9/20/11
Dear Mrs.Zrihen,
I just finished reading the book Holes by Louis Sachar. It was one of my top 3 books I have ever read. It kept me hooked up to an hour at a time. This book had many characters. ( Stanley, Zero, X-Ray, Armpit, Mr. Sir, the Warden, and Mr. Pandenski). I found that Stanley Yelnats is spelled front and backwards the same way. Also that this Stanley was the 4th in their past generations. I found that very intriguing. There was one passage that I will summarize up for you considering I don't have the book with me. It is when there were 8 lizards on stanley and Zero's body as they stood still. During that time Mr. Pandenski asked '' Why don't we just shoot them''? Then the Warden asked '' The Lizards or the kids''? I found, that that showed how dumb and stupid he is. Also how bad the camp treats those kids by making them work out in the hot sun while their lives are in danger. That passage's significance to the book is that it shows what the conflict in the story is, being Stanley sent to a harsh camp and how stupid the directors of that camp are.
There were 2 reading strategies I used before starting the book. The first one is checking out the frontcover's textfeatures. There was a face that appeared to be a little bit chubby, while there was a barren wasteland in the backround filled with holes. The second before reading strategy was seeing the movie. That helps me, when I'm reading I am able to picture in my mind what is going on considering I saw the movie. While I was reading I used 2 strategies. The 1st one was reading the line where I last left off before starting again so I could understand what was going on at that moment. The 2nd one was reading slowly so I would not speed read but understand what I am reading. I used 2 reading strategies after I finished the book. The 1st one was reading the back again so I could understand now what it meant. The 2nd one was recommending the book to one of my friends, Mikey. I told him he would enjoy it.
The genre of this book is realistic fiction and I would hope it would not happen. When I mentioned the characters before I did not mention who was the good guy and bad guy. Stanley and Zero were the protagonists, while Mr.Sir and the Warden were the antagonists. The rest were foil characters. The setting in this book is present time at Camp Green Lake. The wheather conditions were super hot with no chance of rain. The exposition in the story was when Stanley got charged with stealing Clyde Livingston's 5 thousand dollar shoes. The conflict was when he was in camp Green Lake and he was not happy so he ran away with nothing to eat or drink. It was man vs. man. The other man was Mr. Sir and the Warden which was a girl. That must mean that the conflict was external. The climax was when Stanley and Zero found the treasure, but in the falling action they were caught at camp and were surrounded by poisonous lizards and the camp directors. They had their pistols. The resolution was when Stanley and Zero kept the treasure and Camp Green Lake was shut down. The tone in the story is sad because of what is happening to the kids at Camp Green Lake. The mood in the story is worried for you don't know what will happen to Stanley and Zero. The theme is friendship. The moral is always believe in yourself and your dreams. Also to appreciate what you have. The point of view is 1st and 3rd person. The P.O.O. in the story is cause and effect for everything in the story happened for a reason. The author's purpose is to entertain us with a great story that shows a wonderful moral. There is no author's perspective because there is nothing to be biased or unbiased of in the story. I cannot figure out the figurative language because I already checked in my book to you. This book showed true courage to me and taught me valuable lessons. It's the kind of book that gives you that tingling feeling when your done.
I would give this book a 5 star rating because it continuously kept me hooked. You know I'm tough on rating books from past experiences.
Sincerley,
Isaac Paley
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteGood readers journal loved how you just had it all. I also liked your literary elements. I read that book before iI liked it al good pick. I also liked how you wrote some nice figurative language. I also just wanted to tell you one small thing on the rubric it say underline the title you did that but it also says capitalize all the letters you forgot that part. I like your letter as a whole it was good. I am looking forward to read yours next week. Over all if you keep writing like this you will get good grades for the reader journals.
I have some questions for you,
How would you have solve the conflict?
Would you recommend this book for your classmates?
Do you think mostly boys like this book?
Did you see he movie in my opinion it was a little better?
Last but not least did you like the main character and his thoughts?
sincerely bar peretz
Dear Bar,
ReplyDeleteI would solve the conflict by sneaking into Mr. Sir's office at night and steal the phone and call for help. Yes, I would definately recommend this book to our class. It's really good. Yes, I would think mostly boys would enjoy this book. I just have a feeling about it.
Yes, I did see the movie and I also thought it was better. Finally, I did like Stanley and his thoughts. They were very convincing.