June 4th Target Skill

Author's Note: This was a 2 paragraph journal entry that was assigned in the Reading Lab. We were asked to demonstrate the Target Skill.

I am demonstrating how the Greek goddess Athena, and E.D. a character from the novel Surviving the Applewhites , both have very similar characteristics. Even though one is involved in mythology, Athena. And one is involved in a normal realistic fiction novel. These characters might be different in many ways, but what isn't different between these characters is that they both represent a role model and someone somebody looks up to.

In the book, Surviving the Applewhites, E.D. is the role model for a teenage boy named Jake Semple. Jake Semple has been in so much trouble in school and E.D.'s  home-school is the only school willing to take him. E.D. has been chosen to change his behaviors and E.D ends up dong just that. Making a teen who seemed to never be able to succeed in school, to a teen that has evolve into a great role model himself. In Athena's time in Greek mythology she is the intelligent one that everyone around her admires. These 2 characters both are dynamic and play big roles, but arguably they play the biggest roles.