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Name: Matthew Shimaitis
Email: 24381ms@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Eamonn Welch
Email: 24433EW@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Christopher Leighton
Email: 24243CL@chaminade-hs.org

Name: James Levelis
Email: 24246jl@chaminade-hs.org

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The work that is completed within this group should be split among its member equally and fairly.

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Section/Pages: Intro
Members Present: Matthew Shimaitis, Eamonn Welch, and Chris Leighton

Discussion Highlights:
- We discussed the beginning of the book, it’s setting, and how we think the narrator will develop throughout the book.
- the immense effect of literature on the narrator and his fellow classmates.
- JFK
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Section/Pages:Finish the book
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- We agreed that all of the expulsions were deserved.
-We also were able to make a connection when reading the book as last year in Sophomore year English we also read Indian camp like the narrator.
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Section/Pages: 27-60
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- The fire at school
- the significance of the cigarettes
- the story that the narrator is writing
- the writing competition
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Section/Pages:1-26
Members Present: James Levelis, Eamonn Welch, Matthew Shimiatis, and Christopher Leighton

Discussion Highlights:
- Chaminade and the school talked about in the book are both all boys schools
- Both schools are very competitive and have guest speakers for assemblies which help students in the school in various topics
- The school has students dreading some classes
- Some students enjoy the toughness of the school and are very involved and begin to participate with the writers
- The school wants it to be rigorous and difficult to have the students impress the writers that come in
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Meeting 1 Date: 10/14/22
Pages / Section: 1-48

Meeting 2 Date:
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Meeting 3 Date: 11/2/22
Pages / Section: 97-145

Meeting 4 Date:
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Everyone must complete the designated amount of reading on time, and be able to have an extended conversation on that reading.

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The opening scenes of the book and the ideas conveyed:

The opening of the book consists of the narrator at his New England school in the fall of 1960. It is the height of the Kennedy v.s. Nixon presidential election and the narrator takes Kennedy’s side. He said Kennedy’s clothes “under control” and “his wife was a fox.” This demonstrated the common wants of the boys of the time. Not only does he recognize his proper look and beautiful wife, he describes his writing as well. He says that Kennedy would fit right in at his school and he would be a “favorite.” He also explains how writing takes an important role in his life, and he intends to use his writing to pursue one of his dreams.

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Talk about the affect the Hemingway had on The Narrator and how it changed his perspective on Fountainhead.

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The narrator becomes obsess over Fountainhead and it begins to dominate his life.

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Text-to-self connections from the story, I.E. Chaminade

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Make sure to have your book on every day that we meet.

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It is apparent that the narrator is interested in John F. Kennedy, why? Is it his clothes and his woman, or is it his literature.

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Go over the expulsions in The Forked tongue.

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What are some things that stuck out to you in this new chapter about the Narrator’s behavior.

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What are the effects of the school on the students because of its difficulty and relentlessness?

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1 Brainstorm a LIST OF THEMES for the book thus far. Then, select one theme from the list and find at least three pieces of textual evidence to support it. 1

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Do we think that the presidential race that is happening is an anecdote for something that will happen within the story?

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Why did the narrator feel the need to apologize to Susan, did he have any anterior motives?

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What does the storyline of the narrators story symbolize in the story?

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What’s the influence behind the very competitive atmosphere of the school with the competitions for writings?

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1. This is a good general summary to start the book. Establishes the main character, setting, and some of the events that are happening. This is a good starting point for the book and understanding what is to come.
2. It seems that both the fact that he dresses nice, has a nice woman, and is an excellent writer all play a role in the narrator’s interest in Kennedy. However, the narrator relates to Kennedy, mostly, through his literature. He says that he’d fit right in at his school and his writings are actually interesting to him. It is obvious that he finds a connection between himself and Kennedy through his writing and that is the main reason why he is interested in him.
3. Yes, the presidential race is an anecdote to the writing competition that is taking place at school. This may foreshadow a personal one-on-one between the narrator and someone else in the writing competition, similar to the one-on-one between Nixon and Kennedy.

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3. It seemed like the narrator was guilty for using Susan’s story, but I feel like the narrator did have anterior motives. Although he may have felt guilty, he wanted to get something from Susan; her love. We believe that because he is so accustomed to literature and its “happy ending” mentality that he thinks that by going to lunch with Susan, he may end up finding some deep connection with her and fall in love,

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1. More communication over reading correct pages
2. Reading correct chapters for the meeting
3. Staying on task.

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1. Our discussion was thoughtful and we shared opinions
2. We have to read more independently and get further into the book
3. We were able to relate to the story and understand how the protagonist feels