This is the end ...

Hey guys ...

Well, you may have noticed by reading the heading of this blog post that now this blog is at its end.

The last weeks we dealed with the novel 'Slam' by the author Nick Hornby and we've witnessed the ups and downs by Sam and his story. We've witnessed how Sam and Alicia, the mother of his child, get to know each other, how the get closer and closer but also how they seperate.

Now it's time to summerize of what we've learned, what we've improved and many other things.

I have to be honest: I was very sceptic at the beginning if writing a blog was a good idea and I suppose many of my classmates thought the same way as I did. But now, about eight weeks later, I have to say that it was a great experience. Although it is so much work, it was definitely worth it.
I improved my writing skills on the computer, I can write longer textes in shorter time and it definitely will help me in the future.

I'd love to say that my grammar and spelling have also improved but sadly I have no idea about this and I have no idea wether they have improved or not.

Otherwise I can read and understand English now better than before. Because of reading a whole novel in English and dealing with the storyline, the characters and the feelings, it's easier for me now to understand other English textes too.

We learned how to learn more about the characters and their characteristics and analyze their behaviour. Another point is that we know now how to get the really important information out of a text and how to prove our statement with quotes from the text.

I really think that I've improved my vocabulary by reading 'Slam' although this wasn't my first book I've read in English. We learned more vocabs about the topic 'teenage pregnancy' but also about the normal life as a teenager.

It was an awesome experience and I can't think of anything that would improve the analysis. Maybe we could have talked about a real experience of teenage parents and how they handle their situation but that wouldn't be that necessary.

All in all I can be grateful to get the chance to do something like this and I wouldn't want to miss this new amazing experience.

Thanks for reading this blog!

Best regards, Elena

P.S. When I think of 'Slam' I think of many things but I would like to reduce it up to four adjectives.
Excited that we got to the chance to do something like this.
New because we haven't done this before and it was an awesome experience.
Caring for the characters and how they manage their situation.
Sceptical because that was my first feeling when I had heared this idea of my English teacher.

How would your describe 'Slam' in four or five adjectives? ;)