something+like+fate

Book Club Schedule
 You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.

 Requirements:
 * PERSON A - GROUP LEADER - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.

 Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.

 NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).


 *  Week One: December 17 **

 Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)

 Assignment:  1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A)  2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.  3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.  4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The main characters in this story are Lani, Erin, Blak, and Jason. This book is telling Lani’s story in first person. Erin is her best friend who is more popular then Lani but they don’t let this separate them. Lani is interested more in saving the earth then hanging out with friends. I am drawn to Erin because she enjoys going out and being with her friends. As of now there are no characters I cannot stand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Group Leader: Courtney Basovsky **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 1.) What is the relationship between Jason and Lani? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> answer: They have a friendship between them too, but something else is arising between them. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 2.) What group is Jason in? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> answer: He's in the Golden Kids. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 3.) What is Lani interest in? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> answer: She's interest in earth, and the enviroment. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 4.) What happens the first time Lani meets Jason? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> answer: Lani feels an amazing connection between the two for some reason, it feels like she's known him for so long. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 5.) What does Lani do every day before school or during class? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> answer: Lani looks up her horoscope because she likes to know whats coming next so she can look out for herself.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Question Finder: Alexis Perricelli **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> This book is about a girl named Lani and her best friends. She loves and feels the need to read her horoscope every day. She really believes in it. She has a best friend named Blake. He's gay, but he can't tell his father that because his dad would not approve. Lani also has a best friend named Erin who she can always count on.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Group Summarizer: Brielle Droste **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">**Quote Finder: Gianna Cocozzo** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Ooh, I forgot to tell you! Jason and I are destined to be together." (Colasanti 48) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"I did! He's the one who called me, remember? So I was like, okay, he's putting himself out there, I can meet the boy half way. (Colasanti 19) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Exactly he is never late." (Colasanti 22) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"I'm all about the extra cheese." (Colasanti 24) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Patience, and practice." (Colasanti 36)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Week Two: January 7

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Something like fate is an easy book to read. It uses every day words you would hear, so nothing that you haven't heard before, I would say that this book would be for ages 13+. It's a very conversational book, between many characters. Most of the words, are easily understood, all though a few words can be a bit confusing at times. Overall, this book is an easy but good and understandable book to read.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Group Leader: Alexis Perricelli **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Answer: This is because she just assumes that the two of them are talking about her, even though they are just talking about random things that the two of them have in common. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Answer: Lani doesn’t want to admit to anyone that she likes Jason because he is going out with her best friend, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Answer: No because Lani doesn’t want to hurt her friend so she could never tell her the truth. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Answer: Jason’s reaction stays the same because he knows that inner beauty is more important than a scar on her face. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Answer: I think he should but he probably won’t because you can’t tell your girl friend you are breaking up with her for her best friend.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Question Finder: Courtney Basovsky **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">When Erin comes outside and sees Jason tickling Lani why isn’t she upset?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Why is Lani in denial about Jason?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Do you think Erin will find out that Jason and Lani are becoming closer than she thinks?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Why did Jason not react in disgust when he saw Lani’s scar?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Do you think Jason will break up with Erin?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">While at the kite fair Lani and Jason discover they have a lot in common. Jason then invites Lani to start sitting with him at lunch, but just him. Neither of their normal tables likes it, and others stare all the time. While at the lunch table Jason teachers her how to write code, they realize they are the only two that know things nobody else would understand. When Lani has Blake, Jason, and Erin over her house for her birthday; Jason and Lani stand out on the porch and talk about even more that connects them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Group Summarizer: Gianna Cocozzo **

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">When Lani finally realizes she really likes Jason and feels that Jason and her was something like fate, she decides to ask if he feels the same way. Before Lani could do that Jason pulls her into an empty classroom and tells her he has to tell her something. Jason comes out and tells her that he likes her like, likes her. She tells him she feels the same. Jason goes to push the bangs out of Lani’s face but she backs out so her wouldn’t see her scar. She finally lets her and when he does his expression doesn’t change. She explains that she told him it was gross, he tells her that is shows character and she is beautiful, she can’t believe it. He is so close she can feel him almost about to kiss her. =====

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">1. "There's no way I can be here with Jason and not want to sit with him. I'm hoping he feels the same way, because he's the one one who asked if I'd sit with him. But it's not like I could just go over and sit with him at the Golden Table. And he wasn't about to come over to my table and sit with a bunch of girls he never talks to. So we had to stake our new territory"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Quotation Finder: Brielle Droste **

2. “I've been sitting with Jason at lunch all week, ever since the kite festival. Sitting together shouldn't be a big deal. People should be able to sit wherever they want.”

3.“I hate when questions like this get stuck in my head. They bother me until I can find an answer. The annoying thing is that these kinds of questions usually don't have definite answers....”

4. “Erin doesn't care that Jason and I sit together at lunch. She loves that we're friends now.”

5. “The scary thing is that I know exactly wheat he's talking about. You can describe the taste of different kinds of water by color and shape.”

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Week Three: January 14

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">There is mixed tones/ moods in this book. Lani is happy that she knows Jason likes her and that they are meant to be, but she is also confused and kind of sad because she knows that when Erin finds out she will be upset with her.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Group Leader: Gianna Cocozzo **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Oh my god!” Erin yelled. “We’re in the lake! Open your door!” (Colasanti 115) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Not kissing Jason was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” (Colasanti 119) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“ We belong together. And then he kisses me.” (Colasanti 150) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“If she finds out we hid this from her, it’s just going to mark her angrier.” (Colasanti 157) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“The third stair from the bottom is creaky.” (Colasanti 164)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Quotation Finder: Courtney Basovsky **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">**Group Summerizer: Alexis Perricelli** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Jason and Lani wait with Erin for the bus to camp. While Erin and Jason are holding hands, Jason touches Lani's arm to get something and Erin looked at her with a weird expression of you don't do that only if your really close to the person.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Week Four: January 21

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page

Jason takes Lani to the lake and started to teach her how to swim. She slowly begins to get over her fear of the water. Lani trusts Jason and allows him to take her all the way in the water. Lani and her mom run into Jasons mom, Lani becomes mortified that they are talking, especially about her. Conner asks Lani to go on a date, but Lani has to say no but can’t explain why. Lani becomes very upset and doesn’t know what to do, she doesn’t have anyone to talk to because Erin is still mad at Lani for being a backstabber. Blake forgave Lani for telling Jason about him being gay, but Blake’s dad kicked him out of the house so he had to stay with Lani for a few days.
 * Summarizer: Courtney Basovsky**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">1) Where does Jason bring Lani to become one with the water? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">He takes her into the middle of the lake on the boat. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">2) What does Lani say when Blake comes out in his bathing suit? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">She says she didn't know it was a sexy party. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">3) What happens when Lani and Jason's mom meet? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Lani becomes mortified that they are talking, especially about her. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">4) What does Connor ask Lani? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">If they could do something sometime ( like a date ) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">5) What does Lani call Jason's dog? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">She calls his dog a pudding face.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Key Questioner: Gianna Cocozzo **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">**Quotation Finder: Alexis Perricelli** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">1) 'Jason has a surprise for me' (Colasanti, 178) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">2) 'I know you, I know everything your thinking' (Colasanti, 179) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">3) 'Jason holds my hand' (Colasanti, 183) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">4) 'Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better'(Colasanti, 189) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">5) 'When the phone rings, I jump. It's Jason already' (Colasanti 194)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Week Five: January 28 (LAST MEETING)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Assignment: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">**Group Summarizer: Alexis Perricelli** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">While Erin's at summer camp, Jason breaks up with her. When she gets home, Jason and Lani agree that Jason will tell her the truth about the two of them. They end up waiting to tell Erin till School starts. Once Erin finds out, she begins to get very angry at Erin and Jason. Erin forwarded emails and changed them making Lani look bad. Lani promised Erin she wouldn't see Jason anymore hoping that would fix her friendship with Erin but it didn't. Jason and Lani in the end were finally able to be together.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">**Quotation Finder: Gianna Cocozzo** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"What, you didn't want to be kissed?" (253) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Am I? Or are you a little bit crazy?" (253) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Why can't we watch the Puffy chair?" (254) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Dude, you have immense talent." (255) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">"Why So you can tell me more? so you can rant about how worthless I am?" (255)

1. Why did Erin forgive Lani? -Erin realized that their friendship was more important than a boy, and if Jason makes Lani happy then they should be able to be together. 2. What happened to Blake and his father? -Blake moved in with his uncle and has to take the train to school. 3. What did Blake’s dad say to him when he came to see him? -He didn’t say anything, Blake told his dad that he was upset that he didn’t even care about him anymore and Blake’s dad stood there and then just left with out a word. 4. How did Lani know she could find Jason on the train tracks? -Jason told Lani that the train tracks were the place he could just think at. So Lani know that since he was upset, he would be there. 5. Does Lani fulfill her dream by going to Hawaii? -Yes, at the end of the book Lani writes a litter to Jason from Hawaii thanking him for the swimming lessons.
 * Key questioner: Courtney Basovsky**