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 Week 1 ~ 5/7

A. Jessi-Food/Book Summary  B. Kim-Questions C. Tiffany-Meeting Summary

1. Why do you think that nobody else has ever written one like this one? Because it's very bold. The person would also be afraid of writing such an intense book. 2. Why do you think that Wendy left the posse? She realized how mean they were and how they weren't her real friends. 3. Why does her boyfriend acts they way he does? Because of the divorce and how it affected his life style. 4. Why do you think that only 1 out of 5 girls have only 3 adults to go to for help/advice? Because some of them are afraid to go and ask other adults for help in their situation. 5. Why are girls so much more emotional than guys? Guys don't like to share their feelings, they think it will make them seem less masculine. 

Meeting Summary: We started out as a quiet group, but soon broke out into our book discussion. Jessi brought in Tostitos, but no one touched them. Kim began asking her questions and we answered. Once she finished, we talked about what we all liked about the book. Mr. Morone gave us advice on how to be a freshmen, which was very helpful.  A.Tiffany-Food/Book Summary B.Jessi-Questions C.Kim-Summary

Questions- 1. **Why do you think some people have trouble admitting to their sexuality?** They don't like to admit it to people because they think that they will judge them or treat them unfairly. 2. **Why do you think some are harsh on those who are different?** Some people aren't used to change or diversity, they are comfortable with they way things are and they don't want anything different. They have trouble accepting new things and it's what they believe. 3. **Why do girls pressure other girls?** They want to be in control, have power. It makes them feel superior. 4. **Why in certain parts of the country are girls treated differently?** Because in other parts of the country that is mainly what they're used to. It is the rules of their culture that men are higher up than women. Women are used to have children, make food, and take care of other house work. 5. **If girls don't want to get pregnant why do they have sex?** For many different reasons, they may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They may be fooled by a guy or think they are in love. There are many reasons why teenagers have sex, but they never expect to get pregnant.

Book Summary- This section of the book was easy to read. It does not really use words that we don't know. The book was written at a 9th grade level because it talks about all the problems that girls in high school face. We face problems such as being pressured into having sex, boyfriends, and life situations. Eve Ensler does not use curse words, but it talks about sex. This book is basically a guide book for all girls.

Summary of Meeting-The meeting started off slowly like usual but as soon as Jessi started asking her questions everbody started talking up a storm. Tiffany forget food but it didn't matter because nobody really cared that much.

Week 3~5/21 A.Kim-Food/Book Summary B.Tiffany-Questions C.Jessi-Meeting Summary **Questions-** 1. Why do girls think that anorexia is their only option to becoming "pretty?" Because they see all these other people and they think they have to be skinny to be pretty. For example, they look at models and see how skinny they are.

2. Why don't girls leave if they are in an abusive relationship? They're scared and they think it will get better.

3. What would you do if you were in Rihanna's position? I would leave because i wouldn't want to stay in that kind of relationship.

4. Describe what //I Build It With Stone// is about. It's about how the girl built her relationship with her horse and it shows how close they are. Meeting S ummary: First Kim brought in some donuts and we all ate them. We at for the first part of the meeting and then later we discussed our book. We talked about the different poems and pieces that were in the book and about the confusing parts. After that we talked about the questions Tiffany made and we answered them together. We are all really enjoying the book and we want to read more of Eve Ensler's books.

Week 4-5/28 A. Jessi- Food/Book Summary B. Kim-Questions C. Tiffany-Meeting Summary

1. What do you think makes this book so much better than any other book? Because it's about girls and how they actually feel without holding anything back. 2. Why do you think that the other girl wont answer her "What if" questions? Because she's afraid that she's going to judge 3. What do you think made her write the book? She went through the similar experiances that these girls went through and want express her feelings about what their going through. 4. 5. //What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning?// The images that are used portray girls in all different societies. The images represent what these girls go through and how their life is different from ours. The author uses this images to show us how different we all are but at the same time we can all relate. Some girls may life in different areas and live a different life, but we all can relate to the situations they're in. There are girls all over the world getting pregnant, trying to keep up with the "popular" group, or who have been raped. We are all alike in some way and they author tries to show us this.

Meeting Summary: We were very quiet today, but we still talked about the book. Jessi forgot to bring in food, so we took some brownies from Morgan's group :). Kim asked her questions and we answered them. Kim had some good questions. We were interrupted by Sung Jin's comments about Lost. We got back on track and resumed answering questions. Tiffany kept singing Nothin' on you the whole period and it was kind of funny.

Week 5 A.Tiffany-Food B.Jessi-Questions C.Kim-Meeting summary

1. How come after some girls are raped, they don't tell anyone about it? They are scared to tell and they may feel ashamed or embarrassed.

2. Why do teenagers not tell their parents if they are pregnant? They know their parents will get mad and yell. Their parents will be upset that they were so irresponsible.

3. Why in some cultures do girls not have as many rights and aren't treated as well? That is just the rules of their society. Sometimes they have had these rules for thousands of years and it's their tradition.

4. Why do some girls "gang up" or bully members of their group? They feel powerful and putting other people down sometimes makes them feel better about themselves.

5. Why do men usually bail when they find out their partner is pregnant? It is too much for them to take care of a baby at such a young age. They don't have the money to support them and they still need to finish getting their education.