OP #1

1. Yoko has shown herself as very strong at the moment. Sure she's weak at times but thats normal for her age. Sometimes she can be a little difficult with her sister and mom, about some stuff they need to do to stay alive.Yoko also has shown herself for someone who now notices how easy her life was compared to know. So i think shes grown some knowledge.
2.Ko thinks that Yoko is a little spoiled brat sometimes who doesnt care for others feelings. But she takes on the role of being a big sister and does her duty as that. I think that Yoko thinks that shes bossy because she demands orders , but sometimes Yoko relizes that its for their own good.
3.I think Yoko thought that its kind-of scary and that their all different and not the same as her, and are wounded so she caters to them with food and water for supply. I think the mom tries to ingore some of the things the people on the frieght train do but she is still a very caring women to them all. I think Ko is the most supportive to the wounded, because she helped some and shared a blanket with one without having her mom to ask. I think Ko noticed the state their in at the moment and chose to help them out.

Independent Reading

Al Copone Does My Shirts
All day
Finished book


This book was about a boy named moose flannagan, his sister natalie who had autism. He moves onto an island were the worst criminals are put. Only way on the island is a ship and they need to take that ship to go to school. Moose's dad works for the security gaurd of the jail. Theres a girl who has devilish's plans and one big one is to get al copone to wash kids at her schools clothes. Only because al copone and the others do all the laundry for everyone who lives on the island. which isnt much. They get caught and blame it all on moose. At the end of the book Natalie gets into a school for autsict students.

Vocabulary Words

Title: Forged by fire

1.Maloster: Someone who is older and has sex with younger underage kids. They force the little boy or girl.
2.Abusive: When someone hurts their [[ or not theirs]] child for no reason. Because either they came home drunk or they did a tiny mistake. And they hit them hard not soft at all
3.Spooling: This word is intresting. It means playing around with someone. Like kidding or joking

Independent Reading 2

Title: Forged by fire
Time: 1 day
Pages read: All pages
Author: Sharon Draper

Reponse:
i read Forged by fire and its about this boy who was tooken away from his mother at three because she left him alone and the house caught on fire.The boy was saved, by the next door neighbor. He was sent to live with his aunt and his mom went to jail. On his 9th birthday his mom came back and same with his little sister and new step father. His step father is abusive. And had to live with him and her becuase his aunt died from a heart attack. One day he told a responsible friends parent and his step father went to jail for a couple of years. When he came back he put on a fake act and then turn and hit the mother. One day after school Gerald finds out that his friend Rob died, and he had so much to live for. When Gerald comes home one night he finds the apartment on fire and his step father trying to melsorte his little sister. His step father kicked him and hit him and Gerald pulled his leg so he fell hard. He grabbed his sister and tripped on his step fathers bodies. Having the firemen find him. In the abulance they figure out that their step father died. It was a good ending.

Independent reading #1

name: kezia 11-2-07
Tears of a tiger 3-4 hours
Sharon M. Darper 1-148 or 149

So far this boy has caught my attention fully. It starts of so sad. Andy and the his friends get in a car accident after the game they one. Because they were drinking except one friend. Rob died burned to death in the car addicent. Not only was rob a friend to Andy but also the Basketball captain. Since then he has been seeing a therapist. The only person who seems to care is his girlfriend Keshia. Keshia and Andy get in a fight and they brake up. Andy soon comes to a conclusion that he doesnt need anyone because it seems like no one cares. He had a dream about Rob and he wanted Andy to come to heaven with him because he killed him. But understands it was an accident. Andy became very emotional and cried during times. Keshia states that she doesnt need him leaning on her anymore. Andy got released of his therapist after 3 months. Andy grades are slipping bad. I left off when him and his father are arguing about his grades.

Vocabulary words::

Shrink- Therapist
Rephrehensible- Un exceptable
Cotillions- Im not really sure. But it popped out to me.