1) I think that "The Utterly Perfect Murder" will be about somebody planning out a simple and humorous murder. I don't think that it will be a bloody murder but a murder based out of careful calculations and either jealousy or hate. I think that the person commitying or trying to commit the murder either succeeds wonderfully or fails completely. I think thats where the humor aspect comes in.
2) Me and Revenge!
I've had my revenge on people of course. Mostly its been in connection with my sister and me setting up little traps that she oh so funnily fell into, or small revenge plans that I carried out to one of my friends if i was annoyed with them; nothing overly serious. :) <--innocent smile
I haven't done revenge out of hate or jealousy, but to make things fair. For example, if somebody plans to hurt somebody else through a joke and tries to get me involved, I politely (or impolitley) refuse and then tell that other somebody what the other person was planning to do, just so that they can be prepared. Its revenge on my part because I'm annoyed at the first person to try and get me to do their dirty work, but also a chance to set things straight. I went through this situation quite recently and I felt satisfied after I went through with it.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Clue 2: Plot & Short Story Structure
1) What a plot structure looks like !
1. Exposition: The exposition of a plot diagram is usually almost always in the beginning of a story. It tells the reader who the characters are, the setting, some background information, and the time the story takes place. Different stories have more obvious expositions. For example in fairy tales expositions are easily identified with the common phrase, "Once Upon a time in a land faraway lived a Princes..." In that sentence, it tells the reader: a) the time: once up on a time b) the place: in a land faraway c) the main character: the princess.
2. Rising action: The rising action is the part of the story that leads up to the climax. Its all those other events that build up the feeling of suspense and gets you wondering what happens next. You are introduced to the conflict before the Rising action starts though, and during the rising action you get to know your characters more intimatley. The rising action is usually the longest part of the plot structure, because most of the obstacles your character has to face happen here.
3. Climax
The climax is the peak of your story, just like the top of the mountain is the peak of the climb. Just like when you climb a mountain, the climax is your goal, or the point you are working towards. For writers and readers, the climax is what they are also working or looking towards. It is the most dramatic part of the story. During the climax, the main character has to make a choice, and what happens after he or she makes that choice is the action that determines the ending of the story. After the climax the main character is almost always changed in some way, whether it is physically, emotionally, or mentally.
4. Falling Action/ Resolution
The resolution is how the story comes to a close in affect to what happens in the climax. The falling action is the events that lead to the resolution. Other unanswered questions can be either answered or left hanging, depending on whether there is as sequel to the story or not. In that case the resolution can be the beginning of the ending.
2) Why do stories need to be structured? What does this reveal about our need, as humans, to contruct understanding?
If stories are not structured, then they wouldn't make sense to the reader. The reader would be confused and not understand the character or even the story itself at all. For example if you opened a book and started reading about the end of the story and how everybody lived happily ever after, you wouldn't know anything about any of the characters, and it would have been a waste of your time to read what you just read. This shows us that we as humans like things to be in order, and we like to stick to things that are familiar to us. For us to be able to understand something, we need to be guided along something that we've seen before or know a bit of what to expect. Stories that have no structure are also extremely confusing to readers because we cannot follow what the writer is trying to show us. If one events lead to another that brings us to another beginning to an interwoven story, the reader will be left having nothing but confusion in their head. Also, if there are big holes in a plot of a story that a writer is writing, then it shows the reader that either the writer was being careless, or they meant to fill in those details later on in the story. If the writer never answers these questions, then the reader will obviously be constantly left wondering what really happend in the story.
3)After you looked at the plot graph and structure of "Marigolds" what new things did you see in the story that you didn't see before?
After I looked at the plot graph and structure of "Marigolds," I noticed that the author deliberatley sets up the exposition of the story in a poor place. The time this story takes place is also during an extremely difficult time of U.S. History; the Great Depression. Later on in the Rising Action, we are also shown this aspect more thoroughly through the example of Ms. Lottie's home. It is described as barely standing and decaying. The second thing I noticed was that it was Lizabeth's anger at her poverty and her confusion at the situation at home that led her to make the decision to destory Ms. Lottie's Marigolds. Although reading the story the first time through I didn't understand the true reason Lizabeth destroyed the Marigolds, looking at the plot structure I thought I had a better understanding of why. Her decision also led her to the realization that made her become a woman. This was the affect of her choice: Lizabeth was changed emotionally and changed from a child to a woman. Although this change can also be described physically, the true change happens on the inside and its in the way of thinking that really makes one into an adult. Through Lizabeth's choice and consequences, you can really see how she is forced to face what her actions have truly done, and be mature enough to apologize for it.
4) What is the theme of marigolds and how does the structure of the story make that theme evident?
I think that the theme of Marigolds is this: to know how to feel compassion, you have to lose your innocence. When Lizabeth was full of innocence, she was also ignorant to other people's feelings and their inner thoughts. Just like any other child who doesn't know better he believed in a world where everything was set and definite; her father was the rock of her family and her mother was the soft voice who comforted them. When this idea of hers is shattered through one overheard conversation, this is when her ignorance starts to falter. In knowing how to feel compassion, you transition from being a child to becoming an adult (in your way of thinking). The structure of Marigolds makes the theme obvious because Lizabeth's way of thinking changes dramatically the moment she looks into Ms. Lottie's eyes and feels compassion for her and realizes what she has truly done. The consequence of Lizabeth's actions is truly what brings out the change in her. As the story ends, we are shown how Ms. Lottie never planted Marigolds again. In the story, her marigolds were the light of beauty in her life and no amount of apologies or explanation from Lizabeth could make it right again. Lizabeth realized that too, and so when she grew up she remembers this turning point in her life. In memory of this, she also plants marigolds.
1. Exposition: The exposition of a plot diagram is usually almost always in the beginning of a story. It tells the reader who the characters are, the setting, some background information, and the time the story takes place. Different stories have more obvious expositions. For example in fairy tales expositions are easily identified with the common phrase, "Once Upon a time in a land faraway lived a Princes..." In that sentence, it tells the reader: a) the time: once up on a time b) the place: in a land faraway c) the main character: the princess.
2. Rising action: The rising action is the part of the story that leads up to the climax. Its all those other events that build up the feeling of suspense and gets you wondering what happens next. You are introduced to the conflict before the Rising action starts though, and during the rising action you get to know your characters more intimatley. The rising action is usually the longest part of the plot structure, because most of the obstacles your character has to face happen here.
3. Climax
The climax is the peak of your story, just like the top of the mountain is the peak of the climb. Just like when you climb a mountain, the climax is your goal, or the point you are working towards. For writers and readers, the climax is what they are also working or looking towards. It is the most dramatic part of the story. During the climax, the main character has to make a choice, and what happens after he or she makes that choice is the action that determines the ending of the story. After the climax the main character is almost always changed in some way, whether it is physically, emotionally, or mentally.
4. Falling Action/ Resolution
The resolution is how the story comes to a close in affect to what happens in the climax. The falling action is the events that lead to the resolution. Other unanswered questions can be either answered or left hanging, depending on whether there is as sequel to the story or not. In that case the resolution can be the beginning of the ending.
2) Why do stories need to be structured? What does this reveal about our need, as humans, to contruct understanding?
If stories are not structured, then they wouldn't make sense to the reader. The reader would be confused and not understand the character or even the story itself at all. For example if you opened a book and started reading about the end of the story and how everybody lived happily ever after, you wouldn't know anything about any of the characters, and it would have been a waste of your time to read what you just read. This shows us that we as humans like things to be in order, and we like to stick to things that are familiar to us. For us to be able to understand something, we need to be guided along something that we've seen before or know a bit of what to expect. Stories that have no structure are also extremely confusing to readers because we cannot follow what the writer is trying to show us. If one events lead to another that brings us to another beginning to an interwoven story, the reader will be left having nothing but confusion in their head. Also, if there are big holes in a plot of a story that a writer is writing, then it shows the reader that either the writer was being careless, or they meant to fill in those details later on in the story. If the writer never answers these questions, then the reader will obviously be constantly left wondering what really happend in the story.
3)After you looked at the plot graph and structure of "Marigolds" what new things did you see in the story that you didn't see before?
After I looked at the plot graph and structure of "Marigolds," I noticed that the author deliberatley sets up the exposition of the story in a poor place. The time this story takes place is also during an extremely difficult time of U.S. History; the Great Depression. Later on in the Rising Action, we are also shown this aspect more thoroughly through the example of Ms. Lottie's home. It is described as barely standing and decaying. The second thing I noticed was that it was Lizabeth's anger at her poverty and her confusion at the situation at home that led her to make the decision to destory Ms. Lottie's Marigolds. Although reading the story the first time through I didn't understand the true reason Lizabeth destroyed the Marigolds, looking at the plot structure I thought I had a better understanding of why. Her decision also led her to the realization that made her become a woman. This was the affect of her choice: Lizabeth was changed emotionally and changed from a child to a woman. Although this change can also be described physically, the true change happens on the inside and its in the way of thinking that really makes one into an adult. Through Lizabeth's choice and consequences, you can really see how she is forced to face what her actions have truly done, and be mature enough to apologize for it.
4) What is the theme of marigolds and how does the structure of the story make that theme evident?
I think that the theme of Marigolds is this: to know how to feel compassion, you have to lose your innocence. When Lizabeth was full of innocence, she was also ignorant to other people's feelings and their inner thoughts. Just like any other child who doesn't know better he believed in a world where everything was set and definite; her father was the rock of her family and her mother was the soft voice who comforted them. When this idea of hers is shattered through one overheard conversation, this is when her ignorance starts to falter. In knowing how to feel compassion, you transition from being a child to becoming an adult (in your way of thinking). The structure of Marigolds makes the theme obvious because Lizabeth's way of thinking changes dramatically the moment she looks into Ms. Lottie's eyes and feels compassion for her and realizes what she has truly done. The consequence of Lizabeth's actions is truly what brings out the change in her. As the story ends, we are shown how Ms. Lottie never planted Marigolds again. In the story, her marigolds were the light of beauty in her life and no amount of apologies or explanation from Lizabeth could make it right again. Lizabeth realized that too, and so when she grew up she remembers this turning point in her life. In memory of this, she also plants marigolds.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Clue 2
Clue #2
This passage, John 1:1-18, would be the exposition because it describes the characters that will show up later on in the story. It also describes the setting (the world) and gives the reader some background information to where the plot will be going. Key Components of this passage are...
-in the beginning there was the Word (Jesus); he was God
-the world was made through him
-the Word came to the world, to save all the people of the world.
-the Word became flesh and lived as a human with other humans.
-the humans did not accept him;they did not understand him; he was the light but the darkness does not understand it.
Monday, August 24, 2009
10 Personal Connections to "Marigold"
1) Just like Lizabeth, when I am bored or tired of the same things I turn to my younger sibling for amusement and ideas for things to do. Usually this involves something along the lines of making up a new game between us or just teasing eachother until our mother has to get involved and break up the fight, but either way it ends up being much more fun than being bored. In the text when Lizabeth and her brother are looking for something to do and so they go together to Ms. Lottie is something that I was able to go "aha"! Because I would have done that too.
2) In the text when Ms. Lottie is yelling at the kids to leave her and the marigolds alone, this reminded me of what my mother does to me when I creep up next to her and steal some of the food that she is cooking. Although Ms. Lottie is genuinley angry at the children, my mother is just playfully annoyed and gives me a swat on the head. The same annoyance when one is working on something and somebody else comes and bothers you or messes it up (even a little bit) is enough to make somebody get extremely angry.
3) In the story, Lizabeth is "14 going on 15" and so am I! Just like Lizabeth sometimes I feel like I am too old to be playing with my sister and feel more like a woman (i guess).I can think of many occasions where I have sat inside playing piano or doing something by myself when secretly all I wanted to do was run out side and play wildly with my sister. I can also relate to the line where Lizabeth says, " I just stood there peering through the bushes, torn between wanting to join the fun and feeling that it was all a bit silly."
4) The picture that the author gives of the mysterious John Burke somehow reminds me of my Great-Grandfather before he passed away. My Great-Grandfather on my father's adopted side was one of the sweetest people that I have ever known. Quite literally, he wouldn't hurt a fly. Or a rock. Or anything, alive or static, if he could help it. Before my Great-Grandfather passed away a few years ago, whenever I visited him and my Great-Grandmother up in New Hampshire he would always be rocking away on his rocking chair on the porch, or sitting in one of the other chairs that looked over green, green, fields. But unlike John Burke, my Great-Grandfather would never yell or scream even if you disturbed him when you were sleeping. But he was so frail and fragile looking that nobody ever did bother him when he was resting. :)
5) When Lizabeth says, "Look there she is! She's fooling around with them crazy flowers!" I was abruptly reminded of my own grandmother. My grandma loves to garden, and she has her own little garden in which she grows all kinds of things from blue berry cushes to raspberries! Its a truly wonderful garden that looks, smells, and tastes good. So when the text mentioned gardening of any kind, I was immediatley hit with the smell of fresh blueberries from my grandma's garden!
6) In the paragraph where Ms. Lottie gets angry and extremely annoyed at the children so that she comes running after the children with her cane reminded me of my grandfather. My granpa is naturally a very gentle person; he has a PHD in maths and sciences and he is usually a quite, studious person. However, when he gets mad once, you should DEFINETLY watch out. I remember one time my grandpa was profusely annoyed, and his cane too became restless in his hands. He didnt wave it around in the end; his hand just shook slightly enough that the cane rattled. But that was enough for me and my sister to shut our mouthes and behave.
7) In the paragraph when Lizabeth is lying awake in her bed at 4 AM, frightened after listening to a conversation between her crying father and her mother, she decides to awaken her brother. I almost laughed at this part because that is exactly what I would have done. What better way to cope with fear than to wake up your sibling, tease them a bit, and laugh together and forget about whatever you were scared of? Although Lizabeth and Joey sneak out to Ms. Lottie's house, my sister and I have never done anything that daring. Instead, we just giggle and laugh about everything and nothing in particular until we fall asleep, exhausted.
8) Marigolds! Just the word makes me want to smile. I have quite alot of connections just with the word itself, and my favorite one I think is that I used to want to name myself Marigold. I told my dad this, and he in turn simply did 3 things. First, he stared at me. Second, he sighed softly and annoyedly. Third, he turned back and mumbled words to himself, and told me quite frankly that MeeSoh was a much better name than Marigolds. After that I dropped the issue.
9) Just like Lizabeth remembers this one particular summer out of all the others, I have a summer like that too. It was this summer for me, actually. I know this sounds lame because it just happened but I truly believe that it was one of the best experiences of my life. I met so many new friends from Houston, Texas and I had just an amazing time attending Rice Summer School at Rice University. I even met Dr. Robert Curl, nobel peace prize winner, and he signed my Tie Dye T-Shirt that I made in Chemistry class. So many things happened to me that I would probably never have gotten an oppurtunity to experience in any other moment of my life.
When I think about this summer I also laugh and cry. I laugh and smile for all the memories I've made, I cry for all the people I miss and I've lost contact with.
10) When Lizabeth felt overwhelmed with emotion (in her case anger at the unfairness of her life, confusion and fear from overhearing her fathers outburst) she felt a need to destroy. I connect with this better than anything else! I get a feeling that I need to crumble or hit something. I'm not usually a violent person, but when my mom or dad or anybody really treats me in an unfair way I usually hit my poor already deformed pillow or crumple up a huge mound of paper o.O
2) In the text when Ms. Lottie is yelling at the kids to leave her and the marigolds alone, this reminded me of what my mother does to me when I creep up next to her and steal some of the food that she is cooking. Although Ms. Lottie is genuinley angry at the children, my mother is just playfully annoyed and gives me a swat on the head. The same annoyance when one is working on something and somebody else comes and bothers you or messes it up (even a little bit) is enough to make somebody get extremely angry.
3) In the story, Lizabeth is "14 going on 15" and so am I! Just like Lizabeth sometimes I feel like I am too old to be playing with my sister and feel more like a woman (i guess).I can think of many occasions where I have sat inside playing piano or doing something by myself when secretly all I wanted to do was run out side and play wildly with my sister. I can also relate to the line where Lizabeth says, " I just stood there peering through the bushes, torn between wanting to join the fun and feeling that it was all a bit silly."
4) The picture that the author gives of the mysterious John Burke somehow reminds me of my Great-Grandfather before he passed away. My Great-Grandfather on my father's adopted side was one of the sweetest people that I have ever known. Quite literally, he wouldn't hurt a fly. Or a rock. Or anything, alive or static, if he could help it. Before my Great-Grandfather passed away a few years ago, whenever I visited him and my Great-Grandmother up in New Hampshire he would always be rocking away on his rocking chair on the porch, or sitting in one of the other chairs that looked over green, green, fields. But unlike John Burke, my Great-Grandfather would never yell or scream even if you disturbed him when you were sleeping. But he was so frail and fragile looking that nobody ever did bother him when he was resting. :)
5) When Lizabeth says, "Look there she is! She's fooling around with them crazy flowers!" I was abruptly reminded of my own grandmother. My grandma loves to garden, and she has her own little garden in which she grows all kinds of things from blue berry cushes to raspberries! Its a truly wonderful garden that looks, smells, and tastes good. So when the text mentioned gardening of any kind, I was immediatley hit with the smell of fresh blueberries from my grandma's garden!
6) In the paragraph where Ms. Lottie gets angry and extremely annoyed at the children so that she comes running after the children with her cane reminded me of my grandfather. My granpa is naturally a very gentle person; he has a PHD in maths and sciences and he is usually a quite, studious person. However, when he gets mad once, you should DEFINETLY watch out. I remember one time my grandpa was profusely annoyed, and his cane too became restless in his hands. He didnt wave it around in the end; his hand just shook slightly enough that the cane rattled. But that was enough for me and my sister to shut our mouthes and behave.
7) In the paragraph when Lizabeth is lying awake in her bed at 4 AM, frightened after listening to a conversation between her crying father and her mother, she decides to awaken her brother. I almost laughed at this part because that is exactly what I would have done. What better way to cope with fear than to wake up your sibling, tease them a bit, and laugh together and forget about whatever you were scared of? Although Lizabeth and Joey sneak out to Ms. Lottie's house, my sister and I have never done anything that daring. Instead, we just giggle and laugh about everything and nothing in particular until we fall asleep, exhausted.
8) Marigolds! Just the word makes me want to smile. I have quite alot of connections just with the word itself, and my favorite one I think is that I used to want to name myself Marigold. I told my dad this, and he in turn simply did 3 things. First, he stared at me. Second, he sighed softly and annoyedly. Third, he turned back and mumbled words to himself, and told me quite frankly that MeeSoh was a much better name than Marigolds. After that I dropped the issue.
9) Just like Lizabeth remembers this one particular summer out of all the others, I have a summer like that too. It was this summer for me, actually. I know this sounds lame because it just happened but I truly believe that it was one of the best experiences of my life. I met so many new friends from Houston, Texas and I had just an amazing time attending Rice Summer School at Rice University. I even met Dr. Robert Curl, nobel peace prize winner, and he signed my Tie Dye T-Shirt that I made in Chemistry class. So many things happened to me that I would probably never have gotten an oppurtunity to experience in any other moment of my life.
When I think about this summer I also laugh and cry. I laugh and smile for all the memories I've made, I cry for all the people I miss and I've lost contact with.
10) When Lizabeth felt overwhelmed with emotion (in her case anger at the unfairness of her life, confusion and fear from overhearing her fathers outburst) she felt a need to destroy. I connect with this better than anything else! I get a feeling that I need to crumble or hit something. I'm not usually a violent person, but when my mom or dad or anybody really treats me in an unfair way I usually hit my poor already deformed pillow or crumple up a huge mound of paper o.O
Friday, August 21, 2009
A true story about me...
Exposition: This story takes place exactly 11 years ago, in Langley, Virginia (USA). My mother brang home my baby sister, and I held her for the first time. Although this scene seems peaceful I was actually dying to drop the heavy bundle onto the ground. Luckily (or unluckily?) my father saw what I was intending to do and snatched her away from me.
Rising action: A few weeks (or is it months? I can never remember...) later, I was near a huge stack of videos. I was throwing a Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Video up into the air repeatedly, when my sister was suddenly sitting next to me. Of course, I ignored her as I always did. Suddenly, my sister reached her chubby first up into the air, and grabbed a fistful of my curls. I was shocked and extremely angry.
Climax: As a child of three, I don't remember much of what happened but I do remember a STRONG feeling of annoyance and a want for revenge. And so, I did what I would have done even today: I reached across and slapped my baby sister. And she also did what she would have done today: she opened her little mouth and screamed.
Falling action: My parents then of course, came rushing over and saw a smug little 3 year old watching her little sister bawling her eyes out, and naturally placed all of the blame on me. I got in trouble and I still remember not understanding why I was getting in trouble.
Resolution: I was sent up to my room, and I cried myself to sleep. From that day on, I always looked for the perfect oppurtunity to get my revenge on my sister. Till this very day, every single plan has backfired.
QUICK NOTE: DISCUSSING THE CONFLICT!
I think that the conflict in this story is partically person vs person (me and my sister). However, most of this conflict happens internally, inside myself (the main character). This is because from this day forward, the fight between my sister and me has continued of course, but its because of a decision that I made to myself, to try and make things right between us (by getting my revenge. Muhwahwa).
Rising action: A few weeks (or is it months? I can never remember...) later, I was near a huge stack of videos. I was throwing a Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Video up into the air repeatedly, when my sister was suddenly sitting next to me. Of course, I ignored her as I always did. Suddenly, my sister reached her chubby first up into the air, and grabbed a fistful of my curls. I was shocked and extremely angry.
Climax: As a child of three, I don't remember much of what happened but I do remember a STRONG feeling of annoyance and a want for revenge. And so, I did what I would have done even today: I reached across and slapped my baby sister. And she also did what she would have done today: she opened her little mouth and screamed.
Falling action: My parents then of course, came rushing over and saw a smug little 3 year old watching her little sister bawling her eyes out, and naturally placed all of the blame on me. I got in trouble and I still remember not understanding why I was getting in trouble.
Resolution: I was sent up to my room, and I cried myself to sleep. From that day on, I always looked for the perfect oppurtunity to get my revenge on my sister. Till this very day, every single plan has backfired.
QUICK NOTE: DISCUSSING THE CONFLICT!
I think that the conflict in this story is partically person vs person (me and my sister). However, most of this conflict happens internally, inside myself (the main character). This is because from this day forward, the fight between my sister and me has continued of course, but its because of a decision that I made to myself, to try and make things right between us (by getting my revenge. Muhwahwa).
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
QW: First Stab at Essential Questions
1) What are my current reading skills?
I don't really think I have any specific reading skills at the moment. But when I do read, I automatically picture the text in my brain as visual images. I also make a note of words that I don't know so that I can look them up later (I try and do this as often as I can, but I don't get to do this that much because I have a habit of being too lazy to see through my original plans). As a reader I'm not exactlly a thorough one; if the suspense is thick I'll skip through to the action part or to the dialogue as big blocks of text bore me. I think I should work to fix this problem becuase I usually miss a huge part of the story while doing this. Another skill that I have as a reader would probably have to be predicting what will happen next. I don't know if its because I've read alot of books or if its because the books that I read are too obvious but I'm generally good at guessing how the book is going to end.
2) How can i improve and grow as a reader?
Like I metioned before, probably actually going back and looking up the words that I didn't know from the text would be a good start. I did this for a few words that I picked up in from the book 'Wuthering Heights' and i still remember some of the vocabulary I learned. I think I can also improve my reading skills if I read books that are more challenging to me. I think I tend to read books that are more FUN then the ones that make me THINK.
3)What purpose can literature serve in life?
Literature is a big part of life! Everywhere you look you can see text; without words you wouldn't be able to talk or think or be able to understand your own emotions! I also think the more words you know that the broader your range of knowledge becomes. You can communicate better with different types of people and you won't feel left out even during a business conversation. I think the main part of our lives that literature comes in contact with is communication and expressing ourselves.
4)What resources can i find in the library that will help me in this course and other courses?
There are many different resources that are available in the library, but the main ones I would have to say are the dictionary, Encyclopedia (World and Britanica), Thesaurus, Reference books, History books, and other nonfiction accounts.
I don't really think I have any specific reading skills at the moment. But when I do read, I automatically picture the text in my brain as visual images. I also make a note of words that I don't know so that I can look them up later (I try and do this as often as I can, but I don't get to do this that much because I have a habit of being too lazy to see through my original plans). As a reader I'm not exactlly a thorough one; if the suspense is thick I'll skip through to the action part or to the dialogue as big blocks of text bore me. I think I should work to fix this problem becuase I usually miss a huge part of the story while doing this. Another skill that I have as a reader would probably have to be predicting what will happen next. I don't know if its because I've read alot of books or if its because the books that I read are too obvious but I'm generally good at guessing how the book is going to end.
2) How can i improve and grow as a reader?
Like I metioned before, probably actually going back and looking up the words that I didn't know from the text would be a good start. I did this for a few words that I picked up in from the book 'Wuthering Heights' and i still remember some of the vocabulary I learned. I think I can also improve my reading skills if I read books that are more challenging to me. I think I tend to read books that are more FUN then the ones that make me THINK.
3)What purpose can literature serve in life?
Literature is a big part of life! Everywhere you look you can see text; without words you wouldn't be able to talk or think or be able to understand your own emotions! I also think the more words you know that the broader your range of knowledge becomes. You can communicate better with different types of people and you won't feel left out even during a business conversation. I think the main part of our lives that literature comes in contact with is communication and expressing ourselves.
4)What resources can i find in the library that will help me in this course and other courses?
There are many different resources that are available in the library, but the main ones I would have to say are the dictionary, Encyclopedia (World and Britanica), Thesaurus, Reference books, History books, and other nonfiction accounts.
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