At this point in the book, there's not much I can say without giving everything away, so for now I will stick with the prompt I am responding to, which is the best thing about my book.
There are a couple of things that I really enjoy about the series, one being the different perspectives. It's really cool seeing one situation depicted in four different ways, it really helps you form your own opinion about the situation as well. Another thing I really enjoy about my book is that there are so many cliff hangers and unexpected events. You really are intrigued and don't want to put the book down!
As of now, it has been revealed that Ali had a twin sister. Her sister was sick and kept hidden for a while but recently she has been revealed to the public and things are all changing! The girls are getting really close to Ali's twin sister, Courtney. Shortly ago in the book, Courtney has revealed undeliverable information involving Ali and what happened to her. So what do you thing Courtney revealed to the girls?
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wanted(Sara Shepard)-Vocabulary
The vocabulary in Wanted, is for the most part easy to understand in my opinion, although there are some words that I don't always know. Some of these words include; euphoria, mezzanine, stint, phalanx, and clandestine. After looking up the definitions of these words, I have noticed that most of them are nouns. Something else I have noticed about the vocabulary in my book is that most of it is written like a high school student. This is suspected considering that all the girls are in high school, but what typical high schoolers say, is what these girls actually do say. So I would suggest this book to high school student or maybe college, because it would probably be easier to understand in that perspective of reading the book.
As I have continued reading in my book, Ali's family has revealed something HUGE. It involves Ali and her family and something with her siblings. Can you guess what the newest reveal is? A hasn't been in contact with the girls but they have a new friend, who is related to the big announcement from Ali's family. So, why do you think A isn't contacting the girls, and what do you think is the newest reveal with Allison's family?
As I have continued reading in my book, Ali's family has revealed something HUGE. It involves Ali and her family and something with her siblings. Can you guess what the newest reveal is? A hasn't been in contact with the girls but they have a new friend, who is related to the big announcement from Ali's family. So, why do you think A isn't contacting the girls, and what do you think is the newest reveal with Allison's family?
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Krista Ramsey Introduction Activity
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/22/krista-the-very-poor-case-for-arming-teachers/5744065/
This column talks about the possible outcome of allowing teachers to be allowed to have guns at school. They say this should be allowed because of the amount of school shootings that have occurred lately.
"It's unrealistic and, in fact, insulting to think people who entered the profession of education should be turned into teacher-law enforcement hybrids."--The importance of this line is to show how ridiculous it is to have guns in the classroom controlled by teachers, Krista says that it is even insulting. This line has formal diction with words like, "unrealistic", "profession", and "insulting." Krista is basically restating how she thinks the idea of teachers having guns in the classroom is insulting and ridiculous.
In this specific article about guns in classrooms, Ramsey is being solid and harsh. A quote of this is "School shootings are tragic beyond imagining, and all of us should apply our best thinking and resources to prevent them. But sending weapons into schools – the vast majority of which have not been and will not be the scene of violence – is the most unwise of solutions." This quote proves that Ramsey is solid and harsh because she strongly believes that having guns in the classroom is wrong, and she is harsh because she doesn't care about the other persons opinion, and expresses hers freely and harshly.
Questions:
1) How do you get your ideas of what to blog/write about. Do you take suggestions from other people, get ideas from your surroundings, or simply just make them up?
2)How much research is required for one column? Minutes, hours, days? How long to write an entire column?
3)Do you focus more on writing with syntax and diction or focus just on the writing and information itself?
This column talks about the possible outcome of allowing teachers to be allowed to have guns at school. They say this should be allowed because of the amount of school shootings that have occurred lately.
"It's unrealistic and, in fact, insulting to think people who entered the profession of education should be turned into teacher-law enforcement hybrids."--The importance of this line is to show how ridiculous it is to have guns in the classroom controlled by teachers, Krista says that it is even insulting. This line has formal diction with words like, "unrealistic", "profession", and "insulting." Krista is basically restating how she thinks the idea of teachers having guns in the classroom is insulting and ridiculous.
In this specific article about guns in classrooms, Ramsey is being solid and harsh. A quote of this is "School shootings are tragic beyond imagining, and all of us should apply our best thinking and resources to prevent them. But sending weapons into schools – the vast majority of which have not been and will not be the scene of violence – is the most unwise of solutions." This quote proves that Ramsey is solid and harsh because she strongly believes that having guns in the classroom is wrong, and she is harsh because she doesn't care about the other persons opinion, and expresses hers freely and harshly.
Questions:
1) How do you get your ideas of what to blog/write about. Do you take suggestions from other people, get ideas from your surroundings, or simply just make them up?
2)How much research is required for one column? Minutes, hours, days? How long to write an entire column?
3)Do you focus more on writing with syntax and diction or focus just on the writing and information itself?
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Wanted(Sara Shepard) - Setting
There have been a couple of different specific settings in my novel, but the overall setting is Rosewood, PA. This is where everything happens. Rosewood, PA is where the girls live, where they go to school and where Alli was murdered.
When you look deeper into the setting, one of the main places is the girls school. Rosewood Day is the school and where most of the action happens. Other settings include each girl's house and the DiLaurentises' house. All this take place in present time. You can tell this by the diction used throughout the book and the technology mentioned.
An example of imagery in my book is on page 40, which says, "The girl on the porch had blond hair, porcelain skin, and a heart-shaped face. Her deep blue eyes landed on Emily almost immediately." This is describing the girls descriptive resemblance to Alli. You can imagine exactly how this girl looks like based on this section of the passage. Another example of imagery is on page 34, "Maya St. Germain stood behind Emily, wedged next to a boy in a Phillies snow hat. Under a black wool coat, Maya wore a striped boat-neck shirt, black jeans, and black leather ankle boots. Her curly hair was pined back with a tortoiseshell clip, and her lips were coated in cherry-scented ChapStick." This is an amazing example of imagery. You can very clearly imagine how Maya dressed and looks. Sara Shepard describes her clothes and scent to better help you visualize her.
When you look deeper into the setting, one of the main places is the girls school. Rosewood Day is the school and where most of the action happens. Other settings include each girl's house and the DiLaurentises' house. All this take place in present time. You can tell this by the diction used throughout the book and the technology mentioned.
An example of imagery in my book is on page 40, which says, "The girl on the porch had blond hair, porcelain skin, and a heart-shaped face. Her deep blue eyes landed on Emily almost immediately." This is describing the girls descriptive resemblance to Alli. You can imagine exactly how this girl looks like based on this section of the passage. Another example of imagery is on page 34, "Maya St. Germain stood behind Emily, wedged next to a boy in a Phillies snow hat. Under a black wool coat, Maya wore a striped boat-neck shirt, black jeans, and black leather ankle boots. Her curly hair was pined back with a tortoiseshell clip, and her lips were coated in cherry-scented ChapStick." This is an amazing example of imagery. You can very clearly imagine how Maya dressed and looks. Sara Shepard describes her clothes and scent to better help you visualize her.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Wanted-Sara Shepard
I have started the next book in the Pretty Little Liars series, which is Wanted. I have only read a few pages so far, but I have some predictions on what's going to happen.
So far in the book, things are pretty much back to "normal". The girls are back to school, no new notes from A, and Alli's supposed killer is now in prison. The girls are all quick to jump into things, like figuring out who Allison's killer is, and are quick to jump in to that the police have the correct murderer. I predict that this is wrong, and that the man that everyone thinks is Alli's killer, is actually not her killer. I believe that A is still on the loose and that is who killed her; who ever A is at this point.
I also believe that the supposed murderer has been framed. I believe that A killed Alli and Jenna, and is going to start sending notes to the girls again later on in the book.
So, what do you think? Do you think A is still on the loose?
So far in the book, things are pretty much back to "normal". The girls are back to school, no new notes from A, and Alli's supposed killer is now in prison. The girls are all quick to jump into things, like figuring out who Allison's killer is, and are quick to jump in to that the police have the correct murderer. I predict that this is wrong, and that the man that everyone thinks is Alli's killer, is actually not her killer. I believe that A is still on the loose and that is who killed her; who ever A is at this point.
I also believe that the supposed murderer has been framed. I believe that A killed Alli and Jenna, and is going to start sending notes to the girls again later on in the book.
So, what do you think? Do you think A is still on the loose?
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