For my reading diary this week I decided to focus on the stories of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Down the Rabbit Hole: I have seen the movie many times since childhood. As I began to read it was very interesting because I was very aware of the differences from the movie. Alice falling down the rabbit hole was a huge part of this story and described in such detail. I remember it in the story as happening very quickly. I feel like the written story painted much more of a picture for the reader and really kept my attention at all times. I find myself wishing I hadn’t seen the movie before I read the stories. It’s not as fun to read knowing what is going to happen next.
Advice from a Caterpillar: When I was a kid the caterpillar was always my least favorite character because for some reason I thought he was a little creepy. As I am reading this story now I do not really find him creepy, instead I find him much more mellow. However, he is still one of my least favorite characters in the story. I still find it very odd that the caterpillar is smoking hookah. It is a children’s story and hookah does not really promote a good behavior, which makes the caterpillar a bad role model. It was interesting because I did not remember the caterpillar being the one to make Alice grow so it was interesting to read something unexpected.
Hi Kristine! I just saw your diary post pop up here; Alice is great for EXTRA reading this week, but the idea is to choose a Biblical or a Classical unit again this week (Alice comes later, with the British units). So you can declare this for the extra reading in Week 3, but for your reading and your storytelling, please choose from the Week 2-3 options here: Biblical and Classical units.
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