Homework for the night of March 8, 2010

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.  Remember to give examples and text evidence to support your responses. 
Hope all went well today.  I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Stanley and the boys at Camp Green Lake were required each day to did a hole that was 5’x5.’
How many cubic feet of dirt would be removed?
What would be the perimeter of each hole?

Do you think there was any value to the work program at Camp Green Lake?

In your opinion, why did Elya decide not to marry Myra?

How did Stanley’s parent’s belief in the court system affect Stanley?

Responses to Classmates Journals: Week of February 8th

Journal Entries: Week of February 8th

Independent Reading

Share some interesting information about the independent reading book you are enjoying for your 30 minutes of reading each night.  Did anything exciting, interesting or surprising happen?  Would you recommend this book to another person?  Why or why not?

A Likely Place

Why does Lewis need Mr. Madruga's he;p to find a "likely place" for himself?

Why does Lewis grow more responsible after a week with Miss Fitchlow?

Why does Lewis do poorly in school and tend to lose and forget things?