Boy+Who+Dared

=The Boy Who Dared= by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 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:
Now Hans and Gerhard are out of the house, and Mutti is now married to her boyfriend Hugo. Helmuth and his friends are breaking the law multiple times a week. Why is he doing this? The book is finally catching up to present time. The war is getting worse and Helmuth moved in with Oma and Opa because he cannot take the arguing with Hugo. Helmuth knows the truth, the nazis are lying, and hundreds of people are dying each day. read the book to find out what happens next.

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: **

**Summary**:
In the book //The Boy Who Dared//, the main character, Helmeth is torn between joining the youth Nazi forces and doing the right thing. The story is set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany, in the year 1928-1938. Helmuth has two half brothers. Their names are Hans and Gerhard. Hans is the oldest, then comes Gerhard, and last but not least Helmuth. His mother's name is Mutti and her boyfriend is Hugo. This book is a little weird because it switches from memories of Helmuth to the present time very often. The reason there are so many flashbacks is because he is in some kind of jail cell.

Mrs. B says: I corrected your "there/their" errors. Use "their" when you want to show possession/ownership. I'm glad you honed in on the flashback narration. This is a purposeful choice the author made in crafting this story. Do you think this is the best way to tell the story? What are the benefits? Drawbacks?