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Stop the sun
theme :
War : because in this story it explains that terry's dad is traumatized because of the war flashbacks
main idea :
terry’s dad struggles with the memories of war, and terry eventually realizes that understanding and supporting his dad is more important than fully knowing what happened.
Reading strategies
scanning: looking for important details like the dad’s strange behavior to figure out what’s happening.
synthesizing: combining clues from the story, like terry’s dad’s reactions and the term “vietnam syndrome,” to understand his struggles.
summarizing: condensing the key parts of the story, like terry trying to understand his dad and learning that just being there is enough.
pov :
third person because it uses "he" to describe terry's thoughts and feelings, focusing on his perspective as he tries to understand his father's trauma.
the moral of the story is that some pain cannot be fixed or fully understood by others, but the act of listening and being there for someone is valuable.
plot
exposition: terry, a 13-year-old boy, notices his father has moments when he seems distant or “goes away” in his mind during ordinary events. he realizes his father is troubled by something from his past that affects their family, but he doesn’t know what it is.
rising action: terry begins to notice his father’s strange behavior more often. concerned, he tries to learn about the vietnam war, reading books and asking his history teacher for answers. however, the more he reads, the more confused he becomes. he finally decides to talk to his father about it.
climax: terry confronts his father at the kitchen table and asks him about vietnam. his father doesn’t want to talk at first but eventually tells terry about a traumatic experience during the war, where he was the only survivor in his unit. his father describes the fear and guilt he’s carried ever since.
falling action: terry realizes that his father’s trauma is deeper and more painful than he ever imagined. he feels guilty for pushing his dad to talk but also begins to understand why his father struggles.
resolution: terry decides he doesn’t need to fully understand his father’s pain to be supportive. he promises himself that he’ll try harder to be there for his dad and won’t let embarrassment get in the way.
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Setting :
time :
the story happens in the 1970s, shortly after the vietnam war
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Big question
the resolution happens when terry decides to stop trying to fix his dad and instead focus on being understanding and supportive. the effect is that terry grows more mature and gains empathy for his father, while his dad feels less alone, even if his pain doesn’t go away.
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Plot
Climax
Gweeb then flew around and Mari and Dylan were having a hard time to capture it and make sure that the school didn't find out. They finally caught it but Dylan and Mari had a fight and Dylan ended up keeping Gweeb. Mari was sad and then next day Mari said sorry to Dylan but turns out Dylan lost the Gweeb and it escapes. Ffion stole Gweeb and they were trying to get it back. Ffion wont let them but suddenly Gweeb escape and make the school caught fire and they all ran but Mari and Dylan was chasing for Gweeb. It was rainning and Mari and Dylan ran home because the school dismissed them. Mari finally confess and tell the truth to her mom but the mom was mad and tell the truth about the dad. Mari and Dylan search for gweeb and found her in a cave with Dr Griff. They managed to capture Gweeb but ended up getting flooded.
Rising Action
Mari was trying to keep it a secret so her mom wont spread it and making it end up in the museum. Mari wanted to experiment the Dragon which is called a Gweeb. Mari was going to school and had a hard time making friends and in the she met a boy named Dylan. Mari was having a hard time to keep the Gweeb quite. Mari then finally went home but also struggle in the train to keep the Gweeb quite. Mari finally made it home and immediately put it in her room. Mari mom found a new guy but Mari was not happy about it and turns out the men already has a son and turns out the son is Dylan. Dylan found out about the Gweeb and both wanted to experiment it.
Exposition
A girl name Mari had just lost her scientist Dad and was really sad about it. Mari and her mom are farmers but Mari was more interested in fossil then Farmers. Mari likes to go to the beach she often go and in there she found a rock. A boy was up there and Mari warned him to not stay up there. They left and Mari was shock because the rock suddenly hatched and come out a baby dragon.
Resolution
Mari and Rhian or the mom both apologies and just wanna make each other proud. the Gweeb also had a happy family and Mari and Dylan had a perfect family and sibling hood.
Falling Action
They were all trapped and is hard to escape because of the flood and tides. Turns out Gweeb is a she and they were trying to figure out a way to escape. Dylan had an idea to put a not and make Gweeb send it to Mari mom. Gweeb flew and they hope she will comeback. They found an egg in the cave and Dr Griff wanna break it all. Dylan knocked down Dr Griff. Gweeb finally came and they were hopeless because there are no signs of save. Suddenly Mari mom and Dylan dad came to rescue and Dr Griff beg to chase the gweeb buit the mom didn't care and went home.
Setting
Place
School, Farm, Beach, House, and Lab
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Climax
Mari struggle on containing the Gweeb and having a hard time to make it calm and coordinate with Dylan, other then that Mari Dylan and Dr Griff was stuck in a cave.
Point of view
Point of view 3 because it uses He, She and name and describe the story. and is 3rd person limited because is mostly focusing on Mari.
The Secret Dragon
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Main Idea
Mari discovered a baby dragon from a stone and want to take care of it and thinks that it can change science and her life.
Reading Strategies
Rereading: Rereading the page so that I can understand more about Mari journey to take care of the Dragon.
Summarizing: Condensing the key parts of the story, so Mari discovered a baby dragon and want to take care of it, Mari thinks that it will change her life and science, Mari took care of it with Dylan and at the end the dragon had a family.
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Big Question
The way Mari realized that friendship are better and can't be proved by science so she will make a resolution to improve herself and also not make the same mistakes.