Week 4 Discussion Question

What are some of the big challenges the family are facing on their journeys from the boat, to the 'tent cities,' and finally at their new home in Alabama? Use specific examples from the story to show how these problems are impacting the family. In the section "Out the Too-High Window," Ha describes the new city and says it is "clean, quiet, loneliness." Why does Ha feel so lonely? Explain your thinking.

Make sure to write in complete sentences and use details from the story to support your answers. Type this in your 'blogging doc' first so you can make corrections if necessary. Make sure to edit and revise your answer before you post it.

Week 4 Agenda

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

Monday, April 27th: 

• Group Discussion

Tuesday, April 28th:

• Read pages 115-135
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder

Wednesday, April 29th:

• Read pages 136-155
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder

Thursday, April 30th:

• Read pages 156-176
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions - you should have 4 total
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Begin Blog Post

Friday, May 1st:

• Make sure you have 3 Vocabulary Words
• Make sure you have 4 Quality Questions
• Finish Blog Post/Comment on others

On Friday, you should have completed the following work: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 3 Discussion Question

Ha and her family decide to leave Saigon once the President is no longer in power. Their journey has now just begun. Their mother informs them in "Choice" that "Into each pack: on pair of pants, one pair of shorts, three pairs of underwear, two shirts, sandals, toothbrush and paste, soap, ten palms of rice grains, three clumps of cooked rice, one choice." This means they must leave everything else, essentially the only life they have ever known behind. For her 'choice' item, Ha chooses her doll. What item would you choose? If you had to leave your life behind what would be the hardest things to leave behind? Make sure to explain your choices and give specific details. This thinking will help you better relate to what Ha is going through.

Make sure to write in complete sentences using a RAD response and use details from the story to support your answers. Type this in your blogging doc first so you can make corrections if necessary. Make sure to edit and revise your answer before you post it.

Week 3 Agenda

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

Monday, April 20th: 

• No School for Students

Tuesday, April 21st: 

• Group Discussion
• Begin Folder Worksheets

Wednesday, April 22nd: 

• Read pages 77 - 95
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Words for your folder

Thursday, April 23rd: 

• Read pages 96 - 111
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Words for your folder
• Begin Blog Post

Friday, April 24th: 

• Finish Folder Work
• Finish Blog Post/Comment on others

On Friday, you should have completed the following work: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Blog Post/Comment on others

Week 2 Discussion Question

In the section called "Should We," the family has a meeting about whether they should stay in Vietnam or go now that the war is getting worse. Some of the family thinks they should stay, some of the family thinks they should go. Why would they want to leave? What could happen to them if they stay? Use specific examples from the story to support your thinking (especially from the section "Should We"). 

Make sure to type your answer in RAD format. You should check spelling, capitals, grammar, and punctuation before you submit. Type it in your blogging doc first!

Week 2 Agenda

Monday, April 13:

• Group Discussion

Tuesday, April 14: 

• Read pages 41-48
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word

Wednesday, April 15: 

• Read pages 49-60
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word
• Begin Blog Post

Thursday, April 16: 

• Read pages 61-76
• Write 1 (or 2) Quality Questions
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word
• Work on Blog Post

Friday, April 17:

• Finish Folder Work
• Finish Blog Post/Comments

On Friday the following work should be completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Blog Post/Comments on others

Week 1 Discussion Question

Ha has proved in the beginning of the story to be a bit mischievous. What are some of the things she has done to show that she is a bit of a rule-breaker? What in her life might make her act this way? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences using a RAD response. Your answer needs to include details from the text. Type this in your blogging doc first so you don't lose your work and you can go back and edit. Check your spelling, capitalization, grammar, and sentences before you post. Show me your best thinking, stretch yourself to find the answer.

Week 1 Agenda

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

Monday, April 6th

• Read pages 1-13 (begin sticky notes)
• Work on creating a Quality Question/Vocabulary word if time

Tuesday, April 7th

• Read pages 14-23 (use sticky notes)
• Create a Quality Question
• Add a Vocabulary word to your folder

Wednesday, April 8th

• Read pages 24-40
• Create a Quality Question
• Add a Vocabulary word to your folder
• Begin work on your Blog Post

Thursday, April 9th

• Make sure you have 3 Vocabulary Words
• Make sure you have 4 Quality Questions
• Work on Blog Post/Comment on others

Friday, April 10th

• Finish Blog Post
• Comment on others
• (Discussion will be on Monday) 

By Friday you should have: 

• 3 Vocabulary words
• 4 Quality Questions
• Blog Post
• Comment on others