Reading Response

The past week we had to read and annotate three short stories. I chose "At Sea", "How the Leopard Got His Spots", and "The Magic Bon Bons".  This assignment was based for a future literary analysis. Out of three stories I think that "At Sea" will be the best for a literary analysis. I think it will be a great story for this paper because it can be interpreted in different way. For example, the theme of the story can be processed differently by one person than from another person.
I can relate to the story "At Sea" because on my baseball team we had an injured player and we all came together and helped him get back and playing again. I really liked the plot to "How The Leopard Got His Spots"and the symbolism that went along with that question throughout the story. The short story "The Magic Bon Bons"was very hard to understand the point of it. I got the obvious part if you eat these magic bon bons you will have a beautiful talent ,but I had a hard time trying to find the deeper meaning to it.


Reading Times
The Magic Bon Bons By: L.Frank Baum
10/25-45 min.
At Sea By: Guy de Maupassant
10/26-30 min
How the Leopard Got His Spots By: Rudyard Kipling
10/26-30 min
Insurgent By:Veronica Roth
10/22-30 min.

Free Post

Well the first quarter has been tough but I finally got through it. The work load after football practices have been tough but again I got through it. The study hall has been a life saver especially since of practice that end late on some nights. At this point I don't really have a favorite subject. I like them all really! Some of the fun things that have stood out to me this past quarter was the labs in Biology. I also enjoyed the short story. I had a ball making up my own characters and the plot line they followed.

The football team is a lot of fun and I enjoy the routines leading up to friday under the lights. We are undefeated but we still have a couple teams left on our schedule that are tough competitors. So we must bring our A game to them if we want to become district champions. Even though the past quarter had its challenges I got through it and had fun doing it also!

Personal Questions

What genres do I enjoy most and why?
          Based on the few books that I have read I have figured out that I prefer dystopian adventure stories like Divergent and The Hunger Games.

Think about question that you could answer through reading you choose this year.
          How can I enjoy reading on my own?
                   Find the genres that I love and force myself to begin reading. And once I get into the novel I will read for a long time.

What would it be like to be in the same situation as Katniss in The Hunger Games?
          I think it would be extremely terrifying that you will have to fight to the death in order to win.

The author used a lot of descriptive detail in The Hunger Games and it made the story very intriguing.

Reading Times

Siddhartha
10/8- 30 min
10/9-30 min
10/11-45min
10/12-30 min
10/14-15 min
Total- 150 min.

Reading Log

Siddhartha By Hemann Hesse

10/2- 60 min

10/4-15 min

10/5-30 min 

10/6- Short Story 15 min