11/29/11
Dear Mrs. Zrihen,
I just finished reading the book Guys Read Funny Business by Jon scieszka. There was one passage that really caught my eye on Page 85, '' Which ever is the easiest.'' Charlie said in 1st person. That passage shows me how lazy our citizens our today and gives me an idea of how they will act later in society. The passage relates to the book because Charlie is trying to appeal to the judges the easiest possible way.
I used 6 reading strategies for this book. Before I made a prediction, and skimmed for a picture that would relate to the next story. I did and it was quite interesting. It was a mummy. During reading I read slowly to make sure I understand what I am reading, and I read the last line I read from last time to get a vibe of what is going on right now. The 2 after reading strategies I used were checking my prediction which was off, and summarizing the story in my head so that I would be ready for the next rj.
The genre of this book is a memoir which is a sub genre of non-fiction. The topic of the book is a contest. The main idea is Charlie and Dwight want to be the winner of a contest so he could rub it in Zeke's face and go to Splashtastic water park. It is stated. Another title could be ''The Mummy That Went Down the Wrong Slide''. I chose it because it summarizes the whole book in one phrase. Three supporting details were Charlie and Dwight making a bet with Zeke, Charlie pushes his friend too far for winning the get away, and Charlie and Dwight winning the contest. They are all factual. The essential message is that you should never rub things in other's faces for you might be that one and that is not how you would want to be treated. A cause is that Charlie's dad messes with the thermostat and the effect is that Charlie and Dwight's project melted. There were some things that were similar in the story such as Zeke and Charlie both wanting to win first prize. The different things were that Charlie knows how to use the high-tech thermostat while his dad doesn't. I could only identify 3 text features which were an illustration, italicized print, and different fonts. The P.O.O. is cause and effect because one thing results in another. The author's purpose is to share a memory. The author is not biased towards anything. The point of view is 1st person because it is a memoir. The only figurative language I remember is a simile. The only verification of this book I can find is the author Eoin Colfer. There is nothing else for the book is a memoir. There were 3 new vocab words I learned which were inevitably, portrayal, and venturing.
inevitably, context clue- touched often and broken, definition- easily
portrayal, context clue- of an eighteen year old, definition- showing as
venturing, context clue- outside, definition- going out
This book relates to me because I love winning contests. This book relates to the first story ''Best of Friends'' because they both talk about amazing slides. This book relates to the world because millions of people visit water parks every year. I thought this book was very unique. I would not reread for it did not have the spark I was looking for.
I would rate this book an 8 out of 10 for it was good, but not the best.
Sincerely,
Isaac Paley
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