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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)