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       Describe the authors tone and how it effects the setting. Use details from your IRB to explain your answer.

         In my IRB the authors tone effects the setting. Peg Kehret is releived/scared in this part of my IRB which make the setting change. In my story the main character Josh is releived/scared. He is relieved that he didn't get caught when he was moving Wille's leg bones and scared because his Aunt Ethel broke her ancle and he might have to stay by himself in his Aunt's house.Also he still has the box he found in Wille's leg bone grave.Josh is unshure of what is inside but he is pretty shure its money.He hasn't fully opened it yet but has it opened enough to get a glimpse of whats inside and all he could see was a figure that looked like money.

Blog 3 page 70

        How does the setting effect the mood in your irb? Use details from your story.

                The setting effects the mood in the book "the ghost grave". The mood in the story is causious because Josh doesn't want to get caught moving Wille's leg bones. Wille is a coal miner that died over 100 years ago in an explosion and he needed josh to bury his leg bones with the rest of his body.Peg Kehret makes the books mood change throughout the story which makes me want to keep reading. Peg Kehret gives details that make you feel like your at that same setting and mood. The mood is anxious at this piont in my IRB because he is digging up Willie's leg bones and finds a mysterious box with money inside.

Blog 2 The Ghost Grave, Peg Kehret

September 16, 2010

              What is the main character's motivation? Be shure to include spesific details  from your IRB.

              The main character has a motivation for something. The main charatcer, josh, his motavation is that his Great Aunt Ethel is kind of ineresting in some ways. Josh's Great Aunt beleives that  Aunt Believes that her sister "Florence"died in Febuary and came back as a peacock becuase her sister told her she would. Josh doesn't want to stay at his aunts house, he wants to be at home playing baseball meeting other kids and making freinds. At one point Josh is okay with staying at his Aunts becuase she isn't as horrible as he thought.

Blog 1 Sweet 16 Kate Brian

Name:Sweet Sixteen         Author:Kate Brian           9/9/10 

    

    What is the conflict in your IRB, use details from your story to explain your answer.

       There are a couple diffrent conflicts in my IRB so far. It is raining outside where the party is going to be. A girl named Teagan Phillips is turning 16 today. Its her sweet 16 party and she isn't to happy weather. Also Miss Natsui didn't tell Teagon that it was supposed to rain, so she is really mad. It is supposed to be the sweet 16 party that ends sweet 16 parties.