First, identify the most interesting, or "golden" line from the beginning of the book (really these lines can be anywhere in the first 7 chapters). Write the line, the page number, and any necessary context.
Then, in a complete and thoughtful paragraph with opening and closing sentences, explain why you think that line is most interesting.
Finally, post three THICK questions you had while reading (Alessandro's question today in class--Why does Willie's mother want him to live near a church if she openly mistreats him so badly?--is a great example of a THICK question!).
Remember to be completing your vocabulary homework, your bookmark, and your post-it notes!
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ReplyDeleteFirst, identify the most interesting, or "golden" line from the beginning of the book (really these lines can be anywhere in the first 7 chapters). Write the line, the page number, and any necessary context.
I believe that the most important line in the book from chapters 1-7 is on page 55, middle of 5th paragraph: “Mister Tom” he (Willie) asked timidly, “will you help me?” But the thing that caught my interest was Tom’s affirmative answer.
Then, in a complete and thoughtful paragraph with opening and closing sentences, explain why you think that line is most interesting.
The reasons that make me suppose this line being the most important in the book are not many but quite convincing (at least for me). First of all, this line shows the pureness of Willie’s heart and his hard effort to adapt to his new lifestyle by asking Mr. Tom’s help for something that he has been unwilling to even try understanding in the past: education. Furthermore, the man’s answer (yes, a simple word that can make someone feel much better sometimes) demonstrates the will to help the boy and also his own try to get used to having a second member in his house (apart from his dog, Sammy) after his wife’s death. By taking all these under consideration, everyone can support this opinion.
Finally, post three THICK questions you had while reading (Alessandro's question today in class--Why does Willie's mother want him to live near a church if she openly mistreats him so badly?--is a great example of a THICK question!).
1. Why did Mr. Tom use his wife’s stuff (painting boxes, brushes e.t.c.) after all these years?
2. Why does Mr. Tom have such a close friendship with his dog Sammy?
3. Why didn’t Willie consider his birthday important-similarity to “Just Kept on Smiling”-?
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ReplyDelete1 what you got in your bag? i dunno, my mom packed it. she said i weren`t to look. page 5
2 I liked this because it makes you wonder why will his mom tell him not to open his bag it is not normal. if it was another person`s mom she will tell you do not forget to look in your bag if you are hungry I made a some food for you. so it is just odd for a mom to do that.
3 how was he feed at home because they said that kids from the city were smaller.
did he have a father, brother or sister, if he did were they sent away to.
why did tom have a graveyard in his house and who were burred there.
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ReplyDeletethe golden line from the beginning of the book is: he sank into an even deeper sleep that night with the knowledge that he, Willie Beech, had survived a whole day with four other people of his own age and he had made jam.
I think that this is the golden line in the beginning of the book because of three reasons. The first reason is because he is finally fitting in with other people in the town. The second reason is because he is starting to make some friends. The last reason is because he is finally feeling comfortable and not shy around other kids. Those are the three reasons I think that is the golden line in the beginning of the book.
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1) The most interesting line is in chapter 1 and it is Mum said war was a punishment fron God to people’s sins , so he’d bettter watch out.
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2) This line is the most interesting because Willie's mom is warning him about what will happen if he would do bad things and the consequences , but on the other hand she is being very unfair with Willie by always abusing him and beating him up for little reason which is also wrong and it also effected Willie's mind and personality.
3) Why does Willie's mom always beating him up, and also telling him not to do wrong things when she is with his child?
Thick Questions:
ReplyDelete-Why does the mother bring the boy to the curch after her meastreatments??
-Why did the mother treat the boy in a violent way sometimes using a belt to hit him??
-Why would the author include some violent actions? Maybe he was mistreaten???
Thick questions
ReplyDeleteWhy did was Willie so surprised when the shop owner helped him choose the comic book?
Why does Willie's mother want him to live near a church if she openly mistreats him so badly?
Why was Willie sent to a house near a church?
The part that stuck to me the most was Toms response to Willies mom letter. "you live by my rules.I ent ever hit a child and if I ever do it'll be with the skin of me hand. You got that?" I found intresting a) because Willies mom sent a belt which should have been used to punish him but he had a modern mentality which made him think it was ridiculous.(because during our class discussion we underlined how it was normal back then) b) It also showed the diffrent opinions between the urban society and the rural society.
First, identify the most interesting, or "golden" line from the beginning of the book (really these lines can be anywhere in the first 7 chapters). Write the line, the page number, and any necessary context.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the golden line wax when Tom told Willie he thought beating up a kid because he did something wrong was something he wasn't going to do.
The reason I think this one was the ,most important line is because it is one of the main parts were Tom's and Willie relationship starts to grow because before this Willie thought Tom was going to beat him up even harder then his mom did because he was more robust and stronger so Willie didn't wanted to talk or do something wrong. And on the other side Tom thought Willi was going to be an ungrateful and wild kid so he also tried to avoid him. After this line Willie got some confidence to talk and form a friendly relationship with Tom. After this line Tom also realized why Willie was so quiet and timid because he discovered that he used to get beaten up when he did something wrong
Finally, post three THICK questions you had while reading
1) Why did Willie's mother told him dogs were poisonous?
2) Why does Willie's mother want him to live near a church if she beats him up?
3)Why did Tom expected him to be wild after he saw him in the entrance ll quiet and unhealthy?
The golden line is: Dobbs clopped slowly past cornfields and cottages, bees and cream-colored butterflies, pag 44.
ReplyDeleteI think it is the most interesting lines because it talks about the fields, flowers and it is nature. I also think it is interesting because it is when Willie and Tom is visiting the yards and they are in the car near Tom's house. It is also the center of the story because it explains when they are out of the house and are going outside. It is a very beautiful moment because it talks about a scene of the field.
Three of my best thick questions are?
1. Why is Mr. Tom having flashbacks on his wife?
2. How much time is William in Mr. Tom's house?
3. Why did Zach visit William?
Uchenna,
ReplyDeletePlease remember that the first letter of the first word of every sentence must be capitalized. Also, questions end in question marks!
my questions:
ReplyDelete1) why was the mother of Willie so linatic? when he is crying or he is silly then she slapped him with the belt. When he did not talk, the mother was generous with him.
2) Why did Mr. Tom change his idea of Willy immediately?? ( at the beginning he was grumpy nervous and certanly not happy to ospit Willie in his house, and now the is slowly changing and becomming more generous)
3)I think that wIllie remembers Mr. Tom his wife that is unfortunately dead. I don't know why he hase this connection. Mabe because his character was just like his wife, or mabe because they wanted to have a sun just like him!
the golden statement
1)The most important statement of the book until now is the little note that the mother of Willie wrote on the belt ( that for anything Mr Tom could have hit him with it ( the belt))
It is important because it makes you understand the perioud and the family of William!
1)Another important part is when he meets his first real friend, because he understands ReAl friendship!!