Monday, April 28, 2014

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.

3 comments:

  1. Greetings Mr. Hensley. I have observed in your previous posts that your words are indeed not sophisticated. However this magnificent and majestic blog is an exception. I do have one suggestion for you to consider. Perhaps using the word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis would be advantageous. Salutation my young grasshopper.

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  2. If he can tie that word into the book somehow, he deserves a Nobel Prize in doing something impossible.

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  3. Haha. Elijah what kind of a comment is that? Anyway TJ, you did a great job summarizing the story. It makes it seem really interesting now I want to read it. I also use a lot of commas in my writing.

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