11/2/11
Dear Mrs.Zrihen,The book that I am reading is called "A Ghost Story," by: Mark Twain. There wasn't really a said quote in this short story but if I had to choose a good quote, it would be, " When counts is what is on the inside, and not what is on the outside," because it is liking someone for their looks and not who they really are, which comes from their personalities. Before reading a book, I look at the genre, and then I look at the synopsis to get a sneak preview so I can tell if I would like it or not. While reading a book, write words that I don't understand in the book, and I put sticky noes in the main places of the book so that I can use them later. Last but not least, After reading a book, I look up all the words that I didn't understand, and then I do my reader's journal for Mrs.Zrihen. The genre of this book is Short Story, because it is short and it is just explaining the main parts of a real book. The main characters in the story are the big monster, and the girl that helps him. The protagonists are the girl that helps him, and the big monster. The antagonist is the big monster. There is no foil in this short story that I am reading. The setting of this book takes place in a forest wear this young girl is hiking. The exposition of this book is that a girl walks around on a hiking trip alone and ends up finding a mysterious cave with a big monster that has lived there for a century. The climax of this book is that she has found a person she can rely and trust on. The falling action, is that the big monster is too dangerous for the little girl to be with or take care of. The resolution of this book, is that if the girl doesn't find a better place for the big monster, he might kill her. The main problem was that the girl shou;d've never found the cave with the monster in it. The author's tone in this book is very strong and vivid about how he wanted his characters to sound. The mood he was in was mad and lonely. The theme of this book was to entertain reader's on how people and monsters can become friends. The author's point of view is that he wanted to show people that mysterious ghost stories that scare kids, can also be fun and exciting at times. The author's purpose for writing this book was to entertain kids and tell them things that will make them really happy but kind of sad most times. Three response starters are, I like the way the author wrote and explained himself in this story. I noticed how the author really put focus into thinking of how to write it. I wish that their was a little bit of action in this story. I rate this story a 10 out of 10 because I liked how the author was detailed about everything and thought everything out before writing it. That is why I think this story would be really good for teachers and other readers to share with kids, family members, or friends.
Sincerely,
Danielle Ben-David
