Spring Assessment

Authors note: This short piece is going to be about the differences between two people in a short story and the similarities they have. And the tone of the story.

In every short story there is at least two characters that have many differences and some similarities. Just like in the short story A clean and Well Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway there are two waiters an older one who has lots of respect for people that come in the café late and a younger waiter that has no respect for them and wants them to leave so he can get back to his family. You probably think that this is a happy story because of the title put it is not it is a depressing short story.

Many of you might know that older people like to stay up late and talk with people, That’s what the older waiter is like he loves his job and is nice to costumers that come into the café even if they stay late. The younger waiter is the opposite he doesn't like when customers come in just before closing and he has a family to take care of and wants to be with them. 

The tone in the story is sadness because the old man sitting and drinking is very depressed and lives on his own and doesn't talk to anyone and get mad fun of. Also the tone is sadness because it is at night and it is quiet in the town and all the shops are closed excepted for the café and a bar. The author made this story because he might have been in the same situation as the old man sitting at the table with his drink he was probably lonely and lived by himself in a lonely place.

I recommend this book to people that like sad stories and what depressed people are like. For me I didn't like the story because it was a sad story and I like more sporty books and how some are exciting not just sad and lonely stories. 

The differences between the two waiters were a lot different. The younger waiter liked his job but he didn't want to stay late working and he had a family to take care of and other things to do. The older waiter liked his job too but he loved to work over time and if someone is in the cafe late he waits for them to be done in a good way. The older waiter gave more respect to the old man because he new what he was feeling like and he has probably served the old man before.

I didn't really like the story and the movie because I didn't find it interesting. What I like is sport stories and books I don't like depressing stories and I didn't really understand the meaning of the story and I wouldn't rec amend the story to my friends. The story made it really easy to picture in your mined the scenes and the characters. When i watched the movie part the imagery was different then I expected.  

Fight

Authors Note: This piece is going to be about what my prediction is after I read a book.

Have you ever wondered what will happen after a book that has lots of fighting in it? I have I want to make a prediction of what I think is going to happen The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book is about these kids whose family doesn't have a lot of money and they go off and fight against each other and see who the winner is the place where the winner is from they get extra food for a year. My prediction of what I think will happen after the book is that the winning district will share their food with the other districts so they can all be happy.

My first reason why I predicted what I did is because the main character that tied with another person really cares about other people and she doesn't want them to get killed  and when there was just her and another person they didn't want to kill each other so they were going to eat these poisonous berries to kill both of them at the same time but they didn't and they got to go back to their districts and have the food.

My second reason why I predicted that is because she doesn't want them to be mad at her with all the food and she would be afraid of getting attract by the other districts or making them jealous of her and her district. She would also want to give the food equally to each district so they can all be happy and be nice to each other.

In conclusion we should all be like Katniss and  care about other people and do not be selfish and share with one another and be nice to each other.

Parody Poem

You know your red jacket that

was in 

your closet 

I used it to wipe up some

soda that was

on the ground

I hope you

forgive me

and say it was

fine 

Be a Good Person

Author’s note: In this piece I am going to tell you the point of view in a book and how it effects the readers interpretation and thinking.

Have you ever watched a dog sled race or followed the race on the internet? If yes you should read the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.  This book is about this boy whose grandfather is very sick and can’t pay his farms taxes so the boy the main character whose name is Willy is going to enter a dog sled race and he is going to race one man who is a great dog sled racer and if Willy wins they get money to pay the taxes of his grandfather’s farm.

The point of view is coming from the main character Willy and you hear what his grandfather is like and what the man he is racing is like his name is Stone fox. Stone fox is a tall and strong man who loves to race and he seems to not care about anything just himself. Willy’s grandfather is an old man who loves to farm and hangout with Willy but he has got this bad sickness where he can’t do anything. So from Willy’s point of view the reader knows about everything and even about Willy.

If the reader was told in Stone Foxes point of view it would make the story a lot different and we would know more about him and what he thinks of Willy and his grandfather and he would tell us lots about dog sledding. There was a scene in the book where Willy’s dog named Searchlight died right before Willy was going to win the race and Stone fox comes around the corner and sees him and stops and lets Willy carry Searchlight over the finish line and win the race so they could pay the taxes. That shows that Stone fox is a good man and actually cares about some things.

So be a good person like Stone fox was and let people go ahead of you if they are sad or need some help and don’t just stand there and watch be helpful and people would look at you and say he is a good person.

Stay Out of Trouble

Authors Note: This piece is going to be about the point of view of the main character in the book Holes By Louis Sachar. It is going to tell you what the character feels and thinks in the piece.

Imagine yourself getting in really bad trouble for something you didn't do and having to go to jail or a bad boys camp and you are trying really hard to get out of the situation. That’s what life was like for Stanley the main character in Holes by Louis Sachar. So here he is getting in really bad trouble for something he didn't do and having to go to a camp. So he is on the bus going to the camp out in the middle of a desert where it never is cool it is always blazing hot and not a lot of water for them each to have. Why’ll he is there he learns a lot from other kids that are there. He isn't that smart and he doesn't stand up for himself he just keeps moving on from situations.

This camp makes them work hard each day they each have to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet wide and everyday it gets harder to dig. Lots of people make fun of his looks and weight he just doesn’t care about them and he keeps working and doesn't care about him.  He has a friend there that talks to him and they just hang out he is very shy and quiet and hates where he is at. There is a warden there she is like the boss of the place and id you find something interesting you have to show it to the warden and she decides if you get the rest of the day of.

If the story was from her point of view it would be a little different. She would tell us all the different types of kids there and what they feel and lots of cool things that kids have brought in. she was kind of a mean lady and very strict and she’s very tall. She got the best place to sleep a log cabin and the kids got tents. There was a scene in the story about the warden and Stanley where Stanley found something cool in a hole at night and the warden came over and caught him. That tells the reader that the warden is kind of mean and is keeping an eye on the area where they dig their holes.

In conclusion the story would be very different if the point of view was on the warden it would change a lot of things like the tone and the way the reader feels about all the people in the story. So try not to get caught if you are doing something mad and stay out of trouble in the future. 

Be Confident

Authors Note: This short piece is going to tell you about to main characters from two different stories and how they are similar to each other.

In the book Night Hoops  by Carl Deuker the main character Nick goes through hard times with his parents breaking up and a kid across the street from him. He is a big kid and great at basketball. He helps this one kid get good at basketball so they could play together on the varsity basketball team and become better friends. It is very hard for him to get this kid named Trent to basketball practices and games so in the hole book he has to stay strong and keep helping Trent through his hard times.

In the other book Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica the main character Brady is going to throw a football in a target at a football game if he makes it he gets a million dollars and if he gets the money he has to make a big decision whether to pay for a surgery that a girl he knows is going to have to save her life or to keep the money for later use. He decides to pay for the girls surgery. He had a very hard time making that decision.

In conclusion these books were very similar because they both involved dealing with a decision both helping someone and  both involved with sports and how you can get involved with that and making hard choices takes some thinking whether or not helping someone change their life around If you were in this situation what would you do I would be the good person and help them. So stay strong like they did and help anyone that needs help.