Thursday, February 26, 2009

Chapters 8 and 9

Today I want you to think with a partner about Sign of a Beaver and post some thoughts and questions to the blog...look at other people's comments and post to each other...it is a discussion online. Have fun and happy discussion. If you are NOT caught up on reading...go up front and read.

108 comments:

  1. I wonder how long it will take for Matt's father to get home? I think that his father may not come home that would be sad.

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  2. i wonder why Attean didn't like what happened in the book, did he not understand that Robinson Crusoe saved his life.

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  3. i think the father dies ;~( thats sad..... also i think that attean is souch a hot head!!! dont you think?????

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  4. yah it muight be sad so boo hooo for him

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  5. to kylee's, maybe it's always a possiblity...

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  6. Attean is just a little judgemental but i kind of agree with him, i mean why would you be a slave even if he saved your life.

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  7. yeah also attean is so rude!!! he is really mean and he is stouburn

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  8. he is a hot head paigie!

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  9. I hope the farther does not die that would be sad. say if you think that he will die. And i hope the kid will go back and read the book and finds out what happened and he will like it more

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  10. the trap for rabbits seems creative.i wonder if the made the trap and if they ever trap mice be cause they have traps like thatfor mice?

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  11. yeah, he does get mad a dumb things for no reason.

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  12. true, although i would be very thankful but i wouldn't give my life up to be a slave for him...

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  13. mariah, because that makes the story juicyier hehe:~) i like that word

    grace, yes he is, what r u talkin bout'?!?!

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  14. I think attean is a kid that is not very smart, HOW BOUT YOU????????????????

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  15. to asia's yeah but that wouldn't be much of a dinner. to andrews, i think that his father will die but the rest of his family will make it back. i hope that Attean will come back, i like his charcter.

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  16. my favorite part was the BEES!! lol

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  17. I wonder if Attean will ever lean how to read in the English language?

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  18. Attean is to smart andrew! could you make a trap to kill rabbits i dont think so...

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  19. pege 42 has different text it is thiner and less dark well at least in my book

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  20. Does every body like the book,

    I think it is petty good

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  21. this is a weird book but i like it

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  22. my fav part was when the indian found Matt and already knew where Matt lived. i forget what the grandpa's name was, do you guys know?

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  23. I think Atten had a right to be mad.

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  24. why to what Mariah?

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  25. ya you are right kylee he does get mad like that but did you ever think it's because hes missing his dad and still mad at ben

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  26. i dont think it says the grandpas name...

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  27. my favorite part is when he thinks attean is not going listen to the book but is really really in to it.

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  28. asia,..... what is your fav part??

    kylee, he also isn't thankful.. also do you think he will die?? i like the bee part :~) funny but dumb also i like the old man indian he seems nice, also the rabbit trap seems to be a bit tricky for doin all that work for a small bunny... shame

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  29. i hope that Attean will be a friend to Matt and help him learn more things like the indian language.

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  30. I think it was kind of Matt to teach Attean to read!

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  31. eatten likes to listen to the book matt reads him and dont learn much

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  32. i wonder if Attean will come back with the other indian or Matt will find them...

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  33. nda should be spelled nada and dosen't nda mean no thank you?

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  34. To Andrew
    I think that Attean is a kid who never got to have a chance to lean.

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  35. i wonder what matts traps look like prob sloppy...

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  37. I think that Matt is Trying hard to teach Attean how to read in English. But Attean is not trying hard to learn English

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  38. well paige he does seem pretty smart ir you think obout it

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  39. matt is a bad teacher,

    grace,i think attean would kill him if the old man wasnt ther...

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  40. what would be Attean's reason to be mad?

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  41. i hope he will be a friend to matt too that would be cool to learn indian.

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  42. why can't you neal down to a white man is it against their treaty?

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  43. you do paige? that would be scary if someone younger then you killed you?

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  44. what is your least favorite part? mine is when matts father leaves him in the wildreness it wasent very good because of that part!!!! lol

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  45. what does nada mean?? cause every time attean says that i am like what?! its prob no....

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  46. Will Matt and Attean become closer, if so what do you think will bring them closer

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  47. I think that Matt should find some other ways to teach Attean.

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  48. i wonder if it is against a treaty or something.

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  49. i think that it means no or in my language, NOT GONNA HAPPEN!! to peige

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  50. well they dont trust wight people yet

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  51. yes they probably look sloppy

    ~to Paige
    ~from Asia

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  52. paige, i think that Matt was just put on the spot and didn't really know how to teach a disobedient indian

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  53. it might mean no or something that no one will expect.

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  54. the old indian is really nice and helpful...attean is very rude sellfish

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  55. Matt thinks that everything is easy going, even though it isn't

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  56. it think so to MnM!!!

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  57. grace asia kylee,
    i think attean and matt will get closer because they will start bonding more or something, rember indian in the coubard well they might do that blood brother thing

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  58. i like the book i mean its ok and do you think that ben should keep teaching eatten

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  59. Chapter 8 is about ben telling matt a story about a man who gets shipwrecked on a desert island. Chapter 9 is about Ben and matt hunting.

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  60. To Andrew
    Matt is a good guy, but he is a little selfish

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  61. yeah it would be hard to tech like a foriegn person how to spell & red also he was dumb to try to get honey

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  62. yeah to logans and by the way his name is Attean!

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  63. and the book is ok (not really).

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  64. i like this book it is interesting.

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  65. i wonder when his dad will be back

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  66. the book is really intreasting expesely the part when ben comes and he doesnt know what to do.

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  67. my fav part was when he came across the bees.

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  68. the book isn't what i expected i get bored sometimes

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  69. the book isn't that good for me

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  70. yes kylee that would be very sad if matts father didn't come home!!! }:(

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  71. white men are not as smart as indians are said the indian matt was reading a book and pot it down the ather was Robison Crusoe he was borin in 1632 in the city of new york and matt loved the book!!!!

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  72. What is your favorite characeter in the book?

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  73. kylee i get board to!!!! i would like a book more jucie

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  74. i wonder when matts dad will come back.

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  75. paige i do think that they will get closer

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  76. chapter nine is about matt and ben hunting

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  77. I really do enjoy this book. =D

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  78. he might not ever see his family again.

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  79. i think the book should be a little more eventful too

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  80. my fave character is matt too hes the one with all the action

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  81. the book is really interesting but sometimes it gets boring.

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  82. i agree with m.e. in the white men r smarter sometimes

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  83. i love matt well he is my fv char.



    ~Peace
    ~asialolopeace

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  84. hi do you like the book????????????????????????

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  85. i thohgt it was good reading those two ch.

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