Book 3: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Okay, my third book is definitely my favorite so far. It's REALLY good. I know that Alex and Lena are reading it too...I'm not sure who else. What do you guys think? It's one of those books that I just can't put down. It's strange because for some reason I thought this book would be my least favorite.

Reading

So I LOVE to read and I have sooo many books I want to read and that I've wanted to read over summer but I haven't been able to because of AP books. Is this a problem for anyone else... or just me?

Book 3

I am reading the same book as Lena, and so far it is quite good. I was wondering, however, if we need to do the Reading Log and Vocab like the last two books? I'm assuming we have to, but it would be great to know for sure before I get too far into the book :)

One whole day of school down, so many more to go... We can do it though! Good luck with homework all of you, I know I'm going to need all the luck I can get...

BOOK THREE :)

So, to be honest, I really, really disliked Pride and Prejudice. I thought that I didn't like Catch-22, but the more I read P&P, the more I realized that Catch-22 isn't so bad. When I looked back on it I thought it was funnier than when I was reading it. It took me forever to read Pride and Prejudice, or so it seemed. I just felt like it kept going, and going, and going, and going, etc. But oh well, on to book three! I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has started out as a really good book, actually. I was uneasy about it considering the lack of interest in the other two books, but this one has caught my attention. I love Maya and Momma. I'm only on chapter 10, I believe. So far it's wonderful!

Hope everyone else is doing well with their books!

Who else is reading the same as me?
What do you think of it?

Welcome Back!

It was great to see your smiling faces this morning! Hope you had a wonderful first day of your senior year!!

I forgot to mention an exciting Shakespeare opportunity in our own backyard. This week, a performance of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed at Notre Dame's Washington Hall by the Actors from the London Stage - a professional acting company from London. The performances are Wednesday - Friday, September 8-10. I was thinking about heading down for the Thursday performance since there is a home football game on Friday. The performance is at 7:30 and we will carpool from BHS. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP so I can order tickets. Reply to this post or email me at sconklin@bridgmanschools.com  Student tickets are $12.

For more information about the performance, click on the post title above to be directed to the play's web page.

See you in class on Wednesday!

:3 Time for Number Three

I had such a difficult time with Pride and Prejudice. From the sound of it, I'm the complete opposite from everyone else, haha. I'm excited to read Frankenstein, though! BUT I'm wondering, Who else is reading the same book? If you are, you should definitely let me know! :)

P&P

Well, I finished Pride and Prejudice. It seemed like it was longer than Catch 22 but it was definitely an easier read for me. So yeah. Now I guess we just wait to school starts...darn.

Dear Old Books

The assignments for Book #2 of your summer AP reading trickled in during the end of the week before the Friday deadline. Thanks to those who were so prompt in getting your work in. I'm working on some homework of my own, due September 1st to my grad school mentor. It may be cliche', but I do feel your pain with the summer assignments. It's been a while since your fearless leader has had homework!

Click on the title of the post for an article from the UK's Telegraph newspaper regarding the Oxford English Dictionary. You may recall me mentioning the premier authority on the English language. Only two complete OEDs have been published (they take several decades to compile) and it looks like the third OED will NOT be available in print. Read the article to find out why. And I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this...

Book #3, the book you are reading along with other AP students in smaller groups, should be completed by Wednesday, September 23. This will follow our discussion of Catch-22 and Pride and Prejudice, as well as the test over these two books. It would be a good idea to review your reading logs for Book #1 in the days before we come back to school.

Enjoy your last week of freedom! I'll be at school on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, so if you're around feel free to stop by my room.

Happy reading!

-MCC

P and P

Im finished with P & P!! YES!! I never write out the whole title because I can never remember how to spell it!! I always get the "Pride and__" but I always have to look at the book to figure out how to spell the second word and it drives me crazy! :)

mwahahahaha!!

DONE!!!!! :) This makes me very happy indeed!

Here we go...

8 days and 41 chapters to go...

:/

P&P

I too am also reading P&P now. As I continue reading, I realize that this book is easier for me to read. I have seen the movie and realized that there are a number of differences in the first 20 chapters alone. I was flying through the book, then I had to go to camp. I didn't get much reading in there but I will definitely have it finished sooner than Catch-22.

libro numero dos

I have started reading P&P as my 2nd book as well Lena. It is 1000000x better than Catch-22! I am only on Chapter 12 but hope on getting farther in the book soon. :)

Book two!

I've started P&P, and it is better than Catch-22, by far. Although, the more I think about how terrible and ridiculous that book was, the more I start to like it. It's scaring me! It seemed horrible while I was reading it, but now, not so bad. I have been pretty busy with camping, Cedar Point, work, conditioning, etc., so I haven't really gotten into P&P. Only on chapter 6 but I like it so far. It was a little difficult to keep up with at first but it's getting better.

Anyone else reading this one as their second book?

:)

Brontë Sisters Power Dolls

An English professor of mine from Aquinas sent me a link to this. If only kids were encouraged to play with literary action figures they way they are with Barbie and GI Joe, we might have more people take AP English!                      

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