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    The document is a summary of the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It summarizes that the novel follows Melinda, a high school freshman carrying a disturbing secret from a summer party. Throughout the year, Melinda struggles with keeping silent about what happened to her and dealing with the reputation she received. The summary expresses how confession plays a major role in the story as Melinda finds it increasingly difficult to not speak about her secret.

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    The document is a summary of the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It summarizes that the novel follows Melinda, a high school freshman carrying a disturbing secret from a summer party. Throughout the year, Melinda struggles with keeping silent about what happened to her and dealing with the reputation she received. The summary expresses how confession plays a major role in the story as Melinda finds it increasingly difficult to not speak about her secret.

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    The document is a summary of the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It summarizes that the novel follows Melinda, a high school freshman carrying a disturbing secret from a summer party. Throughout the year, Melinda struggles with keeping silent about what happened to her and dealing with the reputation she received. The summary expresses how confession plays a major role in the story as Melinda finds it increasingly difficult to not speak about her secret.

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    Speak

    Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

    "WHAT DID HE SAY? I


    DIDN'T ANSWER. I DIDN'T
    KNOW. I DIDNT SPEAK."

    This tree is a symbol that


    represents Melinda's growth an
    how much she has overcome.

    Speak was very empowering but yet


    gave you the raw, truthful look on
    what its like to hold a disturbing
    secret from everyone around you.
    S U M M A R Y

    Melinda begins her
    freshman year of Unexpected Pg.96
    high school with a This quotation expresses
    drastic secret on the unusual occurrences
    her shoulders and a and outcomes throughout
    bad reputation that the story.
    she got from a
    summer high Appearance Pg.171
    school party.   This quotation expresses
    how certain events and
    characters appear to
    other characters
    throught the story.
    Vague
    The author didnt incorporate important
    details in the beginning/middle.

    Eliptical
    You spend a lot of time trying to
    figure out what happened to
    Melinda
    Lyric
    Expressed Melinda's motions
    well

    What role does confession


    play in Speak?
    Melinda spends a lot of time
    trying to keep silent about
    what happened to her but
    throughout the novel it
    expressingly gets harder for
    her to not confess.

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