-What is the lesson learned in your book? (one sentence)
-How is this the lesson? Explain it.
-How could this lesson relate to your own life?
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Aside from entertainment, we read books to learn lessons about what it means to be human. Now that you finished your first literature circle novel, answer the following questions:
-What is the lesson learned in your book? (one sentence) -How is this the lesson? Explain it. -How could this lesson relate to your own life?
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Emily T.
11/18/2015 01:36:40 pm
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Kyla C.
11/18/2015 01:40:54 pm
I read the realistic fiction novel Monster by Walter Dean Mayers. the lesson learned in this book is if your mind is set to something and your confident in it you can do anything. I think that this is the most important lesson because Steve really and truly believed and knew that he didn't murder anyone and after a really really long time in court he was proven to be innocent to everyone and was released from jail without any sentence what so ever. this lesson I able to relate to my life or the life of others because if I should put my mind to something you can really do anything you want like for example a big project for school you should put your mind to it and really be confident and you could do well on it. I really loved this book and the lesson that i learned made it even better.
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sage picKARD
11/22/2015 11:21:17 am
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Collin R
11/19/2015 06:07:45 am
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Nick.W.S
11/19/2015 11:34:59 am
The book I finished in my lit circle is wringer. The lesson I learned from lit book is standing up for what you believe in is important. This lesson is learned because palmer the main character is in a community witch kills bird and if they are alive still 10 year olds have to wring their necks but palmer don’t support it so at the end of the book palmer finally tell his so call friends even though he can and will be hurt by them mentally and physically to tell them that he wont go against his instincts. This supports that to stand up for what you believe in because he could of not told them but he didn’t want to do something he didn’t so he told them and pretty much stood up to the gang. This could be a lesson in my life because if some one is making fun of me an I could tell them to stop.
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Bella A.
11/19/2015 01:10:15 pm
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Bella A.
11/19/2015 01:10:34 pm
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Sondrine B.
11/19/2015 03:15:05 pm
The lesson I learned in Silvering by Kenneth Opal is that you should never give up and that persistence and determination pays off. I think this because in the book Shade, the main character, tries to get back to his colony at hibernation when they migrate. In the end he finds his colony and his exiled friend gets to stay. Also he was determined to find out about the strange bands placed on random bats including his friend, Marina, and if there’re good or bad luck. This lesson relates to my life because if you’re determined to get a 100% on a test and you study then you will probably get that 100%. I am also determined to write a story that is at least 30 pages so I was persistent and I managed to do it. That is how I the book Silvering’s lesson relates to my life.
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Corinne D.
11/19/2015 04:24:31 pm
The lesson that I learned from my literature circle book, Everlost, is that people can do anything if they put their mind to it. I believe this is the lesson because Allie left the Haunter and tried to get help because the Haunter had takes Lief and Nick(her friends), and put them in barrels filled with pickle brine. However, Mary refused to help because she didn't want to put the other Afterlights in danger. So Allie saved up her courage and went to get her friends back from the Haunter. However, when she got there, she discovered that the place had been ransacked by the most feared monster known as the McGill. She then decided that she would risk her life to save her friends. This lesson could relate to my life because many people start things, and then can't finish them because they think they went to far deep to come to the surface, but with enough courage, you can stitch up what you've ripped.
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Faith Annan
11/19/2015 05:55:55 pm
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Alli Good
11/20/2015 06:09:23 am
The lesson I learned from the book Wonder is to never judge a person by how they look or act. This is the lesson learned because in the story August is being treated differently and it is by how he was born deformed. So people call him names and only a few people became his friend. The lesson cold relate to my life because when I was little people didn’t like how all my teachers are nice to me and right now some people are starting to call me Alli Bad and I don’t care people can call me whatever they want it wont damage me. When I was little I also had this big addiction to drawing this toy I had when I was little and everyone always asked, “Why I always draw it?” I say “I always draw it because it makes me happy.”
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D3V
11/20/2015 11:46:27 am
A lesson in my book, Everlost, is that you never know what you have until it’s gone. For example, your life, according to this fantasy by Neal Shutserman. This is a lesson because it’s like a regular day of a teenage girl and boy, the girl is happy, on a road trip with her friends and dad. Her name is Allie is her name, she doesn’t like the radio station that is currently playing, she is trying to change it and makes her dad’s eyes go off the road. They crash into Nick’s family on their way to a wedding. Nick and Allie die but they cross into everlost. Allie was being careless about her life at the moment. This could relate to my life by taking things slower , easier, and enjoy life since you have one life(YOLO).
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That Guy
11/20/2015 05:37:19 pm
Dear Miss. Murphy,
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Kyra M
11/20/2015 06:11:21 pm
The novel I was reading for my literature circle was Tangerine by Edward Bloor. the lesson learned in this book is to never give up. I believe this because Paul was kicked off of his old soccer team at Lake Windsdor, but that didn't stop him. When the school was letting people go to another school, Paul knew that it was his chance to play soccer again. Paul also didn't give up when he knew Erik and Arthur were up to no good. Eventually the truth came out and Paul was right. This lesson could relate to my own life by letting me know and remember that I should always work for something if I know it'll be worth it in the end.
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Everly Kessler
11/21/2015 08:21:15 am
For literature circles I read Tangerine by Edward Bloor. In Tangerine the lesson learned is don’t judge a book by its cover. This is the lesson learned because in the book, many people made fun of the main character, Paul, because he had to wear really big glasses. Due to his glasses, many people thought Paul was a geek and didn’t really want to hang around him. Once they got to really know him though, they found out he is a really cool guy who is more than “the kid with the giant glasses”. This lesson relates to my own life because many people (myself included) tend to make quick judgments about a person based off of their appearance. We don’t mean to be rude or judgmental but it’s something we do without even meaning to. If we can put looks aside and really get to know that person then maybe we will find them to be way more than we expected.
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Abbey Clapper
11/21/2015 09:53:54 am
The lesson learned of the realistic fiction book Painting the Black by Carl Deuker is to follow your own path. This is the lesson because the main character Ryan tries to follow Josh and become really good friends but Josh ends up getting into trouble that is caused by Ryan and they have to split up and go their own ways. This relates to my life because some of my friends have tried to be someone that they aren’t and try to follow certain people. That person makes a lot of bad choices. I try and tell them to go on their own paths like Ryan does in the end of the book. Also some people dress like other people just to be like them and just to be popular. Those people may be forced into doing the things that their parents told them not to do or that the themselves don’t want to do.
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Willen.A
11/21/2015 11:21:25 am
Dear Miss Murphy,
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Omari Anderson
11/21/2015 03:40:38 pm
The book that I read for Literary circles is Wonder. It is about a boy named August who was born with a face deformity. My lesson learned was that you don't judge a person by their appearance. This is the lesson I learned because people judged him before they got to know him, just because of his appearance. This could relate to my real life because ever since I was little my parents taught me to never make fun of people or judge them because of something they can't control. I always try to be nice to them and be their friend.
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Max
11/22/2015 07:09:51 am
I read the book Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’brein. The lesson learned in the book Z for Zachariah is to never give up. Throughout the book Ann, the main character, thinks she is the only one left on earth. Until one day a man called Mr.Lumus wanders into the valley with a radiation proof suit on. Ann gets not treated well by Mr.Lumus and This sparks her imagination to see if there is anyone else left in the world. She upturns the radiation proof suit and wanders west the way no one has gone yet. I think this lesson relates to everyones life don’t just listen if someone says you can’t accomplish something they might be wrong. This is what I think is the main lesson learned in the book Z for Zachariah although there were many other.
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Emmett F
11/22/2015 09:13:11 am
Dear Miss Murphy
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Corey k.
11/22/2015 10:07:46 am
In the realistic fiction novel "Tangerine" I believe the lesson learned is don't back out of something just because your not used to it. In this book the main characterPaul has a mean older brother Erik. Their family had to move from Houston to Florida because of their dad's job. The new nieghborhood the moved into has many strange thing they have to get used to. I believe the lesson learned is this because they almost left the neighborhood because of the problems. This can relate to my own life because I was going to be in the spelling bee until I found out people were going to be watching. This is what I believe the lesson learned is for "Tangerine".
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Lucas Bort
11/22/2015 10:43:20 am
In Painting the Black by Carl Deuker, the lesson learned is that one should never give up. This is because when Ryan was twelve, he fell out of a really tall tree and broke his ankle. He could have been just as good as Josh, but he gave up on baseball. Then, when Josh moved in, he helped Ryan love baseball again. Ryan practiced almost every day on catching. He worked on throwing, catching, posture, and speed. His training paid off and he made the baseball team. Still, Ryan practiced and made his way up until he was a starter. If Ryan had given up completely, he would not have made the baseball team and might not have thought about going to college. I can relate to this lesson because in third grade I sprained my ankle and was unable to play sports for a couple of weeks, but I still practiced and I am now on several travel sports teams. I can relate to Ryan’s lesson of never giving up.
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Maris Ryan
11/22/2015 02:09:33 pm
Dear Miss Murphy,
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Ava Smith
11/22/2015 05:20:21 pm
My lit circle book Stotans lesson is too live life to the fullest. This lesson relates to the book because one of the characters gets really sick and wanted to do more with their life.This lesson applies to because I want to live my life without any problems or pauses.
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GiGi M.
11/22/2015 05:57:00 pm
Dear Miss Murphy,
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Kat
11/22/2015 06:21:21 pm
For my Lit. Circle book I read the Fantasy novel Everlost by: Neal Shusterman. My lesson learned is that things that are new might be scary at first but if you just be calm you can learn a lot and get used to your new enviornment. This is the lesson in my book because when Nick and Allie first crossed into the strange world of Everlost it was scary and they were confused but after they met a few afterlights (ghosts) they began to get used to the fact that it might be a while until they got where they were going and so they began to adjust to the strange place and gave Everlost a chance. This relates to my life because I just switched schools and it's been difficult and sometimes I miss my old school and my old friends but I made new friends and I've learned to live with the fact that there's no going back and now I love JD and all of my new friends. In conclusion, I enjoyed Everlost and can relate to it in a lot of ways.
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11/23/2015 05:58:09 am
The lesson I learned in th book Holes by Louis Sachar is that you need to overcome adversity. This is the lesson because in holes, Stanley has bad luck. Adversity means bad luck or misfortune. At the end of holes, Stanley carries zero up the mountain and Stanley's great great grandfather was supposed to carry Madame zeroni up the mountain. Zero is a descendant of Madame zeroni. I can relate to this lesson because in my life if I have a horrible day, I try to let it go by 1st period and by the end of the day I have good luck.
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Chris B.
11/23/2015 06:08:51 am
The lesson that I Learned in the novel Wonder is to judge a boy by how he looks. This is the lesson because Auggie was bullied because because he had a disability that made his face look different than everybody else's face so, he got bullied because of that. This relates to my life because a few years ago people would make fun of me because I am not that tall. All I said was I'm a normal human just like you but only a little smaller and I said what's to make fun of? This didn't hurt me at all what ever they said didn't damage me one bit I just ignored them and didn't care what they said. That's what people did to Auggie and he just got used to it so he just ignored them just like I did and didn't care what they said.
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Paige S
11/23/2015 06:10:19 am
I just finished reading a realistic fiction novel called Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Although this book is very entertaining, it also teaches a great lesson. The author of this novel showed us that if you keep fighting and believing in yourself, you will succeed. In court, Steve was talking about how everyone sees him as a Monster, but he believes that he is still the good teenage boy that used to live a regular, innocent life. He keeps telling himself that and that's what keeps him going. That faith in himself kept Steve strong throughout the book, even though everyone else thought of him as a monster. This lesson can relate back to our regular lives today. It shows that is someone says you "can't", if you believe in yourself enough, you can show them that you "can". Overall, I believe that Walter Dean Meyers portrayed a very important lesson that can relate and be helpful at all of us at one point or another.
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Tanner burns
11/23/2015 06:19:25 am
The lesson learned in the book PAINTING THE BLACK by Carl Deuker is that dumb mistakes can go a long way for people. The reason this is the lesson learned because Josh tried to pants a girl but she thought differently so she went right to the cops. A couple of weeks later Ryan told the police about who it was and Josh got suspended. This lesson learned relates to my own life because I make mistakes sometimes but you know it was wrong but you have to pay the concequences which is bad but you deserve it
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Tanner
11/23/2015 10:30:39 am
The way you feel after doing something like that is indescribable. You want to apologize but you know they are really mad. After that you know that you will never do something like that again.
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Johnny Torok
11/23/2015 10:10:53 am
My book is Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The lesson learned in this book is to not make bad choices because Steve made bad choices and got arrested. This lesson could apply to anyone's life because if anyone made a really bad choice then they would get arrested.
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Amari W.
11/23/2015 10:21:44 am
My lesson learned in my literature book was to never judge a book by its cover. In the book "Painting the Black" Ryan sees a new neighbor moving in and went to meet them. He saw Josh the neighbor and thought that he was nice. When he saw his baseball headings on Josh's newspaper he thought that he was a wonderful person. When they were walking down the beach together Ryan new that Josh wasn't that good of a person. Josh saw some of the girls that were from school and said that he would like to have some fun with them and Ryan new what that meant. Later in the book Ryan was walking down the hallway and saw to boys messing with Monica Roby a really good student in school. Monica was fighting them off. Ryan knew that it was Josh, but he didn't know who the other person was. Ryan had a choice to make, he could tell, but that would put the championship game on the line or he would not tell and then his baseball team could win. He told and he made the right decision. Now I know to never judge a book by its cover.
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Matthew Gentile
11/23/2015 10:26:52 am
In my book the lesson learned is to not. Judge someone by their face . But to get to know them and be the one who steped in and was the friend. In this book jack and summer were this person.this is a big lesson because there is always going to be a "Julian" in someone's life.dont be a bad person, be a good friend, be the bigger person,these are all lessons that can be taken out of "wonder" because it's a good book! August is a good kid, but no one seems to notice that because they are all focused on his face. Like WHO CARES!?! It's just a face . It's not like he is an alien from Mars coming to eat your brains. He is just a kid so don't judge a book by its cover is most likely what R.j Palacio was trying to make readers understand don't be a bully , and don't judge a book by a cover.
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Vlada P.
11/23/2015 11:50:08 am
The book that I read for my lit. circle is called “Everlost”. It doesn’t exactly has any lessons but I learned that every criminal can always turn good and that they always have some good inside of them. For example, the McGill also known as Mikey, was a monster and always made kids suffer in Everost, but at the end of the book he turned good and even saved Allie from sinking down to the center of the earth. Believing is another way to solve a problem in this book, because most of the kids that lived in Everlost were not believing but Allie did and she achieved her goal.
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Connor Muller
11/24/2015 04:27:45 pm
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Ava Smith
12/4/2015 11:20:26 am
I read the novel Stonan! by Chris Crutcher. I learned to live life every second you have because some day you might wish you did but its too late now. Jeff is a swimmer and loves doing what he does but when he gets sick he cant do anything and just wants to swim. Ever since I read this book i have done a lot more event though i might not want to, in the long run I know it will have a positive affect on my life.
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Meghan
1/25/2016 05:42:12 pm
Dear Miss. Murphy,
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