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=Tessa's reading comments for the 2010-11 school =

**Tessa 5-19-11 4 truths and 1 lie guess my lie! My book is the Clique 6**

 * 1. Some kids get expelled**
 * 2. The group of girls are called the D S L**
 * 3. The group of girls are called the preety commite**
 * 4. The group of girls names are Massie, Dylan, Claire, Alisha, Kristen**
 * 5. In the next book they have to find a special key!**
 * Those are my hints! Guess witch one is the lie!**

Tessa 4- 12- 11 Guess that book! Here are my clues.
** 1. There is allot of drama in my book ** ** 2. There is a school newspaper in it ** ** 3. One of the kids mom is very bosy ** ** 4. There is a fashion show in it. ** **  Read my highlight s  ﻿(what do you think my book is about)  **

Tessa 3-22-11
Who are you alike to ? How are you guys different? Well, their are two characters in my book that are different and alike in many ways. But those two characters in my book are named kate,and sky. Sky is a sneaky devilish girl, when she wants to. But kate is too nice to be and can't stop being nice. From Sky's co workers to everyone, Sky is snippy to them especially the ones she doesn't like at all. Of course Kate is nice to everyone and is thoughtful about the people. But if it somebody is mean to Sky and Kate, Kate lets Sky do the mean talking. Oddly enough these two characters are alike. Their both nice, even though Sky doesn't seem so. And they both love to do their shopping! They're the ones who keep up with the new style. Sky and Kate are alike to by always looking out for each other. They both got each others back. Sky and Kate are alike in many ways but both different too! Again, who are you alike? Our how are you two different?

Tessa 3-8-11
=== What is your favorite genre? Is it science fiction? Our realistic fiction? Well, if I had to pick one ,it will be realistic fiction. Realistic fiction just seem's real to me and I can have a better picture in my head. Other kind of genres are a little harder for me to see in my head of whats going on. But in realistic fiction I can make better connections in my head and I really can imagine of whats going to happen also it's so exiting for me to read it. I can always depend on a good book when I read realistic fiction. In fact one of my favorite books are the Genius Files by Dan Gutman. It's not a realistic book. Its's more of a science fiction genre. But ! Science fiction is my 2 favorite genre. Everyone should read it! If I had to pick one genre that I love, it will be realistic fiction. Whats your favorite genre, if you have to pick one?! ===

Tessa 3-1-11.
Over the years people learn from what they done and what to work on. People learn from they're mistakes, actions, and as a learner. Over this year I came to be a way better student.I especially, became a better reader too. From the start of this year and to right now ,I became a better writer in many ways. One way I am a better writer is that, I write more detailed and I look back at my writing to see of what I can do to make it more of a quality writing piece. Also I learned what I need to work on in my writing to make it better. But I really enjoy reading. In fact I read 60 mins everyday. Reading is not boring to me at all and I love it. And it helps me to be a better reader by always reading. But one of the books that I really loved reading is the Genius Files By Dan Gutman. It was one of my most favorite books that I ever read. In the future, I don't know what book I am going to read but all I know is that it's going to be a longer and hopefully a more intelligent book.How do you grow as a learner?

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Mrs. Hansen - Tessa, I can always depend on you to strive to write a quality entry. You should be so proud of yourself. Bravo! Over the next few weeks, let's work on sentences and making sure they make sense. :) +5 house points===== ===The book I just finished __The Genius Files by Dan Gutman__ . ﻿ The two main character in my book are Coke and Pepsi .Not to try to list the obvious but Coke is a boy and Pepsi is a girl.Coke and Pepsi are both genius's, but Coke has a photographic memory and Pepsi is really good problem solver. Also , I don't know if this is a twin thing but if each of them have a plan they get what they are doing right away. But both they're brains think differently than normal people and from each other. Coke and Pepsi are both very interesting people ,but they both look alike but one is a boy and one is a girl. Also coke memorize everything he reads or see's in a magazine to the t.v when pep is totally different. What do you think about these two characters? ===

=== Tessa 2/16/10 My Brother Sam is Dead is alike to Number the Stars for many ways. But it was different in many ways. One way the 2 books were alike is because so much people got killed in both of the books. But! It was different because in Number the Stars people got killed from gas houses and were tortured but had no control. In My Brother Sam is Dead it was a war and people were shooting when the other book didn't use shooting. Also the 2 books are alike because there were 2 different sides of their believe in whats wright. In My Brother Sam is Dead people didn't think the king should rule the colony's. So there were people called and loyalists and a patriot. But in Number the Stars people thought that they're should be no jewish people and wanted all of them killed. Those are some reasons why those 2 book can be alike but different at the same time. ===

===Tessa 2/7/11 The book I am studying for R.O.L is My Brother Sam is Dead. The 2 themes of my story I think the author wants to show us how horrible the war was and how much people got killed for no reason in the war. These are the two themes because in the war it showed that the tory's will kill the rebels because the belive to be free, but they were not soldiers. Also so much people got killed that were little and old. That was so horrible from the war because family's were losing fathers and kids. Also the war was horrible because they were losing food for them to eat and people will grow starving and get sick and die. Also the soldiers will be very cold and have no shoes or clothes and be freezing!! The war was so horrible and people will get killed for no reasons. That is what I think the 2 themes for the book was. What do you think the 2 themes for the book was? ===

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Tessa 1/31/11 My novel study group book is My Brother Sam is Dead. The main character in the book is Timmy. Right now in the story he went with his dad with some cattle to trade the cattle for some food and things for the tavern. It was a really long way but his father Life need some one to help him and he was the only one that can come. During the trip there were people called Cow Boys ( cattle thief) that were coming on big horses and swords and and guns yelling at them. Timmy felt really scared but he didn't do anything except run for help. Later a big group of people came and the cow boys went away from the people and Timmy and his father were ok. Timmy actions were to run for help. Also his feeling were that he was really scared and worrying. It reminds me of when I was little and they're some older kids keep ding dong ditching and I was getting little worried and scared of what was going to happen the next time they were gong to do. But my brother and my neighbor went yelling at them and to stop ding dong ditching us. The example from the book and my connection are almost the same experience but Timmy was worse. ======

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Katie - Hmm thats really tricky. I love how you didn't just list facts about your book, you have to guess what career the person who it is based on has. I'd have to go with #4.

1/26/11 Tessa The book I finished is Secrets Of my Hollywood Life
1. The book is based on a person that is just a Movie star 2. The book is based on a person who does movies and is a reporter 3. The book is based on a person who does movies but is is a character from a soap opera 4. The book is based on a person who loves her costar 5. The book is based on a famous football player  (HIGHLIGHTS)﻿﻿ PLEASE GUESS THE TRUE FACT OR PUT THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR YOU ON FRIDAY

= = = = =Gillian~1~20~11~ GOOD JOB TESSA!!!! YOU GOT MY LIE!!! = =<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">alexis 1/20/11 = <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> i agree with katie. <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Katie 1 - 19 - 11 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> I agree with Gillian <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Gillian 1/18/11- Is the lie that another kid in the books name was Skylar?

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1/18/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1. The book i am reading has a threat letter in it <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2. One character in the book name was chip. <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">3. Some kids were adopted in the book <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">4. An other kid name in the book was Skylar <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5. One kid didn't know he was adopted till he was in sixth grade

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> The book name is Found <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">GUESS MY LIE !!!!! HIGHLIGHTS ﻿WHAT DO YOU THINK THE LIE IS ?/?

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1/12/10 Reading is very important to me. One reason it is important to me is because reading can help you learn. By reading you can learn facts about history, famous people, and more. Also it can increase your vocabulary. When you increase your vocabulary it can help you learn new words that you never heard of. Increasing your vocabulary can make your writing more juicy and explanatory words. Another reason reading is very important to me because you can practice your reading fluency .When you practice your reading you can get really good showing presentations and make the reading more exciting. Reading is very important to me for many ways. Is reading important to you? P.S. I love to read, do you ? Wow Tessa! Your entry was well thought out. +5

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Gillian 1/4/11- Wow Tessa! I think you explained that really good! I loved how you said what her action and motives were!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa1/3/11 The book I just finished is 11 Birthdays, and my favorite character in the book is Amanda. She is very playful, happy and slightly shy. She always spends time with her best friend Leo, until one day, when they were sharing their 10th birthday party, Amanda heard Leo talking in his room with his friends. His friends were making fun of him that he still has a birthday party with a girl. Amanda also heard that Leo said that she doesn't have too many friends and he doesn't want to hurt Amanda's feeling. Amanda, hearing them say these mean things, got furious and ran away. After that, she didn't talk to Leo for an entire year. Amanda's motive was that her feelings got hurt. Lastly, her actions were to run out of the house as fast as she could.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa12/14/10 -The two books I recommend to the hole class is Savvy and Scumble. I recommend these two books because there is mystery in and it grabs your attention the hole way through the hole book. It grabs your attention because of all the mysteries in it make you not want to put the book down. Also I will recommend this book because it is a series. Lastly I recommend these two books because there is always something going on with their family and people they do not know well. These two books are a big nail biter and very interesting too. The two books I recommend to the hole class is Savvy and Scumble.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Sydney 12/14/10 WOW! Now I want to read those books! (Hightlight) You grabbed my attention to read the book!

==<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Mrs. Hansen - 12/8 Wow, this sounds like a nail biter. Mibs is a very interesting character with interesting powers. Do other people in the story have powers like hers? Your entry made me want to read the book. +4 house pts :) ==

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Joey 12/2/10I like the way you described her motives good job!12/2/10 The book I am reading is Savvy. The main character in the story is Mibs. She went into a bus that that was going to go to the hospital to use her power to wake up her dad that might not be alive anymore. Mib's motive is that she is trying to go on a bus to save her dad. Also one of her other motive's is that she did not tell anyone and she is missing. Would anyone find her ? Also would she wake up her dad?

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Steven 12/2/10 I Think you described your motives well. <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Congratulation you got two house points great job !!Jake 11/16/10I cant change the color of this. Is it No Talking by Andrew Clements?

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The book ...... there was a fight. Some teachers were happy and some were mad. The whole grade was acting different. The people that started it got in trouble. <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> find out !!!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Congratulations Jordana great job!!! <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Jordana 11/9/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Is the book Frindle by Andrew Clements

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> 11/9/10 Tessa <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> There has been a lot of commotion after I made it up. I wonder when she is going to stop giving us the sheets of paper? I am really rich ! I cant belive she gave me the sheet back in till collage.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Mrs. Hansen- Well done, Tessa! I can tell you are taking care to write a thoughtful entry with well written sentences with little errors. Keep up the good worrk!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa11/4/10 The book Number The Stars helps you understand how to understand the holocaust a lot better because it tells you how bad the war was. In the book it got so bad that there were soldiers at every corner watching the people. Also it told you that there were people named the resistance that were helping the Jews stop the war by bombing the factories so they won't make guns. I would recommend this book to everyone because it is very interesting and it tell you about the war to! Please read the book to find out.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa10/28/10 The book I am reading is The Report Card by Andrew Clements .In the book Nora gets a bad report card that her parents get worried and causes all her teachers to get worried. So the teachers were trying to help Nora and make sure she understand everything and also having more special attention to her,felling like she is one of the dumb kids in the school they say. Everybody in the grade find out .But this was part of Nora's plan because she is really a genuis. But someone finds about her plan how she is a genuis .... Who is it? Read the book to find out!!!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Tessa 10/20/10 Do you want to read a book about the holocaust our some of our history.Well you should read Number The Stars .Number the Stars is a great book for many reasons .Number the stars is a great book .You should read Number the stars for lots of reasons, some of those reasons are , that the book gets you soooooooo SUCKED IN .It makes you want to read more and more of it. Also it gets your mind thinking hard of whats going to happen next and whats going to happen to them.Also it paints a movie inside of your head while you are reading along .It gets you seeing a picture of them and what is happing. Now you know why you should read a GREAT book about the history.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> alexis 10/21.10 that is a great summery Tessa

====<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa/10/15/10 The book i am reading is Eleven the author is Lauren Myracle. When she was elven like Winne and Amanda <Winne best friend> did a lot of the same stuff Winne and Amanda did. Some of the things they did are that they made up plays and pretended to be spies. But Lauren Myracle said that one of the hardest things about the eleventh grade for her was the way friendship shifted and changed.But now she lives in Colorado with her husband Jack and her two sons ,Al and Jamie.Also she went to Vermont collage and recived a master of fine arts in writing for children and young adults. ====

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Tessa/10/5/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The book i am reading is No Talking by Andrew Clements <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">﻿It is about these two people named Lynsey and Dave .They made a commpition of that they cant talk for WHOLE TWO STARAIGHT DAYS!!! But lets back this up ,in the book Dave was readingit is about his culture he was spossed to study about with Lydsey.But in the culture he studyed about Dave learned that did not talk to each other at all. <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">﻿So he tried a experiment and not talk for the whloe day, but at lunch Lydsdey was keep talking and Dave coulden't stand it and yelled at her then they get into a fight and they made a bet to not talk at all for two straight days! During the days there were alot of exiemnt going around. How does the teacers interact with the students and who wins? Read the book to find out ,it is so good. Ps, I think it really good and i just finished the book!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Sydney- 10/4/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I AM READING THE BOOK NO TALKING TOO!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Jordana 10/4/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I love that book I hope you <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">love as much as I do!!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa9/27/10

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The book I just finished is the"Mother Daughter Book Club".I recommend this book for ONLY girls.The book is about these 4 friends,Jess,Emma,Megan,Cassidy.The are always at someones's house reading" Little Woman or hanging around with each other.It is a great place to be there because they can talk about Little Woman our how middle school is.But they all have different interest but they stay friends.This book is alot about friendship.It is because they were once enemies but their moms brought them together.They became very close and good friends.It is a really good book!Pretty please read it !!

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Tessa/21/10 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The book I am reading is Juila's Kitchen the Author is Brenda A. Ferber .The conflict of the story is That Cara mom died and her sister from a house fire .Her dad got out of the fire and Cara was sleeping over at her bff house Janie .But the conflict is that Cara is not that close to her Dad and it is really hard for her to get used to the feeling of her and her dad together and not with her mom and sister any more .If i was in Cara's shoes I think it would be a really hard time for me and my dad. This is a really good book.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Gillian 9/17/10 -- Cool! I like how you put in how you feel about taking risks.

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> 9/16/10 Tessa <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The book im reading is camp extrionare .The main carcter is name Jemma she has brown hair and she has glasses.she takes lots of risks and is brave she is not to confident about her riskes.The charcter Jemma is not like me beacuse she some very bad risk and I dont like to take alot of risk and sometimes .Sometimes im not to confident about something and i think she is like the guy from scream street the wearwolf beacuse he is talking alot fo risk in the book and some of them arent that good of risk

<span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tessa - sept-1 <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I <span style="background-color: #8bff00; color: #d228c1; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">read Scream Street I reccomed this book to everyone .Its about a boy that is a werewolf and he got transfored into a town name scream street but his parents are normal so they dont live in the town.Its a mystery book /scary storie

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">book. but the plot is that he want open ..... read and find out its really good!!