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Lu has to go with his mom to deliver fruit sculptures and this has taught him responsibility and developed his charecter.

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Lu's coach talked to him about the hurdles and told him it was a mental thing and he got a lot closer but still couldn't do it.

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i read 28 pages in 30

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Lu has to start doing hurdles he able to do it but then he fell. Now he can't do it but its a mental obstacle and so far in my book he has yet to overcome this.

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Lu had a talk with his coach and this helped him develop as a character because he realized that you shouldn't let anything stop you from your full potential.

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"Coach was gonna give one of those long talks again" Lu

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"Coach was gonna give one of those long talks again" Lu

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connotation- coach is positive connotation and means role model or mentor
Denotation- the guy that teaches you a sport.
the author included this to include someone who can help develop lus character.

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mirror-lu wants to be like his dad and then his dad tells him that he wasn't a good kid. I look up to my dad aswell.

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I read 25 pages in 30 minutes

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Mirror- coach gave Lu a long talk the thought him a life lesson and a lesson about track and some of my coaches have given long speeches like that.

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I read 28 pages in 30 minuets so i didn't reach my goal.

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I read 16 pages in 20 minutes.

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Window- Lu's mom is pregnant and i'm the youngest in my family so i've never experienced something like that.

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Lu by Jason Reynolds

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"There killing people like its doing chores" (11) 

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"There killing people like its doing chores" (11) 

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the figurative language used here is a simile. this is adds description to the story and shows how the government is dystopian.

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Window- connor lives in a place were you are killed if you aren't going to benefit society.

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mirror- conor gets in fights with his parents and sometimes i get in fights with my parents.

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I read 10 pages in 15 minutes because the book has long pages.

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mirror- leon moved to america i never moved far like that but i Have moved before.

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i read 21 pages in 20 min so i met my goal

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window- when he can back after Schindler let them go he and his family were scared because there were riots against jews.

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i read 20 pages in 20 minutes so i meet my goal

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mirror- he went to a dinner with his team and my football team had a dinner for the whole team too.

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I read for 25 minuets but only read 17 pages I dont Know why I read so slowly today.

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"coach told me to walk it off to slow my hart rate slowly but I wanna slow it down fast and just lay down.

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"coach told me to walk it off to slow my hart rate slowly but I wanna slow it down fast and just lay down.

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connotation- coach it a positive connotation and means mentor and role model.
Denotation- someone who teaches a sport.

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"the shoes were calling out to me telling me to buy them." (Ghost p 92)

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"the shoes were calling out to me telling me to buy them." (Ghost p 92)

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the author used a personification here. this was effective because it showed how much these shoes stick out and how much he liked them. the author included this to further the plot.

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window-ghost left school in the middle of the day. I have never skipped class so i cant relate to that

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i read 35 pages in 30 mins so i beat my goal

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mirror-the ghost fell in front off his whole team and got embarrassed and I did that one but it was in front of my class

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i read 25 pages in 25 min so i met my goal

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Window- the ghost is always getting suspended and i dont know how that feels

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I read for 30 min and read 27 pages. i almost met my goal

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mirror-ghost doesn't wanna run because he wants to play bball and ive gave up a spot to play another before.

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the main characters dad tried to shoot him and ice never had to fear for my life

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I read 20 pages in 25 min so i didn't reach my goal

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ghost by Jason Reynolds

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This is an informative story about PTSD. It gives information about what it is and how you can treat it.

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this could give the story some mystery. this would effect the reader by letting the guess why he might be acting how he is. I think the phrase means he isn't how he normally is and in that time he was different. The theme of this story is opening up. "The psychiatrists tell me that if I talk bout it, the whole thing will go away."

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Window- terry's dad has some sort of ptsd and i dont know how that could feel.

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"He said, and suddenly his voice flowed like a river breaking loose" (stop the sun P5)

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"He said, and suddenly his voice flowed like a river breaking loose" (stop the sun P5)

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the author used a simile here. This was effective because it showed how he was opening up but that it was difficult for him. The author included this to portray the mood.

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"Finally, the painter turned around, her eyes “full of sky"". (War of the Wall P.2)

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"Finally, the painter turned around, her eyes “full of sky"". (War of the Wall P.2)

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The author used a metaphor here. This is effective because it show that her eyes were so nice that they focus on them. The author included this to add description to the scene.

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"I think maybe I should say something since I am a fake big sister to Mercy and a real big (half) sister to Brooke." p4

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"I think maybe I should say something since I am a fake big sister to Mercy and a real big (half) sister to Brooke." p4

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connotation: she is being a helpful guide
denotation: she is just a nice counselor

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"She was coming down the aisle with Dad, the two of them with a cart full of things that weren’t on sale, no coupon ads in hand." p2

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"She was coming down the aisle with Dad, the two of them with a cart full of things that weren’t on sale, no coupon ads in hand." p2

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conotation; they don't have much money
Denotation; they had no coupons

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In this piece of dialog kyle is telling everyone about the oak creek monstor. This moves along the plot by setting up brooke to leave to look for the monster and become closer with her sister.

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In this piece of dialog Brooke found out there was no monster but they decided to tell everyone there was one. The reader starts to understand the Brooke's sister cares about her a lot. This relates to the plot because Brooke was getting made fun of but now they will think she i cool because sh found the monster. This reveals that Brooke's sister will help prove that the monster is real because she cares for her. This took place at camp half a moon in the evening.

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"I braided my hair before I left so that if it rains, my hair won’t stand on top of my head, making me look like I got electrocuted." (half a moon P1)

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"I braided my hair before I left so that if it rains, my hair won’t stand on top of my head, making me look like I got electrocuted." (half a moon P1)

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the author used a simile here. This was efective because most people know what her hair would look like. The author included this to add description to the scene.

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I was reading a page a min witch met my goal

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mirror-At first she didn't really fit but then the were friends after awhile. I can relate to this because i just movedand i dint have friends right away.

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Window- the main character was kidnapped and Ive never even had something cloose to that happen to me

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Her hair spread like wildfire. Simile. this showed how wild her hair was and how it was flipping all over. This piece helps describe the sceen

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"All the way to the country, me and Lou tried to get Mama to open fire on the painter lady. But Mama said that seeing as how she was from the North, you couldn’t expect her to have any manners." (war of the wall P2)

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"All the way to the country, me and Lou tried to get Mama to open fire on the painter lady. But Mama said that seeing as how she was from the North, you couldn’t expect her to have any manners." (war of the wall P2)

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Connotation: she was saying rude things.
Denotation: She started shooting the girl.
The author included this to show how she kept being rude to the painter lady. This showed an annoyed mood because it showed how fed up the twins mom was getting.