A Novel Character

Pick one of the characters from your novel. What is one way you are like that person? What's one way you're different?

Restate the questions in your answer and use standard grammar.
You WILL NOT get credit if you use the person's gender, age, or what they look like.

(If you want to keep your answer private, type "PRIVATE" at the end of your post.)

Novels--in Conflict

What is one conflict faced by the main character in your novel? How do you think it is going to be resolved?

Be sure to restate the questions in your answer, and use standard grammar and punctuation.

Akeelah and the Bee: Our Greatest Fear

The poem Dr. Larabee has Akeelah read states:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."

Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?  

What are some of the things people fear about either success or failure?

Your answer should be at least 30 words long and in standard English.

Akeelah and the Bee: Lying

In Akeelah and the Bee, Dr. Larabee tells Akeelah that the box of toys belong to his niece, when they really belonged to his daughter who died.

Why do you think he lied?
What might have happened if he told Akeelah the truth in the first place?

Have you ever told a lie when it felt like the right thing to do?

Answer one or all of these questions. Your answer should be at least 30 words long and in standard English.

Language Arts in the News

You can find different kinds of conflict in the news! Take notes on the directions below before starting your assignment.

1. Go to the website for TweenTribune.
2. Find a story that contains an example of *Internal Conflict*.
3. Come back to this page and post a comment that tells:
    -The title of the story you read
    -What the example of internal conflict is
    -Why you chose this story.

You will be graded based on whether you used standard grammar, spelling, and punctuation; whether you answered the questions, and whether you restate the questions in your answer.

The Holocaust

Looking from a distance, it's easy to judge the non-Jews in Germany, Poland, and other countries, who just stood by while their neighbors were treated brutally and taken away. It's easy, though, to just turn away from other people's suffering, especially when standing up might mean you or people you love might get hurt, too.

Try to imagine yourself in Nazi Germany. Would you rather be the Jews or one of the people who had to decide what to do? Why do you make that choice? Being as honest as  you can be, how do you think you would have behaved?

Your answer must be at least 50 words and written in complete sentences.

Surviving Hitler--can you relate?

What do you think of Jack's experiences so far? What things do you think would have been the toughest thing to endure and why? Post a response using at least 50 words, in complete sentences.

Some ideas:
-Being separated from his family
-Not getting enough to eat
-The constant fear
-Getting sick and having to pretend like you weren't