Post #7

We normally connect text features with non-fiction books, but fiction books can be made better by them sometimes as well.  Think about your lit. circle book.  What text feature would you add to it to make it easier to follow or understand?  Where would you put it in the book?  Why did you choose that feature?  You will be creating a model of this text feature as your final individual assignment for your lit. circle book.

Post #6

Fran makes a discovery in Chapter 6 that may help her be successful with her baseball career (think of Mary Read the pirate).  While planning her future, she makes a lot of decisions that aren't exactly the best choices and may be hurtful to others.  What do you think about her plan and have you ever felt so desperate that you have made a poor choice?

Post #5

Now that your group has had two literature circle meetings, talk about how they have been going.  Write about one thing you think your group is doing well and one item your group's members need to improve as you prepare for this week's meeting.  Please don't mention anyone's name, just make general comments that will help everyone-including me!

Post #4

In Chapter 5, Slow and Fran have quite a heated discussion about her current attitude toward baseball and her team.  Slow compares her troubles to those of Jackie Robinson.  Do you agree with how Slow spoke to Fran?  Do you think it will make a change in her attitude?  What connections do you see between Fran and Jackie Robinson?

Post #3

Great comments, girls!

What reactions have you had while reading?  Any laughs, gasps, ewwws, whats!?!, etc.?  Find a passage or page number from what you have read so far, describe it, then describe the reaction you had to how and what the author wrote.

Post #2

Great comments on Post #1 everyone!

What effect has Fran's mother's death had on her?  On her father?  On their relationship with each other?

Post #1

What is one lesson you have learned by being a part of a team?  This could be a sports team, organized group, youth group, Scouts, or any other group in which you have been a member.