Tuesday, 26 May 2015
I thought I'd give a little blog about my book. First of all, the author, Lisa Genova is a doctor and her books always deal with a serious medical condition affecting a person and their family. In this book the disease is Huntington's Disease which is genetic. It causes total loss of muscle control, so your ability to keep still, swallow, blink etc is affected. The symptoms also involve violent mood swings. So the main character, Joe O'Brien, is a happily married Boston police officer, Irish Catholic, father of four adult children who is diagnosed with HD in his early 50's. The novel begins with a background of his daily life as a cop and father in "old Boston." Genova also describes the very different lives of the four children; each of them has a 50% chance of getting the disease. Their dilemma is whether or not they should be tested to find out if they have it. I believe that knowledge is power and I would definitely find out. What would you do?
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Blog #1 ~ Initial Reaction
Authors of Young Adult Fiction need to draw their readers into the story right away. As you begin reading the first section of your novel, describe what is going on. You don't need to give every detail, but more of an overview for your classmates. Describe the initial or first problem faced by the main character.
At the end of your blog, you need to pose a question that relates to your novel for your classmates. You need to consider the fact that they haven’t read the book, so come up with a question that is simple enough yet at the same time, a question that they could possibly relate their novel, another story (fiction or non-fiction), or even their own lives to.
Authors of Young Adult Fiction need to draw their readers into the story right away. As you begin reading the first section of your novel, describe what is going on. You don't need to give every detail, but more of an overview for your classmates. Describe the initial or first problem faced by the main character.
At the end of your blog, you need to pose a question that relates to your novel for your classmates. You need to consider the fact that they haven’t read the book, so come up with a question that is simple enough yet at the same time, a question that they could possibly relate their novel, another story (fiction or non-fiction), or even their own lives to.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Welcome Everyone!
Once you have created your blog, and have found Ms. Nogalo's blog, you need to follow the blogs of everyone in the class. Your first day will be to set up the design/template of your blog, and then add the addresses of everyone else in the class so that you can get updates. Remember that you need to be respectful when you respond to people....you will be graded not only on your own posts, but on how you respond to other people. Happy Blogging!
Once you have created your blog, and have found Ms. Nogalo's blog, you need to follow the blogs of everyone in the class. Your first day will be to set up the design/template of your blog, and then add the addresses of everyone else in the class so that you can get updates. Remember that you need to be respectful when you respond to people....you will be graded not only on your own posts, but on how you respond to other people. Happy Blogging!
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