(3rd tri) The Fault in our Stars (6)

In this chapter Hazel learns that she doesn't really want to kiss Gus, even know she likes him and has had a crush on him since she first met him in a support group. Earlier in the book Hazel went to a picnic with Gus and he leaned in like he was going to kiss her but just put his hand on her face, but when he did that she tensed up and Gus pulled his hand back. This is when she made her realization.

Then the whole night that is all Hazel could think of, she couldn't sleep because she just wanted to know if she was did the right thing by not kissing him. Hazel ended up calling her best friend Kaitlyn and told her about Gus, Kaitlyn ended up knowing who he was and she liked him too, well she thought he was cute. I didn't get to the end of the chapter yet but, I think that Hazel will want to kiss him and then she will actually end up kissing Gus because she has liked him for a while.

(3rd tri) The fault in our stars(5)

When you hear the word, promise, what do you think? When I hear it I think secret but not in this book.

In Fault in our Stars Gus classifies love as a promise. “But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.” Then there was a twist, he asked him, “Don’t you believe in love?” He had no idea what to say. He ended up saying she believes in true love.

What would you say?  If someone starts talking to you about promises and suddenly you are being asked if you believe in love. Personally, I don’t know what I would say.

(3rd tri) The Fault in Our Stars (4)

The author, John Green, uses very good diction and syntax in the book The Fault In Our Stars. For example he uses fragments and short sentences to emphasize points and to say something straight forward. Some examples of this are, "Right, of course.", "Saved the kids.", and "Nah, I'm good." Another example is elevated diction, such as, “astonishing" and "catastrophic". He also uses rhetorical questions, one example of a rhetorical question he used is, "Did you seriously forget?"

 

(3rd tri) Locking into the magic of Legos

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/15/krista-locking-into-the-magic-of-legos/5521245/

Lots of things tend to change throughout the years, but kids will always love Legos. One quote from the article that stands out is, "Along, almost invariably, with a bright yellow bag of purchased Lego products. Like sparklers and hugs, Legos are things a child can never have enough of." The quote I picked impacts the reader by showing that kids love for Legos will never grow old. The diction in this excerpt is low/informal diction because most of these words everyone knows. There is also concrete diction in the line, "bright yellow bag of purchased Lego products." The syntax in the excerpt I picked is inverted order because where it says "Legos are things a child can never have enough of." This is inverted order because you could also say; children will never have enough of Legos.

The sentence length of most of  the sentences in Ramsey’s writings are long because they have more than five words, but there are also examples of short sentences such as, "The result" (from the first column), "Keep bothering" (from the second column) and "This is vaguely possible." (from the column I picked). I would ask the author three questions. First, why didn't you use alliteration, similes, or metaphors? Second, why did you decide to start the career in writing and when did your love for writing start? Lastly, what is your favorite topic to write about?

(3rd tri) The Fault In Our Stars(3)

I just started chapter three of The Fault in Our Stars and it is talking about Hazels' half birthday. I think Hazel’s family is different from my family because of all the extra holidays they celebrate. In my house we recognize the holidays like Christopher Columbus Day, our half birthdays, presidents day, etc. In Hazel’s family they really celebrate each holiday. For Hazels half birthday her mom takes her and her friend Kaitlyn to the mall for a special night out and to get gifts for her half birthday.

I think this is cool because it isn’t even her real birthday, but she still gets to celebrate and have a good time. My text to self connection was that Hazels family doesn’t just ignore holidays and basically treat them like regular holidays, like most people including my family. She actually treats them like holidays and celebrates.

(3rd tri) The Fault In Our Stars (2)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Green_(author)


John Green is the author of The Fault In Our Stars and I think he deserved the #1 New York Times Bestseller. He is a very descriptive author, which allows you to visualize everything in the book. This lets me comprehend the story and really understand what is going on. I know what each character looks like based off the word choices of the author.

I also think he deserved Bestsellers because I am only on page 28 but he has already made some twists and turns in the story that I didn't expect. I always want to read this book because of the unexpected decisions. The plot twists he picked are making the book very interesting. It also is not a hard to read book, yes he puts in big words and descriptive words, but it is easy to understand (as I said in the first paragraph). It is a very good book and I can't wait to keep reading it.