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Making connections between the books you read and your own life is an essential component of reading comprehension. In this blog, students in Ms. Stewart's reading development class will deepen their connections to their books by putting themselves in their characters' shoes.

Below you will read journal entries written by students as if they are the characters they are reading about. Journal entries describe the events taking place in the novel, as well as the students inferences about the ways their character feels about those events.

Please enjoy reading the students' thinking about their books, and feel free to share some of your own or respond to posts that interest you!

March 8, 2010

Kate the Not-So-Great

Hey,


My name is Jenny. Since I am older now, I thought I was old enough to babysit. This girl named Kate was moving on to high school. She was so popular in our school. We use play with each other all the time. But, now that she is in high school, there is none of that anymore. One day, a family called Weinmans, asked me to babysit, while they went for dinner. I said okay. But, I wondered why they would ask me instead of Kate because Kate lives nextdoor to the Weinmans. When I got there, they told me everything I had to do while I was babysitting. The Weinmans said " Do not let Kate come over." I ask why, but they would not tell me. When they left, I got a coke and went on the couch and started to watch HBO. I heard the doorbell, it was Kate. She was with a boy named Bob. She pushed me out the way and came in the Weinmans house.

Uh Oh! Now I am going to be in big toruble.

(Stephen)

Babysitting

Hi Im Jenny

I got my first babysitting job and im about to go there. I've been wanting to baby sit and i got a job. Im at my job babysitting and it doesant seem really hard right know. But, there is someone outside the house. I open the house door and there is Kate outside. I told her to leave and she doesant listen so i might get in trouble in my first job.The baby is crying and kate doesant leave. But the i told her to leave and we fighted and then she left. Then i called the baby parents. Babysitting is harder than i thought.

(Brian)

January 21, 2010

Drinking

Dear Diary,



This is when I drunk beer with my best friend Aaron. Aaron asked me if I wanted to drink some beer and I said yes. We were in the pool drinking beer. Aaron started to act really crazy after he drunk the bootle of beer. Then he fell asleep. I wet a rag and put it on Aaron's face. He woke up and I dragged him to the living room couch. He fell straight asleep once I put him on the couch. I also fell asleep on the other couch. Then the next morning I went home and had a great day.

(Dorsey)
Its Dean (brian)

Today I went over Aaron house and I started to drink with him and stache. I dint think that the beer taste good but Stache was going to say im a little kid so I just drunk the beer. When I got home I didnt fell well. I had to take a shower and my mom came in the bathroom when I was taking a shower and my mom came in the bathroom asking for my clothes and it stink like beer. So I had to make and excuss.That is what I did today at Aarons house.

fighting

Hi my name is Dean,

When me and my brother got in a fight, I kicked a hole in the wall. My mother had told my sister "don't tell or else you will get in troudle." Then when my mother and father got back from the store I tried to cover up the hole that I kicked in the wall. But, Guess what? My sis ter told anyway! But, she did not tell, she drew it on a sheet of paper. Then she gave the sheet of paper to my mother and my mother told me to come here and I got in trouble.

Some times I hate my sister!

From Dean (Dorsey)

FEELING GUILTY

Dear diary,

My name is Polly Kemp and today I felt really guilty because I riped Agatha's bow on her dress but all I wanted to do was just to feel the dress and I did not mean to do it. Then when I was trying to say sorry she slapped me really hard on my face. Tomorrow I will try to say it again but I did not mean to. I hope she accepts my apology...

SINCERALY, Polly kemp.(Kelly)

I Can't Believe my Birthday!

hi it's Dean,


It all started when I got a journal for my birthday. When I got a journal, my mom made me write about all the things I do in my life, like when me, Aaron and my dad got back from the pizza palace mom made me write about what I did and where I went and I realy just wanted to play my new game with dad and Aaron, but I couldn't because of my mom. I realy wish I just got socks from her!

THE END,
DEAN (TARIQ DARNELL)