Walters' 8th Grade Blog

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LA+ Book Reflection (The Pearl by John Steinback)

1. What stands out to you from the book or one of our conversations? What impacted you the most?

I’d say when we had our discussions, it helped me understand the book more. I liked how the Discussion Directors talked about what they said in their groups, because it gave our class more in-depth discussion about what happened. I would say I was impacted the most by  how much Kino changed from the beginning to the end of the book. In one of our discussions we talked about how much he changed. Like how, in the beginning, Kino wanted to sell the pearl so that he could be rich and do many things for his family. But by the end of the book,  Kino had given up many of his possessions which led to killing his own son- whom he was going to send to school after he got money from the pearl. Coyotito’s death made Kino realize how foolish he was about keeping the pearl. I’m glad that in the then Juana and Kino finally gave up and threw it into the sea.

2. What do you learn from this book or one of our conversations? Why does it matter?

I learned that you need to put others before yourself, even if it means loosing someone in your family.

3. How does what you learned cause you to live, think or approach the people around you differently?

Thank God for everything you have. Don’t be greedy, but be thankful. You never know when something may happen, which could make you tempted and you may loose something/someone close to you.

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‘The Pearl’ Intro- Creative Writing

If I could have anything in the world, I would want a horse. I would like a black horse that has a  white snip on it’s nose. I would also like to have a saddle and all the other stuff you need when you own a horse (I would need: barn, hay, pasture, feed and feeding box, reigns, blankets, combing brushes, ropes to hook it to things so it doesn’t run away, and a house by woods so that I can ride the horse in trails behind my house.). I’ve always loved horses. Last summer, I went to Cran-Hill Ranch and I took a horse camp for a week. I loved it and I basically fell in love with horses. I’ve always wanted one of my own, but taking that horse training camp made me want one even more.

If I got a horse, I would train that horse and spend all my hours with it. I would want to participate in races and try to become the best horse racer who ever lived. – Now, I know that sounds like a little bit of a fairy tale, but I do really want a horse. Maybe I wouldn’t become a professional racer/horse-ridder, but I would sure want to try.

Having a horse would make me more motivated to finish my homework and other tasks I have to do. Having a horse of my own would make me more motivated, because I would want to spend lots of time with it, but as my dad says, “work before play”, I would have to finish my homework and math before I could go hang-out with my horse.

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