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__Hatchet__ I really liked the book, but I've read books that are better.

__This I Believe__ Here are my glogs for ice skating and archaeology. I think I did pretty well on my essays and glogs. I wrote about archaeology from Lorna Padgett's, a character in The Reluctant God, and I wrote about how I feel about ice skating. I listened to all of the podcasts on Edmodo and most of the songs. I didn't get around to listening to some though. When on Edmodo, I went onto This I Believe Group #2 and commented on peoples glogs and posts. But I think I could have participated a little more. When we listened to Dr. King's speech, I tried my best to understand it. I also tried to relate to some of the things he said. I get most of the strategies writers and speakers use to make a point but I still don't get some of them. The first peer review I made I don't think was the most helpful. I didn't really read the essay through but I think my review was helpful the second time. My essay as Lorna I think wasn't my best work. I should have used more examples and my glog looked empty. I think my personal essay was better because I didn't need to hesitate to write something that was true. I felt like my essay for Lorna needed more facts in it because it seemed more like I was telling a story, not a belief. My first glog wasn't my best and it didn't go that well with the theme. My second glog I liked better. It didn't seem empty but the things I put on there I felt helped support the topic. My final essay I think really supports my belief. I mentioned what I do in ice skating, what i have done in the pas, and what I hope to do. I see improvement in my work from the first and second essays and glogs. I think I learnded from my mistakes the first time which helped me improved on my second. If I used more strategies, I think I could have made both essays better. I also think I should have used more examples. I am proud of my final work.
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I love the author study! The author I'm doing is Sharon Creech. She is amazing. I got into her when we read the book, __Love That Dog__ in school. Then I read the books, __Hate That Cat__, __Walk Two Moons__, and __Completly Normal Chaos__. I am now reading her book, __The Wanderer__.
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6-5-12

I am finished my author study. You can see my brochure in the pocket outside the classroom. Here is the link to my essay and brochure on Sharon Creech.

__**//Favorites of the year//**__ There were many fun things we did in Language Arts. I enjoyed the books we read but my favorite was __Tuck Everlasting__. It is a book about a girl named Winnie who meets a family called the Tucks. The Tucks have a secret and Winnie needs to help keep it. We read this book twice during the school year, once in the beginning and once in the end. I loved the book both times. I recommend __Tuck Everlasting__ to anyone who enjoys a nice piece of literature full of figurative language.