Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Me, Penelope by Lisa Jahn-Clough Journal Entry #7

5 Comments:
  • Lopi gets annoyed with being at home with family and being treated like a child.
  • Toad tries to tell Lopi that she is missing fatherly love and that is the reason why she is looking for love so much.
  • Lopi is beginning to give up, lose hope, and think about death.
  • A boy in English class and Lopi are attracted to one another.
  • Lopi begins to find hope again because she finds friendship in him.

4 Questions:

  • Why didn't Lopi understand that she couldn't sleep over Toad's house because they were older and opposite sex?
  • Is the Elwood Shrink apart of Lopi's imagination?
  • How does Lopi get attracted to boys so quickly?
  • Is Lopi really planning on having a party without her mom being home?

3 Words:

  • Jovial (pg. 119): endowed with or characterized by a hearty
  • Scrutinizes (pg. 120): To examine or observe with great care
  • Campy (pg. 141): of, pertaining to, or characterized by camp

2 Literary Terms:

  • Man vs. Man conflict (pg. 125) "You can't stay with me... Why not? You just can't."
  • Simile & Personification (pg. 134) "the warmth of his goldness spreading through my body and enveloping me like a hug.

1 Sentence Summary:

  • Just when Lopi was beginning to get discouraged and lose hope, she finds another boy that attracted her attention and begins to form a friendship with them.

***** Didn't we talk about spaghettti Westerns in class?*****

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