10 minutes in class reading
2 hours total editing and revising Literacy Narrative Essay

Reading Response 9/16

Out of all of the literacy narratives I read in English class, Brooke Dillon's was the best. Her heart-braking story of her and her grandmother's relationship was vividly written. I felt like I was there. It was clear that reading and writing were significant in her paper. Them two emailing back in forth was a key aspect (which is writing and reading). My favorite part was when her grandma asked her how many toilet paper rolls she used because she was concerned that they might run out. It really makes me sad that they are not closer. I can relate because my grandma died before I was two. I wish I could have met her.

My second favorite paper was Mary Beth William's.  It was so funny. She talks about her experience on being the only freshmen in her journalism class. She doesn't know any of the upper-classmen, but finds them to be quite the characters. My favorite part was when she made up nicknames for some of the student's that stood out the most. The first being: "the hulk."She described him as tall, masculine, and scary. I found it so funny because it only took me one guess to figure out who she was talking about. The second being: "country boy." He had a thick southern accent, and wasn't the smartest. Turns out, he dropped the class and was never seen again.

Dialogue Post

"Hi, Mrs. deGravelles. I have a couple of questions about homework last night. Are block fours' blog posts due tonight?" 

"Yes, Katherine Ann. All blog posts are due by 11:59 PM on Monday nights." 

"Okay, thanks. Also, my literacy narrative would not post to turnitin.com because my computer crashed in the middle of my submission. I printed out the final draft before it crashed. Will you accept this as full credit?" 

"Sure, Katherine Ann; because you are my favorite student, I guess I could make an exception." 

"Awesome! That is so sweet. You are pretty cool yourself. That's my last question for today I promise."

Two days later. 

"Dr. D, I am really struggling on this one word, alacrity. I still don't know understand what it means." 

"It is a noun and it means promptness in responding or eagerness. For example: At the end of the school year, the students ran out the doors with alacrity." 

"Oh I understand now. Thanks. I think I am ready for my quiz. When are wordly wise vocabulary cards due for chapter three?" 

"They are due September 16th." 

"Okay, great!"

Reading Log :)

9/5	Dollhouse	Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian	68 mins	209-277
9/8	I am Number Four	Pittacus Lore	60	1-49

Reading Response

I just started I Am Number by Pittacus Lore and I am obsessed. Lore starts off the novel with intensity and grabbed me with his first paragraph. I started this book and ended up reading to the sixth chapter in the first sitting! In the novel, there are eight children from the planet Lorien that have special powers. These eight children are now living on Earth, hiding from their enemies named the Morgadorians. According to a sacred Lorien charm, these eight children will be hunted down in order by the Morgadorians. The first three are dead and now the main character, number four, is next in line. Although, I said in the last two entries that I had wanted to read Mrs. Kennedy and Me, I changed my mind, and have become to adore this book. I have changed my question I want answered to: "How has the author made this book so addictive?"

I think I am doing really well with my personal literacy narrative. Mine is about how reading and sending letters at camp helped me overcome my separation anxiety from my parents in the fifth grade. I still feel like I still need to develop and edit my draft more. My description of me opening the first letter from my mom needed to be a lot more vivid. My opening paragraph also needs to grab the reader's attention, so that they will want to read the rest of my narrative.  I really like getting constructive criticism from other people. It makes me a better writer and helps me learn what I need to do better. Other than those minor edits, I feel like I am on the right path to a successful paper.

Reading Log for this week

8/26	Dollhouse	Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian	25 mins	142-157
8/28	Norton Narrative Reading	Richard Bullock, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg	35 mins
8/30	Dollhouse	Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian	65 mins	158-208

Reading Response 2

Dollhouse by Kourtney, Khloe, and Kim Kardashian is a drama filled story. I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I first started reading this book. I usually don't read adult fiction novels, but I felt that I should finish it because I was so far along. I started this book before I thought about a question I wanted answered, but I know I want to pursue reading Mrs. Kennedy and Me which I find extremely fascinating. The Kennedy family went through so much. President Kennedy won the election and then was assassinated without any warning. Any family would have a hard time recovering from that much trauma and stress. I find Mrs. Kennedy to be a role-model because she always handled herself with such grace and eloquence. 

Anyways, going back to Dollhouse, The plot starts getting really dramatic because the main character Kamille is engaged to a professional athlete, Chase Goodall, and the wedding is getting closer and closer as the book goes on. Meanwhile, her sister, Kass, is pregnant with Chase's baby. She doesn't know if she should tell her beloved sister or not because she know it would really hurt her to know the truth. Kass is so close to telling Kamille her secret, but just can't muster up enough courage to spill. Chase has always had a history of cheating, but has supposively changed since spending so much time with Kamille. He has mysteriously become a "changed man." Pregnant Kass doesn't believe in any of these lies and is still dumbfounded on what to do about the situation she put herself. Her telling Kamille about the baby could ruin their friendship forever. But, if she doesn't tell her and Kamille finds out from someone else the truth could be twisted and make things even worse. Kass made a huge mistake and I think she should tell her sister before someone else beats her to it. I feel that it would just be the right thing to do.