The story we read for our assignment was Blackwater. It is about a thirteen year old boy named Brodie Lynch. Brodie was ready for the perfect summer of adventure along the awesome Blackwater River.That was before everything changed forever.When a harmless prank goes too far, the unthinkable happens. Brodie's lies make him a hero,but inside, his guilt tears at him like the treacherous current of the Blackwater itself,  which has become a horrifying reminder of his part in the tragedy.

Connector- It helps you connect to the book. It helps you connect to what happens in the real world.

Comprehension Monitor- It helps you get a new understanding of a word, a phrase or a sentence that you have difficulty with.

Summarizer- It helps you summarize what you have read. You can look back if you forget the important details of a chapter, or what you have been reading.

Predictor- It helps you to predict on what could happen next, it gets you an idea of what is going to happen.

Visualizer- It helps you visualize what is happening. It helps you sense what you would hear, see, taste, touch or smell if you were there.

Synthesizer- It helps you think what the author is trying to convey. It can help you get a new thinking over the book. I think our group struggled with this one the most, because it took a little bit of thinking.

Questioner- I think it helps you decide on what things are important to find out or know from the story.

 

The author is trying to say that is it not good to lie because in the end it usually comes back to you.

                                     Critical Praise for Blackwater

                             "Intense, Suspenseful.....gripping."
                          -The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

                                     "An engrossing tale."                                       -School Library Journal

                        

 

                

   Protagonist- Brodie

   Antagonist- Alex

   Setting- It takes place in the summertime in a place called 

               Rivertown. The mood in the story is unhappy and 

               depressing.

    Conflict- Person Vs. Self, Brodie is fighting himself, he is lying

                   and it is making him break down. Person Vs. Society 

                    Brodie is lying to his town about what happened, and 

                   he is letting the town call him a hero. When he isn't

                   one.        

   Inciting Incident- Pauline was caught with a other man named Otis

   Rising Action-  1. When Brodie sees that Pauline is with Otis.

                               2.  Brodie pulls Pauline into the river.

                               3. Brodie and Pauline get swept away in the

                                   fast moving Blackwater River.

                               4. They can't find Otis and Pauline so they start

                                   a search party.

                               5. Someone knows what happened at the river.

                               6. Someone leaves towels and a flip flop on                                             Brodie's steps.

                               7. A reporter comes to Brodie's house to ask 

                                 questions about what happened at the river.

     Climax- When they find out that Pauline is dead.

     Resolution-When Brodie confesses and tells what really happened.

     Falling Action- 1. Brodie goes to the toadstool and finds the

                              other flip flop, he decides to bury it in his back

                              yard. Then Rauol walks in.     

                            2. They find Otis in the river, in a pile of weeds 

                              face down looking at the river.

     Theme- Do not lie cause it can come back at you later.