Milkweed

=Milkweed= By Jerry Spinelli toc

Interactive Notebook #2, 11/16/10
1. Read through Mrs. Blattner's comments listed under last week's summary. In addition, review Mrs. Blattner's comments on your discussion board. You may have some work to do before you can move on to Interactive Notebook #2--if so, take care of business!

2. Add to your summary: What has happened since you and your partner last composed the bare bones summary? Start a new paragraph below this question and compose a BRIEF review of what has happened since last time. Remember to compose this on one computer with your partner collaboratively. You cannot have more than one person editing this page at a time. Think before you post! All writing should be edited for CUPS (capitalization, use of language, punctuation, and spelling).

Summary, Part 2 of Book:
The Ghetto has no food but rats for the Jews to eat, so Misha steals food through a hole in the wall that divides the Warsaw from the Ghetto. He becomes a part of the Milgrom family, whose daughter Janina is close friends with Misha. Janina begins to follow Misha through the hole to steal food, even though Nazis and Flops prowl the grounds at night. Flops are Jews that have been hired to beat the Jews. Some of Uri's friends have been caught and hanged for stealing food, but Misha persists on his nightly outings. Uri becomes distant, but Misha finds him, and discovers he has joined the Nazis. Uri tells him to run because the trains are coming. These legendary trains slowly advance over the days, collecting Jews on the streets of the Ghetto. Mr. Milgrom tells Misha to take Janina with him and run far away to escape the trains, but Janina wants to go on the them. It is Misha's job to keep Janina safe, but will the real world

3. Passage Journals--Discussion Board: A "passage Journal" is a chance to discuss a small chunk of text from the book you are reading. You and your partner both selected one passage each that either struck you as interesting, surprising, confused you, or even inspired you. Maybe you selected the passage because you like how the author crafted his/her words.

On the discussion board, EACH of you will type up the passage you selected and list the page number at the end of the text. Each of you will create your own "new post." For the SUBJECT line of the post, think of a phrase that captures what the passage is about or the moment in the story. For the MESSAGE of your post, type up the passage and page number for your book. Then, go back and REPLY to your OWN message and write about your thoughts on the passage. After, comment on your partner's passage as a REPLY to their post. Remember to click on the DISCUSSION TAB on this page to begin. Then click the "NEW POST" button:)

-What came to mind when you read this? -Is there something interesting about how the author crafted his/her words? -What surprised you? -What confused you? -Did this passage increase tension in the story? Why? -Is this a defining moment in the story--Explain. -How did this passage make you feel? What did it remind you of? Explain. -Did this passage remind you of other things you have read? How so?
 * Here are some "think abouts" to get you thinking about your passage and your partner's passage: **

Interactive Notebook #1, 11/5/10
Misha is the main character in the book //**Milkweed**//.He is a homeless little boy with no memory of his past.To survive, he steals food and clothes from the Polish, but he is never seen. He was taken in by a another boy in his teens named Uri, but Uri is a Jew. Misha doesn't know a thing about himself, besides the yellow stone around his neck. Uri tells him that Misha's last name is Piludski, and he is a gypsy. Misha thinks that the Nazis are good and ghettos are amazing, but Misha doesn't understand what's really happening. He makes friends with a Jewish family, but they are moved to a ghetto and Misha follows them. Misha now lives in the ghetto where Nazis fill the streets, but will Misha survive?
 * Summary:**

Mrs. B Says: Wow--it can be quite dangerous for Misha without a memory. He is living during a risky time to be stealing food and clothes, as well. Did you know that gypsies were not treated well by the Nazis? Lovely summary--way to go!