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May 7, 2012

Connector- This book is connected to the real life because it is about different clans and berea has a lot of different clans. There are also people that are left out or always alone. They are always ignored and are always getting made fun of and picked on. - Joey Condon

I dont completely believe with what you are saying. These are real life problems, our school has different clans and different and not everyone likes certain people and thats how life is. People have different problems different reasons. Many schools kind of attitude. = Wes Thomason

Good connection! I think that the book is just like real life conflicts with yourself and falling in place with different groups in high school. -Amanda Sanvido

Discusion director:Why do you think melinda says "we are nobody"? why does she have such a bad attitude towards everything? Are there any questions about what is happening at this point in the story? + wes Thomason

I think Melinda says we are nobody because her and Heather are concidered as outcasts to other clans in their high school. Melinda has such a bad attitude towards everything because she has a secret that has built up fear and insecurity because of an eventful night at the end of summer. -Amanda Sanvido

illustrator- I picked this photo of a tree because in the book, Melinda picked a tree to draw in art class. -Amanda Sanvido

I like t he picture you chose because it expresses what she drew in art class, it was her project that sheput alot of work in.= Wes Thomason

Good choice. This tree symbolizes a lot of the book and of Melinda's art work. -Joey Condon

Truman S. 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?

May 17, 2012

Illustrator- I chose this picture because she used turkey bones for her art project. -Joey Condon

Good picture, It really decribes the main point within the storty between Melinda and her art teacher when she shows him the turkey bones. -Amanda Sanvido

Discusion director: Why does Heater want to be part of the "Marthas". What is "it"TrumanS-

Page 52. Paragraph 1. "weareheretogetagoodfoundationsowecangotocollegeliveuptoourpotentialgetagoodjoblivehappilyeverafterandgotoDisneyWorld," I picked this because it tells what a students outlook on the schools expactations and views of the future for us is. Page 56. Paragraph 4. David: "If the class is debating, then each student has the tight to say what's on his mind." I picked this because David is right, everyone has the right to speak their own mind. Page 63. Paragraph 5. Mr. Freeman "Excellent, excellent. What does this say to you?" I picked this because Mr. Freeman is asking Melinda what her meanings of her art and actions are to herself.

-Amanda Sanvido

good quotes- Joey Condon

Yea you have some good things you picked out from the book. It looks like you put in some time to take these quotes from the book. Good Job!

Some connections between the reading and myself are that i can understand where she comes from when she has different clicks in school. We have different clicks in our school too. Some people think that they are better than others, and don't even get to know who other people are. I also can connect with the 10 lies in school. Who ever makes them up, just want to look cool, and make them think that they are trying to help us and what benefits for us. But they only probably do 1 our of all of the 10. - Wes Thomason

Malinda called the cops because she was raped at the party by Andy. Heather also stopped being Malindas friend. Truman S

1. What does Mr. Freeman think is wrong with Melinda?