First impressions: We talked about how the preface was very good. The book was easy to read and understandable, and it was interesting. We also said how it was very good and hard to put down.
Character introduction: The character was interesting, because we learned about him and how he lived, but not who he was. We learn more about the current situation rather than the character.
Setting: There was some confusion about where it was placed, but we found out it was placed in the boundaries of Hungary.
Questions:
What's going to happen next? We think someone close to him will be tortured and/or die, but he will survive (even though it's obvious he'll survive since he wrote the book)
Lit. Luminary: She chose a passage on dramatic irony, about how they were still happy as the Germans infiltrated their homes, but we know it will lead to destruction.
Illuminator: p.11, based on the limitations the Jewish people faced until they were forced into the ghettos, which were when they were forced to wear the star of David, not allowed to go into restaurants and cafes, travel by rail, go to synagogue, and had a curfew for 6:00.
Word Watcher: Basically found words that she didn't know or knew but couldn't explain.
Researcher: researched on the geography on Transylvania, as to understand the setting better.
Summarizer: Basically the beginning of the Holocaust for Elie Wiesel.
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This really refreshed my memory of what happened in our first discussion! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we are making posts about our discussions. I like how we have them, and it helps me out a great deal for researching information you guys aren't too sure or familiar with. (:
ReplyDeleteI agree with Michelle and Angelina. I like having the discussions, so that we can talk about the book and any comments/questions we may have.
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