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The character I have chosen to go to space is Maleeka. I would send her to space with her diary and a phone or something she could contact her mom with. I would send her with her diary because I think she would want to write about her adventure threw space. I think she would also want to bring something to contact her mom or Caleb because she might be lonley while shes in space and maybe her mom would miss her or is wondering if she is ok.

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I think the authors message is learn to love yourself the way you are even if people don't like you like that. In the novel Maleeka is made fun of for her grades, clothes, and mostly her dark skin. Even though Maleeka is made fun of for her good grades and appearance she soon learns to love the skin she's in. Ms. Saunders was Maleeka's teacher. When Maleeka first saw Ms. Saunders, she thought that trouble just entered the room. Maleeka thought Ms. Saunders would be bullied by students because she had a big blotch of white on her face. Maleeka soon noticed that Ms. Saunders didn't care about her appearance because she learned to love the skin she's in. later in the novel Maleeka finally realized that she can except the way she is and love the skin she's in

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If I had to power to grant one wish to any of the characters in the novel, I would grant it too Maleeka. I think Maleeka would wish to be popular because in the novel she was constantly getting bullied because of her skin colour and no one wanted to be her friend. I would hope that she wishes for new clothes because in the novel she gets made fun of for wearing home-made clothes that aren't too attractive.

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I enjoyed John-John's humor on page 3 when he made up a rap
song about Maleeka's dark skin. I think his way of bullying Maleeka is funny,
and rude at the same time, because he's the same skin colour as her yet, he
decides to pick on her for that particular feature.  It's also funny because rather than a normal
bully that would insult her with words, he decided to put it into a song. In conclusion, I think John-John is a funny, rude, creative bully.

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If I had the power to grant one wish to any of the characters, I would grant the wish to Maleeka.

I think Maleeka would wish to have better clothes because in the book, she always wore ragged clothes made by her mother to save money when her father passed away. Because of Maleeka's unpopular ragged clothes, she gets made fun of at school by other kids in addition of teasing her for her darker skin.

I hope Maleeka would wish to be able to stand up to Char and John-John and all the other kids when she was getting teased instead of always being at the bottom and always being unpopular. I also hope that Maleeka would wish for her MOMMA to get an easier and better job that way her momma doesn't have to work extra hard to earn money.

I truly believe that when Maleeka becomes older, she'll have a better life knowing that her skin is beautiful.

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If I had the power to grant one wish to any of the characters, I would grant it to Maleeka. I think Maleeka would wish for having better clothes because in the book, she always had rugged clothes made buy her mother to save money when her father passed away. I

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If I had to choose 2 items for a character in the novel, I would give it to Maleeka. The 1st item would be her "Akeelma" diary / journal. The 2nd item is Maleeka's small mirror that her father gave her.

The 1st item, the "Akeelma" diary / journal is the item I would choose for Maleeka because she can continue to write down everything about her trip and what she is going through, like what is it like to be in space.

The 2nd item I'd choose for Maleeka is her special mirror that her father gave her as a gift because that way she can have memories of what her dad said to her during middle school before he passed away "Maleeka, you've got to see yourself with your own eyes. That's the only way you gonna know who you really are."

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I believe that the author's message/ main theme in "The Skin I'm In" is trying to convince people and those who had been through this to accept themselves for who they are.

In this story Miss Saunders, the new English teacher, has this white blotched spot across her face and the students make fun of her because of it. But Miss Saunders trusts and has a lot of dignity and accepts herself for who she is, even though she has a stain on her face.

When Maleeka, a girl with a darker skin, saw Miss Saunders for the first time, she was humiliated of her, but Miss Saunders DID NOT CARE. Maleeka was afraid and concerned for Miss Saunders because she didn't want Miss Saunders to end up where Maleeka was currently in. Maleeka didn't trust in herself and only thought of what other people thought of her and did not remember who she was as her true self.

The author is letting the readers know and LEARN from Miss Saunders that you shouldn't care what other people think of you; you just have to accept yourself for who you are.

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I would send maleeka up into outer space

with the supplies of a empty journal and

a sharped penciel, so she can write more about Akeelma and

just write who she feels in outer space and to write it down as Akeelma. If i were her those would be my 2 important things to bring because i too have my own little journal/diary but i dont write in it every day i useally write down things that were mayjor at school, Mayhem Brothers came and taught us a new dance or we learned about how to use matireals wisely, it could really be anything.Personally those are the 2 things that Maleeka would need if i were her going up to space for a few months.

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If I could send somebody from the book "The Skin Im In" I would send John John. I would send John John by himself so he would be alone as punishmet for how he bullied Maleeka. He harassed her with songs stating her colour and also making fun of her poor clothing, skin colour and good grades. He often encourages this behaviour with other peers. If I could send 2 items with him as well I would send for the first item, a CD player in a spot he cannot reach maintained by a computer. Also, a CD with the song, ``Happy`` by Pharrell Williams. I would like this song to be played 1 hour a day for everyday he`s there. Hopefully he will get that bad Maleeka song out of his head and the new happy song in his head, as implied by the title of it. This might also improve his overall attitude.

In conclusion I would like to send John-John to space as punishment for bullying.

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i think the main message in the story is how bullying can affect you and the people that bully you because i know from the past i got bullyed, and i admit i DO have a bad side IF you get on my nerves and you do somthing to upset me. I don't like being the person i am because i got bullyed i think i just do random things and somtimes i never really cared how it affected other people, and i regret every bit of it. Everyone at McClenton middle school does this and i think, Why? Why would you be doing this to other people, And then i realized its because the people that bullyed you are a reflection of what they wish to be. I mean sure clothes may not be the best ,but its the attitude you give and your personallity.

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Dear Diary, today I read the book The Skin Im In. I think it was a great book. It was about

a girl being bullied for her skin colour who gained confidence over time. That just shows

how we should treat each other not by our skin colour or clothes and also, Miss. Saunders

has a big ugly blotch on her face but what she has taught us is that you should be proud

of who you are and what you look like, ignore what people say or do because you can

achieve whatever you want if you try. Miss Saunders looks like that and works for an

advertisement company, and is making quite a lot of money from it.

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I'm enjoying John John's humorous character because he creates many raps about Maleeka that relates to her dark skin, "Maleeka, Maleeka-baboom, boom, boom, we sure wanna keep her, baboom, boom, boom. But she so black, baboom, boom, boom." This makes Maleeka feel worse of her skin, but what I find interesting is that Maleeka isn't doing anything about it.

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If I could grant a wish to a character in the book

"The Skin I'm In", I would grant Maleeka a wish.

I think Maleeka would wish to be respected and

be able to hang out with char and the twins, and

for her to have better clothes and that new

teacher Ms. Saunders to scram. I hope Maleeka

would wish for her mother to get a better job and

thats all.

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I think John Johns rap song is funny, although he uses it

to bully people, I don't really care since it is a fictional story. I think his

song is funny and how he is shorter, dumber and the same skin colour

makes him a funny hypocrite. Also, sometimes he talk about how people

should  r espect him seriously which i thought was just weird. So, in the end

I think John John is a funny, short, hypocritical song maker that is awesome.

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A character in your novel is being sent to outer space for a few months. The NASA space program will take care of providing their daily needs and any specific instruments they will be required to use. You have been asked to pack 2 special things that they can take with them from earth. Choose 2 items that they will take on this voyage. Explain why you choose each item.

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What do you believe the main theme / author's message is in your novel?  Use details from the text to support your answer.

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I would maybe grant Maleeka with 1million

dollars, so she could buy better clothes so she wouldn't

be made fun of as much, because in the book she was

made fun of her hand made clothing and wouldn't have

to ware char's clothes.

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I find that john-john is humourous

but it can out of hand a lot of times

like when Maleeka was feeling down

john-john made up this rap that made

Maleeka feel worse about her skin.

Pg #3

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If you had the power to grant one wish to any of the characters in the novel who would it be?

What do you think they would wish for? What would you hope that they wish for?

Explain your ideas with details from the story to support your reasoning.

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What are you enjoying about the novel or are finding the most interesting?

It could be a character, the humor found in the language of the book, an event, etc.

Explain your answer with a quote from the story and details to explain your thinking.

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When you post a reading response, include your name.