Journal Entry 8
5 comments:
1.) Will suprises Liz by handing her drugs and she is shocked because she has never done it before.
2.) Something seems to be bothering Liz ever since her dad died.
3.) Will is confronted with a tantalizing clue as to why his father acted the way he did.
4.) Will thinks that Pete (his uncle) may have killed himself on purpose. He actually died from the 9/11 tragedy.
5.) Liz admits that she is in-love with Will.

4 questions:
1.) Now that Liz is in love with Will how will that affect his plan?
2.) Did Will know Uncle pete at all?
3.) Why would Will even consider buying drugs and offering it to Liz?
4.) How is Kyle going to react when he finds out what Liz and Will have been doing ehind his back?

3 vocab words
1.) bathosphere is a spherical deep-sea submersible which is unpowered and is lowered into the ocean on a cable.(p.192)
2.) synagogue-a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction (p.193)
3.) dystopia-a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.(p.196)

2 literary elements:
1.) Dont go! Liz seized him and yanked him against her (Man Vs. Man)
2.) Somewhere in his brain an alarm went off (personification)

1 sentence overview

• Will and Liz are getting serious they discuss the situation about their uncle Pete and only to realize that he died of 2 causes 9/11 and the fact that he was monumentally trauamtized.

Journal Entry 7
5 comments:
1.) someody wants to buy kyles website and he is shocked. His website got more than 3000 hits in the last 48 hours.
2.) Fat Dog's (Kyle's friend) father wants kyle to be compensated he is thinking of a seventy-thirty split. Seventy for fat dog and 30 for kyle.
3.) Kyle is mad at the fact that Fat Dog would let his father take over predate.com they start fighting.
4.) They are still on the road going to New York.
5.) Liz wants to find a boyfriend and she doesnt know who she likes between her half brother and Fat Dog.

4 questions
1.) How are Kyle and Fat Dog going to re-solve their issues? Whats going to end up happening to the website?
2.) Why would Fat dog get a bigger share of the money when it was Kyles's wesite?
3.) Is Will still up for his plan?
4.) Why is Kyle letting his sister go on his website if he can just hook her up with his friend in person?

3 vocab words
1.) narc-government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics (p.154)
2.) Delinquents-Failing to do what law or duty requires. (p.175)
3.) Vindictive-disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful(p.179)

2 literary elements
1.) "Liz doesnt like me. Shes just bound to me because we're family" (Man vs. Man)
2.) "he resisted the temptation to lean in and kiss her on the cheek. he was proud of that." (Foreshadowing)


1 sentence overview

• Liz and Will seem to develop a lot of feelings for each other and this will afftect everyody in the family.

Journal Entry 6
5 comments
1.) Liz wants to go on this trip to New York so that she can get some bonding time with Will.
2.) Will embarasses his guests by constantly drinking alcohol and Kyle tries to stop him.
3,) Liz is still very sad.
4.) Will knows that he is on his way to collect his 2 million dollars and he knows his life isnt going to be sad anymore and is wouldnt depends on drugs to make a living.
5.) After Will gets the cash in his hand he attempts to run away and never see is half sister and brother again.

4 Questions
1.) Is Will drunk in this chapter?
2.) Why does Liz and Kyle trust Will so much?
3.) Why would Liz and Kyle just hand 2 million dollars to Will like that
4.) How is Liz and Kyle going to react to Will's plan?

3 vocab words
1.) fledgling-an inexperienced person(p.144)
2.) nonconsummation- No act of consummating; completion (p.143)
3.) unkempt-uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy (p.142)

2 literary elements
1.) Don't do that. Dont make inside jokes. We dont know each other well enough for that yet. (mood)
2.) Will smiled back absently. The plan sounded fine to him. (Dramatic Irony)

1 sentence overview

• They are ready to go on their journey and go to New York so that they can get away from everything but Will plans to run away with the money.

Journal Entry 5

5 comments
1.) Will begins to feel sorry for Kyle.
2.) Kyle will not allow will to take advantage of their family and not let him threaten what little was left of their family.
3.) Kyle offers will 2 million dollars if he goes to New York but will refuses.
4.) Will is just doing whatever is best for the family.
5.) They all develop a plan so they each can get a little something and then go their seperate ways.

4 comments:
1.) Why didnt will take the 2 million dollar offering?
2.) Why is kyle making him got o New York?
3.) How does Liz feel about all of this?
4.) What is the mom going to do, doesnt she have the most say in this?

3 vocab words:
1.) surrogate-a person appointed to act for another; deputy. (p.112)
2.) sordid-a person appointed to act for another; deputy. (p.133)
3.) Pharmeaceuticals-Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists (p.134)

2 literary elements:
1.) "i said i'll drive you up to New York, you'll get your payoff" kyle said. (Conflict)
2.) You wont see a penny from us. (dramatic irony)

1 sentence overview

• Wil, Kyle, & Liz want to develop a plan for this big money that they got from their father'w will and they are debating on who keeps the car, who goes to New York and who keeps the most share of the money.