Wide Reading Response

Lorenzo’s Wide Reading Response

title:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Long Haul

Author:Jeff kinney

Synopsis:

It's going to be a long drive we will be in this car for hours

it's going to be painful with two brothers we are going to Disneyland

but wait mum cancelled it we are going to our uncles house (his house is 20 hours long away)

we are going to die.

How The title connects to the story:

It’s a story of a wimpy kid talking about his life he is very wimpy I would  like to be his friend

I'm really bubbly.

My favorite character:

My favorite character is wimpy kid because he is funny and silly.

Name a relationship

A family vacation because they are a happy family going on
a vacation and it will be lots of family fun time.

Name a big theme/idea

One of the big themes in the story is mum wanted rodrek and the wimpy kid/greg to be
friends on this fun vacation.

Name 2-3 things that connected to the author and you

I connect to rodrek because I am the oldest sibling.
Also I connect to the wimpy kid because he has lots of fun
playing games.I also connected with the mum
because we both love making rules.

What language features did he use

He used alliteration simile personification and metaphors

Compare and contrast your author and another

R.L stine

He does horror for kids lots of descriptive words

They both have

Comedy in common and they both hook you in

Jeff Kinney

He does lots of dialogue pictures

Name what skills you use to help understand the text

Ree reading skimming and scanning predicting using the dictionary and making connections and I read like a writer.