Dragon Booktalk: SOHS English Lit Circs

In a quaint town, no one is safe.

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His game never ends.

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With a Catch-22, you’re stuck either way.

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Every mother has a past, but every daughter has a future.

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It’s not whether you’re black or white, because we all fall into shades of gray.

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In their final literature circle podcast, Falon is “pragmatic” in her analysis of the novel, Dalton illustrates Perry’s diary (below), Kelsey wonders why Dick blames Perry for the murders, and Charlie makes a connection to Animal Farm with Dick’s betrayal of Perry like Napoleon’s betrayal of Snowball.  Stay tuned for their upcoming book commercial!

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In their final literature circle podcast, Whitney researched jade and fortune cookies, Erika’s Aha! is the lesson of not hiding your talent, Sara (a vegetarian) zoned out during a crab-eating moment, Jenny created a collage (below), and Marissa wondered how the group felt about the book’s ending.   Stay tuned for their upcoming book commercial!

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Andrew “bades” you to listen to their final literature circle podcast.  Brandon summarizes the ending of the novel, Chelsea wonders why the death of the Queen “bugger” affects the other buggers, Reid finds background information on the author, and Ryan makes a Connection to Fahrenheit 451.  Stay tuned for their upcoming book commercial!

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In their final literature circle discussion, Kayla finds a memorable example of alliteration (”that’s the way the cracker crumbles”), Lauren “elaborates” on some vocabulary, Jasmine makes a Connection between Walter’s spending of Beneatha’s college money to Napoloeon spending Boxer’s money for whiskey in Animal Farm, Rachel finds an Aha! at Walter’s decision in the end, Michael asks the group if they would take the money or move in, Anastasia investigated segregation in the 1950’s, and Jeppe illustrates Mr. Linder’s visit to the family (below).  Stay tuned for their book commercial!

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In their final literature circle discussion, Matthew provides a summary while Michael laments completing an “arduous” novel, Julia makes a Connection to Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado,” Amber finds a memorable simile (”The graveyard was yellow as hay and green as cooked cabbage”), and Trevor wonders what will happen in the book’s sequel.

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