Week 4 Discussion Question

Frank finally comes home for Christmas, but Hazel notices that he has changed. War seems to have changed all of them. How has Frank changed since he left? What event caused him and Hazel to reconnect? What do you think the light in the sky way? Make sure to use examples from the book and explain all of your thinking.

Make sure to answer your question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your thinking. Type it in your blogging doc first so you can make corrections if necessary. Make sure to look at your conventions before you submit.

Week 4 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me! This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 27th: 

• Read Chapters 17 and 18
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Tuesday, April 28th: 

• Read Chapters 19 and 20
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Question
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Wednesday, April 29th: 

• Read Chapters 21 and 22
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder (you should have 3 total)
• Write 2 Quality Questions (there should be 6 total)
• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin your Blog Post
• Finish any of this for homework

Thursday, April 30th: 

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish your Quality Questions (6 total)
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts)
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Write your Character Diary
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, May 1st: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folder Work/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 3 Discussion Question

In Chapter 15, Mr. Lanski fills Hazel in on Sogoji's parents and how he grew up. There is a saying that states, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Hazel finds out this information after she has upset Sogoji. Now that she has a better understanding of his past, how does it change her feelings towards Sogoji? Does she feel bad about what she has said and how she has judged him? Mr. Lanski also says to her that, " Sogoji is sort of in between. He's not American, he's not Japanese. May need a little help figuring out what he is." What does Mr. Lanski mean by this? How can Hazel help Sogoji figure out 'what he is?' 

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your answer. Please check your grammar, spelling, and capitalization, and conventions before submitting your response. Type it in your blogging doc first so you can edit if necessary.

Week 3 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come and see me. This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 20th: 

• No School for Students

Tuesday, April 21st: 

• Read Chapters 13 and 14
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Words for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin your Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Wednesday, April 22nd: 

• Read Chapters 15 and 16
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Words for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework

Thursday, April 23rd: 

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish Quality Questions (4 total) 
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts) 
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, April 24th: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed:

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Blog Post/Comments
• (There will be NO Character Diary this week and ONLY 4 Questions) 

Week 2 Discussion Question

Hazel begins spending time with Sogoji and invites him to hang out with her again. She says, "I wasn't sure about my reason for making the invitation - friendship or Knowing the Enemy? - but when he smiled, it seemed like the right thing to do." Why do you think Hazel invited Sogoji to come to the hill again, to be friends or to keep an eye on the 'enemy?' Explain your thinking. What did she mean when she said it "seemed like the right thing to do?"

Make sure to write your response in RAD format. Check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before you post. Write it in your blogging doc first!

Week 2 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come and see me. This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 13:

• Read Chapters 7 and 8
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin your Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Tuesday, April 14: 

• Read Chapters 9 and 10
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on your Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Wednesday, April 15:

• Read Chapters 11 and 12
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Thursday, April 16th: 

• Make sure you have 3 Vocabulary Words
• Make sure you have 6 Quality Questions
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is complete
• Finish your Character Diary
• Finish your Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework

Friday, April 17th: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folder Work/Blog Post

On Friday you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 1 Discussion Question

Why did Hazel not want to go to the picnic? How does her decision show that the war has created hard times for people? 

Please answer the following question using RAD format and correct spelling and grammar. Don't forget to answer both parts of the question. Use information from the book to support your thinking. Type your response in your blogging doc first, before you post it to the site. This way you won't lose your work and if you need to make corrections you can.

Week 1 Agenda

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 6th

• Read Chapter 1 and 2 in class together (begin sticky notes)
• Begin writing you Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions

Tuesday, April 7th

• Finish work from Monday
• Read Chapters 3 and 4 (finish for homework if necessary)

Wednesday, April 8th

• Work on your Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin your Character Diary/Blog Question Response
• Read Chapters 5 and 6 (finish for homework if necessary)

Thursday, April 9th

• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Find 1 Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Finish your Character Diary/Blog Question Response/Comment on other's posts
• Finish folder work for homework if necessary

Friday, April 10th

• Group Discussion
• Turn in folder work

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for:

• 1 Summary/Thinking Log (for Chapters 1-6)
• 3 Vocabulary words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 completed Character Diary (5+ sentences)
• Answered this week's Blog Question/Commented on other's posts

Welcome to Our Blog!

This post just welcomes you to the site. We are so excited to read this book and get started. 

"Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.

Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson’s birthday and she’s been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies. 

But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, trying to avoid being sent to an internment camp. Sogoji was born in America. He’s eager to help Hazel with the war effort. Is this lonely boy really the enemy?
In this thought-provoking story of patriotism, loyalty, and belonging, Hazel must decide what it means to be a true American, and a true friend." - Amazon.com