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My annotation question was how do Mesmo and Ben change throughout the course of the story. I chose this to be my annotation question because Mesmo and Ben dace many challenges and occasionally fight with themselves. In this story there was an event that took place called the Cosmic Fall. In this event aliens crash landed on Earth. From that point on, the government is trying to track down all the witnesses and keep them in custody so they can tell them what they saw. Ben is a 13 year old that has his life turned around once his grandpa dies. Mesmo is one of the aliens that crash landed on Earth. Ben´s grandpa was one of the witnesses of the cosmic fall who also protected his grandson from being taken into custody.

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Minutes: 30
Pages; 30
How I felt Reading Today: Today I was very focused as I finished my book and wrote down my final annotation essay.
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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Ben and Mesmo´s final fight against Bordock #6

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Ben and Mesmo´s final fight against Bordock #6

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When Ben was finally able to locate Mesmo and free him from the place he was locked up, Bordock found them. Once Mesmo was freed, he regained his full power and was able to put up a big fight against Bordock. At one point in the fight Mesmo had a huge lead but then Bordock used one of his alien weapons and hit Mesmo very hard. At this point Mesmo was on the ground and about to die. Luckily, Ben saw the alien weapons that Bordock was using and picked it up and shot him in the head four times. After Ben hit the final blow, Mesmo and Ben realy understood how much they needed each other and how good of a friend Ben is for Mesmo.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 27
How I felt reading today: I was very focused and the book was very interesting today.
Did I Meet My Goal: Yes

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When Ben´s grandpa passed away, he instructed Ben to find someonce named Mesmo. At his grandfathers funeral, someone named Jack Anderson gave his condolences to Ben and his mom. Ben quickly realized that this person was actually Mesmo. Once he called Jack out for being Mesmo, he muttered something under his breath and vanished. Ben quickly realized that Mesmo doesnt want anything to do with him unless maybe he wants something from Ben.

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Minutes: 35
Pages 31
How I felt Reading Today: I was very focused as I was reading
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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How Mesmo changed his attitude and helped Ben once he was captured by the police. #5

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How Mesmo changed his attitude and helped Ben once he was captured by the police. #5

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Ben took the boat to go back to vancouver from where they were staying to help his sick and frail mom to get her medicine. However, once he got there the police were there and took him into custody. As he was in custody, Mesmo came in his spiritual state to come and help Ben with his skill of water to help him escape. Once he escaped, he went onto a boat where he was captured once again. Again, Mesmo used his skill of water to sink the boat and help return Ben safely to his mom, dog, and Susan.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 31
How I felt reading today: Today I was very focused since the book was very interesting today/
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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The effects on Mesmo and Ben as Laura(Bens mom) fell sick. #4

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The effects on Mesmo and Ben as Laura(Bens mom) fell sick. #4

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As Laura fell sick, and Mesmo left them by themselves they needed immediate help since Laura was running a very high fever. Ben found a list of contacts and found someone named Susan Pickering who is helping Ben and his mom while giving them a place to stay. Ben was very worried and did not want to leave his mothers side at all since he was so worried. When Mesmo returned he opened up to Ben and explained why he was on Earth and how his daughter passed on her skill which Ben is unknowingly using which keeps Mesmo alive. He is also explained that he is being captive and he is visiting Ben in his spiritual state. Even though Ben is keeping Mesmo alive Mesmo is not returning the affection and explains that he is using Ben.

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In this book, Ben and his mom are trying very hard to achieve well being for themselves so they can live normally. They had to face many obstacles on their way to reaching it. This relates to me because my mom and dad have done that for me and my brother.

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In this book, Ben and his mom are chased for something they didn´t even know about. When the government found out that Ben was a witness during the night of the cosmic fall. From this scene I learned how badly the Canadian government wants to capture Ben.

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Minutes: 35
Pages:24
How I felt Reading today: I was kind of distraced but the book is currently in the point of rising action.
Did I meet my goals?: No

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What happened to Ben and his mom after his grandpa died. #2

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What happened to Ben and his mom after his grandpa died. #2

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Ryan Archer dying was a big tragedy for Ben and his mom since he was one of the only people left in their life. Ben´s dad died when he was just a baby. Ryan had a secret, he was a witness of the Cosmic Fall which was the night when aliens crashed onto the Earth. Once he died, government officials found out that Ben was also a witness during that night but her forgot because of his dimensia. There was also a very powerful enemy of Mesmo hunting Ben down. His name is Bordock and he really wants to eliminate Ben and Mesmo. Once the government tried to put him in custody they had to go on the run and hide while only trusting some of his grandfathers friends.

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How Mesmo reacted as he found out that his daughter died. #3

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How Mesmo reacted as he found out that his daughter died. #3

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When Mesmo found out his daughter was actually dead, he broke down. He caused multiple storms and disappeared after crying for a while. Once he left, Ben and his mom were left by themselves and did not have any help as they were running away from the government. This caused Ben and his mom to be much more scared than they were originally when they had the help of the trusting alien Mesmo.

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¨As she found out her dad, died she broke down.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall

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¨As she found out her dad, died she broke down.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall

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The literal meaning of this phrase is that his mom broke down like a car. The connotation of the phrase is that she broke down into tears. This phrase is relevant because it helps the readers understand how close Bens mom was to her dad. The mood at this point in the story is very dad since Ben´s grandpa has died.

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¨The wind tugged at my feet¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(pg 107)

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¨The wind tugged at my feet¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(pg 107)

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The literal meaning of this song is that the wind was trying to push him off his feet. The connotation of the phrases is that the wind was pushing him very hard. The mood at this point of the story is sad because once Ben recovered his memory from the night of the cosmic fall Mesmo found out that his alien companion died. This scene is important because it gives us a hint that that alien was close to Mesmo.

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¨That hour felt like a century¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(pg.103)

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¨That hour felt like a century¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(pg.103)

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This phrase is a similie because it compares the hour to a century using the word like. The author included this piece of information because he wanted the reader to understand how long that last hour felt. This phrase is significant because it really help the reader understand how long that hour felt like for Ben.

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¨Mesmo was as tall as a giraffe.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(Pg 71)

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¨Mesmo was as tall as a giraffe.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall(Pg 71)

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This is a similie because this phrase uses the word like to compare Mesmo to a giraffe. The author included this piece of information to help the reader understand how tall Mesmo is compared to the people standing around him. The mood is suprising because they had no idea that Mesmo was this tall.

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¨Something unpleasant tugged at the back of his mind.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic 

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¨Something unpleasant tugged at the back of his mind.¨ - Ben Archer and the Cosmic 

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The literal meaning of this phrase is that something bad was tugging at the back of Ben´s mind. The connotation of the phrase is that he was thinking about something unpleasant that might happen. The mood of this scene is very tragic because Ben´s grandfather got a heartattack and Ben and his mom are in the hospital praying for his recovery. This scene is important because it helps the reader understand that something might happen to Bens grandpa.

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¨They were just about to catch up with them when the beasts threw themselves at the fence and started to bark.¨ - Page 31 Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall

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¨They were just about to catch up with them when the beasts threw themselves at the fence and started to bark.¨ - Page 31 Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall

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The literal meaning of this phrases is that vicious beasts threw themselves at the fence and tried to harm someone. The connotation of this phrases is that the dogs went to the fence and started barking which slowed them down. The mood is very suspenseful because there are bullies chasing Ben at this point in the story. This phrase is relevant because it gives us an idea on how vicious the dogs were as they tried to attack Bens chasers.

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After Ben and his mom escape from the goverment with their friend Mesmo they quickly realize that Mesmo has odd powers and they want to get away from him. This relates to me because once we were walking by someone who then pulled out a knife and hurt someone that was walking by us.

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In this story once Ben Archer is trying to remember the night of the cosmic fall while his Alien Friend Mesmo is helping him they find out that some other alien girl gives her powers to Ben and dies. Once they see this Mesmo quickly starts to cry and disappears. From this scene we can learn how important this other Alien is to Mesmo.

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In this story, Ben Archers life turns around once his grandfather dies and he finds out about the event he witnessed. He witnessed the night of the cosmic fall and now the police are searching for him. He has amnesia and forgets about his past memories. From this scene I can infer whatever happened the night of the cosmic fall is very important information to the government.

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In this story, Ben Archer and his mom have to witness the tragic death of Bens grandpa. They set up the funeral and mourned him while they met multiple of his friends. Unfortunately, like Ben I also have had to go through the tragic death of a loved one.

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In this story, Ben Archer has a very caring mom that is willing to put her life on the line to save her son. As the police start to look for Ben his mom rushes to his school, picks him up, and they go into hiding. Just like Ben Archer, I have a very caring mom who does lots of things for me.

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In this book, the main character is trying to solve a mystery about a stolen necklace. From this I learned that you have to be very determined and patient if you want to achive something

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Minutes: 28
Pages:20
How I Felt reading Today: I still have not got my new book and I have been getting quite distracted since the book is quite boring
Did I Meet My Goal: No

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As I was reading today and Teddy as getting closer and closer to solving the mystery of who was stealing the ranches bison, I could not help but feel a connection. Usually when I look for stuff that I lose I have to retrace my steps and find out what exactly I was doing. Therefore, I think that I have a connection to Teddy as I look for something.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 24
How I felt reading today: Today I was still kind of distracted since I di not get my new book yet.
Did I Meet My Goals: No

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In this story, a criminal is robbing very value valuable things like jewelry and bison. This criminal is using very innovative ideas to succesfully rob things from this ranch. From this I learned how hard it is for someone to rob something valuable.

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Minutes: 40
Pages: 39
How I felt Reading today: I was kind of distracted today since the book was very boring but I plan on switiching books tomorrow.

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 Tell me about the conflict of the book. Are there many conflicts or one main conflict? Does the conflict affect the characters or plot? How? (Bear Bottom)

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 Tell me about the conflict of the book. Are there many conflicts or one main conflict? Does the conflict affect the characters or plot? How? (Bear Bottom)

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In the book Bear Bottom, Teddy is on his ranch and people are stealing his bison. Teddy and his girlfriend summer are investigating every single thing possible to try and find out who stole the bison. This really affects Teddys parents because they are very poor and have almost no money. The only thing that earns them a little bit of money is the bison so it is very important that they get them back.

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"He's such a dog." - Page 67(Bear Bottom)

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"He's such a dog." - Page 67(Bear Bottom)

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The literal meaning of this phrase is that Teddy reminds her of a dog. The connotation of this phrase is that he is very dirty person. The mood is unpleasant because they have to watch Teddy be very dirty. This phrase is very relevant because it portrays how dirty Teddy is.

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Make a prediction about what you think will happen next. Use information from your story to support your prediction. ( Bear Bottom)

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Make a prediction about what you think will happen next. Use information from your story to support your prediction. ( Bear Bottom)

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In this story, currently Teddy is trying to solve a mystery on how bison are disappearing from his ranch. By the end of this book I predict that Teddy will find all of his bison along with whoever is stealing them from him and his family.

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There was an endless chorus of grunts and belches from them as they chewed.(Bear Bottom)

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There was an endless chorus of grunts and belches from them as they chewed.(Bear Bottom)

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This phrase is a hyperbole because the auhtor is overreacting by saying endless. The author included this information to portray to the reader how many people were at the table eating food. It is effective because it helps me understand how many people are eating food.

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In this story, Donovan Curtis is misplaced and he feels like he is not where he belong. I can relate to this scene because when I moved to my new school Hunting Ridge I did not feel like I had belonged there.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 28
How I felt reading today: I was very focused and I did not take my eyes off my book once.
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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Minutes: 34
Pages: 30
How I felt reading today: Today I got kind of distracted and was not paying attention as much as I wanted to.
Did I meet my goal?: No

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 32
How I felt reading today: I was very interested today in my book because we are in the climax of the book
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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Minutes: 37
Pages:34
How I felt reading today: I was very focused and rarely took my eyes off my book.
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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In this story, Donovan is a serious prankster who gets in trouble a lot. After a very big prank he thought he would get in a lot of trouble but luckily he just got switched to a gifted school. From this scene I learned that it is very bad to do pranks.

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Minutes: 15
Pages: 12
How did I feel reading today: I was very focused and I did not take my eyes off my book the whole time.
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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Minutes: 30
Pages:24
How did I feel reading today?: I felt very focused for these thirty minutes because the book pages were very interesting.
Did I meet my goal?: Yes

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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 means he would start focusing on something else and he would not be present with Terry.

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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 the author started the short story off with how his dad has problems because of how he got traumatized in the war so the rest of the story would be Terry trying to find out why this happened to his dad. The effect this has on the reader is we get to watch Terry uncover and find out what happened to his dad.

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In this story, Terrys dad had to g throught a terrifying experience as a Vietnam war soldier. He was traumautized and wounded for life. From this short story I learned how much a war can affect someone mentally.

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He was cying, looking terrified, his breath coming in short, hot pants like some kind of animal.(Stop the Sun)

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He was cying, looking terrified, his breath coming in short, hot pants like some kind of animal.(Stop the Sun)

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This phrase is a smilie because it uses the word like to compare hot pants to an animal. The author included this information to describe what Terrys dad looked like in the hardware store. These reactions are the affects of being traumatized in war. This helps the reader understand that since Terrys dad was traumatized in the war he sometimes has flashbacks of the war and gets very scared by them.

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As she called the roll, her voice was as gentle as the expression in her beautiful dark brown eyes. She reminded me of pansies.(Love, Page 1)

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As she called the roll, her voice was as gentle as the expression in her beautiful dark brown eyes. She reminded me of pansies.(Love, Page 1)

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The literal meaning of this phrase is that she reminded her of flowers. The connotation of the phrase is how he really looked up to the teacher and thought the world of her. The mood is very warm and bright because the boy is telling the reader how much he admires his teacher and how understanding she is with the children. This phrase is relevant because it helps the reader understand how much love the school children had for their teacher.

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She was coming down the aisle with Dad, the two of them with a cart full of things that weren’t on sale, no coupon ads in hand. We said hello, but that was it.,” (Half a Moon, page 2).

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She was coming down the aisle with Dad, the two of them with a cart full of things that weren’t on sale, no coupon ads in hand. We said hello, but that was it.,” (Half a Moon, page 2).

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The literal meaning of this phrase is that Brooke and her dad do not have any coupon ads in hand. The connotation of this phrase describes how Brooke and her father are rich. This is an upsetting mood because Raven´s father left her family when she was seven and left them off to be very poor. This phrase is relevant because it helps the reader understand that Raven really wishes her dad was still in her life and she is very mad at him for leaving her.

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She puts her arm around Brooke, like a big sister would.(Half a Moon)

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She puts her arm around Brooke, like a big sister would.(Half a Moon)

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The literal meaning is that the person putting her arms around Brooke is her big sister. The connotation. The connotation describes how she is protecting Brooke from the other students. This is a gloomy mood because Brooke is getting bullied by the other students. This phrase is relevant because it helps the reader understand that some people cared for Brooke. This scene is important because you can tell that Raven and Brooke who are hal sisters dont have a great relationship.

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The black cottonwood trees with their healing balm release more of their white fluff.(Half a Moon, Page 7

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The black cottonwood trees with their healing balm release more of their white fluff.(Half a Moon, Page 7

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The literal meaning of this phrase is how these cottonwood trees give healing to the people around it. The connotation describes how Brooke and Raven developed a relationship by this cottonwood tree. The author included this phrase to portray a happy mood because Raven and Brooke finally adressed each other as sisters.

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After the kidnapper, Malley, and Richard ate dinner he was telling Richard to get off. After he refused, the kidnapper took out a loaded gun and threatened Richard. However, Richard just dove at him and tried to tackle him. After this scenario, the kidnapper now would start to be hostile with RIchard and he knew his identity.

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After Richard got onto Malleys kidnappers boat, he was finally able to talk to Malley without him in the boat. He asked Malley how he was treating her and she explained to him how he was not letting her get off the boat but she also said how she was able to act in self defence. This made Richard very mad that this random online person was harming his cousin.

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After Malley called Richard again, she was acting like she was calling her mom and dad and when Richard was asking her question like she was in trouble she was responding in code confirimng she needed help. After Richard recieved this phone call he was very furious that this online person was hurting her husband. This changed the course of the story because now Richard knew that the online man was harming his cousin

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During this section of the dialogue, Malley has run away from her home with someone online and she is calling her cousin Richard. As she is calling Richard and his companion who is the old governor are setting out to find Malley. During this section of the dialogue Malley is acting very weird and it looks like she is trying to tell Richard that she needs help. In this dialogue, the reader is starting to understand that Malley might need help from Richard to escape the clutches of the man online. We can tell that Richard is very worried and Malley is careless and uncautious.

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Dad, pointing to the stars that looked like polka dots decorating the sky.(Half a Moon)

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Dad, pointing to the stars that looked like polka dots decorating the sky.(Half a Moon)

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This is a similie and I know this because the narrator is teling us how she compared the stars to polka dots that decorated the sky. It is effective because it helps the reader understand how the narrarator looks at the starry night sky.

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Her arms are like noodles and I doubted she could punch her way out of a soap bubble.( Skink no Surrender, Pg, 67)

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Her arms are like noodles and I doubted she could punch her way out of a soap bubble.( Skink no Surrender, Pg, 67)

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This is a similie and I know this because the author is using like to compare her arms to noodles telling the reader that she was very weak. This is effective because it helps the reader understand that she is very weak.

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You need a doctor T.C. You look like poop on a popsicle(Skink No Surrender, Pg 253)

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You need a doctor T.C. You look like poop on a popsicle(Skink No Surrender, Pg 253)

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This is a similie because T.C. is getting compared to how poop on a popsicle would be like. This is effective because it helps the reader understand how ugly and ragged T.C. looks like.

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Listen, He´s as sick as a dog. He won´t get far.(Skink no Surrender) Pg. 244

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Listen, He´s as sick as a dog. He won´t get far.(Skink no Surrender) Pg. 244

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This type of figurative language is a similie and I know this because the author is comparing he to a sick dog. It is effective because it helps us understand how bad his physical state is.

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In this book, Malley ran off with some random person online. All her amily is looking for her and they even set out an amber alert to try and find her. From this scene I learned that you should never trust people on the internet.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 31
How I felt reading today: I was very focused and di not take my eyes off my book once.
Did I meet my goal: Yes

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Minutes:25
Pages 20
How I felt reading today: The book was becoming more and more interesting and I could not take my eyes of of my book
Did I meet my goal: No

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In the story Half a Moon, The narrarator is a superviser in a camp and she encounters her half sister. She is the reason that the Narrators dad left her. When they are in camp together, the narrarator blames the girl for her dads mistake. From this scene I learn that it can be hard to forigive.

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Her arms were like sticks, and all the life in her seemed concentrated in her eyes - Love

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Her arms were like sticks, and all the life in her seemed concentrated in her eyes - Love

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This type of figurative language is similie and I know this because the author is using the word like to compare Mrs.Browns arms to sticks. It It is effective because it portrays how Mrs.Brown has become since she was sick.

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The kids in Mrs.Browns fifth grade class loved her so much they never made her have to yell at them. However, as she was sick all the kids were very sad and really wanted her to fight the illness so she could stay alive. This relates to me because I really loved my aunt and hoped she would fight the disease that took over her.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 27
How I felt reading today: the book was not as thrilling this time but I was able to stay focused

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 23
How did I feel reading today: I felt really into the book and interested because the book was very thrilling today.
Did I meet my goal: No

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Goal 1 Read a page per minute and always be focused only in the book

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Goal 1 Read a page per minute and always be focused only in the book

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As the painter lady took the wall of the boys, they demanded that she stops using it and tried to kick her out of it. However, as the story ended the boys saw what a wonderful mural she had made. From this experience, I learned that you should always be kind and wait before you take actions

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As Aleena and her family adopted Hakeem, she was very happy to have him in her family, but as time progressed she was getting tired and sick of Hakeem. From her experience I learned that in order to help someone new adjust into your family you need to be kind.

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After reading this short story, I saw how Hakeem who was an adopted child had to try to adjust and fit in with his new family and how hard that can be. From this experience, I learned how hard it can be to adjust and change your life when you dont have many people to support you.