Blog Post #9

As Predicted, Ren and his friends had stayed too long. As he was selling the Children's elixer, someone noticed him. Benjamin had to quickly run away, as he was doing so, his friend helped him get to the carridge. See, to get the "elixer" to actually work, they put opium in it to get the kids, "calm". When in reality, they were just getting them high. Which is why Benajmins friend had to help Ren to the carridge, because Ren was also high. after getting to the carridge, they decided to start down the road in search for Benjamin. Just downt the road, they saw him sitting behind a tree panting and exhausted. Miraculously, he still had all of the money!

After that incident, they decided to get out of that town and head towards their destination as soon as possible. Over the next few days, it was very easy traveling. When they got to the town they started there job. After a couple of days some random horse riders kidnapped them.  They had no Idea why until Ren was explained the situation. Now they have to figure out how to get out of this horrible situation.  You will have to read to find out how they get out of this one.... Or will they...?

Blog Post #8

After living in the abandoned house for a couple of days, just living on barely nothing, they got an opportunity to make some very nice cash. A friend of theirs informs them of a surgeon a couple towns away needs some "help." He needs fresh bodies from the graveyard to do his research. This is a very scetchy job because it is illegal, He needs them to be very discreet. Although is is illegal, he will pay a very good amount of money for each body. All they have to do is find a dead body,  (in the graveyard), and bring it to the back of the hospital to receive their pay.

The three of them decide that it is worth the risk. The next day they grabbed all of their things and headed on there way. On there way there, they spotted a opportunity to make some quick cash.  They mixed and bunch of liquids into bottles and called it child behavior elixir. Ren punched a kid and acted all bad to get attention.  Then Benjamin came over and gave him the product.  It worked so well that people were going crazy trying to buy some.

I predict that they will stay too long and Benjamin will get caught.  I predict this because earlier in the chapter Benjamin had said he was already caught selling a fake product here before.  I predict that someone will recognize him and they will be in big trouble.

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.