OP#1

1 I think that Yoko is a very worried character. I also think that she is also very caring for others. Like that time when she gave up her water and food to the pregnant lady and her new born baby. She seems also very helpful for a ten year old. I also think that she is tough because when the solider kicked her in the ribs she just waited until it healed and then kept on with her journey.

2 I think that Yoko and her sister are very close they help each other when they are in trouble and they care for each other. I think that Yoko calls her sister " Honorable Sister " because that is the tradition for their family and their culture. She also calls her " Bossy " because she thinks that her sister Ko is always trying to act like she is the leader. She is really just trying to keep her family safe but Yoko is too young to know that. When they were on the bridge trying to cross it and Ko was yelling at Yoko to hurry up and Yoko called her sister " Bossy " Ko was trying to make sure that they make it across the bridge safely. Then Ko dropped her sack and ran back on the rail road track bridge and carried Yoko across she was being good to her sister and caring for her.

3 I think the Kawashima Family acted very good when they got on the train full of patients. Instead of getting all grossed out they were nice and caring for the patients. That shows that their family is caring for others. When they got on the train they started to talk with the patients, give them water and take care of them.

Independant Reading

TITLE: Lion Boy
DATE: 11/16/07
TIME: 2 hours
AUTHOR: Zizou Corder
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 25
PAGES: 51-67
RESPONSE: I would like to have the three Italian acrobats because, they seem very cool and they look like they know the circus ship pretty well. They also are very swift when they climb up in the sails of the ship and they can climb anywhere they want to go on the ship. I would like to learn how to be like them and be friends with them.

Vocabulary:

• Inductive: electrifying
• Persuading: to urge or advise
• Contradict: to say something against
• Gnaw: to bite on or chew
• Astonishment: surprise

Vocabulary

• Towpath: a path that goes on the side of a canal or river
• Veranda: a large open porch that is on the side of a house
• Acquainted: when you personally know someone
• Pummeled: a beating with fists
• Courageous: brave

Independant Reading

TITLE: Lion Boy
DATE: 11/9/07
TIME: 2 Hours
AUTHOR: Zizou Corder
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 34
PAGES 19-52
RESPONSE: I would like to be like Charlie (the main character) because he can talk to cats and lions. I think that it would be cool to be able to talk to cats because then they could tell things that no one else notices. It would also be cool to talk to cats cause then you could always have someone to talk to. It would be like speaking a language that no other human can speak you could tell them things that you want to be secret or just have a conversation with them and no one would know what you are talking about. The reason that Charlie can talk to cats and lions is because when he was a little boy his dad took Charlie on a walk in the forest. They saw a leopard that had a cub with her and the cub got bit by a snake. So Charlie's dad went over to the leopard and gave the cub a antidote for the snake bite. But Charlie was going up to the cub ant then the cub scratched Charlie in the arm and got some leopard blood on Charlie. So that is how he can talk to felines.

Independant Reading Lion Boy

DATE:11/2/07
TITLE: Lion Boy
TIME: 1 Hour
AUTHOR: Zizou Corder
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK:18
PAGES 1-18


RESPONSE: I think that the most exciting part that I read was when Charlie came home from school and he found his house empty and his mom's laboratory was open and nobody was inside the lab. Then Charlie went to look for his dad and he thought that his dad would know what is going on. He went to look for him down by the river and at the train station but his dad was nowhere to be found so then he went back to his house and he saw Rafi a really big kid that looks old enough to be an adult standing in his doorway. Charlie noticed that his mom's lab was locked shut but there was no keys on the key hanger. Then Rafi told Charlie that his parents went on a trip and that they left him a note. But the note was nothing like what his mom would say. Then Rafi made Charlie pack up all of his personal items and took him away.

I think that Charlie is going to escape from Rafi and then try to look for his mom and dad. Because he seemed very suspicious about the letter from his mom and he thought that it was some kind of code that told him what really is going on.


Five Vocab Words:

• Condemned: When you show that you're against something.
• Deceive: When you mislead someone.
• Envy: To be jealous.
• Forgery: Falsely making or altering writing.
• Contemplate: Observe, study very thoughtfully.