Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Reading Log Week 1&2&3

Week One

Laine repeatedly wishes to dine with other people.
" 'I can't tonight, I've got my little- '
Laine turned sharply. 'I don't care what you have, cancel it.' "
Laine furiously demands to dine with others because she is lonely and misses her ex-husband.
 Does Tamyra survive her HIV?
Do Riley and Christian get married?
Will Mia ever be arrested?
How will Jeremy and Riley's relationship influence Gabby when she grows older?



Wednesday 10/5 
Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth Jones
15%-32%, 20 Minutes
Friday 10/7
Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth Jones
32%-100%, 60 Minutes
Saturday 10/8
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
0%-5%, 15 Minutes
Sunday 10/9
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
5%-12%, 15 Minutes
Week Two

In the story "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck", the main idea is to watch what you say.
"And here the merry atmosphere soured. 'A watermelon for a black snake,' said the toad. 'Now that's just racist."
 The duck's well intentioned words were twisted around into a racist statement easily.
 The motherless bear in "The Motherless Bear" is a selfish creature who seeks pity.
"Several times she cried, but as the weeks passed this became more difficult and so she took to covering her face with her paws and doing a jerky thing with her shoulders."
The motherless bear fakes sadness to gain attention (and chokecherries), making her a selfish creature.




Tuesday 10/11
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
13%-20% 15 minutes
Wednesday 10/12
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
21%-28% 15 minutes
Thursday 10/13
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
1-50 20 minutes
Friday 10/14
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
51-100 20 minutes
Week 3
In the story "That's Amore" Helen's character doesn't change. She remains static as a bitter and loud woman. "Most everyone I met had a good anger story: Helen cursing, Helen smacking, Helen slamming down the phone." Helen was infamous for her angry personality through out her life.
In the story "Keeping Up", Hugh is very self-centered and often leaves his wife behind while pursuing his own goals. "To the casual observer, he would appear running from me," Hugh always rushed through tasks not interesting to himself, often moving too quickly for his wife to catch up.

Thursday 10/22
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
29%-34% 30 minutes
Friday 10/21
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
34%-42% 25 minutes
Monday 10/24
When You Are Engulfed By Flames by David Sedaris
1-52 20 minutes
Tuesday 10/25
When You Are Engulfed By Flames by David Sedaris
53-119 30 minutes