The experience.

The second semester of school went by so fast. When I signed up for read 104 my counselor picked you as my teacher because she said you were a great teacher. I listened and said okay, well she ended up being right! Because some of the teachers I had last semester I really like and I knew she would put me in a good reading class. I am so glad I took reading 104 with you because you helped me become a better reader, and helped with other things such as annotating, and preparing for tests better. I never used to annotate and now I do because it helps so much with studying for tests. My study skills class also did the same thing, do cornell notes, and annotate and it really did help me. I liked the way you brought the class together as one when we were reading the first book Liar. Also, for the projects how we got in a circle and listened to eachother was a good way of seeing other peoples point of view on things. If I never took this class I would have never met Megan. We have gotten so close throughout the semester, she is also one of my bestfriends. Sorry we do not make it to class most of the time.. I apologize. But all in all you are a great teacher and you I love the way you teach class, and make it fun especially at 8 in the morning. Thank you for making me become a better student, reader and test taker. I had alot of fun and I would definitely recommend your reading 104 class to anyone who has to take it!

Free choice

I think that it is kind of odd that Jack can't see Old Nick, I mean I understand why his mother does not want him to see him but I think that it would be hard not being able to see your father at all. And Jack noticed something on his mothers neck, a mark he asked what it was but she didn't tell him. He thinks that Old Nick grabbed her by the neck it was turning purple so he is getting worried and wondered if Old Nick really did something bad.  Jack likes when his mother has those days where shes gone, and she lays in bed all day because he gets to watch T.V. But then again he doesn't. And it is normal for a five year old to have an imagination but he thinks Dora is real and that she is his real friend. His imagination is a little different, like the Jeep being real but really it is just a toy. Everything on TV is fake but Jack thinks it is real. Some other things  are like snow, Jack wants it to come inside because he has never been outside to experience what it is like. I also think another thing weird about Jack is that his mother still breast feeds him. I think five years old is just a little too old for him to be breast feeding. I do know a one and a half year old who still breast feeds but I feel that they should be drinking regular milk at this time. It is probably a comfort zone for Jack to still breastfeed.

Jack

Jack is the five year old boy who lives inside a 11 by 11 foot room. He has been there ever since he was born. There is a few reasons why I do not think think this is the way a five year old should be living. First he is only five, and does not even know what the outside world looks like. He has never been anywhere else besides the room. A five year old to me likes to explore, imagination, and learn how to outside world is. But unlike Jack he does not get that option. He is stuck inside a random room everyday. He will not understand what to do if ever went outside the room, because he is so used to being in the room. The thing i do like is that he gets to spend so much time with his mother. They spend every single day together, and she is like his role model. They do everything together and he knows he is secure and safe with his mom. I like that the bond with Jack and his Ma is great because that is the only person Jack has, besides his father Old Nick but he does not get to see him. Ma is such a great person to Jack because she actually teaches him things, and they do what normal people do. Jack exercises, plays, and all the fun stuff a five year old likes doing expect he does those things in a complete different way. And the way he sees things are different than a normal five year old because they are used to being around a lot of people, and other kids. I just think Jack is missing a lot that a normal five year old does like getting to play with more than just his mom, have friends and have imagination.

The truth about forever

I am reading ROOM and also the truth about forever. The first book I started reading is ROOM but I have also started on the truth about forever at the same time. I am a little ahead on ROOM than I am in the truth about forever. But I would recommend ROOM to anyone who doesn't enjoy reading but has to read and they don't really know what. Also, recommend ROOM to anyone who loves to read who has not read this book yet. After the first book Liar, I was not to sure if i would like ROOM but i really like it alot. I think it is different how Jack and his mom live in a 11 by 11 foot room. Jack has been living there his whole life, because he was born there but his mom has been living there for seven years. It suprised me that "Old Nick" was Jacks dad because at first I thought it was another work for Nick Jr, the cartoon. Maybe I was not paying attention but they I figured out that Old Nick was Jacks dad. Old Nick raped Jack's mom and that is how Jack was born.  The book is very interesting on all the things Jack and his mom do, all the time spent together. Jack seems happy that he is a daily routine that is very secure, where he can be with hish mom at all times. She has certain things for Jack to do daily such as exercise, sing and read. Jack seems like a lovable little five year old boy. I just started today reading from where I left off on ROOM and I can't wait to finish it and also finish my extra credit book the truth about forever.

ROOM

The title of the book, ROOM. When I got the book ROOM it caught my eye. It captures what the book is going to be about, something dealing with a room. The colors reminded me of a young child. Just by the cover, I figured it was going to be interesting and something I would enjoy reading. I think a book can say alot about the cover. But also, not looking at the colors of the word, just the word ROOM looks boring. Some people might think when they pick up the book "Oh, it's about a room?" "That sounds boring, and put it back down." But the color just gives it more brightness, and something that stands out. As soon as I started reading the book I could not put it down. I like that Jack and his mom have such a great mother son bond. Espically since all he has is his mom, and they are with eachother everyday morning till night. Jack doesn't know what the real world is like because he doesn't go out of the room. I am glad that I got the book because what I have read so far I really enjoy and I can't wait to get more into it. It seems like a very interesting book, and I like that the title is simple with a few colors.

ROOM & Truth About Forever.

I finished the book Liar, and I did not really enjoy reading the book. It just didn't catch my interest, but I am starting to read two new books, ROOM and The Truth About Forever. After finishing up Liar, for the midterm project I did the vision board "I know what I want". I did Micah as the main character, and I pictured her to go to college and start a new life. I felt that she was going to further her education, and someday have a family of her own and live life the way she wanted to live it without having to worry about her parents or anyone else. I pictured her becoming a model. She loves to run, so that would encourage her to be a model because it would keep in her shape.
The book I am starting to read now is ROOM. I already started to read it yesterday and so far I am starting to enjoy the book! I love the way the book is written, in the words of a five year old it is cute. I think that I will really like this book. It seems like a really good book, and the cover makes me want to read it even more. I try not to judge a book by its cover because it could have a very ugly cover but still be a great book, but the cover makes the book look more interesting and it caught my eye. I am reading The truth about forever for extra credit. I also think this book will be a great book, and something i will enjoy reading. It is a relationship book and those are the main types of books I like to read. So hopefully i will like this book as well.

Werewolf.

After reading in class, i was anxious to find out what was going to happen next. When I read that Micah was a werewolf It was shocking. I did not think this was going to happen at all.  At times the book can be very frustrating because we never know if she is telling the truth or if she's lieing. She only told the truth a few times, but it just goes back and forth from lies and the truth. So no one knows what to really believe. Then all of a sudden she finds out she is a werewolf. I dont know if i believe she is a werewolf, but then I feel like she is telling the truth because of the reason she was born with excessive hair all over her body. Also, her dad was the one who told her she was a werewolf, and he is a pathological liar, so he could be lieing to her about the whole thing. When he told her I got the feeling she really didn't believe him. He said she knew when it was going to happen. Especially when she thought she was turning into a werewolf but nothing happened, it was a false alarm, so i thought it was all a lie. She took the pills because of her periods, but it was actually for the part of being a werewolf. I just think this book is very different, and hard to understand whether or not Micah is lieing or telling the truth.