Every Jew Has To Read This Jewish Book

Dear Ms. Zrihen,                                                                    

12/13/11

    

I am really enjoying reading the book

,Every Jew has to read this Jewish book

  by Mia Greenberg.  The genre is definitely Humor.  There is no story and all the plot

  events that you see in a regular story it is just jokes all over the place their is also no main character nor a protagonist. The tone is very funny and hilarious the mood of the book is also really funny. A theme that appears in the book is a funny comedy. There is no moral.  The author’s purpose is to entertain people. His perspective is that you will have a laugh.  

 “What do jew do on shabbat, go to church.”  This was written on page 30.  I picked this passage because it shows that there are jokes.  The passage is significant to the story because it shows that it is a joke book. 

I used several reading strategies throughout the book. Before reading, I did the 5 finger test, or check the vocabulary I did not understand. During reading I reread jokes I had problems understanding what they want me to know from that joke, and I also categorized the jokes from information categorized on each joke. After reading I picked the funniest joke and read it again, (I still laughed) I also recommended it to a couple of my friend because it was just very humorous.(I would recommend this book to anyone on planet Earth 

 Figurative language I saw in the book: personification, simile, oxymoron and some alliteration.

 I would rate this book 10 stars because it was very funny and the sarcasm used in the book made me even laugh more than what I expected.

                                                          Sincerely, 

Bar Peretz

Artemis Fowl

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,   rj # 16

11/28/11

    I enjoyed every part of reading Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. The genre of this book is fantasy. The story takes place in random world. The main character of the story is Artemis. The main character is round and dynamic. The first thing that happens a boy tries to steal a painting. The main problem is it is in a high security bank. The tone or mood of the book is serious. A theme that appears in the book is that theft is not worth it. There is no moral is not to steal, because I'm not very far in.  From my point of view, I can see that the robber is well prepared. The author organized the story through a time order (so far).  The author’s purpose is to entertain people. His perspective is that in life, you should not take things from others.

      I did not find any passage that was that meaningful to me in the book I only found one and I wrote about it in my last readers journal.  

      I used different reading strategies by all the circumstances when having the book. Before reading, I skimmed and scanned, and I flipped through the pages looking for text features. While reading, I would quiz myself on what I read after each story and re-read parts I didn’t understand. After reading, I still read question myself and go over it, and I discussed it with a family member who is reading the same book.

      A response starter would be if I were the main character I would have not really made such a bad choice unlike Artemis.

   I would rate this book a 10/10 because it amused me and was very adventurous not so many books are like that.
sincerely, B.P

Current Event 3

Current Event # 3

Title: Animal shelter’s behavior experts face life and death for animals

Author:  John Owens

Source: The Miami Herald

The topic of the article is facing animal behavior.

The main idea of the article is Animal Shelter’s behavior experts face life and death decisions for animals. The main idea is stated in the title.

The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform readers about how animal shelter owner specialists try different kind of methods and techniques to learn about an animal’s behavior and how to communicate with them without being attacked or possibly killed.

The author’s perspective in this article is objective because he states quotes that owners of animal control think about the kinds of animals they’re controlling and how they are sometimes to aggressive. The author also include dog’s point of view which is that humans also need to understand their culture and treat them kindly and not always think that the animal is always the one who does something wrong.

The pattern of organization of the article is cause and effect because in the article it shows the readers how control specialists do different kind of experiments on dogs to see their behavior when they try to play with the animal.(cause). As a result, owners figure out how to communicate with their animals and then know exactly how to warn a costumer when they adopt an animal.(effect)

The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is to show at the beginning about a dog and how its family moved away and didn’t take him with them, and slowly why that family gave up on their pet which was because of its aggressive behavior for them to handle.

The text features included in the article are quotes that different animal controller said about animals to their own beliefs about it, and a real story about a dog named Yokie.

This article is about (a summary in your own words) an animal adoption for different kinds of animals like cats and dogs and how they are being controlled by experts. 

The significance (importance) of this article is to teach families with an animal to know how to control their pet with the steps experts provided to the reader.

What I learned from this article is how to communicate with an animal in a friendly way without it hurting me or me hurting it. 

What I liked about this article is that the author mentioned a bunch of quotes experts said about an animal control. I liked that part because it wasn’t just a regular person teaching the reader how to handle an animal’s behavior, but it was an expert who actually did many observations and experiments which is why it’s safe for a person to play with their pet and know how to control it correctly. 

What I did not like about it is that there wasn’t any pictures of experts actually sitting down with the animal and testing their true reactions. I didn’t like that specific thing the author did because on most articles I read, there’s a lot of pictures showing the reader a visualized photo of what they are actually reading in the article. I wanted to see with my own eyes how experts manage to sit with the animal and observe their behavior.

Who should read this article and why: I think everyone should read this article even if they don’t have a pet so they will know step by step of how to communicate with an animal so if they have one, they will know how to treat it kindly and get used to their behavior, and even people who don’t have one can learn to do the same thing if they see a dog in the street and want to play with, learn the exact procedures experts include in this article.

This article reminds me of (text-to-self) because I used to hate dogs but now I like them a little.

(text-to-text): I read articles about the same topic that has to do with animals not having homes

(text-to-world): I can relate this to the world because their is lots of animals without homes and you see them on the street outside hungry and lonely.

Word	Contest Clues	Meaning
1.    Advocacy	In between the  lines.	I think it means to have control; management over someone or something.
2.    Controversial	I used the word demanding to find out what it means.	I think it means a slow process of something that has to be done emotionally.
3.    Extensively	I used the word difficult and work with to find out what it means.	I think it means to work with something or someone continuously or a long time now.

Artemis Fowl

RJ #15       12/6/11      702 
Dear Mrs. Zrihen,
    I am liking what I am reading for now in the book Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer I don't really like fantasy because of the fact and the bottom line of it its fake but this one book is coming alog fairly good I like it a little more than I would like just any random fantasy book.
  The store takes place in an unknown land. The main character is Artemis Fowl.  He is round/dynamic kind of a character.  The plot started just like this, first a boy tries to steal a painting, thats all I read. The main problem is it is in a high security bank. The tone or mood of the book is not very I because, everything so far is in no way mysterious. A theme that appears in the book is that theft is not worth it. There is no moral so far in the book, because I'm not very far in.  From my point of view, I can see that the robber is well prepared. The author organized the story through a time order (so far).  The author’s purpose is to entertain people. His perspective is that in life, you should not take things from others.  
   "The pilots voice blared through the speaker. Get in here!" I picked this passage because even without reading the book you can see how badly the pilot is expressing his voice VERY emotionally.(pg. 152 last paragraph)
  I used several reading strategies throughout the book. Before reading, I skimmed and scanned through this book, or I flipped through the pages looking for text features to see whether or not I would like this book.  Also, someone at the book fair recommended it to me.  While reading, I would quiz myself on what I read after each story and re-read parts I didn’t understand.  After reading, I am still reading this book.

    Some Figurative language I saw in the book: personification, simile, oxymoron, metaphor,  alliteration.

     I would rate this book 5 stars because at the end and middle of every page, there is interesting things that happen in the book.

P.S DO NOT COMMENT OR ELSE......

               

                The wonderful student, Bar Peretz  

The legend of Buddy Bush

RJ# 14

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,

I just finished the story called The Legend Of Buddy Bush by Shelia P. Moses. This was actually a pretty good story to read and I would actually recommend this book to everyone, and that includes anyone who reads this journal.I found a passage in the book that I liked a lot it said “Grandma’s rooster that I named Felix wakes me up at 5:30, he and grandpa do not let 5:31 come around and their eyes will still be closed. Can’t believe Ma let me oversleep, on chopping days I have to be up at 5:15 not a minute later not at 5:16”.(chapter 11 pg 131)

     This passage was meaningful to me because it show how important the the timing was in their family.  

     I used two reading strategies before the book which were predicting what it would be about. I was totally off. I also looked at the painting on the front cover to help with my prediction. I used two during reading strategies which were reading slowly to make sure I understand what's going on, and I reread parts I didn't understand. The two after reading strategies I used were scanning what I read for any unread text, and checking my prediction which didn't come true quiet yet. The genre of this book is realistic fiction, the topic of this book the title and so is the main idea which makes it implied. Their is no really essential question. The P.O.O Is time order/chronological order. The setting is both time and day,the moral of the story is to be nice to others. The story is told in first person,

The author wrote the book to entertain others. The author was biased 

I would rate this book 9/10 for all the effort that was put into the book.

P.S DONT COMMENT OR ELSE......

SINCERELY,B.P

Freedom writers

  Dear , Mrs. Zrihen


    11/22/11
I Just finished the book Freedom writers by Erin
Gruwell. It is pretty good only in the beginning when you get introduced what the topic will be about.There were two reading strategies I used before I read the book.
      First I predicted based on the cover, and I looked for text features and noticed how the front cover picture was black and white. That must mean that the book is old. I also used 2 during reading strategies which were reading slowly to check the words and make sure I understand what I was reading, and rating the book as I go along. The 2 after reading strategies were reading the back so that I can figure out all the extra details that go with the main point, and checking my prediction which was wrong. 
       I did not like this book so much so i did not like any really specific passage that was meaningful to me, so I did not obviously, pick a passage I  enjoyed.

       The genre of this book is a non-fiction memoir. The topic of this book is a short time of her life. The main idea of the story is that a student is talking about diaries she writes of her current life. The main idea is implied. Another title I would give this book would be “Writing Whenever However”. Three supporting details in the story I found were names of the people The student talked about, names of the places she went such as the school she went to, and there were different places she was talking about. The essential message in the story is I can’t really tell. A cause in the story is the teacher is losing her needs, and the effect is the student helps her. Two things that were similar in the story were that the teacher and the student were very smart people thinking wise. Two different things in the story were that their age were different. Five different text features in the book were photographs on the front and back, and italicized words. There were no more. The P.O.O. in the story is time order because she writes her diaries in. The author's purpose in the story is to inform us of an the life she had. The author's perspective is biased. The author's point of view is 1st person because it is a memoir. I could not find any figurative language. My book can not be traced to a source for it is a memoir and can only be traced to the author. Some vocabulary I learned was not that much. This book relates to me because I am generous also. This book relates to a book I read in the summer of 2010. This book also relates to the world because people like teachers and students can get a close relationship.

      I would give this book a 3 out of 10 because it had tons of curse word and not only that it was boring. 

                          Your curious student, Bar Peretz

To:whom it may concern  Bar Peretz 702   RJ#12 

     I am currently in the middle of reading The Freedom Writers by Erin Gruwell. This book is okay up until now I am not that pleased with how the author wrote this book so I would not really recommend this to anybody. I think this book is good on the other hand because it talks about some interesting things that happened in real life to people I think that is what is good in the book and if you like those thing with events that happen in real life coming from someones point of view then I would recommend this book to you.

    A passage that came  in my mind a lot was on page 151.

“ I think Rosa Parks made a big difference in segregation first of all she came on the bus after a hard day of work and refused to give up her seat to a white person. I think that she did the right thing because maybe without her we maybe would not have gained equal rights including other people that took place in the civil right movement.” 

  This passage is really meaningful to me because I think that every person can make a real difference in the world and this is exactly what I personally thought this passage said when I read it while reading the book.

   I used 2 strategies before reading the book I made a prediction, I saw if this book was awarded.  During reading I reread it many times until I got it right. I used another strategy, which was to find any word that I couldn't understand, so I used context clues.  After reading I did some inferences on the book to see what I understood about the book, and also I asked me some questions to see if I understand what I read.

   The genre of this book is Memoir because it talks about a memory that happens, the topic of this book is life events, the main idea of this book is the diaries she writes it is implied main idea because it does not say it. Another title for this book is “diary by diary.” A supporting detail would be she write really good diaries which is sensory. Their is no really an essential message nor any causes and effect because it is a diary. 

I found some text features like the italics to emphasize the word so the reader can notice. Also there are the spaces between paragraphs that represent that a few days were passed or a subject is changed.

       The pattern of organization is time order because it was actually the time between the beginning of the memory and the end. The author wrote this book to share an experience with the reader. The author's perspective is biased. The angle in which the story was told was in first person for its saying “I”, “me”, and “I” and it is talking about himself. I couldn't find any figurative language in this story.

I would rate this book for now a 4/10 because it is not that really good.

Curent event 2

Date: 11/13/11

Name: Bar Peretz 

Title: A legacy of service: Three generations of Pines family have served in military

Author: Perry Stein

Source: The Miami Herald

The topic of the article is all about loyalty

The main idea of the article is: Bolivar Perez Rios he was a great soldier in many wars and he was awarded, he passed down his talents to three more generations. (implied)

The author’s purpose for writing this article is to give an inform us of one military soldier who has served his country very well.

The author’s perspective in this article is subjective (biased) because he is talking about 

only one soldier in the army and his perspective.

The pattern of organization of the article is flashback.

The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is because it was talking about Bolivar’s life back in the day and how he served in the army from a young age.

The text features included in the article are: Illustrations helped me by letting the reader know who Bolivar is and his generations. Subtitles, this helps by letting the reader know which person is which.

This article is about (a summary in your own words) the different generations of Bolivar, a Puerto Rican soldier, who helped in the army and received many prizes like the blue heart, and the bronze star. He inspired his children, grandchildren, and soon his great grandchildren.

The significance (importance) of this article is that it lets you know how a Hispanic person helped in many wars, and this was just one person.

What I learned from this article is if you are good at something like at war, you might be able to influence other people because of your respect to the country.

What I liked about this article is that it gave an example of someone that was celebrated in veteran’s day.

What I did not like about it was really nothing it entertained me a lot.

Who should read this article and why: people who want to know about some people who helped in wars and all of that they should read this article because it gave the example of Bolivar helping in war ever since World War 2

This article reminds me of (text-to-self) how I respect my country, Israel, and the country I am now living in, U.S.

(Text-to-text) I cannot really relate this to any book.
(text to world) It relates tto people who had just had a life like his and are his age in the real world. 

         Word                 Context Clues                  Meaning

1. Memento                example                          anything serving as a reminder.

2. Memorabilia,          inference                         souvenirs

3. LCDR,                    definition                         lieutenant commander

The Appearance

   RJ # 11           

        Dear Mrs. Zrihen I just finished the short story called The Appearance by Kate Lubrigacy. Although this story is very short it had some pretty weird events that happen in a regular chapter book. I thought this book was a little scary so if you are the kind of person that wants to read a short story that is scary I recommend this to you. This book was scary but at the same time very spooky like things you will ask while reading this book is

what will happen ? That is crazy? Why did he do that? Just by looking at these questions you can see how haunted the book is.

        The first strategy I used before I started this book was I skim and scanned for text features. The other strategy I used before starting the story was to predict what was going to happen and I predicted that this story was going to be about the author writing about a tale being told that might have been interested to her. After I read the first few paragraphs and went to the second page I used other strategies like to confirm my prediction I made before and it was correct, but too general for this story. The other strategy was to reread parts for any kind of reason, maybe I didn't understand it or I just want to read it many times. When I was done I, first asked some questions about what had happened in the story, like what was the conflict, where did it happen, ETC.

       The foil character is the firefighter who takes place in the book not so many times. There is no protagonist the author is the main antagonist talking about the person who was appearing at the girls house every week that was why it was called the appearance. The characters in the story are not dynamic they are flat because it is a short story. The conflict in this book is that everyday the girl comes home and she sees and hears noises coming from a person that is in her house and she lives in a town were not that much people live out of the city she is

 very unpopular and does not have many friends. The conflict is Man vs. Man, and their is no weather conditions at all that are discussed in the story. The rising action is when the girl realizes  that their is noise in her house, the climax is when she tries to investigate who is at her house, the resolution is when there are noises coming from the vent and their is really nobody at her house she was officially going crazy according to the author.  

     The genre of the story is short story fiction because it only has one plot, one conflict, and mostly one of everything. The setting is in a house. I don't know the theme and I don't think there's a moral. The point of view in this story is first person because the author is talking about herself.  The author organized this book into time order because it is going through time. Edgar wrote this story to entertain the reader or maybe share. I couldn't find any figurative language and the perspective.

I would rate this book a 10/10 because it was the  best short story I have ever read.

                    

Bites

RJ #10 DATE:11/1/11 CLASS:

702

          Dear Mrs.Zrihen, I have just finished the book Bites.

It is a good book although it has its pros and cons just like every book has. I did not like this book a lot although I like some parts of this book. I don’t really recommend this book to anyone if you want to read a mystery. I would rate this book a 6 out of 10 because it was really boring but it had some good parts.

          The strategies I used before reading this book was to skim and scan for text features, and what I found were that at the end of each chapter there was bold font, which I think meant that the author was talking about the present while most of the book takes place during the. Another strategy I used before reading the book was to figure out why I was reading this book for. The strategies I used during reading this book were to check for context clues for words I didn't know, I don't remember any right now. The other strategy I used was to predict what would happen later on in the book. After I read the book I used some strategies like to ask myself what the book was about. Another strategy I used was to find out who I might recommend this book to, I would not recommend this book to anybody really only people that like intense mystery’s because it is not very interesting at all. 

A PASSAGGE THAT I PICKED WAS ON PAGE 27

          “This was what the boy expected all he expected he was not just that kind of kid that did it all he had to try it all in order for him to gain it all,. And it was simple as that”

I think this passage was very meaningful because it was very interesting with all the wording said multiple times in order to fix it to a higher grade.

The genre is fiction and the sub-genre is mystery because there's a problem to be solved. The protagonist is Tyler and the antagonist is Rudy The foil is the taxi driver, the setting is in California in a town doesn't really say where the social and weather conditions are unknown, the conflict is man vs. man. The tone is mysterious and the mood is exciting. The theme is partnership. I don't think there's a moral. The P.O.O is time order because it is going from today to tomorrow and the clue words, next, after, ETC. The point of view is third person because of the clue words, him, her, and them. The author's purpose is to entertain the reader and I don't think there's a perspective.  

             

 Your fav. student ,

                        B.P             

The Hunt For The Seventh

\                                                                                                             RJ # 9 10/25/11
Dear Mrs .Zrihen,
          I have just finished reading the book The hunt for the seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw. This Book is very interesting int has parts that just make you attracted to the book and you just do not want to put it down I recommend this book a lot especially if you are the kind of person that likes attractive stories or books.
         "I am looking for the seventh, boom, boom,
 boom a voice said in the house." 
I think this passage means a lot it had everything in in the conflict and lots of other things it is a very  meaningful  passage in the book or story.
          The two strategies before I read the book were read the literary elements and skim and scan the main topics and text features. The two strategies during reading was reread parts I do not understand, another thing was parts I had difficulty   with like definitions and things like that so I would take the dictionary out and find the meaning of it.
After reading I tested myself to see if I understood the book, and I compared to a different book I read that is like that same book which is also a mystery like this one.
          The genre of this book is of course Mystery. The p.o.o is really unidentified and the characters are very round dynamic not much really I can tell about the literary elements. The tone is very mystical, the mood is very intense, the authors purpose is to tell.
          I would justify/rate this/book a 10/10 because it was just wonderful and had everything in it with lots of details.
        








                      


                        Your favorite student, Bar Peretz  

Abraham Lincoln

RJ #8 10/18/11
I have just finished reading the book Abraham Lincoln It is a great book I loved every little part of it.I learned a lot from this book big things not like he was the 16th president of the united  states but also how hard his life was as he grew up he only had one year of learning and worked by the age of 8 years old on his dads farm he helped his dad a lot. 
   "He will be remembered from all the things he did because everything he did from a homework assignment  all  the  way to free the slaves he went above and  beyond on each task that he did and what he was assigned to do in memory of great Abe"  LAST PG OF BOOK
      I picked this passage because just by looking at it, it was very emotional so imagine how much it pulled my attention like a cliff-hanger.  
      The genre of this book is biography, the main idea of this book is Abraham Lincoln's life, the topic of this book is Abraham Lincoln.  Another title I would give this book is "Abe you the man",. because he was a absolute leader.  The pattern of organization is identify and explain. The message the author is trying send is everybody can make a big impact on the world no matter what race you actually are. Some text features I found were nice illustration of where he lived and some very cool photographs of him.
 I would rate thi book a ten out of 10 because it was just outstanding you have to read the book to understand what I am saying.








             Sincerely, B.P 

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

     Dear, Mrs.Zrihen                    RJ#7 702  10/11/11
         I am currently reading the book Abraham Lincoln by Ronald White I am loving this book because it is giving me information I did not expect a lot. This book includes information from how Lincoln was around the house all the way to who he was personally and all the hard parts he went through in life.Abraham Lincoln lived a life as a boy who works for his parents. He was a very nice boy in his childhood and in his teens.
          I used many strategies throughout before reading I looked for literary elements and I skim and scanned for text features. During,.reading I reread parts I did not understand and I summarized every chapter to my-self. After reading the book I tried to compare it to a different book I have have about Abraham Lincoln, and after reading I also made names for the chapters because they did not have any. 
          The genre of this book is biography, the topic is Abraham Lincoln, and the main idea is Abraham Lincoln's life as he grew up. Three supporting details were he worked hard, he was a good kid & , he had some issues as he grew up almost like every kid back then. The elements in this story are very different. The pattern of organization is identify and explain. The authors purpose informational. A response I used was I found out how hard Abraham lived a hard life. 
          I would rate this book a 10 out of 10 for now because it is pretty well especially the way it is written.  
I did not write a long RJ   because I am not done with the book.










                                     Sincerely, Bar Peretz

Bud Not Buddy

Dear Mrs. Zrihen,            RJ#5 702 9/26/11
          I have just currently finished reading the book BUD NOT BUDDY by Christopher Paul Curtis. This book is great for those who are interested in kids who there parents die and are send to orphanage. This is pretty sad although it teaches some good lessons. Before I started reading    the book I used two strategies I skim and scammed for main idea and some other text feature, also I read the synopsis which pulled my attention a lot at the beginning. During reading the book I reread parts I did not understand like some hard words that I looked for the definition in the dictionary, during reading I also summarized every chapter and gave it a name because in my book there were only the number of the chapters. After reading I counted how many text features I had throughout the book, after reading what I also did was I tested myself on the information to see if I understood all of it I wrote some index cards to help me test myself.
           "The passage that interested me the most was on page 1 it said we were all standing in a line waiting for breakfast when one of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap-tapped down the line." This passage was very interesting to me because it first introduced me and gave me a hint to what the story will be about, it also dropped me into conclusions it took me some time to understand that sentence but after all I actually did because I reread it.
          The pattern of organization of my book is time order. The main character in my book is Bud there is no really an antagonist in my book/story. The mood was pretty drama with all the things happening. The genre is historical fiction, it took me some time to figure that out. The conflict is Bud goes to live in an orphanage because his mother dies. The setting is in a couple places but it is technically in Michigan during the great depression. The authors purpose is to inform about this book. The authors perspective is to tell how this great depression made an impact on people.       
          There is no moral told in this story and I did not find any figurative language that came to my attention n the book. I would rate this book a 8 out of ten because it was not  the best book I have ever read but it was ok. I would recommend this book to kids in my class.  


                                          Sincerely, Bar Peretz
  

Theodore The Abduction Boone

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,                                                                                                                          702 RJ #4 

         I have just finished reading THEODORE THE ABDUCTION BOONE by John Grisham it is a great book it was one of the best books I read over the couple years it is does a nice job explaining things I picked this book because it was a recommendation and also it said #1 international bestselling author so I knew the author would be great.I picked this book because it was a recommendation and also it said #1 international bestselling author so I knew the author would be great. I also picked this book because I read the synopsis and it attracted me like what happened to the girl? Did she run away? Did someone kidnap her? Were her parents mean to her? Does it have to do with Theodore? All these questions leave you clueless thats why I wanted to read it. I used 2 strategies before reading I skim and scanned for the literary elements, and I also looked for text features. Two strategies I used during was I reread what I did not understand, and I also summarized to myself some chapters. Two strategies I used after reading was I summarized the part of the book that I finished, and I also tested myself to see if I understood what I read. 

      "I am so sorry that it happened I wish we would just find her immediately Elsa told Theodore"

      This passage is very meaningful to me because i felt really bad that she was like the popular girl in school everybody knew her so when people turn on the news they were like oh my g-d  she goes to my school even if she was not in the grade. She was the kind of girl everybody wants to hang out with loving, caring and looks good.

        The genre of this book is realistic fiction that means it is based on a true story that could of happened. The characters are round dynamic the protagonist is Theo Boone, the antagonist is not exactly told, the setting is in Strattenburg, Pennsylvania that is where Theo and his friend lives. The setting to the story just right away leds to the conflict which is Theo's friend has went to sleep at night but in the middle of the night when her mom decided to check on her she was not at her bed. I did not get as farther than that in the book I will finish it next week. The tone is very suspending and the mood is pretty depressing. The pattern of organization is chronological order/time order I did not see any figurative language throughout what I read.

         A response starter is what if the people knew what happened would it have solved the problem easier or even harder because it would all be considered having contact with her.

        I rate this book a 10 out of 10 as I said it was one of the best books I read it made me draw conclusion until I had almost nothing to think about.

                                       Sincerely, Bar Peretz 

Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker?

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,                                                                                  Readers journal #1 8/30/11 

           I just finished reading Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker? By Todd Strasser it was a very interesting book it pulled my attention a lot because it had lot of parts where it was very hard to put the book down because you say to your self what is the next chapter about and the next, and the next. I picked this book also because considering the fact that it was recommended by one of my friend and also because  by reading the title it made me feel like, Who is in the locker? What is in the locker? Does it smell in the locker? The title pulled my attention a lot. I used lots of strategies two before reading was I read the back of the book and I also skim and scanned for many text features  and different types of literary elements.Two strategies I used during reading was go back and test myself on what I had misunderstandings, and another thing is summarized every chapter I read to myself to see if i understood it well enough. Two strategies I used after reading was tested myself on what I read and asked myself questions, and I  counted how many text features I saw throughout the whole book.

       “Wade tardy and his brother Leyton were brothers, everybody called them the tardy boys because they were tardy everyday to school there was not one day they did not arrive early to school even if they woke up early”

(page 2)

        This passage was very meaningfully to me it gave me a first impression oh these kids don't like school and don't care about it they are late every single day. This passage also made me start to think about other people in my school that do that every day.

        The genre of this book is a realistic fiction book the characters are not real but they can exist in real life. The characters a re very motive, there are about 4 foil character 2 protagonists and 1 antagonist. The setting is in a school and at home, regular weather and they are safe plain simple conditions the climax is the part where the  story suddenly changes and the inciting incident was also a good part of the story to first pull your attention. The conflict is that a girl has a dog to take care of and she has to go to school where should she put the dog. The tone happy all around,authors purpose listen to your parents no matter what happens and you will succeed.

       I wonder if weezy the cheezy dog likes the cheese he was feed every day three times a dayor if he just ate it because it was the only food he was feed with so he has no other hope of any food.

       I would rate this book a 10 out of 10 it was terrific it made me want to read more and more I would want to read it again and again I recommend this book to anybody I promise you will like it.

                                             Your favorite student,

                                                   Bar Peretz