Geoff Herbach's Stupid Fast

Through the use of the literary analysis skills we have been taught in class I have reached new heights as a reader. In our theme analysis unit with Romeo and Juliet we learned how to find theme. We studied specific paragraphs with especially labored meaning and looked for symbols and resolutions. We looked for examples of soliloquies and conflicts. We looked for dramatic irony and other hidden messages to help us find and understand the theme. .Sometimes the only clear way to understand the story is with the help of a theme. In Stupid Fast By Geoff Herbach, the main character, Felton, is a simple minded teen whose mother goes crazy and stops taking care of them. He has also recently become stupid fast and joined the football team. The book …show more content…
My ability to introduce claim and evidence has become more sophisticated.When writing my first mini composition of the year I created the claim that, “In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the fire symbolizes childish shame.Ralph and the other protagonists did not take the correct precautions and started a wildfire and nevertheless one of the little ones, the one with the mulberry colored birthmark, was lost in the fire. Feeling ashamed for not being able to take better care of the boy, Ralph says in a tone that resembles that of a child caught being naughty,” In this paragraph from the beginning of the year I was unable to smoothly transition between sentences or even mention my topics of interest without stumbling over my words. But throughout the year my understanding of the format grew and with the essays and mini comps we were forced to do my word flow got better. Now in my final days of Honors English 9 this is the kind of writing I am able to write, “Throughout her book Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson manipulates the paragraphs of the narrative in order for readers to build intensity and release tension. For much of the book, Melinda, the narrator, speaks in short paragraphs. On pg 146, for example,Melinda states,” These two paragraphs accomplish the same thing but the flow and clarity of the second is self evident. The yellow is the claim and the green is introducing the evidence. Not only did I use less words in the second but the actual grammar of the sentences has improved. At the end of the semester I am now able to form complete thoughts and smoothly infiltrate context into my writing. I no longer need to blatantly state what has happened but i can clearly and concisely slip my meaning in my