Summer Reading 4

Out of all of the choices on the list I chose Jasper Jones. I thought that it was one of the best books out of the whole list. After reading all of the book summaries Jasper Jones sounded the most interesting.  I also knew that Jasper Jones was going to be a Mystery  book and I thought that would very interesting. Out of all the other books I really focused on looking up Jasper Jones because of it's unique title. It really made me wonder what the book could be about. After reading the back of the book I found out that the book was going to take place in a small town in Australia. I thought that would be really cool because I knew Jasper Jones was about teenagers and I thought it would be cool to learn about what goes on over in Australia and what kind of things they have in common with us teenagers jn The United States of America. Through out the book I did link some connections with me and some of the characters. For examaple Charile's best friend Jeffrry Lu loves to play cricket. This is similar to me becuase i love to play baseball and the two sports are kind of similar. 

Summer Reading #3

"I trust him. I have to. I've come too far. If he were to leave me here and now, I'd never make it back. I can't hear the river anymore,  and the canopy overhead has stolen the moonlight. As we press further, I'm finding it harder to imagine what kind of help Jasper needs. I don't understand what's particular unique skill I bring to the table. It's a strange coalition, me and Jasper Jones. We've never really even spoken before. I'm surprised he knew my name, let alone where I lived. He's rarely at school, just long enough to qualify for football. I've only ever caught glimpses of him from a distance, so I can't help but thrill in this sense of inclusion," (Silvey,8). In this part of the book the rebel of the town Jasper Jones, who is known to be up to no good, knocks on the window of Charlie Bucktin late at night. Charlie and Jasper have never spoke to each other do not know each other well. In fact, they are complete opposites. Charlie is a golden boy who has done no wrong and Jasper is the town thief. What makes this passage hooking is because Jasper wants Charlie to sneak out late and night and help him. He will not say where and why which leaves the reader wondering and makes the reader urge to read ahead  and find out.

Summer Reading #2

In my book Jasper Jones Jasper wants to hide the body of Laura Wishart so that he won't be suspected as the murderer. Charlie wants to report the murder to the police department. Charlie later agrees to hide the body in a dam and he quickly wants to get home before his parents wake. He can't get home through the woods without Jasper's navigational skills through the woods and Jasper just wants to drink whiskey and smoke cigarettes before be takes Charlie to his home.  Charlie is feeling really guilty about what he has done and wants to come forward to the police. Jasper wants to keep the death of Laura Wishart a secret between them and no one else. A theme that I think is starting to develop is that you should tell the truth and be honest. I think this because the boys could get in alot of trouble if the police find out that they hid the body and that would make them look like the murderers and they could be put in jail. If the boys would have told the truth in the first place then I think they would not be in trouble other than the trouble Charlie would get in for sneaking out of his home in the middle of the night.

Summer Reading #1

In my book Jasper Jones so far there are two major characters. One of them is a boy named Jasper Jones. From what I can tell he has lived a very rough life. His mother is long gone and his father is a drunk that just doesn't care. He often lives in the woods and has to steal the essentials to survive. This makes the whole town hate him and they all think he is no good. The second character in the book is a young boy named Charlie Bucktin. He is thirteen years old, one year younger than Jasper. Charlie is avery intelligent boy and not much of an athlete. The setting this book takes place in is a small Australian mining town called Corrigan. The conflict is that some one murdered a young girl named Laura Wishart and hung her from a tree in the woods where Jasper lives.Jasper doesn't know what to do because the whole town will think that he killed her and seeks the help of Charlie in the middle of the night. My prediction is that Charlie will tell one of his friends about the girl and the police will get involved along with Charlies parents.          

Letter to Mr. Robertson

Dear Mr. Robertson,

       My name is Zack Ehling and I'm from Mason, Ohio, just about 30 minutes away from Cincinnati. The reason I am writing to you is becuase I just finished your Book Happy, Happy, Happy. I really enjoyed reading it and looked forward to reading it every time I had time to read. I really thought that your book was inspiring and was an all around good book. I liked how you opened up and shared your personal life stories about you and your family. It took a lot of courage to open up and admit that you were not always a Christian man. It was truly inspiring reading your book. Thank you. 

From,

Zack Ehling

Final Blogging Assessment in English 1B

The number one thing Phil Robertson stresses is that God is good and can do amazing things. Phil admits in the book that he was not always a holy man. In fact Phil admits that he did not find God untill he was 29 years old, and now he's "trying to make up for lost time"(Robertson 189). An example of something bad in the book is stealing. When Phil was a commercial fisherman(a person that catches fish for a living) people used to steal fish out of his nets.Why would people want to steal fish from Phil when they could catch them on their own?  Phil then chased them away with his shotgun, but it never seemed to work, they just kept coming back and stealing his fish. Later while reading the Bible Phil read Romans 12:17-21, where it says:" Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." Phil then decided to do it God's way and when he caugh people stealing out of his nets he GAVE them fish for free. This shows that if you be nice to your enemies and "kill them with kindness," everything will be okay.

What does the work tell us about right and wrong?

The number one thing Phil Robertson stresses is that God is good and can do amazing things. Phil admits in the book that he was not always a holy man.  In fact Phil admits that he did not find God untill he was 29 years old, and now he's "trying to make up for lost time"(Robertson 189). An example of what is bad that Phil shows in the book is stealing. When Phil was a commercial fisherman people used to steal fish out of his nets. Phil then chased them away with his shotgun, but it never seemed to work, they just kept coming back and stealing his fish. Later while reading the Bible Phil read Romans 12:17-21, where it says:" Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." Phil then decided to do it God's way and when he caugh people stealing out of his nets he GAVE them fish for free. This shows that if you be nice to your enemies and "kill them with kindness" everything will be okay