Emily’s Comments (group member since Jun 21, 2012)

Emily’s comments from the Ms. Okes's Classes 2012 group.

Lauran wrote: "The book I chose for my contemporary fiction assignment was How Do I Love Thee by Lurlene McDaniel. I chose this book because I read it 2 years ago and loved it! I wanted to read it again to see i..."

Defiantly means with anger, against.
Definitely means with certainty.

Next time pick a book you haven't read.

Madison wrote: "I chose The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold for my contemporary fiction assignment because I enjoy reading this book and I get the "heebee geebees" everytime. This book is about a young girl named Sal..."

Next time, pick a book you haven't read. How else will you find a new favorite?
Be careful! You have run-on sentences!

Faythe wrote: "One of the books I chose to read this month was The Night Circus. It is a contemporary fiction story I read due to the awesome reviews I had read about it.

Celia Bowen is an illusionist, who uses..."

Wonderful review! Should we use this for the newspaper?
Remember, book titles are underline or italicized.

Allison wrote: "1)I chose The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer. I chose it because it was the sequel to A Child Called It, which I had read over the summer.
2)The book was about a young boys' struggle through foster care, ..."

Did you think David's experiences in foster care were bad? How did they compare to his life being abused?

Caleigh wrote: "I chose to read The Diary of Anne Frank as one of my Summer reading books. It was a really really good autobiography and told an absolutely amazing story I will never forget.

The Story is about a..."

Careful, you change tense in the middle of your description. It is a powerful book!

Sydney wrote: "1) I chose "A Child Called It". I chose to read it because at first I started reading "A Man Named Dave" and I had no idea that there were three books in total that went together. I like to read bo..."

How was your experience knowing the end because you had already read the third book? Did it soften the blow of his trauma?

Colleen wrote: "1) I chose to read Rocket Boys. I read it because i liked the plot to it.
2) The book is an autobiography about Homer Hickam Jr. it told about his life in a coal town in West Virginia.
3) I loved t..."

This is the first of three about his high school age in Coalwood. What does this particular book focus on?
Did you enjoy Hickam when he came to speak to the school?

Elizabeth wrote: "1.) I chose "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey. I chose this book because I thought it would be interesting.
2.) This book was written about James Frey's struggle with addiction. It was about ..."

I remembered after I approved the book that there was a controversy over how fictional it was. Originally many readers believed it was completely true. Later, we learned that some of it was true, while some of it was fictionalized. I think the book could still be good as fiction, and perhaps still give the desired message. However, many readers lost trust in the author, therefore losing trust in the book, because of his misleading them.

Caisie wrote: "1) I chose to read 'Paul McCartney: A Life'. I chose to read it because I love The Beatles and Paul just so happens to my favorite Beatle.
2)This book was a biography about Paul McCartney and his l..."

Would readers not find it interesting, even if they don't care for the music?
Remember, book titles are underlined or italicized.

Kailee wrote: "1) I chose "Born to be Brad" because he's one of my favorite stylists.
2)This book is an autobiography on Brad Goreski. He works in fashion as a stylist. He wrote about his struggles as he tried ..."

Short and simple. You can do better. ;o)

Kyndrah wrote: "For the Non-Fiction I chose the Book "Left For Dead." I really liked this book because it was a true story about the USS Indianapolis. In this book a young boy interviews a few men who survived the..."

Your project made the book sound fascinating!
Remember, book titles are itallicized or underlined.

Jacob wrote: "I chose the book, Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger. The book was very intresting, it gave me information about a small little town that revolved around football. It told you about the dream ..."

It is a pretty popular book with my athletes.
Watch your grammar; you've got sentence fragments.

Brandon wrote: "I read the book, 1984 by George Orwell, the reason for my choosing of this book was it was recommended by one of my friends. The book is about a man living in a time which the individual is oppress..."

I found it hard to get started with 1984, but if you keep at it, the book gets better.
Watch your run-on sentences!

Justin wrote: "1. I chose the book The Red Pony because it seemed interesting because it had a horse on the front cover.
2. The book is split up into 4 subbooks. It basically involves a boy and his family doing ..."

Aha! So you admit that the book was too juvenile! Let's pick something more challenging next time, yes?

Arik wrote: "1. For my literature assignment, I chose to read Of Mice and Men. I chose it because my mom said that it made her cry, and I was up to the challenge.
2. The book is basically about two guys who get..."

Arik wrote: "1. For my literature assignment, I chose to read Of Mice and Men. I chose it because my mom said that it made her cry, and I was up to the challenge.
2. The book is basically about two guys who get..."

Abby wrote: "1)For my literature assignment I read the book "Of Mice and Men." I chose this book because multiple people told me it was a good book.

2)"Of Mice and Men" is a story about two men named George a..."

Do you and your mom usually cry over the same things? How old was she when she read it?

Cody wrote: "1. For my literature assignment I chose to read the book "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellsion. I chose this book becuase it looked like a really interesting book when I picked it up from the library.
2..."

Is it a good recommendation for those who like history? Or does it seem to give the opposite of most history books?
Remember, book titles are underlined of italicized.

Garreth wrote: "1.For my literature assignment I chose to read the book "The Red Badge Of Courage" by Stephen Crane. I chose this book because I enjoy reading books about war and history.
2."The Red Badge Of Coura..."

Remember, book titles are underlined or italicized. I think it's an excellent book, and a good recommendation for people who like history and action.

Tucker wrote: "For my class literature assignment, I chose to read the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. I chose this story because my ninth grade English teacher showed my class the animated film based off of..."

You would be surprised how many people don't realize that the book is an allegory (basically, one giant, story-long metaphor).

Hannah wrote: "I chose the book Cradle And All by James Patterson as my science fiction/fantasy book assignment. I chose this book because it was suggested to me by a friend and I had previously read books by Jam..."

Why would you agree with it being banned if you liked enough to recommend it? Wouldn't it be better to just put a warning on it? Who or where was it banned?

Rebecca wrote: "I read the book "The Uglies" because one of my friends suggested it. The book was an opening to a new serries where everyone has surgery to become pretty when they turn 16. The main character Tally..."

I've had a lot of students read this series. I'll try to add it to my ever-increasing list.