Week 4 Discussion Question

We find out at the beginning of Chapter 20 that Gram has written a letter to Margaret. Lily is very surprised that Gram would do this. Gram's response is, "I knew how she felt. Suppose it was Poppy?" What do you think Gram means by this? Why did she write the letter? Lily then realizes for the first time that Gram misses Poppy. Why is this an important realization for Lily? How does it better help her understand her Gram? Make sure to include text evidence and explain your thinking.

Answer the question in RAD response format and use details from the text to support your answer. Do it in a blogging doc first so you can go back and make changes if necessary. Also, make sure you edit your response before you hit submit.

Week 4 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me! This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 27th:

• Read Chapters 17 and 18 
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Tuesday, April 28th: 

• Read Chapters 19 and 20
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Wednesday, April 29th: 

• Read Chapters 21 and 22 
• Finish your Vocabulary Words in your folder (find 1 more)
• Write 2 Quality Questions (there should be 6 total)
• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin your Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework

Thursday, April 30th: 

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish your Quality Questions (6 total)
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts)
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Write your Character Diary
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, May 1st:

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 3 Discussion Question

We find out more about Albert's life and family in Hungary. We learn that both of his parents have died because they had a newspaper that "wrote bad things about Hitler and the Nazis." While telling Lily about his family history, he says that "if they loved us, they would not have done that (wrote the newspaper), they would not have bothered with newspapers." Do you agree with Albert? Do you think his parents shouldn't have written the newspaper? Why or why not? Do you think Albert's parents loved him? Make sure to really explain your thinking.

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your answer. Please check your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and conventions before submitting your response. Type it in your blogging doc first so you can edit it if necessary.

Week 3 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me! This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 20th: 

• No School for Students

Tuesday, April 21st: 

• Read Chapters 13 and 14
• Find 1 (or 2)  Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Wednesday, April 22nd: 

• Read Chapters 15 and 16
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin Blog Post
• Finish any of this for homework

Thursday, April 23rd: 

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish Quality Questions (4 total) 
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts)
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, April 24th:

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Blog Post/Comments
• \(There will be NO Character Diary this week and ONLY 4 questions) 

Week 2 Discussion Question

Lily and Albert begin to get to know each other. Lily claims to not want any more friends, or to be friends with Albert, but after they find the kitten, Albert offers to feed and take care of the kitten himself. "She felt so disappointed, she could hardly finish. He didn't want to be friends. He  could have said We can feed her together, or even We can take turns." Why is Lily so upset by
Albert's actions? What does this tell us about Lily? Make sure to use details from the story to support your answer.

Please write your response in RAD format. Check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before you post. You should type it in your blogging doc first!

Week 2 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me. This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 13th:

• Read Chapters 7 and 8
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Tuesday, April 14th: 

• Read Chapters 9 and 10
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Wednesday, April 15th:

• Read Chapters 11 and 12
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Finish Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin Character Diary
• Begin Blog Post
• Finish any of this for homework 

Thursday, April 16th: 

• Make sure you have 3 Vocabulary Words completed
• Make sure you have 6 Quality Questions
• Make sure you Summary/Thinking Log is finished
• Work on Character Diary
• Work on Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, April 17th: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 1 Discussion Question

Before Lily leaves Margaret's house in Chapter 4, Margaret gives Lily a key to her house. She explains, "This is for you, the back door key. You can sneak in, come right up to the attic, and write your next five books." Why is this key such a good gift for Lily? Knowing now what you know about Lily (that she can be a troublemaker), why could this gift get her in trouble? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences using a RAD response. You should use specific examples from the book. Make sure to answer all parts of the question and edit your work before posting it to the site. You should type it in your blogging doc first so you don't lose your work and can go back and edit. Show me your best, well supported thinking!

Week 1 Agenda

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 6th

• Read Chapter 1 and 2 in class together (begin sticky notes)
• Begin working on Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions

Tuesday, April 7th

• Finish work from Monday
• Read Chapters 3 and 4 (finish for homework if necessary)

Wednesday, April 8th

• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Question Response
• Read Chapters 5 and 6 (finish for homework if necessary)

Thursday, April 9th

• Finish Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Question Response/Comments on others
• Finish folder work and blog post/comments for homework if necessary

Friday, April 10th

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folder Work

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for:

• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 completed Character Diary (5+ sentences and edited)
• Answered this weeks Blog Question/Comment on other's posts

Welcome to Our Blog!

This post just welcomes you to the site. We are so excited to read this book and get started.

"When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during the summer of 1944, they begin a special friendship. However, Lily and Albert have both told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may cost Albert his life." - Amazon.com