Final Post - End of Book Thoughts

Your journey with Lily's Crossing has come to an end. I hope you enjoyed it. I want you to spend some time reflecting on the book. Think about the characters, the time period, the main events in the story.

• What did you enjoy most about the book?
• Was there anything you didn't like about the book? 
• What did you think about the way the story ended? 
• Was there anything you wish would have happened that didn't? 

Please use specific details from the story to support your thinking. Be honest about your feelings and thinking, this is your time to reflect on your book. Make sure to answer ALL questions.

Week 5 Discussion Question

At the end of the story Gram says to Lily, "It was a long war, a terrible war, but sometimes, even in the worst of times, something lovely happens." What do you think Gram is talking about? How do you think the war changed Lily? Why do you think she said that even though she was going back to Rockaway to the same ocean and the same house that "things would never be the same again?" Make sure to use details from the story to support your thinking.

Please use a RAD Response and check your conventions before you post your response. Make sure to really explain your thinking and answer all parts of the questions. Don't forget to type it in your blogging doc first!

Week 5 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, May 4th: 

• Group Discussion

Tuesday, May 5th: 

• Read Chapters 23 and 24
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions

Wednesday, May 6th: 

• Read Chapters 25 and 26 
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Blog Post

Thursday, May 7th: 

• Read Chapters 27, 28 and Author's Letter
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Finish Blog Post/Comments

Friday, May 8th: 

• Reading Party!!
• Finish Your Work, Hand in Folder

On Friday, you should have completed the following work: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

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)