https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb Title Padlet Post with your name (first/last), and title/author of book. Look through a section of your book and find a line in your book where you appreciate the author's use of syntax (word order/sentence structure) and diction (word choice/tone). Quote the line in your post and then describe why/how the author's choices impacted you as a reader. en-us 2019-12-12 21:51:17 UTC 2026-03-16 19:54:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423956883 "I did not want him to know me. I did not want anyone to know me."(14). The narrator(David)  is describing is distrust with is father and the gap he feels between them. It made an impact to me as a reader because those sentences truly shows how much he wants to dissolve from everyone and everything. By making the thought two sentences it makes the reading think and digest David's thoughts and not just push them aside and 'oh, he's just a moody teenager'. ]]> 2019-12-13 18:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423956883 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423966744 “but as a deathly somber Brian pulls over”(Perkins 266).  The authors choice to put deathly somber in front of the characters name made the tone much more dark and sad.  It went along better with this section and made the fight between characters much sadder and deeper feeling.]]> 2019-12-13 18:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423966744 20jameylee https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423978958 "like someone watching a train wreck, I couldn't tear myself away from the window." ( 92) I liked how the author chose a simile to compare a train wreck to not being able to look away from the window. The word choice struck me as a reader because it helped me get a better understanding of how the speaker felt at the time.]]> 2019-12-13 19:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423978958 20jameylee https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423985132 "All dad said to me was"Keep your legs crossed, honey,and keep em crossed tight." (Walls 212)
This quote gives you the perfect insight of what the tone of the story is. the tone of the story is somewhat strict and shallow.]]> 2019-12-13 19:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423985132 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423986494 "The Eagle looked at me. He was crying, noiselessly. Tears just rolled from his eyes to his chin and then fell onto his corduroy pants"(Green 139) . In this part of the story there was an unexpected plot twist of one of the main characters dying. This line showed good imagery of how the school leader response before even giving out the terrible news.]]> 2019-12-13 19:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423986494 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423986804 On the contrary to English Spanish syntax is seemingly intricate and serene. The syntax of Spanish is similar to English however adjectives come before nouns, and verbs, etc. Personally, reading Spanish dialect tends to enhance my focus, and broaden my understanding of the language as well. "Mi padre era fuerte, pero también era romantico. Le fascinaba la música. Tocaba con los ojos cerrados." (Quoted from : Carlos Santana) This excerpt essentially shows how passionate Carlos Santana's father, José Santana was about music and how he was so very skilled at playing it. I find this impactful because I myself also happen to be a musician, and this same feeling of passion has been felt by me.]]> 2019-12-13 19:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423986804 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423987021 " when I stood in front of these German soldiers I was afraid to be on the offensive side as we pushed through the harsh and envy winter days"(Sydnor 165).]]> 2019-12-13 19:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423987021 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423992669 2019-12-13 19:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423992669 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423992719 "The legal term in Montana for 🤬 is incarceration for a 100 years" I really like things to do with crime so for me as a reader I get little facts and notes about crimes in different states and the book setting is in Montana and I have never really learned about the laws in Montana.]]> 2019-12-13 19:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423992719 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423993423 "Well, it being away in the night and stormy, and all so mysterious-like, I felt just the way any other boy would feel when I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river" (Twain 72). The authors choice of sentence structure gives us a good feeling of the situation. It explains in detail using imagery what was going on and how it looked outside. The word choices like lonesome and mournful add to the tone of the sentence.]]> 2019-12-13 19:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423993423 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423996153 "You have embarrassed all the ladies of this congregation with your slander" (Dallas 34). I enjoyed this quote because it is straight forward and also quite blunt. I also like the word "slander" because it is more profound rather than just saying "rude speech" or something related to that.]]> 2019-12-13 19:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423996153 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423997111 “Some of his parish, and much of the community, was appalled. Lonely? The Klebolds were lonely?” (Cullen 133).
This stood out to me, because of the question the author asks. I can’t imagine how frustrated the families of the victims of the Columbine shooting felt upon hearing that the killers family was lonely, but I think the author does a good job of describing it, especially with what he continues to write in the paragraph. ]]> 2019-12-13 19:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423997111 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423997604 “I dreaded walking to Alice’s home after school” (pg 255). The syntax of this sentence makes the most sense and puts emphasis on the word “dreaded” making it seem like it’s worse than anything he’s ever been through. The diction of the word “dreaded” also sets a mood of sadness and you start to feel sorry for him because he dreaded going to Alice’s house in fear of getting put into a different foster home. It made me really feel emotion and the fear he was feeling in the book.]]> 2019-12-13 19:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423997604 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423999370 Underwater by Marisa Reichardt. 
A quote from my book that I think has a good use of syntax is when the character says “For three weeks, my letter has floated around in limbo with no idea where to go”(Reichardt 218). I think Marisa used good works to help the reader imagine how the matter has traveled. It could also relate to people, no knowing where to go or what to do. Another example of this is when the main character explains a typical week. “I tubing of dinner and details. Of baths and bedtime stories. Of TV shows and talking. Oh weekends and waffles. Of good nights and good mornings. Okay, so it’s not all about me. It’s about all of us” (Reichardt 216). The author really uses good examples and details, along with syntax. I also think Marisa choose a good word diction because it makes the reader understand and feel for there main character. ]]> 2019-12-13 19:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423999370 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423999951 "Lower stopped blade below table and push sawn miter tight to saw plate. Make sure teeth do not contact work. Hold work firmly, lift saw head, and make cut."

This helps me be safer when i make very small cuts less that 1/64th of an inch so i dont lose a finger or two]]> 2019-12-13 19:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/423999951 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/424000944 It was a great book.]]> 2019-12-13 19:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/424000944 https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/426135503 "The girl fell upon the food that was placed in front of her, cramming it into her mouth" (Rosnay 117). This quote is an almost unsettling description of how hungry this poor little girl was. She was starving and so emancipated that she cold not help to control herself over the sight of food. The word choice of "fell upon" and "cramming" truly highlights the starvation this girl was going through.]]> 2019-12-20 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/MrsKrueger/rze8g8n15eyb/wish/426135503