Plot for Short Story

Short Stories

It's amazing at how much we can cover in our class in just those few short weeks. I actually love the short story unit. I think that once we get through the not so fun part it will be even more exciting. Writing our own short story is going to be so cool. I have noticed that we do a lot of writing in this class and I like that.

My favorite short story that we have read so far is Harrison Bergeron. It is so creepy to read about a society that lives like the way they did in the story. I don't know what I would do if I had to live that way. It's so intriguing the way they describe Harrison's parents and how they just forget that their own son was KILLED! It's crazy!

Reading Log-
In Class
A&P- 25 Minutes
A very Old Man with Enormous Wings- 15 minutes
Dry September- 45 Minutes
Reading:
Right Of Way- 30 Minutes

Right before I fall Asleep

It's about midnight right now and I know I should be asleep by now but I just can't fall asleep. I know I shouldn't still be thinking about it, I know i did the right thing, right? I'm just not even sure anymore. I know my dad told me that doing this is the right thing to do; I know that somewhere deep down inside, but I just can't bring that feeling to the surface.

I couldn't stay in that environment anymore; nobody talks about it nor do they want to talk about it. Everybody just walks on eggshells around her. It's not fair. I want to be free and I want to be able to express what I am feeling about the situation, but I can't seem to find the right words. It's hard knowing that she has this problem and knowing that I can't do anything to help her through it.

I guess I could have handled it better but it was like I was in a game of tug of war except instead of a rope they used me. I finally just had to give up and go where I felt the safest. My whole world is about to go to hell because of what I did. I just have to keep thinking about what my dad told me "When you make some of the most important decisions in your life half of the people are going to agree with you and half of them aren't". I just hope I don't loose the people closest to me, because of what I did.

Reading Response- Short Stories

For this past week inside and outside of class we have been reading and working on our short stories. Mrs. deGraville has assigned specific short stories for us to read and annotate. She asked that annotate looking for character descriptions. By annotating these short stories it shows us how we are going to have to describe and sneak in hints about our character in the short story that we are going to write.

I am excited about writing my short story. I have a great idea for a plot and my character is going to have many exciting qualities. My short story is going to be set in high school. I am going to use some of the struggles that I have been through in my short story. I think that this assignment is going to be fun and exciting.

I spent a total of 130 minutes reading and annotating short stories.

E-Book Concerns

I think that it's really exciting that we are making our own class e book. I don't think that i've heard any other school doing this. It's also a little nerve wrecking because you don't want your Literacy Narrative to be bad. I think that I could use another round of proof reading done by my class mates or by Dr.D.

I think it will be exciting to be able to read other people's Literacy Narratives. I was reading some of my class mates papers and they seemed really good, one of them even made my eyes tear up. I know that I'm not the best writer out there but I feel that I did the best that I could.

Reading Response- 5 Natural Solutions To Ease Cold Symptoms

Kaylin's blog is so amazing. She has the best blogs that help people with their everyday needs. I have head the worst cold for the past three weeks. I have taken any and every allergy medicine you could imagine and none have worked. It's really difficult when I have to got o school and blow my nose in the middle of class. It's so embarrassing because everybody stares at me like I have three heads.

Kaylin's blog post about how to ease the common cold has really helped. I sleep with my head propped up and it helps tremendously. I also take hot steamy showers which helps the congestion problems. Putting a hot rag over my nose also helps with congestion. I haven't gargled salt yet though. I bet that doesn't taste good. I think I might have to try it tonight because every other solution has helped so far. Thanks Kaylin!

Reading Log:
-Class Time-
Studying for quiz 15 min
Literacy Narrative- 1 hour 45 min
Literacy Reflection- 20 min

Dialogue- Cane's

Cashier "Chicken, Chicken what combo you pickin'"

Dad "I'll take a 3 finger with a root beer and an extra lemonade please"

Cahier "all right i got ya down for a 3 finger with a root beer and an extra lemonade. Will that be all for you sir?

Dad "Yes thank you very much."

Cashier " Allright that will be 14.20. please drive up to the second window"



Cashier "your total is 14.20"

Dad (gives her the money)

Cashier "Here's your order! please come again! (with much enthusiasm)

Dad "Thank you! and will do!" (as he drives off)

Literacy Narrative

I am super excited about my literacy narrative! I am writing about persuasive letters. I have had to write persuasive letters for just about anything that I have wanted that I wasn't going to pay for by myself. I always thought that my parents were just being unfair in making me write all those letters, but now i ma kind of developing an understanding as to why they make me write all of them.

I am having a lot of trouble with the vivid detail portion of this assignment. I keep doubting my self about the detail i put in so I delete it. I think that it would be helpful to go to the writing center and ask them for some help.

Reading Log- Week 4

Class Work:
Literacy Narrative- 90 minutes

Reading:
Divergent- 35 minutes
TOTAL: 125 minutes

Divergent- Don't judge a book by it's cover

I don't know how many of my classmates like science fiction, but I can tell you I don't particularly like it. When I saw the cover for Divergent my first thought was "Oh no, another science fiction book. Great it's gonna take me forever to finish it because it's going to be awful." I was completely wrong! I finished that book in less than a week! It was so detailed and intriguing. I had no idea that Sci-Fi could be so interesting.

Every body judges; it's no secret that the world doesn't know, you know it, I know it, every one knows it. My story with Divergent is just another example of how we can be wrong about something. Now, I'm not saying that we shouldn't judge some things. Like if you see a piece of bread and it has green spots on it, I would not eat it. Make the good kind of judgements, not the wrong kind of judgements about people, places, and things.

Reading Log- Week 3

Class Work:
Vocab Cards- 30 min
Norton- 45 min
Commenting- 20 min
Total- 95 min

Insurgent:
8/26 − 10 min 8/28- 20 min 9/1-30 min 9/2- 20 min
Total- 70 min Pg. 201-283


TOTAL- 165 min

Reading Response- Insurgent

As of this week I am still Insurgent. I plan to be finished with this book fairly soon. I have just gotten to the part in the book where Tris finds out what "Insurgent" actually means. Insurgent means a person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded belligerent. I think that this nick name for tris is perfect! She does go against the authority. She is even betraying the trust of Four.

Where I am in the book is right when they are about to storm into Erudite headquarters and they stop because they see all of Candor lined up in army form, ready to shoot. I didn't expect that at all! This book is so intense. I think that anyone who read Divergent should read the sequel. It's almost as good as the first one. In my post last week I talked about my personal question "Why do people disagree?" I still haven't gotten the answer from this book, but I think I am close. Hopefully next post I will find the answer! Fingers cross!