Exercise 3

The Disenchantments
Try Not to Breathe
Lie

Each review should have a short summary that doesn't give anything away.
There is usually some opinion of the writer towards the end of the review.
There is a focus on the main character but mentions about other supporting roles.

This week I read the second Hunger Games book (catching fire) and I like the first book a lot more. The way that the book just kind of drops off at the end was kind of depressing. I love the way that Collins writes and keeps the action going either through the games or through the little bit of romance between Katniss and Peeta. The way that KAtniss can sort of read Haymitchs mind is interesting. I haven't seen the movie yet but I really hope it wasn't turned into a romance, I like the complexity of life in this futuristic view. The way that the different districts are reacting to everything that the tributes from district 12 are doing to defy the capitol infering to times that the government has been attempted to be overthrown before in other countries. To me I feel like the hunger games books are a way of the past and te future. I overall love these books and would recommend reading them before seeing the movie. I just started Mockingjay yesterday as well but im only about 30 pages into it so far. It picks up quickly from where the second book left off and I can't wait to read some more of it!

Note # 1

Love Song
Dorothy Parker

In Dorothy Parker's life like "Love Song" the extravagant and formal diction aids the figurative language depicting that the speaker is too high on love and wants to rid of the feeling she is not worthy enough for her boyfriend. The speaker describes the love "My love runs by like a day in June," exemplifying the love the speaker has for her boyfriend speeds as fast as the speed of light. The speaker simply wishing time would slow down as a teenager does on any June day during summer vacation. The speaker admits to loving her boyfriend in a very strong way, so strong she wishes "somebody'd shoot him." just to have him disappear taking from her what she belives she is less than worthy of.

Exercise 2

Everything in Roberta's life is described as Cruddy, although it is probably a little exaggerated. - Weakness 3

Outside of the room is "cruddy dark rain" seen through "the yellow lit-up window." - Weakness 2

"Once upon a cruddy time on a cruddy street on the side of a cruddy hill..." the repetitive use of cruddy creates a negative feel for the place she is describing. - Weakness 2

Reading, Reflecting, and More

Exercise 1

In Lydna Berry's "Cruddy" Berry's crude and terse language suggests that the narrator has a harsh violent manor. "Who can't even CONCENTRATE TO WRITE this because her little sister will NOT shut up," announces the narrator illustrating the harsh reality to her life. "I WILL KILL IF YOU TOUCH THIS," the way that the narrator speaks in the passage conveys a wretched and ill-humored ton suggesting to stay away from her things or else you will be dead. The repeating "cruddy," demonstrates the over all effect that the narrator feels through out the entire passage.

Reading Goals

- Read a whole book outloud
- Read at least two more books about paramedics
- Spend at least one saturday or sunday reading by the water

Anthology Theme

I think for my anthology theme I will do something about teenage love or crushes that a teenager has. It has always interested me, the way that elementary school aged kids to old couples love each other or have crushes on each other.

Some of my ideas to include in my anthology are a backstreet boys song or NSYNC song, lately I have been listening to these boy bands on replay and I think some of the songs include lyrics that play along with the idea of a crush.

A scene from a movie (maybe a walk to remember), clearly a romance.

An part of a sarah dessen book, these books always have some kind of crush/love thing going on so it seems like an obvious choice.

 These are just a few of my ideas and I haven't even explored it yet, I hope to find some not so obvious choice to include.