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I chose Holes as my next book because it is a very popular and recommended book by my sister, teachers, and friends. The fact that almost everyone I know has read this book and whenever I say I haven’t they are surprised. Which made me want to read this book even more. A predictions I have is that the main character finds the treasure and is set free.

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From reading stories to even going on a field trip, my time working with Ms.Nazli has been both fun and educational. From an inquiry perspective, going on the field trip allowed me to have a deeper understanding of the First Nation culture and history. During black history month, we used novel studies to learn more about issues of racism. I also wrote argumentative essays on topics I am passionate about and book reviews. This approach allowed me to enjoy my learning while applying the writing strategies, expanding my vocabulary, and persuading my audience about my topics of interest.

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Recently, I have been reading a series called: "Cats VS Robots". This book is talking about an intergalactic war happening with cats and robots. They are each on a different planet around earth. Both of the sides had a problem. Cats can't live forever and robots need to recharge. They found out about a chip. This chip could allow the cats to live forever or the robots to never need to recharge. On earth, the family who created this chip was about to witness something that even they have never witnessed before.

Usually, I don't read chapter books that much. Except, this book captivated me. It made me want to read more, always leaving a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. I have now started the second book and I can only say it gets better. I really recommend this book to people who like action and fictional stories.

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One of the main themes in this book is identity. Jordan, the main character feels conflicted because he isn’t “white” enough to be able to fit into this wealthy, private school. While he feels he isn’t able to fit in with his neighborhood because he’s going to an all-white school. This makes him feel he doesn’t belong anywhere. He struggles not only racially, but also economically. People like Andy have also been giving him a hard time about his identity. Andy will call him nicknames and say many racist jokes. Whenever the teacher says financial aid, everyone looks at Jordan and Drew because of their race.

Another theme that comes through, is the sense of belonging. Since Jordan is of a different race from most of the people at his new school, he feels very isolated and left out. Andy and Collin give him an even harder time when they make fun of him and make him feel insignificant. On one of the pages, we can also see that Jordan is drawn very small compared to everyone else. Therefore, making him seem of little importance.

The third and last theme in the novel is inequality and privilege. If Jordan and Liam played together and got in trouble, Liam wouldn’t overthink it because race has never been an issue in his life. However, Jordan is different. He is an African American person which means he gets treated with less privilege. Therefore, Jordan does not have equal rights to everyone else because he is a person of color.

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The author tried to explain to us the consequences and impacts of racism on the people around you. The author achieved this by showing us examples of how Andy was very rude towards his peers throughout the whole story. This causes Jordan and all his friends to dislike him resulting in nobody signing his yearbook at the end of the school year. Another strong message in the story is how you treat people, will be your karma. Identity, cross-racial friendships and the effects of micro-aggression. For example, by having Jordan get along with Liam, this shows that friendship doesn't solely have to be based on race. I loved how the illustrator show us Jordan's sketches which gave me a deeper understanding of Jordan's inner feelings and thoughts.

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I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys graphic novels, but at the same time wants to learn about the importance of spreading awareness about racism and cross-racial friendships, this is the book for you. I thought the plot of this book was about an African-American boy who experiences culture shock when he enrolls into a new private school, and this would be appropriate for people that are 12+. This is because at this age is when you actually understand the impacts of racism on people of color. To me, it seemed like there was a lot of figurative language involved in this book, but not enough variety of personalities of the characters in this book. One thing I loved about this book was how the author showed Jordan's sketches which gave me a deeper understanding of Jordan's feelings, but I wasn’t really excited about Andy's jokes because they were very rude. Overall, when it comes to this book I recommend understanding Jordan and Drew's feelings to obtain a deeper meaning of the book.

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Do you know who Frederick Douglass is? Federick Dougless was very important in black history. While enslaved he managed to learn how to read, write, and even wrote a book! As a child his owner would teach him the alphabet, but even when she was stopped by her husband, Douglass was still determined to learn more. He would trade bread with poor white boys in exchange to learn how to write. Overtime, after reading many books he would copy passages from the dictionary. In addition, he brought his most favorite book “The Columbian Orator” when escaping to the north. This book inspired him to become a writer, orator, abolitionist, and equal-rights advocate.

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You, me, everyone, we all love sugar. People eat sugary foods like cake, chips, and ice cream, anywhere, anytime. Nevertheless, similar to all appealing things, it has a very bad downside. Sugar is extremely unhealthy, in fact, it is a poison that slowly kills your body. Uncover Stevia's secrets on why it is better than sugar. Stevia is not just healthier, it is also beneficial for you. It is much sweeter, it has zero calories, and it even provides health benefits. According to WebMD, it can help you lose weight and lower the risk of obesity-related health problems.

According to the National Institution of Health, science has proven that Stevia is 250-300 times sweeter than your average white sugar. Now you probably think that Stevia is much worse right? Wrong! First of all, since it is 250-300 times sweeter, you can use 250-300 times less sugar depending on the sweetness of the stevia. The reason why the two numbers on how much sweeter it is compared to sugar is much broader is because similar to other fruits, some are more sweet than others. This will vary because of ripeness, stevia extract variations, and synergy with other sweeteners. This means you are tasting the same level of sweetness but with a lot less sugar substance. Stevia is acquired from stevia plants. They can be derived into liquid, powder, and granulated form. Stevia has no carbohydrates, calories, or artificial ingredients and they are mostly found in low-calorie foods and drinks. Meanwhile, sugar has 4 calories per gram or 16 calories per teaspoon (4 grams). People who want something sweet, stevia can please them while having no health risks which leads to my next point.

Stevia isn’t just sweeter, it’s healthier. The National Institution of Health also states that stevia is a zero-calorie sweetener. This makes it a lot healthier than white sugar, as it won’t affect your health because it has zero calories. However, sugar will prove a health risk, unlike Stevia. In addition, it also provides health benefits, leading to my 3rd point.

People who need help in weight management can greatly benefit from stevia. It is a zero-calorie sweetener that can give people all their sugary needs. The MDPI says stevia has antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and anti-cancer activities. Stevia also has zero calories which can also help maintain low blood sugar for people who have diabetes. Let’s say someone is suffering from diabetes. They need to maintain a low blood sugar, but they are craving for something sweet. This is where stevia can come in handy. Without affecting this person’s body, Stevia can still satisfy them.

This is why Stevia is not just healthier, it is also beneficial for you. It is much sweeter, it has zero calories, and it even provides health benefits. Switching to Stevia could look like not much, but it can lead to many health benefits making it a much better choice than sugar.

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For my mood board, I focused only on specific words and colours for feelings. My mood board is also in Jordan’s perspective and his feelings on these words. I have 4 colors and each represents a different feeling. Red is what Jordan dislikes, green is what he adores, pink is in between like and dislike, and finally yellow is what he wants. The words are the things that Jordan has a certain feeling for. The colour of the box is the feeling.

The red boxes represent Andy's actions and the act of discrimination towards Jordan. For the entirety of this book, Andy has been very rude to Jordan and all of his friends. He discriminates against Jordan and Drew because of the colour of their skin. This shows us that not many people respect Jordan's thoughts and opinions.

The green boxes represent words such as Drew, drawing, basketball, and Chinese food; Drew is a very good friend to Jordan and can understand all of his feelings. Jordan also really likes to sketch and he would do it anywhere! We can also see Jordan enjoys playing basketball with his old friends around his town. Finally, Jordan also loves Chinese food and orders all three of his favourite dishes because he can never choose which one to eat. These are some of the many things Jordan is fond of.

Pink represents Collin, Jordan's teacher, and Jordan's other friends; Collin isn’t really rude, but he still hangs out with Andy who is someone hated in the grade making Collin also somewhat disliked around Jordan and his friends. Even though Jordan really likes to draw, his art teacher never teaches him the things he wants to learn or do. Jordans other friends (not including Drew) can't really understand Jordan's feelings because they are different. This is proven when Liam couldn’t understand what it meant when Maury was called an Oreo.

Finally, for yellow I put art school. It has been Jordan’s dream to go to an art school for his final years of high school. Even though he is very passionate and is very good at art, his mom does not agree and forces him to stay at this normal school instead.

The words are the things that Jordan has a certain feeling for. The colour of the box is the feeling.

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This summer I read the book, Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen. The genre of this book is historical fiction. The main character is Chaya Linder. As a Jewish person during WW2, Chaya had to escape from the persecution that was caused by the German Nazis.

Due to the persecutions, Chaya had to disguise herself as a Polish person. She disguises herself by creating a fake ID. Her physical appearance also helped because she was fair complexioned and she was able to speak Polish fluently along with a bit of German.

Resistance is told through the eyes of a 16 year old Jewish Girl, Chaya Linder. This book is told from the point-of-view, which helps the young readers empathise with how frightened or heart-broken being without her family. That said, Chaya showed resilience by overcoming the difficult obstacles and not giving up.

I was intrigued by this book because I love stories that show how the main characters persevere through hard times. This is important in life because we will also encounter many obstacles that we have to overcome with resilience.

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-Video games
-Math
-Snowboarding
-Graphic Novels/Manga

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My friend and I have always been interested in graphic novels, so we decided to make our own. First, we needed to think about the plot of the story. We decided to use an existing game, but spice it up. Then, we drew a rough draft of what we imagined what could happened in the story. Next, We fine line it. Finally, we added some colour to the images. My mom printed out as many copies as possible for us to sell. My friend and I decided we would put the money into good use and by donating it to the Lions Gate Hospital. It felt so good to help and give to others.

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Theme: The theme of this is to never give up.

Character Analysis: Jackie is very resilient. No matter how many obstacles blocking his way, he always finds a way to get through.

Authors craft: The author uses many pictures and descriptive language. He used descriptive language when it said that Jackie was like a volcano ready to explode.