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week 1: 1.) why did kevin decide to go along with Martinez and Fisher? 2.) Why did they have to use fakenames? 3.) why did Kevin get a bad feeling about going to Vegas? 4.) How did Martinez use math to play blackjack? 5.) Why did Martinez tell Kevin to act like they didn't know Fisher?

Daily Questions: In our book, Kevin, Martinez, and Fisher are the main characters in our book. Kevin is pretty much the nerd of the group and his parents are trying to push him to be a scientist or get involved with math as well. Martinez is a very relaxed, calm guy and he's very experienced with playing casino card games that he tends to be very relaxed. Fisher is very rambunctious and is very extreme at certain points like when he bets in a game, he will bet large amounts of money that are not always the greatest idea. Our group agreed that we are all drawn to these characters because each one has a different unique personality and style of proceeding in life. We like every character a lot and we found that Kaylee is most like Martinez because she likes to relaxed and chill. Elisa's personality most fits to Fisher. She is very wild and acts quite strange at times. Evan is most like Kevin because he is also like the nerd of the group but in a way that resembles Kevin. I am most like Martinez because I dont like to take problems and make them a big deal, I like to be relaxed and just do what I have to do.

Group Assessment: On Friday, we came into class starting a fresh new book: //21: Brining Down the House//. I was the only person in my group to have seen the movie and the beginnings of each were different. I explained this to my group members after we ate a little bit a discussed about the book. Kaylee then shared her questions and we went on discussing those. After we were done discussing about the book, I shared how the movie was so far different from the book. Some examples are: there are different characters/different names, the main character/the person invited into the group doesn't go to Vegas until after he is recruited, and they never mention Gorilla play in the movie. So far, I am actually liking the book better though. I think my group members are also liking the book and they want to see the movie.

week 2 questions: Why do you think they had to hide all of the money they were going to bring into Vegas? Why do you think they pretend not to know each other? What do you think was stopping Kevin from telling his dad about Vegas? How do you think Kevin moved up in the roles so fast? Do you think Kevin will get caught again?

Discussion of the Group this week: This week, we discussed the language of the book and how it is written. We discussed a little bit about the characters and how they are changing throughout what we have read so far. So far we also all are enjoying the book. It is very intriguing and interesting and I am realizing how much it relates to my things in the world.

week three discussion: Our groups this week, discuss recommending the book and did have quite a controversy about it. Evan, Kaylee and I believed that the book is a great book and we would recommend it to many people who like scientific theoretical methods, action, adventure and just fun. The book is really, to the three of us, a great book and now we want to compare it too the movie when we finish reading it. But Elisa thinks otherwise. She says the book wasn't the best for reasons she never really made clear. The other things we talked about included the changes each of the characters are going through and how the characters are not getting away with as much anymore. People in the casino are beginning to catch onto what they are doing, which may cause the students to have to end their scientific researching. The book is getting really suspenseful and I cant wait to know whats going to happen next.

week three: Group Assessment: Our group read up to page 150. We had a snack, then we dicussed the five questions that Elisa wrote. Evan is the only one is our group who has seen the movie, so he compared the movie to the book a little bit.

week 4 questions: 1.) Do you think they're going to get caught soon? why? yes, they have been caught. 2.) Is this book anything like the movie, so far? No 3.) Has the relationships between the main characters changed because of the new situations taking place. Such as them beginning to get caught? Their relationships have gotten more tense. 4.) Why are the cards significant? Without the cards, they would not be able to carry out their scientific experiments. 5.)

week 5 questions: Who do you think rated them out? Why do you think Kevin still didn't tell his dad about Vegas? Why do you think Kevin was kicked off the team other than Fisher's reason? At first, did you think Kevin's idea of forming another team was good? Who do you think robbed Jill and Dylan?

week 5 discussion:

Bringing Down The House was a very good book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good, fast paced book. I don't think this would be a good book to read for the school curriculum, though. It doesn't exactly teach anything educational. But, it is still a good book because it teaches the reader about other things that are not related to school.