Connector

May 8, 2012 What I connect with 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) 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) I also connect to Mr. Freeman because i have a teacher who acts like him. (page 10) 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) 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 .(page 46)

by :Arianna McElroy

Actually were gonna be called Berea-Midpark. Its been decided. Bryanna DeLaney Great Job haha. -Joey Condon

May 7, 2012 What I connect with When she says that there are many different clans. There a lot of clans in Midpark such as football players, the popular guy group, the popular girl group, nerds, and etc. (page 4) I also connect with the first ten lies in highschool list, everytime im on my way to a class, the bell rings. They also say that they enforce the school dress code but i see people wearing tank-tops and short skirts. I also connect to Mr. Freeman because i have a teacher who acts like him. (page 10) 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.(page 46)

Victor Vargas

May 7th 2012 I can connect with these things Kids are bullied around for being different or wierd and there is no reason for any of it (page 5) another thing is that all the stereotyped groups are there nerds,jocks,popular kids, everything (page 4) I can also connect with the main character when the parents leave money for her to order pizza while they go out to eat (page 14) 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

by: jacob arent

i totally agree with you guys ,especially when victor said abut fitting in or when you jacob said that they have nobody else. I think that i will bring this up with my group and see what they think. - arianna mcelroy

I agree with all of what you guys have to say about the 10 lies told in highschool also the part about the different clans. How all of the populars and all the fighting. -Briana Percher

I agree with everything that has been said from everyone hear. When Anna talked about how their is a dress code and the ten lies of high school, it is true we have a dress code yet we have girls who let their junk in the trunk show and how they say that you will have enough time to get to your class, well those are lies. This book is just like my life and everyone elses lives, we all have rules and sometimes we feel like an outcast what with the groups here and at Midpark and we are always told we will be safe yet we have cops here at Berea. Speak is a good book and it relates to everyone here even if you dont know it. Sam Corrigan

i agree with the part of the book that says when she was walking in the hallways and he other girls whispering and talking about her because i hear and see kids doing that all the time in high school because that's all kids are good at these days and it gets really annoying. john k

May 15, 2012

I can connect with this book because Melinda's family situation is kind of like mine. We aren't really close and there usually isn't anyone home they are all at work or busy with their friends. - beth richardson

I connect with this also becasue i dont have anyone at home that im close to other than my brothers. Thats really it. -aaysha williamss

I can connect this book to my life because Melinda was nervious to start highschool like I was when I first moved to berea. Another connection I made to this book is my family. My mom always works and we are not really that close just like Melinda's family. - J u s t i n L o z i n a k

Justin I understand where you are coming from. It can be hard goin to a new school and moving. You have no friends that are there to chill with. Its uncomfortable to go to class when everyone is staring at you and wondering who you are. But as days go on you will make friends as you have now. It can be rough in the start but in the end its better. - Wes Thomason

i connect to Mr. Freeman because i have a teacher who acts like him I connect with the spanish teacher, he said he wasnt gonna talk in english this semester but he ended up talking the next week i connect with the name change of there school, except our is to find out what we will be called when we combine. Stephen davis

I can connect with the story by: The school name changing because my school is combineing with another and they are trying to figur out a name, pg 69 Waking up late on Christmas because my brother is not young anymore so we don't have to wake up early, pg 72 I have a teacher like Mr. Stetman, that is all about Algebra, pg 83 I have parents that complain about grades, help around house & not being a kid anymore if i don't listen too, pg 86 -Jordan Walton

i can connect my life to this book because at first Melinda was nervous to start high school. My first year at Midpark was nerve wracking, i didn't think i would ever make friends or find my way around. She isn't close to her mother and neither am i, she has hard times as all people do sometimes. .

Tricia Anthony

May 22, 2012

i can connect the fact that some people do get raped in highschool or just in general. some parties do get crashed by the police and people will blame a specific person or a group of people at the party. -Eric Diaz

i can connect going to a party with illegal substances to real life. -John Grinder

i can connect the fact that partys do get crashed for the wrong reason. the rape in our society is similar from the book. - Kris M. I can connect the fact that parties do have illigal substances and under age drinking. People do get dunk and then get raped because there to drunk to notice. People get drunk to get attention. This stuff happenes in life everyday. AustinF

i can connet this book to almost every high school teenagers life. they go to partys they get wasted bad things happen, although not everyone choses to do those things many people do them just for the attention. i can also relate the closet melinda hides in. many people that are depressed like melinda is, just want to hide from everything and that is what shes doing as she hides in the old janitors closet. ~Gaby Wiles

this book can really connect to high school and middle school life. mostly in high school parties happen. Also bad embarising things can happen. people do hide in the places to be depressed and sit there and cry. - kelsey h

Nice one John. ~Eric diaz

I can connect to this because some teenagers do drink while they're underage, and they make a lot of mistakes. Some people in high school also get raped, as well. There are many students who are battling depression, and students who feel they cannot communicate with others. - Briana G

==i can connect going to a party with illegal substances to real life also kids getting raped and having a bad first year of highschool. -PaigeCole ==

==I connected to the whole drug thing because I know alot of kids who party and do drugs at this school. I can also relate to the bad year of high school because some of the kids right when they came to Midpark their grades fell apart.- Sean Fenton == well said Sean._AustinF i can connect this to alot of teenagers because of the drugs and alcohol party stuff and people getting raped.~ Austin Phillips

===**Connecting **** to this book was harder for me because I don't have the problems Melinda has, although I know kids that do. Trying to fit in to groups in high school can be a serious problem and make life hard and stressful for kids. Another thing is party's with alcohol and illegal drugs. **What happened to Melinda could happen to anyone, especially when alcohol and drugs are involved. - Tommy Reihart ===

I can connect with this book with the rape because lots of people do get raped at parties and i can also connect with this book because of the first day of school was so scary because i didn't think i'd make friends but i did. Just like Melinda. ~Chau.

people do crazy stuff in real life they drink, party, and rape people, it happens in the real world. i also think that people help people in a need of help. like the lacrosse players helped melinda. -Michael G

i agree with you michael you make a good point and you definitely have the right idea-Austin P