Friday, September 19, 2014

Summer Reading Choice Book: Timed Writing Revision

   I read the book Son of God. The authors Roma Downey and Mark Burnett wrote this book to tell the story of Jesus Christ when he walked the Earth. They are telling this story to teach people how important Jesus Christ is. Also they teach us why he's so important, what he does that is so great, and why he does everything that he does.

   The authors of this book explain what Jesus does that makes him so great. One example from the book is when Peter is just coming onto shore, after being frustrated from not catching any fish. Jesus, the Son of God, comes and tells Peter to put the boat back out and into deeper waters to catch fish. Peter repeatedly tells Jesus that there are no fish to catch today. Jesus tells Peter to trust in him. After being agitated with Jesus, this stranger to Peter, trusts and listens to Jesus. Moments later, the nets start to fill up with fish and the nets start to rip because of the large amount of fish being caught. Peter turns and looks at Jesus. Stunned, is a word you could use to describe Peter. This is truly Jesus's first follower. This example supports how great Jesus is, and what he can do for somebody is truly beyond imagination.

   Jesus is a very humble man and does good for anything or anybody. A question you may ask is: Why does Jesus do such great things for people he doesn't even know? The authors of this book retell just that. An example from the book is when Jesus tells his disciples (followers) to tear down the temple of Jerusalem, and that he will build a greater one in 3 days. Jesus tells his disciples to do very odd things, but promises them eternal life in The Kingdom of God (heaven). This example shows why Jesus does what he does. He does these amazing things because he wants all of his followers to have eternal life!

   Last, but not least, the authors tell why Jesus is so important. Some examples from the story are: When Jesus saves Peter by giving him the ability to walk on water, when Jesus heals a woman that is 'possessed by demons,' and when Jesus brings somebody who has been dead for 3 days to life. These examples support the idea of why Jesus is so important, because any hero is important. Jesus is my hero.

  To wrap everything up, the authors of this book retell the story of Jesus Christ. They explain why he's so important, what he does that is very important, and why he does what he does.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Metacognitive Blog: And Then There Were None

     From my first draft to my last draft, I corrected a few grammar errors and changed all of my tenses to present tense. The form of support that I used and that helped me was the peer review checklist. I used the checklist to make sure I had all of the content needed. Having a guideline sheet/checklist will help me greatly through the year to improve my writing skills and ability. I think as a writer this year, I have room to grow in using more descriptive words. An example would be instead of saying the teacher yelled at the class, I could say the teacher roared at the class.