SE Hinton Secretc Assignment

May 9, 2011

1. The book The Outsiders by SE Hinton was banned in some public school systems.The reason The Outsiders was banned from many schools was because of the profanity and violence. Educators thought that kids were being exposed to things they weren't ready for.Some people say that the book promoted un-Christian values yet many people who protest against the book have never read the book themselves. The book has now been brought back in some school systems(answers.com).

2.SE Hinton is the author of the novel, The Outsiders. She wrote the book for three mainb reasons. One, she loved to write. Two, she was not happy about the social situation at her huigh school. Everyone had their own little group of friends and didn’t want anything to do with other people. And last but not least, she wanted to read her own creation. At the time she says there was no realistic fiction about teenage drama. That are the main reasons why she wrote here book, The Outsiders (sehinton.com).

3.Se Hinton has written many books in her past lifetime with one main style. She writes juvenile realistic fiction. The Outsiders, gave her fame and was made into a movie in 1983, is has also wrote That Was Then, This Is Now, 1970, which is also the year in which she graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science in Education.Rumble Fish was published in 1968 which was originally published as a short story, it is her main book. SE Hinton has written many great books in her lifetime (wikipedia.com).

4.SE Hinton is an American novelist. She was born on July 22, 1950, in Tulsa Oaklahoma. She graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1970 with a Bachelor in Science and Education.Her full name is Susan Eloise Hinton, but she uses her inials because most people don't expect a woman to write a book such as The Outsiders. She was first published at the age of 17 and developed her love for literature was developed as a teenager (noteablebiographies.com).

The Total Tragedy of a Girl named Hamlet by Erin Dionne

January 20, 2011

Describe a subplot and explain how it related to the bigger plot in the story. 

There is a subplot that can realte to the bigger plot in my IRB, The Total Tragedy of a Girl named Hamlet, by Erin Dionne.8th grader, Hamlet Kennedy (named after Shakespeare's play), is the misfit of a renaissance-obsessed family. So no wonder, at the dinnertable her sister, Desdemona (a kid genius) talkes about past thoeries of Shakespare and renaissance with her parents. Meanwhile, Hamlet is assigned a project at school on the Globe Theater in history and English. Her Shakespearian parents and insanly smart sister ruin Hamlet's life at school.

Blog 10:Continued Chasing Orion- Katheryn Lasky

January 13,2011

Do you relate to the main character in your book?  How is he or she like or not like you?  Compare and contrast the main character's life with yours.

I can relate to the main character in my IRB, Georgie Mason. She is always worring about the wefare of other people, mainly her brother. Similarly, I always tend to worry about people a little too much and just wind up annoying them like Georgie. Now she is nicknamed Saint Georgie, yet she dosn't feel like a saint because she feels like she was unable to help her brother Emmett and her polio-infected friend Phyllis.Just like her I also sometimes feel like I've let someone down.