Lauryn Booth
Journal 2B
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Pages read in book: 180/382
Total pages: 361/400
Imagine that one day, you hear that someone close to you dies, but nobody knows how; or do they? What would you do? Reconstructing Amelia is a book about a mom named Kate, and her “goody-two-shoes” daughter Amelia. Amelia gets in trouble at her prep school, and Kate is instructed to pick her daughter up from school. When Kate gets to the school, she sees something she never expected. There are many emotions throughout this book such as sadness and complete confusion in this disheveled situation. In this journal, I will be questioning, predicting and evaluating. Now, I will be questioning a few aspects of the book. The very first question that comes to mind at this point in the book is how did Amelia die? Some people are saying she jumped off the roof but …show more content…
We don’t hear much from Amelia directly in the novel, but there are definitely some personality traits shown. I see Amelia as a smart and well behaved teenage girl. She is seen as a preppy girl in the book, and rarely gets into trouble by authorities. The reason I see her as smart is because she goes to a prep school, which is good. Kate is the mom of Amelia. She is caring and worrisome. She is caring because she cares a lot about her daughter, considering she sent a note to the school proving that Amelia didn’t cheat. She is also worrisome because she has a stressful job and she tends to worry about Amelia on the way to the school. She is constantly stressed and anxious, and seems to struggle with anxiety issues. In this journal, I questioned, predicted outcomes, and evaluated characters. As you can see, most people in the same situation as Kate would be stressed and anxious. Do you still think you would react the same as what you initially thought you would? Or after reading this journal, have you taken Kate’s side with
Journal 2B
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Pages read in book: 180/382
Total pages: 361/400
Imagine that one day, you hear that someone close to you dies, but nobody knows how; or do they? What would you do? Reconstructing Amelia is a book about a mom named Kate, and her “goody-two-shoes” daughter Amelia. Amelia gets in trouble at her prep school, and Kate is instructed to pick her daughter up from school. When Kate gets to the school, she sees something she never expected. There are many emotions throughout this book such as sadness and complete confusion in this disheveled situation. In this journal, I will be questioning, predicting and evaluating. Now, I will be questioning a few aspects of the book. The very first question that comes to mind at this point in the book is how did Amelia die? Some people are saying she jumped off the roof but …show more content…
We don’t hear much from Amelia directly in the novel, but there are definitely some personality traits shown. I see Amelia as a smart and well behaved teenage girl. She is seen as a preppy girl in the book, and rarely gets into trouble by authorities. The reason I see her as smart is because she goes to a prep school, which is good. Kate is the mom of Amelia. She is caring and worrisome. She is caring because she cares a lot about her daughter, considering she sent a note to the school proving that Amelia didn’t cheat. She is also worrisome because she has a stressful job and she tends to worry about Amelia on the way to the school. She is constantly stressed and anxious, and seems to struggle with anxiety issues. In this journal, I questioned, predicted outcomes, and evaluated characters. As you can see, most people in the same situation as Kate would be stressed and anxious. Do you still think you would react the same as what you initially thought you would? Or after reading this journal, have you taken Kate’s side with