Ada Ling Professor Jamie Pedrini College One #0831 10 September 2014 Reading Response Journal 1: Madonnas of Echo Park 1. Summary of Author’s Note: Where the main population in the classrooms are Vietnamese and Mexicans we are introduced to two characters, Brando and Aurora. In the six grade, many of the students are divide within there own social groups the Vietnamese talked to other Vietnamese and Mexicans talked to Mexicans. Even though the two groups never had anything in common they had MTV in common, music was the universal language. For everyone to be able to communicate with one another Ms. O’Neill created a dance party for the class.
The book, True Notebooks, by Mark Salzman, is about the author volunteering at L.A.’s juvenile hall to teach young offenders how to write. The teenage boys in his class are high-risk offenders, they are in custody for murder or other serious crimes. This book is a great read for anyone, especially writing students, who can gain inspiration from these troubled kids who express themselves through their writing. This book should be required reading in Professor Marquez’ English B50 class because it is captivating, moving, and it can motivate a struggling writing student.
The narrator’s word choice is well learned, but the boys use simplistic language. At most points in the book, the language is objective. (b) Was the book easy to read or challenging? What did you like or dislike about the way the author writes?
All Good Things Are Wild and Free “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better,” Albert Einstein once said. Nature is about balance and harmony, which is something that is lacking in today’s society. To deal with the pains of life, it is thought that one should connect with nature, and the inseparable bond that is created will allow people to find themselves again. Spending time alone and connecting with one’s environment can teach valuable life lessons, and by escaping into the wilderness, one will be able to free themselves from the troubles that have weighed them down. In Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, Wild, Cheryl uses diction and rhetoric to communicate her message by using imagery, maxims, and mature diction.
Zits is in an Indian camp set up to defend against Custer’s army. As he walks out of his tent, he finds the settlement bustling about and sees the boy’s father. Zits tries to yell out only to find that he cannot talk due to a scar on his throat. Within a few hours, the has begun. Zits describes the
The book has many characters with very different personalities. The book has unexpected twists and turns throughout it. The novel involves kidnappers, a dragon and (of course) the 5 children from Miami that know nothing about what they’re getting into. This book started out as, a fairly normal story.
Lori Schiller described her journey of experience from living with a mental disorder, Schizophrenia, from her early adulthood until her current age when she wrote her story. Lori Schiller grew up in relatively “normal” middle class family with her father, mother, and two brothers. Her family and she are very close and she has almost daily contact with them as her disorder became to be unmanageable. This is important to note because throughout the novel, there are several chapters from the members of family and their own perspective of what was going on with Lori as well as their own feelings about it.
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse is a thought-provoking sci-fi short story that explores the tensions and paradoxes inherent in the representation and commodification of Native American culture. Using New Criticism Theory to analyze the ways in which Roanhorse uses language and structure to create these tensions and paradoxes. In this short story, Roanhorse uses a second-person point of view to immerse readers in a “virtual” experience, providing readers with their own Indian Experience™. The story follows protagonist Jesse Turnblatt, who works as a “guide” at a virtual reality company. Throughout the story, Jesse Turnblatt experiences the commodification and cultural appropriation involved in this virtual world,
The author detailed her life perfectly and included the ideal amount of emotions to the true story. Also, I did not find any spelling or grammatical errors. The chapters were very short, sometimes only a page, but I did not consider that an issue. This book is a must-read! I rate Leap by Nancy Xia a four out of four.
This diversity means more students can see themselves in the literature they read, fostering an inclusive and comfortable classroom environment. For example, the main character, Yossarian, is of Assyrian descent, and the novel includes characters from various backgrounds. By showcasing characters from different racial, cultural, and sexual backgrounds, the novel breaks away from the typically homogenous war story. This inclusivity allows students from diverse backgrounds to find characters they can relate to, making the novel more engaging and relevant.
For this project, I chose the story “TIES THAT BIND, TIES THAT BREAK”. This fiction book was written by Lensey Namioka. It is about the change in China, and what happens when someone doesn’t do stick to tradition. The setting is in past China. The main character is a girl by the name of Ailin Tao.
The book Dragon keeper written by author Carole Wilkinson is set in Ancient China. The story entails a young girls sojourn throughout China. During the journey, the girl changes from believing that she is unworthy of a name to somebody who has encountered everything from almost dying to damaging endless laws deserving of death. The story begins in Ancient China with a slave girl who in the first place makes herself unworthy of even a name.
The characters and personalities in the book range from mysterious and elusive, to valiant and loyal. The plot had a commendable twist and the book was well-written. Beatrice is a unique character that shows very little selflessness but displays strong-will and bravery which influences the faction she chooses. Alongside with
This book is short and in the point of view of a little girl, it uses casual diction but there are many parts of the book that lacked detail. Also this book was a mystery which is a different genre that I usually read, which takes me longer to comprehend
In conclusion, American Born Chinese successfully uses plot elements to have multiple effects on readers. All three stories use parallel plots because they are different perspectives and stories put together to create a bigger story. Jin-Wang’s story uses foreshadowing by having details that relate to the Monkey King. Lastly, the Monkey King’s story uses conflict and keeps the readers wanting to know how the conflict is dealt with. All three plot elements were successfully used to create emotions within the