Tell- The Different Characteristics In A Grieving Time.

Tell - Nora McClintock
Post #2.
Pages 18-38
It seems like the mother was more worried about her relationship with Phil over her two boys (David & Jamie). She would threaten or bribe them to listen and be good wail Phil was around. She would tell them if there not good, then she'll take the TV away. Or if they were good, then she'll buy them new play station games. She would say, "If you mess up this relationship for me, I don't know what I'll do". This characteristic is very selfish on the mothers' behalf.

David most liklt didn't care for Phil so much because it is very hard to warm up to another "father-figure", when your real father has passed away. David's mother did not make the situation any easer either, because she showed that she put her relationship first.

The mother assumed a lot about Phil. She thought he was going to take care of her alive, or dead. Well, he did not leave her any money, no insurance if anything happened to him. He also had taken out the mortgage on the house because he gambled a lot and lost a lot. It turns out that there was almost nothing in the bank. So, once again they are broke. The mother was trying to avoid this situation by being the "perfect wife", but it turns out that being the "perfect wife" isn't everything!
If I were her I would feel terrible, because she knew she was rough on her boys. You never put someone in front of you own blood, much less a man (or relationship) in front of your own children.

The Christmas Killer

The book im reading is called The Christmas Killer written by Patricia Windsor. The book has 263 pages. So far this book is very interesting. It caught my attention from the beginning. It started off as a mystery about a young girl who came up missing with no links to her body. This was the towns first crime and nobody knew how to start off looking for the body. The main character Rose was the last person to have a conversation with her. The last thing Nancy (the young girl who was missing) said to Rose is "i have to tell you something'. But decided not to tell Rose and she walked away. I wonder if anybody saw that Rose was the last person to talk to her before she came up missing. If so they probably will start to believe Rose had something to do with.

Killing Mr. Griffin BY:Lois Duncan

The impressions that i have on this book is good.The way this book is being told is cool.The excitement of who is going to die next.The sound of the killer coming after you or the weight of the killer watching your every move.The killer attempting to black mail you to steal your identity.The nightmare you could have tonight or the nightmare you are already in and you can't get out or the thief that could break into your house and you would not know who it is.The life you could of had before your life got stolen from someone.The book called The Red Kayak when the little boy found out about his friends drilling a hole into the kayak then to find out that the lady and her son went out onto the lake with the drilled hole in the kayak.He did not know what to do.The lady's son died because of the hole.That is a good mystery book that i recommend people should read.Mysteries are great books they give you insite of how someone or something could happen just like a mystery book

Tell -Norah McClintock #1

Write 175-225 words about your first impressions of the book. What have you noticed so far?

Well, so far this is turning into a murder mystery. Just knowing that in general will make the book interesting. A husband/ stepfather of one was killed in a shooting a few hours before 2:00am (the police came to the house around 2:00am). But the question is what was he really doing out at 2:00 in the morning?
I kind of get the feeling that David and his stepfather didn't get along. Because he was kind of hesitating on answering the cops questions. It was almost like suspicious behavior. David should of just cooperated with the deactivates, so he wouldn't look suspicious.
I don't know, but for some reason it seems like David (the son) didn't care for Phil (the father) too much. I don't know why, but thats the vibe David is giving off. David told his mother to stop calling Phil his father. So, that was an odd to say at a furnal to your mother while shes griving.

The reason why we choose to read a mystery genre

The reason we choose to read a mystery genre is because we all agreed that mystery is more interesting. It starts off with a good intro which makes u want to read more. It can be scary and sometimes dramatic. As we looked and found out information on mystery genres we realized that over 60 million mystery books were sold and that let us know that we picked a good genre to read. We didn't want to be bored while doing this assignment so we had to pick something that we would take time out to read and write about. We also picked this genre so that when we are done and its time to grab the readers attention about the book we read we want to be able to give a exciting speech or essay to make other people want to read mystery and it can remain the second best selling genre.

Independent Reading Project Blog Assessment

John - 4.5/5 Responses 

John, don't feel like you have to answer every question for your responses.  Some questions have multiple parts to jog your memory.  Feel free to focus on only one thing.  There are some inaccuracies in your responses and some statements that need more information, like your statements about Vietnam. 

Shana 3.5/5 Responses (one in draft)

I really like that third response.  You delve deeply into the character's world and connect it with what you see today.  More of that.  Make sure you keep up with your work even if you are absent.

Elyse - 5/5 Responses

They are coming out with a "And Then There Were None" for the Nintendo Wii.  I'm thinking about buying it.  The island sounds like a great setting for this type of story.  Sort of sounds like "The Most Dangerous Game," a short story written by Richard Connell.  Very nice responses.  Way to set the bar high.

Delicia - 4/5 Responses

I like your response, but is there anything thematic going on that will make this a good book to read in 20 years?  Let's make sure to complete all of our assignments.  

The Things They Carried

The thing i liked about this book was that it showed that the characters had a hard time in the vietnam war and most of them came back as different people,basically they changed as a person.Yes i enjoyed the book because it shows that life was hard back in the day.You had t think about getting drafted into the war or dying in the war or a family member dying or a bomb blowing up in front of your house.Yes its possible to find a book you don't enjoy.You don't have to enjoy a book to read it.It will just take longer to read the book.I think the book would of been more interesting.I never even knew there were any reviews for any books until i came to english 4. A review is basically a start of something new like when people try to recommend a book to many people.I would give this book as a gift because its historical and its not to hard to read at all. I would refer it to anyone.Its a great book.