Quarter Two Reflection

Overall, I would say quarter two was truly successful. Of the books I have read in the past, I finally found the novel that is most dear to me: The Giver, written by Lois Lowry. I consider the book itself so stunningly made, it is difficult to find more of a precise word than love to describe my feelings towards it. I have laughed, cried, and furthermore felt happiness, sorrow, and awe throughout every page I turned. The novel, I believe, by some means increased my way of thinking over the little things in life. It taught me the significance of memories and individuality. In addition, the novel also taught me that perfection cannot be achieved; in which I still have a hard time believe in. And most of all, I just found the story fascinating! Reading The Giver was absolutely an extraordinary experience.

Currently I am reading the novel Gathering Blue, written by Lois Lowry, for my 25 Book Challenge. Since the novels I have read during the summer count towards the Book Challenge, I would say Gathering Blue would be the ninth novel I have read so far. I decided to read Gathering Blue because it is considered to be a companion to The Giver in The Giver Quartet. In the future, I am planning to read the following novels in the series; especially the main conclusion of The Giver: Son. So far, Gathering Blue has been a pleasure reading! I am really looking forward to the ending of the novel and series.

I had to face many challenges throughout quarter two. One of my many challenges is that I am quite the slow reader and writer. When we were assigned tasks in which included reading a passage and a writing prompt, I would struggle. The time when we were covering our fiction unit with the novel, The Giver, it was an enjoyable yet difficult time. It took me a while to cover each chapter because I wanted to understand every detail and idea of what I was reading. Near the end of the unit, when we had to write over the theme and character development, I struggled because I wanted my essay to have stability and quality. Since we were given a small amount of time to complete the assignment, I felt as if I did not put enough effort into my essay because I was rushing; in which as a result made me stressed, insecure, and tired.  I would love to overcome this weakness by taking my time.