Blog 1!

Hello, my name is Dylan Bird. I am blogging about a book I am reading for my English class. I've never read or posted a blog before so this is very new to me. I also don't read very much so this assignment may test me a little bit.  My previous classes have made me read books, but never blog about them for anyone to see. I prefer reading books where there is always something going; that way the book doesn't bore me. I like a book that will make me think about what will happen next, a book that will keep me in suspense. I don't like books that have corny or original endings. My future blogs will tell you if the books I read are up to my standards.

The purpose of this blog is for a program called Reading for a Lifetime. My school used this as a chance for extra credit in the past. However, this year my English 3 class is doing it in class. The idea is that you whoever participates reads four books, one for each school quarter. You choose out of a list of 25 books issued out by the Illinios State Library. If you finish the program you get a certificate of completion from Jessy White. The book I will be reading is called "The Great Gatsby". I chose this book because the storyline, from what I was told, sounded interesting. I am looking forward to reading this book.

Over the course of this year, I will be blogging over a few topics. One thing i would like to blog about is baseball. Baseball takes up a lot of my time and is a big part of my life. I think it would be a easy, fun topic to blog about. I would also like to blog about school. For example anything thats big news or anyhting that is going on around the school would be fun to blog about.