Reading+Journal+4


 * __Reading Journal #4:__**
 * July13th, 2011**

Let's keep with the magic number! Today there is three things we are going to do:

1) We are going to organize your reading journals using widgets and tags (watch my projector presentation)

2) For today's journal you are going to pick one character: Daisy, Nick, Tom, Gatsby, or Nick. This is an important decision. You are most likely going to write your essay about this character (though you will have some options).

Once you have your character you are going to practice the three new jobs for today: text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world. (Text just means thing. This 'thing' can be a book, movie, song, poem...) i) **Text-to-self**: Think of and write a few sentences about how the character is like you. Also, describe how the character's personality is different from yours.

ii)**Text-to-text**: Find a website or a you-tube video about this **type** of person. Do not find a site about your character. Instead if your character is a killer, find a website about killers. Post the link and write some sentences explaining how this website connects to your character.

iii) **Text-to-world**: Can you think of a real person who is like your character. They do not have to be exactly the same but they should share one important attribute. For example, if my character were always telling jokes, I could connect them to my favorite comedian. Again find a website about this person, post the link, and explain the connection.

3) Lastly you will be setting up a Facebook page for your character. Please watch the projector for more information.

1) Nick is like me because he went to new york or wherever he was just to settle his business studies. I came to Canada to get a better education. Also Nick is a great liar, just like me...find out if I,m lying or not ;) And at the same time we are different because he is writing a book, and for me books are boring. And he fought in War, and I never in my life will fight in such a horrible thing. PD: Nicks seems to be gay because he just describe Gatsby as something wonderful.

2) This is the song video I decided to post: media type="youtube" key="uelHwf8o7_U" height="349" width="560"

I connected this video to my character because it says in this case the woman loves the way his mate lie, instead they're together. It's just the same when Nick wants to get in something with Jordan. He thinks he loves her, but after all both are liars, and the may end up lying themselves, maybe loving them or just making it a kinda drama.