Summer+of+My+German+Soldier

=Summer of My German Soldier= By Bette Greene 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:
Patty hides Anton in the room above their garage, and feeds him and takes care of him. But one day, Ruth finds out about it, while Anton ran out of hiding to try to save Patty from her father; He was beating her for sitting next to a boy who he does not like.

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
In this book there is a young girl named Patty. She is twelve. She lives a ordinary life, but one day when she was working at her father's store, she met a German soldier named Anton. She wanted to become his friend. She keeps hoping to see him again, but she could never cross the fence to go into the prisoner camp. One day she saw a man running down the railroad tracks; it was Anton. She tries to hide him, but does she know what the consequences of her actions will be?
 * Summary:**

Mrs. B Says: Very tight summary--well done!