About "The Book Report"

In this animated video called "The Book Report" from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" we can see four different kinds of approach of writing. Lucy's style of writing seems like it is the most convenient one. In the beginning she tries to write her book report really fast, so that she can get it done really quick, but when she counts the words in her report she understands that she should explain more, and add details to make it longer. After that, she erases all of her work, and starts to write a whole new report by starting with a positive attitude, and paying attention to the details in the story. I believe that this kind of writing style, which is describing the story with her own words, is a good way to describe her feelings about the story. She can add her emotions on the report if she only uses her ideas, and informations about the book. She can be more creative, and her imagination can help her find new thoughts about the book. On the other hand, if she can't find anything to write or say she might not continue writing, since she doesn't make a research or get help from other people's ideas. Another kind of writing style was what Schroeder did. He started writing the report really good, but then he realized that he was out of ideas. He tried writing, but then he always erased what he wrote. After that, he realized that he could give an example of Robin Hood, since the book is relevant to that, and he knows his story very well. He started to write the report as it was an example of Robin Hood. It made him think bigger, and more creatively. I think that this kind of writing style might be a good way if he can't find anything to write. Using other examples can help Schroeder to find new ideas, and more detailed explanations about the book, but he can also get lost if he talks a lot about Robin Hood instead of talking about the book. He might continue giving examples of Robin Hood, or he might even just tell the story of Robin Hood. That's what happened a little in the video. Linus was the one that couldn't start writing because he was too busy doing researches about the book. He collected a lot of informations, but he couldn't write them, since he couldn't find a way to connect all of them. I believe that researching a lot might be bad for that reason. Having a lot of information is good, but planning how to use those informations is important.  Charlie Brown always complained about how he was going to find the time to write, and how tired he was. He always thought about starting tomorrow when he is rested, and he can think better, but in the end he decided to write the report, and he started writing it. I believe that the way he started writing the report was not a good way, since he had negative thoughts, but when he was determined to finish it that day, he could finally start. 

I believe that I have common characteristics with Lucy. I like using my own ideas while I'm writing reports, or other writings. Expressing my own thoughts is an important way for me to develop my writing. Lucy was the neatest of all three, and I believe that I'm neat while I'm writing, too. Because I can write my paragraphs in a neat way, and that helps me to think better while I'm writing. Lucy was counting the words while she was writing to make sure that she had enough words for the assignment. Sometimes that is something I do, too if it's a short essay, and there is a word limit. Lucy is a writer that is determined to finish her task right on time. I do the same. If a task is given for a specific time, I would try to finish it before it's due, so that I can check it later, and if there are errors I can correct them. I also try to finish my writings when I start them, since I usually have a lot of ideas when I start writing them, and I am scared that I can lose them if I stop writing. That's what Lucy did also. She started, and finished it at the same time.