Reading+log-Ben

READING LOG Title: Tintin and Red Rackhams treasure. Author: Herge. Genre: Cartoon adventure. Plot: Tintin and Haddock set out to find Red Rackhams treasure that was lost after the Unicorn sunk (Carries on from The Secret of the Unicorn). Response Language used: Simple story telling with comic. Text to self: Don't let sharks get near you. I felt empathy for: Haddock who just about lost all hope after the couldn't find it. I learned that: It will not be easy when searching for what you're looking for. Text to world: None. Title: Tintin in the Crab with the Golden Claws. Author: Herge. Genre: Cartoon adventure. Plot: Tintin goes aboard ship only to find the captain of the ship doesn't know that he has opium in his cargo. Response Language used: Simple story telling with comic. Text to self: Always check what's in your cargo hold. I felt empathy for: Captain Haddock who was betrayed by his first mate. I learned that: Drug dealers will do anything to get money. Text to world: Drug dealers all over the world. Title: Tintin in America. Author: Herge. Genre: Cartoon adventure. Plot: Tintin comes to Chicago, America only to stumble into the plans of the gangsters of Chicago. Response Language used: Simple story telling with comic. Text to self: Watch out for the sneakiness of gangsters. I felt empathy for: Snowy (Tintins dog) who has to put up with his adventures. I learned that: Gangsters stay in big groups. Text to world: The Gansters that used to roam America (e.g. Al Capone).

Title: Assassins Creed Renaisance. Author: Oliver Bowdon. Genre: Fantasy. Plot: Ezio Auditores' family is betrayed and he sets out to kill the person behind the betrayel and finds out his father was an assassin and takes up the task to save iItaly from the templars who are trying to take over Italy. Response Language used: Gory and crude bits used while telling it as a narrative. Text to self: Learn about your enemies. I felt empathy for: Ezio who lost his family. I learned that: Italy and its' people can be horrid. Text to world: Italy's Borgias' were horrendous people.

TERM 3 Title: France special. Author: Terry Deary. Part of the Horrible Histories series. Genre: Non-fiction. Plot: All you need to know about Frances' History. Response Language used: Descriptive vocabulary to make you feel like you watched this. Text to self: Watch out for evil guys. I felt empathy for: The people of France who had to deal with horrible dictators. I learned that: The French people didn't have very good leaders. Text to world: Real life facts.

Title: Bloody Scotland special. Author: Terry Deary. Part of the Horrible Histories series. Genre: Non-fiction. Plot: Find out the goriest Scots and their greatest battles. Response Language used: Descriptive feels like you the enemy. Text to self: Stay away from angry Scots. I felt empathy for: The Scots' enemies. I learned that: The Scottish are very bloody. Text to world: Real life facts.

Title: The Barmy British Empire and Blitzed Brits. Author: Terry Deary. Part of the Horrible Histories. Genre: Non-fiction. Plot: The facts of the Brits. Response Language used: Descriptive makes it feel like you've heard it. Text to self: Don't attack the British. I felt empathy for: The Brits who got bombed. I learned that: The British had excellent supplies. Text to world: Real life facts.

Title: Terrible True Horror Stories. Author: Terry Deary. Genre: Non-fiction Horror. Plot: Spinechiling true horror stories from Lizzie Borden Axe to Abraham Lincolns assassination. Response Language used: Descriptive language narrative as you're being told the story yet you're only reading it. Text to self: Go with your gut. I felt empathy for: Abraham Lincoln who dreamed about his death. I learned that: Don't go to places when you've been told not to. Text to world: Horribly true stories.

TERM 2 Title: Star Wars Attack of the Clones. Author: Patricia C. Wrede. Genre: Sci-fi. Plot: Anakin Skywalker and his master Obi-wan Kenobi Set off to find the former Queen of Naboo killers and encounter some problems on the way. Response Language used: Fiction Planets (e.g. Naboo, Kamino). Text to self: Always bring reinforcements. I felt empathy for: Anakin for what happens to him. I learned that: You must be patient. Text to world: American Civil War 1861-65.

Title: Star Wars The Phantom Menace. Author: Patricia C. Wrede. Genre: Sci-fi. Plot: The story of a master and his padawan find themselves having to prevent a war from happening on Naboo and find a young jedi on the way. Response Language used: Technological (e.g. T-14 hyper drive). Text to self: Watch out for rip offs. I felt empathy for: Queen of Naboo who was being hunted by bounty hunters. I learned that: Small things can make a difference. Text to world: Past in America fighting for Slavery.

Title: Guide to life. Author: Matt Groening. Genre: Comedy. Plot: What not to do in life. Response Language used: Worst advice to life (advised not to try it). Text to self: Watch out for people who act like this. I feel empathy for: The adults who will get torturted from their kids reading it. I learned that: Children will do anything to get what they want. Text to world: None.

Title: Stormin' Normans. Author: Terry Deary. Part of the Horrible Histories Series. Genre: Non-Fiction and fact. Plot: All the horrible bits about the stormin' Normans. Know who tricked the Normans? Response Language used: Gruesome facts on Normans describing how they conquered. Text to self: Do not go back in time. I felt empathy for: The Saxons who got smashed to bits. I learned that: The Normans did a smashing raid conquering just about all of Europe. Text to world: All the past of Europe and who conquered who.

TERM 1 Title: Wasted World. Author: Nick Arnold. Genre: Non-Fiction and fact. Plot: Everything you need to know about our wasted world with all the gruesome bits left in. Response Language used: Scientific words to do with chemicals (CO2,CH4,hydroflurocarbons,sulphurhexafluoride). Text to self: I think the polar bear should quit the evil team because he is against the evil plan. I felt empathy for: The dog because his owner has plans that fail. I learned that: Polar bears are on the brink of extinction. Text to world: Global warming, ice is melting because of the chemicals in the water.



Title: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Author: Rick Riordran. Genre: Mythological. Plot: Where a normal kid Percy Jackson finds he is the son of Poseidon and has to go on an heroic adventure to retrieve the lightning bolt to save his father. Will he succeed? Response Language used: From third person and makes you feel like your there (example Percy and Grover) Text to self: Watch out for gods. I felt empathy for: Grover because he keeps failing at his jobs. I learned that: If you help others you will eventually get helped yourself. Text to world: None.



Title: Wicked Part 2. Author: Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings. Genre: Horror. Plot: Part 2 of the horror series Wicked. It's a bus that crashes in a graveyard and gets attacked by human eating worms and find themselves in a desperate attempt to get out of the graveyard. Will they survive? Response Language used: Words to make you have nightmares for easily scared (example. blood wrenching spinetickling) Text to self: Don't go near human eating zombies I felt empathy for: The kid because he gets left inside the graveyard and has to find his way out. I learned that: Always have something to keep away animals or even cannibals. Text to world: Being surrounded by bullies in a deserted alley.