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I found this poem online about 2 months ago I felt that really went my feelings on this book and my feelings fro alex. In so many accounts, Alex is badly bullied and treated much differently than many of the other kids. And this was only because of his "differences". Everyone is a human and should be treated the way that they deserve to. Alex took it way better than many of us now would, but still just because he as strong and got through it does not mean he deserved any part in it.

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Cade - 4
Allison - 4
Emily - 4
Kaylynn - 2 I could only find two artifacts

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This video shows and example of some cards from the Tarot readings that Alex Woods' mother preforms. Each card has a different meaning, and will impact an individual's life. It is almost like a phys-chic. It is a form of religion and people come in for readings to find out things about their future.

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Daily Tarot Reading for 10 January 2019 | Gregory Scott Tarot

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These facts/statistics show the truth behind the depression and anxiety that Alex Woods goes through during the book. He can barely get out of the house in parts fearing that his anxiety of being around others would trigger a seizure and he would be embarrassed.

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Alex Woods in the book reminds me of someone who is just really interested in the sky and the solar system. I say this because he gets really engaged in his conversation with Mr. Peterson whenever they bring up the book that discusses some of the planets. I also feel like he thinks he has that connection with the sky/solar system because he got hit in the head by the meteorite.

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This is an article that explains what Mr. Patterson meant when he said "no matter what side of the pond you were on". This actually refers to the Atlantic ocean first used in dialogue when asking what was occurring in England. When having this conversation, Alex makes a side note about having look up what he meant by that phrase.

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The Atlantic Ocean: an enormous stretch of blue that has played host to some of history's greatest hits; Christopher Columbus' naive expedition to India without GPS; the Titanic's unprovoked assault on an iceberg; and said iceberg's untimely death at the age of two from heatstroke. Little wonder, then, that an ocean of such repute boasts a 4-star rating on Noticing The document he provided was eye-opening. It turns out that one of those 19th century sources, Nehemiah Wallington's Google Reviews. I'm actually not kidding.

Throughout its long and storied history, the Atlantic has gone by several names, from the "Ocean Sea" to the "Great Western Ocean." But there's one jocular name in particular that has, of late, infiltrated the English lexicon-not to mention my blog name-and that's "The Pond."
You see, someone somewhere decided that it was probably best for all concerned that instead of lamenting yet another long, monotonous flight across the Atlantic, they would try and see the funny side. And so "the Pond" was born.
Except there's one problem: the use of "Pond" in this sense predates the first Transatlantic flight by about 280 years.
That's right, we've been comically underplaying those 3,000 miles for centuries. Indeed, sources from the 19th century indicate that people on both sides of the... well... Pond, were using it fairly abundantly at that time.
But was this the period in which it was coined? Like a certain ocean liner referenced earlier, I needed to go a little deeper. So sorry about that.

this curious reference placing the word's origin at 200 years earlier still, I reached out to Doug Harper at the Online Etymology Dictionary to get a source for the claim. Historical Notices of Events Occurring Chiefly in the Reign of Charles I, contained references to an extract preserved among that very king's pamphlets. The extract in question, dated December 12, 1640, includes a dialog between two of Charles' close confidantes, Lord Finch and Secretary Windebank, the latter of whom remarks:

"Well met, my Lord, it seems that you have taken flight over the great Pond, pray what newes in England?"

While this marks the earliest known written record of "the Pond," it is possible that the phrase existed in speech earlier, even, than that. And with good reason. Because about 20 years earlier, the Atlantic played host to another of history's greatest hits.

September 6, 1620: a ship carrying the first English Puritans to America set sail on its 66-day voyage across the ocean. The Mayflower's first venture toward modern-day Cape Cod would be a tale of endurance, hardship, and appalling flatulence. marked the
Nonetheless, the landmark journey would set in motion a twenty-year period known as "the Great Migration", in which 20,000 Englanders would flee religious persecution back home for the perceived freedom of New England.
Could it be that the term exchanged by Lord Finch and Secretary Windebank in 1640, a year which- coincidentally -
We might never know. But what we do know for sure is that the journey time from England to the New World during the 17th century was measured not in hours, but months. The people who coined the word either had a phenomenal sense of humour or they were lied to.
And so, as I write to you from 2018, thank you for reading this post. Just don't tell the Stuarts that it transmitted across the Pond instantaneously. They'd probably burn me for witchcraft. end of the Great Migration, was first concocted by the puritans or other such immigrants?

Laurence Brown is a British writer and YouTuber who somehow convinced the city of Chicago to let him in. He is an English Language graduate from Lancaster University and a passionate word etymologist, with a particular interest in British and American neologisms. Since moving to the United States, he has become increasingly curious about Britain's historical influence on American culture and about America in general.

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When Did Brits and Americans Start Saying "The Pond"? | Distant Words

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The Atlantic Ocean: an enormous stretch of blue that has played host to some of history's greatest hits; Christopher Columbus' naive expedition to India without GPS; the Titanic's unprovoked assault on an iceberg; and said iceberg's untimely death at the age of two from heatstroke.

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This is an actual photo of a woman who was hit by a meteorite. This relates to the book because Alex was hit in the head by one. He says that he's in a way, grateful, for the meteorite. He thinks that if he hadn't of been hit, that he might not be on the same trail of life as he is now.http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-hazards/meteorite/death-by-meteorite/ . This is the article about what happened to this woman.

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These are artworks by Kurt Vonnegut. He is the author of a lot of books that Alex enjoys reading. I think these artworks really show how complex Kurt is as an author, and why it appeals to Alex in the way it does, and causes him to start a book club about him.

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This short film is about the affects that bullying has. Alex could easily slip down that path of self hate. The path were every thing is one big slippery slope that end in a drop to death. To have to sit there and wonder why he wasn't good enough, or if he ever will be. .

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This case is an example of what Alex could have encountered if not careful and smart with the decisions he made. Alex had depression already, he had no intention to leave his house because of how people look at him and how people may look at him. His anxiety hurts him in the ways that he never wants to be in public places because is too scared of having a seizure. When these things happen and children are beaten because of their differences, they have a right to think it is unsafe for them to leave the house. Other kids can be cruel and give these kids who already believe they are different in the bad way the feeling that they are much worse, they are the outcast.

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BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Mother Carly Collins says her 11-year-old, epileptic daughter was brutally attacked at school by fellow students.

Ryann Senic is in 6th grade. She says she was cornered by a girl and beaten, while others watched and recorded the attack on their phones.

Senic suffered a severe concussion according to her mom, but it could've been much worse.

"Ryann is epileptic so this could've been a deadly thing," Collins said. "She did hit her right in her frontal lobe where her epilepsy is, so I'm very lucky I'm not planning my child's funeral instead of sitting here because it could've been that bad."
Related: WFMY News 2, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools On a Mission #2StopBullyin
Ryann explains the attack in her own words.

"She just popped out and said you're gonna fight me I said I'm not gonna fight you. Then I tried to run out she grabbed me by my hair and said you're not going anywhere and that's when she slammed me to the ground," Ryann said. "She started kicking me, punching me, stomping me, hitting me in the front and back of my head, my ribs all over my back."
Related: Family: Blind, Handicapped Student Bullied at School and Incident Posted on Snapchat
"I was screaming and crying for help and I was screaming from the top of my lungs," Ryann said. "She could've killed me."
Related: Anti-Bullying Resources For Kids, Teens, And Parents
Mother Carly Collins is pressing simple assault charges against the juvenile who allegedly attacked her daughter with the help of the School Resource Officer at Turrentine Middle School.

Collins says she is happy with the Schools response, specifically the principal. She says the girl who attacked her daughter has been expelled for the year.

"We are glad that she's gone for this year and that's something I think the administrative staff took very seriously once they saw the video surface on Facebook, they were adamant," Collins said. "But this has been a nightmare."
Related: WFMY Takes The 2 Stop Bullying Program To Meadowlark Elementary
Ryann started homebound school, and she will have to do that until at least November 9 because of the concussion. The organization Bikers Against Bullies wanted to organize a ride to school for Ryann, but she doesn't know when she'll be back at school.

They organized a separate event for this Saturday.

Bullying Resources
Bullying Help/Resources For Teens and Adults
Stomp Out Bullying - Chatline

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline online or at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
DoSomething.Org Resources Parents Contact List
Resources for parents including; Contacting school, State Board of Education among other resources
NC Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies NC Anti-Bullying Laws Anti-Bullying Programs/Resources Stopbullying.gov National Bullying Prevention Center Stomp Out Bullying DoSomething.Org JustSayYes.org
Read: If my parents only knew what it's like to be bullied in 2017

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'This Could've Been Deadly' | Epileptic 11-Year-Old Bullied, Beaten at Middle School in Burlington

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BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Mother Carly Collins says her 11-year-old, epileptic daughter was brutally attacked at school by fellow students. Ryann Senic is in 6th grade. She says she was cornered by a girl and beaten, while others watched and recorded the attack on their phones.

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This artwork shows the death tarot card. The death card was detailed in the book and was showed as not only a bad card, but not always a good one either. Alex described the card and told us about how this card ties in on the accident and how Ms. Coulson's cards were not directly to her, but to Alex.

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There is a book series that I have read, and more books are coming back, and it is about tarot cards as real people. These tarot cards are left on earth to battle to the death, and that tarot card that wins, gets to be immortal until the next game starts. These 'games' start after some world disaster, and this time, a scorch has left the earth barren, with zombie like things that look like paper bags, and some humans that have survived. When I saw that Alex's mom was a psychic, and used the tarot cards, and talked about death not being bad, but others being bad, it reminded me of the book series I had read.

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This Image is a depiction of the behaviors of someone with epilepsy.  We see some of these occur in Alex soon after his accident. We may begin to see more and more of theses behaviors within Alex. Further more, Alex becomes very interested in what causes his epilepsy and how to control his seizures

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This is where you will add your artifacts that support understanding of your book!
Mrs. Coffman