Week 2 Question

After Byron gets in big trouble with Momma, Joey deliberately keeps putting herself between Momma and Byron by blowing out the match. Why does Joey keep blowing out the match? What lesson is Momma trying to teach Byron?

Please write you response in RAD format. Check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before you post.

Weekly Reading Agenda (April 29th - May 3rd)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 29th

• Book Club Discussion (during class time)
• Read Chapter 5 for homework tonight

Tuesday, April 30th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 5)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 6 for homework tonight

Wednesday, May 1st

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 6)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 7 for homework tonight

Thursday, May 2nd

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 7)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 8 for homework tonight

Friday, May 3rd

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 8)
• Work on you Group Discussion Job for Monday's Discussion
• Finish Weekly Work

Don't forget you need to complete 1 Character Diary by the end of Reading on Friday. It needs to be from the perspective of one of your characters. Try and choose a different character from last week. 

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for: 

• 4 Succinct Sentences (Chapters 5 - 8)
• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post (response to my question) and Comment

  

Week 1 Question

Please respond to the following question using RAD format and correct spelling and grammar. Use information from the book to support your thinking. Type your response in Google Docs first, then post it to the site. This way you won't lose your work, and if you need to make corrections you can.

Question 1: 

Kenny is teased because he reads well for a student of his age. Do you think he would be teased in the same way if he was very talented at baseball or basketball? Use information from the book to support your thinking. 

Weekly Reading Agenda (April 23rd - April 26th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 23rd

- Read Background Information on Your Time Period

- Create Your Book Club Constitution 

- Read Chapter 1 (Tonight for Homework)
 
Wednesday, April 24th - Read Chapter 2- Write 2 Succinct Sentences (one for Chapter 1, one for Chapter 2 ) - Find a Vocabulary word for your folder - Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you've read so far (you choose what 2 types) 

Thursday, April 25th                                                                                         
- Read Chapter 3
- Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 3) 
- Find a Vocabulary word for your folder 
- Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapter you read (you choose what 2 types) 

Friday, April 26th                                                                                          
- Read Chapter 4 
- Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 4) 
- Find a Vocabulary word for your folder 
- Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you read (you choose what 2 types) 
                                                                                          
You will also need to complete one Character Diary from the point of 
view of one of the characters from your book. You can choose which 
character to use. 

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for:

- 4 Succinct Sentences (for having read 4 chapters so far),

- 3 Vocabulary Words  

- 6 Quality Questions

- 1 completed Character Diary

- Answered this weeks Blog Question

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