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Tommy could not sleep at night and the only thing he could do was to sit in bed in the dark staring at a picture of his dad smiling and he can't fall asleep because of him not being able to forget it.

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Minutes: 35 minutes
Pages: 25
How I felt Reading Today: Unfocused and was hard to concentrate from the sound.
Did I meet my goal: No

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Tommy hit a kid on the other team very excessive and was ejected from the game and then suspended for a month and Tommy said he had to get his anger out somewhere and the football field is where it happened but he realized this was a mistake as he can't play football anywhere.

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Minutes: 35 minutes
Pages: 27
How I felt Reading Today: Somewhat focused
Did I meet my goal: No

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This is Tommy's first game back after his father has died and he is trying to play through it strong but is struggling to get over what has happened and this is setting the characteristics for Tommy and is family.

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Minutes: 35 minutes
Pages: 24
How I felt Reading Today: I felt very focused
Did I meet my Goal: Yes

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In this scene Tommy and his mom learn that Tommy's sister Emily has ran away and they know it's because of the struggles they've been going through as she hasn't been acting normal recently.

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Minutes: 40
Pages: 32
How I felt Reading Today: Unfocused and not able to read a lot
Did I meet my goal: No

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Tommy's sister Emily has ran away and Tommy and his mom can't find him after they have searched the whole neighborhood, i have not had to deal with someone going missing and family.

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Tommy is super close to becoming a hero for his football team and i have been in this situation where I was super close to having a game winning goal and becoming a "Hero".

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"Two feet from being a hero" (Last Man Out - Pg. 130)

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"Two feet from being a hero" (Last Man Out - Pg. 130)

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This piece of figurative language is a idiom because he's not literally two feet from being a hero but it is saying how he's very close and that he can reach it. I think the author included this so the readers can view this from a different perspective than just saying he's super close to becoming a hero.

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Minutes: 40 minutes
Pages: 54
How I felt Reading Today: focused and was able to read a good amount of pages
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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Tommy and his family arrive at the hospital seeing the lobby packed full of firefighters still in full gear reeking of smoke when they go to see him they get the news that he has passed away and realize that he won’t ever talk to him again.

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Tommy is at football and him and his mom get the call from the hospital saying that his dad has been in a horrible accident when he went he got called to a house fire and he got trapped inside leading to the house collapsing on him

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"Don't wan't to burst your bubble" (Last Man Out - pg. 106)

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"Don't wan't to burst your bubble" (Last Man Out - pg. 106)

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This is a idiom because it is using a phrase and words that aren't the literal meaning of something, this is saying you dont want to push it or give bad information. I think the author included this because he wanted to help enhance the mood and add a descriptive yet catchy phrase to the story.

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"It was time to head down the smallest ramp and at least "sky" a little bit." (Last Man Out - Pg. 105)

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"It was time to head down the smallest ramp and at least "sky" a little bit." (Last Man Out - Pg. 105)

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Denotation: space, sky above you.
Connotation: verge out, explore, try new things
The author used this connotation to help enhance the story and by using this it helps draw the readers closer to the story by learning characteristics and new traits of people.

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Tommy's mom and dad force Tommy out of the house to practice football even though he'd already been practicing all day. I have not had similar experiences as my parent s have never been to hard on me in sports that I need to be playing all day they leave it up to me.

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Tommy is training as hard as he can as the football season starts to be the best player he can be during the season so he has a better chance of being the player he has always dreamed of. I can relate to this because I have trained as hard as I could before to try and be the best I can.

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Tommy's dad has finally arrived at there house and the family is not finding it easy to adjust to because they are not used to having a dad home. I have not had to experience this because I have always had my whole family with me and I haven't had to adjust like they did.

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Minutes: 20 minutes
Pages: 27
How I felt Reading Today: I felt somewhat unfocused and distracted
Did I meet my goal: No

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"She's like your mother, strong as both of us" (Last Man Out - Pg. 97)

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"She's like your mother, strong as both of us" (Last Man Out - Pg. 97)

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This is a simile because its comparing them to there mother. This also helps set the characteristics of the players making it describe there mother and sister.

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"But he whiffed on it" (Last Man Out - Pg. 74

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"But he whiffed on it" (Last Man Out - Pg. 74

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Denotation: sniffed
Connotation: failed, messed up.
I think the author used this to help express the mood and story line as it adds more depth to the story and characters characteristics.

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Tommy's sister has thoughts of quitting soccer because she can't handle the stress and everything after what has happened, I have not had to experience thinks because I haven't been through anything like this that causes me to quit.

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Tommy can't get his mind off of everything that happened so he has thoughts that he want's to quit so has his sister who want's to quit soccer. I can relate to this because I have had thoughts of quitting a sport when times get hard.

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Minutes: 30 minutes
Pages: 47
How I felt Reading Today: I felt focused and read a decent amount
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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Tommy has to realize what has happened and has learned that he jut has to get back to normal and try to keep his mind off of the events that has happened and focus other things but is having a hard time getting away from it. I can relate to this because I have had to deal with things like this where I struggle to get my mind off of something.

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"Your as brave as your dad" (Last Man Out - Pg. 55)

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"Your as brave as your dad" (Last Man Out - Pg. 55)

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This piece of figurative language is a simile because it is comparing Tommy to his Dad. I think the author included this piece of figurative language to help express the characters moods and to help enhance the books mood.

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Minutes: 35 Minutes
Pages: 38
How I felt Reading Today: Very focused and was able to read a decent amount
Did I meet My goal: Yes

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"Tears were running down her face" (Last Man Out - Pg. )

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"Tears were running down her face" (Last Man Out - Pg. )

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Denotation: Running, a person is running
Connotation: Tears rolling down someones face or they are crying.
I believe that the author used this to help express the emotions of the sentence and paragraph as it adds a lot of detail and shows the actual mood of the story.

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"It was Like one more siren going off, this one inside his head" (Last Man Out - Pg. 15)

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"It was Like one more siren going off, this one inside his head" (Last Man Out - Pg. 15)

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This piece of figurative language is a simile because it is comparing things together. I think the author included this to change the mood and show how Tommy is truly feeling. This allows the readers to learn things about Tommy and the situation that is happening.

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Tommy has had one of the best games he's ever had but made one mistake on the field and thinks he messed the whole game up. I can relate to this because I have had good games but immediately let down as i did something wrong because i feel I made a bad mistake.

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I have never had to experience the fear of getting the call that a family member is in the hospital after something bad happened. I learn that Tommy has been told by his mom after his football game that his dad didn't get out of the house on time (hes a firefighter) and he's in the hospital.

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Minutes: 40 minutes
Pages: 37
How I felt Reading Today:
Did I Meet My goal: No

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To read as much as I can by staying focused and not getting distracted

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Teddy Has been having a great game at football and he's played the best he's ever played at his first game of the season because his dad and new good coaches has helped him mentally and physically. I can relate to this because I have had good coaches that have helped me have better games.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 38
How I felt Reading Today: Somewhat focused but read what I wanted to
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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Make a prediction about what you think will happen next. Use information from your story to support your prediction. 

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Make a prediction about what you think will happen next. Use information from your story to support your prediction. 

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I think Teddy will learn that his dad isn't as bad as he thinks and that he will get better at football to the point where his coaches will realize and make him the starter for all of his hard work.

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"He was in the Best shape of his life" (The Extra Yard, Pg. 2)

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"He was in the Best shape of his life" (The Extra Yard, Pg. 2)

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Shape
Denotation - Lines or square, etc.
Connotation - Best way he was in, best he could play.
I think the author included this to show more emotion and to be able to show the characteristics of Teddy and his traits.

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"Their own private corner of the world" (The Extra Yard, Pg. 71)

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"Their own private corner of the world" (The Extra Yard, Pg. 71)

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This is a metaphor because this is not possible to have your own corner of the world. This was to show how the characters are and their characteristics. This portrays the characters as owning things showing the characteristics of each other.

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In the book Teddy states how his new coach is very supportive and gives him all of the opportunities he wants. Which allows him to play better as he see's someone who appreciates him. I can relate because I know how a good coach can make a huge difference.

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Minutes: 30 minutes
Pages: 22
How I felt Reading today: I felt somewhat focused but didn't read a lot
Did I meet My goal: No

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In the book Teddy explains how his dad has came home and how this will distract him from his tryouts. I've never had to deal with my dad not being home for me so this is why this is a window to me. Teddy also explains how it is weird when his dad came home because it is a big change in his life.

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Minutes: 35 minutes
Pages: 27
How I felt Reading Today: I felt somewhat focused with a little distractions but didn't read as much as I'd hoped to.
Did I meet my goal: No

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In this book I learn that Teddy has been training and getting ready for football but he has run into some things that he is unsure if that will hold him back. I've never played football and had to deal with something like this that might harm my training and what I'm about to do.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 22
How I felt Reading Today: Unfocused and not able to read much
Did I meet my goal: No

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"and when he tried to find out about it, he kept hitting walls." (Stop The Sun, p. 1)

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"and when he tried to find out about it, he kept hitting walls." (Stop The Sun, p. 1)

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Kept hitting walls
Denotation: blocking things, make a room
Connotation: Not being able to find the answer
This connotation helps the readers understand this section better by describing the problem they are facing.

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I've never had to live with someone who has PTSD after war. I learn from the story that her dad has PTSD and struggles with life as many things trigger it and bother it.

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"his voice flowed like a river breaking loose." (Stop The Sun, pg. 5)

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"his voice flowed like a river breaking loose." (Stop The Sun, pg. 5)

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The author is using a simile which helps the readers learn more about the characters and there traits. From this piece of figurative language we are able to learn more about the character and be able to give him characteristics.

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"No coupon ads in hand" (Half-A-Moon, pg. 2)

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"No coupon ads in hand" (Half-A-Moon, pg. 2)

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Denotation: Sale or coupon to save money
Connotation: Poor vs rich
This connotation helps the readers understand the different viewpoints of what they are going through and how Brooke and Raven have very different lives.

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This section of dialogue is between Brooke and Raven and there are starting to get closer together as they are half sisters. They are starting to get along with each other compared to the beginning of the book where they felt like complete strangers. This section reveals characteristics of the two characters and how they get closer to each other as the story advances.

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"momentary curtain of darkness falls over my eyes" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 136)

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"momentary curtain of darkness falls over my eyes" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 136)

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Denotation: Cover/thing to block view (curtain)
Connotation: blur, blocking vision, not being able to see
This connotation helps the readers understand the paragraph a bit better by being able to picture Michigan's mind and her thoughts of it being dark and her not being able to see/think correctly.

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"the rink compressors hum loudly" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 133)

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"the rink compressors hum loudly" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 133)

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The author is using a personification here which helps the reader understand the scene and where they are.
This is a personification because its giving the compressors a human like characteristic of humming this helps understand the area they are in and what the ice rink is like to help picture what's going on in her mind.

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This piece of dialogue is from Jack and Michigan talking about there numbers for there sports team as they get to know each other a bit better after just meeting that day. We start to learn that Michigan and Jack are getting closer and starting to see that they have more in common than they thought. It starts to reveal the characteristics of Jack and Michigan and how they care for each other and set's the plot for later in the book.

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"Her arms were like sticks" (Copy of Love, p. 2)

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"Her arms were like sticks" (Copy of Love, p. 2)

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The author is using a simile to help describe the character better saying that she is small or skinny.
This helps develop the character because it helps to show characteristics and traits of the character.

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"Drooling for some drama" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 117)

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"Drooling for some drama" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 117)

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Denotation: saliva
Connotation: wanting, begging for something.
This connotation helps the readers to understand this section more on how Michigan is wanting to see drama but is nervous at the same time. This helps open up the section for information about Michigan and her teammates.

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"The black cottonwood trees with their healing balm release more of their white fluff" (Half-A-Moon, p. 8)

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"The black cottonwood trees with their healing balm release more of their white fluff" (Half-A-Moon, p. 8)

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Denotation: a tree
connotation: Close
The mood of this scene is positive, The author used this phrase to help the readers picture the scene in a better more descriptive way. We learn about Brooke and the narrator are getting closer together during the trip

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"I'm finally saved by the buzzer" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 115)

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"I'm finally saved by the buzzer" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p. 115)

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The author is using a personification to give the buzzer a human like personality of saving her.
This is a personification because it is giving the buzzer (horn) a human like characteristic of saving her. This helps add depth because it allows us to picture what was going on and to envision the scene as if we were there adding the different perspectives.

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"Brooke dragging behind them like the caboose of a train" (Half-A-Moon, p. 3).

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"Brooke dragging behind them like the caboose of a train" (Half-A-Moon, p. 3).

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This author is using simile because it helps compare two things so the reader can view it easier.
This is a simile because it uses the word like while comparing two things together, this is effective because it helps the reader understand what it happening by picturing it easier.

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Michigan is not liked by her teammates and coaches which is something i have never experienced. I learn that Michigan is very annoyed that her team acts this way when she is just trying to play hockey.

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Minutes: 25 minutes
Pages: 27
How I felt reading today: Unfocused but still able to read
Did I meet my goal: No

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Michigan Manning, Mom, dad, and Trent, p. 75

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Michigan Manning, Mom, dad, and Trent, p. 75

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In this section of dialogue Michigan's mom is mad that she didn't tell her about the tryouts and the team before she went to them but the dad and Trent (her brother) are all excited for her but the mom is very mad at Michigan for this. I start to learn that the mom is supportive but nervous for her as it's an all boy's high school team. This set's the scene by revealing personality of the mom and the rest of the family as well as setting the plot for Michigan's' future.

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"Pre-game butterflies are normal for me" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p.51)

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"Pre-game butterflies are normal for me" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p.51)

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Denotation: an insect
Connotation: nervousness, getting jittery and nervous for something.
There is a positive mood set in this phrase because she say's she's had it before. The author used this phrase/word because it helped describe it better using more descriptive words. I learn that Michigan (the girl) is nervous before her tryouts for the team.

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"pointing to the stars that looked like polka dot's decorating the sky" (Half-A-Moon, p. 1)

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"pointing to the stars that looked like polka dot's decorating the sky" (Half-A-Moon, p. 1)

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This author is using a simile and I know this because they use the word
"like" which is comparing stars to polka dot's.
This is effective because it helps us vision the stars to polka dot's. They included this because it gives the readers a better way to vision what they are seeing. It helps set the scene of the story and where they are.

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Michigan (the girl) is worried that she won't make the team because the coach didn't like the idea of having a girl on the team so she was up all night waiting for the rosters to come out, I have been in a similar situation waiting till the rosters came out hoping I made the team.

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The scene where her parents tell her that they don't want her to play for the high school team is something unfamiliar to me because my parents have never said no to me trying out/playing for a sport. I learn that her parent's don't want her to play on an all boys varsity high school team because they think that she will be uncomfortable and unable to play at there level.

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Minutes: 20
Pages: 24
How I felt reading today: I felt more focused today
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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The book is about hockey and I can relate to this because I play hockey

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This scene is unfamiliar to me because I have never experienced getting kicked off of a hockey team or changing teams. I learn from this scene that the school is getting rid of the girls hockey team and all of the girls don't know what to do as there are no other teams for them near by so a lot are starting to split off to teams far away.

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"Suddenly in charge of doling out roster spots like a hockey Santa" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p.23)

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"Suddenly in charge of doling out roster spots like a hockey Santa" (Michigan Vs. The Boys, p.23)

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The author is suing a simile and I know this because it uses the word "like" and is comparing it to something.
This is effective because i can compare her to Santa making it more descriptive to help vision it. It helps me learn about the issue that is going on and how Cherrie is working to fix it. This piece of figurative language helps the readers get a closer description on what they seem like allowing us to see it more clearly.

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Minutes: 25 minutes
Pages: 17
How I felt reading today: Unfocused again
Did I meet my goal: No

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 22
How I felt reading today: Very unfocused
Did I meet my goal: No

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Carrie S. Allen

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This scene is unfamiliar to me because I've never adopted someone from another country or even adopted someone in general. I learn that Hakeem is someone who her family has always wanted and that he is a three year old boy from a different country who has been in an orphanage all of his life.

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Hakeem destroy's Leena's room and act's annoying and I've had to deal with this as well with my brother not so much the destroying part but sometimes, but mainly the annoying part of always bothering me and taking stuff from me.

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-reveal characters' personality traits, feelings, thoughts, and/or motives
-move the plot forward by motivating characters to make decisions or take action.
-reveal important details or secrets.
What can the reader infer?

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Connotation:
What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?
Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn or understand about the characters, setting, plot, etc?

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FORMAT - "Sentence from the story" (BOOK TITLE, p. #)

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What type of figurative language is the author using? Explain how you know this.
Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you learn or understand about the characters, plot, conflict, etc.

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To stay more focused and to read more pages in the time that we have to read.