Keepin' it REAL discussion

For this journal post and response, please do the following:

1. Remember that you need to use 3 vocabulary words in this journal post. Please bold.

2. Initially, write the title of the book with link and the number of pages covered for this journal: i.e. pages 1-45.

3. In 100 words, answer the first part of the journal prompt using the sentence stems under “Writing Comments/Questions.” (Paragraph 1)

4. In 100 words, answer the second part of the journal prompt using the sentence stems under “Writing Observations about your Reading Process.” (Paragraph 2)

5. In 100 words, define the following and then analyze in relation to your text. (Paragraph 3)
Point of View (CRS: 238)
Mode of Discourse (CRS: 56, 118)

6. In 4 to 5 sentences, respond to another group member’s posting.

Graceling Pg 1-100

I don't see why people who have a grace, our treated so different, I can understand some people like Katsa, who's grace is to kill, but like people who can swim really fast, I don't understand. But this made me wonder why each graced person had two different colored eyes, I guess to even more separate "normal" people from those who are graced. When the author was talking about all the kingdoms, I felt overwhelmed also confused. It took a couple times of rote memorization of the map, to understand. I was surprise to find Po, so early in the book; I thought he would show up when Katsa got back to the place.
I got stuck when reading about all the Kingdoms and their kings. Because I had to remember which king went with which Kingdom, because sometime the author would not tell where the King was from. I started to think about what type of grace Po would have because he would have to match up to Katsa some way, it took me a bit, but I orchestrated that he would have to be strong to deal with Katsa, then later I found out that he had the grace of fighting, which made my predict correct.
The Graceling is written mostly in third-person view. Everyone is either referred to by their name or he/she. This is the commonly used mode in literature, because it gives the author great flexibility. But it also shows signs of first-person. In Modes of Discourse, you have three cauterizes: narrations, description and exposition. With description, you use sensory details to portray a person, place, or thing. With narration you recount an event or a series of related events. And with exposition give information about an issue, subject, method, or idea.

Katie wrote: "Graceling Pg 1-100

I don't see why people who have a grace, our treated so different, I can understand some people like Katsa, who's grace is to kill, but like people who can swim really fast, I d..."


Katie, Be sure to include link and vocabulary. Also, each section is a little short here. Finally, apply the literary concepts to your book. You do a good job with point of view; now, do the same with mode of discourse. Which mode do you see operating in this text?

Deidre

Deidre wrote: "Katie wrote: "Graceling Pg 1-100

I don't see why people who have a grace, our treated so different, I can understand some people like Katsa, who's grace is to kill, but like people who can swim ..."

my vocabulary was changed from bold to normal, when moving from word to goodreads, so I did not notice there was a change until this was pointed out in class. I understand that I need to add more to my sections, but each section has 100 words, like we were told to do

Katie wrote: "Deidre wrote: "Katie wrote: "Graceling Pg 1-100

I don't see why people who have a grace, our treated so different, I can understand some people like Katsa, who's grace is to kill, but like peopl..."

Okay. Thanks for your response, Katie.

Glasspages 1-175
So far in this book, Kristina has informed the reader about what happen before we left her, and what she has been up to since then. She is now trying to stay away from drugs (crank) due to the fact that she now has a baby (hunter). Bree, her alter ego, is trying to ABET Kristina to continue on the path of using, and has won. She takes a drive to California to visit an old friend and pick up, and then has to EXPLICATE to her mother why she was so late, and didn't call. Kristina now is trying to figure out how she is going to get away to sneak a smoke, when her sister decides to come home for a visit. Her sister and mother, an insepretable DYAD, have agreed to go out and take Hunter. Kristina is happy, and can't wait for them to leave.
I was surprised when Kristina gave in to Bree. She had been doing so well since she found out about hunter and then just gave in. She knew the consequences and how it had lead her to where she was at that very moment, and she still went for it. She thought she would be able to control Bree and her urges to use. She thought she would be able to decide when and where she would use, and when bree would come out to play. With one inhale of glass, she was hooked again. And with that, her life began to spiral into lies and trouble all over again.
Point of view: the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters. Mode of Discourse: In composition studies, the four traditional categories of written texts: narration, description, exposition, and argument. The mode of discourse is narration. In this story, Kristina is the narrator. Everything is from her point of view. She writes as if this were her journal. She tells you exactly what she saw, and how she felt about it. It is so realistic that it makes you want to read more.

Katie: Is it hard for you to stick to with reading this book? I would get so confused and frustrated if I had to continually look in the book to see who they were talking about. I am kind of confused just reading your summary because i really don't know what the book is about. Can you give me a little background information about it?

Jessica wrote: "Glasspages 1-175
So far in this book, Kristina has informed the reader about what happen before we left her, and what she has been up to since then. She is now trying to stay away f..."

Jessica, good job with vocab here.