https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m Made with panache en-us 2019-03-12 15:11:20 UTC 2019-03-22 15:44:40 UTC hello@padlet.com jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/340918708 Right now I know that this book is about a columbine student who was killed in the mass school shooting because of her religious belief. ]]> 2019-03-13 15:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/340918708 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/340918845 1. How devoted was she to her faith 
2. What is life for her family now after the tragic event
3. Can this book change my point of view for my faith]]> 2019-03-13 15:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/340918845 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344260237 The family didn’t know how religious Rachel was. When they read her journal they  found it was alot deeper into questions about god and her own struggles with temptations. ]]> 2019-03-22 15:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344260237 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344262335 Rachel was an actor and worked at subway after school to earn money. She also went to youth group on Wednesday’s and was a devoted catholic. She was dating a boy but broke it off in fear of him wanting a more physical relationship when she wanted to stay pure for god. She was also given chances to drink and do drugs but always turned it down.   ]]> 2019-03-22 15:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344262335 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344264724 Subheadings play a huge role in this book mainly because it’s from the point of view of both the mother and father. They switch at random times and cover certain topics which are listed in the subheadings. For example one sub heading is “ failure and forgiveness” which is where they talk about Rachel being a Normal girl but always coming to her parents when she felt guilty about what she did. ]]> 2019-03-22 15:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344264724 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344266960 Understanding and accepting how something as tragic as the columbine shooting is difficult for people but especially for the family’s and friends effected. The parents writing the story talk about how Rachel’s journal helps them come to peace with things because of her connection with god. ]]> 2019-03-22 15:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344266960 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344269683 Obviously the authors of this book are qualified to write about what had happened to their daughter. The father is a devoted catholic who has a great understanding of religion, as proof of running a youth program at his church, so evaluating his daughters deep faithfulness is what he’s trained to do for others. The mother gives her personal experience on the day it happened and Rachel’s life at home seeing how Rachel lives with her mother not her father. ]]> 2019-03-22 15:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344269683 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344271769 This story literately easy to understand but the concept of religion is pretty theological. Also the description of the day through the parents was really heart wrenching and hard to read. This book is not meant for middleschoolers based on the topic of the story but I’m sure they would be able to read the words easily   ]]> 2019-03-22 15:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344271769 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344273845 The book was published in 2000 just a year after the tragedy, so the family still had a good grasp over what had happened but also had a good enough understanding on the process of moving on. Shootings are still happening till this day and these experiences are still relevant to this current day, with the loss of children and grieving of communities. ]]> 2019-03-22 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344273845 jakema https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344275536 Photographs taken from Rachel’s journal are placed all over the book so the reader can read texts straight from Rachel and understand her true intentions, not just everything a parent writes about. The photographs help the read see that what is being told is very real. It’s sad to see some of the experiences and know that a young girl had hand written it but it just brings more heart wrenching experiences that makes this book as powerful as it is]]> 2019-03-22 15:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jakema/2atg98toiw2m/wish/344275536