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**We are currently reading Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper. We are discussing the book in class, doing journal entries, creating character charts, and completing some homework. After reading the characters poems on pages 66-70 and Andy's on page 63, we wrote our own poems. Here are some of those poems.** __Bundle of Joy__ By onyx.c

Darkness pitch black.I feel dizzy,sick what happened was I knocked out no...I fainted by seeing a beautiful small figure before my eyes its a baby a baby boy who's mine. I'm the dad of this beautiful bundle of joy...oh boy he's like a small toy. This brings tears to my eyes that make me want to cry. It seems like I want to fly high higher than ever before I can sore more and more and more. Allie J. I don't know what this feeling is I don't know what to do This emotion is strong, This emotion is new, I won't let myseld blame this on you This feeling will pass, it may take awhile But just for you I will put on my fake smile Please just look away for ahwile Somthing you call a mystery and watch in the rain, This story may be a bit intense But hurt you was something I never meant.

__Happiness__ Wyatt D There are a few things That make me happy. There is my pet, and my dog. There is my family and my freinds. These things make me happy. But they can also make me sad. If my family or freinds die, I feel sad. If my cat or dog dies, I would feel lonely. These things make me sad, happy, or lonely. Most importantly, these things make life happier and Joyful.

Game of a Life-time Kathryne V. The season is to an end, there is nothing but wiping We all are going to miss our coach and non were happy At our final game score is tied, other team had a plane and they looked snappy They shot the ball all were leaping The ball spun in and then spun right out My team got the rebound and passed it to me I ran up the floor in no hurry My coach yelled Dont Shoot! Let the clock run dont WORRY! I got fouled it was double bonus. I made both shoots my team was so happy I got fouled 4 times 3 were double 1 was one and one i made six of seven We won the game by six no shoot of mine was uneven My team cheered high, they loved that we won Our record high oof just 8 high win and no more loses or less This game was over but it was so much fun We had a great season we fought so hard ut we couldnt have done it without our great coach So I will take this time to say Thank you Mrs.Burke I will miss you as a coach until i see you next year

__**Special Person**__ By: Mike E. She lives for you She would die for you She knows how to make you smile It wouldn't even take a while Seeing her face in the moon Wanting her close real soon She shows her happy tears And knows she wont have to fear She's there for you when needed She wouldn't think about treading The way to make you cry Is when she isn't there to see You don't know what to say When she sadly goes away Wondering why It's hard to cry You never want to say goodbye All you can ever do is sigh She can act as a child But it's a way to make you smile You don't know what to say When she slowly walks away

__Best Friends__ By: Jessica C.

My Best Friends; I love them to death Some are random and Some are hyper But in the end We always have each others backs

We all have different interests But we all know how to have fun And make each other laugh I'd never get by without my best friends!

__ B __ By: Tyler B Some are happy some are sad. Some are peppy some are mad. If you live life without a worry. It will end in a hurry. Be happy with what you got. Never try to get a lot. Your life will have a lot of bends. But try to be happy when it ends.

**__On page 87-88 we are reacting to whether we think Rob is cold or not, do we agree with Keisha or Andy?__** I agree with Keisha. I believe that when you pass away you go to a better place where it's warm and peaceful, so Robbie can't be cold. The only thing that's left is your bones and they don't feel anything once your dead. Corey B.

When someones dies they are at peace they are in a better place. Its like how Keisha says it when they were talking about rob. I agree what they are talking. Andy shouldnt be talking like that he should just try to move on and stop dewling on what happened in the past. Andy needs to forgot how Rob died that it wasnt his fault that it was an accident so he needs to at least try to get a little over it. Kathryne V. I agree with Keisha because Rob is dead and has gone onto the next life and is no longer cold. Also the question seemed inappropiate and that Andy needs to move on. Wyatt D

I agree with Andy because i believe that when you die you will be dead but you can still feel the pain of when your dead. Robby died and when you die your turn cold. So while he is burried in his grave i think he is still feeling the cold. He may also be feeling the cold of what is hapenning to his body right now. So since its cold and snowy Robby's body is feeling the cold and snowy weather. Mike E.

**__We have had some reactions to Andy's dream on page 100-101, some are shared below!__** I think that Andy's dream about Rob happened because he has been thinking about Rob for the past couple of months. The dream might be Andy's way to try and adapt to Rob's death. George R.

I think that Andy had these dreams because he is still feeling guilty about Rob's death. He finds ways to connect Rob to the present, like when Rob talks about Monty's Teenage Warrier Space Soldier. This dream somewhat scared me... but I feel like it was important to the story. Jessica C.

__**After completing the novel, we reacted to the following prompts:**__ I think the efforts of the psychologist were somewhat successful. I believe this because Andy did not totally hate going to the psychologist, and he even called the psychologist, on page156, just before he killed himself. I do think if Andy would have talked to his psychologist, otherwise known as Dr. Corrothers, more or even just before he did kill himself, he would have stuck it out and lived. Andy was able to feel Dr. Corrothers by lying to him and saying he's got Kiesha to help him and saying he's pulling his grades up. Dr. Corrothers didn't know enough about Andy to know if he was lying. Andy made his lies to believeable that Dr. Corrothers let him go, and gave him the option to visit or call whenever he felt the need. -Hannah B.
 * __How successful are the efforts of the psychologist?__**


 * __What are the reactions of Andy's friends to his death?__**

Everybodys' reaction is different, but also similar. Tyrone is upset about the whole thing and confused about what his reasons for suicide were. Gerald keeps being more angry then upset and telling Andy he hates him for many different reasons. One of the reasons was because he thinks he was a coward. Rhonda is feeling the same way as Tyrone and also wants to know why Andy killed himself. Keisha cared and loved Andy so much and now feels guilty she broke up with him before he died, because the last time they talked was when they were fighting at the talent show. All of these people are showing that he just needed to try and take the pressure off of him self, and not kill himself because death is not the way you should go under pressure. Mike E. Gerald's reaction on page 173 was that Andy was a coward. Gerald said tat he left without asking anyone for help and he deserted his friends and family. He also hates Andy for leaving him that way. This shows that if Andy didn't kill himself and was still living Gerald wouldnt't be so mad at him. Monty's reaction on pages 177-178 was that Andy was afraid of death and that he suffered a lot down here. Also, that he knew that Andy felt very guilty for Rob's death. Monty also thinks his floating in darkness, looking for hope, and very frightened. If Andy didn't pass away Monty would be more happy so someone could teach him about girls and how to play basketball. Allie J.

Andy's friends reacted to his death in two different ways. Their reactions were anger and sadness. In Tyrone's letter, on pages 171 and 172, he expressed anger and sadness. Tyrone was mad that Andy left him there to be sad, but he was also sad that he lost another best friend. He shows that life is better than death by saying... "Robbie's death was an __accident.__ Somehow I can deal with that, but what __you__ did- it just don't make no sense to me. Your making everything rough on the rest of us." He's saying that life is better than death. Another person who was angry at Andy's death was Gerald, on page 173. He was mad that Andy didn't have courage. He said that he gets up everyday with his basketball though because life is better than death. Both Gerald and Tyrone were mad at Andy and thaught life was more important than death. -Jessica C. Andy's freinds responded with anger and sadness. Gerald was angry with him in his letter, on page 173; paragraphs 1-3. Sadness is also evident with Keisha on page 175 and 176. Her letter told him how sad she was that he was gone.This showes the main emotions held by his freinds. It also showes the damage his death did to him. Wyatt XD

The efforts of the psychologists were not great, I belive this becuse he should of contacted the school about his grades and talked to other people about what is happing and what is wrong. Andy was able to convince the psychologists because andy acted like he was better and nothing happened. Andy also lied that his school grades were increaseing and kept saying about kiesha will always be on his side. ~ Tyler S.


 * __What would have been the effect on the novel if Andy had lived?__**


 * __Thnk about foreshadowing, find and explain one example that foreshadowed Andy's eventual death.__**

One of the events that led to Andy's death was the McBeth reading on page 106-109. This was importent because this tells you how andy dies. Another event was Andy's dream on page 101 and 102. This was importent because he does go to Rob. Another event was when Monty drew tears on his tiger. This is importent because Andy was crying befor he shot himself. -Jeremy M.