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May 10, 2012

MariahK: I'm the Literary Luminary, and within the literary luminaries we have found meaningful qoutes on pages 3-46. What I have found was on pg. 5, last paragraph. "The first ten lies they tell you in High School". I picked this section because they are somewhat true, do you think they are all true? why?pg. 12 paragraph 4. When Melinda picks "tree" out of the globe, she thinks of it as a joke. What would you do if you had "tree". pg. 25 paragraph 3, when Melinda finds the janitors closet, when she says that the closet is "abandoned-it has no purpose, no name. It is the perfect place for me." Why does Melinda relate herself to this closet?

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When she says that there are many different clans. There a lot of clans in Berea such as soccer guy, the african american but group, the popular girl group, nerds, and etc. (page 4) =====

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I also connect with the first ten lies in highschool list, they always say there will be enough time to class but they spread your classes out so far that you make it up the stairs and the bell rings. They also say that they enforce the school dress code but i see girls wear skirt that show everything.They say the guidance counsleor will be available when you need to talk, but here you have to make an appointment but by time they get to you ts the next day or a week later. ( page 5-7) =====

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I also connect with the spanish teacher, he said he wasnt gonna talk in english this semester but he ended up talking the next week.(page13) =====

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i also connect with the name change of there school, except our is to find out what we will be called when we combine.(page 41) ===== i also can connect with the main character when he talks about it. i also connect with the main character by not fitting in the first day of school- victor vargas said Also, some kids have issues of changing into their gym clothes in front of other students and that really happens sometimes (page 18) and lastly, when one person loses who they thought was their best friend and then they realize that they have nobody else, there alone. said :jacob arent by : AriannaM. The summary of the story Speak is about a girl named Melinda she is a freshmen in high school and she felt uncomfortable because all of her elementary school friends are not even her friends anymore. But in lunch the basketball club was throwing food and hit her in her chest and she ran and found a closet that was not in use.So that was going to be her hanging place for now. Then Melinda met her new friend Heather there not the same and nothing but they understand each other.They are totally different people and have different opnions on everything. Melinda has to learn how to make friends at school. Stephen Davis

TO Stephen I think that melinda just needs someone who she can trust and talk to and also melinda didnt run and found the closet she went into the bathroom but the teacher saw her without a pass and etc. Heather isnt really her friend though etiher she is just someone that talks to her and pretty much just uses melinda.I also think that the closet serves as a place where she can find peace and a place where she can think about stuff. -ARIANNAM.

TO Mariah(: I totally agree with you on the whole ten lies that they tell you in school.I also think that if i had a tree to draw in art class i would be very very disappointed . i would think that i would get something cool like a monkey or the carnval not some stupid tree.

MariahK: @Stephen Davis, how will Melinda make new friends? Does it say anything about her wanting to have/make new friends? Also, she didn't run to the closet after the food fight, she was going to change, and Mr. Neck saw her in the hall and she got in trouble for not having a pass. Melinda finds her her "sanctuary" when Mr. Neck is hunting her down,and she finds a place to hind in, which was the closet. @Arianna M I agree with some of those connections, definately the one about the school's name always changing...

Jared T; Melina cant make any friends.

The summary of the story is about a girl named melinda who doesnt have any friends, who is struggling with depression, and family problems.

May 17, 2102

Mariah K: I'm the Discussion Director this week. Which mascot would you pick? The Bees, The Icebergs, The Hilltoppers, or The Wombats? Why did Melinda make the art piece with the turkey carcass, with a Barbie head inside of it? Can Melinda be related to Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Why did Melinda get so mad at ther father at work? Why is it on her report card at the end of the marking period, there is sections on "Attitude", "Lunch", and "Clothes"? And why is she doing poorly in those subjects?



Why do you think i pick this picture?

what do you think that it represents?

i think this picture represents anger. I think that it represents all the anger that she kept in.

I also think it represents the part of the book where she cut her lip on the enevolpe. -AriannaM

it represents the part of the book where she cut her lip on the enevolpe. the picture represents anger. Stephen davis

I am the connector. i dont relate to this story personaly but i know some people who have gone through this and its really awful to hear and read about -shane bartek



this represents her cutting her lips Stephen davis

Mariah K: In the "Third Marking Period" Heather told Melinda they can't be friends anymore because she is a too depressed person. Melinda gets sent to M.I.S.S because the teachers found out she was cutting school. Also, Mr. Freeman thinks that Melinda's imagination is paralyzed so she studies Picasso's "Cubism". David invites Melinda over to celebrate to win of the basketball team, but Melinda "doesn't do parties" Instead, Melinda goes out onto the porch roof and remembers s about the night of the party.

i m the Literary Luminary and i found alot of meaing qtes but i found this one the most meaningful " it feels like the prince od darkness has swept his cloak over the table. "' i think melinda is saying how he is full of evil what do you guys think?

-arianna mcelroy (:

Do you think Melinda will ever tell anyone why she called the police? Do you think she will every gain any close friends? Why do you think Heather wants to be part of the "Marthas" so bad? -Marc Cuevas (