Wednesday, November 19, 2008

first post =]

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-The book takes place in 1890's
-the main characters are Burnham and Root
-A guy came into there office by the name of John Sherman
-The carvial is going to be in Chicago
-The book opens in an interesting way
4 Questions
-Why do they describe Sherman as a murder?
-Why did Burnham and Root become such good friends so soon?
-Why did they want the Carnival in Chicago?
-How did Burnham and Root meet?
3 vocabulary
disgruntled-displeased and discontented
pavilions-An ornate tent
commemorate-to honor the memory of by some observance
2 literary terms
'although the city got a wink for pluck' personafication
' appeared like a white ghost at the halfway landing' simile
1 overview sentence
In this chapter the setting is introduced to us and we get to know who the characters are

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