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May 1, 2009 Discussion Director chapters 1-3 My Side of the Mountain

Here are some questions I think we should talk about.

1.What did others think of Sam's plan? What do you think? Others thought Sam was going to come back right away except for the librarian. I think that Sam idea would work. I believe him.  2.Sam brought a only penknife, a ball of cord, 40 bucks, and some flint and steel. What would you bring? I would bring all the things Sam brought.  I would bring anything I could and I would so bring a bar of soap!!! Coco 3.What are some invaluable skills Sam learns?  I think that all the skills Sam has learned are invaluable. 4.Would you eat a catfish cooked by yourself like Sam did? Be honest.  I would not eat it if it was cooked by myself.  I would not eat any catfish that I made because I am not good at cooking fish! Coco ?  5.Overall, have you liked the book? What are some highlights and bad points in the book so far? I like the book so far because of all the skills Sam learned.  I really like the book and I really like when SAm is making his house in the tree because it is so interesting to see what he makes next. Coco  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">May 4, 2009 Sami Van Drisse My Side Of the Mountain

1. Every one was making fun of Sam and not believing him. I think that I would have probably not believed him too because most people wont run away from home and live in the forest. 2. I would bring money just like Sam did. I would also bring flint and steel as well. I would probably bring a blanket and some extra clothes. 3. I don't really think that he learned any invaluable skills. I thought that every thing he learned was some thing that he could use in his life in the woods. 4. I would not have eaten the fish because I am not very good and cooking fish and I would probably get sick! 5. Overall I would rate this book a 6 out of ten. I don't really enjoy this book because I don't think that it is very exciting and its just not some thing that I like to read about.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 89); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Heres what I think.... 1. I would not believe him either, it would have sounded kinda silly. 2. I would also bring money, some wood, and some warm clothes. I could bring a lot of things! 3. Me too, he has read a lot of books he could use in his life right now. 4. If I read a book on how to cook fish I bet I could try, but I would not be that good! 5. I would rate this book a 8 out of ten it is not the best book but it is o.k. - Coco <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">

<span style="color: rgb(110, 7, 43);">May 4, 2009 Adam Morris My Side Of The Mountain

1. I agree with Sami everybody was making fun of Sam. One thing I think that really hurt Sam that his father did not believe him saying he'll be home before the night is over. His father also said that every boy should try to run away but, they most always come home before dawn. I think that if I saw Sam's face it would be very serious so I would believe him. 2.I would bring exactly what Sam brought but have extra clothes, some food for the first night, and always bring a firsr aid kit. 3. I believe that all the skills Sam learned will be invaluable to him. 4.NO, I would not try to eat fish the first time I tried to cook it. I would try to gather greens. 5.I really liked the book so far it was exciting to listen to Sam on how he got ready to run away. I really think there were no really bad points in the book yet. Some good points were that Sam befriended a falcon and "The Baron" it shows that animals are gentle if you treat them with respect.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">Now that I have got more into the book. I am liking it more and more. So for question 5 I would change my answer and say that I do enjoy the book more. ~Sami

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">I agree with Sami too because the first couple chapters were not so interesting but now I really like the book!! Coco

<span style="color: rgb(0, 180, 224);">May 6, 2009 Artful Artist chapters 4-5 My Side of the Mountain

This is a picture of the tree Sam is making a house out of.

I like your picture Douglas! ~Sami

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nice picture! Mrs. Best I really like your picture Douglas!!! Coco

Douglas this picture showed the extent of the detail of the book. Adam

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 255);">May 11, 2009 Super Summarizer chapters 6-8 My Side of the Mountain

My job is the Super Summarizer and this is my summary of chapters six through eight. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> These pages tell about how Sam meets a woman picking strawberries and he is unable to lose her until she goes home. Sam also knows that if you can train a falcon it will do some hunting for you. He goes to the library and researches on falcons. When he is about to go out the librarian stops him and says, "You need a haircut." She gives him a haircut and he goes out looking like any other boy. Then, when Sam gets back to his house he sees a falcon flying in the air with food. He spots where it lands and sees it come out with no food! Ha! He found the nest. Sam climbed the mountain a little and found it was steep. One bad step and it's all over. He wanted a falcon so badly that he kept climbing and when he got to the nest Sam was attacked by the mom falcon! He lost his balance as he was struck again. He grabbed a baby falcon and jumped to a nearby ledge. The mom could not count because it did not go after Sam. While he was climbing down he saw a fire warden by his tree. He must have seen my smoke, Sam thought. Sam sat down where he could see the man and rested with the chick he named Frightful. Sam made a bed and fell asleep.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 171, 255);">Good Summarizing Douglas! It was really descriptive and you told a lot of the important parts of those chapters! Good Job! ~Sami

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This was a great summary. Good job. Mrs. Best Nice job telling about those chapters. I thought those sentences were well done!! Way to go! Coco

<span style="color: rgb(168, 87, 115);">Douglas this summarizer job was done so well. It really related to the chapters we read. Adam

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">May 13, 2009 Passage Picker chapters 9-11 My Side of the Mountain

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 89);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">My job is the passage picker and here is a passage I liked.

Page 61, chapter 10, paragraph 2: Every evening frightful and I, sometimes accompanied by The Baron Weasel, would go to the edge of the meadow and see if the great log had fallen. One time we saw three deer by it. Then The Baron Weasel nipped my ankle and I screamed scaring the deer away.

I liked this passage because it shows how in tune with nature Sam is. Wild animals aren't afraid of him! The Baron Weasel follows him around. This just goes to show that he is part of nature in that area. That is why I liked this passage.

<span style="color: rgb(3, 60, 89);">Douglas this passage really does show how in tune with nature. Adam <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 89);">

I like that passage too! And I was thinking the same thing! Sam is so friendly to the animals that I think that all of the animals are friendly to him.GOOD JOB! ~Sami

That is good!! Keep up the good work!! Coco

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">May 15, 2009 Connection Creator chapters 12-14 My Side of the Mountain

Today I am the connection creator and this is what I think connects to real life.

In the chapters Sam finds a man right after he hears police sirens and mistakes him for a criminal. I think that could easily happen in real life. Sam also forgets to do something with his, "house". He forgot to ventilize the place. I think that could also happen in real life. A worker while building a house might forget something. Sam has a Halloween party just like in real life we would all problably have a Halloween party.

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You are not connecting to just anything that COULD happen in real life. You should connect to something that DID happen to you or someone you know. Mrs. Best <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> That is what I thought connected to real life in this book.

Good job! Coco

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">May 18, 2009 Word Wizard chapters 15-16 My Side of the Mountain

Here are some words I thought were hard to understand.

Puffball //n.// 1.Any of various ball-shaped fungi that let out a puff of spores when broken open. 2.//Informational// The fluffy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.

Moral //adj. 2.//Teaching or showing good or correct behavior: //a moral lesson// (this is the definition I think goes with the one in the book.)

Plumage //n.// The covering of feathers on a bird.

Nuthatch //n.// Any of several small grayish birds that have a long sharp bill and climb up and down tree trunks. <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 89);">Those are great words to pick! I didnt know what they meant before! ~Sami I never knew what any of those meant!! Now I do! Coco

<span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 255);">June 8, 2009 Passage Picker chapters 17-19 My Side of the Mountain

Today I am the Passage Picker and this is a passage that I liked.

Page 117-118 chapter 18 paragraph 4 on pg. 117 paragraph 1 on pg. 118 The chickadees, like the people on Third Avenue, had their favorite routes to and from the best food supplies. They each had their own resting perches and each had a little shelter in a tree cavity to which they would fly when the day was over. They would chatter and call good night and make a big fuss before they parted; and the the forest would be as quiet as the apartment house on Third Avenue when all the kids were off the streets and all the parents had said their last words to each other and everyone had gone to their own little hole.

I like this passage because it shows how Sam is relating animals to humans and that we are just the same as them. It shows how Sam knows the animals a lot.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">June 10, 2009 Connection Creator chapters 20-22 My Side of the Mountain

Today I am the connection creator and this is what I think applies to real life.

In the story Sam makes lots of friends even though he lives in the mountains. He even tells them that he is the "wild boy". He makes good relations with them and trusts them that they won't tell. That happens in real life all the time. People create good lasting friendships. That is what I think connects to real life.

Douglas this passage was so interesting that it actually sounded that he was still in New York. Adam