Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Literature Circles


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135 comments:

  1. Literary luminary

    page:10 paragraph:5 i thought it was sad.

    page:15 paragraph:2 the paragraph was short.

    page:19 paragraph:7 i thought it was well written.

    ~megan

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  2. Discussion Director

    1. What was the mom's boyfriend's name?

    2. Where did Jason move to?

    3. Will Amber like her fourth grade teacher?

    4. Do you think Jason will call Amber when she gets home for school?

    Jennifer

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  3. Word wizard

    Nutritious page 17 different
    means:eating good healthy food

    Extension page 18 strange
    means:long

    oink page 16 funny
    means:what a pig says

    blouse strange page 11
    means:a shirt

    combination page 16 interesting
    means:a group of stuff

    fluorescent page 21 hard
    means:a kind of light bulb

    Jeffrey

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  4. connector
    I know how amber feels because when I was going to fourth grade I was nervous too. Then my best friend was telling me that she was going to a different school I was very sad. Then the first day of school I did not know if I was going to make a new friend.
    Teresa

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  5. i have the charactor trates page 6 chapter 1
    Amaber brown, nervas becuase she dose not have her dad with her at all.
    page 8 chapter 2
    Amber Brown,scared becuase her freind Justin is not with her eny more.
    page 23 chapter3
    Amber is happy cuase she was taiking to her dad on the phone.
    page 32 chapter4
    Amber is etited becuase she wants to meet her new teacher.
    how come amber needs Justin?who is Justin?
    Cssandra

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  6. MY ROLL IS CONNECTOR
    1.(PAGE.24 TEXT TO SELF)THAT AMBER BRONW WISH THE things I would wish I wish that it were this time tomorow so that I will have already gotten through my fist day of school and know that everything has gone well.
    2.(page.15 text to self) That she felt nervous of the fist day of school like I was.
    From: kayla

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  7. Discussion Director
    why did justin's dad get a new job?-thick
    why is Amber scared about the first day of school?-thick
    why were people making faces at Amber?thin
    why does it matter to put your right shoe on before your left?-thick why did the girl grab Amber's foot?-thin
    Danielle j

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  8. megan i agree that page 15 is short
    page 19 is a veary well writing page.
    Cassandra

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  9. dear megan
    I think that you did very good with what you said but why was she sad?

    Teresa

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  10. dear megan

    I thougt it was well witten and I agree with it that parigraph 5 that you wrote that it was sad and paragraph was really short like you said too.

    jennifer

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  11. I am julianna i am the connector for amber brown
    t-s i always put my right shoe on first
    t-s one year i had a friend who left and i had to go without her
    t-s i know a salesman too
    t-si went to england too
    t-t i read a book that siad"rise in shine my darling daughter"
    t-s my first day at school was a good day too
    why is the fist part of the book about the first day of school?
    vancancies-it was hard

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  12. deeer Jen
    i to wonder what the boyfreinds name is too
    i think she will like her teacher!

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  13. I'm Literary Luminary,on page 7 , paragraph 1 , I pick it cause I never read other book about Amber Brown and I'm suprised that the parents were separed plan for sharing
    2.Page 13 paragraph 4 I picked cause I felt wierd when I read that the mother was dating Max plan for sharing
    2.Page 22 paragraph 1 it was worth remembering plan for sharing 3.
    signed Rodrigo

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  14. I did the charater traits for Amber Brown goes forth.

    character1: Amber
    word: lonley
    connection to story:her best friend and her dad are gone.
    page:6-7

    character2:Ambers mom
    word:nice
    connection to story: shes nice to Amber and is dating a guy named Max


    character3:Max
    word: likable
    connection to story: because Ambers mom really likes him
    page:7-15

    character4: shoe guy
    word:mean
    connection to story:because he was calling Amber names
    page:3-2
    do you think Amber will make friends?
    tea

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  15. Dear Cassandra,
    Amber Brown needs Justin cause that was his best friend.Justin is a boy who was Amber Brown best friend.
    From:kayla

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  16. dear cassandra


    amber needs justin because thats her best friend and he moved because his dad got a new job and amber always spent time with him thats all i can say

    ~megan

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  17. Dear everyone,
    I'm character traits and here are some character traits
    Amber Brown trait scared because she is going to school without her best friend. Page 8 paragraph 2
    salesmen trait silly because he told a joke and it is not funny but he thought it was funny. pg5 paragraph 1
    Joanie trait nice because I will spend the night with you because your mom is out. pg 13 paragraph 2
    father trait funny because he puts cotton candy on his nose. pg 9 paragraph 1.

    Joey

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  18. deer julinna
    i put my right shoe on first too.
    that happned to me too befor 2 times and that was sad i never had ny freind with me on my side ever again
    cassandra

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  19. dear cassandra

    Did you ever feel like amberlike? like when she was going too school she was nervous?
    teresa

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  20. deer megan were do you think her dad is now?
    cassandra

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  21. dear jen

    i know that it is sad haha amd so do you what do you think will happen next??? jennifer???

    ~megan

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  22. Dear Joey
    those were some great character traits Joey

    Jeffrey

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  23. dear tersa
    your conections are very good because they are real life xconnetions
    i felt the same way i was so nerves.
    tea

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  24. Dear Megan,I think that page 10 paragraph 5 was
    sad too becauseAmber's parents got divoreced.

    Danielle J.

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  25. Dera Teresa ,

    I agree with with you I felt the same way

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  26. Dear Jen
    i dont know what the boyfreinds name is so i cant anwser it
    Jeffrey

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  27. dear teresa

    she was sad because she misses her dad and she doesnt live with him what if you didnt live with your dad will you be sad??

    ~megan

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  28. deer tereas when i moved here it felt the same way to me. Ifelt nerves when i came to the school.
    cassandra

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  29. deer megan

    i dont now what will happen next


    megan

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  30. deer jen i wonder what her boyfreinds name too.
    cassandra

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  31. dear rodrigo
    did you like the book? because you said that you had never read a amber book

    teresa

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  32. Dear Joey ,

    you did a good job your good at word wizard

    from Rodrigo

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  33. Dear Jeff,
    I didn't know what any of those mean eiher ( HA HA). But you said pigs say onk they say any thing
    HA HA
    jOEY

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  34. dear cassandra

    i think that they told were ambers dad is i think they said france well we have to go peace!

    ~megan

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  35. Amber nervous doesent have a best freind Page 25 paragraph 3.
    Amber mad teacher might seperate her and brandi page 48 paragraph 1.
    Hannah jealous because brandi is sitting next to Amber.
    Amber a little sad beacause justin is not there page 51 paragraph 3.

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  36. 1. why do you think Amber thinks about Justin so much?
    2. do you thinkthat she is going to be friends with brandi?
    3. where did Justin move to?
    4.do you think that the mom realy love loves this guy named Max?
    5. do you think Amber will ever met Max?

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  37. connecter


    text to self-im in 4th grade grade

    text to text-amber brown is in other books

    text to world-people can get detantion

    one question i have about the reading is do you like this book?" Amber Brown goes fourth"

    ~megan

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  38. jeffrey is the person who did character trait

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  39. dear jen

    dont you mean from jen in the letter?? from yesterday??

    ~from jen just kidding from megan! haha

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  40. literany luminary
    page 40 pariagraph 2 i thalt it was funny

    page 44 parigraph 1 it was well written

    page 55 parigraph 4 it was tought provoking

    jennifer

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  41. connector I was the connector for my group. This is one of the connechn.I being to New Jersey to.Amber Brown is a weard name.All of the people have noses.

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  42. danielle is the one who did the questions on the date june 4 9;01

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  43. hi i'm julianna i am character triats

    amber sensative i'm very sensative too

    justin nice i had a friend that was nice

    mom brave my mom is brave too

    dad brave my dad is brave

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  44. character traits

    hannah- gealous because she said that amber wasjust trying to impress everyone.

    amber-sad because justin was not with her justin had been with amber since preschool.

    brandi- kind because she she said that she loved ambers t-shirt and her shoes.

    discussion director question-Do you think that brandi and amber are going to become best friends.
    teresa

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  45. Connector:
    text to self-I bring all new stuff to school on the first day too.
    text to text-I've read a book about picking out
    new shoes for school.
    text to world-My cusin doesn't get out of bed for school in the morning he just stays there.
    my question about the reading-Why does Ambrer Brown get new shoes for school?

    Michaela

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  46. Word Wizared
    I was the word wizard for my group. These are the words I chose.
    preschool pg 9 because it was funny- it means where you were before you started kindergarten,

    either pg 8 actually I don't now what that word really mean but I now it mean you can a pizza or drink from, Sondjy

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  47. dear julianna

    my mom and dad are brave too

    ~megan

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  48. danielle , hi julianna i think you did a good job with comparing the book to your family i think you realy thought about who you werecomparing to.

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  49. Connecter

    Text to Self:I think that the playground should be called the hang out area for frouth and fiveth grade page # 25 paragraph #1
    Text to Text:I wacthed a movie and the catrecter did the samething page # 45 paragraph # 2
    Text to Self: On the frist day of secend grade i was almost spersted Page # 46 paragraph # 1
    -Amanda

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  50. dear danielle

    i agree with you too

    ~megan

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  51. dear jennifer

    ithought the first paragragh was funny too


    julianna

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  52. deer julianna

    i did not now that you were sensative too



    jennifer

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  53. dear julianna and jen

    i agree with both of you that the first paragragh was funny too

    ~megan

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  54. dear tarassa ,
    i thought it was really good how you responded to someone to something they said to you i thought that was realy good.

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  55. i was the one who responded to tarressa daniele m

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  56. connector
    I meen to New Jersey too.
    Amber Brown is a weard name.
    All of the people have noses.



    Adrian

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  57. Dear Jen,
    I thought page # 44 pargarph 1 wa well writen to
    Your friend amanda

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  58. dear Jen,
    I agree with you

    from joey and jeff

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  59. dear jennifer

    well i am . when steven throw a dity sock at me i srceamed as loud as i could

    julianna

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  60. dear Amanda

    thats a great thing to say about the playground.
    maybe it will be a great play to hang.

    Michaela

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  61. dear adrian

    Amber brown is a weird name and yuor right people do have noses

    ~megan

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  62. im the word wizarad.

    word1:vacancies
    page:25
    why you picked it:i dont now what it means
    meaning:avelibilty to somthing


    word2:immotre
    page:28
    why you piked it:its fun to say
    meaning:opisite of miture

    word3:singnutre
    page :48
    why you picked it:because its what i'll do when im famous
    meaning:your own way to write your name

    word4:congraulation
    page:33
    why you pikced it:i like celibrations
    meaning:if you do somthing that makes people proud they usaly conraglat you

    word:knapsack
    page:33
    why you picked it:sounds cool
    meaning:a backpack

    word:princabal
    page:41
    why you picked it:i like how it sounds
    meaning:some sort of roler of school

    do you think brandi likes amber?
    tea

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  63. word wizard
    Guardian page 36 new means- someone that watches over you.
    Nor page 43 strange means-it's short for niether.
    Declare page 54 different means-saying something loud.
    Extension page 55 hard means-it means going longer.
    Signature page 46 different means-your name.
    Joey

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  64. dear amanda

    i agree with micheala

    ~megan

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  65. I'm Discussion Director if you could stop something from happening or making something what would it be?.Do you have high hopes that Amber will get a new friend?.Do you agree that if you point your nose up to the sky is dangereus?.How is Amber gonna get a
    new friend if she does not have a clue?.What things do you think will happen next?

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  66. Dear everyone,
    I am the conecter for my group
    TXS when I snap my finger it does not sound good.
    TXS I like speggeti

    -Joey

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  67. im connector
    t-sin kindergartan i thoght i would'nt make any friends
    t-t in harry potter the dursleys think harry dos'nthave any friends
    t-w in drama we did a play about a lonley dragon

    do you like the book so far?
    thwip-inrtesting word
    tea

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  68. character traits

    amber brown shes unladylike. she was learning how to burp and she got 29! . page: 73

    amber brown she thoughtful. she wrote a letter to justin. page: 79

    amber brown i thought she was kind. shes kind to brandi. page: 82,83,84,85 and 86

    amber brown i thought she was nice. giving Brandi a complament about her braiding her hair. page: 86

    what do you think will happend next??

    ~megan

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  69. Character traits
    character justin funny called amber and him i scream conens page/paragrph 51/3
    charecter amber funny she goes to justins old house or calls his old phone# page/paragraph 60/3
    charecter ambers mom kind theces amber how to snap page/paragraph 64/1
    charecter brandi werid says she can't burp page/paragraph 74/1

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  70. Dear DISCUSSION DIRECTER,

    I dont rally know what your trying say with this whole thing

    -Joey

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  71. hi my name is julianna
    detention-68-it was hard-you stay in a room for the afternoon
    fredrick-71-it was funny- it is a name
    immature-73- strange- do what you want and be your self
    outlawed-74-different-i dont known the meaning
    extention-76-new-make bigger
    minimum-78-funny-to a positive spot

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  72. discution derestor
    1. do yuo think she writes to Justin everyday?
    2.do you think she would be friends with Brandi if Justin did not move?
    3.how do you think that Amber got one more day than Brandi in detention?
    4.How did they figue out that they were going to talk to each other?
    5. Why do you think that she does not want to meet Max?

    i thought it was funny when they slurped the spagette and when that had the burping contest.

    _Danielle Magno

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  73. dear tea

    i thought i wouldnt make any friends in kindergarden either. and i kinda like the book so far!

    ~megan

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  74. I am Literary Luminary,
    page 60 paragraph 1 I pick it because Amber felt happy.
    page 61 paragraph 1 I pick it because that's how it was to me before.
    page 72 paragraph 1 I pick it because the describe the mermaid.

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  75. Dear megan,
    i agree that she was nice about giving a complament to brandi
    -amanda

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  76. dear megan,

    you are right i would do the same thing

    joey

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  77. hi julianna its tea those are really good words

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  78. Discussion director
    What did Amber eat for dinner?

    What did Justin say to Amber in the letter?

    How would you feel if you were Amber?

    Why do you think Amber doesent like elementary extension?


    Jeffrey

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  79. -tea

    i thougt i would't make any friends to in kindergarten

    -julianna

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  80. Dear Michaela,I also bring new supplies for the first day of school because all of my old stuff that I had the year before could get messy

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  81. connector
    T-S I know someone who can burp the alpheabet
    T-S I've gottin in a fight to ruin a freindship
    T-T I have a cousin that lives in california
    T-S my moms likes to write letters to her freinds
    T-W my freinds mom is a hair person

    Jeffrey

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  82. dear danielle j,
    dont you think its weird that amber brown cant move her eye brows up


    sigh nairi kaya

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  83. i was literary luminary Amber Brown
    page 87 paragraph 1 it sounds weard sharing 3.
    page 89 paragraph 2 it sounds funny sharing 2.
    page 101 paragraph 1 it is well writen sharing 1.


    Cassandra 106 :D

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  84. Discussion Director
    1. what was going through your mind when amber was asking a lot of questions.
    2.Do you agree that amber said she did not whant to meet max why?
    3.Do you think that amber and brandi are going to be bff?
    4. do you think that brandi will get mad at amber
    5. do you agree that amber is compareing brandi with justin
    teresa

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  85. Dear teresa,
    Amber and brandi will never be best freinds

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  86. that one to teresa is jeffrey

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  87. deer tereas
    i can't anwser those quostion but they are veary good!!!!!!

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  88. Amber-neat= thinks that burping and making armpit sounds is rude

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  89. DEAR CASSANDRA
    WHY PG 87 P 1 SOUNDS WEARD SHARING
    TERESA

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  90. deer tereas i send the one up to


    cassandra

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  91. DEAR JEFFREY
    WHY CAN'T YO ANWSER THOSE QUOSTIONS?
    TERESA

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  92. I'm Connector.TtS-I connect my self to Amber Brown because when I started 3th grade I felt the same way until 4th grade.TtT I connect the book Amber Brown goes 4th to Back to the Black Lagoon SPECIAL EDITION because is really similar.TtW-My mom pased the same life of Amber Brown in 6th grade FROM RODRIGO THE GUY

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  93. Dear teresa
    cause they are to hard
    Jeffrey

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  94. im julianna i was connector

    t-t i read a book about friends
    t-s i have a friend named hannah
    t-s every thing must be my way to
    t-s at first i thougt i was not going to make friends too
    t-s i know a max
    t-ssomeone in my family went to paris

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  95. Brandi-creative- did beads in Amber's braid.
    page89 paragraph 1

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  96. character traits

    Amber Brown is nice because in book when she was in fourth grade she was nice to everybody in her classroom.from,sondjy

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  97. dear julianna

    i know a max too.

    ~megan

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  98. Dear sonjy,
    I defenitely agree with you because amber is nice

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  99. deer jeffery i know someone who can burp there alphteabet !!!! :D

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  100. DEAR RODRIGO
    i THINK YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB TERESA

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  101. Dear sonjy,
    that was jeffrey

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  102. word wizard
    1. Brandi page 90 i picked it because it stands out
    2.posoning page 49not used a lot in books
    3.grownups page 91first time they said it in the book
    4.giggles page 81 sounds diffrentto laugh and think something is funny
    5.giganticpage 83 not used a lot means that it is big
    6.Paris page 98 a place used a lot a place you can live in

    danielle

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  103. who likes the book ?




    -julianna

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  104. discussion director
    1. do you think there could be gum six feet long
    2. its weird that amber brown cant move her eye drows up.
    3. when amber brown says that she likes braiding her bardies hair when i was little i used to do that to my barbies
    4.i think amber brown is jealous of her friend brandi because brandiknows how to do more stuff then her.

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  105. dear Julianna

    i DID not have friends in kindergardentoo

    rodrigo

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  106. that was from me nairi

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  107. charcter traits
    Amder funny I have a friend who has the name amber too.
    brandi funny Brandi is Amber best friend.
    Mrs. Colwin funny she is a teacher at Amber brow's school.
    Justin cool is a straint A student.
    Adrian

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  108. dear sonjy

    amber brown is nice





    ~megan the megster

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  109. deer sonjy i agree with that to that anber is nice

    cassandra

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  110. dear,julianna

    I have a friend named too call hannah

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  111. Dear dannielle,
    what does gigantticapag mean
    Jeffrey

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  112. DEAR CASSANDRA
    YOU DID GOOD BUT WHY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN NORT ANSER MY QUESTIONS
    TERESA

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  113. i'm the Word Wizard
    word think p.g. 91 I pick it because it tells you to think.It means is like if you have an idea.
    word tickles p.g. 90 I pick it because is a funny word.It means when you use your finger and move them.
    word interest p.g. 91 I pick cause I like the word because is nice.It means when you like something and you want to lern more about it.
    word either p.g. 91 I pick it because it explain what to choose.It means if i or you don't what to pick.
    word laugh p.g. 94 I pick it cause is good word. It means when something is funny to you.
    word Paris p.g. 98 I pick it cause I always wated to go there.It means is like a city or maybe a state.
    from:kayla

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  114. dear Teresa,




    thanks for complementing me. from rodrigo

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  115. Dear everyone,
    I am lit.luminary
    Pg 88 pa 1 important
    Pg 93 pa 3 confusing
    Pg 94 pa 1 confusing

    -joey

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  116. megan amber is is really nice. din't sonjy do a good job


    cassandra :D

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  117. Dear Joey
    Good job at the litary luminary Very good job
    Jeffrey

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  118. dear cassandra

    he did do a good job and amber brown is nice wich i already said and i lost what i typed for word wizard

    ~megan

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  119. deer megan

    do you like the book!!!!!!

    cassandra :D

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  120. DEar,adrian
    you ARE aWesome at bloging adrian i agree wit you

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  121. dear taressa
    i think you did a good job doing your questions.
    from danielle

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  122. justin-fun-Amber talks about how muchfun they used to have together.

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  123. megan
    you did a really good job too !!!!!!
    cassandra :D

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  124. Dear,Jeff
    thanks alot you did good too.


    -joe

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  125. -casandra

    me too


    -julianna

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  126. Dear joe,
    Your welcome
    Jeffrey

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  127. Dear Abrian,
    What do you mean about Justin cool is a straint A student?
    from:kayla

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  128. dear joey
    I agree to but you are better.
    Adrian

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  129. dear, jeffrey

    I agree with you that joey did a nice job in the litary luminary

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  130. word wizard

    strange 94 wierd somethings thats awkward

    looks 97 it just poped out to me someone sees something

    deal 99 important people bet something

    hate 100 important when someone doesnt like someting

    guess 101 boring when you think you got the answer

    invite 87 important when someone asks to do something or to come somewere

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  131. Dear Sondjy,
    i DID NOT GET YOUR COMMENT?

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  132. Daer, danille
    you did gooood

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