April 20, 21, 23, 2009

Monday, April 20
Title of Text: Diary of a Wimpy Kid-Rodrick Rules
Minutes: 45
Summary: Rodrick's science fair project was due soon but he spent his time stalling and watching TV. He then came up with an idea from one of his shows. It said that when you are in space, you grow taller. Rodrick spent a long time trying to finish but when he handed it in, it was not accepted. They said it didn't have the scientific process involved. Then Rodrick heard about the talent show and started forgetting about anything else. On the day of the show, Rodrick's band was being taped by mom because Greg did not accept. When they performed, mom started dancing so they couldn't see what was happening. They later watched the school's tape and the only thing they taped was mom dancing. Rodrick was depressed for a while and he was mad at Greg. He decided to whip out Greg's biggest secret. He told all his friends that one time at a hotel, he accidentally got trapped in the women's bathroom. Somehow, the details got mixed up and people thought Greg was a spy that watched girls in the bathroom. Greg suddenly became famous except to the girls. Greg also felt bad about Rodrick failing to get a video so he decided to help him on his project for the last time. They spent all day and actually came up with good results. Greg was famous, and Rodrick had something to turn in for the science fair. It looked like they were equal.

Tuesday, April 21
Title of Text: Stormbreaker
Minutes: 55
Summary: Alex Rider is an average kid with an uncle named Ian Rider. One day, he got news from “funeral voices” telling him that his uncle had died in a car accident. In school, many kids were staring at him because they probably felt bad. After school, Alex went to the main office and borrowed a copy of the yellow pages. He wanted to look for any near by junkyards to try and find his uncle's car. He saw one with the title Stryker and Son, the same name he saw on the van holding his uncle's coffin. He rode his bike to the junkyard, parked, and started searching. When he started to give up, he finally found the car, a BMW. He didn't see anything wrong except for a broken window, but when he looked at the other side, he froze. The car had bullet holes all over the side. All Alex wanted to find out was who shot the car. When Alex decided to leave, some guys spotted him. One tried to strangle him, but with a kick to the stomach, Alex broke free. When Alex arrived, he noticed that his uncle's office was unlocked, which it usually wasn't. When he came in, the room was entirely empty, except for the tables, bookcases, and furniture. All his papers and materials—gone. He was shocked at what had happened. A connection I have with Alex is that when he saw his uncle's office empty, he was shocked. I as well would be frozen if I saw a whole room full one day ago, and completely empty the next day.
A question I have is who shot the car that Ian Rider was in? I am itching to know. A prediction I have is that Alex will soon find out who killed his uncle.

Thursday, April 23
Title of Text: Stormbreaker
Minutes: 110
Summary: When Alex came home the next day, he noticed a group of people inside the house investigating. Some people were talking to him then said that they were going to check his Uncle's office. Alex was wondering what was going on so he decided to climb down the flag pole to the window of his office. When he came inside, the two guys talking to him came as if they were expecting him. At that moment, the guard pulled out his gun and shot him with a poison dart. When he woke up, he was in a lab and the guys who talked to him explained that his uncle worked for them. They also thought he was brave so they decided to recruit him to the group. They chose him because of his impressive karate skills and the fact that he risked his life to satisfy his curiosity. Alex was assigned to the group K Squad. The members were Wolf, Bear, Eagle, and Snake. Wolf was the leader and they didn't like each other. One time in a practice mission, before Alex completed it, Wolf pushed him back, causing him to set off the trip line. He sat there as the stun grenade made him momentarily blind. When Alex came outside looking beat up, Wolf got punished with clean up. In their next training, they had to jump off a plane, except for Alex because of his age. Alex noticed that Wolf was afraid of going down. Alex kicked him a couple times and Wolf went down. When Alex met up with him on the ground, Wolf thanked him. They seemed to make up considering the fact that they shook hands. A connection I have with Alex is how he helped Wolf off the plane. If I were Alex, I would give Wolf a push and get him off. It was the right thing to do and it helped Wolf. A question I have is what made Wolf suddenly like Alex? Before he left the plane, they hated each other, but after the drop, they were friends. It was weird.