Critical Thinking: Independent Book Reflection *Use this space to review and consider the choices your author made. Nearly every choice is for a purpose; so reflect on and muse over his/her choices! Write your OWN, brief, yet descriptive plot summary (overall or structure summary for certain nonfiction pieces). The main character Beatrice lives in a future Chicago in where people are divided into factions based upon their personalities. Abnegation, for the selfless, Amity, for the peaceful,
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Encourage them to be curious about worlds different than our own. We can’t teach our children what we ourselves do not know, but literature is an easily accessible tool to help us. Books can help us to approach subjects that we may be either uncomfortable discussing or not be knowledgeable about. No one person or book can introduce our children to these cultures, but by introducing them to a diverse . Thankfully, there are
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Natsaha Friend, a girl in the 8th grade named Samantha is going through a rough time with her family. Samantha is a very caring person. She always makes sure that everyone around her is okay. The things Samantha goes through in the story seems the author wants us to learn about forgiveness and relationships. Forgiveness is something everyone has given or needed. For instance, when Samantha’s acholic father hurt her brother, Luke badly. All Luke wanted to do was to go and check on his father to make
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extract from a book which is entitled “To kill a mockingbird”. The author is Harper Lee, an American author known for her 1960-Pulitzer-Prize-winning and who is considered now by many to be a literary icon. Harper Lee was born in 1926 in the state of Alabama. In 1945-1949 she studied law at the University of Alabama. Her novel ‘To kill a mockingbird’ which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The book became an
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Courtney Sanders Rel 130 Date 4/1/2016 Book Review The book called “SIDDHARTHA” By: Hermann Hesse translated by Hilda Rosner and Published By: New Directions Publishing Corporation. Is about is about a story of a young man’s quest in search of the ultimate answers to what a men need to do in this world of ours. The young Indian boy was named Siddhartha. This book is about the young boy who will find his destiny and must go through challenges in his life, by facing love affairs, heartaches
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What did you learn about the author from your preliminary research | * Known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. * She married her writing teacher, the poet R. H. W. Dillard, ten years her senior. | 2. Which point of view does the author use to tell the story and how does it impact the reader? | * First person-It gave a better understanding for the person reading because it allows the piece to go more in depth with information considering her daughter is telling the story
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BOOK REVIEW UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE, AND REDEMPTION 1. About the Book (a) Title of the book : Unbroken - A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (b) Author : Laura Hillenbrand (c) Year of publication : November 15, 2010 (d) Publisher : Random House. (e) No of pages : 473 Nos (f) Type of book : A biography of World War II hero (g) Other works of Author
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that she grew up believing a lie. In Pandemonium, by Lauren Oliver, the author uses the setting and dialogue to take the tone of safety and happiness that is associated with the communities and the tone of danger and sickness that is associated with the Wilds and shift them so the readers view each place in a new light when the reach the conclusion of the book. To switch the tones from the communities and the Wilds, the author uses the dialogue of the characters
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like, Deborah Hopkinson, wrote books about the event. Deborah Hopkinson wrote the Sibert Medal-winning book, The Voices from the Disaster, and it was very factual but some things could have been improved. The Voices of the Disaster could be better by going into more details, clarifying confusion, and explaining. Talking more about the suction pull and why the rescue symbol was changed would help intrigue readers. Deborah Hopkinson would have written an even better book if more details and explanations
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group because her parents think she is depressed. The support group is where she then meets Augustus Waters who is an amputee which resulted from the cancer. They both know if they were to get in a relationship together, it wouldn’t be something that lasts forever. Even though they know this, they begin to grow closer, while making lots of memories during this journey together which makes them forms a bond that may never be broken. This is why John Green is one of my favorite authors just because
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