I selected James Frey
because I have read a few of his books in the best and I am very familiar with
his work. His books are always very interesting and keep your attention. So far
I have read five of his books and I am excited for him to publish more. I am
very interested to know how he came up with the idea for the series. I would
also like to know how long it took him to become successful in the writing
field.
When I was in 10th
grade I read his first three books in the I am number four series then at that point
none of the other ones were published yet. This year I have read the fourth and
fifth book in the series and I am hooked and can’t wait for him to finish the
sixth book. I really wonder how he came up with the idea for all these books
because the idea of the book is so original. I also wonder about his life because
sometimes writers use there experiences in life to create a story or a book, or the characters are influenced by people they have met in their lives
March 16, 2015
ReplyDeleteA character that has caught my attention in the book I am Number four is the main character John Smith also known as number four. He is the main character in this series. He is 15 years old and is described as a fit young man with blond hair. He has the personality of a leader he always tries to do what’s right. I would also describe him as a selfless person he will always try to help someone out if they are in trouble even if he puts himself in danger. He is in love with a human girl named Sarah who leaves her life to be with him on his travels to save his race.
The other people of his race respect him and follow his orders and treat him like a leader. When they are in battle he always makes sure that everyone else is okay. He once in the series let himself get captured so one of his other people could get away. John smith is important to the storyline because if he is the main character and the whole storyline would be different if he wasn’t in it.
In this blog post I will Talk about the progression of one of my characters through the first five books. The character I chose to talk about in this blog post is the main character number four. In the first book he is very young and immature. He still hasn't developed his legacies yet. Legacies are powers that every grade gets when they turn a certain age. During the first and second book number four doesn't really lead or make his own decisions most of the time he just follows what his guardian wants him to do.
ReplyDeleteAs the series moves on number four starts to develop into a leader, he also makes most of his own decisions and is very independent. As he finds more of his people he gains more respect from them. He has also grown physically, he has gotten stronger and also he has developed almost all of his legacies, and has also mastered many of them. He has also become more selfless through the series in the first book he was a little self-centered but by the third and fourth book he has gotten very selfless he puts other peoples lives in front of him and Is always willing to help someone in need.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read all of my authors books in the I Am Number Four series I noticed that all of the books were written in the same style of writing. The author is very descriptive in his writing he really makes the characters come alive. He might use some big words to keep the readers attention, also he has created a few words in his story to describe places and things. He likes to switch characters after every chapter so you get a feel of how the other characters are thinking and feeling.
The book series are written in first person limited perspective. In the first book it was mostly from the main characters point of view but as the book series goes on he adds more characters which lets the reader see it from a different perspective. As he adds more characters you get to see the story from different points of view which is interesting. He writes with a lot of dialogue there is a lot of talking between the characters in the book. The way he writes really makes the book interesting I like when the story is told from several characters points of view instead of just one characters.
My idea for the visual is a pamphlet I feel that the pamphlet would be the best option for the visual because I can put a lot of information on it. I feel that this would be best to convey the information that I have learned about my author because I can put a lot of things in it.
ReplyDeleteWith a Pamphlet I can put many things about my author and keep it organized because I would have a lot of space to put things. I also think that it would be the best thing for me to do because I am not that creative. Also with the pamphlet I can change the color scheme and make it interesting.
I would have to say that the Author Study assignment had some pros and some cons. The author study assignment helped me gain information about my author but I don't think that it helped me develop as a reader that much. It definitely helped me communicate with others, me and my fellow classmates discussed are author study assignments.
ReplyDeleteThis author study assignment really helped me learn a lot about my author. I learned a lot about my authors early life. I learned that he was a drug addict and an alcoholic and wrote a book about it. I learned about all the books that he has written and all the things he has done. Making the pamphlet made me have to research and also be more organized.