Independent Reading Response #3

Name: Devon Jasmine Lee
Date: October 24, 2010
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Time Read: 2 hours
Pages Read: 131 - 179
Total Pages This Week: 48

This week, I read about Harry and his first time on a broom. Draco Malfoy had stolen Neville's crystal ball that shows what you forgot that day. Malfoy had taken it and Harry wanted to take it back. Malfoy wasn't going easy on him and jumped on his broom and took off. Harry, who was extremely determined, jumped on his and took off as well. This was Harry's first time so every body was shocked to see that he was flying so well. After Harry got Neville's ball back, Professor McGonagall called him to follow her. Malfoy and the rest of the Slytherins were snickering as he walked behind her. Harry thought he was in so much trouble. But it turns out that Professor McGonagall was very impressed at Harry since that was his first time flying. Professor McGonagall introduced Harry to a Quidditch player, a popular sport. Professor also told Harry that he looked and acted just like his father.

I also read about the meeting of Harry and Professor Severus Snape. Professor Snape hates Harry because Harry is a Gryffindor. Professor Snape is head of Slytherin. It is rumor that Snape follows Lord Voldemort a.k.a He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named. Snape would always ask Harry the hardest questions and expects him to know them all. But of course Hermoine knows the answers to all of them.

Independent Reading Response #2

Name: Devon Jasmine Lee
Date: October 18th, 2010
Title: Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Time Read: 2 hours
Pages Read: 61-130
Total Pages This Week: 69 pages

Harry so far has gone shopping with Hagrid. While they were shopping, Harry has met a boy at the cloak shop. That boy turns out to be Draco Maloy. Harry doesn't like Malfoy from the start. After Hagrid bought all the things that were necessary for Hogwarts, Hagrid sends Harry on his way to Hogwarts on a train. When Harry is boarding the train, he meets Ron Weasley and all of his siblings. Ron has 5 brothers and 1 sister. His brothers are all older that him and already go to Hogwarts. On the ride to Hogwarts, Harry and Ron become friends. They also meet Hermione Granger. Ron and Harry did not like Hermione at first. They thought she was bossy. When the train reached Hogwarts, they all boarded small rowboats and sailed to land. After they got off the rowboats, they entered Hogwarts for the first time.

If I were Harry, I would have wanted some siblings. Ron has 6 siblings but he doesn't want to have siblings because he is the youngest. Harry feels sorry for him because Harry knows how it feels to be neglected. But Harry would still think it would be nice to have some one to talk to that doesn't hate him.

Independent Reading Response #1

Name: Devon Jasmine Lee
Date: October 8th, 2010
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Time Read: 2 hours
Pages Read: 1-60
Total Pages This Week: 60 pages

Harry is a boy that is disliked by the only family that he has left. His only family is his Uncle Vernon, his Aunt Petunia and his cousin Dudley. Uncle Vernon is a round man that works in an office. His son Dudley is also very round and likes to bully Harry with his gang at school. Aunt Petunia is a skinny tall lady with no heart. She only has a heart for her husband and for Dudley. Harry always gets the worst of everything and he wished that everything will somehow go his way for once. One day, everything does. One day, a letter comes. It says it is for Harry. But Uncle Vernon doesn't let Harry open it. Instead, he opens it hmself and he reads it to himself. His is petrified and he tell Harry and Dudley to leave the room. Aunt Petunia also reads it, and she is also surprised. For a long time, the letters have come and said that they are for Harry. Harry never gets to see these letters. Until one day, a bunch of letters come flying in. Uncle Vernon gets very mad and tells eveybody to pack some clothes and get to the car. Uncle Vernon drives to a harbor and rents a boat. He thinks that if they are in a boat, the people that are mailing Harry will not get the letters here. Because all of the letters konw where Harry are. They tell the reader on the postal address. That night, these was lightning and it was also Harry's 11th birthday. There was a loud boom at the door. It turns out that the loud boom was Hagrid. Hagrid is the key holder at Hogwarts. Hargid finds out that the Dursley's have not been giving Harry his letters Hagris was furious when he found out. That night, Harry also found out that he was a wizard. And that his parents were also and this parents never died in a car crash. They had died because of He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named.

I think that Uncle Vernon shouldn't have hid the letters from Harry. They should have told him, so at least he would have known how his parents died. I also think that the Dursleys should treat Harry like a human being. Not like that dirt that they walk on. If only they had a piece of heart. If only they would think of anything else besides themselves. They would be much better people.

My Independent Reading Book

For those of you that have seen my blog before I updated it, I am not reading a book about slavery. Instead, I am reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling. Yes, I know it is weird. Don't judge me. :)

Of Mice and Men ~ Post #5

In the book, I think that rabbits symbolize Lennie. This is because Lennie is always referring to the rabbits whenever he is afraid he is going to make George mad because, George said that if he does something bad, he will not let him tend the rabbits. In the novel, I think that the character Crooks represents difference. I think that he represents difference because he is the only colored person in the entire farm. And he has to live with that, of course, until another colored farmer comes along. He is also represents difference because he is crippled and he lives alone in his own room. My reaction to Lennie killing Curley's wife was, "OH MY GOSH!" I was very surprised. I knew that he had the power to do that, but I didn't think that he would use that power. Now that he has killed her, I think that Curley will tell his father that he killed her. But he will leave out the part that he also crushed his hand because he didn't want anybody to laugh at him. I think that she represents jealousy. I think that she represents jealousy because she is jealous of all the other people on the farm that are allowed to talk to eachother and not get yelled at. But she has to follow Curley's every command.

Journal Entry ~ Lennie Perspective

Dear Diary,

To'ay I'm mad. I'm mad 'cause George wouldn't let me bring the pup in the cabin. He told me that next time that I do that again, he was go'in to let Slim take it back. But I don't want him to give it back! He might kill 'em! I don't want him to do that 'cause I'm gunna have him 'till the pup is old. Like that old guy does. His pup is old. But his pup is real smelly. But my pup is goin' be smellin' like them fresh raspberries.

~Lennie Small

Journal Entry ~ George Perspective

Dear Diary,

I hate the way that I always have to look out for 'im! It gets so damn annoyin'! Why can't he just be normal! Being in hot water at all times aren't good! UGGHHH!!! I know that he don'y do it on purpose but it gets real annoyin'! We're trying to make progress to have our own farm but all he's doin' is making it very derogatory.

When there are times that I think of the days that I can have with out him, I'm in paradise. I could be in someplace nice 'n be recumbent next to a beautiful palm tree by the beach.'N I could have a nice home and maybe even have a sweetheart and a nice fam'ly. And what do I got, I got that crazy phyco.

(Sigh*) Now I just have to mollify myself so I won't go crazy and jump off a damn cliff. But the other thing that's bothering me is that Curley guy. I hate that type of guy. Cocky. Self-centered. Selfish. Arrogant. All the things that I wouldn't want, is in him. And he is so, pugnacious. I could tell 'cause he wanted to pick a fight with Lennie today. He's gunna get himself real hurt if he don't watch his back.

Sincerely,

George Milton

Of Mice And Men ~ Post #2

How does George treat Lennie? How do you think George really feels about Lennie?

George treats Lennie like he is an idiot. When ever George is angry, he takes all the anger out on Lennie. I think that George feels bad for Lennie. That's why he hasn't left Lennie behind yet. If George really didn't care about Lennie, then he would have left him alone a long, long time ago. Another reason why I think that George hasn't left Lennie behind yet is because George knows that Lennie had a mental problem and he feels guilty when he leaves him.

What is George and Lennie's dream? Provide details. Do you think it's realistic or not?

George and Lennie's dream is to have a farm or ranch by themselves. When they have their farm, they want to have different things. George wants to have a gallon of Whiskey and play cards or shoot pool. Lennie wants to have lots of rabbits and mice and lots of other soft things so he could pet them all day. Lennie also wants to have the rabbits in all of the different colors.

Why do you think George says "Migrant workers who travel from farm to farm are the loneliest people in the world."? What makes he and Lenny different?

I think that George says that quote because he was probably one of the lonely migrants before he met Lennie. I think that this quote is different from George and Lennie. This is because they are not alone. They have each other to keep each other company. And they also do not travel from farm to farm. They travel away from trouble.

In a Good Friend ~ Post #1

Why do we have friends?

We have friends because a lot of us don't want to be alone at all times. So we make friends to spend time with. When you don't have friends, it makes you feel like you aren't like anybody because you don't fit in.

What makes a 'good' friend?

In a friend there are some things that must be there. Some examples are, honesty and respect. In my opinion, I think that honesty must be in a friend because if a friend can't trust you then there is no point of even calling that person a friend. Respect is another very important thing because you must have respect for everybody. Even when that person isn't a person that you know. You still should be respectful. Another thing that I think that every friend should have is faith for you. Your friend should help you through all your problems. At least try and help, and do what ever that they can. A good friend should also encourage you to do things that you are either nervous about or that they think that you would be good at.

What is a big dream in your life?

A big dream or goal that I have in life is that I want to go to college and get a good education and graduate with a master's degree, and have a good job and live in a nice home. With a good education, you can very easily get a job because people aren't going to want to hire a slob. They are going to want to hire somebody with a very high degree. And when I have a good job and a nice home, I am going to make my family proud.

Over The Summer Reading

A book that I read over the summer was called, The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan. The genre is fiction. The book is related on Greek Mythology. It is about a boy named Percy Jackson and he is a demigod. He goes on a quest to retrieve a lighting bolt and return it to Zeus. I would recommend this book to anybody who loves Greek Mythology and horror.