Book Report 2
I read Tuck Everlastin. It is good. Beacause it has a lot of good words in it. It was written in 1975 and is 139 pages. Natalie Babbitt write the book.My teacher giave me the book.
The main character is Winnie. She is bored. The protagonist is Mae. She kidnap Winnie.
The story is about the fountain of youth. Winnie has to run away. She stays wityh the Tucks and they feed her pancakes. Mae hits the man in yellow and goes to jail. Winnie is learning how to appreciate the circle of life.
I learned that we should be careful what we wish for, because we might one day get it.
The book is something I recommend to you to read. It is filled with good words and metaphors and stuff. I thought that it would be good to read if you are ten.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Book Report Exemplar 1
Book Report 1
Natalie Babbitt wrote Tuck Everlasting in 1975, and since then it has grown into a classic piece of American literature. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, this 137 page work of fiction depicts the adventures of a ten year old girl during the waning summer of 1880. I selected this book because it was recommended to me by my teacher.
The protagonist of the novel is Winnie Foster. As a ten year old child, Winnie has a limited grasp of the world around her. Her life up to this point has been limited by the rules implemented by her parents. Secretly, she yearns to escape the drudgery of her “boring” existence. This is something we can all understand, because we have all felt like Winnie at some point in our life. Winnie’s life is changed when she comes into contact with another major character in the book. Some would say that Mae Tuck is Winnie’s antagonist. This is accurate, because Mae kidnaps Winnie. However, as it turns out, Mae will serve as an important mentor for Winnie. It is her interaction with Mae, and the rest of the Tuck family that helps Winnie come to a deeper understanding about her life.
The action begins when Winnie runs away from her house. She quickly encounters a sparkling spring bubbling up under a tree in the forest. However, before she can drink from it, a young boy emerges to stop her. This boy, Jesse Tuck, convinces her that the water is unclean. He then takes Winnie to meet his Mother. It turns out that Winnie has stumbled upon the fountain of youth, a fountain that Mae Tuck and her family have vowed to keep a secret. To protect this secret, Mae kidnaps Winnie. Thus begins Winnie’s big adventure. It contains action, romance and intrigue, and in the end, Winnie learns an important lesson about life.
Tuck Everlasting teaches us to cherish our lives, and to never fear change. We see this developed when we witness how hard life has become for the Tuck family. After drinking from the fountain, they are doomed to walk the earth forever, immortal and unchanged. Although at first glance, this might seem appealing, it is in fact a horrible life sentence. The Tuck children will never grow to adulthood. The Tuck parents will never be able to see their children experience true love or grow wise with age. Instead, they are condemned to relive their daily existence over and over. The Tucks reinforce this when they state “You can’t have living without dying” (pg 64). The book teaches us that we should not fear the changes that come with life. Rather, we should embrace these changes, and learn from them. After all, if we fear life’s changes, we will be like the Tucks, frozen in time and unable to experience many of life’s greatest gifts.
I loved reading this book. It is an artistic blend of art and adventure. Babbitt skillfully employs symbolism to develop the “wheel of life”, and utilizes carefully crafted metaphors like “the rain fell in sheets now” to enliven the text. Additionally, she weaves a masterful story, filled with adventure and romance. I have not read any of Babbitt’s other novels, but I would definitely search them out in the future. This book is a “must read” for anyone who craves adventure, and appreciates good literature.
Natalie Babbitt wrote Tuck Everlasting in 1975, and since then it has grown into a classic piece of American literature. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, this 137 page work of fiction depicts the adventures of a ten year old girl during the waning summer of 1880. I selected this book because it was recommended to me by my teacher.
The protagonist of the novel is Winnie Foster. As a ten year old child, Winnie has a limited grasp of the world around her. Her life up to this point has been limited by the rules implemented by her parents. Secretly, she yearns to escape the drudgery of her “boring” existence. This is something we can all understand, because we have all felt like Winnie at some point in our life. Winnie’s life is changed when she comes into contact with another major character in the book. Some would say that Mae Tuck is Winnie’s antagonist. This is accurate, because Mae kidnaps Winnie. However, as it turns out, Mae will serve as an important mentor for Winnie. It is her interaction with Mae, and the rest of the Tuck family that helps Winnie come to a deeper understanding about her life.
The action begins when Winnie runs away from her house. She quickly encounters a sparkling spring bubbling up under a tree in the forest. However, before she can drink from it, a young boy emerges to stop her. This boy, Jesse Tuck, convinces her that the water is unclean. He then takes Winnie to meet his Mother. It turns out that Winnie has stumbled upon the fountain of youth, a fountain that Mae Tuck and her family have vowed to keep a secret. To protect this secret, Mae kidnaps Winnie. Thus begins Winnie’s big adventure. It contains action, romance and intrigue, and in the end, Winnie learns an important lesson about life.
Tuck Everlasting teaches us to cherish our lives, and to never fear change. We see this developed when we witness how hard life has become for the Tuck family. After drinking from the fountain, they are doomed to walk the earth forever, immortal and unchanged. Although at first glance, this might seem appealing, it is in fact a horrible life sentence. The Tuck children will never grow to adulthood. The Tuck parents will never be able to see their children experience true love or grow wise with age. Instead, they are condemned to relive their daily existence over and over. The Tucks reinforce this when they state “You can’t have living without dying” (pg 64). The book teaches us that we should not fear the changes that come with life. Rather, we should embrace these changes, and learn from them. After all, if we fear life’s changes, we will be like the Tucks, frozen in time and unable to experience many of life’s greatest gifts.
I loved reading this book. It is an artistic blend of art and adventure. Babbitt skillfully employs symbolism to develop the “wheel of life”, and utilizes carefully crafted metaphors like “the rain fell in sheets now” to enliven the text. Additionally, she weaves a masterful story, filled with adventure and romance. I have not read any of Babbitt’s other novels, but I would definitely search them out in the future. This book is a “must read” for anyone who craves adventure, and appreciates good literature.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Book Report Evaluation
So, you're about to receive your first formally assessed book report. Before you see your own, let's take a gander at a few exemplars. Remember, you were assigned a specific format to follow. To score solid grades, finished papers should follow the format as follows:
- Introduction
- Characters
- Storyline
- Theme
- Recommendation
Refer to your detailed outline to gain examine these lists in greater detail. In addition, you should grade each exemplar using the following rubric:
Read Exemplars one and two. Grade each according to the rubric. Then write an entry suitable for posting in the comment page on this blog. Be sure to place your first name in the response (second names are not necessary).
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