Reading journal 3 K 組 施函岑

After I read "THE GREAT GATSBAY" this time I read "The Thorn Birds".

I borrow it form our school library.The writer is Colleen McCullough,

and it is retold by Ann Ward.
The book is published by Penguin and be classfy with 3000 words.
The book is tells the story of Meggie Cleary.Meggie is loved by Father Ralph de Bricassart who is struggle with ambition for serve God.Meggie can't change his mindeven they do wrong thing.Meggie finally married people who seems like him,but it is wrong decision.They miss each other for a long time...he even doesn't know he has a son Dane until Dane dead.
I want to say I read quickly than before !
I think it may because it has less people in it.As a result, it more easier to read.
I think next time I could choose the book which more complicated for challenge.

My Reading Journal 3 Group I 陳怡婷

I finished the book "Forrest Gump" in two weeks. This book is written by Winston Groom and retold by John Escott.Let me introduce the story.

One day when Curtis had to change a wheel on the car, I helped him.

"If you're an idiot," he said angrily, "how do you know how to do that?"

"Maybe I am an idiot," I said, "but I'm not stupid."

I was born an idiot, but I'm cleverer than most people think.

I think this is true in this wonderfully warm and funny story about Forrest Gump, a good-hearted young man from Alabama in the USA. He wins a medal for being very brave in the Vietnam war and meets the President of the United States of America.He becomes a footballer, a film star, a businessman and he goes into space.And his best friend is an ape called Sue!

Forrest Gump is an unusual man who does a lot of unusual things.The story make me feel that it doesn't matter if you are clever or stupid, rich or poor, you can be anything you want to be. I am amazed that the writer can use only 1200 words to write such an interesting story. I didn't spend much time in reading English book because the midterm examination is coming. Therefore, I will read more books after that .

RJ3 E組 林家綾

After Silas's gold was stolen, Dunstan did not appear in the village anymore, but no one cared about it. In the other hand, Godfrey didn't love his drinking wife anymore, and he wanted to marry Nancy.

On the New Year's Eve, most villagers enjoyed the party that the Squire held in a luxurious house. When Godfrey danced with Nancy at the party, his wife, Molly, was walking with slow, uncertain steps along the snow-covered road to the village where Godfrey lived. She was carrying her sleeping child in her arms. Molly wanted to appear in front of all his family and guests at the big house and let everyone know they're married. There was a freezing wind, Molly felt so tired and sleepy when she was very near the village. She lay down on the snow. the child fell out of its mother's arms on the soft snow, it noticed a bright light on the white ground. The child stood up and followed the light to the door of Silas Marner's cottage. After a few minutes, the little toddled into the cottage and fell asleep by the bright fire. After Silas found the child in his cottage, the child woke up and cried 'Mummy'. A few steps away the door, Silas found a young woman's body half-covered with snow. He held the child and ran to the house where the Squire was taking place a party to look for the doctor. As Godfrey heard the news, he followed the doctor and Silas to see the woman, and confirmed she was dead. Godfrey felt relax because there's no one knew his secret so that he could marry Nancy and certainly inherit his father's property. Silas adopted the child, he gave it a name, Eppie, and regarded it is the treasure god sent him.

After sixteen years, Eppie had grown up and become a pretty girl. Silas was not lonely anymore and had a happy life with Eppie by his side. One day, the works drained water from the old quarry and found Dunstan's body and Silas's lost gold lay on the bottom. The news shocked Godfrey, and he decided to confess all the facts to his wife, Nancy. Beyond his expectations, Nancy agreed to adopt his daughter, Eppie, rather than anger him. But Eppie refused to leave Silas and live with her real father. She didn't want to be a rich lady at all.

In the end, Godfrey and Nancy gave up adopting Eppie. After Eppie got married with a working man, she and her husband and her father happily lived together.

My Reading Journal 3 B組 卓咨廷

I read a new book this weekend. I chose the "WHITE FANG "!

At first, I didn't know this book was famous. Because the board was so beautiful;

a powerful wolf stands in the white snow, I chose my third book.

This book was written by Jack London, and retold by Brigit Viney.

White Fang is a young wolf born in north-west Canada. His father died after

he born and his mother is a half-dog. One day White Fang meets some Indians

and they take him and his mother to their camp.

Soon , White Fang's mother is sold to another Indian. , while White Fang

stays with Gray Beaver, his master, Gray Beaver .White Fang begins to

learn the way of his master and other dogs. The dogs hate him very much

, especially one named Lip-lip. White Fang learns to fight and to kill other dogs.

He becomes more and more vicious, encouraged by his master.

I didn't finish this book. I was too busy to read this weekend.

But I interested to this story. I expected the context. I wish I can finish

this book next week!

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My Reading Journal 3 D組 蔡怡青

I had only read one book during this period,because I went home without bringing any books.
The book I had read was GULLIVER'S TRAVELS.
It was written by Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter and retold by Pauline Francis.
In addition, it was published by PENGUIN READERS and it contained about 600 words.
The book which introduced what happened to Gulliver when he was in travel.
Gulliver traveled to three special countries which was Lilliput,Brobdingang and Houynhnms.
Of course, these countries did not exist in the real world.
I most impressed that he went to Lillput.
He arrived a country of very,very small people.
In the beginning, people in Lillput were very afraid of Gulliver because he was so big for them.
Gulliver expressed his benevolence so people accepted him.
Because he was so big so people had to prepare a lot of thing for him.
For example,they gave him food--food for 1728 of people in Lillput.
This was an inconceivable number for me.
After reading the book,I knew that there were a lot of different people in the world,we have to agree to them with open-mindedness.

RJ3 D組 劉佩芬

Fortunately ,at the first day Andrea went to work , she didn't meet her boss Miranda. Emily ,the senior assistant of Miranda , took her to her office. The first day to work in Runway , Andrea was curious about everything , she saw many srange and beautiful people went in and out to check things with Emily and had much interest in meeting her ,"Miranda's new assistant". But she was enjoyed in meeting her new coworkers. She felt that they seemed kind and sweet , everything seems fine now.
When Andrea was listening to Emily introducing those people she met ,two phone calls came in . The first was a customer of Mirandas'. Andrea thought she is Miranda. After Emily apologized and hang up , miraculously , Miranda called in . Andrea was very nervous and took the phone to Emily . Miranda wanted a skirt , that's the first task Andrea got. But Miranda didn't gave her any point like what kinds of skirt she needed , she just said "I need a skirt." Emily knew what skirt she like , she gave Andrea some clues and the places she had to go to get those clothes. After a day running , she brought a lot of skirts back , putting on Miranda's desk for her to choose. She was wondered why she didn't give her the exactly color or kind of the skirt she wanted. Instead of spending more time to choose?
What tasks and problems she will meet in the future , Andrea wondered.

My Readind Journal 3 李彥蓉 group A

After RJ2 later,my reading work stopped for a while. Although spring vacation for four days, I still didn't do a good reading work.I used the vacation to do other things. But also not what good thing was,just like to clean grave and some recreation.. So I repaired for getting empty of these several days.Recently,I read a short story. The story was about a stroller's story.Soapy was a raffish man.He always left in the park and the bench was like his home.When a day,he found that winter seemed to come.He got very worry because he must to find a place to pass the winter.So he has fantastic idea which he wanted to go into the jail.And then he though to the utmost various methods to commit crime,but he all fail. Afterwards he intrude into a private church carelessly,and he heard an anthem which moved him.And he decided to turn over a new leaf and to find a proper work. However the police arrested him by intruding to private residence at this time. He was too late to regret. Form the story,we can learn some useful things.We would rather to stand on solid ground and not towalk into stray road. This is my harvest that I read this story.