Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Guardian

1. Include the following pieces of information:
  • Title
The Guardian
  • Author
Nicholas Sparks 
  • Genre
love story
  • Number of pages read this week / total number of pages in the book (Ex: 50/250)
180/382


2. Report Section

Describe: Briefly summarize what you have read over the past week

Consider the following questions and use them to guide your response: 

  • What is happening at this point in your reading?
  • What have you learned or discovered in this section of your reading?
  • How have these developments affected the characters, relationships, situation OR your understanding of the issues presented withing your reading?
This week I really enjoyed reading this book because finally something I wanted to happen happened. While Richard was out of town, Mike used that to visit Julie one night. They talked just like best friends do but then Mike suddenly asked Julie on a date. After this date came another date and then a couple of more. There was even a kiss and finally you could see both main characters happy. After Mike;s and Julie's first date when Julie came back home Richard came to see her. They started to fight because Julie was out with Mike but soon Richard started apologizing and telling her how he was out of town because his mother died. As much as Richard wanted Julie back, Julie was now in love with a different man and Richard was just a friend now. In one of the chapters we see that Richard is planning to do something to Julie and to make her come back to him. I really enjoyed reading so far and seeing how Richard and Mike are switching places. I hope that by the end of the book Julie and Mike will be together and Richard will be gone for good. 

3. Response Section

Reflect: On what you have read over the past week

Consider the following questions:

  • What do you think about what you have read?
  • Has your recent reading fulfilled your expectations?
  • What do you expect for your continued reading?
  • How satisfied are you with what you have read?

Add: Any concerns, questions, additional comments on this reading


As I mentioned above, I really enjoyed reading the book so far. I think that later on Mike and Julie will be together and they will get married and live with Singer. While reading there was one thing that really confused me. Was Richard planning to destroy Mike and be with Julie or get rid of them both? I hope I will find this out soon. 

4. Passage Section

Copy: Select a passage (1-4 sentences) that you believe to be significant or representative of the reading, or that is otherwise meaningful to you. INCLUDE page number.

Explain: What does this passage reveal about the book--its theme, focus, characters? In what way(s) does this passage trouble / intrigue / delight / frustrate / reward / challenge you as a reader?


"Mike, however, heard nothing at all. Lost in her breathlike touch, he knew only one thing for sure: In the instant their lips first met, there was a flicker of something almost electrical that made him believe the feeling would last forever." (167)
 This is probably my favorite part in the book so far. I love seeing how to people that are made for each other finally get to experience that. I think that this part is very romantic and very well written. Sparks did a very good job explaining their first kiss that will last forever. 







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