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I focused on the situation Ronnie was in, and how my family would react if i was in his shoes. If I had to skip out on college and work two jobs to pay it off, they would probably be disappointed in me for causing that wreak in the first place, but proud that i was taking the steps needed to figure it out. I would beat myself up knowing I had wasted two years of my life, especially if my sister kept bringing it up.

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I focused on the pace of the story. I liked how it had a pretty fast paced storyline but slowed down near the end.

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Focused on the way the author uses figurative language to entice the story and give immerse the reader into the narrative elements. "He put the pedal to the metal and Winnebago hurtled forward, the engine wound out, and as it raced across the ice toward the open water..." Using figurative language the author was able to mimic suspenseful moments so the reader has multiple ways to perceive and feel the story.

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I noticed that this story implements a lot of reflection to look back on the mistakes that Ronnie has made. After Ronnie failed to tell anybody about the thin ice, his life started to spiral downhill. The author uses descriptive words to describe the terrible car Ronnie has to drive because he has to pay off the Winnebago, which shows the bad situation he is in. Also, the story centers around struggle, so when the author says “Everybody has to do the Walleye someday”, he is referring to everybody having to hit a wall/obstacle in their life and feel like a fish out of water.

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I especially like the descriptive words used to describe Ronnie’s high speed Winnebago accident in paragraphs five through seven.  You can picture what’s happening when the author uses phrases like: “pedal to the metal”, “smashed windshield”, “hurtling out of the bunks”, “plume of water”, “clutching their pillows”, “back wheels screaming”, “horrendous sound”, and finally, “the transmission chewing itself into a hundred pieces”. 

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I focused on the tone because of how big a part tone played in Green Gulch. This helped me take in all the details that the author used when describing the Toyota.

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I mainly focussed on diction because there was a bunch of foreshadowing going on, and some very audible words in as well. And there is some life lessons to been seen in this story, for example Ronnie bought a car for $50 off of an old lady because it was out of gas, he could have given the lady a full tank of gas and moved on like normal. Another on is assuming something with out knowing all the details.

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starts of with a brother and telling a story and a nice environment setting the author go's into detail

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the repetition of the word “and” was something I focused on, and the author used this strategy at multiple different points throughout the story, including in paragraphs 2, 7, 14, and 16. By stacking the word “and” in a sentence multiple times instead of using commas, the author puts extra emphasis on the contents of the sentence (i.e. paragraph 14, where “and” highlights just how many problems there were with the Toyota)

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I focused on his detailed descriptions of things, like the way he described the Toyota.

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I focused on his detailed descriptions of things, like the way he described the Toyota.

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The main focus of my reading was understanding the tone as well as observing rhetorical devices in use. By doing so, it allowed me to capture the true vivid details and acknowledge what it means to show vs. tell. I got to look into the quality of the writing and what it means to write with emotion and depth.

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I payed attention to the authors syntax and how he used it to make the story feel more real and descriptive

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I think that the author did a great job at using imagery and being descriptive, especially when he explained about what was going on in the  Winnebago and how everything was flying around and making a mess and whatnot.

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As I was reading the story, I mainly paid attention to the figurative language and copious amount of metaphors which added detail to the story. It clearly depicted "showing" rather than telling just how we learned in class, especially in paragraphs 3-7.

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Throughout the story, we see Ronnie's character transform from beginning to end. He begins by being headstrong and doesn't think through his actions when he moves his car across the ice. As a result, he is able to learn from his mistakes at a younger age and makes sacrifices to pay for the car later on. The main idea of the story is to learn from your mistakes and apply the lessons you learn to other problems or situations you face.

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I focused on the pacing of the story and the word usage and how those two accelerated, contracted, and decorated the plot to the reader's benefit of understanding and comfort. The lengths of the sentences were noticeably drawn out and contracted to emphasize both types in the narrative.

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I focused on the pacing of the story and the word usage and how those two accelerated, contracted, and decorated the plot to the reader's benefit of understanding and comfort. The lengths of the sentences were noticeably drawn out and contracted to emphasize both types in the narrative.

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The author uses very descriptive words when he talking such as, "the engine was mincemeat" he uses this figurative language to add detail to help the reader understand

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Throughout the story I noticed a lot of metaphors used and a lot of imagery to describe the situations going on. He used a lot of words to describe items around him "blue pickup a quarter mile away"

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During the story, I noticed that there was a lot of imagery and well written descriptions describing each event. This imagery helps the readers to visualize what is going on and can make them feel as though they're really there. Also I noticed that there were many run on sentences used to describe various scenarios such as the scene when the Winnebago moving fast and the objects inside where flying around.

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I mainly focused on the last three paragraphs. the author uses a character to state how they wish bad things never happen, but yet that character has never gotten into trouble to know the affects. Yes, bad things can cause harm and pain to others but in the end the person learns from it and makes sure to never do it again.Everyone has to mess up at some point in their life to learn from it and grow which I think is one of the author's main points.

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I was focusing on the descriptive details the narrator used to describe the story of Ronnie. "Cans of beer. Fish. Boots. Fishing poles. The pot flew past him and smashed into the windshield." The narrator wanted to show us how chaotic the atmosphere inside the Winnebago was.

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He added great detail about everything that was going on. Also he showed that there are many good learning lessons.

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I noticed the authors very descriptive way of explaining things in as dramatic a way as possible. I felt that the way he talked about the girlfriend so nicely and then how she was leaving was very anticlimactic. I felt that I could relate to Ronnie at the start, because he was being peer pressured a little bit. I thought the main idea was the sentence: why cant anything be the way it's supposed to be." This assignment didnt help me see details of narrative writing.

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During this reading I focused on pointing out all the literary devices that the author used. For example, metaphors/similes, tone, symbolism, foreshadowing, imagery, diction, and onomatopoeia. All of these devices help to make the story come to life and really peek the readers interest. I love reading stories full of these because it forces me to dig a little deeper in order to understand what I'm reading.

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While reading, I was mainly focused on the main idea. I found there to be three main ideas all throughout.  One was particularly about judging someone based of their appearance.  Sheilah was judged by her appearance by both her students and the sister. Another one was that a little trouble is necessary in order to grow as a person. They described Ronnie to be "lucky to find trouble when he was still young enough to learn from it." The last one was that small things can have a huge impact. Ronnie was thoughtless and took the Winnebago out thinking there is no harm in having a little bit of fun, however little did he know it would cost him his future.

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I noticed that the author uses descriptive text and tone changes while describing scenes in the story. This helps the reader create imagery and helps give a better understanding of what is going on.

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I noticed the tone in the first and second paragraph was mischievous. It catches the readers attention as it was midnight and Ronnie's parents were gone. This makes readers foreshadow events that could possibly go wrong.

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Reading the runaway I noticed that  there was a good amount of concrete words. The concrete words led me to feel as if I were in the story. I also noticed a lot of downs in the story such as when the ronnie's girlfriend was planning to move to oregon and break up with him.

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I was focusing on noticing metaphors and how they can connect someone with the story even more than just details. For example, " The heater smells as if rats were cooking in it." It helped me understand that you need to use both metaphors and extreme details.

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I was focusing on noticing metaphors and how they can connect someone with the story even more than just details. For example, " The heater smells as if rats were cooking in it." It helped me understand that you need to use both metaphors and extreme details.

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there was good use of imagery in this text such as "A plume of water flew up Aad suddenly everything became airborne, cans of beer, fish, boots,fishing poles. The pot flew past him and smashed into the windshield and the cabinets tore loose and his friends came hurtling out of the bunks..." In this scene the author is showing rather than telling. This showed me how to use imagery for my narrative. The last line was also interesting when it said " you are aiming your winnebago toward very deep water indeed." I interpreted this as they are they are going off the deep end and you are destroying your life all by yourself by the choices you are making.

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This time, create your own post about the elements YOU decided to focus on. Also answer, how did this practice in annotation help you see details of narrative writing?

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One of the main conflicts I noticed in The Runway was the dangerous herd mindset that Ronnie partook in with his group at the beginning of the story. The corrupt point of view ties in with the main idea that one must try their soul in order to truly learn honesty and relates to some of the themes of the Green Gulch. Making this connection helped me realize that most narrative writing is about life lessons and there almost always is a deeper meaning behind word choice and the way the story is told.