Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Reading responses #6

Titlle:fifteen
Author:Eve Bunting
Read pages:01-34(end)

Fifteen is a romance minibook writting by Eve Bunting. Jordan is a girl named Jordan turning 15 years old and falling in love with a 19 years old. At last she is 15 years old enough to love a 19 years old year old like Neil. At Jordan birthday she heard about a party one of her class friends doing a party who invited her to come. She asks her mom but for a security , her mom call the party man if her mom is at home but the guy answer "nope,that her mom just go buy somthings outside. So after Jordan birthday dinner plan with Neil they went to the party.Arrived to the party,She asks Peter about her mom,but Peter tells the truth by saying that He just make up a lie so her mom can let her come to the party .Neil felt a little bit bad about it but didn't reacted. The party going on and Neil ask Jordan for a dance, at the same time Peter did. She felt grate two guys fighting to dance with her (thing every girl like). But Jordan let them go,but the one Jordan heart is attached to is sitting watching them dancing. In the next moment a fight began. Peter giving so much drink to jordan,but Neil didn't let it passed.For spoking and stopped them Jordan drunk send Neil out cause she thinks that Neil is making her have fun. Neil quietly went out but didn't leave,he still outside for make sure nothing happen to her(cause he takes Jordan as little sister. Feeling bad drunk ,she went to the bathroom. After put water on the face she felts a better. He went out ,dancing with Peter,Peter try to kiss her with force ,but she didn't let it pass.She went outside and saw Neil waiting for her.She felt sorry,and she asked Neil to forgive her cause if she was not drunk she would never send out his prince,the one she likes.But with friendship or more than friendship he forgive her as sel sister. However what happen Jordan know that Neil just like her as sister,but didn't gie up.She stills think that in the next summer when she would turn sixteen she will be able to love a 20 years old blog.And cannot stop thinking about him.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Reading responses#7

Title:Cuba 15
Author:Nancy Osa
Page read:1-26

My book Cuba 15 is writing by Nancy Osa. Violet Paz turned fifteen. Fifteen is the age when a girl is turning womanhood, and has to read a speech in front of your friends, family and all your nears or people. So she begins asking questions about her quinceniero birthday and also about her Cuban roots cultures and feelings collide in this though-provoking novel book.
As i said, my book Cuba 15 is about Violet a little girl entered fifteen, and as Cuban tradition she is turning a womanhood also. She begins asking questions about her speech and how the ceremony will have place. Some of the questions she began asking are:
_I really have to through with with this quince party?
Her mother answer clearly that she is suppose to,cause this is a tradition in Cuba. And tells her if she needs help she can talk about a story anybody can guess of.
_then she asks Her brother Abuela if she can her?
Her brother was please to help Violet. He said no. The first word he said was no,but the last word came out was Yes, forced.
By saying yes, he began a lovely story, that he was saying with pains,but proudly of the story.
For the continue of the story and the book,continue in my next post.
thanks.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

raft: This Land is your land

Question:
How does the information in the box "A Day in the life(of me!)''help the reader understand the article?

The information in the box can help the reader to understand the article to understand the text more, step by step all the activities Ashirah Knapp does in the day of her life. By example the text tell us about the underground spring water.So at 9:00 she does this activities by going to
Spring for the main morning work.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Reading responses#4

Tittle:Jason & Marceline
Author:Jerry Spenelli
Page read:200-228

Jason start thinking about his life with Marceline and his new girlfriend.And he
thinks that things are more easy with the new girlfriend because, when he gave the
ankle chain to her new girlfriend she wears it in the 5 second, she gave him lovely letters etc...
but with Marceline things were difficult.
At time Jason and Marceline are trying get together again.
(_I can tell that Marceline just want to make Jason jealous,
_why?
_because Marceline ask him if he was jealous when he was going out with somebody else
And before return the ankle chain to Jason she said that she wants something.)
Marceline just want to be more jealous of Eric prove his love.She just want to know if
Jason really like her.After all Jason start by feeling what Marceline want.By example the ankle
chain she didn't want because she felt like prisoner by wearing them.
Marceline told Jason to be himself and her to be herself.
Then they get back together with more understood and more knowing each other.

Reading responses#3

Tittle:Jason & Marceline
Author:Jerry Spenelli
Page read:174-208

Jason trying to figure things out. He heard about the fight of Peter and Jewel and
Richie in love.He was trying that he should fight for Marceline too. Do somethings for
proof his love.He thinks it is over but Marceline does not think so.She just want to talk
about how she feels. I think Marceline did the right thing by telling to him the truth.
Because by Marceline saying the truth Jason start by thinking more about her as
fighting for Marceline.One day, Jason fight with a friend who was bothering him ,but
Marceline didn't seem care about the fight.Jason felt popular but not for love with Marceline
Marceline got a new boyfriend.Jason just don't get it.So he start spying Marceline and
his new boyfriend Eric,by going to the park yelling with a strange voice of his for stop them
Kissing, and they cannot know it is him.
With time going on,Jason got a new girlfriend.I can say that Jason is trying to forget
Marceline.
_But can he?
_let's find out in my next blog.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Reading responses #2

Tittle: Jason&Marceline
Author:Jerry spinelli
Pages read:137-191

Jason and Marceline first kiss come after the movie they went watch
together and invited by one of them friend Richie.Jason and Marceline
start sharing their love together,they are going out together.Jason so
enjoy invent the french kiss(p149) After those happiness sharing together
some complications came in their relationship Marceline start complicated
Jason because he doesn't care about her Career,things she does (p187).
Marceline start talking about it because in spite of everything she does, feeling
uncomfortable in front of him he doesn't ask.By example the ankle chain Jason brought
for Marceline ,she didn't wear it but he didn't ask her why she does not wear it either.
So i can say that Marceline think that Jason didn't notice everything she does.But after
Jason begin by been confused because Marceline was right about everything she just said.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Reading responses

Tittle : Jason & Marceline
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Pages read:1-137
Jason & Marceline as tittle of my book is writing by Jerry spinelli and about friendship.
Jason and Marceline have been friends since the end of the seventh grade.Now in high
school class of ninth grade, Jason starting by thinking that they could be more than
friends and Marceline ' s starting to think too.What i like about this book is , i learn more about us teenager life.How in some age beginto be in love and starting to think that we are old enough to do things and can do what we want about our life.Marceline beginning by inviting Jason,and beginning by been in love with Jason. Starting by doing things more together. Jason in love begin by thinking that Marceline like her too. But by the begining of the relationship Jason start writting notes to Mareline because Marceline is mad at him cause of something Jason can know or even guess about.By this notes and madness for each other became the start of them love.