Yang the Second

Yingtao plays a trick on Second Sister. Mariah misleads Lynn in Mariah Keeps Cool. How are these kinds of trickery alike and different? Use a "quote" from the story to support your response. Write at least 4 sentence. This should be fifth grade quality work!

Mom's Best Friend

We had the extraordinary opportunity to meet Kayla and Ashton on Tuesday this week. Describe something important you learned from their visit and use a "quote" to connect to something we read in Mom's Best Friend.

Mariah Keeps Cool

How would you describe Mariah? Would you like to have a friend like her? Why? Explain with a "quote" from the story.

My Brother Sam is Dead #3

Patrick Henry, a famous Patriot, said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" How might his words have inspired soldiers like Sam? (Why would this make quote make soldiers want to fight?)Please answer this question in 4 sentences or more, you do NOT need to use a quote.

My Brother Sam is Dead #2

What is your opinion of the Rebel Troops? (were they fighting the right way? were they being fair to those that were against their beliefs?)Would you have joined the Rebels if you were Sam? Why? Use at least one quote in your response and your answer needs to be at least four sentences long.

My Brother Sam is Dead

Tim's father and brother, Sam, both have different views when it comes to the war. Tim's father is on the British side and believes that the colonists should stay true to England and not go to war. Sam believes that the American's should be free of British rule and that they need to fight for that freedom. If you were alive during this time, which side would you be on and why? Please use a quote from the story and your answer should be at least 4 sentences long.

James Forten

After the British ship Active, surrendered, James Forten had "mixed feelings" about the victory. Why? Describe the feelings he may have had and use a "quote" from the story to support your response.