10/3/11
Dear Mrs. Zrihen,
I just finished reading the book Aesop's Fables by Saviour Pirotta. It was way better than I expected and it really taught me lessons that I should remember about life. There was one passage in the fable The Lion and the Mouse which was the moral. It was little friends make great friends on page 25. I thought that over many times. It is important for everyone in the world to be friends no matter what race or color. Otherwise we have war.
The two reading strategies I used before where checking to see if this book was under 50 pages. I did that to know if it would be appropriate for me. It was. Also, I thought and tried to remember a few fables myself. I remembered the lion and the mouse. The two during reading strategies I used were reading slowly to make sure I understand what I am reading, and picturing what is happening in my head at that time. The two after reading strategies I used were checking my prediction and checking the front cover pictures so I could now understand what was happening.
The genre of this book is a folktale and in more specific terms a fable. There are no main characters in the story except Aesop but he does talk about the King, Croesus,of Lydia. The main setting in all the fables is Greece and the book takes place thousands of years ago. There is no plot structure considering there are many fables in the book. There is no main conflict regarding all the fables but in each one someone is either greedy or even jealous. Sometimes the characters in the fable are nice to each other but something happens to one of them, requiring the other one's help. The tone in all the fables is mostly sad but each one has a different ending. The mood is the same. The theme in most of the fables is either regression, kindness, or jealousy. Each fable has it's own moral. The point of view in most of the fables is 3rd person. The P.O.O. in the story is separated by each subtitle. Each fable could have a different one considering they are all short stories in the same book. The author's purpose in the story is to inform us with important life lessons that will stay with us forever. The author's perspective in the story is biased towards all the life lessons. Some figurative language in the book is an alliteration and a few similes. If I was in the mouse's shoes I would be so scared and afraid that the lion will eat me.
I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars because it entertains you with silly stories while teaching you a lesson at the same time.
Sincerley,
Isaac Paley 702
Dear Isacc,
ReplyDeletenice rj i have some questions
did using these stratiges help you?
what was your favorite story?
did that story have a good lesson?
why did you rate it 5/5?
next time i suggest better word choice
Sincerely
shianne
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteGreat attempt on you readers journal I loved the fact you had everything.
You are suppose to capitalize all letters in the title.
What was the main idea of the book?
Do you recommend this book for me?
Do you think the character solved the conflict correctly?
Why did you rate the book 5/5?
Looking forward for your next Readers Journal.
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job on your readers journal. Very good and neat I can describe it. Who would you recommend this book to? Have you ever read other books by this same author? Are there other reasons you rated this book a high score. Good job. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,Fred
Dear Shianne,
ReplyDeleteYes, using those strategies helped me.
My favorite story in the book was the Lion and the Mouse.
Yes, the story had one of my favorite lessons.
I rated my book a 5/5 because it was really interesting and it inspired me to do the right thing.
Dear Bar,
ReplyDeleteThere was no main idea in the book considering the amount of stories there were.
I do not recommend this book to you because you probaly have a different taste in books than myself.
Yes, I do think the character solved the problems correctly except for in one fable.I rated my book a 5/5 because it was really interesting and it inspired me to do the right thing.
Dear Fred,
ReplyDeleteYour comment was really good.
I would only recommend this book to someone who likes fables because you have to have the right taste for this book.
No, I have not read other books by the same author.I rated my book a 5/5 because it was really interesting and it inspired me to do the right thing.