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__**Chapter One**__ __Illustrator__ __Discussion Director__ Q: Did Bethany want to write a book? A: No. Q: If life hands you lemons, make what? A: Lemonade. Q: Who is Bethany's friend? A: Alana Blanchard. Q: What colour was Bethany's surfboard? A __Connector__ All the events in these two chapters is extremely real. As it said in the book Bethany's dad is a surf nut and so is mine. I think I am a lot like Bethany because i like to surf a lot. The only unlikely event in these two chapters is when a tiger shark bites off Bethany's arm. __Summariser__
 * At start she says how the shark bit her arm off
 * When the shark bit her she was calm like nothing had happened
 * The clear blue sea water turned bright red
 * Beth's mum wakes her up at 5:00am
 * She talks about her shell collection
 * Her friend Alana and herself made up a name for themselves on Halloween
 * The name was 'Mexican Matia'
 * Her dad was going to the hospital
 * She has a dog called Ginger
 * She talks about how her dad arrived to Hawaii
 * In the Early days her dads nickname was Tunas
 * This was because he swam laps in the sea like a tuna
 * Her mums nickname was Ladybug

__Travel Tracer__ Bethany's dad waas going to have knee surgery at the hospital. Bethany was relaxing in the small and inconsistent waves in the pool-like waters. Hoping that the waves would pick up, a sudden flash of grey was all that Bethany saw. A ferocious, fifteen foot tiger shark had ripped a piece out of her surfboard and had a couple of extremely fast tugs at Bethany's body. She saw the water surrounding her turn blood red. Bethany paddled to shore trying to keep calm with a massive chunk of her surfboard gone and her left arm disappeared. Bethany was woken at 5:00am by her mother, Cheri in her home - Hawaii. There had been a storm for the past three days but that day had warm, tropical sunshine that would be fine weather for surfing. She lay in bed for a few minutes, her eyes scanning her room. Bethany's room was full of shells - a bedspread, necklaces and bracelets and boxes over flowing with shells she had collected. She could hear her mother turning on the television to organise where they would be surfing that day. The local island weather channel, listening to the forecast and the buoy reports that will confirm the swell activity. Bethany just remembered that it was Halloween morning while she was looking through her closet choosing a bathing suit. She had at least a dozen to choose from. She could hear her father, Tom in his room getting ready. Healso went surfing with Bethany but he wasn't that day because he was getting an operation on his knee. Bethany chose a red, blue and white bathing suit to go with her boardand went down to her mum. Cheri suggested to make their ways to Pauaeaka as the waves were good the days before. Pauaeaka is located at the end of the road on the North Shore of Kauai. Bethany grabbed her rubber slippers as she scooted her dog Ginger back inside. They passed Princeville, Hanalei Bay, The Bay, The Bowl, Pavillions, Pine Trees, Middles, Chicken Wings and Wai Koko. They then finally had arrived at Pauaeaka. The surf wasn't very good there so they headed to Tunnels Beach. It wasn't any better than the last surf spot. But Bethany spotted her best friend Alana. She decided to stay and her mother left for Alana's dad to drop her home.

__Vocabulary Enricher__ buoy- an anchored floating object marking a navigational channel or dangerous rocks. agonize- to cause agony and feel great pain. immigrants- people who have immigrated, which means to come in to a foreign country permantly. charisma- the power to inspire devotion and enthusiasm.

**__Chapter 2__** __Summariser__ Bethany's father, Tom lived in Ocean City, New Jersey. The building were covered in icicles and snow was all over the sidewalk. People were scraping the snow off their car windows. Tom was 17 with a surf board and wearing a wetsuitwhile trudging through the snowbanks. He was heading to his surfing spot, Tenth Street. In Atlantic conditions he and his friend Monk surfed in the icy waters. Tom graduated from Ocean City High and as a gift, his dad sent him to Manhattan Beach, California for the summer. Tom enlisted for the navy and was sent to Vietnam. His job was to blast the big ship's guns in support of troop movements. He met a man named Robby on the ship who persuaded him to go to Hawaii. He quit school and took the little saving that he had and went on a plane to Hawaii. Tom got a job at the Kauai Surf Hotel located in the town of Lihue. There, he met Bethany's mother. But, she had a boyfriend and became friends with Tom. Soon enough, Cheri didn't have a boyfriend anymore. On Valentine's Day, Tom asked Cheri to marry him. They married six months from then and both loved to surf.

__Literary Luminary__ Page 12 Even though it was dark, with the windows down we could smell the beauty of Hawaii: perfumed plumeria and pikake flowers, the wet earth, grass and salty air. I liked this sentence because it puts a vision into mind about her love of Hawaii.

Page 13 Pretty soon the sky east of us began to lighten, and I could see that the surf wasn't anything like it had been the day before. The small waves dumped right onto a sharp coral reef instead of barrelling past it. The paragraph tells you how dull and boring she thinks the surf is using lots of adjectives.

Page 23 Who could resist the warm tropical trade winds, the transparent, inviting water, the powerful winter waves and the casual, relaxed lifestyle? The author describes everything so well, it makes you actually feel like you're there in Hawaii. It also describes how passionate the characters are about surfing.

__Vocabulary Enricher__ primitive-an early stage of civilisation transparent- allowing light to pass through so that objects can be seen clearly. monumental- of or serving as a monument intention- what one intends to achieve pews- long, bench-like seats found in a church. preachers- someone who delivers a sermon or religious address

__**Chapter 3**__ __Vocabulary Enricher__ reflexes- an involuntary movement in response to a stimulus adrenaline- a hormone affecting circulation and muscular action causing excitement folklore- the traditional beliefs and stories of a people stakes- a sum of money wagered on an event endorsement- confirm or give your approval to something promoter- a person who organises or finances

__Connector__ My connection in this book is Bethany's two older brothers. She has two older brothers called Noah, who is 21, and Timmy, who is 17. This connects with my older siblings, who are aged 15, 18,21 and 22. It also connects to how siblings are supportive and encourage each other through anything, no matter how difficult things may seem. Bethany says where her favourite surf spots are. One of them is in Australia which connects to us, because our home is in Australia! But one thing I didn't know was where Bells, Tourquay was. So, I did some research and it turns out that Bells Beach is in the suburb of Tourquay in Victoria. __Summariser__ "Two brothers" is Bethany's reply when people ask her why she is so competitive. She likes that Noah, 21, has great determination and that Timmy, 17, is so funny and knows exactly what will make her laugh. Bethany feels she just has to join in with the aggressive sport of her brothers and doesn't mind if she gets a bit battered or bruised. Bethany's parents started entering her into competitiobns at a young age. At the age of eight, she entered into her first big competition. Bethany did very well, winning all her heats and taking home trophies, medals and two new surfboards. From then on, Bethany entered more and more competitions and did very well in most of them. She makes lots of new friends as well. As Bethany gets older the competition gets tougher and so do the sponsorship deals. Noah became Bethany's promoter and helped her design special surfboards, bought her surf gear and clothes and took photos of her surfing. Bethany says the secret to her successis perfecting skill and keeping a posotive outlook. She learns from her mistakes and sees contests as a fun opportunity. Now the public are taking female surfers more seriously. Bethany is surfing in an amatuer group and says that surfing is fairly safe as the only injuries you can get are from a board, a wave, a reef or a shark, but shark sightings are extremely rare. She dosn't care if she gets hurt, as long as she can surf. This podcast is by Scully4 who were the second group to read this book. media type="file" key="VORC021[1].wav" width="259" height="38" **__Chapter 4__** __Vocabulary Enricher__ toboggan- a long, light narrow sledge for sliding downhill retreat- go back after being defeated butterball- a piece of butter shaped into a ball devotionals- enthusiastic attachment or loyalty pursue- follow with intent to overtake or do harm to hymns- a song of praise to God in Christian worship campus- the grounds of a university or college prosthetic- an artificial part supplied to replace a body part

__Connector__ Bethany would travel with her family to mainland USA and go to a amusement parks. Well even though we don't live on a tiny island in the Pacific, sometimes novocastrians would travel to Sydney or the Gold Coast to do on thrilling roller coasters because Newcastle doesn't offer many decent roller coasters. __Sumariser__ Bethany says that she is a normal teenage girl. One of the only things different is that she lives on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There are no big shopping malls or ice skating rinks and only a few cinemas. Some of the things she loves about Hawaii is that it is never cold, there is always something to do and there are heaps of bananas and papayas. The rest of her life is mostly normal. She watches Spongebob Squarepants and the Simpsons on T.V, loves going on rides at theme parks and has favourite bands. She goes to church and sometimes goes on camps with the Youth Group to help countries in need and bring love to the world. Bethany also loves to have fun. She and her friends squirt soapy water all over Alana's trampolineand slip and slide everywhere.They run up to peoples houses, ring the doorbell and run away again before the person has a chance to open the door.

media type="file" key="VOICE002.WAV" width="295" height="49" __Connector__ When Bethany was asked if she was terrified during the attack afterwards, she said that that would have been the normal reaction. If someone was attacked by a shark, they would probably have the same reaction as Bethany as she didn't see a things because it was so fast.
 * Chapter Five**

When Bethany finally had reached land, everyone on the beach swarmed over to her to see what was happening. If this happened in our lives, we would do the same as the people on the beach did as t would be an odd occurence.

The brands that are mentioned in this story such as Rip Curl and Tupperware are in our world too because this is a true story.

__Summariser__ In Chapter 5, Bethany explains in detail the scene when her arm was bitten off. Her reaction was different to what people would think. Even though her left arm had been bitten off, she remained calm and focused on making it to the beach. With the help of her friend, Alana, and Alana's brother and dad she made it to the shore. Due to the circumstances, Bethany's consiousness went in and out. Luckily, with the help of locals and a parademic, Bethany was finally put on a stretcher and driven to the hospital in an ambulance.

__Discussion Director__ What did Bethany think caused the attack? @Her light blue rip curl watch's reflection How far away was Bethany, Alana Byron and Holt away from the beach? @One quarter of a mile Why were there no life-guards on duty? @It was too early in the morning Who was the paramedic nearby who helped Bethany? @Paul Wheeler Why was Bethany not allowed to have anything to eat or drink? @She was going to need to have an empty stomach to have sugery.

__Vocabulary Enricher__ serrated - having a notched end stub - a counterfoil tourniquet - a strip of material that you put on the arm vibes - quality or atmosphere compassion - pity, mercy shrill - sounding very high and piercing prosper - be succesful ornate - elaborately ornamented morbid - thinking about gloomy things denial - to deny a statement spectacular - amazing arteries - something in someones body conciousness - when somebody is awake tupperware - rubber put around to stop bleeding frantic - rushed, in a hurry convenience - if suits someone chaos - messy, rushed __Travel Tracer__ Soul Surfer starts off with Bethany in the water explaining about the attack. She was thinking that the reflection of her watch was what attracted the shark. After the shark attack Holt instucted her and told her to hold on while he helped her get back to shore. They called an ambulance but it was taking to long so they got some surfers to help carry her to the parking lot and then drove her off to the hospital. media type="file" key="VORC022[1].wav" width="300" height="50" __Connector__ When Bethany's mother was told that her daughter had been attacked by a shark, she didn't believe it because it doesn't happen very often. Shark attacks don't happen very often in Australia and if this happened to someone that we knew, we would probably think that it was a joke like Bethany's mother did.
 * Chapter 6**

Bethany's brother, Noah, was sick when he heard the terrible news about the shark attack. When we get nervous, our stomach makes us feel sick and sometimes makes us throw up like Noah did in the story.

When Bethany was rushed to hospital, she needed the room that her dad was being operated on. They had to move her dad out and Bethany had to go in. When I needed an x-ray, they wouldn't let me go through because there was an emergency injury needing that room.

__Discussion Director__ Why did Mrs Hamilton not believe Jeff when he called? @She thought Bethany and Jeff were playing a practical joke as it was Halloween How come Bethany's father was already at the hospital? @ He was having knee surgery. When did Timmy get the news? @In first period at his high school Why did Bethany's dad have to drag himself out of the waiting room? @He was still wearing off the anesthetic in his legs from knee surgery.

__Discussion Director__ How much of Bethany's blood was lost? @Half of her blood volume Who was Bethany's dad's doctor? @Dr Rovinsky What did Dr Rovinsky call Bethany? @As cool as a cucumber Why couldn't Bethany feel any pain in her arm? @In major injuries, the body's nerves shut down How did Bethany's family know Dr Rovinsky? @He was a friend of her dad and he was a surfer __Illustrator__
 * Chapter Seven**
 * __Summariser__**

Bethany was lucky because a doctor that had handeled a foot amputation after a shark bite What was the only food and drink that Bethany had? @A bowl of raisin bran and water How did Bethany describe herself drinking the water? @A person who had been in the desert for days What job did Bethany want to do in later life? @The best surf photographer in the world Where did Bethany go on a Sunday? @Church Why couldn't Bethany go back to her home? @There were reporters all over her front yard __Literary Luminary__ ' "I am able to do more good being blind then I was able to see. I prefer to be this way." ' I like this sentence because it has a lot of heart and feeling in it.
 * __Chapter 8__**

'I felt like I had been sprung from jail.' I also like this sentence because it sends a rush of freedom through you when you read it.

__**Chapter 9**__ __Literary Luminary__ Page 121, Paragraph 2 and 3. "As skilled as you are, sometimes nature is smarter, stronger and tougher" ,and also, "There are other times, however, when nature is on your side." I liked these sentences because I enjoyed how it described the sea as a person with real features and feelings, which is also 'personification'

__Discussion Director__ When a wave envelops you and drags you to the bottom what do you call that in surfspeak? @ Wipeouts or Dirty Lickings Who tried surfing on a trip to Hawaii in the 1800's? @ Mark Twain When people ask Bethany what her faith in Christ is what is the only answer she always says? @ Everything When did her parents become Christians? @ When they got married

__**Chapter 10**__ Literary Luminary Page 134, Paragraph 3. "When people ask me what my faith in Christ means to me, I usually answer in just one word- EVERYTHING!" I picked this part because it shows how much Bethany believes in Christianity, even after the attack.

__**Chapter 11**__ __Illistrator__ This picture shows that Bethany hadn't noticed a thing until after the shark bit, I'd call it 'Silenced Death' Alialioh __Literary Luminary__ Page 145, Paragraph 2 Mike has probably made hundreds of surfboards but there was one, he told me, that was different from the others. It was made with aloha for a benefit it my name, and I know Mike poured his heart into it. I liked this paragraph because when you really love doing something, like Mike does with making surfboards, you do it al the time and you look forward to doing it.

Page 147, Paragraph 2 At the fundraiser, people donated over $75,000 to help with our expenses. It sure made us feel humble and loved. I liked this part of the chapter because Bethany was honest and thankful about how she felt. I think this fundraiser helped her family a lot.

Page 150, Paragraph 1 More than 2000 of those T-Shirts were printed and all sold out in less than two hours. I found this paragraph amazing because Bethany was so famous at that time that everyone wanted to meet her and buy things so that she had a normal life again.

Page 153, Paragraph 3 My mum started to keep a big scrapbook with all the articles that were being printed about me. A few years from now it will be fun to pull out that scrapbook and read it. I thought that this was a good idea so she can pass this amazing story on throughout Bethany's whole life. __Literary Luminary__ Page 158, Paragraph 1 And honestly, I really don't like being in the spotlight. It's a really strange feeling, kind of like being in a fishbowl. I liked how Bethany described what it was like to be in the spotlight. I can imagine what it would be like to be a fish!
 * __Chapter 12__**

Page 160, Paragraph 2 To my friends and family I'm just Bethany, and nothing much has changed in spite of a loss of an arm and the media frenzy. I like how Bethany isn't self-centred or selfish about all the exciting things she got to do after the shark attack and that she doesn't thin she has changed at all.

Page 169, Paragraph 4 "You could ask for his autograph." "No." I replied. "Why not?" Sarah asked. "Because I get sick of people asking for mine." I told her. I liked Bethany's attitude in this paragraph because she looked at not only her point of view but Patrick's as well.

media type="file" key="VOICE003.WAV" width="304" height="38" Summariser Bethany is feeling doubtful about is she will ever surf again. She even told her dad __Literary Luminary__ Only my brother Timmy knew nothing could keep me out of the water. He figured that I would join him in being a body boarder, since they don't stand up on a wave. He even had his sponsor, Viper, send me a free pair of body board fins. I thought that it was very nice of Timmy to get his sponsor to give Bethany some body board fins but it was mean when he said that she couldn't stand up on a wave when she could.
 * Chapter 13**

It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after i stood up and rode a wave in for the the first time after the attack. I thought this sentence was full of happiness and it supported the last paragraph where it says she couldn't satnd up on a wave. __Literary Luminary__ Alana is normally a kind of quiet girl and I know she tends to keep a lot inside. I know that she's had a hard time with this - there were nights she was so haunted by what had happened that she was to scared to sleep alone in her room. Instead she would crawl into her parents bed. I think these several sentences show that Alana is a true friend and that she will never forget what had that day when the shark had attacked Bethany. I guess I've even had a little taste of Hollywood scene already: I've been on the Red Carpet at the ESPY and Teen Choice Awards. Who would've thought I'd be meeting Britney Spears and rubbing elbows with celebs. I think that she is being a little bit selfish when she says that she had met Britney Spears and that she was rubbing elbows with celebs. During chapter 15, Bethany shows a verse from the bible. She said that she learnt it when she was a kid and said that she understood it because she lives on the beach. The verse mentioned waves and a sandy beach so Bethany definitely related to it. Bethany said that her dreams were hit hard on that Halloween morning. It was like having a personal tornado. But, Bethany knows that God loves her and has a plan for her life so having one arm cannot removes the solid rock from underneath her. Bethany tells us not to pull all of our faith and hope into something could easily disappear. And, that the only thing that will never go away is her faith in God. Even though Bethany has been a victim of a shark attack, she says that she has a supportive, encouraging and loving family. Bethany has listed some of her closest friends in this chapter. She says that these people love her for who she is - no matter how many arms she has. But most of all, Bethany has a relationship with Christ that stands strong. Bethany thinks that God wants us all to know that He is a rock that you can build your lives on. Bethany knows that God has a plan for her life. He didn't make the shark bite her but He knew that it would happen. Bethany says that her friend Sarah said that she was the voice of God. But she doesn't think that - she just knows that God loves her. Bethany's book - Soul Surfer, has been included in the LA Times Bestseller List and she has sold over 285,000 copies of it. Bethany didn't realise that she had brought so much inspiration to all of these people who have read her book. Bethany had to attend a book tour when her book was released. Then, she travelled all over the US visiting eight different places. Then, she travelled over eight other countries. Where ever Bethany goes, she is spotted by fans and asked for autographs. Bethany has released a perfume line called 'Stoked' and 'Wired'. While also having an accessory line shown in 'Claire's - a jewellery shop in America. Necklaces, bracelets, earrings sunglass cases, diaries and flip flops. She did a Subway and a Volvo commercial. Bethany met many celebrities such as Oprah, Janet Jackson and Tony Hawk. She also continued to compete in surf competitions again and won the national title for surfing in 2005. Bethany made it to the teenage surf girl magizine. Bethany thinks that her memory of the shark attack has faded because she has forgotten many details of that day. She id now 5'9 in height and has grown alot. Bethany has also got a movie coming out about her story and the actress that will play her will be Emma Watson or or Sara Paxton. Recently, the trailer has been on television and the actress in AnnaSophia Robb out of Bridge to Terabithia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Bethany's sweet sixteen will be even better will Jesus by her side. Soul Surfer
 * Chapter 14**
 * Chapter 15**
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