Liemberger’s Comments (group member since Aug 28, 2012)

Liemberger’s comments from the 9C group.

After you provide the title, author and page you are currently on, describe the setting(s) of your book. If your book has various settings, explain this and then describe each setting. Then, explain how the setting impacts the book.

Example: In Lord of the Flies, the general setting is a deserted island that has the potential to be a paradise, with abundant fruit, clear waters and miles of beach. However, within this paradise, there are many sub-settings. The jungle brings out the animal instincts in the hunters and always carries a sense of danger. This is the setting associated with Jack. The beach, on the other hand, is associated with Ralph and civilization, with the huts, coconut shells full of water and the meeting platform. Moreover, the general mood of the boys changes with the change of day. During the morning and evening, the boys can play and enjoy themselves. At mid-day, however, the unbearable heat and intense light creates mirages that leave the boys unable to trust what they see. At night, the imaginary "beastie" lurks in the dark and has many of the boys crying out in terror. Clearly the setting has a major impact on Lord of the Flies.

First, as always, provide the title and author of your book and what page you are on and the total number of pages in your book. If you have just started a new SSR book, answer this question about the book you most recently finished. Then, explain the point of view through which your book is told. Is it first person or third person? If it is third person, does the author only tell the thoughts of one character, or can he/she get inside many characters' heads? Next, explain how the point of view influences the story. For instance, what do you learn through the thoughts of the narrator that you wouldn't know if the story were told through a different character's point of view? How does the narrator's opinions influence the telling of the story? Do you feel as though you can trust the way the narrator views the events of the story? Finally, choose one character in the book and explain how the story might be different if the book were written through that character's point of view.

First, list all of the books you have read for SSR so far this year, putting the book you are currently reading last. Next to the book you are currently reading, write what page you are on and how many pages there are in your book (ex. 123/350). Then, discuss the life lessons or interesting facts that you have learned from each book that you have read. If you have only read one book, you need to discuss at least three different things you have learned from that book. Finally, describe your experience with independent reading so far this year. For example, do you enjoy reading more now than you did at the beginning of the year? Do you feel that your reading skills have improved? Have any of the books that you have read had a major impact on you?

Be sure to give us the title and author of your book and to tell us what page you are on and how many total pages there are in your book. Also, tell us how many books that you have read so far for SSR. If you have just started a new SSR book, you may post on the last book that you read. In your post, state whether you are making a TEXT TO TEXT, TEXT TO SELF OR TEXT TO WORLD connection. Then go on to describe the similarities between your book and the world around you, yourself or another book that you have read. You need to describe TWO connections in all.

Be sure to provide the title of your book and tell us what page you are on and how many pages are in your book. If you have read more than one SSR book this quarter, let us know if this is your first or second book. Also, be sure to tell us if the conflicts you are describing are Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, Character vs. Nature, Characters vs. God/Fate or Character vs. Society.

Jarrett wrote: "The book I'm reading is called "Moby Dick". I'm on the 55 out of ~650 pages of the book. This book is about a man who meets a whaler who wants revenge on a whale that took his leg during an expidit..."

It is in the first sentence of the book, "Call me Ishmael."

Be sure to tell us what page you are on and how many total pages are in your book.