RJ #9 Killing Mr. Griffin

                                                                                                                                        10/25/11


Dear Mrs. Zrihen,

     I am in the middle of reading Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan. There was one sentence that really got me interested in reading the rest of this book. It was on page 14. '' That Griffin's the sort of guy you'd like to kill''. That passage shows how suspensful this book would be and it is so far.
     I used 2 reading before reading strategies. I predicted and read the synopsis on the back to see if I would like the book. I also used 2 during reading strategies, which were reading slowly so I could understand my reading, and I read the last sentence I left off at so I could understand the situation. I finally used 2 after reading strategies which were checking my prediction and rereading anything I didn't understand before. My prediction didn't come true yet.
    The genre of this book is mystery which is a sub genre of fiction. The main characters in this story are Susan, Betsy, Mark Kinney, Dave, and Mr. Griffin. The setting is present time in a school called Del Norte High. I only got to the exposition part of my book and in it Mark decides on killing Mr. Griffin, his teacher. I think that that idea is crazy, so did his friends. The conflict in this story is how they are going to kidnap their teacher without him noticing it is them. The tone in the story is surprising because every time there is a new surprise. The mood in the story is also the same because there is a surprise everywhere you look so far. The theme in the story is suspense because you are always anxious for what will happen next. I have not found the moral yet because I have not reached the end of the book. The point of view in the story is 2nd person. The pattern of organization is chronological order. The author's purpose is to entertain the reader's with a suspensful story. I have not found the author's perspective yet because I am only half way done.
     So far I think this book is my type. If I was in Marks shoes I'd slap myself in the face thinking what I was thinking. I would recommend this book to my whole class for its action.
     I would rate this book so far an 8 out of 10 for I liked it, but didn't finish it yet and do not know what will happen.

Sincerley,
Isaac Paley