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=**__Tuck Everlasting__**=

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This is my Shirley Stories essay:

In //__Rainbow People__//, we see some stories that relate to Shirley. The name of my group of stories is The New Girl. There are already 2 stories that are in the group. Those 2 are Wispy Whiskers and The Filial Daughter. The stories in my group are Professor of Smells, We are All One, Virtue Goes to Town, and The Changeling. The reason I chose those is because I think they all relate to Shirley in the best way. I think the way Professor of smells is related to her is because she had lied about some things like her piggy bank, the black eyes, and her triumph with the cigarette shop. I chose We are All One because I think Shirley believes that everything is all one. She doesn't spill the beans about Mabel with the 2 black eyes and how nice she was to everybody. I think Virtue goes to town really reminds me about Shirley because you could change the name to, Shirley moves to America. Just like Virtue only knowing things from the farm at first, Shirley only knows only about China at first. But then Virtue learns new ways of the town, as does Shirley learns new ways of America. And the reason I chose, The Changeling is because Shirley gets turned into Chinese, then when she moves to America, she changes to a new form. Then there are 2 other stories that were in the book, //__In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson__//. Those 2 stories are Wispy Whiskers and The Filial Daughter. The reason I think Wispy Whiskers goes with these stories is because whenever something bad happens, something good happens. then with the filial daughter, well, Shirley really is a filial daughter. So, out of all these stories that is why I call this section, The New Girl. Because I believe the stories all fit Shirley, and she is The New Girl.

In Rainbow People, there was so much detail to it that most of it I didn't notice, which I noticed later in group disscussion﻿s. Although in small group disscussions, I particapated as much as I could as with big group disscutions. When I hosted a disscution about Virtue goes to town, I thought i did great. I really admired how I did in my Shirley's stories. In the introductions, I think I could have done better though. It was a lot of run on sentances.

While I was reading In the year of the boar and Jackie Robinson, I saw big improvement for me. I felt I read more carefully, and did better on the questions. On the checked question sheet, I was surprised how many questions I got right. I thought I would have had more questions incorrect. I didn't realize how much detail there was. I think my reflections were pretty accurate. And I also thought I participated in group discussions more, too.





=__**﻿This I Believe**__=

While I was writing a "this I believe" and listining to some, I thought it was a little interesting. I found it was easier to listen to the speech and read it at the same time. When I wrote one about Karana and her This I believe, I saw it was a lot easier to write a this I believe about me. So, overall, I did good. This I Believe podcast: media type="file" key="Kyle- This I believe.m4a" width="300" height="50"

=Maniac Magee= While I was reading Maniac Magee, I saw a lot of progress in my work. My best work was the web I did. The thing that would have made it even better would be if I put more things on there. I think I did good on this book. I did okay on finding figurative language in the book. During the conversations, I really think I could have participated more. My worst assignments were my blog posts. I could have added a lot more detail. I will try harder on the blog next post. Next unit I will stay in the zone more. I see some progress in my essay. So, while reading this book, I did pretty well.

"Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli is about a boy named Jeffery (AKA Maniac) who runs away from home... But finds some trouble on the way. The main idea I did was family. The definition of a family is people who care about you very much, and you don't have to be related. Some examples from my life are, my brother and I get in a lot of fights but we don't hold anything against each other and family is one of the best things of my life. At the beginning of the book Maniac thought that family was a group of people that was related to him. By the end of the book Maniac finally knew what a true family was.

Maniac met Amanda Beale one day while he was running. A few days later Amanda wanted Maniac to stay at her house. He had a real family there. The Beales ended up to be the perfect family for Maniac. All of the Beales loved Maniac, especially Hester and Lester, Amanda's little brother and sister. I think the Beales were the best family for Maniac, and they always will be.

Greyson was also one of the great family members of Maniac. Greyson saved Maniac when he fell off the top of the buffalo pen fence. He took him to the baseball equipment room for shelter, and lay him down on the chest protecters until he felt better. Greyson and Maniac became a family together. They taught each other things like, Greyson taught Maniac how to play baseball better, and Maniac taught Greyson how to read. Maniac loved Greyson more than he loved butter-scotch crumpets.

At the end of the book, I had a lot of thoughts about family. I thought I would never run away from home or lose my family. At first, Maniac did not realize how important family is, but now he does. At the end, Maniac thought family was a group of people who cared and loved each other, and he was right. If Maniac got in trouble, they would forgive him. If I ever lost my family, I would be the saddest person in the world.

=//__Kensuke's Kingdom__//= After reading the book, //Kensukes Kingdom//, I think I did pretty well on it. My best assignment by far was the diarama from the book because it turned out so well. It would have been even better if I had better pieces to use for it. My worse assignment was one of my last blog posts because I had to do it on a phone and I rushed through it. It would have been better if took my time. Next time to improve the quality of my work I will read more carefully. To improve my reading habits I will find a better place to read. So, overall I think I did a very good job. =

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=**//__Island of the Blue Dolphins__//**=

After reading the book //Island of the Blue Dolphins// I have reilized I did good on some things, and bad on some thiings. I did good on the second assignment because I got every question right and the summary was not that bad. My worst assignment was my last because I got some questions wrong and I could of described it a lot better. I will listen a lot better and read more carefully. I think I should try harder. I see better progress in my glog like the one below.

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