Passage 1

He waits in line patiently to collect his favorite snack. Everyone is rushed but he knows he will make it in time before class starts. One by one the line gets shorter. His foot keeps a steady beat along with his hand tapping his thigh. He picks up two "Fruit Roll Ups" and opens them with his head held high. He does not just eat the rolls bite by bite. Instead he opens both packages and morphs them into a ball form. He immediately stuffs his face with the strawberry fruit snack ball. The only possible way he can chew and swallow is to breath through his nose and open his jaw up and down as if he was trying to swallow a soccer ball. His braces are now, filled with red gummy goo. While he walks down the hall minding his own business, totally oblivious to others he picks his teeth with his hand.

Passage 2

Parker, what a subject to talk about. My friend Parker is a very interesting boy. We are alike in some ways, and different in others. Some might see him as an patient and relaxed kid, but he really is not at all. Two words fro you, squirmy an inpatient. We share a lot of the same interest but he really has an ear for music. Im pretty sure his two favorite things in life are music, and texting. Although he is a very smart kid he can have his "blond moments", thats what he always says to me.

Memory Lane.

When i was four-years-old my dads side of the family all went to California on a house boating trip. My aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins everyone was there. The sun was blazing hot during the trip from what i remember, so sun screen was a necessity. Every morning with my cousin Mark id get a thick layer of sunscreen. I would always yell of course, standing still for more than five minuets was not ideal for a little kid.

"No Mom, i don't wanna hav it, no,no,no its yucky!"

"Madison, hold still!"

Then my mom said, ''Alright, you don't have to wear it."

that was the most unfortunate day of my life. At first i couldn't believe she let me go with out sunscreen, i was so happy. By the end of the day though. I wasn't at all. I was so burnt i could hardly touch my toes or even look like at my toes. I sure learned my lesson.

Treasure Island: Motif

In treasure island i think that the main literary element is motif: and the motif is greed.

I think the author used this literary element to make the book more dramatic and interesting for the reader. For my project i just listed examples of greed in the book.

Current Book Treasure Island

The book i have been reading is Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. As many of you may already know the book is about a boy named JIm Hawkins who meets a nasty ol' pirate named Billy Bones who stays at his fathers inn "The Admiral Binbow". Bones tells Jim Hawkins about his first mate Flint and where his treasure is hidden. Jim becomes a part of an expedition with pirates to seek the hidden treasure!

I have enjoyed the book as i work my way through marking important points with sticky notes like a crazy book worm. The book is very different than anything i have read. The diction is very unique containing a handful of sailing jargon and pirate slang. The major literary element appears to be motif, or greed! All the pirates want the treasure and everyone else on the adventure is dying to find it! The author uses this literary element because what's more greedy than a pirate? Hence the name pirate. The book was written in this manner to portray the realness of the characters.

The tone shifts quite often to make the book more interesting to read. If the book stayed in one or two specific tones, the book would be dull. The author switches the tone because after a couple chapters he swaps point of view. I really admired the authors choice because its nice to hear two sides of the same story.