Lesson 1: Simple Sentences

Finding Simple Starting Sentences:

1. "I yelled."(21)
2. "Nobody answered."(53)
3. "Annabeth grumbled."(114)
4. "'You're insane!'"(130)
5. "'Oh no.'"(151)

All references above are from The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Finding Simple Action Sentences:

The god pursed his lips. He stuck his caduceus in the sand like an umbrella pole. "'Luke's father.' Normally, that's not the first way people introduce me. God of thieves, yes. God of messengers and travelers, if they wish to be kind.

Comment: Whilst describing the way that Hermes acts in this scene, the author uses primarily all shorter sentences. This helps in a way that shows that the god wants to introduce himself with a title almost, compared to a simple comment from the main character Percy Jackson.

Blog Post #2

     Something I found very interesting in the book that I am reading called the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan is how many troubles that Percy Jackson and Annabeth face along their journey to the sea of monsters. A lot of these troubles are stories that can be found in the stories of the Odyssey and other Greek books. The two kids come upon many beasts and people that are mentioned in the Odyssey. People like Circe, and beasts like Scylla are in the book and in the Odyssey. This really strikes me as interesting because I like the Greek feel to the story. With these twists and side-routes to the main story, a lot can be learned from the characters that you have come to enjoy while reading the book.

Amount of time read in first two weeks: 233 mins

Blog Entry #1

Recently, I finished The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan. I have been urging to read this book for a while now, so that I may start this entire series. I loved it very much and I am glad to have begun reading this book. This is the first, of the five total books in this series and it focuses on a boy named Percy Jackson that isn't always the brightest. I can't give anything away, because that would ruin the book. A lot of interesting thoughts and feelings that I had never felt before came to me while reading this book. Since this was a book of my choice, I got to connect with it better on my own time. Lots of adventure and actions scenes occurred in the book. This made for an overall better experience while reading it. At times, the book made me feel startled, engaged, and finally satisfied by the end of this great read.

Reading Reflection and Goals

If I like a book, it is because it grabs my attention. I don't LOVE reading, but it isn't the worst thing in the world. I like most books, but I especially like books that involve adventure and action sequences. I do not believe that I have ever come across a book that I absolutely can't stand. I think that reading can help you grow your imagination as well as learn new ways of writing and the words you put into your writing. Reading is a valuable tool and it is important to use it well. My goal for reading this year is to read five to seven books. I want to read five to seven because that seems like a decent number range that is not to heavy or to light. Five to seven books shouldn't cause a large amount of stress compared to an outrageous number like 27,203,491 books. Okay. That was a bit exaggerated. I also want to read these books by spending around 20-30 minutes a day reading. Weather or not this is in school or out of. This should help me to finish with good timing for the end of the year.

Goal: About 2 hours a week

# of books: 5-7 books

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