Reader Response 2
April 3/ 2011 Melanie Smilynov
I am responding to Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood. I have read 265/296. This text is non-fiction.
The main characters are Charlie, Sam and Tess. The genre of this text is Fantasy because it has to do with Charlie seeing his dead brother Samm, and that most likely would not happen in real life. It has Charlie's point of view, but i think the author could have put a little more of Sam's point of view too.
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The title of this text says to me that the story might be about Charlie's life and mostly his point of view, which it was. To summarize this story in 2-3 sentence's i would say, It is about a guy named Charlie who works in a grave yard where his little brother is buried. When his brother died, he was given the gift of, seeing and talking to his brothers spirit. Then he met a girl named Tess who was going away sailing for 6 months but then when she went for a test run her boat got stuck in a storm. Charlie saw Tess's spirit and believed Tess was still alive and he went to go look for her. When he found her, They feel in love. This text is really about Charlie and how different he is without his brother. My favorite part of this text was when Charlie saved Tess. The big ideas of this text were that he promised his brother to play baseball with his brother everyday at sunset, and that he can see and talk to the spirit's of Tess and Sam, Also that he was given another chance at life and he used it to save Tess.
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This text makes me think about how hard Charlie's life might be because I couldn't imagine how tough it must be losing 2 very important people in your life. I am not like Tess because she took a risk and went into the storm, I would not be able to do this because i cant take big risks like that. If i could talk to Charlie i would tell him that he has to let go of the past (Sam). If I were Sam i would tell Charlie that he could let go of me if he wanted because i would want him to feel pressured about keeping his promise for so many years.
REFLECT
I did not like this text because it was a little boring at parts so it was hard to keep reading on. When i read this text i felt sad because i felt very sorry for Charlie because he had to lose his brother, and then he almost lost his love Tess so that much be a hard to life through. This text makes be want to wish that Sam was alive because you never got to see how Sam grew up. I learned that if we open our hearts to the world we can do many things. I admire Charlie because eventually he grew up and let go of the past and moved on.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Reader Responce
Reader Responce
Febuary 1/2011 Melanie Smilynov
I am responding to 100% official Justin Bieber First Step 2 Forever: My story by Justin Bieber. I have read the whole text (240/240). This text is non-fiction.
Febuary 1/2011 Melanie Smilynov
I am responding to 100% official Justin Bieber First Step 2 Forever: My story by Justin Bieber. I have read the whole text (240/240). This text is non-fiction.
The main characters are Justin Bieber, Pattie Mallette,Scott "Scooter" Braun Dale, Bruce Dale, Diane Braun and Kenny Hamilton. The genre of this text is an auto biography because Justin Bieber wrote it himself and it is about his life and how he got to where he is now. The setting is all over the place but mostly in atlanta where he moved to when he got signed.
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The title of this text tells me that Justin Bieber is hoping to get bigger than he already is and he would like for his career to last a long time so this is only his 'first step 2 forever'. To summerize this text in 1-3 sentences i would say that this text is about Justin Bieber telling us about all the great people who made him who he is now and He tells the reader about all the sacrifices him and his family had to do to put him in the spot he is now. Another thing he talks about it how greatful he is for all the fans he has and all the support he gets. This text is really about him and how he got to where he is now. My favourite part of this text is when he told us about how it took him months to get someone interested in him but he said 'never say never' and he hoped and finally got signed. The big ideas of this text were when he told us how when he was growing up he really didnt have much of anything and suddenley he had everything he ever wanted because he never gave up.
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This text makes me think about how you could have barely anything but as long as you are greatful for the little things, big things can happen. Justin Bieber reminds me of Usher because Usher also started off as a teen and he has a higher pitched voice and when it got deeper he learned to work with it and so did Justin because they shared the same vocal coach, Jan Smith. I am sort of like Justin Bieber because when he truely wants something he never gives up and when I truely want something i work hard for it and never say never. If i could talk to Justin i would tell him how much i admire him and his work. I would also tell him how much I look up to him because he came from such a small town not having much and now he is in this big world living the dream. I truely love that about him. If I were Justin I would show how much I love my fans and then i would try and convince all of his haters that he is just a normal kid like everyone else and they have no reason to not like him.
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I like this text because Justin is my role modal and reading this book tought me so much more about him. When I read this text I felt very close to Justin because he told us so much about his life and the inside things most people did not know. This text makes me want to meet just in person so i could see what he would have to say in person. I learnd so much about Justin such as what went wrong when his hit 'one time' was released and the things he had to sacrifice. I admire this character because he as gone through so much and now he is at the top and no one can bring him down because he is a strong person.
RETELL
The title of this text tells me that Justin Bieber is hoping to get bigger than he already is and he would like for his career to last a long time so this is only his 'first step 2 forever'. To summerize this text in 1-3 sentences i would say that this text is about Justin Bieber telling us about all the great people who made him who he is now and He tells the reader about all the sacrifices him and his family had to do to put him in the spot he is now. Another thing he talks about it how greatful he is for all the fans he has and all the support he gets. This text is really about him and how he got to where he is now. My favourite part of this text is when he told us about how it took him months to get someone interested in him but he said 'never say never' and he hoped and finally got signed. The big ideas of this text were when he told us how when he was growing up he really didnt have much of anything and suddenley he had everything he ever wanted because he never gave up.
RELATE
This text makes me think about how you could have barely anything but as long as you are greatful for the little things, big things can happen. Justin Bieber reminds me of Usher because Usher also started off as a teen and he has a higher pitched voice and when it got deeper he learned to work with it and so did Justin because they shared the same vocal coach, Jan Smith. I am sort of like Justin Bieber because when he truely wants something he never gives up and when I truely want something i work hard for it and never say never. If i could talk to Justin i would tell him how much i admire him and his work. I would also tell him how much I look up to him because he came from such a small town not having much and now he is in this big world living the dream. I truely love that about him. If I were Justin I would show how much I love my fans and then i would try and convince all of his haters that he is just a normal kid like everyone else and they have no reason to not like him.
REFLECT
I like this text because Justin is my role modal and reading this book tought me so much more about him. When I read this text I felt very close to Justin because he told us so much about his life and the inside things most people did not know. This text makes me want to meet just in person so i could see what he would have to say in person. I learnd so much about Justin such as what went wrong when his hit 'one time' was released and the things he had to sacrifice. I admire this character because he as gone through so much and now he is at the top and no one can bring him down because he is a strong person.
Monday, January 31, 2011
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