1. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book to a friend because this book is a dystopian page turner. This book leaves you wanting to know what happens next and a bit emotional toward the end. This is the next story to read for Hunger Games, Divergent, and Delirium fans.
2. Describe an experience or emotion that you share with a character or person in the book you read. Be sure to explain in detail both the character’s and your own experience or feeling and how they are similar.
An emotion that I share with a character in the book is with Cassia when she is mournful when her grandfather dies. When my grandpa died a couple years ago I was also mournful. My grandpa and Cassia’s grandfather both
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A better one. But in reality, they’re sending them to the outer Provinces to fight… He’s going to die. It’s a death sentence back there.” Cassia’s decision turned Ky into a soldier where the possibility of him making it out of war alive was slim.
4. Double Entry Journal (DEJ): While you are reading, you will need to keep a double entry journal of no more than six entries for the book you read: two entries from the beginning, two from the middle, and two from the end of the book. This journal will have two columns:
• The left side column is the place to write important quotes, scenes, bits of dialogue, and/or character descriptions. You must include a page number on which each passage appears.
• The right side column is where you explain why you chose this particular passage and how it made you think or feel.
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Double Entry Journal
Page Number
Quote/Text Reactions, Connections, Questions
“I know what the blue and green tablets do. I don’t know anyone who knows for certain what the red tablet does. There have been rumors about it for years.” Page 22 This piece of text looks like it involves foreshadowing that the red tablet might get used in the future. I wonder how in society filled with many people no one knows what the red tablet does.
“The Officials don’t often allow deviation from the usual free- rec options, but on the eve of someone’s Final Banquet, visiting is encouraged and permitted.” Page 26 In this piece of text
This book was very interesting. The book had a lot of drama and I really enjoyed it. Although, the book ended on a cliffhanger, I still really liked it. There was conflict throughout the book with Ethan and his family. His family thought that things would go back
7) I can imagine myself re-reading this book again in 10 years because this book is amazing and it is perfect for teenagers and young adult readers. This book is griping and beautifully written. When reading this book you get thrown into the apocalyptic setting. I would recommend this book to my friends because I loved it and all the other books in the series. It’s just great.
a. Is there some section that clearly lets the reader know what subject the composition is about and what the writer’s purpose is? If so, where does this section begin and end? In this section, can you find an answer to the central question that the text has been written in response to, or can you find an indication of the text’s central argument?
I put this book on my long list of books to read but didn’t expect to get to it for a while. When the opportunity came up to read the book and have it count for a class, I made my decision right away.
Personal Connection: Respond in 3-4 thoughtful sentences about how this incident/character/statement/book connects to another text, something that has happened in your life, or how it relates to a historical or current event. What parts of the reading make you think of a text to text, text to self, or text to world
I think the book appeals to everyone who has ever felt rejected, castaway, or uncertain whether their family or friends would accept them if they knew what really goes on under the surface.
The book itself is a great read and I definitely recommend it. It can be a little disturbing at times, so it might not be the best choice for everybody. There are some graphic scenes and there is a little bit of cursing throughout the book, to show the character of the soldiers. Throughout the story I noticed that I was starting to get attached to these
There were a few points in this book that taught me about life and how crazy it can be sometimes. The photographer named Fulgencio was very afraid of hitch hiking to Mexico City with a stranger, especially with all of us expensive equipment. On the ride, Fulgencio is so paranoid that the guy is going to kill him, he grabs a machete out of the back of the truck. In doing so he gets kicked out of the car and loses all of his photography equipment anyways. This taught me that we need to trust each other more, Just because there are a few crazy people in the world, we shouldn't let them give us all a bad name. I mean, the guy picked Fulgencio up when he was in desperate need of a car, and gives him a ride. He should have been thankful, not picked up a machete and threaten the guy. Another thing this book taught me was that just because your sister doesn't want your kid anymore because she
I rate this book a 9/10. It was so amazing and I learned so much from this novel. I definitely recommend this book because it really opens your eyes to the troubles of this world, and families who are breaking apart. The reason why I didn’t give it a perfect score was because, at times I would get confused by the dialogue because the author didn’t fully write who was talking in a conversation. Other than that, it was a heartbreaking story that gave me a bigger perspective of this
In this section, identify the novel’s theme or themes. Provide specific evidence from the novel to support your answer.
Choose one sticky note from your independent reading to analyze. Explain the Words of the Wiser moment that appears in the book and the context in which the advice/lesson appears. Remember that you need to explain how your answer develops the theme. Use at least two quotes from the book to illustrate your point and explain / analyze what the quote shows about the book. Use literary terms (vocabulary) as appropriate (if you are writing about theme, actually use the word "theme" to explain what you noticed).
In “The Limits of Friendship” by Maria Konnikova, social media has significantly changed the way we interact with friends and family. Everybody thinks that using social media is the best way to talk to friends and family, however, in my opinion, they are wrong because it doesn’t give you the face-to-face connections we need as humans for social interaction. On the other hand, the great thing about using social media is you can connect with more people, but in a superficial kind of way. Therefore, we do not get the face-to-face interactions with our friends and family. We, the people that are addicted to social media, learn that without face-to-face conversations we wouldn’t have a normal “social” life outside of social media. The question
This book is a book written for people who love books about dystopias but also people who want a different outlook on what our future will become. I believe this book is life-changing because if I show you a world that you couldn't believe could happen then shows you through the book how it's not as unlikely as you probably thought it is. This book makes me think more about who we are trusting and how we should think for ourselves.
A crazy world can affect you in many ways. Divergent is the first book of a trilogy written by Veronica Roth, an American writer. It tells the story of a scary world, the plot begins in post-war Chicago, where all of the people after reaching 16 years old, must join one of the five strata in order to find their life for the rest of their lives. There are two characters that stand out due to their traits and choices when confronted by a difficult situation. These two characters are Tris and Tobias. They face their challenges head on and are always thinking on how to get through a situation in the most affective way.
This story has a lot of issues that are going to be talked about in this paper such as the realism, the conflicts, the characters, Hintons style, the themes, etc. This book is pretty interesting and brings up a lot of good issues. There are a lot of reasons for reading this book, and also a lot to not read this book. Its just your own opinion, and there are a lot of opinions in this paper.