Throughout this week, we read and did assignments based off the book "Ceremony". On Monday the class wrote down information that is helpful to start reading the book. We learned the names of all the major characters and how they are related. Then, we read some of the novel as a class to see how to book was written and to have any questions answered. I enjoyed starting the book together as a class because it allowed me to understand how the book was written and to learn where the book started because otherwise I may have been confused. Then, on Tuesday we were assigned an essay to write about the pages we read Monday night. I think we should have discussed these pages first because I had a few questions about the reading. We didn't talk about the quotes that we underlined or what they meant. I was unsure how to write the essay, but figured it out. Then after writing the essay we had time to work on the reading for that night which I am glad about because there was a lot of reading and it benefited me to start reading early.
On block day we discussed quotes from the book and what they meant. We also got our questions answered about what we were reading which helped me to understand the book. Discussing the book helps me to understand how the book is written as well as what certain sections mean. Also, other students point out quotes that I forgot to highlight, or didn't notice when I was reading which helps me annotate better. Finally, on Friday we didn't have much time to discuss the book because of a short class, but we continued to discuss the book and get questions answered which helps. We were assigned reading over the weekend and are going to continue discussing it next week.
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