I Already Miss It

Going home for Thanksgiving break was nice. I was excited to have a full week off. But to my dismay, the week went by so fast. It was such a blur when I look back at it. I was so upset having to leave for school yesterday. I had such a blast being home and seeing my friends. I loved being with my family at home and helping cook Thanksgiving dinner and helping my mom decorate for Christmas. It’s tradition in our family that we all decorate together. I saw my best friend Katie a lot over the week, went to school with her one day, and hung out at her house with her family. It was just like old times and I absolutely loved it. My sister has finally gotten over Mono so it was fun getting to spend some time with her instead of her just being stuck in bed. I missed the old, hyper Shelly!
I did not do any school work over the break. I probably should have but I ended up just forgetting about it and taking a break. Not much has changed by the way I felt when I left home in August than now. I actually don’t really enjoy going to school here so it’s a struggle every time I leave. I am looking forward to getting a month off for Christmas. That is going to be nice, but I have a feeling that it’s going to fly by just as fast as this break did.

Rather Detailed Review_Jessica Mendoza's Group

Jessica Mendoza’s group met all of the requirements of the assignment as well. They were all present in the video and took the role of interesting characters. Jessica was the interviewer and the other teammates were the characters of Clarisse, Mildred, and Guy Montag. The interview is set up like a talk show with Jessica as the host. She asks questions about the relationships between Guy and his two women. The questions are very basic but the atmosphere the talk show has makes them interesting. I thought that the video was very well done. The talk show was an excellent idea. My group did the same thing. It was an easy way to interview someone and have a story or background as to why they were being interviewed. It was a good setting. The only thing that I thought this group could have done better was the energy that the interviewees had on the video. They just answered the questions that they were given but did not have any personality or liveliness in their answers or characters. Overall the video that this group made met all the requirements and it was very well put together.

Rather Detailed Review_Lila Bushnell's Group

This group put together a video that met all of the requirements of the assignment. All of the members of the group were present and they each played an important role. Lila was the interviewer and her three other teammates played the roles of the characters. At the beginning of the video there was no introduction so it was hard for the audience to tell what was going on. We were not introduced in an obvious or simple way to whom was playing what role in the video. It was a bit chaotic at the beginning because of this. On the other hand, once you figured out what characters were being portrayed, it was excellent! The interviews were entertaining and her questions were good. There were many questions that their team thought of that many others did not. Their team came up with many more questions than ours did. We came up with general questions in our video, but theirs were much more in depth. I found it entertaining that Lila was “on the chase” to find the characters and interview them. That made it much more entertaining. Overall it was a good video. Could have made the beginning more clear but other than that it was good :]

Where the Sidewalk Ends

If I were to save one book in the world, it would be "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. It is a book that really hits home for me. My mom, sister, and I used to read it every night before bed. My favorite poem was the one about the girl who wouldn't take out the trash. I find the book very interesting and would have to save it if I had to make the choice.
Silverstein is an excellent writer and the way she writes makes it easy for children and people of any age to understand. The stories and poems she tells are easy reads and catch the attention of her audience.
In the world of Fahrenheit 451, this book would be banned because, well, it's a book of course! But other than that, it is entertaining and can speak to all audiences of all ages. The poems can have many different meanings and I think that the firemen would find that intimidating.
Once books are available again in a new society after Fahrenheit 451, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" will be good to have around because of the variety of poems and stories that it brings to the table.
It is an excellent book and I have loved it since a child. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is the book that I would choose to save.