WORK CITED
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Print.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
ABBANDONMENT
Liesel has a really sad life. She's been abandoned by almost all of her loved ones. First her mother abandoned her; she didn't want to, but it was for Liesel's own good. Then Liesel's brother Warner abandoned her when he died. "Next to the train line, foot-prints were sunken to their shins. Trees wore blankets of ice. As you might expect, someone had died" (Zusak 6). Warner was only six years old and he was very sick. Liesel must have been really sad riding in the train with her sick brother knowing that she was never going to see him again. After the funeral, Liesel proceeded to her foster parents. I can't imagine how Liesel felt knowing that this might be the last time she ever saw her mother. I also can't imagine what it would be like having to go live with a new family that could provide for her. Leisel's mother couldn't even provide for herself so she definitely couldn't provide for 2 kids. Leisel was too young to understand at the time, but when she grows older she'll understand why her mother had to leave.
I can relate to Leisel's abandonment very much. When I was 6, my parents left me in Mexico for 2 years.When I moved to the United States at the age of 8, my mom was in prison and I was confused and always wondered where she was. My dad always told me that she was at school. I was too little to understand. When I graduated from 5th grade, everybody's parents were there and I felt really sad being around everyone. When I was walking up to get my certificate I looked at the crowd of people and saw my mom sitting there with a big bouquet of flowers. It was a huge surprise and I felt really happy that she was back. After graduation my entire family went home together and we've been together ever since.
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5/10
ReplyDeleteNice start, Anjelica. Make sure you are putting your in-text citations and Works Cited information in proper MLA format when you revise. Remember that blog entries are due at the start of class.
You did a very nice job of relating to Liesel's experience. I also think the picture you chose illustrated the theme of abandonment very well.
Capitalization: be sure you capitalize all proper nouns and the first word of every sentence.
Apostrophe usage: be sure to use an apostrophe when you are showing possession or using a contraction. Ex: "shes/she's"
Run-on: "Leisel has really sad life shes been abanonded by almost all her loved ones."
Run-on: "First her mother, shes didn't want to but it was for leisel on good."
Double-check Werner's age when he died.
Fragment: "And having to go to a family that could provide for her."
Awkward: "Leisels is to you to understand but when she grows older shell understand why."
Be sure to do a quick spell-check before posting!
7/10:
ReplyDeleteI still see some spelling and apostrophe usage errors that we can go over tomorrow.
Make sure you fix your page numbers/in-text citation format as well.
10/10: Great job Anjelica!
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