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Like many of us might expect from a stereotypical high school jock, Andy is a bit of a class clown - he jokes around in class a lot, and doesn't get very high grades. As one of his teachers puts it, Andy is a ''cheerful, good-natured kid, with very few inhibitions, which sometimes does not lead to the best classroom behavior.'' He cares more about his performance during games than in class. And he is a skilled basketball player - he is even chosen to replace Robbie as team captain after the accident.

Andy may act like he doesn't care about his grades, but the truth is he would like to get good grades. Sometimes he does try and just can't understand, but more often than not his problem is that he cares too much what his friends think of him. It's just ''easier to just 'make do,' to get by.'' Truth be told, Andy hasn't received much genuine encouragement outside of his parents pressuring him to get better grades. The one time he mentioned an interest in pre-law to his guidance counselor, she recommended he focus on his athletic career since he probably wouldn't be able to keep up in law school. She made him feel ''kinda useless. So what difference does it make if I make good grades or not?''

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In pages 106-109 ''Andy runs out of class when they are talking about a guy named Macbeth who was a trusted , dedicated soldier who turned into a murder along with his wife ,the wife killed  herself when she knew the authority's were coming.I think the author put this in the story to drive the rising action and make andy make go more insane.The author is trying to say that ANDY still doesn't forgive himself for killing rob.The tone of this is bad and the words were killed,depraved,murderer .

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On page 124 when Monty and Andy [who are brothers ]and Monty says i ''Actually, i like colorin' Africa pictures better than this kind -with no people in it .You know -lions and tigers and dinosaurs and stuff.''Then Andy says Lions ,and tigers and dinosaurs??That's some combination .Then Monty ask a question .Monty ask do tigers cry?''.This phrase is especially significant because the title of the book is called Tears of Tiger because its ironic since the book is tears of a tiger and Andy, which the author, is trying to refer to is going through a difficult time in his life and he is always almost crying about the lost of his friend. The author is trying to create a aha moment with the mood.

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On page 85, Andy and Keisha are having a conversation with their Ms.Blackwell about colors when she says "do you know about white chocolate?" " Yes", Andy replies the she says well have you tried white chocolate, it's even better" then Andy says "Dag! Everything good that's dark they take it and make it white." This quote adds on to Andy's beliefs on racial equality. I believe the author put this quote in to show the reader what kind of person Andy is and be able to help you understand him more as a character.

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On page 75 Andy explains to the Psychologist, "I would cry so hard my whole body would shake". This quote shows how emotional and depressed Andy can get when getting into conversations with Keisha. I feel the author is trying to emphasize the tragedy of the accident and how even 75 pages into the book Andy still isn't even close to getting over it or even stop getting extremely emotional about it.

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On page 73 it states "Yeah. It made us wanna break somethin' or hurt somebody." This quote shows how Andy and his friends feel about when they go into a store and the sales person follows them around because they think they are gonna steal something because of their skin color. The author in this section is emphasizing how Andy is feeling and talking to the psychologist about his problems. I think the author was trying to show how upset and annoyed Andy was about this certain topic. Andy going to the psychologist helps his guilt go away and help him talk about how he feels about the accident.

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Located on page 63 it states "It's dark where I am, And I cannot find the light, There are shadows all around me, And my heart is full of fright". I chose to share this part of the book because the author shows in words how Andy feels and what he wrote down for his poetry project. This quote decribes how Andy is feeling and how sad and guilty he feels about the whole situation. Also this sets out a sad tone and mood to the reader by the author using his words to describe how this one character feels.

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On page 25 in this book it states "Nothing like a good fight to start out a solid friendship." I found this weird as the fight caused was by a stupid comment and it made it sound like they hated each other. I do think that the author was trying to show that they started out seeing the worst of each other and over time got to see the best. I also assume that after they had that fight they never thought they would be friends but now that Rob died and the fight was brought up it showed how much he really 'loved' Rob and that without realizing it his emotions changed.

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On page 15 in the section "Dear Lord' it states "...this is me, B.J. Carson. You know, the one You made too short. but that's okay; I know You had Your reasons. I know I don't pray very often, and I know You haven't seen me in church lately, but I feel like I need to pray or something."  The author chose to make emphasis on the words that indicated the "Lord" to show B.J. Carson is putting blame on him in someway. The author is also showing that within these few chapters guilt is starting to come into play with the characters and they wait for bad things to happen for the guilt to kick in. Nobody thought this would ever happen to them hence they were all happy but the second they were released from the hospital they all wish that they were the ones who died.

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Using your Diction Padlet for your book your job is to carefully examine the diction (word choice) in the assigned section. Search for words, phrases, and passages that are especially descriptive, powerful, funny, thought - provoking, surprising or even confusing. List the words or phrases and explain where you found them and why your selected them. Then, write your thoughts about why the author might have selected these words or phrases. What is the author trying to say? How does the diction help the author achieve his or her purpose? What tone do the words indicate? Share your findings (padlet)  at your meeting. This website will be shared with Dr. Sigelakis as part of your literature circle portfolio. You must have at least two entries on Padlet. 

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Using your Diction Padlet for your book your job is to carefully examine the diction (word choice) in the assigned section. Search for words, phrases, and passages that are especially descriptive, powerful, funny, thought - provoking, surprising or even confusing. List the words or phrases and explain where you found them and why your selected them. Then, write your thoughts about why the author might have selected these words or phrases. What is the author trying to say? How does the diction help the author achieve his or her purpose? What tone do the words indicate? Share your findings (padlet)  at your meeting. This website will be shared with Dr. Sigelakis as part of your literature circle portfolio. You must have at least two entries on Padlet. 