Please respond to the following in at least ten sentences.
Imagine you were taken from your home and had to go and live with a stranger. How would you feel? What would you expect? What would you do?
Then, explore this website about WWII: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/world_at_war/
What is the most interesting thing you found in the site?
If you want to look at today's video again, go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abLgfmzTO64&feature=fvw
Hello Ms Gelso and fellow classmates.
ReplyDeleteI was absent last class so I did not read the book "Good Night Mr Tom." But I belive I can answer the following questions.
If I was taken away from my home to live with a stranger, I would be mostly afraid. First I would try to escape and go back to my usual house and never get out. I would do that because first the person is a stranger so I do not know if the stranger is crazy or not. Secondly I would not agree to be taken away from MY home and MY parents to go to live with someone I never met in my life. I would excepect that the person might not be crazy, but I would probably,for some reason, excepect that the stranger would be awkward, and and not be friendly.
Thankyou for reading and have a good day!
Part2
ReplyDeleteI found the first link very interesting. I liked the activity where you could see inside a house of a normal family during the World war Two. It was intersting how they used black curtains to cover the light from inside so that the enemies on the bombing airplanes would not see that light so they didnt throw a bomb at them.
I was a little sad when I saw the picture of the dad saying goodbye to his daughter. I imagine how miserable wives and children felt when their husbands or dads had to leave for the war. I imagine also the the horror of the citizens when they discovered that the War was offical. This site is very useful to us children who did not go through war to discover the crucial moments that happend.
To make the things lest harsh, the site put a little "Fun Facts" section where you can read intresting facts that happened around that time. Thanks to this site I understood how the war started, by who, and who fought against who,and how it ended. Sadly alot of countries suffred more then others, and because of that millions of people were homeless.
I will certanly go back to that site to find more information.
Thank you for reading and showing us this link!
Hello Ms Gelso and classmates,
ReplyDeleteImagine you were taken from your home and had to go and live with a stranger. How would you feel? What would you expect? What would you do?
There are not many ways to describe my feelings if I was in a situation like that. I would feel depressed, frightened, and anxious. I would worry for everyone else I left behind: my family, my friends, my relatives. What would happen to them? But, my main question would be why? Why I have to do that? My first actions in a new, strange place for me would be very “limited”. I would prefer to stay alone, near a corner just to think. I would have curiosity about who would accommodate me. Would he treat me nice? Would he feast me because he cared about me, or because of the money he would be paid to do that? Everything like that would wander in my mind, not only in the beginning of this incident, but until it (hopefully) ends.
Then, explore this website about WWII…
What is the most interesting thing you found in the site?
This site was very interesting and it will definitely help us to understand the meaning of World War II and the book of November’s book report that takes place that time. There were many facts that I found really nice as the too many countries that were fighting and were separated in two groups: the Allies and Axis. Even though this war started in the beginning with a few countries involved, it continued including many others. So, without a doubt, it shows us that the will of ruling and conquering is inside everyone’s heart and with the smallest cause, it becomes bigger and bigger.
If I were to be brought away from my parents during world war II I wouldn't be so happy about it. I wouldn't excpect to go to paradise obviously I would be actually pretty anxious. During this period I would completely change because I would probably start talking about nature most of the time and never wast anything. I would hope to find a benevolent family wich would welcome me and help me out. I would probably try to help the family out and try not to think about london because I would know it was destroyed. I would try also to think about other things that aren't connected with the city I came from I would start painting....
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ReplyDeleteIf I would have been taken away from my house and went to live with a stranger I wouldn’t be happy because I wouldn’t know what type of person I would had to live with. In the other side it could be a nice life experience (obviously if the person I’m with is normal and doesn’t wants to kill me).If there was a war and the city were I was living in was bombed, I would go with my mom and brothers (not with my dad because he would probably be at war). I would expect several things from the person keeping me during the war. They are the followings: Be normal persons that means show respect, take care of me, give me to eat, have heating in the house for winter. If the house wouldn’t be appropriate and it would be dangerous, I would first try to talk to the person looking after me. If he didn’t care I would escape and go to the train station, to tell the lady distributing the kids in houses to get me someone else.
If i would be taken away from home, many kinds of ideas would be passing through my head. I would feel really sad because I am leaving my family. I won`t know if I am going to see them again. I would also feel scared because I don`t know who is the stranger and what will he do to me. If a stranger had to take me away in world war II, I would understand why is it but feel really sad too. I would like to know who is the strange person. I would be really anxious and excited because the place where they are taking me are a lot of kids, but scared for people who think they do what they want whenever they want. I would pray every day for my family and me reencounter again and being able to be united again. Maybe, I would get a journal and write all my daily activities for my memories. That is what I would do if a stanger takes me away from home.
ReplyDeleteIf I were brought away from my parents during world war II, I would be very sad. I would be very frightened if I needed to leave my country without my parents. I would be very shy and timid to stay with a person I don't know. I would also hope to find a welcoming family. I would miss my parents because I am very far from them. Without them I would be scared and very frightened and I would be wondering what they are doing in that moment. I would think how to protect my parents, I would behave well. I would do my best to behave well and listen to the family that would welcome me. I would write home to know how are they and if they are ok.
ReplyDeleteI would respect and follow the rules the family gives me and I would do my best.
The website that I explored was very interesting, it explains the war and I learned a lot from it.
Paloma--
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you pointed out the "black outs" people had to put over their windows so that light would not shine through and make their home a target for bombs. Throughout the book, we see Tom and other characters doing this exact thing--an action that is an effect of their setting!
Grammatical tip:
You wrote: "Thanks to this site I understood how the war started, by who, and who fought against who,and how it ended."
When you are using the pronoun "who", it must be changed to "whom" when used in a prepositional phrase. Instead of "by who" you should write "by whom."
Stavros--
ReplyDeleteYour response was very heartfelt. Many of the questions you wrote you would be asking yourself are the very same ones I would ask myself, too.
Grammatical Tip:
You wrote "Would he treat me nice?"
"Nice" is an adjective. However, in this sentence that would is describing the action of the verb "to treat." So, you should use an adverb instead of an adjective. Next time, write "Would he treat me nicely?" or "Would he treat me well?"
Alessandro, why would you start painting?
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