4/4

Think back through the entire novel A Long Way Gone.  When do you remember music being a part of the story?  List them.

characterization

When you first meet someone and did not yet get to know them, what do you observe about them?  How do you get to know who someone is as a person?

voice

The author's voice is:

the individual writing style of an author.  This can include sentence structure (short or long?), the word choice or diction that a character chooses, or the way that an author allows the readers to get to know the characters. For example, Poe writes in a very DESCRIPTIVE voice:

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How did your author write???

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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4/8

what book will you be writing a book review on? What is the book about?  4-5 sentence summary

Proverbs

"Strive to be like the moon"

We discussed this proverb yesterday.  Do you believe this proverb?  That people should strive to be like the moon because everyone loves the moon? 

What is the lesson in this proverb?

4/6

In what ways is Ishmael like you???  In what way is he different?

Sierra Leone

What do you know about Sierra Leone?


What do you know about Africa?