Final Blog Assingment

I think that the PROS of using a Home Reading Blog rather than a Home Reading Sheet are that a lot of people can read what I write, so I can share my thoughts about what I am reading in my book. When I share my ideas people can know a little bit more about me. Also when I share my opinion about a chapter or a part of a story I’m inspiring them to read the same book and even to keep them to reading my blog. When I read other people’s blogs, I myself am being inspired to read more different books than what I am reading. And my favorite part is whenever I make a post in my blog I discuss my ideas with my family so everybody get involved in the book.

The CONS of using a Home Reading Blog rather than a Home Reading Sheet is that in the blog there is so much more work to do because I have to write the whole thing by myself. In the Home Reading Sheet I have to think but the questions or the structure are there. Whenever you are typing the blog in the computer, you might accidentally press the wrong button and erase the whole thing. That could never happen if you are working with the Home Reading Sheet. With the Home Reading Sheet there are no technical problems: It is just a piece of paper.

What I like about blogging is that whenever you write a paragraph or a planning it teaches you how to write. It is a hard work but when I am done, I feel very proud of it. When I publish my post, everyone in the world can read it, including my family in South America. After reading my posts I feel like a grown up writer.

The Wood Between the Worlds

My prediction for the chapter The wood between the worlds from The Chronicles of Narnia is that the place where Digory and Polly were teleported is Narnia. I think that because in all Narnia’s stories the setting begins in a forest. My prediction was part correct: this forest could have been Narnia or any forest in the world but what it really is a special place with hundreds of pools that could take you almost anywhere.
One of my questions is: Why couldn’t Polly and Digory remember who they were when they got to the forest? They couldn’t remember who they were because the rings had magic inside of them that make them forget something (and also make me almost forget the next question).
The second question is: By me reading this chapter what did I find out about Digory’s future? In the future the narrator said that since Digory wants to learn almost everything in the world, he would want to become a professor and will write a lot of books. Since the narrator is telling the story I realized that he knows more than the characters in the book. Another example is when he said “(the soil smelled nice)” help me to see the situation better.
I had trouble with the word pluck. I first reread and I thought it meant courage so I went to online dictionary to see if I was correct. The definition was mostly picking from a bush but there were some bravery too.

Digory and his uncle

I am reading the second chapter of The Magician’s Nephew. My prediction of this chapter is that Polly will use the ring to come back to the room where Digory and his uncle are.

I read through the second chapter and my prediction was not correct. She grabs a yellow ring that sent her to another place. The green one only sent you to the place where the ring was made, or that is what I think.

My first question is did Digory believe in magic? At first he didn’t but when he heard that his uncle was a magician and made a ring from atlantean dust he did believe it because he saw with his own eyes that his friend teleported by using the ring.

My second question: Is Narnia the same world as Atlantis? No because since Atlantis is at the bottom of the ocean how could animals could live and breathe there?

Is there more than one ring? Yes because Digory’s uncle said the yellow one takes you to another place, but the green one takes you where it was made.

If I were Digory and I have to rescue my friend, would I be scared? I wouldn’t be scared because I’m 11 years old and I’m hardly afraid of anything.

I have trouble with narrow minded. I rereaded a few times and I thought It would have been stubborn. I thought that because when the uncle said “people are so narrow minded”. I also thought that’s sounds like he were saying “people are so stubborn” .

The Wrong Door

I’ve just started the first chapter of The Magician’s Nephew from The Chronicles of Narnia.
My prediction is that the story is going to be like The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe but cut in half. Instead of two boys and two girls, it’s going to be one boy and one girl. I think that because the book is called The Magician’s Nephew and a nephew is a son of a mother or father’s sister or brother and the boy in the story will need help if he goes to the land of Narnia.
I read through the first chapter and found out that my prediction was sort of correct. It was about a boy with a help of a girl, but they didn’t get to Narnia yet. Instead they got into a tunnel in the girl’s house (Polly) and accidentally found themselves in the boy’s house (Digory). That was his uncle’s study room.
I have three questions. What is Digory’s uncle’s job? I think he might be a librarian because he has a lot of books and also my grandmother is a librarian.
Do I think Digory’s uncle is a bad character? Yes because he shut the door were the children appeared and now they are all locked.
My third question is: Why did Polly disappear when she touched a ring? Maybe she disappeared
because she might have crossed the portal into Narnia and she didn’t notice.

I have problems with the word grubby. I thought it meant stinky and dirty. I thought that because I reread the sentence and the evidence [clues] were ‘’It would have been grubbier if he had first rubbed his hands and then cried and then dried his face with his hands’’.

Rabadash the Ridiculous

I’m reading the last chapter of The Horse and His Boy. My prediction is that the Narnians will ground Rabadash by making him feel ridiculous.

After reading this chapter I figured out that I was right. Aslan appeared in the middle of Rabadash’s trial and turned him into a donkey.

I have a few questions. Why do people call him Rabadash the Peacemaker? Because if he went 10 miles away from Tashbaan’s temple even if he were human, he would once again turn into a donkey forever. And he never had a fight or war ever again. That is why he never fought again.

After his death, why do people call him Rabadash the Ridiculous? They called him Rabadash the Ridiculous because people in Tashbaan saw him turning from a donkey into a human and that was really funny.

Did I like this book? I liked it very much because it isn’t just about ordinary animals that we can’t understand them, it’s about talking animals and people going into adventures; and about forest where trees can talk. This is not a normal book, it’s an extraordinary book.

I didn’t know the word kennel, so I read the whole paragraph and I found a clue that helped me find the definition of the word. The clue was “doggy hands”. The word Kennel means a big cage for dogs.

How Bree became a wiser horse

My prediction for this chapter is that Bree will learn more from his adventures that he took with his friends.
After reading this chapter, I figured out that Bree became wiser than before, first because he finally met Aslan and second because he figured out that his friend Shasta was a prince of Anvard, son of King Lune and prince Corin’s brother.
The names of twin princess or princes in Archerland have to be at least close to being the same. For example, in this story Corin found his brother Shasta and now Shasta’s name is Cor. If I were a prince in Archerland my brothers’ names would have been Gab (for Santiago) and Gabr (for Cristobal).
My favorite part in this chapter is when Aslan appeared behind Bree when he was not noticing. Since Aslan is a legend in Narnia, he can moves anywhere he wants quiet as a Mouse. I would love to met Aslan and he to tell me more adventures about him.
The word I have problem was halberds and it means a pike fitted an ax head. I used the online dictionary to find this definition.

The Fight at Anvard

This is the 13th chapter of the Horse and His Boy. My prediction is that Peter’s army and Rabadash’s army will fight. I also think that Peter will win because his army has more power than Rabadash.
After reading the chapter I checked my prediction and it was correct! Peter did defeat Rabadash.
If I were to go fight in the army, I would bring a silver armor and a shield for protection.
Why the audience did applaud for Corin and Shasta? Because the 2 boys were probably brothers (they look as they were twins!) and also they behaved like brave warriors.
I had trouble with the word girth, so I went to online dictionary and it is a band of some sort.

Shasta in Narnia

I am reading the 12^th chapter of the Horse and his Boy from the Chronicles of Narnia. I predict that Shasta will prevent the attack of Rabadash’s army getting help from somebody else in Narnia.

My prediction was sort of correct. Shasta is on his way but King Peter’s army will try to stop Rabadash’s attack. Now, since the White Witch had been defeated, peace had been brought to Narnia and I think that is the reason that all their people are happy to help anybody who are in need.

I wonder why dwarfs have uncommon names. The best ones I remember are Briklethumb in this story, and Reepicheep in the book Prince Caspian. My mom told me that C.S Lewis had a big imagination and knowledge about languages that allowed him to create new and magical ones.

I had trouble with three words: besieged, magpies and stag. Besieged means to be surrounded by an army. Magpies are a kind of Australian bird. Stag is a male deer. I used the dictionary to find the definition of besieged and stag. I found magpie by looking at some online pictures.

The Unwelcome Traveler

I am reading the 11th chapter of The Horse and His Boy. My prediction is that Shasta will find someone on his way to king Anvard. I thought of this prediction because, on the last chapter I’ve read, it said Shasta was going to warn king Anvard. According to the picture on chapter 11 there’s a boy walking alone through the woods and Shasta went out without any horses.
I found out that my prediction was correct. On his way to finding Anvard, Shasta hiked through some woods and on his way found King Lune who borrowed him a horse to continue.
I have two questions. What are the differences and similarities of the White Witch’s castle from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the top of the hill that Shasta was? Both were cold, had fog and were dark. But most of all, on the hill there were no bad magic around and the White Witches’ castle were filled with bad magic. The last question is who were all the cats that Shasta found on his journeys?
The two lions (which were actually one), the black cat, the lion that hurt Aravis; those were all one lion, and I think this lion is Aslan. Thinking about Aslan, I hope he’ll help Shasta because in the other Narnia’s book, Aslan is the great king of Narnia and he will do anything to protect his land.
I had a problem with the word warrant. I didn’t know what it meant so I asked my mom and she told me it means to assure.

The Hermit Of The Southern March

I am reading the 10^th chapter of The Horse and His Boy from C. S Lewis. I predict that the kids and the two horses will go through the Narrow Gorge to Archerland to get to Narnia. I think that because I don’t just read the book, I looked at the map it included.

I finished Chapter 10^th and I know that my prediction is correct. The kids did go to the Narrow Gorge.

I also had two questions. My first question is why the hermit called the horses “cousins”? I think that he called the horses “cousins” because they are all narnians. Narnians are not people like us, they are special. The hermit could be a dwarf because he has a long beard and he can see the future.

My last question is: who would get first to Narnia, Shasta or Rabadash army? I think Shasta would get to Narnia first because the hermit showed him a shortcut and now Shasta is ahead. But it will be harder to travel with no horses around, so Shasta must hurry to Archerland.

My problem was the word “hermit”. Now I know that “hermit” means “a person who lives alone in the mountains or in the forest”. First I looked at the dictionary to find what it meant and that was “recluse”. But I didn’t know that word either so I went to look for that definition and guess what it was: “hermit”. I had to go to the online dictionary.