The Summer the Sun Did Not Blow UP

Do you think it is good to tell a rumor? “The Summer the Sun Did Not Blow UP” the book witch written by Birmati Lakhan. Fiji is an island which in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu. In the story, all the children are living happily in the village and they play with each other every day. One day, there was a rumor which spread to all the children in the village, someone said that sun would break and all the fire will fall onto the Earth. All the people will be baked. All the children believed in this rumor, they were nervous and worried. They were thinking how to escape from the heat of the sun. They could not eat any food. Finally, the adult found out the reason that they did not eat normally. They told and explain to them about the rumor was not true. After a month the sun still in the sky, everything was the same. Telling a rumor sometimes it makes people feel exciting and interesting. But, it can also hurt people especially people who really believe in it.

The three reading strategies that I used while I was reading the story are thinking the picture in my mind, predict the story is going to be, and I also read slowly and carefully to make sure I understand what I am reading. First, I like to imagine a picture in my mind first every time when I am reading a story. It is very helpful for me to understand and feel more interesting about the story. On paragraph seven they wanted to carry a huge refrigerator to help them to survive from the heat of the sun. I can imagine that how much that they worry about the problem. It makes me feel interesting. Secondly, I predict the story when I am reading the story. I like to guess what will happen in the story but it always different then what I thought. For example, I predicted that all the children will bring a big trouble to the village. On one will live with happiness. But, I was wrong. Older people told all the children about the truth and none of the children think too much about the explosion of sun anymore. The third reading strategy which I used is to read slowly and understand the story. For example, on paragraph 10 their mother told them that if they ate their food they would be given a boat just before the sun broke. For this I have to read carefully that what the mother meant. After I read slowly I know that their mother was trying to make them eat food and not to be worry. It is important for me to read slowly and understand it.

The reading process which works well to me is to read the story slowly and carefully. It is important to do these. If we cannot understand the purpose and theme it will be hard for us to understand and follow the story. The one that I worked well is to predict the story. My prediction is always too far from the topic. Sometimes it is not even connect to the story. Next time I would like to predict more before I start to read the next paragraph. I also would like to read more carefully so I would not miss any part that is important in the story.