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Another word is pressure. This word makes it seem like there are high stakes, but when changed it wouldn't seem as important. The last word is ticked referring to the clock. This word makes it so it really emphasizes time running out, but if it said the clock moved it wouldn't sound nearly as important.

One word used in the section was quiet. This sets the tone because you can just imagine a calm environment. If this was changed to something like noisy, the environment would not look the same at all. Another word was tension. If this was switched, it would make the tone go from stressful to something else. Awaited is another word that makes it seem anticipated, but it loses it when changed to something like rushed.

In the reading after Stevie won the contest for he met another winner Susan Carol. They are both young kids, and they are tasked at writing a story about the college basketball final 4. Stevie and Susan are both very smart young kids, and they are surprisingly good at their jobs for their age.

If my main character were a food item he would be a carrot. I would compare him to this because while some people may have a problem with him or don't like him, he is very good and helpful. He works hard like a carrot does for your nutrition, and the people who like him and get along well with him get a lot done for them.

I believe that in this story Stevie can relate more to the poem "First Fig" by Edna St. Vincent Millay than the other one. Stevie does not seem to have any ongoing problems with depression, but he does have issues with hard work. Stevie works very hard at his job, so he is burning the candle from each side, but just like in the poem the result is very worth it for him.

One of our recent vocabulary words that I found interesting was capitalize. I can relate to this word because whenever I have an opportunity to do something, I like to use it to my advantage and capitalize on it.

I have learned about perseverance throughout my reading of Cover-Up by John Feinstein. Stevie originally got fired from his old job on TV, but he never gave up and has been working much harder since then. This has been paying off for him. He has been having a successful time as a sports journalist for a paper and even got picked up bt CBS for a little bit.

I am not sure if my character would believe in the American Dream or not. Due to his young age, I do not know if he thinks about it too much. If I had to guess whether he does or not, I would say he does. He is pretty successful at a young age, so it might lead him to believe that anyone has the opportunity to succeed in America.

I imagine my main character, Steve, celebrating with a few friends and family members. Steve's parents aren't talked about too much throughout the story, but you can tell they are pretty close when they are mentioned. I believe that Steve would partake in Thanksgiving. Some people who would be there would be his mom and dad, his friend Susan Carol, his boss Bobby, and his boss's wife Tamara.

I think my character is an active member of society, but he can be seen as somewhat of a rebel. He is only 14 and he is doing the job of an adult, so his parents will not let him do some things. He makes the decision many times to not listen to his parents and do what's best for his job instead. I would say that he is introverted even while being a sports reporter. He does not always like talking with people.

Today in my reading Stevie went to dinner with both companies that he is currently working for. He discussed different sports events with them such as the NCAA march madness final 4. He also talked about future job opportunities with each side for the future. I think that he'd prefer to be in the paper rather than on TV even though his previous job was on TV.

In today's reading, Stevie starts working with his new company. While working, he runs into his replacement down on the field. While Steve does not let his jealousy show in front of the replacement, he talks to Susan Carol, and you can tell that he is jealous.

Throughout my reading today you can tell that Steve misses his previous job. When he is doing normal reporting jobs different from his old one I can picture him thinking about his old one. When he saw the person who replaced him on the field before the Super Bowl it brought back memories and he got kind of jealous. He probably thinks about this very often when reporting for another company.

In my reading today the mood of the story is very dramatic and angry. Steve is not happy with being fired and he lets that be known. His actions are very dramatic, which could be shown by his actor raising his voice. His facial expression would be very straight and angry to let it be known he was not happy with the decision. After this goes down his body language could be droopy because he was upset about it.

In my scene, the main character, Steve, got fired from his job on TV, so the characters' movements would be very different. The TV people's movements would be very calm and collected, and Steve's movements would be agitated since he is angry. They were standing up while speaking so I'd tell the TV people to just stand pretty still and calm and I'd tell Steve to stand there very tense so they know he's angry.

Today, I finished the book, and Doyle met with the kids to discuss the real story, and he came to accept it. He explained that he was not the drunk driver, but he felt as if he was at fault because while both he and his wife were drunk, he could drive better. Since his wife was less drunk the officer made her drive, and it caused them to crash killing his wife.

As much as I wanted to act like the punch didn't hurt my hand, it did. I could not let that be known with all of these people around. Thankfully the security guard separated us before things escalated because I don't think I could have held him off for any longer or won the fight.

The main character in my story is feeling very confused. He has been told multiple stories and he does not know who to believe or what he should do. He was getting nervous towards the end of my reading when he was confronted and it could be acted out in many ways. His eyes would be darting around and his voice would be shaky. One gesture could be his eyes darting around or he keeps looking around.

If my book were a play the set on stage would be like a small town. There would be a cardboard cutout or something along those lines of houses and a courthouse in the background while Stevie walks around the city to gather information about the case. When he goes into the courthouse there could be chairs, tables, and filing cabinets.

The theme in my story is there's more than meets the eye. You can never get the full details just by looking at a person or an event. In my story, they keep finding more evidence about the death of Annalise Doyle. At first, they thought she died in a normal car accident, but it's now been uncovered her husband was drunk and hit a tree There were more people involved In the coverup than previously thought.

In the story the main conflict is what happened to Doyle's wife. The main character Stevie is investigating it by visiting the town where the accident happened and talking to residents who knew something about that night. Although it is hard for him to get solid evidence about what happened, he keeps persevering to find out what truly happened.

I am not very familiar with many actors, but if I had to pick one to play the main character in my book, I would be young Zachary Gordon. I think he did a good job playing Greg in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the main character in my book and Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid have many similar character traits.

In my reading, one thing that identifies as a symbol is Norbet Doyle's children. They are a symbol of how god is cruel and kind at the same time. Doyle himself says god is cruel for taking their mother away from them, but kind for making them so good.

"He couldn't help but notice how quiet the walkway under the third-base stands was-especially when compared with the night before". It helps me get an idea of the setting because I can imagine a very quiet walkway while leaving a baseball game.