Double Fudge: Week of 3/3/14

Pages Read: 74 - 213

This book is such a great one. I love it, I love how it is so realistic. Double Fudge is about a five-year-old kid who just got obsessed with money. He is obsessed with it that the counselor at his school calls his parents in to talk about problems going on at home. The only thing is that there are no problems going on at home, there is just a kid who really, really, likes money. His parents think that if they take him to see how money is made and how you get money then, he won't be so obsessed with it. Unfortunately, it was no help, I wonder if there is any hope for this kid.

This book is believable because just about everyone, has that one family member who always annoying you, embarrassing you, or just asking dumb questions. Sure, you might not go on a little adventure trying to explain what they are doing wrong, but it's practically the same. This book is also believable because it explains the older brother's thoughts. How he thinks of his brothers obsession. This makes the story very believable because what the older brother thinks is what I'm thinking as I read it.

Five Characters are:

Mom:
Strict
Impatience

Dad:
Impatience
Happy

Peter:
Nickname is Pete
7th Grade
Smart
Logical

Fudge:
Real Name is Farley
School-Smart
1st Grade
Obsessed With Money

Tootsie:
Baby
Learning Words

Poetry Essential Questions

Poetry does have a place and importance in my life. Poetry never really had a importance in my life, until the poetry unit. I found that poetry had be a way to express the way you feel about things. It helps me express my ideas, to tell people what I think. That’s why poetry has an importance in my life. I always think my about my family when I write poetry, mainly my two little cousins. They give me ideas when I can’t think of one. That would be the place that poetry fits in with my life.

Poets use their life and experiences to help them write their poem. The life of a poet could make the poem sad, if they had a bad childhood, or happy, if they had a fantastic childhood. It really depends on the childhood of they poet. Childhood is what people try to remember the most. The experiences that a poet has can also make the poem gloomy, or exciting. They could write about a fancy restaurant they been to, or a horrible restaurant they been to. It is pretty much the same as the life of the poet, but the experiences last a life time, while the childhood only really last a couple of years.

Poetry does belong to everyone, but everyone might not know it. Poetry tries to dig it’s way into everyone’s life, but some push it back. Even though you try so hard not to let it in, it gets in and it starts to effect your life. You become more aware about poetry and you get slightly more creative. It might take some people awhile to let poetry into their lives, but once it enters your life, the people who pushed it away will regret it more then, you. I know this because I let poetry enter my life. At first I hated it, but now I see why I need it. It helps me write, be more creative, and much more. I regretted it at first, but now I’m as happy as I can be. Poetry is great, I just wish everyone had the time to let poetry enter their life.

"Purpurdurgs In Prohit" - Nonsense Poem

The Grimm Conclusion: Week of 2/24/13

Pages Read: 65 - 354

I read the first two books last year and they the author, Adam Gidwitz, came to the school. It was entertaining and he said that the last book of the series would be coming out soon. I couldn't wait, now that I'm reading it, it is amazing. So far out of all three books, I enjoyed the first one the most and this one, the third one, the second most. That could change though. The one thing that makes this series unique it that it is all gory. It makes it more entertaining to read.

What surprises me the most is that the book is so amazing, gory, and impossible at the same time. I love all three, but it surprises me that they can all be put in a book and the book could still be good. I get that the book can be amazing and gory at the same time, but being impossible also is, well, impossible. I love impossible things and I love reading about them and watching movies about them, but I never read a book that has all three qualities and is still a great book. Before I read this book, I would of thought that it would be weird and just not a good book. I would of been wrong.

Somebody should read this book because it is just an amazing book. Someone should also read this book because it is gory. I mean, everyone loves gory. All the blood and disgusting things keep you on your toes, and what else would you want in a book. Somebody should not read this book if the puke at the sight of blood. If you are someone who has hemophobia, then you should definitely not read this book. You would be crying and puking at least three times every chapter. I'm pretty sure once you get in the book, you will not want to stop to clean up the puke.

Reflection on Blogging

Over the past six months, my blogging has improved. I have been using the words I learned throughout the year. I also have been writing better in my blogs. I improved my grammar and spelling. I used to spell words wrong and forget to add a word every now and then. It made my blog make less sense, but now that I spell words right and make sure my sentences make sense, it makes my blogs have much more sense. The one thing I still have to work in is the amount that I write. I used to write really long blogs, but as the time has placed they be came shorter and shorter. That is pretty much the only thing that I need to work on and that is easy to fix.

One of my favorite blogs have to be the one where I wrote in a different perspective. It was called My Name is Quill as in Wild Life: This is My Big Adventure. This blog was a pleasure to write. I was very happy with the outcome. I have to say that the one characteristic that made it the best blog would have to be all of the links to click on. It made it more entertaining to read. The survey that I put in helped make it entertaining as well. I also like that I got to write it in a dogs perspective.

Part of a Blog That I Like

Dark Souls: Week of 2/17/14

Pages Read: Finished

The setting is in a small town called York in the United Kingdom. They stay on a small street called the Shambles. There are paved roads and little shops up and down it. All the buildings look modern except one, the one that Miranda can see outside her window. It is centuries old and has every window broadened up, except one. The street is filled with many people during the day. It is cold and there is snow on the ground. Maybe, the right amount of snow for an adventure.

Miranda is someone who went through a lot. She was in a car crash, and witnessed her friend die. She then even saw her friend's ghost, and more after that. She was confused, about seeing ghosts, when she 
met Nick she realized that she was not only. Nick helped her cope with the whole ghost thing and Miranda helped Nick cope with him losing his brother. At the end, Miranda helped Nick the most. Miranda helped Nick get free from his brother who was using him to get revenge.

The character I would like to meet would be Nick. He doesn't seem like the average person. For one, he can see ghosts and understand what they want. Plus, he ran away from home because his brother's ghost told him to. Some questions I would ask are:

• Were you surprised when you saw your first ghost?
• How did you cope on your own?
• Were you surprised when you realized the Miranda could see ghosts too?
• Why did you help Miranda?
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"Moving Can Be Great"

This found poem is about a girl moving to Palm Springs from Dallas and thought she would miss it, but actually she loves it! There are fresh, new smells when you wake up, and the sky is clear throughout the day. The background is the sky with only a few clouds, the red border represents the "burning candle flames." At the end, she realizes that Palm Springs will be great, so she officially says bye-bye to Dallas.