Blog Assessment #1

Blogging Assessment #1

“Overview: This is a book about a kid named Ren. He lives in America in an orphanage. He was dropped off as a child and doesn't remember her at all. The setting is back near the American revolution. There is only one problem. He only has one full arm, he only has half of the other. With only one arm it is very hard to find people to adopt him because most of the people want kids who can work on the farm, which is very difficult for Ren.

I predict that Ren will be adopted sometime in this book be a thief. Hence the title, The Good Thief. Ren has already shown that he could be a good thief because it says in the book that he sometimes takes small things throughout the orphanage. Food, small supplies, you name it. Although these things are very small, he has never been caught.” (Blog Post#2)

1.)   I usually do not use too many sophisticated words although I do have some voice. When I am stating why something is called something or if I am saying why something is, then I say Hence. I like saying Hence because it is a nice word to replace “the reason why.” I also say “you name it” because then it allows the reader to have more freedom to think beyond just what I have said. I like to allow the reader to think beyond the words itself, so that they can be more active in the reading.

2.)   I like to use commas it the sentence structure to create a list. “Food, Small supplies, you name it.” I use the commas for punctuation because I want the reader to imagine what I am talking about, instead of just saying “he stole stuff.” I like to use formal words because I personally think it sounds better than informal. “Hence” Is a word I love to use instead of saying “the reason why” because it sound more formal and still has the meaning I am looking for.

blog post #6

After leaving Benjamin And Ren left Benjamin said that they were going to his cousins.  For the night they asks some people if they could spend the night there.  Before they went to sleep Benjamin told him he was lieing about all of it! Ren wasn't mad at all.  They just went to bed.  In the morning,  they stole the man's horse before they left.  Ren was very dissapointed but he was glad to leave the orphanage.

When they finally got to the port,  Benjamin took him to his house, there Ren got to help benjamin make some money.  I predict that Ren will become a thief as well as Benjamin. Since the They have already stolen a horse, i predict there is more from where that came from.

Blog Post#5 Krista Ramsey

The column i read was called "For better vision, kids need the outdoors. This is talking about how kids using technology generally have bad vision for it. She says that we need to spend less time on electronics, and spend more time outside. My favorite line is "In the U.S. alone, the percentage of people ages 12 to 54 who are nearsighted- meaning unable to see things clearly at a distance-rose from 25 percent in the early 1970sto 42 percent now" I like this because she tells us cold hard evidence to support her "claim." It uses hyphens to pause the sentence but also to let it extend. Instead of two periods and 3 sentences, there are two hyphens and one big sentence to support her. She is a very formal writer, she gives her opinion, but then backs it up with good evidence.

Questions:
1. did you take English in college, or is writing another thing you like as well as something else?
2. Do you have kids of your own?
3.(goes with the 2nd) Are your kids what inspired you to do the column? If not, what did?

blog post #4

Finally.  Benjamin.  Benjamin is the name of a mysterious man who just came to adopt someone.  He says that Ren is his little brother!  He has a very crazy story about how Indians killed their parents and cut off Ren's arm.  Benjamin said that he hunted down the Indians.  But all that was left of their parents were their scalps!

I think this kind of story is very crazy.  But I could be true.  I predict that Benjamin will be a thief and he will teach Ren too. Benjamin looks like a very interesting guy.

blog #3

In my book Ren feels like he has no chance of being adopted.  Like it says here " the man tried not to stare but glanced in horror. " This quote is talking about when the farmer saw that Ren's arm was not there. Ren knows that the odds are very slim.  If he doesn't get adopted before he turns 18, he will be sent into the army.

I feel like this situation may be common for a lot of kids all around the world.  They may not have any problems,  but they might feel like there Is no way they will ever get adopted.  I still predict though, that Ren will either escape the home or he will get adopted by a thief.  Hence the name The Good Thief.

post#2: The good thief

Overview: This is a book about a kid named Ren. He lives in America in an orphanage.  He was dropped off as a child and doesn't remember her at all. The setting is back near the American revolution. There is only one problem. He only has one full arm, he only has half of the other.With only one arm it is very hard to find people to adopt him because most of the people want kids who can work on the farm, which is very difficult for Ren.

I predict that Ren will be adopted sometime in this book be a thief. Hence the title The Good Thief. Ren has already shown that he could be a good thief because it says in the book that he sometimes takes small things throughout the orphanage. Food, small supplies, you name it. Although these things are very small, he has never been caught.