time. I think that she will continue to read the diary until she has read all of it and she knows everything that her sister dose not want her to know about. Echo is very sneaking and always wants to know what is happening in her sisters life before she passed away.      The one character that i would like to be like is Zoe because she is very kind, fun, and she is always happy and she loves to spend time with her sister just like i do and she wants the best for her family and friends and she wants to live a fun life and be who she is. But unfortunately she passed away and he family and friends miss her dearly.       This book reminds me of my relationship with my sister and how i use to read her diary when i was little, i found out a lot of  things that i thought were surprising things about her back then and i wonder how my life would be without her. I could never imagine what would happen if she passed away and i had to live without her. I am going to be sad and happy at the same time when she goes off to collage next year.

Independent reading- response #2

          

NAME__Lisette Charmasson______ DATE_10/17/10_______ TITLE___Saving Zoe_____ TIME__i dont know____HOURS AUTHOR_Alyson Noel_____ PAGES __106____-__164_____ TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK_58_______ START FINISH

Something thats confusing in this book is that it tell all about the maine character, Echo and how she deals with her sisters death and about her reading her sisters diary but it never says how her sister died and how she died or what happened. So i'm kind of confuse, but i'm not done reading so maybe it will tell later on in the book.          One thing that surprised me in this book is why Echo acts the things she dose. She tries really hard to be exactly like her sister and she tries to do everything Zoe would do, which could end up bad because Zoe is 3 years older than Echo so she is not ready to do everything her sister dose. She also thinks really bad about herself and she dose not like the way she sees herself.         What i read today makes me wonder about what will happen next because Echo wants to be just like her sister, Zoe because if she is it will make her feel closer to her sister so Echo decided to go after Zoe's boyfriend because she thinks it will make her feel closer to Zoe but im not sure that will work out in the end. She is 3 years younger that the boy shes trying to go after and it just making her upset because he was so close to her sister.

independent reading- response

NAME__Lisette Charmasson________ DATE___10/8/10_________  TITLE____Saving Zoe_________ TIME___I dont know______HOURS: 2 AUTHOR__Alyson Noel_______ PAGES ___1___-____106___ TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK____106______ START FINISH

This book makes me wonder about what its like to live a life when such a tragic thing happened like loosing a close family member like a sister because i have a sister and i could never imagine what would happen to me and my life if i lost her. She is like my best-friend and i would hate to see my family members and i fall apart by loosing my her. I also wonder about how my life would change and everyone and everything around me. If my sister had died i wonder if reading her diary would be the right choice. It might make me even more sad or it might just answer all the questions that have been going through my head.       In this book my favorite character would have to be Zoe because she is outgoing fun and really pretty. She doesn't think bad about herself and she always was there to help and protect her little sister Echo before she passed away. Echo would be my least favorite character because she always thinks bad about herself and she always thinks she has to be just like her sister and she always says she is disappointed in herself and she wants to be exactly like Zoe she doesn't want to be unique. At one point in the book she stops herself and asked herself "What would Zoe do?" instead of saying "What would i do?".       I would defiantly read another book by this author because she seems like a really good author and she did really well writing this book, i really like it its fun to read and its super interesting. This book tells a great story and it shows people how a persons life could change by loosing a family member and how much it could effect their life and others. It also shows trust by one of the characters giving the maine character her sisters diary to read.

independent reading

Name of the book: Saving Zoe

Author of the book: Alyson Noel

Journal Entry- Lennie's Perspective

Dear diary,

          
             I am so excited i got my new pup. Its so soft and cute, i love it so much! i wish i could sleep with em' tonight but George said ill kill em' if i do. Hopefully i can sleep next to em' every night when it gets older. I want to pet em' everyday, all day.

             George said we can go and live in our new house in a month! i am so excited, i cant wait to have all of em' rabbits so i can pet them whenever i want to. I will be so happy! Candy's also gonna live with us because he is getting old. But i cant wait, we're gonna live of the fatta the lan', it's a dream come true!

             This afternoon was bad though. Curley came in and started yelling at me, i did not do anything!
He walked to me screaming, then cornered me against the wall. I begged him to stop he punched me in the face so many times. I yelled at George to help me but he just stood there like nothing was going on. Then finally George told me to fight back. Blood was coming from my face, my heart was beating faster. Curley trough a punch, i caught it and held on, he screamed so i held on tighter. I finally let go. After i thought George was going to be mad at me for alla this but he was not, even know we almost lost our jobs.

Sincerely,

Lennie 

Journal Entry- George's Perspective

Dear Diary,

         I hate that I always have to look out for him. Why can't he be like the rest of us! sometimes he just dose not know when to stop, like when he wanted to feel that little girls dress. She screamed and he got nervous so he held on tighter. He was just tryin' to feel her dress but it did not look that way. I know he dose not mean to do all this, but sometimes it drives me insane. We are trying to work towards our dream to have our own farm and own rabbits for him but he is being derogatory.

         At times i think about how my life would be without him, in a recumbent position in the warm sand at the beach. But I just don't think I could live without that crazy fella I call my friend. We don't always get along but i love him to death!

         When I get really annoyed with him i just need to remind myself to stay mollified before i get too crazy. And i cant believe this curly guy, he's so selfish and he is very pugnacious. He tried to get in a fight with Lennie. He better watch out before something really bad happens to him.

Sincerely,

George Milton

      

of Mice and Men post 2

1. George and Lennie act like siblings. They don't always get along but deep down he really cares about him and he wants the best for Lennie. They help each other in any problems they might have. George is always there for Lennie and they are mostly with each other even know George might not want Lennie with him all the time, but they are still friends no matter what.

2. George and Lennie's dream is to one day have their own farm with a lot of acres and lots of rabbits so lennie can pet them. They also want to make rich creamy milk. They also wanted their own house so George did not have to worry about lennie all the time. George and Lennie also wanted to have a lot of there own money. I think this dream could be realistic if they really work hard and try to succeed.

3. I think George thinks that migrant workers are the loneliest people in the world because there always traveling and they only have themselves, unlike George and Lennie who have each other. Migrant workers also are the loneliest people in the world because they can never settle down and have a family or have friends of their own. Lennie and George are different because George is unhappy about his life and how he has to deal with Lennie. Lennie is different because he is happy as long as he has something to pet, and if he is with his friend George.

three questions

1. Its not that we have to have friends, its that we need to have friends in our lives. Friends are people who help you to do the right things and to help you when you need them the most. They are the people who make you feel special and they make our lives happier everyday.
2. A good friend is always there for you no matter what. A good friend helps you in times you need them the most. A good friend stands up for you in any situation. A good friend  never leaves you out.
3. One of my big dreams in life is to become successful. Although i don't know quite yet what i want to be when i grow up. I hope i will enjoy the rest of my life and have a happy ending to my book of life.

favorite book I read in 7th grade

My favorite book is I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings. I read it in 7th grade in Mr. Terronez's class. I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings is an autobiography by Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings follows Marguerite's (later called maya) young life in the South. Abandoned by their parents at an early age, she and her older brother Bailey move in with their grandmother and disabled uncle in Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou's book explores how her blossoming character helped her deal with rape, sexism, prejudice, and loneliness growing up.