Wednesday, September 8, 2010

SHIPWRECK Island Series

The characters in novels make the story come to life.  Think about the main characters in Shipwreck, Luke, Will, Charla, Lyssa, Ian and J.J. and how they each contribute and are important to the story.  Without these key characters, how interesting would the novel be?  Their personality traits affect the main events in the story.

Now your job today is to pick one of these main characters to describe in detail. 

1.  Describe this characters personality using detail given in the book. 

2.  What is your opinion of this character?  Explain why you feel that way!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

My Favorite Book

One of my favorite books is Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements. This book is about a boy named Bobby who wakes up one morning and discovers he's become invisible! After convincing his parents he still exists, Bobby is forced to remain at home and keep his "condition" a secret. Bobby and his new friend Alicia work together to find out how this happened and how to fix it before his parent's get arrested. A boy can't just disappear without first his school and then Child Protection and the police getting involved. My student's in the past have always loved this book as well!