Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 9/9

Ma said stories were worthless, but stories play an important role throughout Minli's adventure.  Using examples from the book, how did stories help Minli and others reach their goals? How did stories help characters change and develop throughout the book?

Westing Game 9/3/14

At this point in the book, which character do you identify with the most?  Give at least three examples or reasons.

Discuss a Book that You Read During Spring Break

Summarize one book that you read over break.  Also include what you enjoyed about the book.  (Or what you disliked about the book.) Please also comment on someone else's post if you have also read that book, or if it now sounds interesting to you.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer January 30

Choose a character from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Use evidence from the text to show how the character changed throughout the book.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Would you characterize Tom as being primarily evil, mischievous, or kind-hearted?  There are no wrong answers! Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 1/21/14

In the beginning of the book, Ma says stories are worthless, but stories play an important role throughout Minlin's adventure.  Think about how stories were used throughout the book.  Please answer each question in a separate paragraph.

1.  How did stories help Minli and others reach their goals?
2.  How did stories help characters change and develop throughout the book?

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 1/15/14

Re-read Chapter 25 in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.  Ma and Ba are discussing the "paper of happiness" and wondering what the one word could be.

What is YOUR "one word".  What is one word that drives you in life, or that you could commit yourself to following?  Give your one word and explain why it is important for you.