I am sorry, but I don't read your book reports or your recipes because I know that I won't read the books or cook the meals. It's not that I don't read or cook in my little life, but it is highly unlikely that I would ever get around to reading your particular book or trying particular your recipe.
However, I did catch enough of JellyJules' Land post to realize that, judging from the first sentence or two, she wrote it very well. It made me think that writing a good book report takes talent and thought. And that caused me remember my verbal book report way back in 1961 in grade 8. It was on Young Mac of Fort Vancouver.
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After I read my report to the class, Ms Janny commented that it sounded like it was from the back or flyleaf of the book (I forget exactly).
I shook my head and said, "No," but I guess I should have been indignant because it wasn't borrowed or copied. It was my own, and I would like to march back through time right now and state that emphatically. As I look back I think that I could have found the book and brought it to her as proof positive, but it is now a little late to state my case.
I remember nothing about the story, but I remember the incident. I did dig this out of Wikipedia, but it feels foreign to me after all of this time.
Young Mac of Fort Vancouver is a 1940 children's historical fiction novel written by Mary Jane Carr and illustrated by Richard Holberg. Set in 1832, it recounts the adventures of Donald "Mac" McDermott, a young mixed-blood fur trader. Mac's father's dying wish was for Mac to receive an education from Dr. McLoughlin in Fort Vancouver along the Columbia River. At the fort, Mac is injured after a horse he is riding trips. He is taken to Three Gulls, a medicine man, where he recovers. Three Gulls dies of the plague, and the other indians in the village capture him, blaming him for the death. Mac escapes with the help of Yellow Bird and returns to the fort. Later, he travels to Quebec to locate his grandfather, and Mac moves to Edinburgh to study medicine, returning to the fort ten years later. (Wikipedia)Whether I remember the details or not, I clearly remember the name of the book and Ms Janny's accusation after I read my report from the second seat of the fourth row. I am not so much irked by Ms Janny because she complimented me in a way that she did not intend5. I am disappointed in myself for letting it drop, but I was just a kid and never thought to fight for myself.
You probably simply respected your teacher.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you still have such vivid memories of it suggests that you were indeed treated unfairly.
I visited Edinburgh, Scotland, last year and was absolutely thrilled by that fantastic city... but you probably mean Edinburgh, Texas.
Best regards, Viola
There's no slight if you don't need blog posts with recipes or book reviews, AC, because it's the same with myself for political rants, As for not rebutting your teacher's comment of your book report, you were young and not wise enough in the ways of adulthood.
ReplyDeleteRecently, while sorting used books in preparation for a sale to raise money for our local library, I came across a book, "Johnny Tremain", that was the focus of my attention at about the same age in school as Young Mac. I set it aside and brought it home with me and I hope to read it later this fall and see if it is everything I remembered it to be.
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