In Chapter 12, Stanley discovered a fossil. Stanley was then approached by X-Ray and was asked that if he finds anything interesting, he should give it to X-Ray. Should Stanley have been selfish or agree to help X-Ray? Why or why not?
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In Chapter 9, Caveman wrote his first letter to his mom after arriving a few days at Camp Green Lake. If you were Caveman, what would you write to your mom/dad? Start your writing off in this format:
Dear Mom, Some helpful information: Think about how Camp Green Lake is like? How does it look?Who have you met? Describe some of the people. What do you miss before coming to Camp Green Lake? Why? "Pretend you were Elyna Yelnats, Stanley's no-good-pig-stealing-great-great- grandfather, and had to convinced Myra's dad for you to marry his daughter, how would you persuade him? What would you do? What would you say?"
Please remember to keep it school appropriate and respond to a classmate. Please answer each of these questions:
1. Were you surprised that Karana rescued the wounded Rontu? Why or why not? 2. What did she do to help him live? 3. What does it tell us about Karana that she decided not to kill him? Stanley's family jokes that they have no luck because of their no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. Do you believe in curses? If so, what kind and why? If you don't believe in them, tell why you don't.
Answer these questions:
What materials does Karana use to make her house? Where does she build it? If you were Karana, would you have made a similar house or would yours Karana says that it is against the law of the tribe for women to make weapons.
1. Why do you think they had this rule? 2. Do you think it is fair or unfair? Why or why not? 3. Do you think Karana should make her own weapons? Why or why not? Women's History Month Research Project Write a sentence describing the most interesting thing you learned about your famous lady.
Then write a comment for another student about his/her presentation. You may start by saying: - I enjoyed learning _____ about your famous woman. -I thought your presentation was good because... - In your presentation, I liked how... Pre-reading blog post-
Would you be able to survive alone in the wilderness? How would you learn to occupy yourself if you were alone for several years? Would you be able to live only off the sea and nature? Why or why not? What difficulties would you face? What are some things that you already know about ancient Egypt or the ancient Egyptians?
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