In their first literature circle discussion, Jessie makes us realize how “ephemeral” our book discussions can be, Hannah discusses one of the theme of the books could be Man’s struggle with pride (and perhaps the storm is a symbol of pride?), and Mason illustrates the argument of Isaac and Joseph:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Drew discusses Hershey’s multiple business failures before he had success, Will wonders how candy can be dangerous, David finds imagery (”In downtown Hershey, the street lights are shapde like giant kiss candies..”[1]), Natalie thinks Fanny reminds her of Hermia in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Zack becomes a vocabulary “magnate,” and Elise protrays “Kitty” Hershey in all her pretty and fancy glory:
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In their first podcast, Morgen summarizes the passage, Alex finds imagery (”The lake was beautiful and always changing in hue and texture…” [55]), Emily asks the group if there’s anyone they could partner with successfully like Burnham and Root, Katie shares the “opulence” of her vocabulary, and Emma illustrates Holmes’s charm:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Melanie summarizes the story so far, Josh finds an interesting simile (”It’s as if I’m caught in a tunnel and a GI is blasting his flamethrower right down the chute” [83]), Jenny connects Randy to a character in the book Handcuffs, Chelsea wonders why Sharon stays with Randy, Carson finds the Hardin High website (http://www.hardin.k12.mt.us/district%207.html), and Natalie illustrates a key game (check out the players on the bench):
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In their second literature circle discussion, Mack’s investigation discovers that Hansberry, like Bennie, was interested in Africa; the advice of Natalie’s seventh grade teacher to “write what you know” suggests to her that Bennie IS Hansberry; Alyssa finds an interesting metaphor when Walter’s eyes are described as “pure glass sheets” (78); Elizabeth connects Walter’s inheritence (and loss of the money) to the protagonist in the book Son of the Mob; Emma wonders about the argument about what real learning is; Livia illustrates a key moment between Travis and Mama:
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In their second literature circle discussion, Chelsie wonders how Ender plans to “defeat . . . the teachers” (171), Josh finds a great example of alliteration with “She had never seen him speak with such sincerity” (132), Tina shows how “competent” she is with her vocabulary, Jacob wonders if Mazer actually lost the battle with the buggers, and Alex illustrates Bean in the midst of a practice battle:
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In their second literature circle discussion, Carleigh wonders what to infer about Dick’s “baby names” for Perry, Elise discusses how the mood goes from depressing to angry, Lauren is our “liason” between the circle and the dictionary, Erica thinks Dick is as arrogant as Odysseus from The Odyssey, and Josh notices how the book goes from making you hate the killers to having pity for them.
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In their second literature circle discussion, Alex finds a simile on page 126 (”veined with a delicate tracery of pipes for the cooling fluid, they looked like the wings of some vast dragonfly”), Chris compares Bowman of A Space Odyssey to the Bow-Man of The Odyssey, Trenton investigates Saturn with the help of www.nineplanets.org/saturn.html, Dustin wonders why Hal started to malfunction (or as Nathan points out, is he actually malfunctioning?), Brady begins to visualize the vastness of space, and Holly illustrates the plight of the astronauts (and shows the symbolism of fortune cookies!):
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In their first literature circle discussion, Livia summarizes the text, Elizabeth finds Mama’s statement “And then, Lord, when I lost that baby - little Claude…” ironic, Kalyn illustrates a key moment between Ruth and Mama (below) which Emma predicts, Mack points out the simile that compares Bennie and Walter to Mama’s beloved plant, Natalie sees a connection between Mama and Old Man and the Sea’s Santiago, and Alyssa avoids “flitting” about while explaining her vocab.
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In their first literature circle discussion, Alex investigates one of the inspirations for “2001″ (Clarke’s 1948 short story “The Sentinel”), Holly makes a connection to The Giver, Chris is far from “impracticable,” Brady wonders if our future will be this grim, Trenton finds alliteration in ”blazing beacon,” Dustin wonders about the impact the aliens will have on humanity’s future, and Nathan illustrates the dramatic moment when the moon monolith is uncovered (below).
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