During English class this week we analyzed the first six chapters in the book The Soloist. We thought about ideas, questions, and arguments that we felt lied in the book. Then in pairs we discussed each point. For this weekend's blog I would like to further discuss each point discussed in class.
To start off I would like to discuss how The Soloist compares to other books we read this year. The Soloist was to me one of the best books we read this year. The book had a certain flow that made it easy to read while still keeping our attention. This was very surprising because The Soloist is a biography. Not to be bias but it appears that most biographies are very boring and don't keep the attention of the reader, The Soloist has that exception. Every page gives you new information that makes the story steady build.
Another idea that was brought up in class was who does he write to and who does he write for. I think he is writing to tell the story of Nathanial Ayers and spread awareness of other people like him. The story began as just a simple column entry that blossomed into something much more. Lopez began to see Nathaniel as more than a bum who happened to play the violin well. I also believe that in a way Lopez is writing for himself so that he can never forget the memories an times him an Nathaniel spent together.
Points To Focus On
- Grammar
- Focus Point
- Sentence Structure
- Content and Ideas
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Asi, it seems like you have very stong points you are talking about in this blog.I like how your first pharagraph explained where your following toughts came from. Aldso,I like how you tied in the idea about the genre to the other question that compared the book to other books. Good job ! = ]
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see a great deal more depth in your analysis. You haven't done a very thorough job of locating Lopez's text within the context of other reading we've done this year. Stay away from blanket or flowery statements of opinion like "The Soloist was to me one of the best books we read this year. The book had a certain flow that made it easy to read while still keeping our attention." These don't really tell me anything specific about your reading of the book. You have to start supporting the statements you make with more comprehensive, in-depth analytic work that focuses on the specifics of the text.
ReplyDeleteAsiana, your blog was really short and sweet and straight to the point. You basically stated what we did in English class for this particular week. I agree with Mr. Fiorini about going deeper into an analysis of Chapters 7 through 12 of The Soloist. But, other than that, Good Job!
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