Readers Journal - folktale

#5                                                Readers Journal                                     9/26/11                                              Dear Mrs. Zrihen,                                                                                                                                           I just finished a book called Peter Pan by Sir J.M. Barrie. This book was amazing. One passage really stood out to me was:                                                                                                                                      All children, except one, grow up (Peter Pan). They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.                                                                                                                                      I choice this passage because it is sagnificent to the story. This passage is sagnificent to this book because it shows you that Peter Pan never grew up.I used some strategies before, during and after I read this book. One strategy that I used before reading this book was to predict what was going to happen. Another strategy that I used before reading this book was to skim and scan through the book to see if there were any text features. One strategy that I used while reading this book was to ask questions about what was going on in the book. Another strategy that I used while I was reading was to visualize the most important and intense parts of the book. One strategy that I used after reading the book was to answer the questions I asked myself while I was reading this book. Another strategy that I used after I read this book was to reflect on what I just read.                                                                                            There were many fiction literary elements that I found in this book. The genre of this book is folktale. There are a few main characters of this story. The main character of this book was Peter Pan a clever, kind and adventurous young boy. Peters motive was to stay young and free. Peter is the protagonist of this book and he is a round and dynamic character. Wendy is also a main character and she is a sweet, kind and clever little girl. She was like a mother to the Lost Boys and she was also a round and dynamic character. Captain Hook is the villain in this story. Captain Hook is Peter’s archenemy and wants to be like Peter. Mrs. Darling is a kind and graceful mother to Wendy, John and Michael. She is a foil character. The setting of this story is in Neverland. The tone of this story is adventurous and the mood of this story is happy and sad.                                                                                                                                The plot structure of this book was very fascinating. The exposition of this book was when all of the main characters introduced themselves. The rising action of this book was when Wendy, John and Michael were flying in the air with Peter. The climax of this story was when they got to Neverland and meat the Lost Boys. The falling action of this book was when Peter fought with Capitan Hook. The resolution of this book was when they went home.                                                                               Over all this book was fantastic. The only thing I did not like about this book was how long it was. I would rate this book a four out of five stars because it was to long. I recommend this book to boys and girls eight to thirteen. This book was amazing and I hope there are more stories like this. I loved this book.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sincerely,                                                                                                                                              Roxanne Fine      702