Reading Blog Number Two.

I am still reading the Gossip Girl Book. Its winter in New York and they were talking about how it was everyones favourite season over there, All the girls were perving on the bohys playing ball in the Central Park saying how much they were irresistable.

All the girls went on a shopping sprie in Bendals and Barneys. ( Major Clothing store over there)

and they bought some cool new boots and ' sexy new fishnets '

But it was time for Everyone to fill out their college applications and everyone im talking everyone was stressing out.

Reading Blog One

I am reading Gossip Girl. This book is great and its talking about how Blair and Nate are dating. It is also talking about how Blairs dad came down for dinner and Blair and her dad went out for dinner. they had a special conversation and he told Blair that he wasnt really liking Nate. Blairs father is gay and it was a big offspring for the community to hear seeing as he use to be so high up and all of a sudden lost all of his money. Blairs dad was kind of embarresing towards Blair because even though she knew he was gay she thought he didnt have to put it out their and talk like he liked men.

In Flanders Field.

In Flanders Field
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae

How does this Poem make you feel? What emotions do you feel when you read it?

- this poem makes me feel sad and bad because it is talking about the dead soldiers as poppys blow over the crosses. this poem triggers my emotions because it is hurtful and sad to read about war poems and thinking back how many people died for our country.

What is this poem about?

- this poem is about the dead soldiers laying in flanders fields as poppys blow over the rows of dead soldiers that fought for our country. it is also talking about leaving memories and there thoughts in the sky.

List some of the descriptive words the poet uses and explain why they are effective.

Some of the descriptive words that the poet uses are
- Quarrel, faith, scarce. These words are effective because it puts outs a better message using more interesting words rather than using short words.

Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? What was he/she trying to achieve?

i think that the poet wrote this poem to remind people that the soldiers that fought in war will never be forgotton and if people wanted to pay their respects they could go to flanders fields.i also think that he was trying ti get to peoples head about how many soldiers died trying to fight for our country and not many people actually knew how many people actually passed away while fighting this war.

Write down your favourite line/lines from the poem. Explain why you picked them.

my favourite lines from this poem would have to be:

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky .

They are my favourtite lines because row by row between the crosses poppys are laid and set free marking their importance in the sky.

Does this poem ryhme?

No it doesnt.

War Poem

days along.
the days go past quickly.
and the nights go past lonely.
as the familys worry, the soldiers are fighting the countrys.
as they worry and pray for strength. and for survival.
the soldiers are there fighting for history.
soldiers fighting for their own country.
trying to protect the people that live here.
as soldiers go down one by one.
our country is getting stronger (L)