Friday, November 6, 2015

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Today’s  Agenda: Individual reading time from your own book. Get together with another student and write a dialogue between a main character from his or her book and a main character from yours.  (or) On your own, write a dialogue between a main character from this book and a main character from another book you are familiar with.  What would they have to say to each other?   Have each character say at least five things in the conversation.  This dialogue should show that you understand these books. Example:  Characters from The Giver and The Outsiders Jonas (from The Giver) says, "Hi, Ponyboy, I'm glad to finally meet you.  We've lived so close together on the bookshelf all these years." Ponyboy (from The Outsiders) responds,  "Yah, but isn't it funny that they put dystopian fiction right next to realistic fiction?   Tell me, what is it really like to live way in the future?" Jonas answers him, "Oh, there are some good things, but it's hard to live in a time and place where they don't let you have any real feelings." Ponyboy:  "That would be hard for me.  We greasers feel everything strongly.  The socs might have an easier time.  They're already cold and aloof." Jonas:  "And only a few people can see color.  I had to leave my community to try to help them have the things they were missing." Ponyboy:  "I'd hate not being able to see the color of sunsets.  And I would have missed Cherry's red hair, too.   I left my community, but it was for a very different reason.   I was helping someone -- Johnny, but I was afraid I'd be blamed for Bob's death, too.   I think both you and I were breaking the law when we left our communities, huh?" Jonas:  "You're right, I would have been killed if I'd been caught.  My little brother (sort of) Gabe would have been killed if I hadn't taken him with me when I left." Ponyboy:  "My brothers weren't really in danger while I was gone -- unless the Socs decided to beat them up -- but they were really worried about me." Jonas: "Sounds like we have things in common.  By the way, I think we're pretty close in age, too.  I'm eleven and twelve in my book." Ponyboy: "And I'm fourteen when all that happens to me.  See you around, Jonas." Jonas: "Yes, good-bye, Ponyboy." Individually read from page 234 through page 256 in The Graveyard Book. Then, write a response to these questions: At what point did you realize who Mr. Frost was? Were you surprised?  (I was when I figured it out!) As you look back, what clues were there along the way? Please DO NOT read further. Wait for us to listen to it together next time.

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