Over the Break

--Finish your structure/shape poem that we started in class.

--Read two articles of your choice on the Achieve 3000 website (click on "My Lessons" and select any two articles that sound interesting).  Note:  you can only miss two questions out of 8 on each article to pass.  Read carefully and find evidence from the passages before you submit each answer.  If you get more than two questions wrong on either of the articles consider reading another article to increase your grade.

--Complete a close read on Chapter Six for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  To support your analysis define the words below, answer the questions, and write the letter.  Use specific details from chapter six in your letter and feel free to get a little creative here.


Vocabulary:  Find and record definitions for the following words. Use definitions that fit with how the words are used in the story:

discard (pg. 57)
deliberate (pg. 58)
despite (pg. 59)
peckish (pg. 60)
obliged (pg. 61)
incredulous (pg. 64)


Questions:  Please answer the following questions using complete sentences.


1. Why do you think Bruno has such a long conversation with Maria in this chapter, when he had
never done so before?

2. Why do you think Maria is so thoughtful and careful with her answers to Bruno?


Letter Assignment:

Imagine you are Bruno, and you have just moved to "Out-With." Think about how the move makes you feel, what you miss, what you like and don't like about your new home.

On a separate piece of paper, write a letter to one of your friends back in Berlin (Karl, Daniel, or Martin).  Talk about your new home, and how you feel about moving. Your letter should be at least half a page long.