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.
Dear Bar,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you quizzed yourself on the book.
You should be careful because you didn't put the title.
Why do you think that passage would be significant to the reader?
What was the prediction you made?
What was an example of a part in the book that you had to reread?
What was a word in which you used context clues?
What were some questions that you asked yourself about the book?
Is Rosa Parks the main character?
You are supposed to put 3 main supporting details.
What was some validity and accuracy?
Why was the author biased?
I suggest you try to answer every question in the rubric.
Sincerely, JUAN 702
Dear Bar,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your Reader's Journal. I like the fact that you gave an example of a person in the movement. I have a few questions.
What Rosa Parks the only person?
A memoir is about an author, a person who wrote about their life. Is the author in this book writing about his own life and his own experience?
Why did they call themselves the freedom writers?
I suggest next time you'd be more descriptive when following the Rubric. I like reading your Readers Journal.
Sincerely,
Michael Heskiel
dear bar
ReplyDeletei like how you tested your self on the book but put a title next time i wanted to ask questions.do you recommend this book to me and also do you enjoy this book and how would you be if you were in the main characters shoes
sincerely schachar
Dear Juan,
ReplyDeleteWhat title are you talking about,
I think the passage would be significant to the reader because it teaches them lot of lessons, the prediction I made is in the readers journal it does not say the prediction is but it is stated their, parts I had to reread were words I did not understand, Rosa parks is not the main character their was a passage about her that I liked. The author was biased because he was on no ones side he is just writing a memory thats why it is a memoir.
Thank you for commentingg my readers journal:)
Dear Michael,
ReplyDeleteNo Rosa Parks is not the only person you should have red it better it is their.
No the author is writing about someone else,
When I am done with the book I will be able to tell you exactly why the called them that.
I will take your advice for next time
Dear schachar,
ReplyDeleteI really have nothing to write about for you I would not recommend this book to you trust me you will not like it, and if I were in the main characters shoes I would have the same traits as her just I am not a writer she is I do not have personal feelings like a 2 year old girl so I will not write diaries.