october 29th who would the book appeal to???

i think that the book should be available to other students in a perspectives class, but maybe only to juniors and seniors. this is because i think that the book is for maybe more of a mature audience, because of the setting and time period. the book is slow-buildng so you kind of have to have patience. although it is slow building i do think its appealing because of the time period and setting i like the true life, going through struggles books.

childrens death would be a obstacle that people should be ready for while reading this book. a little bit of the language of the book. not so much as swearing but the language of the book in general. the only real language in the book would be the words "shitty" and "arse" which means ass.

students would need to understand church language while reading this book but thats about it.

issues that students would be interested in disscussing would be the Depression and the Prohibitation

Blog Prompts

Should the book you’re reading be available for more people to read in Perspectives?

I think this book should be available to the other students in class because its a very intersting book and it tells a good story.

Who would the book appeal to?

I think the book would appeal to teenagers and up.

What about it is appealing?

The story of the book is appealing to me and the events that happen in the book are also.

What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for?

The only conflict in reading the book is the bigger words and the books language is alittle hard to understand.

What would students need to know about in order to understand the book?

You dont really need to know anything, because as you go on in the book you can understand the language by yourself.

What issues does the book deal with that students might be interested in discussing?

The children constantly dieing and how the father is a drunk.

Is there any “mature” content in the book? If so, what kind of content? How would you deal with such content in class?

There isnt really any mature content in the book except for maybe the children dieing.

Blog Prompts

Yes, I think the book should be available to more people to read because it's a very detailed and discriptive memoir that has some tragic events that make it very interesting.

I think the book would appeal to young adults, adults, and mothers.

It is appealing because the book really keeps your attention by the details it gives and how it describes things. Also the events in the book are interesting and keeps you reading.

The obstacles of the book are the "Irish" language they use periodically, sometimes parts that don't keep you attention very well, and also the length. It seems to make some events longer than they should be written.

Students would need to know a little Irish language background (mostly slang terms), understand medical sickness terms such as pneumonia, and chuch background such as communion and confession.

The way the parents are, the relatives that are helping, and how the children act and think.

There is not any "mature" content in the book except alcoholism and children dying.

Overall it seems to be a book that anyone could read.

Angela Question

Why do the children keep getting sick and dying?

Angela's Ashes

I would expect this book to be interesting and have a lot of adventure and struggle. I know so far that the author (Frank McCourt) grew up in poverty in Ireland and has struggles with his family and hopes to move to the United States.
I know Frank McCourt is a retired teacher. He has several interviews about his book and being an English teacher. He is an older man, maybe in late 50's.
I like to read very controversial and dramatic books. I like them to keep my attention with suprising events or dramtic scenes. The most recent "good" books I have read are A Million Little Pieces and Crank.
I chose this book because it seems like a very dramatic childhood. The first couple pages had really caught my attention when I had done the book preview. It seems like it will be interesting to see how the child in the book ends up.

Thoughts on Angela's Ashes

from what I've read in the book i like it so far, its about a boy struggling through the hardship of growing up in his Irish homeland while going through the Depression and the Prohibition. Frankie grows up poor and with many other siblings. i think it will be a good read and make me laugh and cry. i really don't know much about the author but after i read this book of his, i think i will be more interested in his work.
i usually don't read this type of book but I've branched out more within the last year and started to read more types of novels like this one. i usually go for the more fiction mystery/twilight-like books along with religion books on wicca. but i chose this book Angela's Ashes becuse like i mention before i decided to branch out on the types of books i read and find new types that i like and this seemed like a book that i might be interested in. good books that i have read would be "tweak", the "House of Night" series and "glass" and "crank" ,

Angelas Ashes

I'm expecting this book to keep my attention, tell a good story, and be very interesting. The book is about a young boy growing up in poverty in Ireland. The book talks about his life and family struggles.
I don't know anything about the author except that his name it Frank Mccourt and that he is a retired teacher in his late 50's.
I like to read books that are exciting and have a lot of detail, usually books with major conflicts.
I chose this book because it looked interesting.