The+Notebook+by+Nicholas+Sparks-+Chelsea,+Nicole,+Katie,+and+Kaitlin

The Notebook was a book that was made into a movie. Our entire group has seen the movie and we all thought it was amazing. As our group tried to decide on a book, we all agreed reading the Notebook would be a great choice because books are usually better then the movie, and we want to see if this is true. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is an amazing story with an enduring power of love and miracles that will stay with your forever. This book teaches young people to never give up on the people they love and don't ever forget about them.
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 * Week 1 - Characters:**

A - Chelsea B - Katie C - Nicole D -Kaitlin Discussion Questions: Do you think that Allie's opinion of Noah will change once she gets to know him more? Chelsea;Yes, i believe the harsh opinion of Noah just being a poor workman will change as she understand he is more than that. Allie comes from a rich family so it is easy to tell she only sees herself with someone as rich as her.Katie and Kaitlin; It will change because it is easy to see that they have something going on between them. Nicole;Yes her opinion will change because he likes her a lot and maybe she will realize he is a good person. What is Allie's parents reaction to Noah?Chelsea; They hate him because he is from a poor family unlike her. Nicole; They do not like him because he is a farmer and they don't think he can go far in life. Katie; They don't like him because of the way he lives. Kaitlin; They do not like him because he's poor. What is Noah's Dad opinion of Allie? Chelsea; He extremely likes Allie. Nicole; He likes her a lot and is very welcoming. Kaitlin; They really like her because she seems like a genuine person. Katie; Noah's dad likes her although she more wealthy, she seems nice.

Meeting Notes:

- We are introduced to Allie and Noah, the main characters. -Nicole likes Noah because he's a ladies man. -Chelsea likes Noah because he knows what he wants, and he goes for it. -Katie likes Allie because she likes Noah for who he is and not his money. - It's Romance novel -An unknown man is reading the "notebook" to unknown women, in the nursing home. -When the book starts, it's a flashback, Noah's pass is revealed. -We also find out the Allie is engaged. -Noah and Allie meet again, and fall in love, but she feels a lot of guilt because she is engaged to Lon and has to pick between the two men.

The entire group saw the movie. We think that the book will be just as good as the movie because the movie was amazing and usually books are more detailed and better then the movie. As the book started, the book was very similar to the movie, but a down fall was that it was pretty slow moving. We all believe that it will get better and turn out to be a really good book.

A -Nicole B -Kaitlin C -Katie D -Chelsea
 * Week 2** - Language

Discussion Questions: Why do you think Allie started to have feelings for Noah once she saw him again? Katie: Because she always loved him. Kaitlin: Because its her true love. Chelsea: Because all of her feelings came back. Nicole: Because he was her first love and she never stopped loving him.

What does the house mean to Allie? Chelsea: Because she hasn't seen him in such a long time and he still made the house for her. Kaitlin: Because she was the first person he told when he was going to fix up the house. Katie: The house means alot to her because it was supposed to be for her. Nicole: Because he built the house hoping to have a family with her in it.

Why do you think Allie came back? Katie: Because she was happy with him and went back to see him. Kaitlin: Because she loves him. Chelsea: Because she missed him and wanted to catch up with him. Nicole: Because she wanted to tell him she was engaged and also she missed him.

Meeting Notes:

- We have all decided these two are meant for each other. Ever since they met when they were younger they were destined to be together.

Summary: Allie came to visit Noah to tell him that she got engaged. But once she saw him, she started to remember the summer they had together and they were both thinking about how good they looked. He didn't believe that Allie actually loved her fiance. He thought she deserved better. She asks him about the house and he tells her he restored it exactly how he told her. He asked her if she wanted to stay for dinner, he made her crabs. Then he asked if she painted anymore, she said no, she believed she wasn't good enough. Then he asked her about the fiance and she said all good things about him including that se really loves him. Then he told her she was going to take her to a place she's never seen before and then he realizes he still loves her.


 * Week 3 -

A- Kaitlin B- Chelsea C- Katie D- Nicole

Why do you think Lon kept calling Allie's hotel? He was worried about her and he wanted to make sure she was okay with Noah.

Do you think Allie and Noah are soulmates? Yes, we believe they are soulmates because everytime they see eachother they fall back in love.

How do you think Allie felt when he took her on the boat? We think she was thrilled because we know that they are in love and she loves being with him.

Summary - Allie's fiance kept calling the hotel where she was staying check up on her because he hadn't hear from her all day. He was wondering why she wasn't picking up the phone, he was worried she was spending too much time with her ex-boyfriend. He called four times, but there was never an answer. When Allie woke up the next morning she was excited to go and see Noah once again because he told her that he had a big surprise for her. When she got to his house he took her out to the lake on a small boat. He took her to a place surrounded by trees and swans. They fed the swans together and instantly they fell back in love, and it started to rain. They talk about the past and can't help to look at eachother the same as they did. We all think that Noah and Allie are soulmates and we want them to be together forever!

Week 4 -

A- Katie B- Nicole C- Chelsea D- Kaitlin

Summary - It started to Rain so they went back to his house. They talk about how much he loves her and she tells him about He gave her his clothes and then she tried to get him drunk to seduce him into having sexual activities. It works and they have sex. We realize that this is wrong because Allie has a finance and she should be having sex with Noah especially because they aren't married.

Do you think it was right or wrong for Allie to feel good about going back to his house? It was right and wrong. It was right because they are in love with eachother so they should want to be together forever but it's bad because Allie has a finance.

Should they have taken it that far to have sex? No, Allie has a finance and Noah has a girlfriend. They should've first broken up with their lovers, then get married with eachother and then have sex.

What do you think should happen next? Allie should end things with her fiance and they should get married.

The Swans symbolize their love. The Swans are there sometimes, and other times they leave. One summer they were in love, that winter she was gone, and he was in war. And there they were again with the swans, in love, together again.

In this movie the newspaper acts as a messanger. It acts like this becase although Noah and Allie weren't talking, She knew he was thinking about her because he designed and entire house around her. This made Allie go back to Noah, and they fell in love.

Week 5 -

A- Chelsea B- Katie C- Nicole D- Kaitlin

What was different from the book and movie? in the movie, they make a big deal out of Allie's mom hiding the notes while in the book it isn't a big deal at all. i thought it should've been a big deal in the book too because it is the reason they couldn't stay together.

Why was the Book worse than the movie? The movie was better because it was more describtive of their childhood love.

How do you think Lon felt when she told him she didn't want to marry him? He was probably very hurt but we think he saw it coming when she wasn't picking up her phone and she would'nt call him back.

Do you think it was hard for him when she had to explain to Lon why she wasn't marring him? Yes, i think it was very hard because she knew she was hurting his feelings but she had to do what was right for her.

How do you think Allie felt when her mother showed up at Noah's house? We think she was extremely upset because she found out her mom was lying to her about Noah and the letter the whole time.

In these last few chapters Allie's mom comes to Noah's house because she knew she was with Noah and Allie was upset with her because he hid the notes from her and her mom tells her that Lon is coming to visit her and her mom tells allie that lon knew she was probably seeing Noah. Then her mom tells her you have to go with your heart and if she loves Noah marry him. and Noah was upset that her mom came because he thought Allie did't want to be with him and Allie is confused because she doesn't want to hurt anyone in this situation. So Allie is driving home and he got a letter from Noah from a long time ago, and it was telling her how he knew that they were over and he felt empty and he wanted her back and that's when she knew she was going to pick Noah. Then they come back to the present when they are old and Allie has Altimeters and Noah reads to her and she starts remembering the past and they dance for a few moments and they start to die and their love takes them away together.**