Please post your response as a reply to this discussion. Replies should be posted by class time on Thursday, December 4.
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I met my goal and then some, reading ten books in the last two weeks. The two best were The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Foley, the story of an Irish-American girl who moves with her mom and new stepfather to Ireland in the '90s,…
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I met my goal of reading all 374 pages of Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley. It's a historical fiction account of the integration of Jefferson High School in Virginia, told from the viewpoints of two girls, one black and one…
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My goal for today was to read all of Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga, and I accomplished that. I also read Far From You by Tess Sharpe, the crazy brother/sister/best friend /love triangle/murder mystery I talked about in class…
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Please post your response as a reply to this discussion. Your reply should be posted by class time on Thursday, November 6. Look to my response as a model for both length and content.
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I finished three books this week, meeting my goal. This week is draft week in my Comp classes, so I am setting my goal as reading all 468 pages of Barry Lyga’s Blood of My Blood, the third volume in his creepy I Hunt Killers “my dad…
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My goal was to read two books, and I actually exceeded that by reading three. This week I will be calling you up to talk about your goals. You should continue reading my response, but you can begin your own response with the book summary and…
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Please post your response as a reply to this discussion. Responses are due by class time on Thursday, October 23. As always, you should use my response as a guide for both length and content.
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I fell short of my optimistic goal for today. I did finish two books: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher, which was just okay, and Threatened by Eliot Schrefer, which was excellent. I also read fifty pages (the minimum…
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Just the facts today, so all can focus on writing strong Big Question responses for tomorrow.
I actually finished three books since last Wednesday, surpassing my goal. I finished the last part of When We Were The Greatest by…
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