HELP!!!!! is this book jacket ok?
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The book is only 250 pages long.
How slow of a reader are you?
Besides - Bud, Not Buddy is an excellent read, very depressing and inspirational at the same time.
Reading is good.
The more you know...
How slow of a reader are you?
Besides - Bud, Not Buddy is an excellent read, very depressing and inspirational at the same time.
Reading is good.
The more you know...
tsukaesugi
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Don't be a chump.
Read the entire book.
Read the entire book.
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@ Average Joe
this is what i have in my report so far, it is a book jacket:
The book I read was
Bud, Not buddy. It
Is set during the
Great depression.
It is about a boy named
Bud, whose mother
died when he was 6
years old. He lives
all alone in an
orphanage. His
mother left him some
flyers and pictures of
a man. Bud believes
that this man, Herman E.
Calloway, is his father.
So one day he is sent
to foster parents, the
Amoses. These people
have a son, Todd, who
2 years older than Bud.
He constantly bullies and
Beats up Bud. One night,
the Amoses send him to
their shed for the night.
They put dead fish heads
at the door to guard, and
there was a hornets nest
inside, right above where
He was supposed to sleep.
He escapes from the shed
Through the window and
Goes to get revenge on Todd.
His parents hate bed wetters,
so he drenches Todd in water
while he was asleep and runs
away! Bud gets into even more
trouble while he was walking
away from the Amoses home.
A car drives by him, so he
Jumps into the bush, only to be
Caught by the driver. He thinks
The man is a vampire, and steals
his car. If you want to find out what
happens to Bud, if Herman E.
Lewis is his father, read this book!
this is what i have in my report so far, it is a book jacket:
The book I read was
Bud, Not buddy. It
Is set during the
Great depression.
It is about a boy named
Bud, whose mother
died when he was 6
years old. He lives
all alone in an
orphanage. His
mother left him some
flyers and pictures of
a man. Bud believes
that this man, Herman E.
Calloway, is his father.
So one day he is sent
to foster parents, the
Amoses. These people
have a son, Todd, who
2 years older than Bud.
He constantly bullies and
Beats up Bud. One night,
the Amoses send him to
their shed for the night.
They put dead fish heads
at the door to guard, and
there was a hornets nest
inside, right above where
He was supposed to sleep.
He escapes from the shed
Through the window and
Goes to get revenge on Todd.
His parents hate bed wetters,
so he drenches Todd in water
while he was asleep and runs
away! Bud gets into even more
trouble while he was walking
away from the Amoses home.
A car drives by him, so he
Jumps into the bush, only to be
Caught by the driver. He thinks
The man is a vampire, and steals
his car. If you want to find out what
happens to Bud, if Herman E.
Lewis is his father, read this book!
tsukaesugi
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You copied the back of the book cover into your report?!
*sigh*
Lucky for you, I'm currently teaching a few reading classes at a university.
Here are some areas you should write about when doing a book report:
1) GENERAL IMPRESSIONS
-did you like the book? Why or why not?
-what three adjectives would you use to describe the book?
2) CHARACTERS
-which characters did you like? Which didn't you like? Who was your favourite character?
-were the characters believable?
-what would you have done differently if you were one of the characters in the book?
3) CONNECTED PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
-did any of the characters or events remind you of people or experiences in your own life
4) PLOT
-was the story believable?
-if you were the author, would you change anything?
-why do you think the author wrote the book?
-was the ending predictable, or a surprise?
5) SUMMARY
-was it a good or bad book?
-would you recommend it to others?
*sigh*
Lucky for you, I'm currently teaching a few reading classes at a university.
Here are some areas you should write about when doing a book report:
1) GENERAL IMPRESSIONS
-did you like the book? Why or why not?
-what three adjectives would you use to describe the book?
2) CHARACTERS
-which characters did you like? Which didn't you like? Who was your favourite character?
-were the characters believable?
-what would you have done differently if you were one of the characters in the book?
3) CONNECTED PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
-did any of the characters or events remind you of people or experiences in your own life
4) PLOT
-was the story believable?
-if you were the author, would you change anything?
-why do you think the author wrote the book?
-was the ending predictable, or a surprise?
5) SUMMARY
-was it a good or bad book?
-would you recommend it to others?
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Kim _Kaphwan said:
No good. It's due on Tuesday.
I've already read the book, if abdul sends me $50 via paypal, then I'll do his report for him.
And I'll have sex with his English teacher for free.
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that is exactly the problem
i am supposed to do a book jacket
it like: you have to fold a piece of construction paper.
on the front cover you need ato make your own cover of the book
on the back you need to have some impressions by newspapers, book review sites etc.
on the spine you need the book name and author.
on the lift page you need to have a summery of the book
on the right page you need to have a small bio on the auther.
so,i am gonna say if i liked it, which characters i liked, why in my presentation to the class.
i have never done one of these and i thiink it is a stupid idea.
like this
i am supposed to do a book jacket
it like: you have to fold a piece of construction paper.
on the front cover you need ato make your own cover of the book
on the back you need to have some impressions by newspapers, book review sites etc.
on the spine you need the book name and author.
on the lift page you need to have a summery of the book
on the right page you need to have a small bio on the auther.
so,i am gonna say if i liked it, which characters i liked, why in my presentation to the class.
i have never done one of these and i thiink it is a stupid idea.
like this
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abdul said:
ESL ( english second languge) classes suck
i cant write for shit
Plan it out in your first language, then write it in English.
You obviously have a lot of practice writing in English anyway, you've written almost 1000 messages here on these forums in English.
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OK, so you're supposed to be doing a dust jacket, and not a book report, why didn't you say so in the first place?
The average write-up on the back of a book jacket is only about 200 words long. It (usually) briefly introduces the setting, and then the characters, and then the complication that gets the plot rolling, and finally a sentence or two about why the book is interesting. After that come the quotes from reviewer.
Don't write things like 'The book I read was Bud, Not Buddy.' cause your not a reader anymore, you're the publisher!
The average write-up on the back of a book jacket is only about 200 words long. It (usually) briefly introduces the setting, and then the characters, and then the complication that gets the plot rolling, and finally a sentence or two about why the book is interesting. After that come the quotes from reviewer.
Don't write things like 'The book I read was Bud, Not Buddy.' cause your not a reader anymore, you're the publisher!
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well here goes my second draft
Bud, do not call him Buddy,
is an orphan boy in search of
his father. When he was 6, his
mother died. Before her death,
she gave him some flyers and
pictures of a man who appears
to be in a Jazz band. Bud thinks
this man, Herman E. Calloway,
is his father. Bud lives a very
lonely life in the orphanage,
and constantly goes in and out
foster homes. His journey to find
his father begins when he is sent
to a very abusive foster home.
The Amoses, his foster family,
have a boy that is 2 years older
than Bud. The boy, Todd, is very
violent and mean with Bud. If
Bud tries to tell on Todd, the
parents always dismiss him.
The family hate bud so much,
they make him stay in there
Shed. The dark and dirty shed
is uninhabitable, but what can
Bud do? He soon finds out that
The Amoses put all these different
things to make Buds stay even worst.
There is a Hornets nest right above the
shelf Bud is supposed to sleep on, and
they put fish heads on the door to
guard the exit. Bud mistakes the
hornets nest for a vampire bat, and
he knocks it down with a rake. After
getting stung about 100 times, Bud
escapes through the window. This
starts his long adventure to find
his father.
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what are cliff notes?
abdul
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my teacher told us to make it the length of the jacket
and i can not give away the ending.
i really have no idea i can sumerize it better without really giving away the first 5 chapters.
did toy read the first 1 or the revised one
Bud, do not call him Buddy,
is an orphan boy in search of
his father. When he was 6, his
mother died. Before her death,
she gave him some flyers and
pictures of a man who appears
to be in a Jazz band. Bud thinks
this man, Herman E. Calloway,
is his father. Bud lives a very
lonely life in the orphanage,
and constantly goes in and out
foster homes. His journey to find
his father begins when he is sent
to a very abusive foster home.
The Amoses, his foster family,
have a boy that is 2 years older
than Bud. The boy, Todd, is very
violent and mean with Bud. If
Bud tries to tell on Todd, the
parents always dismiss him.
The family hate bud so much,
they make him stay in there
Shed. The dark and dirty shed
is uninhabitable, but what can
Bud do? He soon finds out that
The Amoses put all these different
things to make Buds stay even worst.
There is a Hornets nest right above the
shelf Bud is supposed to sleep on, and
they put fish heads on the door to
guard the exit. Bud mistakes the
hornets nest for a vampire bat, and
he knocks it down with a rake. After
getting stung about 100 times, Bud
escapes through the window. This
starts his long adventure to find
his father.
and i can not give away the ending.
i really have no idea i can sumerize it better without really giving away the first 5 chapters.
did toy read the first 1 or the revised one
Bud, do not call him Buddy,
is an orphan boy in search of
his father. When he was 6, his
mother died. Before her death,
she gave him some flyers and
pictures of a man who appears
to be in a Jazz band. Bud thinks
this man, Herman E. Calloway,
is his father. Bud lives a very
lonely life in the orphanage,
and constantly goes in and out
foster homes. His journey to find
his father begins when he is sent
to a very abusive foster home.
The Amoses, his foster family,
have a boy that is 2 years older
than Bud. The boy, Todd, is very
violent and mean with Bud. If
Bud tries to tell on Todd, the
parents always dismiss him.
The family hate bud so much,
they make him stay in there
Shed. The dark and dirty shed
is uninhabitable, but what can
Bud do? He soon finds out that
The Amoses put all these different
things to make Buds stay even worst.
There is a Hornets nest right above the
shelf Bud is supposed to sleep on, and
they put fish heads on the door to
guard the exit. Bud mistakes the
hornets nest for a vampire bat, and
he knocks it down with a rake. After
getting stung about 100 times, Bud
escapes through the window. This
starts his long adventure to find
his father.
tsukaesugi
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Your second draft is still too long, and like c.t.h. says, it gives away half of the damn story.
If your teacher wants it to be the length of the jacket, then
W-R-I-T-E
B-I-G
If your teacher wants it to be the length of the jacket, then
W-R-I-T-E
B-I-G
OH ITS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BOOK JACKET!?
dude that is so fucking wrong then. i thought it was a wierd, vague book report. anyway, here is some major help. keep in mind i havent read the book so i have no idea what it is about.
My guess is the boy is the main character? what you need to do is intrigue the reader into wanting to know MORE about this boy. give them his situation, tell them a little bit about HIM, his personality, his predicament and the instances that led up to it, etc. you do not want to give specific events that happen in the book if this is supposed to be on the jacket. in fact dont even summarize the book at all just look at it from an outside perspective then "tell a tale" to the reader that makes him or her want to read the book. make them connect with the boy so they want to see what happens. portray him as someone everyone might know so they can relate with the book itself.
do shit like that, not whatever you did up there.
dude that is so fucking wrong then. i thought it was a wierd, vague book report. anyway, here is some major help. keep in mind i havent read the book so i have no idea what it is about.
My guess is the boy is the main character? what you need to do is intrigue the reader into wanting to know MORE about this boy. give them his situation, tell them a little bit about HIM, his personality, his predicament and the instances that led up to it, etc. you do not want to give specific events that happen in the book if this is supposed to be on the jacket. in fact dont even summarize the book at all just look at it from an outside perspective then "tell a tale" to the reader that makes him or her want to read the book. make them connect with the boy so they want to see what happens. portray him as someone everyone might know so they can relate with the book itself.
do shit like that, not whatever you did up there.