The author shows me how Gabriel feels lonely by how Gabriel is on the stoop of a crumpling building thinking about him in school with his peanut butter sandwich at lunch and how he was the only one how got all the answers right at school. He also explained  how he was lonely because he was on a stoop with no one to keep company.

Stone Fox

answer 1

I think that when the author said that Stone Fox didn't speak a word the author wants us to feel there is something is mysterious.

answer 2

I think that he is called "Stone Fox" because the word stone maybe mean that his head is hard like a stone and the word fox because maybe he's fast as a fox.

Week 2, gruop 2, Every Living Thing AISD

I think that the author made Gabriel  feel lonely because he was in front of a building that was falling apart with no one to keep him company.        Maybe the the author was bit similar to Gabriel so that probably why she wrote the story. 

Week 2, Group 1, Stone Fox, AISDhaka, Prompt Response

I was thinking why is the man called Stone Fox because I think he has his real name not like Stone Fox.

I read the book again in the story it tells why his name was Stone Fox because he is hard as stone and he has lots of dogs.I think I know why is Stone Fox didn't talk to little Willy because he didn't talk a lot.

Week two, group one, Stone Fox

I read the book again and I found out why is he called Stone Fox. He is called Stone Fox because as hard as a stone. I have no idea why didn't Stone Fox talk to little Willy.     

The author tells me how Gabriel is lonely by Gabriel not having any company and I also think that the tone also wants me to feel sad and lonely.

Week 2  Group 5 Number the Stars AISD

    "During chapter 8, "There Has Been a Death", the Johansens pretended that there was a death. Two men helped carry the coffin, full of blankets, into the house. Do they know what's in the coffin? Are they part of the Resistance? How do you know if they are (or not) part of the Resistance?"

  I think that they are not part of the Resistance because they are just delivering the coffin. The person who gave them the coffin to deliver may be part of the Resistance because he may have packed the coffin. They know what's in the coffin because in a war, lots of people die, so they might think it is another dead relative. They aren't part of the Resistance because they are just delivery guys.

Week 2 Group 5 Number the Stars AISD

During chapter 8, "There Has Been a Death", the Johansens pretended that there was a death. Two men helped carry the coffin, full of blankets, into the house. Do they know what's in the coffin? Are they part of the Resistance? How do you know if they are (or not) part of the Resistance?

Yes I think they knew what was inside the coffin because if they delivered the coffin then they might have looked inside. Also, I do not think they are part of the Resistance because you don't have to be in the Resistance to be against the Nazis, if they were a Nazi or were against the Jewish people then wouldn't they report something?

Week 2 Group 5 Number the Stars AISD

Week 2 Group 5 Number the Stars AISD 

"During chapter 8, "There Has Been a Death", the Johansens pretended that there was a death. Two men helped carry the coffin, full of blankets, into the house. Do they know what's in the coffin? Are they part of the Resistance? How do you know if they are (or not) part of the Resistance?"

I think the men who bring the coffin with blankets and jackets were part of the Resistance because the Resistance kind of schedules which people go in which boat across to Sweden. Yes, I think they know whats in the coffin, because if they are in the Resistance they would know what was in the coffin.They know they are traveling to Sweden and know what they might need.

Week-2  Group-4  The Tiger Rising AISDhaka 

In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?

I think they will free it by the key! Or Sistine forced him to open the cage. I think Willie May was also there when they let the tiger go. Because on chapter 25 Rob and Sistine showed Willie may the tiger to ask Willie May if it's better to free the tiger or not to. 

Positive things about Rob is that he is nice because he saved Sistine from the mean kids.He uses kind words when he talks to people. Even his father.

Negative things about Rob is that he is keeping his feelings inside his suitcase and he told Sistine what he wasn't supposed to say like Rob's mom's name.

Week 2-#5-Number the Stars-AISD

Maybe the men are not part of the Resistance but are just against the Nazis. Henrik is not part of the Resistance ,but, he is still helping the Jewish people. Also, the men should know what's in the coffin because if they delivered it they might have also packed it with the blankets.

Week 2 Group 4 The Tiger Rising AISD
In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?

I think that Rob and Sistine will take the key that Beauchamp gave Rob and free tiger with the key. I think this because he has the key and I feel like Rob will know that it is the right thing to do and agree with Sistine. The good characteristics about Rob is that he uses manners with his father, I think this is very important. I also that he listens to people is a good and bad characteristics because I think it was important to tell his Father the truth about why the meat there is important. Why it is good to listen to people is it is important sometimes. The bad characteristics about Rob is that he keeps his feelings inside of his self and sometimes people need to just let feelings out.

Week 2, Group 2, Every Living Thing, AISD

I think that the author made Gabriel show that he is lonely because he lived in a bad house. And they did not mention his parents. Until he found Spaghetti. I liked Spaghetti.        

week 2 group 4 The Tiger Rising Aisdhaka

In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?



If Rob Sistine do free the tiger, I think they will either fool Beauchamp into opening the cage or using the keys Rob uses to feed the tiger, because I think Beauchamp is strong but not all that smart. In my opinion, Rob's negative characteristics are: Rob doesn't let his feelings out and he likes to stay alone. Rob's positive characteristics are: He has very good memory and helps people with it sometimes like how he put his hand on Sistine when she cried.

Week-2 Group-4 The Tiger Rising AISDhaka

Week-2  Group-4  The Tiger Rising AISDhaka 

In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?   

I think that Sistine and Rob will take the key to the cage or they will convince Beauchamp to free the tiger. The positive characteristics about Rob are that he is a helpful kid and listens to whatever he is told. The negative characteristics about Rob are that he doesn't share his feelings.

Week 2 Group 4 The Tiger Rising Aisd

Week 2 Group 4 The tiger rising Aisd

In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?  


I think that Sistine and Rob will free the tiger with the keys that Beauchamp gave him to feed the tiger but I am a thinking that they free the tiger a different way I think that because Rods father might tell Beauchamp that he is not happy with the payment and that he is extremely disturb that they got raw meat and he might tell Beauchamp and Beauchamp will get agreeing and take the keys from Rob.
The bad things about Rob are he gets mad at him self for letting every thing spill out of himself. He should also take the advice people giving him. The good things about rob are well he uses the memorize with his mama to help him with Sistine like how he put is hand on her shoulder when she was crying.

WEEK 2 MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AISD

      My opinion is that Bando is a nice and kind man. My reasoning is so far Bando was very nice to him. If he would want to hurt Sam, he would have hurt Sam before when no one was here.

      I think Sam trusted Bando because he was suspicious about Bando before but then Bando started proving himself by helping Sam and making the blueberry jam.               

Week 2  Group 3  My Side of the Mountain  AISD
    My opinion of Bando is that he is not a bad person. He's a nice and friendly man. Why would Bando try to hurt Sam anyway? If he wanted to do that, he would have tried already. I think Sam trusted Bando because he could tell that he was a kind, caring man. Sam wanted to help Bando because he was lost and on the way they became friends. 

Week 2 Group 3 My Side of The Mountain AISD

My opinion about Bando is that he is nice, kind and he is trying to help Sam. I think that Sam trusted Bando because Bando was being really nice and he taught Sam how to do things like play a flute.

    During chapter 8, "There Has Been a Death", the Johansens pretended that there was a death. Two men helped carry the coffin, full of blankets, into the house. Do they know what's in the coffin? Are they part of the Resistance? How do you know if they are (or not) part of the Resistance?

Wk.2 - Group 1 - Stone fox ( ASB)

 In the book Stone fox the character Stone Fox  is not talking only to white men. I feel sorry for Stone Fox because of that his land was taken for the white men.

One connection I made was that I saw  a dog racing  in a movie.

 I also think Stone fox is called Stone fox because in the book it says that he is hard as stone and that that he has so many dog. I wonder how little Willy is going to win?

I think John Reynolds Gardiner wants us to think a lot of the main idea or wonder what happen next.I also think John Reynolds Gardiner wants us to wonder a lot.

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Week 2-Group#5-Number the Stars-AISD-Prompt

Week 2-Group#5-Number the Stars-AISD-Prompt

    During chapter 8, "There Has Been a Death", the Johansens pretended that there was a death. Two men helped carry the coffin, full of blankets, into the house. Do they know what's in the coffin? Are they part of the Resistance? How do you know if they are (or not) part of the Resistance?

              Week 2, Group 2, Every Living Thing, A.I.S.D

Our favorite story was Spaghetti so we decided to focus on it. In the story of Spaghetti , Gabriel finds a cat (Spaghetti). How did the author show that Gabriel feels lonely? 

Week-2  Group-4  The Tiger Rising AISDhaka 

In this part of the story, Rob is showing Sistine the tiger. Sistine wants to free the tiger but Rob thinks it is a bad idea. Rob has no idea what to do! How do you think Sistine and Rob will free the tiger if they do? What are positive  characteristics about Rob and what are negative characteristics about Rob?   

Week 2 Group 3 My Side of the Mountain AISD Prompt

          In chapter 12 Sam finds a man named Bando at his last camp fire. What is your opinion about Bando and what is your reasoning? Why do you think that Sam trusted Bando?

Week 2-Group 1#-Book Stone Fox-AISD-Prompt

We meet Stone Fox. Stone Fox shows up in the town. Why didn't Stone Fox speak to little Willy? Why is he called Stone Fox?

Wk1 - Gr2 - CISS Every Living Thing What the connections between the storys.

In the story, Every Living Thing by S.D. Schindler, Slower Than the Rest and Papa Parrot are the same and different. They are similar because they both show some carrying for something. Every Living Thing is different because Leo reports about the Turtle. Papa Parrot is different because  it explained it as a life time.

For example, Slower Than the Rest is different than Papa Parrot. Because this time he gave a report about the Turtle. Because, at first Leo saw a Turtle a the highway. Then he asked his Mom if he could pick it up. His Mom said "Yes. You may pick it up." So he picked it up and worked hard to make a report about the Turtle. The next day when he had to give his report to the class, he gave such a strong report, he made his teacher start sobbing. Plus, he won first place in the report contest. This makes me realise that he cares for the Turtle.

Another example is Papa Parrot is different because they explained it for a long period of time. Also Mr. Tillian had a blubbery stomach. At first Mr. Tillian was unpacking some boxes. Then he became ill. He hugged his chest and fell on top of the candy. After a customer find him and took him to the hospital. This is why, Papa parrot is different than Slower Than the Rest.

My final example is Papa Parrot and Slower Than the Rest is the same is because they both show some love and care. For example, in Slower Than the Rest Leo showed some care for the Turtle. Because he gave a very strong report about this Turtle. In Papa Parrot the customer showed care for the store while the man who worked there was in the hospital. Because when the man who was unpacking the boxes he hugged his chest and fell to the ground.

This makes me realize that both of them show care for what was in the story. Papa Parrot is different because in the story it explained a life time. Slower Than the Rest is different because Leo showed care for the Turtle and gave a report about this.

WK- 1- GRP5- Number the stars- (CISS)- Why are the German soldiers in Denmark?

I think The German soldiers are in Denmark because there is war outside the country between the two country's.  I think they are in the town because they want to threaten the people in Denmark so that they can take the country. It clearly states that there is war on page 9. It also says that the German soldiers are threatening the people in Denmark and taking things away from them.

I think the soldiers are in here to take the Jews away because in chapter 3 it said the Nazi soldiers are are searching everywhere for the Jews trying to kill them. I think that the nazi wants to take the land from the people of Denmark to make Germany bigger.

 I am wondering about why they really need to make Germany bigger. maybe because they want to rule the world. This is why I think the soldiers are in Denmark for war. 

WK1-Group 2-Every Living Thing-CISS-What is the connection between chapter 1 to 4?

In the story Every Living Thing, the connection I can see is that the human beings are interacting with the animals and that made the human being's life change. One reason is that in the story chapter "Slower Than the Rest", Leo's turtle, Charlie, became Leo's best friend. His love for Charlie made him want to use him for his presentation at school. This won him an award and for the first time. Leo was feeling fast. Charlie changed Leo's life by making him feel as good as the others.

The second reason is in the story chapter "Retired", when there was a retired teacher who bought a dog to keep her company. Over time, through the dog, she was reconnected to school children. In this way, the dog changed her life.

The third reason is in the story chapter "Boar Out There". Jenny used to think that the boar was mean and dangerous, but when she came face to face with the boar, she realized that it was scared of her and the blue jays. This changes Jenny's life by making her feel sorry for the boar that he lives in fear.

The final reason is in the story chapter "Papa's Parrot". Mr. Tillian's son used to come to his father's shop everyday after school but when he reached high school, he stopped doing that. That made his dad feel lonely. So, he bought a parrot to talk to. That changed Mr. Tillian's life by having some company from someone. This makes me realize that animals can change human being's life.

Wrk1- Grp1 - The Tiger Rising- CISS- Charecter Personallity

          I think that Rob is a confused and lonely person.


I say this because Rob is always mentioning the name"Mom" and keeps all his emotions closed in his  legs(suitcase). As a person he is confused because he thinks that if he let all his emotions out, he is going to drift of to sadness. He says he doesen't want anybody to know about himself. In the book it said:"Rob felt like darkness covered all around. This shows that he is confused and lonely.

Wk1-Grp1-Stone Fox-CISS-How is little Willy going to help his grandfather wake up?

I think little Willy is going to help grandpa by showing the true of his heart of how much he cares and loves him. A reason why is because on page 11, it says " 'It must be something else.' little Willy stared at the floor. ' I'll find out. I'll find out what’s wrong and make it better, you'll see I'll make grandpa want  to live again.' " This is how I think that little Willy going to help his grandfather wake up.

Wk1- Grp2- Every Living Thing- (CISS) What connections are happening between the stories?

        I think how the stories connect is because all of the animals are all unique and special.

        One reason is because all the stories have different feelings. For example, I think the second story is peaceful because the dog, Velma and the owner, Miss Cutcheon is retired and is living a very normal retirement. They all think about children and like children because Velma had three children and Miss Cutcheon used to be a fourth grade school teacher.

        Another reason is some animals are very slow and some are fast. This is because a turtle named Charlie is very slow and the owner, Leo is also very slow, just in a different way. Leo was very slow in learning in school and he is always messing up. Leo brings the turtle to school one day for a presentation and he wins because he explains how slow some people can be and uses the turtle as an example.

        This makes me realize that people are all unique and animals are too.

Week 1 Group 4 The Tiger Rising CISS what is Robs personality?

I think Rob is a shy boy that is scared about his new home and school, when he found the tiger he found that he could make a connection between him and the tiger. Also ever since his Mom died he has had a gloomy life. this is because in the book it said that he is sad but he can not cry. this is because when his mom died he cried so much that he can not cry anymore. Ever since then he has been sad but not able to cry.

WK1-group5-Number the Stars-CISS Why where the germans in Denmark?

I think the Germans were in Denmark because they probably defeated Denmark in war and also took over the land and also wants to make sure none of the Danish people are planning to attack them secretly.    I think this because on page twenty one Ellen said "no one has been to the beach since the war began and that proves that there is a war going on and it hasn't ended yet.   And the Germans think that hey might be planning to attack them and take back Denmark.   I also think this because on page eight it mentioned something about the resistance and them bombing German factories and damaging German trucks and harming the Nazis however they could.   These are the two reasons why I think the germans are in Denmark.

WK1-Group 4-The Tiger Rising-CISS-How does the mood change throughout the story

In the story The Tiger Rising By:Kate DiCamillo the mood changed cause before Rob met Sistine he was being bullied very roughly and when Sistine came on the bus she got all the bullies attention so much that the mood changed. Because the bullies were not bullying Rob anymore they had all there attention on Sistine because she was wearing a pink lacey dress to school and nobody did that. Also I think at the beginning Rob doesn't really like/focus on Sistine because it does not really matter to him that she is wearing a dress (she was just an ordinary girl to Rob). But then at school he helped her when she was being bullied I think because he remembered that she helped him on the bus with the bullies even though she didn't do it on purpose. So that is how his mood changed about Sistine and throughout the story.

Week 1#-Group 1#- Every living thing- [CISS]

I think some of the connections between me and Leo are that when I was small I was a little slow. I also had some problems learning fast to get to the next grade also I was not able to to be a fast and easy learner. Also when i was little I always saw turtles on my road and I would go put them on the other side so they would not get hurt. Now I realise that their are other people that love turtles are slow to.  I think this is important because when I was little I did not learn very well but now I am a great learner.

WK1-Grp3- My Side of the mountain-(CISS)

I think Sam ran away because, he was tired of living next to the sea and wants to adventure somewhere else. Another reason why Sam ran away is because he is also tired of living in a cramped apartment with his four sisters and four brothers that does not seem very comfortable. If I were him I would just run back home, I don't have the bravery to stay away from home for so long. This makes me realize that I am not as brave as I think.

Wek1-Grp1 Stone Fox-(CISS)

I think how he is going to save his grandfather by winning the dog race, save the farm, heal the grandfather, and make a new friend maybe. I can also make a connect to this because when my grandmother was dying I was going to Ohio to see her but once I got there she was going to die but then but the last thing she said was “i’ll always love you”.

W1-Grp 4 The Tiger Rising-(CISS) How would you describe Rob as a person?

In the story The Tiger Rising by Kate Di Camillo, I would describe Rob as a person shy, respectful person.

I think that Rob is a shy boy because in page 18, he saw a black-haired girl bullied a new girl in school called Sistine Bailey in the lunch room by throwing garbage at her. Rob wanted to stand up to Sistine by saying, "Run! Hurry up and run!" But he was too shy to even talk. But then, he shouted "Hey!" without meaning to.

I also think that I could use the word respectful would match Rob's character. He helped his dad with chores and was willing to wake up at 5:30 a.m when he was excused from school because of the ugly, red rashes on his legs. He could have yelled "No! I want to go back and sleep so stop bothering me!" But he managed to get out of bed without complaining about anything.

The final reason why I think that Rob is a respectful boy because he also ate the bad-tasting mac' n' cheese his dad cooked for him. If I were him, I would push the plate away, and refuse to eat. But Rob managed to eat his dinner, even though there wasn't enough noodles to go with the powdery cheese. On page 29, he forced himself to lie to his father that the dinner tasted really good.

This makes me realize that Rob can be respectful and shy in many different ways. This also proves that Rob is a shy and respectful character.

WK1 - Grp5 - Number The Stars-(CISS)

      I think the Germans are in Denmark because they have probably conquered Denmark in a war . One reason that makes me think that is the people in Denmark are kind of "allowing" the Germans to get into there country. Another reason that makes me think that is that it says that the King of Denmark blew up his navy fleet because the Germans wanted it for there own use. The king didn't fight with the Germans, instead, he just blew them up. Lastly, why I think this is that the germans are now capturing the Jewish people in Denmark and they are not doing any thing about that also. This is why I think the Germans are in Denmark and the people of Denmark are not really doing anything about it.

wk1-grp3-My Side Of the mountain-(CISS)

I think Sam moved to Caskill Mountains because he was annoyed at his family.One reason I think this is because when he moved to Caskill mountains he seemed angry.Another reason I think this because when Sam got out of the taxi Sam  was stubborn he wanted to prove that he could survive   in the wild.

If I were Sam and I was really annoyed with my family I wouldn't , move far far away and have to survive in the wild I would just move into a apartment so I could still be able to get food from the grocery store and so I don't have to hunt for my food.  

WK1-GRP4-The Tiger Rising-How would you describe Rob as a person?

  I would describe Rob in the book The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, a brave person because in the book Rob saved Sistine when bullies were bullying her. He risked his life for another person. Another reason why I think that Rob is a brave person is because when he was getting bullied in the book, instead of crying he took it like a man. This proves that Rob is a brave person. This makes me realize that I should always be brave no mater what. 

WK1- Grp2- Every Living Thing- (CISS)What are the connections between stories 1~4

Q: What are the connections between stories 1~4?

A: From the book "Every Living Thing",  Chapters 1 and 4 is similar. One reason why it's similar is because at the end of the story, the main character learnt something, or a lesson. For example: In chapter 1, at last, Leo felt he was fast. In chapter 4, Harry learned that his dad was always missing him in the store.

Another reason is that the animal interacts with the main character. In chapter 1, Charlie( The turtle) would poke its head in Leo's neck. In chapter 4, the parrot talks with Harry. (Not really talk in human language, but repeating all the things Harry's dad says. This makes me realise that sometimes living things can make a different in us.

WK#1- Grp #5-Number the Stars-CISS

       The reason that the Germans were in Denmark was because of World War 2.They were in Denmark  because there was a lot of Danish Jews so the Germans were taking Danish Jews captive.At that time Denmark was also a very simple country but had many things that the Germans could gain with taking and conquering Denmark. The Norwegians had tried to stand up to the Germans but in result ended up having more problems then Denmark. The only place that didn't have problems was Sweden because they were a very neutral country and the Germans had noting to gain if they took over Sweden.That was known as the safe zone that Danish Jews could go and be safe there.Annemarie and Ellen ended up going to stay with Annemaries  mother.There they could see when they were by the sea shore they  saw land not so far away, that body of land was Sweden

WK1 -Grp1 - Stone Fox- CISS - How is little Willy going to help his grandfather wake up?

       Willy tried several things to save grandpa.For example willy blew harmonica for grandpa to listen.Willy never gave up.he had perseverance to his grandpa.Willy fed him and helped him drink water.He finally, got grandpa's attention and he had signals.The signals were "water" , "

Stone Fox -chapters 1,2,3

Chapter 1 -Willy's grandfather was ill in bed at home in his room.Little Willy was thinking that he was a player or a dancer.Willy's grandfather was crying because he was almost dying on the bed.He was Willy's grandfather.

Chapter 2 -A ten year old boy can't run a farm.His grandfather grew potatoes,and that's exactly what Willy was going to do.I think that Willy was a great farmer when he was growing the potatoes.I wonder that what is going to happen to Willy's grandfather.

WK1-Group 3-My Side Of The Mountain-(CISS) Why do you think he moved to Catskills mountains? What would you do if you were him?

I think Sam moved to Catskills mountains to find his Great-grandfather's farm. His dad always talked about Great-grandfather's farm so real, that Sam could see it (imaginary).  That made Sam be quiet to listen to his dad's stories, too. So I think Sam got really interested in it, which made him want to know more and find that Gribley's farm. And that's why he packed his things and started off on his adventure to the farm. This proves why I think  Sam moved to Catskills mountains.

If I was Sam, I would have stayed at my house. I would not even want to go out to the mountains. I would have just listened to Sam's dad and ask him lots of questions. I would do this because it really is dangerous to go out in the woods. Any furious creature can come out too. Also it will be totally fine to stay at home. The reason is that Sam's dad will know a lot of facts about the farm because he would have seen it when he was young. So I think I would be able to have the same amount of knowledge about the farm, even is I stayed at home.

Week 1 Group 5 Number The Stars CISS

     I think that the Nazis are in Denmark because they want to take control of Europe. They also are in Denmark because there are a lot of Jews there. I know this because I have also read lots of other books and articles about World War 2. Also, in chapter 3 it states, " The Germans are searching for the Jews, trying to kill them." Also, the main point the Nazis were formed was to wipe out all the Jews. This makes me realize exactly how evil the Nazis are, trying to wipe out all the Jews on the planet. 

Wk1 - Grp3 - My side of the mountain - (CISS)

I think Sam left to go to the forest because he wanted to go see his great-grandfathers farm and so he could explore the area. Also because his dad said every boy should try running away so he was supporting sam to leave, his dad also said he would be back in a few hours and sam wanted to prove his dad wrong. This shows how sam wanted to go see his grandfathers farm for a adventure and to prove his dad wrong. I think I would have done something like that out of temptation and anger.

Every Living Thing

I'm reading a book called every living thing. I like this book because it has lots of short stories. This story makes me think about why was Jenny the only person who went into the forest. I think the most exiting part of the story was when she found the boar. I wondered how every one in the village new there was a boar in the forest when no one had ever seen it. 

Week 1 group 5 Number the Stars AISD

The Germans are in Denmark because they took over in World War II they/the Germans took over Denmark because it is a small country and it has Jewish people so it has a purpose to be conquered and it is easy to conquer.    

Wk1 Group 5 Number the Stars (ASB)

In the first part of the book Number the Stars three girls ( Annemarie, Ellen and Kirsty) were running down the street when german soldiers stopped them. A few day later Annemarie found out that the germans were tormenting the jews.The reason I think that the germans were tormenting the jews was because of the war between the two countries. So Annemarie and her family decided to take Ellen and make the Germans think that Ellen is part of her family so they do not hurt her then Ellen’s mom takes Annemarie, Ellen and Kirsty to her brother’s place. To find out more read the book.

Wk1-Grp2-Every living thing( Asb) Aarav's response

this is a wild boar in great britain

I liked the chapter 3 I liked the chapter/story Boar out there It was detailed and I liked the part when she saw the Boar I was curios to know what was going to happen next it was interesting because I thought it was going to chase her and you know kill her. But I was surprised that,that did not  happen I was wondering why. So then the Boar ran right past the girl I was shocked.then she went home. Whenever she saw the forrest she used to cry.

Week 1, Group 1, Stone Fox, AISD      

Little Willy is going to harvest the potato farm so grandfather feel good. But he did not feel good. Now they are talking in signs. But Doc Smith said to leave grand father with Ms. Peacock. Ms. Peacock take care of people who are sick. Now I am wondering how is grandfather going to be okay. 

wondering how is he going to make him feel better. 

Week 1 ,Group 1, Stone Fox, AISD

Little Willy will wake up grandfather with doing good things and working on potato farm and give him foods and playing harmonica. But grandfather was still sad about something. Little Willy tried his best to make grandfather happy. 

Week 1, Group 1, Stone Fox AISD

 Little Willy did not give up and he showed perseverance for making his grandfather happy. This is how he tried his best. He grew lots of potatoes but his grandfather is still sad.

Week 1 Gr

oup 5 Number the Stars AISD

The Germans took over Denmark because it’s a small country and has Jewish people- what the Germans are looking for. Also Germany is close to Denmark, so it was easy for them to take over and easily understand what was normal and what wasn’t. All in all I think the Germans were in Denmark because of the war.

Every Living Thing

Every Living Thing

Every Living Thing

                                          Week 1 Group 2 Every living Thing A.I.S.D

The connection to these  stories are that they are about animals that mostly get taken care of by a person involved in the story. My favorite story is Slower Then the Rest. The story that was sad in this week was Boar Out There. I enjoy having a book group. I forgot my group thought all the stories had a happy ending but our prediction was wrong.  

Every Living Thing

Week 1 Group 2 Every Living Thing AISD

In all of these amazing stories the connections were that, all of the stories were about animals and all the short stories had a moral that was meaningful. They were connected by animals because the first or the second main character was an animal. My favorite story was Boar Out. It made me think of the moral of all the stories and also allowed me to understand other stories better. The stories had one thing that I did not like, they felt like they were not complete.

Week 1 Group 5 Number the Stars AISD

The Germans took over Denmark because Denmark is a small country and had a small army. The Germans wanted to take over all of Europe and Denmark is in Europe. Denmark is so close to Germany. It is convenient for them to take over countries that are closer to them. It was because of the war that Denmark was taken over.

Week 1, Group #5, Number the Stars, AISD

The Nazis took over Denmark because they wanted to arrest and or kill ALL Jewish people. They also knew there were Jewish people in Denmark. Also, I think most of the war was based on Hitler thinking that Jewish people were the reason Germany lost WWI, so DEFINITELY because of the war.

 Week 1 Group#3 MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AISD

In my perspective he's doing it for the adventure, to find out about his great grandfather's land. He might be testing his abilities in wildlife and thinking about the difference between New York and the wildlife. If I where Sam I would take someone with me and take a lot of stuff to last me for a long time: toothbrush, toothpaste, picture of parents, precious things, clothes, buckets, water bottle, a diary with some pencils and erasers, and books to help me in nature. I would feel scared but I would be curious about mostly the animals in the wildlife. The time I would be scared if there's a natural disaster or if I can't catch my food.

 Week 1 Group 3 My Side of the Mountain AISD

In my opinion Sam is doing it for the risk and to be able to survive. I would bring lots of books that could help me in the wild.I would live above the ground so no animals can get my food.

Week 1: Group 3: My side of the mountain Response

In chapters 1-3, Sam decides to move to Catskill mountains.  In these chapters, he is up to the survival skill test.  Why do you think he moved to Catskill mountains?  What would you do if you were him?

I think in chapter Sam moved to Catskill mountains to escape the noise and pollution and his too crowded family and too enter nature.I would stay in the house until I have enough materials to go to the woods and build a small but comfortable house made of wood. 

I could not stop reading the book until bedtime which was enough time to read to the end of chapter 7 because it was so exiting and absorbing I made my bedtime later than usual.

Jean Craighead George's writing makes you feel like you were there. 

This powerful and exiting  story made me think of courage, risks and overcoming challenges.Perhaps you have tried to leave your house but then came right back.Or a show of courage in a hard situation.Or have you read a book with a similar theme? well I have It is called Hatchet. I would like to hear about it all.

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Week 1: Group 5: Number the Stars Response

In the first part the three girls were racing down the street then the cops stopped them. The cops were german and after being in Denmark for three years they still didn't understand the language. The german soldiers had started tormenting the Jewish people. Why were the germans even in Denmark anyway? Maybe because of war?

I wonder if the cops will tell the girls why they were there. I think they were there because of war or because they were being treated bad in Germany and they wanted to leave so that they could be treated properly. But when the went to Denmark they started to treat the people in Denmark bad so that they could fell how the germans were treated. Do you have any thoughts about this? If you do please right it in your post.

Week 1 Group 3 My side of the mountain AISD

Maybe sam moved to the Catskill mountains because he had too many siblings and his parents could not afford that many people. So they forced him to leave or maybe it was because Sam wanted to learn more about his great grandfather. If I was Sam I would take a dog with me; I would take lots of books about wildlife and other supplies like a toothbrush and some toothpaste.

Week 1: Group 3- My Side of the Mountain Response

In chapters 1-3, Sam decides to move to Catskill mountains.  In these chapters, he is up to the survival skill test.  Why do you think he moved to Catskill mountains?  What would you do if you were him?

I think that in chapters 1-3 Sam made a good and bad choice. The bad part of it was that he would be limited to his resources and live a lower quality life. The good part about it was that he would be more independent and be in a less crowded environment.

I think he moved to Catskills mountain because he was in New York City. In New York City, it was very, very crowded. I think he visited Catskills mountain a couple of times, so he has some background knowledge of Catskills mountain. He also has the basic knowledge of Catskills mountain.

If I were him, I would go back to New York City and get all of my belongings and head to Catskills mountain.  I would make one big bonfire and sleep next to it at night. I would be limited to resources, so I would chop a bunch of trees down. I wonder if he was thinking very deep or did he just take his chances?

Week 1: Group 1 - Stone fox Response

In this part of the book, little Willy works hard to find out why his grandfather wouldn't wake up.

Through out this part, we had many wondering. Some of the wonderings we had was how is little Willy going to help his grandfather wake up?

I think that little Willy will try harder to help grandfather and find out what is wrong.What do you think?

Week 1: Group 5: Number the Stars Response

In the first part the three girls were racing down the street then the cops stopped them. The cops were german and after being in Denmark for three years they still didn't understand the language. The german soldiers had started tormenting the Jewish people. Why were the germans even in Denmark anyway? Maybe because of war? 

I think they felt scared and if they did I can see why. I also think that the germans came because of war because they said they had a war. I think that the Annemarie likes racing a lot and she practices pretty well. I think that the germans are not social.

Week 1 Group 4 Tiger Rising AISD

Rob will free the tiger. He  feels like he has to free him because he will just sit every day and think of the tiger. He also feels like it is a sign (I am not sure what kind of a sign it is) for him and he will get so tired of thinking of the tiger and just free it.

I would describe Rob as a guy who has a way of thinking like the suitcase. I think that is a great way of thinking because it is creative. I also think that Rob is kind of a risk taker because he tried to stand up for Sistine when they were hurting her. -Beatrix

In my opinion. He will free the tiger with Sistine. I think that because she seems a little different and it's just the type of thing her personalty would be addicted to. I think Rob will also free him because he has the tiger in his mind a lot. I feel like he is worried about the tiger he has been thinking about it like all the time so that's why Rob would help the tiger.

I suspect Rob is one of those people that likes to keep his feelings inside of him and not out into the world. When he said he had a lot of feeling in the suitcase (himself). I think it would help him if he let a lot of his feelings out so others can help him feel better about himself. I also think that Rob is someone that comes to conclusion to fast like when he said I will never have to go to school again because my leg will never clear up. He is not thinking the situation over correctly-Kadija

Maybe he wouldn't free the tiger because he might be scared of it but he might also save it because he is connected to it.He might think of the tiger and might feel some pity for it and that's why he might save it.

Rob is a person with big imagination because he thinks he is hiding his feelings in a suitcase and that the sun reminds him of his mother. Rob also a person who decides what he wants really quickly and does not rethink about it . He is a risk taker because he took the risk to save someone who he hated and with a injured leg.-Varuni

In my opinion,he wouldn't free the tiger.Sistine will free the tiger because in his dreams Sistine was riding on the tiger. That might happen in real life.

He is caring but he doesn't show he is caring because he's keeping his feelings inside his suitcase.He is caring because he saved Sistine from the big kids that were being mean to her.-Nana