Paper Boy - Chapter 13-17

Yesterday I read chapter 13-17 from Paper Boy. The task to do is write a letter to the author. Include two thoughtful questions you could ask him. The author is named Vince Vawter. Here are the questions and letter. 

Dear Vince Vawter,

How are you?

I loved the book you made called Paper Boy. I thought it was amazing and it really cool to read. I loved how you made it about your father and its a real story not a fake one. I have some questions for you here they are.

1. Why did you make the book about your father and not about you or your other family members?
2. Was your father around to tell you about his childhood when you were making the book?
3. Why did you add Mr Spiro into the story?
4. Was Mam  Little Mans sister or is she just are caregiver?
5. How long did it take you to make Paper Boy?

From Carla

Figurative Language

Today I have to describe what a simile and metaphor is to you. Here is one simile and metaphor from PaperBoy. Metaphor: “Mrs. Worthington and her red hair. That was the dessert of my thinking” (p. 156). Simile: “[Mr. Spiro] sounded official like he was calling a baseball game on the radio”

(p. 30). What is a simile?: A simile is a repranse with like or as, here is a example: The dog was running as fast as a cheater. You can us similes and metaphors in writing. What is a metaphor?: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which word or a phrase is applied to an object or action. Here is a example of a metaphor: Her heart is gold. The activity said we had write a metaphor that best describes Little Man’s relationship with Mam and write a simile that describes Little Man’s communication with TV boy. Here is the simile and metaphor.

Simile: Both don't talk alot like a turtle very quite.

Metaphor: Little Man and Mam are very strong together.

Paper Boy - Novel Study

Today I read chapters 10-12. I wish I could read more but we have to do it at different times. Sadly Mam was still busted up. Here is some events that were in the story. Little Man's parents went on a business trip. Little Man sneaks into Ara T's shed to try and find his yellow handed knife but instead he found his old big chrome headlight from his old schwinn. Mam had a choir on. Little Man and Mam went to the zoo. The dialogue is write different from normal books. When Little Man speaks it says  s-s-s-s Yes Ma'am s-s-s-s But only a s-s-s-s little one. When other people speak it says, have you flown in it, no speech marks or nothing. The speech parts from page 17 when Little Man is talking to Mrs Worthington.

Paper Boy Question

Yesterday I finished reading chapter 9. When we finished chapters 7 - 9 you had to go onto the next slide and there was questions. In chapter 9 Mrs Worthington was drunk and didn't give the money for the news paper. Mam had a fight with someone but didn't tell Little Man so Little Man was sad. Here is the questions and answers.

Q: What is the conflict between Ara T and Little Man? How will it be resolved?

A: The conflict between Ara T and Little Man is that Ara T is not giveing Little Man his yellow handed knife back. Ara T is trying to get Little Man to say knife but he cant say that because the k is to hard for him to say. I think that Little Man will come out and say that Ara T is not giving his knife back.

Q: Why do you think Little Man likes Mr Spiro so much?

A: I think Little Man likes Mr Spiro because he is always there for him and lets Little Man ask him questions that he is scared to ask his parent them. Mr Spiro lets Little Man talk and doesn't interrupt Little Man.

Q: Research what a speech pathologist does. Explain what their job is and how they help people.

A: A speech pathologist is sort of like a speech therapist. They help with speech sounds, language(aphasia), social communication, voice, fluency, cognitive-communication, feeding and swallowing. You can find speech pathologist at private practices, physicians' offices, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, rehabilitation centers, long-term and residential health care facilities.

Q: Who is Mam? What is her role in the family?

A: Mam is a like a caregiver for Little Man. She helps the family out with dinner and work. Mam is always nice to Little Man but she keeps secrets from Little Man.

Character Description

Today I am starting a new activity for PaperBoy. In the activity we have to describe 2 characters from the story, the 2 characters I am doing are "Mr Spiro" and "Mrs Worthington". Here is a short summary of the 2 characters. Mrs Worthington: She can be mean and nice if she is in a good mood, there is always weird sounds coming from here house. Mr Spiro: Always nice, always here to talk to you, invites you to talk if you want. I know that because Mr Spiro always talks to little man and always invites him in the story. I know this because that first time little man meet Mrs Worthington she was all rude and strict to little man but later on in the story Mrs Worthington was nice to him and asked him if he wanted a drink and have a little talk.

Reflect On Paper Boy

Today I had to watch a video. The video was about Paper Boy. In the video the author(Vince Vawter) read chapter 1. Here is the link to the video.
In the video Vinces voice there was a tiny stutter in every word he said. Vinces voice was quiet but loud enough to hear him. His voice was calm and smooth. His voice was different to most people because his voice was stuttering a tiny bit.