#10                      Readers Journal                     11/01/11

Dear Mrs. Zrihen,                                                                                                I just finished a book called The Adventures of  Aladdin. This book was written by the Brothers Grimm an imaginative writer. This book was published by the Eserver.This book really engaged me in what was going    on in the book. When I was reading I found a passage that   really interested me. That passage was:                                                                                                                           “Hey kid want to earn a nickel,” said a stranger.                                                                                                                                    That passage really interested me because it engaged me in the book. This passage is significant to this book because that was when the story gets interesting. I used many different strategies before, during and after reading this book. One strategy that I used before reading this book was to skim and scan through the book to see if there were any text features, like pictures. Another strategy that I used before reading this book was to make predictions. I predicted that Aladdin would be the main character because you can tell from the title of the book. One strategy that I used during reading this book was to visualize the most intense and important parts of the book. Another during reading strategy that I used was to ask questions. One after reading strategy that I used was to reflect on what I just read. Another after reading strategy that I used was to answer the questions I asked when I was reading the book.                                                                       The genre of this book was short story, which means that there is one conflict in the book   and it is short so you can read the book in a couple hours. The main character of this book is Aladdin and he is a round and dynamic character because this book was mainly about him. Another character in this book was the stranger and he was a foil character in this book because they did not really talk about him in this book that much. Another character in this book was Aladdin’s mother, which was a flat character because it did not really give a lot of information about her. I found the plot structure of this book interesting. The exposition of this book was when they introduced all of the characters in this book. The rising action of this book was when Aladdin was walking down a deserted street. The climax of this story was when a stranger asked Aladdin if he wanted to earn a nickel by finding a magical lamp in the mountains and when they went up in the mountains the stranger pushed Aladdin in to a pit of rocks. The falling action of this story was when Aladdin found the lamp. The resolution of this book was when Aladdin got married to the Princess. The conflict of this book was external. The conflict of this book was man vs. man.                                                           The tone of this book was joyful. The mood of this book was happy. The point of view of this story was third person limited. The pattern of organization of this book was climatic order. The author’s purpose was to entertain. The author’s perspective was objective.                                                                                               I thought this book was amazing. I would recommend this book to girls because it is sort of a lovy dovy story. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 because this book was interesting.

                                                                                                                                                                     Sincerely,                                                                                                   Roxanne Fine