Reflection On Thunder Cave by Roland Smith

In Humanities, we are reading and discussing a novel called "Thunder Cave." The people that are in my group are: Jessica, Janette, Alexia, Esme, Andrew and me. 



1. How your discussion helped your understanding of the novel. 


The discussion helped me understand the book because other people told me why they think that the passage is important to them. Not everyone has the same opinions,views, feelings and comments. This is the chance to express why their passage is important and gives us different angles. Fortunately, most of my team members bring their paper work to discuss in class. However, someone usually forgets or did not complete their assignment. This makes me feel quite disappointed. During literature circle, I am normally mellow and tame because I am listening to other people's opinion. In the future, I will try to participate more by adding my views.


Sometimes we pick the same passage but have different opinions and others miss out some the key point.

Flag Of Kenya

2.)Connections that you made during your discussion.                       


For this part of the lit circle discussion it helps me understand  my friends better because of their experiences in connection with the main character, in this case, Jacob.No one changed my view or convinced me in the discussion.Some people added value by giving comments of that passage. Sometimes I reminded myself about the situation that people shared. l imagined that I was in Jacob's shoes by pretending that I was there but no one talked about that so I kept quiet.




Map Of Nguruman Escarpment and Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

3.) Predictions



We made some predictions about Jacob's story. The group did not think that he could raise enough money to pay his ticket to Kenya. Nobody was explosive or argued during the first Thunder Cave meeting because not everyone was prepared. It is more interesting to discuss the book with a lot of people instead of reading the book alone. Every one thought instead of just agreeing.




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