9/23/10 book blog

In your book, what are some of the ways that your character expresses themselves through their emotions? How do they show love? Anger? Hate? Why is this important to you as a reader?


In my book Whit shows love for his girlfriend because even though she has been missing for months he can't keep his mind off of her. In his dreams she appers to tell him why he is in this crazy place. But before she can she tells him that she will have to see him for real and not just in a dream and that people can be watching and listening. When Witsy is angry her whole body just puffs up in blue, red, and orange flames. It is so cool. When Whit is mad he just lunges towards that person and starts punching him/her. They both show hate by being rude and back talking that person with authority. It's because by the author expressing Whit and Witsy's emotions I can kind of get a sense of who they really are inside.

9.17.10: Week 4

It is important to use our observations/knowledge of the world around us to understand and make meaning out of what we read? Thinking about your experience with the writing excursion, how much importance does your author place on how two characters in your book dress/look? How do you know this?

 My author would not spend that much time on explaining how whit and witsy dressed. He would focus on the main idea of the book and not the way they dress. I know this because on the first page of chapter 15, they are getting ready to be sent to this jail for the supernatural. The author did not sit their and explain what the clothing looked like that they had to change into. He would only say they had to change into a jumpsuit and that was it.

9.7.10 - 9.10.10: Week 3

As readers, we need to be able to look at what is happening in the world around us so that we can make connections to what we are reading. Thinking about the world you live in, what connections can you make to your book.

Today in the world we are all falling in love!!! I mean it is something that just happens. We cant control who or what our heart desires. That is what is happening to Jennifer Love Hewitt in her book 'The Day I Shot Cupid!' This book is really similar to life because it is what is happing to me and you right now. We fall in love and they break our heart. That is just how it works.In the book she tells you not to cry over someone that does not love you back. If you look at life and your relationship all your friends tell you the same thing. In the world love hurts and that is how my bookm is related to the world around us!!!

9-3-10 reading response

As we look into how our characters in our books are expressing themselves, how does that, in turn, make you think about how you express yourself?

The book Witch & Wizard is so fascinating. My favorite character whit expresses his self by using attitude. Whit is very brave and has a big attitude. From what i have read so far in my book whit loves to talk back to people with authority. My favorite part in the book is when the big black guy comes to his cell and has handcuffs in his and whit responded by saying "Oh for me??? you shouldn't have." Whit's sister witsy is more of a girl who does not like to have anything to do with trouble. She is a witch and whit is a wizard!!! This makes me realize that many people do express themselves by there attitude and what they will and will not do. I also express myself by the way i dress and what i read and just maybe what I want to do in life!! I feel that I express myself with my attitude and with what i will and will not do. Reading this book is teaching me that their is more then one way to express myself!!