Working with a partner...

1.The benefits of working with a classmate.
2. Challenges / obstacles which you overcame (tried to overcome).
3. New understandings that you gained about the novel.



Working with a partner leads to two great things. Working more well and can lead to better friendships or new ones.
One challenge was, we both wanted to choose the same passage. We had to work out who would write what passage.
I thought that Jacob was a complete goner when he went to Kenya. Later I realized how skilled he actually is.

Lit circle things

Because of literacy circles I was able to see things from a different point of view. We all had to write about two important passages, questions, connections and vocabulary. We talked about how Jacobs bike was stolen, what happened when he was out in the bush. Jacob confronted a lion, he was shaking, he was still yet he managed to scared it away.

One connection I made was being beat up for a smart card (buy you food) in my old school. Jacob was beat up for money, utensils, a bike and clothes. That was the only connection I had but I had reactions. This was one I didn't right but here it goes. I was amazed when Jacob met a lion. I had thoughts running through my mind.Will he run? Will he get hurt? and many many more things. He managed to scare the lion away by launching his bike tire.

I think that Jacob will find his father safely but they will have HUGE troubles along the way home, his father may be dead already, if the long rains don't come then they might die. Poachers will probably chase them or something. Will someone be there to help? Will Jacob use his skills that he learned along the way to survive? Will Jacob be home before his visa expires? If his visa expires what would happen and what would happen if they get captured?

I took this photo from my web-cam as I had no other time to take or find a photo. This is a alarm clock (if you aren't very smart this means it gives you alarms at certain times, it could wake you up, tell you you need to go party somewhere etc). It has one line of symmetry which goes through the middle of the clock.