Tuesday, November 29, 2011

3.07 Free Choice Blog

  • My summary is from the first chapter of "Shug" by Jenny Han. Annemarie Wilcox or 'shug' is twelve years old finishing up her summer and heading into junior year of middle school. She different than the other tween in her neighborhood. She's more guy-like than nails and make-up. Her last day of summer was spent with her best friend, Mark Findley. They've known each other since the age of five, and every last day of summer was spent with him, the sunset, and cherry Popsicles. Annemarie felt that this day wasn't like the other days of summer, that that moment her and him were supposed to admit the feelings they have for each other. She wanted him to just stop blabbing about his new mountain bike his dad is getting him and to lean over and touch lips. She knew not to expect 'fairy tale' lives, but this wasn't a 'fairy tale' life, this was real. She wanted Mark to see her, to really actually see her. He didn't and she knows that he won't. Mark is just a friend, he was always just a friend.

  • What was your personal reaction to reading this selection?
The first chapter of any novel always has a big event that leads throughout the chapters. This chapter shares a lot about Annemarie, it states a particular characteristic that shows how she feels as the story leads on. She likes Mark, more than a crush, and only wants him to admit it. She knows he doesn't feel that way and he won't admit that. I like reading the first chapter of Shug because it refreshes my memory of what I was like as a tween.
  • What do you believe the author's intent was, and what patterns of organization did you observe?
I believe the author's intent was to show that Annemarie was different. That she never really wanted much, but whatever she did want wasn't there for her. That Annemarie had something decent in her life, but it didn't turn out as she expected. I observed patterns of compare/contrast. Throughout the chapter as Jenny was showing you what Annemarie is like and how Jenny contrasts her to the others in her neighborhood.

1 comment:

  1. This summary is very well written. The blogger is able to make a book that mostly girls would enjoy sound interesting for either gender. There are a few grammar errors, but otherwise this is an exceptional summary.

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