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by Mandarin teacher: Michael La Marr


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Bonus BLOG 05/16
Old Sacramento 04/22
Westminster Woods Poetry 04/15
The Terrible Wave 01/08
California's History 10/23

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5/3 The Pony Express
4/24 Westminster Woods Poetry
1/24 The Terrible Wave
12/9 California: The Most Important Event

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My Opinion of the Terrible Wave My Opinion of The Terrible Wave
I think that The Terrible Wave’s author, Marden Dahlstedt, did a great job with this book. She included every detail of every moment. I liked it when she was writing about Megan being in the house when the wave hit. She wrote, “After what seemed like a lifetime in the thunderous blackness, Megan lifted her head. Far above her she could see a glimmer of dirty gray light.” Right after that she wrote something else I also thought had very good description. “She wasn’t even thinking now. Painfully she began to crawl toward the light…” I think that that line shows how desperate Megan actually was. Megan has, so far in the book, been very dignified and despises, more than others, the idea of looking pitiful.
I have a couple of favorite phrases from the book. One of my favorite descriptions that Marden Dahlstedt wrote is, “ To her astonishment she found herself looking directly into a human face!” The reason that’s one of my favorite sentences is because I imagine seeing all of this debris and no sign of life and then suddenly a human face! One of my other favorites is “Hang on,” Brian cried to Megan. With a heave he pushed against the mattress and flung himself headlong onto the wagon, dragging Megan like a pack on his back. The force of the leap had knocked the old man flat, and for a moment the three of them lay in a tangled, sodden heap.” The reason I call that sentence one of my favorites is because, one, it’s funny and, two, it has very good description, that is at least at the end of the phrase . Those are all reasons why I think the author, Marden Dahlstedt, wrote good descriptions.

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I like the way that this person wrote about the authors writing. As a matter of fact I read the book myself.
Comment Posted on April 25, 2012 at 01:14 PM by Rooney10


I like the way that this person wrote about the authors writing. As a matter of fact I read the book myself.
Comment Posted on April 25, 2012 at 01:13 PM by Rooney10


wow great blog! :)
Comment Posted on January 27, 2012 at 06:49 PM by em n m

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