Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a great classic play and I'm really happy we are getting a chance to read it in class. For starters, if we hadn't started the unit off with the Elizabethan language, I don't think I would understand the story as well as I do now so that was a great way to help us depict the style of writing by Shakespeare. Reading this play is a way to bring us back in time and see what things were like while at the same time telling us a great story. I really enjoy not only enjoy reading Romeo and Juliet, but I also like watching the movies in class and comparing the old to the new.

Premeditated- Style of Writing

Premeditated so far is a great book! The writing style is different though but I like it. It's similar to how Big Girl Small was set-up. The author uses a lot of foreshadowing. For example, Dinah is attending a new private school because her cousin Claire is in the hospital because of some sort of traumatic experience.  However, we don't know exactly why Claire is in the hospital and that's when the author uses foreshadowing, dropping little hints along the way about why Claire ended up in the hospital. Dinah is also hating on this guy named Brooks. It doesn't explain why she is but once again this is a place where the author uses foreshadowing. So far this book is really good and I would recommend it to anyone looking for something good to read! 

Premeditated- Dinah

                Dinah isn't the kind of girl who wants to be like everyone else. She's the kind that wants to stand out but not stand out at the same time. That was all until her cousin Claire got sick and Dinah moved in with her Aunt and Uncle. She starts to attend a new private school, Dinah has to bleach out her black hair dye to somewhat reveal her natural blonde, say goodbye to her usual dark eyeliner, black clothes, and depressing looks. Switching them out for a uniform, stick straight blonde hair and a preppy look. I just started this book and can already tell that she will grow as a character in this book imensely. I'm looking forward to reading more.