I read many blog posts this week and once I read Josephine's blog post I knew this was the blog post I am going to write about. Josephine's Blog Post about Hatchet really made me want to read it. It started out very strong and made me want to keep on reading.
Josephine's post made me really want to read the book because of how she written the post. First she told us a little retell on the book, and she gave us a basic retell but didn't give too much away. And since the story is very interesting itself, it made me want to keep reading to find out more of the book, the issues in it, the hard things, and more about the characters. Also, this post makes me want to read the book Hatchet, because Josephine sort of...lets us into the characters emotions in the post. She tells us about the character Brian, and she also made connections between all the events that happened in the book, and it kind of strings everything along. It makes you want to grab onto that line and read till' you reach the very end to see what happens.
In the post Josephine says that the book gave a message from the experience Brian went through when he was trying to land the plane. She made a connection between what happened in that situation and the real world, and she said, "No matter what the trouble or crisis, all we have to do is to be determined and optimistic in order to reach our goal." I think this was a really strong message because it makes you think about believing in yourself and trusting your instincts. It also makes me think about self esteem. I also like this book because, in a way, I can relate to it. I also have doubt in myself a lot, and this post makes me think if I should just listen to myself sometimes.
This post is very engaging. When you read the first few lines it keeps you reading even more, it's like when you're watching a horror movie and there's a noice that comes out of nowhere, you want to keep watching, to figure out what happened. This post keeps you engaged because of the way it is written. In the post, Josephine gives you a little retell on the book to let you see if this is your type of read or not, then she starts introducing what she is writing about, in a straight forward way. And since I'm a teen, we kinda like things that are just told to us without any discussion. Also, she quotes the book a lot and explains her thoughts after every quote, so you kind of get a sense of how the book is written, what words are used. And she also uses very inteligent language in her post too!
What I would take away from reading this post is how it is written. I want people to read my posts and leave good comments for them, so I want to use the language Josephine used to pull readers in. Also, I want to start using different formats for the way my posts are written because I noticed most of my posts are written the same way. First retell, then opinion, then the message, and how it relates to the world. Maybe some people don't read it because it is to, "planned out," and I want the readers to be more interested so I want to make my posts more engaging. Another thing I would take away from her post would be, to add more quotes directly from the book. I don't seem to have a lot of quotes and I think I should be adding more of that to let readers get a feel of how the book is written, so my posts can encourage more people to read the book I am reading!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Blog Post #11: The Power of Six Book Review
I finally finished the book! My thoughts on this book was that it is amazing and had a great plotline. I don't want to give anything away but I think this book really keeps you thinking.
What I like about this book is that it makes you never want to stop and it sucks you in like a black hole. I would definetely recommend this book to any Hunger Games fans or Percy Jackson fans. This book has a lot of action and adventure in this book and you can picture it in your head, and it reminds me of a one of those action movies when you practically start to stand up and shout at the scream in the movie theaters because you are just begging for the movie to run faster so you can know what happens.
I also really like how this book is written. There are kind of two main characters, John, and Marina. Both of them are very important, so the author has to mention both of them, but the hard thing is that, the two characters don't really get involed with each other until the end of the book. So this leads me to the next thing I am going to talk about. I admire how the book is written. I like how the author uses different font to represent the two different characters. I also like how at the end of one part with one main character, it leaves you with a cliff hanger. So in a way, this book forces you to read more to find out what happens next. Like at the end of the book! It has a cliff hanger, showing that there is going to be another book. And from the last two books in this series, I can't wait to read more of this series!!!
What I like about this book is that it makes you never want to stop and it sucks you in like a black hole. I would definetely recommend this book to any Hunger Games fans or Percy Jackson fans. This book has a lot of action and adventure in this book and you can picture it in your head, and it reminds me of a one of those action movies when you practically start to stand up and shout at the scream in the movie theaters because you are just begging for the movie to run faster so you can know what happens.
I also really like how this book is written. There are kind of two main characters, John, and Marina. Both of them are very important, so the author has to mention both of them, but the hard thing is that, the two characters don't really get involed with each other until the end of the book. So this leads me to the next thing I am going to talk about. I admire how the book is written. I like how the author uses different font to represent the two different characters. I also like how at the end of one part with one main character, it leaves you with a cliff hanger. So in a way, this book forces you to read more to find out what happens next. Like at the end of the book! It has a cliff hanger, showing that there is going to be another book. And from the last two books in this series, I can't wait to read more of this series!!!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Blog Post #10: The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore- Cross book inquiry
In the book The Power of Six, there are 3 main characters and one very important supporting character, John, Six, Sam, and Marina. Marina is a supporting character but she is a VERY important character in this story. I am comparing this book to the Hunger Games series. I think some of the characters are similar in many ways, and the plots are also similar.
The plot of The Power of Six is the Garde and Cepans running away from the Mogadorians and trying to win the war and return to Lorien. And the plot of The Hunger Games series, is for Katniss to win the games, but in the last book the Mockingjay, the plot is to take down the Capitol. I think these plots are similar because they are both trying to take someone or something down. In The Power of Six, all the Garde and Cepans are trying to take down the Mogadorians, and in the Mockingjay District 13, the rest of the districts, accept district 2 was trying to take the Capitol down.
I think John, is similar to the character Katniss in The Hunger Games. John and Katniss have many similar characteristics. For one thing, they do whatever they want, they cannot be told what to do. They demand they want something and argue until they get it, this doesn't have to be a bad thing though. One example of this for John, is when Six, Sam, and him went back to Paradise to find the transmitter so they can find more information about Sam's dad, but John wanted to see Sarah, so he argued with Sam until he would agree to cover for him. And for Katniss, one example of this is when she was going to make a deal about being the Mockingjay, she demanded some requests like for example hunting in the woods with Gale, and I thought this was a very good example, because she kept arguing with President Coin and stuck to her heart the whole time. They are both also very brave, John is willing to get himself killed just to get his chest back from the Mogs, and Katniss always denies the rules in District 13 and plays by her own rules.
Sam is like the character Gale in The Hunger Games. They both are sort of "the sidekick" of the main character. They are always on the main characters' side and are always loyal. One example of this is when Sam decided to go with John to the nut and help him find his chest instead of going to Spain with Six to find the other Garde. And Gale is always on Katniss's side no matter what, in fights with the districts, in times when Katniss feels like she doesn't have anyone else to lean on. They are loyal characters who are just like a dog, a friend that is ALWAYS by her side.
Six similar to the character Peeta from The Hunger Games. They both have their own minds and can't be told what to do...at least in the Mockingjay for Peeta. Peeta is brainwashed in the Mockingjay, so he isn't really Katniss's dog anymore. But Six is a REALLY independent girl, and she plays by her own rules. In a way, she is similar to Katniss, but Six can fight her own battles without any back up. She's been doing it for years! And Peeta is similar to Six because he has his own mind. It seems like he's gone mad in the Mockingjay, but he does have his own mind. He technically controlled by the Capitol, but that is because he can't find a way out.
Overall, the book The Power of Six, and The Mockingjay both have their similarites and differences, but they are both very good reads and have great plotlines, characters, and conflicts.
The plot of The Power of Six is the Garde and Cepans running away from the Mogadorians and trying to win the war and return to Lorien. And the plot of The Hunger Games series, is for Katniss to win the games, but in the last book the Mockingjay, the plot is to take down the Capitol. I think these plots are similar because they are both trying to take someone or something down. In The Power of Six, all the Garde and Cepans are trying to take down the Mogadorians, and in the Mockingjay District 13, the rest of the districts, accept district 2 was trying to take the Capitol down.
I think John, is similar to the character Katniss in The Hunger Games. John and Katniss have many similar characteristics. For one thing, they do whatever they want, they cannot be told what to do. They demand they want something and argue until they get it, this doesn't have to be a bad thing though. One example of this for John, is when Six, Sam, and him went back to Paradise to find the transmitter so they can find more information about Sam's dad, but John wanted to see Sarah, so he argued with Sam until he would agree to cover for him. And for Katniss, one example of this is when she was going to make a deal about being the Mockingjay, she demanded some requests like for example hunting in the woods with Gale, and I thought this was a very good example, because she kept arguing with President Coin and stuck to her heart the whole time. They are both also very brave, John is willing to get himself killed just to get his chest back from the Mogs, and Katniss always denies the rules in District 13 and plays by her own rules.
Sam is like the character Gale in The Hunger Games. They both are sort of "the sidekick" of the main character. They are always on the main characters' side and are always loyal. One example of this is when Sam decided to go with John to the nut and help him find his chest instead of going to Spain with Six to find the other Garde. And Gale is always on Katniss's side no matter what, in fights with the districts, in times when Katniss feels like she doesn't have anyone else to lean on. They are loyal characters who are just like a dog, a friend that is ALWAYS by her side.
Six similar to the character Peeta from The Hunger Games. They both have their own minds and can't be told what to do...at least in the Mockingjay for Peeta. Peeta is brainwashed in the Mockingjay, so he isn't really Katniss's dog anymore. But Six is a REALLY independent girl, and she plays by her own rules. In a way, she is similar to Katniss, but Six can fight her own battles without any back up. She's been doing it for years! And Peeta is similar to Six because he has his own mind. It seems like he's gone mad in the Mockingjay, but he does have his own mind. He technically controlled by the Capitol, but that is because he can't find a way out.
Overall, the book The Power of Six, and The Mockingjay both have their similarites and differences, but they are both very good reads and have great plotlines, characters, and conflicts.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Blog Post #9: The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore- Conflict
In this book, I think the conflict is, being hunted down by the Mogadorians and trying to stay alive. All the Garde, Cepan, and...Sam, have to try to stay alive from being killed by The Mogadorians. This brings us a lot of problems in the book, and is basically the plot of the book. The Mogadorians are the only reason why this book is here because without the Garde and Cepan runnning away from The Mogs there will be no plot of conflict. Since John, Number Six, and Sam have to move around a lot, it makes it even harder knowing evil ailens are out to get them and kill them. The conflict changes all the characters.
So starting with John, the conflict changes him and the situation he's in changes him a lot as well. John lost is Cepan, therefore he has to train on his own, learn about Lorien on his own, and fight on his own. Since he's all alone now with just Sam and Six, it makes him stronger and more fearless. John gets all his training from Six because she has been without a Cepan since she was a young girl. So the only reason why he could possibly survive is Six, so I guess he does get help. I think after Henri died something good came out of it. He will learn how to fight by himself and be more independent. Out of Henri's death, John became a better person.
Number Six is a strong girl who is very independent and fearless. This situation she is in doesn't really change her. All that changed about her specific situation is that she as two friends by her side helping her. Six lost her Cepan, Katrina, when she was very young, and she has been alone ever since. I think now she has a time to not always be worried about the Mogs since she has John and Sam around so I think this situation she is in, actually makes her life easier.
When Sam got involved with John and Six, I think his life got much harder. Sam had to leave his family behind and live a life where he is being hunted down by the Mogs AND the FBI. The conflict really effected Sam because he didn't have any experience with this kind of thing like John and Six did before. Sam had to learn about Lorien and he had to learn how to fight which made things harder for him. And he had to learn how to be more independent since all he has now is John and Number Six. But luckily he has two amazing mentors to help him find his way. So overall I think Sam was effected the most.
So starting with John, the conflict changes him and the situation he's in changes him a lot as well. John lost is Cepan, therefore he has to train on his own, learn about Lorien on his own, and fight on his own. Since he's all alone now with just Sam and Six, it makes him stronger and more fearless. John gets all his training from Six because she has been without a Cepan since she was a young girl. So the only reason why he could possibly survive is Six, so I guess he does get help. I think after Henri died something good came out of it. He will learn how to fight by himself and be more independent. Out of Henri's death, John became a better person.
Number Six is a strong girl who is very independent and fearless. This situation she is in doesn't really change her. All that changed about her specific situation is that she as two friends by her side helping her. Six lost her Cepan, Katrina, when she was very young, and she has been alone ever since. I think now she has a time to not always be worried about the Mogs since she has John and Sam around so I think this situation she is in, actually makes her life easier.
When Sam got involved with John and Six, I think his life got much harder. Sam had to leave his family behind and live a life where he is being hunted down by the Mogs AND the FBI. The conflict really effected Sam because he didn't have any experience with this kind of thing like John and Six did before. Sam had to learn about Lorien and he had to learn how to fight which made things harder for him. And he had to learn how to be more independent since all he has now is John and Number Six. But luckily he has two amazing mentors to help him find his way. So overall I think Sam was effected the most.
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