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May 4th 2009 Pages 11-24 Page 18 Paragraph 5 Passage Picker

My favorite part in the book so far is when Adam's grandpa signs him up for the Marines. He had so much excitement when he found out and when he was leaving for Boot Camp.

Charlie Bolles Charlie your passage picker for pages 3-10 not 11-24.But good job.  Evan

May 6th Pages 25-40 Discussion Director

1. After Boot Camp do you think Adam will make it to the Marines before the war ends.

2. Do you think Adam deserves to be in the Marines after whining to his Grandfather.

3. Do you think Adam is being to full of himself by saying he won't get hurt or shot when he is in the war.

4. What and where do you think Adam will go after the war end.

Charlie Bolles

I thougt he would be able to get into the Marines before the war was over. The book would be over if he didn't. I think that Adam desirves to be in the war. He has every right to.I don't think he was being full of himself. He just wanted to get into the war. I think he will go back to school just want the war to be peaceful and there woill not be another war like that.

Thomas Blaubach

hi charlie. those seam like good questions but were not susposed have those pages read until may 6. nice job going ahead!!:) Make sure you put some kind of devider in between days. Matt

May 11 Pages 41-52 Connection Creator

Today I am Connection Creator. I compare Adam's being mad at him because he went to the Marines just like how I don't make good choices around my house and my mom yells at me. Also how Ben helps clean the dishes I have some friends that freely volunteer to help clean stuff like dishes or other stuff.

Charlie Bolles

Charlie this WHOLE time you've been doing MY JOBS!! Please double check your chart before you do your next job.

~Matt  Good picture. I can tell the guy is throwing up. Evan May 15 Pages 67-77 Word Wizard

Today I am Word Wizard. Here are some words in the chapters I don't know.

Pg. 67 SQUALLS- I think it means a lot. The real meaning is a big wind or a sudden loud cry.

Pg. 72 PONCHO- I think it means a blanket. The real meaning is a coat or cloak.

Pg. 76 CORPSMAN- I think it is a word a person says after they kill someone. The real meaning is a dead man. Good words. Evan

May 22 Pages 78-92 Super Summarizar

In these pages Adam is writting a lot of letters to Helen, and his mom. He is also recieving a lot of them to. Adam and Roy go to the clerk person that has all of the records of the soldiers. They ask him where he is and he says that Ben is gone, Adam then asks if he went back to Hawaii and the clerk said, "Sure the Hawaii up in the sky". Adam and Roy then begin to cry and Adam just wants to be left alone for awhile so he can think about everything that has just happened. Dudley asks Adam what he is going to do when the war is over and Adam said that he doesn't want to think about it. Rosie said that he thinks Adam should go back to school and he made Adam promise that he would. Adam also thinks that he isn't a hero but Rosie says that everyone that is in the Marines is a hero in his mind.

Charlie Bolles 

Tates, Amazing job on the supper summarizer. 

May 27 pages 93-104 Passage Picker

I thought it was funny when Adam thought he could just get up after the cast came of and just walk around like nothing happened and that he hasn't been lying in the bed in the hospital. The Lieutenant Nurse says, "What do expect you've been lying in bed for a long time." Again, I thought that was a funny part in the pages we read.

Charlie Bolles

Discussion Director
<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,255,0);">June 1st Pages 105-113

1. What do you guys think about the book?

2. Is this one of your favorite books you have ever read?

3. Will you ever read any other books by this author?

4. Did you like Adam as a character in the book?

5. Will you ever re-read the book if you liked it?

I thought it had some great history in it and it was sad. I just thought it was Not a fith grade book it was also very short.. Since I do love the military I guess it was a favorite. I might read the other to books of the trilogy if I don't have any thing to read over the summer. I thought he was okay charcter. I would not read this book again. Again I thougt it was for ayounger grade level.

Thomas Blaubach