"I Am a Writer Who..."

   I am a writer who tells a story. There is a difference between writing a story and telling a story. Telling a good story is all about the detail. If you really want people to read you have to tell them a story that they can relate to. You also need to draw them into the story the first chance you get.
   The fun of telling stories is you get to make them dramatic and detailed. Another aspect of telling a good story is you have to throw the most interesting part of your story at the beginning. Kind of like when you take the first bite of a sundae. You get the whip cream and cherry first because it is the best part. Which makes you want to eat more because the first bite tastes so good.

_Born To Run_ Response #6

   Born To Run ended and I had mixed emotions about it. The book ends at a race in Cooper Canyons. It is really intense, because the ultra-marathoners from the Tarahumarah are supposed to be there. People heard that it is beautiful to watch how fast and far they run. There endurance and speed is impeccable and like no others.
   Some people say that the Tarahumarah runners are a myth. This was the thing Caballo Blanco was trying to figure out. He was looking for this mysterious indian tribe. In the book he found the presence of them but he never actually saw him. He said If they wanted to be found then they would have been seen.

"To Build a Fire"
9/26- 10 min (pages 99-103)
9/27- 25 min (pages 103-111)
9/28- 7 min (pages 111-116)

Born To Bun
9/30- 110 min (pages 241-296)

_Born to Run_ Response #5

    Born to Run has gotten really good. The Aztec runners are helping the mexican society learn about there ways. It was really great reading a section that had to do with Kahara talks about how she can't have her baby because of some law they have. Its really sad and i can tell she is very distressed. The book is really interesting at the point Im at.
    In Born to Run I found the part in the book that refers to the title. Eric one of the runners goes to run a 5k and he retells the story of his Run. He said "I felt like I was born to run". I really like the title of this book it really fits in with the story. I am having trouble with coming up with a title to fit my personal literacy narrative.

9/18- 30 min (pages 118-132)
9/22- 130 min (pages 133-241)

My Cross Country Nightmare

     When I started running in 7th grade It was fun. I actually enjoyed practices. I would get a little nervous for meets but it was still fun.
    In my first meet I got second. My dad freaked out, he was so proud of me. Then the pressure started and I hate pressure. I would get second in every race and the pressure would get more intense. The next season was 8th grade and it was ridiculously intense. I was expected to do good, but i wasn't really following through. My dad was getting really aggravating he was putting so much pressure on me. He would get mad at me and say that I was not trying my hardest. In actuality I was burning out.
    The last race I ran with the varsity and we ran 3 miles. I beat a couple of the girls going to state, and for the first time in a while running felt good. I should have gone to state, but I honestly didn't want to. All that pressure would have torn me apart.

Litteracy Narrative

  In the beginning process of brainstorming for this narrative I was a little stumped. I thought to myself I honestly haven't read or written anything that has impacted my perspective on the subject. Then I remembered the Story Corps essay we wrote in 7th grade. Immediately I started remembering about that paper. I got excites, I was ready to start writing.
 Starting the narrative I thought about the sample narrative we read in class. With this in mind I began typing a vivid opening sentence. It was a flashback. Then as the process of writing the first draft went on I thought about adding in direct quotes and the short sentences to end. I got so caught up in the actually story that I forgot we had to tie the essay back to how it influenced our reading and writing life. Now this took me some time. I realize that it's only the first draft so it wont be perfect, but I finally think I got it.

_Born To Run_ Response #4

  I started Born To Run, and my dad is very excited about it. Last year he really wanted me to read it. He even promised me that he would give me $100 if I read it and wrote a summary about it. I hate reading so much that I didn't even do it. I guess now looking back I should have. It is actually interesting, but a little hard to read.
 My dad likes to incentivise me with stuff. He does it all the time and its actually good stuff. For me to get my  ears pierced I had to win first in a track race. My brother got 10 bouncy balls for trying sushi. For every 5K I run I get $100. My dad is also a big runner. He really likes for me to run on the CC team which I did in middle school, but Im not doing it in high school. He was very disappointed.

9/12- 80 min (pages 15-73)
9/13- 35 min (pages 73-91)
9/16- 35 min (pages 91-117)

Comment Responses

    In one of my reading responses, Gabriel was wondering what I thought about my book. I would like to answer by saying its not a great story to follow. Although it is lacking a good overall story it has some well descriptor scenes. Katie and Porscha showed a concern for the tree falling in my backyard. I do appreciate it, but there was nothing to worry about because the tree would not have damaged anything.
    In some peoples comments on my In defense of food, a students manifesto post they implied that I needed to open my stomach which i understand. I would just like to clear up that I like many types of food I just don't always eat so healthy. I feel as if commenting on peoples blogs is sometimes uncomfortable if you can't relate to what they are blogging about. If that seems to be the case i guess you have to ask them a question.
   

_Dream Factory_ response #3

    This time when I read Dream Factory it was pretty much the same as last. Ella is trying to decide between two guys that she really likes. She is having a hard time deciding between the two because they are both her friends. Considering the fact that both guys are cute there is nothing that differs between them. At the end of the book she chooses neither guys to focus on herself.

    This can occur to girls in high school. Sometimes they can really like a guy, but then a guy comes along who really likes her. Then they have to choose between the two guys. It can bring stress to their life. The guys can pressure the girl to choose them and it can be hard. I understand how this can feel because as you get older, you have to make more decisions for yourself. I also started a new book, Born to Run.

Dream Factory
9/5- 50 min (pages 154-196)
9/6- 85 min (pages 197-254)
Born to Run
9/8- 20 min (pages 1-14)

_Dream Factory_ response #2

      Over the so called break I tried to enjoy my book, Dream Factory. As some of you may know my house is not the quietest and best place to settle down and get caught up in a book. Most of the time there are children running back and forth down the halls and my mother is running after them with a distinct visage warning them to stop. Most of the time they don't listen. Even though there is a great amount of chaos in my house I manage to get the reading requirement done.
     In Dream Factory to boys are upset because they were left out of the Cinderellabration. This makes me realize that people get left out of things all the time. It also hurts peoples feelings. Boys and Girls are age need to be aware of who they are leaving out of a certain situation. If they're not careful it could really upset someone.

8/30- 45 min (pages 63-90)
9/2- 60 min (pages 90-134)
9/3- 35 min (pages 134- 153)

Isaac the hurricane

     My brother and I were sitting in the floor of my mom and dads room when the hurricane was at its worst. We were sitting in front of their sliding glass door, and I know thats not the safest place to be. We were watching this tree in our backyard that was just about to fall. The wind was blowing the tree back and forth so hard it was almost touching the ground. We knew it was about to fall we were having so much fun laughing about it.
     Thomas and I were planning the whole thing out, if the tree started falling we were gonna jump up and run out the door. A branch fell off and so Thomas screamed like a little girl and I hit him.. on accident. He wasn't hurt though he just started laughing. We were so sure that the tree was gonna fall. By the end of the hurricane though, it never fell.