- In the book, _____ reminds me of _____ because...
- The argument in this book is similar to ____ because...
Think about what you have read so far in your nonfiction book. How do ideas there connect with something else you have read about, something you have experienced in your life, something that is occurring now in our world, or something that has occurred in the past in our world? You need to avoid "group think" when you post your comment. You all have had different life experiences, so you should be able to come up with your own original idea and not simply rehash the first commenter's thoughts. You must post at least one comment consisting of a well-organized paragraph or more. Use specific details to back up your opinion. You do not need to use direct quotations unless you choose to. Neither do you need to reply to others' comments, but feel free to do so. Due Wednesday, December 19 by the end of the day. If you're having trouble finding a way to begin, consider one of the following sentence starters:
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Austin Eckhart
12/14/2018 07:18:25 am
In the book, the father tells all of his kids that Santa Clause isn't real, and he does this at a very young age. Their family can't afford to have a special Christmas. "So they told us all about how other kids were deceived by their parents, how the toys the grown-up claimed were made by little elves wearing bell caps in their workshop in the Northoike actually had labels in them saying made in Japan" (Page 39). This reminds me of how some parents want their children to grow up so fast that they don't let them experience the joys of being a child. Believing in Santa is something you always remember, even if its been 10 years or more since you have believed. The Mom and Dad could have just as easily tried and found ways to make them believe even if the other kids got expensive presents, but they didn't. They aren't letting their children have a childhood, much like a lot of parents around the world. Kid already grow up so fast and some parents just want their kids to be walking, talking machines by the time they should still be believing in Santa Claus.
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Lizzie Lietaert
12/14/2018 10:26:04 am
In this book, the family moves all over the country, countless times. "How many places have we lived ?" I asked Lori. "That depends on what you mean by 'lived', she said. "If you spend one night in some town, did you live there? What about two nights? Or a whole week?" As the quote shows, they do not have a stable home. I related this to my life, because it is the exact opposite for me. My parents built our house when they were pregnant with me, so I have lived in the same house for my entire life. Knowing where I would go to sleep every night has never been a concern for me like it is with these children; it makes me realize how blessed I am.
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Lizzie Lietaert
12/14/2018 10:27:44 am
Quotation above from page 29!
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ms.p
1/4/2019 02:55:42 pm
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Evelyn Dillon
12/18/2018 05:22:09 am
Throughout the story it is a common theme that the family is very poor, and cannot afford very much including the necessities like food. However, when Christmas rolls around their parents more specifically the father still makes sure that every kid gets a gift. "'Pick out your favorite star," Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeps. He said it was my star" (40). I can relate to this because no matter the circumstances my parents have always made sure that my family including me have something to wake up to on Christmas.
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Michael Dillon
12/18/2018 11:44:16 am
In the book Jeanette's father gives each one of them a star. I can relate to this because when I was little I was very interested in stars. I loved to see if I could find planets. I'm not really anymore. When it was the summer and we would have bonfires in our backyard I would always lay down and watch the star wishing I could own one. I wonder how much it would cost. Now reading this book and that specific part of the book it makes me think back to that time when I loved seeing the stars in the night sky.
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Gracie Tegtmeyer
12/19/2018 01:42:13 pm
In the book, the scene where Jeanette fell out of the car and waited for her parents to come back reminds me of a time when I experienced something similar to that. When I was about 6 years old I did gymnastics; my mom or dad would drive to the building and I would practice for about an hour and a half, then my parents would come to pick me up. One specific time, my mom was late to pick me and, as a 6 year old, my little mind thought that my mom was never going to pick me up and I would be there forever. However, my mom came soon and everything was okay. This experience of mine is similar to Jeanette's in that we both were alone without our family and were unsure if our family would come back to get us. Although I did not get physically hurt like Jeanette did, we both were hurt emotionally.
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