Exercise #3

Reviews:
1. Just Like That
2. Someone Like You
3. Along for the Ride

1. The main character is first described with their tragedy almost defined by what bad has happened to them.
2. The opening exposition is always very broad and gives enough information but still leaves you wanting more. 3. The resolving end to their tragedy is usually brought too by a guy because of the genre.
4. The middle action of the book is never illustrated in great detail but the little hints of information we do get is suspenseful and still leaves room for a twist and further evaluation.

Reading log

Macy is really having a rough time, not only with her fathers recent death but the unspoken "what ifs" going through her mind. What if she had woken up when he told her to to run with him, what if I could have saved him, what if he wasn't alone.
At one of her mother's parties this is expressed in a great deal due too the fact that she finds she is still the girls know as "the girl whose dad died." She is also experiencing an epidemic what she calls, the face. The face she gets from everybody that says, poor thing, I'm sorry, and worst of all I feel bad for you. Something she gets on a daily basis from everybody except her boyfriend, who is now MIA, due to brain camp.
These of course don't help, especially when she starts her first morning off at the library. The two snooty girls, who "know" they're better then her, sure act like it. They are used to the smart guy who has all the answers and don't want to spend much time helping out Macy. Confused and hurt, she eats lunch alone for the afternoon.

Anthology note #1

Summer

By Carlo Betocchi

And it grows, the vain

summer,

even for us with our

bright green sins:

behold the dry guest,

the wind,

as it stirs up quarrels

among magnolia boughs

and plays its serene

tune on

the prows of all the leaves—

and then is gone,

leaving the leaves

still there,

the tree still green, but breaking

the heart of the air.

In Carlo Betocchi's poem, Summer, he writes of the summer with a poetic purpose while the childlike simplicity contrasts greatly with the increasing shine of Betocchi’s diction. The way he compares the summer to the wind shows a true personal experience while also giving such a great amount of meticulous detail in the way "the wind stirs up quarrels among Mongolia boughs." Carlo uses the wind as an example of how summer vainly blows through and rustles and moves everything, then, just like that, it is gone, with everything just as it was. Just like the short months of summer it is there and just like that, gone, as if nothing had happened at all...

Exercise 2

2. "...because her little sister will NOT shut up she will NOT shut up SHE WILL NOT SHUT UP and Roberta is about to BASH her little sister's HEAD IN IF SHE DOES NOT SHUT UP."

3. she captures the vision of a knee-slapping, hog-hauling, red-neck get-together.

3. Lynda uses lyrical words and is poetic.

All the possibilities of internity

Exercise 1

Annie Proulx's, "The Mud Below", Proulx portrays a "little okie town" with intensity and poeticism using figurative language that suggests an innocence behind the dangers of such a sport as bull riding. "Inside a metal chute" gives a chaotic touch to the style while evoking a sense of innocence by naming the bull "Little Kisses." This is quickly shunned away by the foreshadowing of the danger soon to come as he "slapps his face forcefully, bringing adreneline roses to his cheeks." The weather described as "sultury" suggests a stressful, sweaty event often cause by terror and apprehension. In contrast to the feeling throughout stadium and by the rider, the readiness and fearlessness of the rider contradicts all thoughts of quiting before it is too late or giving up all together.

Anthology: theme statement

I am choosing to work around the theme of summer for my anthropology book. It is coming up soon and also my favorite season. This is a season where there is so much to do and a lot of fun to be had, but also has a lot of mixed emotions between the nice weather and the irritating mosquitos.
There are a few poems i have found and plan on using in my book, however, there are many summer scenes and songs I think I might also include.
One movie scene I am considering is from the movie The Sandlot. This movie depicts the stereotypical summer scene because of the mischief and added heat of the movie that makes it feel school free and fun.
Another aspect of summer I was going to use was the song Barefoot Blue Jean Night by Jake Owen. The big country fan I am, this song brings all kinds of memories of summer. As he sings about singing by campfires, having fun with friends, and of course being around the water, summer is a clear subject in this song. This summer atmosphere of these poems, songs, and movies are enough to use in my book with a clear aspect of summer.

Reading log

A new book I'm currently reading is called The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. This is a perfect chic lit book. It starts off all about boys, summer, and the troubles of a teen girl. Macy, the main character, is about to lead a pretty boring summer, not only has her father recently died but now her brainy-ac boyfriend is leaving her for brain camp, he is the top of his class with his GPA, leader of student council, and tons of AP classes. She is an average girl whose summer consists of working at the library, SAT vocabulary drills, and the rest of her time will be spent with her mother in a silent grief shared over the death of her father. The current page I'm on doesn't tell us yet but from reading the back we know Macy's summer won't be as lame as she thinks and some things will show up from her past to suprise her.

Reading Log

-Read at least two different books
-Try to read books with more meaning and deeper thoughts by the author
-Try to read genres other then chic lit
-Read at least 15 minutes every night