Blog Entry #2 TKAM

Journal #2
Chapters 4-7
Perspective-Scout

The rest of my school days went by very slow, and boring. One day after I got out of school I was running home until I saw something shiny from the corner of my eye. It caught my attention so deeply that I paused, took a deep breath and went back to see what it was. Something around one of the big oak trees at Radley's lot caught my attention. It was some shiny tinfoil sticking out of a knothole. I stuck my hand in and pulled out two pieces of chewing gum. I quickly ran home then examined what I had just discovered. The gum looked fresh, I smelled it and it smelt good. Then I licked it and waited to see what would happen, when nothing happened I knew it wasn't poisonous so I stuck both pieces into my mouth. When Jem came home and caught me chewing the minty gum I had found he got very mad and made me spit it out.
Jem and I were becoming inpatient waiting for summer to come along. Once it did I was so excited to see Dill. Once Dill arrived Jem, Dill, and I played a lot of fun games together. One of the games was we roll one another inside an old tire. One day Dill asked me to marry him! He said that I'm the only girl he would ever love, but hes only 7 years old.

As the summer went on Jem and Dill became a lot closer. I felt like i didn't even fit in anymore so i started hanging out with one of my neighbors. Her name is Miss Maudie Atkinson. She is a great gardener, and cook.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Christina Schaefer Blog post #1
Chapters 1-3
Perspective: Jem

Hello, my name is Jeremy Atticus Finch and I live in a very old town called Maycomb. I have a father named Atticus, he owns a farm called the Finch’s Landing. I also have a younger sister named Jean Louise but we all call her Scout. When I was about 13 years old I got my arm broken. Once it healed I was scared that I would never be able to play football again. I was also very self conscious about my arm. During the summer scout and I played a lot with a boy named Charles Backer Harris, his long name did not suit him so we called him Dill. Dill lived right next ton us at his Aunt Rachel’s house for the summer and should be coming back every summer from now on.
A week after dill left Maycomb, Scout and I started school. I was going onto 5th grade and it was Scout was starting 1st grade. As we walked to school I had to carefully explain to her that during school hours she was not to bother me, approach me, talk about my private life with anyone, follow me during recess, or embarrass me. At first she did not understand that we could only play at home not at school because school is much different then home, but then she understood after her teacher Miss. Caroline patted her on the wrist and made her stand in the corner of the class until noon.
Scout is a very smart girl. I’ve taught her a lot of things that kids in her grade don’t even know. Miss. Caroline thinks my father has taught her all her knowledge, but when my dad comes home from work he is so tired all he does is sit on the couch and read. Miss. Caroline has a new way of teaching so she wants me to stop teaching Scout and let her do it her way.
In Scout’s class there’s a Cunningham boy. His name is William. ON the 1st day of school he did not have any lunch, or any money to buy lunch so I invited him over for some lunch that Calpurnia had made for us. Overall it was a good 1st day at school.

NAME: Christina Schaefer DATE:
BOOK: The Notebook
AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks PAGES: Finished
Number of pages: 65

Question: If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be? Why would you change it?

Response: If I were to change one thing about this book I would change how the book ended. When I was reading the last chapter I felt that the author wasn't adding as much detail as he was in all of the other chapters. The last chapter was the most boring and very dry. I thought the book was going to end a lot better. It was also disappointing because i read this whole book, and it had a horrible ending.

Question: What character do you like most in this book.

Response: My favorite character in this book is Allie. She is my favorite character because she is very brave, out going, and doesn't let anyone stand in her way. I love how she went back to Noah after all those years of not seeing him. She is a wonderful artist, and does whatever she wants whenever she wants.

Notebook blog 3

Christina Schaefer 2/12/10
Author: Nicholas Sparks Pages read: 70

Question: What do you think is the theme (author’s message) in this book?

Response: I think the author in the book is trying to say that no matter what your 1st love will never go away. I think he is trying to say that because Alli keeps on going back to Noah. Even after 14 years with out hearing from one another and thinking they were over each other, they really weren't. After Alli left Noah's house they were both crying because they will never see each other again.

Question: Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
Response: I would read another book by this author, because i love the way he talks. He is very descriptive and when i start reading i don't ever want to put the book down until i know what happens. I love how i can see everything that is going on in the book in my head bright and clear. I can picture everything he is trying to say and can understand everything.

The Notebook- Post 1

NAME: Christina Schaefer DATE: 2/4/10
BOOK: The Notebook
AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks PAGES: 1-72
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 72

QUESTION 1: How did what you read today make you feel? Why?

RESPONSE 1: What I read today made me feel happy and sad at the same time. I was happy because the character in the book named Allie went back to visit her first love. The talked all night about everything that had happened between the fourteen years they had without seeing one another. They were laughing and having so much fun like the old days. What had made me sad was that Allie was engaged to a rich man named Lon. Allie and Noah both still loved each other so much, and it was sad that they weren’t together anymore. It was also sad because Noah was left alone when Allie is engaged to a man when she still loves Noah.


QUESTION 2: What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?

RESPONSE 2: I really like what Allie is doing in this book.I think that what she is doing is right, nut wrong at the same time, because she really loves Noah. Allie went to Noah’s house after 14 years when she saw his picture in the local newspaper for building his dream house. They both still loved each other and I think it was very smart for Allie to go to his house. She had a lot of courage and strength to go and show up at Noah’s house out of the blue even though she is engaged.

The Notebook

For humanities i would like to read the book called The Notebook. I want to read this book becuase when i saw that movie it was really good. Everyone always says the books are always better then the movies so it would be fun and intresting to read The Notebook.

The perks of being a wallflower

For this 2nd semester i would like to read the book called The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This book is written by Stephen Chbosky. I would really like to read this book because, its my cousins favorite book. It also seems like an interesting and fun book to read.