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Minutes: 30
Pages: 53
How I felt reading today: I felt really excited so a little distracted since summer is so close
Did I reach my goal: Yes

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 35
How I felt reading today: Today, I was very engaged into my book
Did I reach my goal: No

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 47
How I felt reading today: I was really distracted and stressed out because not only do I have a math test today, I have to do 2 spanish presentations that I have no idea how to do.
Did I reach my goal: No, but I did finish my book!

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In this scene, Mirelle the dancer goes to see Ruth Kettering's boyfriend/lover person, the Comte de la Roche, with important information. She says in a rage that she knows who killed Mrs. Kettering because he boasted of it after. de la Roche persuades Mirelle to give up the information. She says that Ruth was killed by her husband Derek and tells Comte de la Roche to go to the police.

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Pages 159-162 "An Aristocratic Gentleman"

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Pages 159-162 "An Aristocratic Gentleman"

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Hercule Poirot is interrogating Ruth Kettering's husband Derek Kettering about the death of his wife, and how he could benefit from it. It shows that Poirot's character is persistent in finding the true murderer.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 41
How I felt reading today: I felt okay today. I'm already excited for summer, so a bit distracted.
Did I reach my goal: No

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The dead woman's maid is getting interrogated by the police. They are trying to find out what happened to her mistresses missing jewels and what Ada's account of the story is. Ada gets offended at the thought that she would take the jewels with her instead of keeping them with her mistress.

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Van Aldin is the murdered girls father and he doesn't know that she is going on a train. Until his secretary came in and informed him of it. Van Aldin questions his secretary about why his daughter had left on the train when a boy arrived with a telegraph. Van Aldin reads it to discover that his daughter is dead. He becomes very sad and angry.

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"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, p. 1)

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"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, p. 1)

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The denotation of this phrase is that Mr. and Mrs. Dursley are perfectly normal. The connotation however, implies that these people will probably end up dealing with some not-so-normal stuff.
The author included this piece of text to emphasize how much the Dursleys like being normal and how they would never be mixed up in any nonsense whatsoever.
The reader gets the sneaking suspicion that Mr. and Mrs. Dursley are probably going to end up in some not normal stuff.

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"Fear flooded him." (Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone, p. 4)

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"Fear flooded him." (Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone, p. 4)

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This piece of text is personification because fear can't actually flood someone, so it is obviously figurative language.
The author included this piece of figurative language to show how afraid Mr. Dursley was in this moment.
The reader starts to understand 1) how afraid Mr. Dursley is and 2) how much the name "Potter" invokes fear into Mr. Dursley and how powerful that fear is.

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Mirror - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Mirror - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Mr. Dursley does a lot of judging in this book. For instance, judging people on their sense of fashion. I judge people a lot. I judge them from what they're wearing to how they act to how they speak. I can judge them for their taste in music and in their taste of books. I judge people A LOT, so I see myself in Mr. Dursley. However, since I have realized that I can connect to this wretched character, I am determined to change because judging people is a horrible thing to do.

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Window - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Window - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Sometimes you have to bring up painful things to get information. That's what I've learned today. In my book, Mr. Dursley asks his wife a very sensitive question to make sense of what he heard during the day. She may have become angry with him, but he learned something and it was very important information.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 51
How I felt reading today: Today I felt really excited because it's almost the end of school, only 16 more days to do, and I'm nearing the end of my book!
Did I reach my goal: Yesh I did!

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In this scene Derek Kettering (Ruth's husband) is meeting his girlfriend to discuss the threats that Van Aldin has made. He explains that the reason that Ruth wants to divorce him is because of Mirelle (his girlfriend). He also tells her that he has almost no way of fighting it because he has many debts. Mirelle says that there are other ways of fighting it, like Ruth dying and leaving all her riches to Derek. Derek says that it was a shame that Ruth was in poor health, because then she couldn't die and leave him her money.

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Ruth Kettering is talking to her rich millionaire father about her horrible marriage. She complains and pleads for her father to do something. Her father refuses, saying that it would be better if she filed for divorce. Ruth seemed pretty down by this, so her father presented her with a very fancy and expensive ruby necklace.

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"You must forgive my surprise, but it seems to me that my dear father-in-law has rather climbed down since our chat this morning. And climbing down is not what one associates with strong men..." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 81)

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"You must forgive my surprise, but it seems to me that my dear father-in-law has rather climbed down since our chat this morning. And climbing down is not what one associates with strong men..." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 81)

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The denotation of this phrase is that he had climbed down from somewhere high. The connotation is that he thought that his position was stronger than it is.
The author included this piece of text to emphasize how that millionaires position on his daughters divorce is not as strong as he thinks it to be.
The reader starts to understand that the millionaires daughter probably has done something horrible.

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Ruth is lying to her father. The day she is supposed to leave on a train, her father shows up. She never planned on telling him that she was going on a train, so she lies to him. When she does this, a slight pinkness appears on her cheeks. That happens to me. I'll play a social deduction game and then become the evil person who has to lie, and then I mess it up by smiling or my cheeks getting red.

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Katherine Grey is being interrogated by the chief of police. She doesn't know why, and doesn't know why she needs to give him information about a woman's private life. And then he reveals that she's dead. Katherine than gives him every detail she can remember. This taught me that being helpful, even if it means giving away private information, is a really good thing to do. It could change everything about the situation.

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"The millionaire looked sharply at him, all his interest aroused." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 191)

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"The millionaire looked sharply at him, all his interest aroused." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 191)

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This phrase is personification because you can't look sharply at someone, you can only look at them.
The author included this piece of text to bring attention to how important what the great detective Hercule Poirot has to say about his daughters murder.
The reader learns about how interested the millionaire is about this case

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 24
How I felt reading today: Distracted and I'm not really sure why
Did I reach my goal: N/A

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"Autumn, yes, it was autumn for her. She who had never know spring or summer, and would never know them now." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 74-75)

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"Autumn, yes, it was autumn for her. She who had never know spring or summer, and would never know them now." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 74-75)

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The denotation of the phrase means that she is in the season of fall. The connotation is that the season of autumn is going into sadness and spring and summer are more about growth and prosperity and that Katherine Grey has always been a little sad.
The author included this piece of text to describe what Katherine's perspective on life is.
The reader learns Katherine's perspective on life and how she lives.

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"But from the moment Katherine Grey set foot in Little Crampton, ten years ago, perfect peace had reigned." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 59)

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"But from the moment Katherine Grey set foot in Little Crampton, ten years ago, perfect peace had reigned." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 59)

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This phrase is figurative language because peace can't reign. It is personification
The author included this piece of text evidence to help explain what Katherine was like. Or, most likely, to explain how Katherine can effect people.
The reader starts to understand how kind she is and how that can effect the people around her.

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When I was younger, I had some anger issues and got a little mad sometimes. Because of this, I can relate to the rich girl's husband. He got angry with his girlfriend because of something that she said and lashed out. I did that. I see myself in his character, but that isn't good.

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In this book, there is a very kind lady called Katherine Grey. She is so kind, that she cannot refuse to help somebody vent their feelings, even if she doesn't know them. This is a window, because I'm definitely not this kind. I'm always too worried about my own issues that I kind of cast aside how others might feel about things. By reading about how Miss Grey deals with people and how much it stresses her out, I've learned that being kind to people can come with its costs, but you really should be nice to them, especially if they are going through something.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 46
How I felt reading today: I really felt the suspense of the story and how everything connected together.
Did I reach my goal: No, only 4 pages away!

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"Papopolous, dealer in antiques, was so known to fame that he needed no advertisement, and indeed most of his business was not done over a counter." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 17)

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"Papopolous, dealer in antiques, was so known to fame that he needed no advertisement, and indeed most of his business was not done over a counter." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 17)

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The denotation of this phrase is that Mr. Papopolous is a very famous man. The annotation is that Mr. Papopolous does a lot of black market trading.
The author included this phrase to give an indirect way of explaining this character.
The reader learns more about this character and how he gets most of his money.

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I see myself in this book because of selfishness. Many people in this book are selfish. The rich girl, her husband, and her husbands girlfriend. They all want money and they all want power. I'm also pretty selfish sometimes. I only want to do what I want to do, or do things that would only benefit me, and that's how I relate to this book.

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A window I came across while reading today is richness and how it affects people. When people become rich, they just want more and more and more. This is represented in the book, not only by the rich American, but his daughter. She gets gifts from her father constantly and she only married her husband because he might become a really powerful man. The moral of this whole thing is that it has shown me that most rich people want to keep taking and taking until they have the most amount of power they can have.

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"Underneath the pink-and-white softness of her she's as hard as granite." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 42)

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"Underneath the pink-and-white softness of her she's as hard as granite." (The Mystery of the Blue Train, p. 42)

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This phrase is a simile because it is comparing two things using the word "as". The two things it is comparing is a wealthy mans daughter and her personality.
The author included this piece of text because it helps the reader see more about this woman's personality and what she is like.
The reader understands more about this woman and her personality.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 54
How I felt reading today: Very intrigued in the story. So much has happened and I'm only on chapter six so far. It is full of secrets and suspense.
Did I reach my goal: Yes I did!

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The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

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The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

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"More so, indeed, for in addition to greatcoat and muffler, he was wearing huge blue spectacles." (The Big Four, p. 196)

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"More so, indeed, for in addition to greatcoat and muffler, he was wearing huge blue spectacles." (The Big Four, p. 196)

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The denotation of this is that this man was wearing a big coat, scarf, and big glasses. The connotation of it is that this man was going to lengths to hide his appearance and not be noticed.
The author included this phrase because it is very important later on in the book that this man was hiding his appearance. Although he wanted to hide from Poirot and our narrator, he could not hide his habits and therefore ousted himself.
The reader learns more about Number Four's character and more about how he can hide his face and disguise himself to get away with numerous things.

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"Madame Olivier said nothing, but her eyes burned, and I disliked the slow way she smiled." (The Big Four, p. 202)

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"Madame Olivier said nothing, but her eyes burned, and I disliked the slow way she smiled." (The Big Four, p. 202)

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This phrase is an example of personification because it says "her eyes burned" therefore giving Madame Olivier's eyes a human characteristic.
The author included this piece of text to create suspense and a mystery around what is going to happen.
The reader understands that Madame Olivier is very expressive with her face and has difficulty hiding her emotions.

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The narrator of this story is a little, well, not smart. His theories are almost always proved to be incorrect and he often does not see the obvious answer. I see myself in Hercule Poirot a lot when Poirot tells the narrator that he doesn't use his common sense and that he is not smart because I myself have said to myself when people make a very obvious incorrect statement, they're so stupid. It's bad, I know, but it is a Mirror

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Hercule Poirot is an excellent detective and he makes sure to look at every single detail at a crime scene. I'm not a detective and I certainly don't pay attention to every small detail. But I probably should. Especially since those little details reveal who the murderer is. Learning about how Poirot solves murders, I've realized that I probably should pay more attention to everything going on around me and always be absorbed with what I'm doing

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Minutes: 40 minutes
Pages: 19 pages (to the end of the book)
How I felt reading today: I was sad that the book ended, but was very intrigued by the ending of it.
Did I reach my goal: No and yes. If I were to have more pages to read, I probably would have reached past 50 pages, but I only had 19 pages to read

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I have worked with my friends many times, just like Percy does in this book with his friends. But his is a little more life-or-death. He has to save the world from a war with his friends, I just had to do a science presentation. But both of us worked with our friends to accomplish amazing things

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Minutes: 20
Pages: 40
How I felt reading today: Very intrigued and annoyed because I don't have the next book. Sad.
Did I reach my goal: N/A

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 37
How I felt reading today: A little distracted because I had an idea for something to write about so I really wanted to write about. I was dreaming up the scheme of the story.
Did I reach my goal: No

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"Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat." (The Mark of Athena, p. 154)

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"Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat." (The Mark of Athena, p. 154)

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The denotation of this is that Percy wants Leo to create an anti-dream hat while the connotation of this phrase is that Percy had bad dreams.
The author included this phrase to start of the chapter in an intriguing and totally Percy way. The phrase contributes to the story because it helps the flow of the story. It makes sliding into Percy's dream seem less forced. It also changes the mood to be more suspenseful.
The reader understands that Percy probably had some bad dreams about the quest that they are on.

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Reading Response #6 - The Mark of Athena

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Reading Response #6 - The Mark of Athena

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I am currently reading The Mark of Athena, and I am enjoying it so far. I really like that it is narrated by multiple people and so you get to experience everything that happens (for the most part.) I really don't dislike anything about this book, except for a few characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who like mythology and adventure books because this book is full of it.

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"Far below, the night landscape whisked by-miles of dark countryside crisscrossed with illuminated highways like the strands of a web." (The Mark of Athena, p. 161)

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"Far below, the night landscape whisked by-miles of dark countryside crisscrossed with illuminated highways like the strands of a web." (The Mark of Athena, p. 161)

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This figurative language is a simile because it makes a comparison using the word "like".
The author included this piece of figurative language because he wanted to draw attention to 1. how fast the Argo II is going and 2. how beautiful it is when you look down upon a city at night. He also probably included it to set the mood for the scene.
The reader understands more about the setting.

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Percy, Frank, and Coach Hedge go to an aquarium in Atlanta to find more information about their quest. When they arrive, a lady takes them on a tour because they are "VIPs". Then Percy and Frank get trapped in an aquarium exhibit and they have to use their combined strength, with Coach Hedge's help, to break out. This taught me that you can't always just rely on yourself for support, sometimes you have to have your friends help.

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In this book, Percy Jackson loses his memory. He and a bunch of Roman demigods defeat gorgons, whose blood has healing powers. When he sees Frank - one of the demigods - collecting some of the blood, he doesn't say anything. But there's more. When Frank shows Percy the showers, Frank offers Percy the blood so he can regain his memory, but Percy tells him to keep it in case someone else needed it. This showed me that even if you lose your memory, or something bad happens to you, you should still be kind to others

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 91
How I felt reading today: I felt very entranced by my story, and I didn't want to stop reading
Did I reach my goal: Yes

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In this book, Magnus defeats Loki in a flyting, which is a contest of insults. Magnus defeats him by telling Loki about his team and that Loki will always be alone. This is a Window because it taught me that some of the best people in your life that make you strong and help you improve are your friends.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 75
How I felt reading today: I felt both happy and sad because the story was very exciting and joyful because our heroes stopped Loki from starting Ragnarok, but it's also the end of the series and the book, which makes it sad.
Did I reach my goal: Yes

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Something that I can connect to is being tiny. When I was younger, I was smaller and younger than a lot of people in my class. It made me feel small and insignificant, kind of like our heroes feel when they go into the giant's bowling alley.

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Minutes: 15
Pages: 262-310
How I felt reading today: I was having fun while reading today
Did I reach my goal: N/A

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Something that I related to in the story is when Hearth and Magnus are in Alfheim. Magnus says that Hearth chose a new family for himself because the one he had wasn't kind to him or respected him. I can relate to this, because, although I love my family, I do have what I like to call my "second family." My second family is the people that I dance with. I call them my second family because they feel like family, even though they aren't.

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 171-262
How I felt reading today: I felt very intrigued in my book, even though I've read it before.
Did I reach my goal: Not too sure since I between classes, so I'm going to say no

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What theme is seen throughout the story? Support your answer with one piece of evidence. 

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What theme is seen throughout the story? Support your answer with one piece of evidence. 

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I think that the theme is the effects that war has on people. I think this because how the narrator explains how Terry's father is and how Terry's father explained what happened in Vietnam during the war. This is shown in this piece of text evidence, "Then he saw it: His father was squirming along the floor on his stomach. He was crying, looking terrified, his breath
coming in short, hot pants like some kind of hurt animal." This shows how Terry's father reacts when he relives his Vietnam war experience.

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In paragraph 2, the author writes that what really bothered Terry was when his father's eyes went away, what do you think this phrase means?

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In paragraph 2, the author writes that what really bothered Terry was when his father's eyes went away, what do you think this phrase means?

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I think that this phrase means that Terry's father is reliving the moment on the boat or whatever it was and staring off into space

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"In one second he had caused such ruin." (Stop the Sun, p. 5)

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"In one second he had caused such ruin." (Stop the Sun, p. 5)

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Denotation: Terry has caused destruction in his relationship.
Connotation: The relationship between Terry and his father will never be the same again
The mood of this phrase is negative and is sad and regretful
The author used this phrase to show how bad Terry thinks that he has ruined his relationship with his father. It added to the story, because the readers learn how forgiving Terry's father is for still loving him after he has shared everything

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War makes people different. War makes people change. War is brutal and horrible and worse than anyone but those who have been in it can imagine. That is what I learned when I read "Stop the Sun". When Terry's father is explaining to Terry why his eyes "go away", he explains the terrors he went through. Those terrors are worse than I could have possibly imagined and it shows me how horrible and gruesome war can be.

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"Waiting, Terry sat in a chair next to his father, looking at the floor, wanting only for the earth to open and let him drop in a deep hole." (Stop the Sun, p. 3)

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"Waiting, Terry sat in a chair next to his father, looking at the floor, wanting only for the earth to open and let him drop in a deep hole." (Stop the Sun, p. 3)

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This phrase's figurative language is Idiom. I know this because Terry does not want a literal hole to open up below him.
This is effective because it shows the reader how embarrassed Terry feels about his father "going away".

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Why do you think the author started the story by describing Terry's problem? What effect does this have on the reader?

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Why do you think the author started the story by describing Terry's problem? What effect does this have on the reader?

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I think that the author started the story by describing Terry's problem because he wanted to give some background for the reader and to foreshadow what is going to happen later in the story. The effect this has on the reader is that it pushes to reader to continue reading the story to see what happens

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Goal 2 - Read at least 50 pages in 30 minutes

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Goal 2 - Read at least 50 pages in 30 minutes

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I will accomplish this goal by paying attention and reading my book

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"There wasn't a person in the room who thought Judd made idle threats." (All In, p. 226)

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"There wasn't a person in the room who thought Judd made idle threats." (All In, p. 226)

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Denotation: People think Judd doesn't make threats that he can't keep
Connotation: Judd is seen as a serious and powerful person
The mood of this phrase is uneasy and threatening, which makes it negative.
The author used this phrase to add to the story by showing the authority that Judd has over the kids. The reader starts to understand how 1. Judd handles power and 2. even though he can be fatherly, he can be scary at times too.

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"I might have breathed a sigh of relief, but when Aaron closed the door behind the man, he turned back to us." (All In, p. 164)

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"I might have breathed a sigh of relief, but when Aaron closed the door behind the man, he turned back to us." (All In, p. 164)

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Denotation: Aaron disturbed Cassie's momentary relief by his actions
Connotation: Aaron is in complete control of the situation
The mood in the phrase is foreboding and is negative.
The author uses this phrase because she wants to make you keep reading. It added to the story by creating a sense of foreboding. We learn that Aaron is comfortable with being in charge.

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"Seconds later, a bouncer was glaring down at us." (All In, p. 75)

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"Seconds later, a bouncer was glaring down at us." (All In, p. 75)

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Denotation: The bouncer is glaring down at the trio
Connotation: Fierce and tenseness
The mood of this phrase is tense and foreboding. It is a negative mood
The author used this phrase because it shows the distrust the bouncer has for Cassie, Lia, and Michael.
It added to the story because it became an obstacle in the trio's way
We learned that Lia can be very flattering and charming when she wants to be

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"The one thing the FBI had allowed us to do was a wild-goose chase, courtesy of Dean's psychotic father." (Killer Instinct, p. 207)

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"The one thing the FBI had allowed us to do was a wild-goose chase, courtesy of Dean's psychotic father." (Killer Instinct, p. 207)

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This phrase's figurative language is Metaphor because it is making a comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
This is effective because it shows Cassie's current hate at the FBI. The author included this piece of figurative language because it shows that even though Cassie cares, she can hate too.

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"Briggs had a way of punctuating the end of sentences that shut the door completely on further conversation." (Killer Instinct, p. 201)

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"Briggs had a way of punctuating the end of sentences that shut the door completely on further conversation." (Killer Instinct, p. 201)

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The type of figurative language is Metaphor I know this because it is making a comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'
It is effective because it helps the reader understand that Briggs can be kind sometimes and he can also be very commanding.

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"The first time I'd met him, he'd reminded me of a grandfather." (Killer Instinct, p. 184)

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"The first time I'd met him, he'd reminded me of a grandfather." (Killer Instinct, p. 184)

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Denotation: Reminded her of an elderly family member
Connotation: Warm and Fuzzy
The mood is positive and content.
The author used this phrase because she is stating a change in his demeanor. It added to the story because it shows that Director Sterling isn't as kind as he can first appear to be.

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"Living in the house with the two of them-and a vulnerable, seething Lia-was like trying to tap dance through a minefield." (Killer Instinct, p. 183)

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"Living in the house with the two of them-and a vulnerable, seething Lia-was like trying to tap dance through a minefield." (Killer Instinct, p. 183)

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The figurative language is Simile. I know this because it made a comparison using the word 'like' or 'as'.
This is effective because by using the simile "...like trying to tap dance through a minefield." it shows how destructive and chaotic things can become. The author used this piece of figurative language for the same reason. It helps the reader understand that this whole stuck-at-home thing is going to be a problem.

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Conrad Mayler, A.K.A. a suspect and Sloane, p. 202

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Conrad Mayler, A.K.A. a suspect and Sloane, p. 202

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In this section of dialogue, Cassie is listening to a video Conrad posted.
The reader starts to understand how much the killer thought about this murder and how well he had it timed.
It is important to the plot because a) it reveals that the killer had an alibi and that b) the murderer is precise.
The reader can infer that the murderer is very smart and thought this through a lot and that the murderer was almost definitely in the class taking the midterm.

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"They needed Dean, and Dean needed something-someone-to tether him to the here and now." (Killer Instinct, p. 141)

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"They needed Dean, and Dean needed something-someone-to tether him to the here and now." (Killer Instinct, p. 141)

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Denotation: Dean needed someone to tie him down
Connotation: Dean needed someone to bring him back to reality
The feeling shown in this phrase is positive and restlessness.
The author used this phrase because Dean is all over the place right now. It added to the story by showing that Cassie cares about Dean. We learn that Cassie can tether Dean back down to reality.

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"But thanks to a prison guard with a chip on his shoulder, I was" (Killer Instinct, p. 145)

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"But thanks to a prison guard with a chip on his shoulder, I was" (Killer Instinct, p. 145)

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The type of figurative language is Idiom. I know this because the person doesn't have a literal chip on their shoulder, it is just an expression.
This is effective because it shows that this man does not like Dean's father even though Dean's father didn't do anything to him. The author included this piece of figurative language to show that it seems like nobody likes Dean's dad. It helps us understand how horrible Dean's dad must be.

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Minutes: 30ish
Pages: 50
How I felt reading today: I felt very immersed in the story and I didn't want to stop reading.
Did I reach my goal: Sadly no, Only 20 pages away

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In this dialogue, Evan and his mom are talking about Connor, and Evan lies about him to his mom.
The reader starts to understand that Evan doesn't like lying, but he keeps digging himself in deeper to the lies he already told.
This conversation is important to the plot because it 1. makes Evan and his mom mad at each other and 2. reveals that Evan will keep pushing through, even if it hurts those he loves.
The reader can infer that Evan's mom will probably do some digging about the whole Evan Connor relationship and figure out the truth.

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Evan Hansen is alone, and he likes it that way. He doesn't have many(if any) friends and he likes it. That's me. I love just being by myself and away from everyone, just listening to music or writing or reading. It's awesome to have people to talk to, but it's also awesome to just be by yourself where you don't feel like you have to live up to everyone's expectations.

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In this bit of dialogue, Evan and his mom are talking about "getting out there."
The reader starts to understand the Evan isn't really social and he's really awkward.
This conversation is important to the plot because it shows that Evan and his mom don't really connect and his mom presses him too much.
It also reveal character traits for both Evan and his mom.
The reader can infer that Evan doesn't have a lot of friends and he likes it that way while his mom pushes him to have friends, which he doesn't like.

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Suicide. That's the window. Someone commits suicide. Everybody thinks that Evan Hansen and the dead guy were best friends, just because Evan wrote a letter to himself that the guy took and had in his pocket when he died. I've never known someone that has committed suicide. So that's one thing. But the other is that if they did, their parents would almost definitely NOT talk to me about them. I guess the lesson I can learn is that to be there for the family, you sometimes have to go with the flow

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Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul

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Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 68
How I felt reading today: Oh. My. God. I did NOT think I was going to like this book, but boy was I wrong. I can't stop reading and I LOVE Evan Hansen. I felt like I was IN the story
Did I reach my goal: No. I didn't have as much time to read today

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"She belonged to her illness." (Love, p. 2)

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"She belonged to her illness." (Love, p. 2)

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The author was using personification. I know this because the author is saying that her illness owns her, giving said illness a human trait.
This is effective because it helps the reader understand that Miss Brown is very sick and her illness is controlling. The author used this type of figurative language to show how bad Miss Brown's illness really is.

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Mirror - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Mirror - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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A Mirror I came across reading today is not a true Mirror, but it is close. When Cassie is told by Agent Locke to leave and go to a safe house with Dean, they have to leave without anyone noticing. This was a Mirror for me in 2 ways. 1. I have left parties or celebrations and tried to not let anyone notice me. 2. I always wish that I could just disappear out of a room or conversation.

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Minutes: 45
Pages: 90
How I felt reading today: I was again, sucked into the story and I didn't want to stop or for the story to end
Did I reach my goal: Yes! I was much more intrigued by my story today AND I had less time yesterday

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Mirror - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Mirror - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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A Mirror moment was when Dean was introduced to Cassie. He said "Nice to meet you." even though he probably didn't mean it. This is a mirror moment because I don't like meeting new people and I can totally see myself doing this. I can sense that Dean probably doesn't like people very much and so do I, so I can see a connection there.

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Window - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Window - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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A Window moment was when Cassie first arrived at the academy. She is given a tour and she meets everyone else. Michael, Lia, Sloane, and Dean. She is also told that the smiling pictures of people are of serial killers. This has 1. never happened to me and 2. probably never will. Although the whole serial killer picture thing is creepy, it gives a great lesson that people and things aren't always who or what they appear to be.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 76
How I felt reading today: I really got sucked into the story and didn't want to put the book down
Did I meet my goal: No idea!

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Agent Locke is explaining to Cassie why she murdered all these people.
The reader learns that Agent Locke was Lorelai's sister and that Lorelai left her, and THAT was why she started to murder these people.
This is important to the plot because Cassie is just starting to understand why Locke did these things and what this whole thing has to do with her mother.
This dialogue is also important because the reader and Cassie start to uncover Locke's traits.
The reader can infer that Agent Locke has a bad personality and that she murdered all those people to make it seem like she was killing her sister.

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Agent Locke is testing Cassie's and Dean's profiling skills and they are currently explaining why they thought a lady was who they said she was.
The reader starts to understand how good Cassie is at profiling, why she thinks someone is a certain thing, and how she figures it all out.
This is important to the plot because when Cassie started to explain the lady, Dean stepped in to help her explain. This is important because Dean thinks that Cassie shouldn't be there and so he helps her to defeat her.(If that makes sense)
The reader can infer that Dean and Cassie are going to be important to the story since they are such good profilers.

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A Mirror for me was when Hakeem wrecked part of Aleena's birthday party. I can sort of relate to this because when I turned 12, I invited some friends to my house to play some games. Then they wanted to play a game that I didn't like. Instead of not playing the game like normal people, my friends decided to play the game. It's not exactly the same thing, but this scene from the short story reminded me of this time.

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In the short story, the family adopts a 3-year-old boy who doesn't speak English and he causes a lot of trouble. My family had never adopted anyone and I have never been adopted, so I don't know how hard fitting into a new family is. This scene showed me that being adopted into a family can be really hard on both the family and the person adopted. That person who was adopted could become overwhelmed and do things that tire out the family or make them mad at you.

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Explain what is happening in this section of dialogue.
What does the reader learn or start to understand?
Why is it important to the plot? Does it:
- 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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Denotation:
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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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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I will accomplish this by focusing on my book and not anything that is happening around me or in my head