Devil's+Arithmetic

=The Devil's Arithmetic= By Jane Yolen 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:
Write your additions to last week's summary here... (Delete this line of text when you begin!)

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
It all starts when Hannah opens the door for Elijah the prophet; Hannah gets transported back in time to an old Shtetle in 1942. Hannah comes to the town and is known there as Chaya, a girl from a different village who's parents dieed from a fever that Chaya just barely lived through. Hannah can't understand if this is a dream, but for the first time in her life she is the popular girl. When things start to take a turn for the worse, Hannah tries to explain but no one believes her. As she lives longer in the past she forgets more about the future. When soldiers come she recognizes them as Nazis and tries to tell them about their future, but everyone thinks shes still sick. As they all get crammed into the train car, a lot of people suffer a horrible fate including her new best friend Rachel. When they get further into the proses Hannah/Chaya get new responsibilities and make new promises, but can she keep them?
 * Summary:**

Mrs. B Says: Did Caitlyn have an opportunity to add to this summary? It doesn't look like she has? Please check in with me about this! I also only see one post on the discussion board, all from Hannah! Caitlyn, let's get on it! Ps. I like our use of semicolons:)