Monday, March 23, 2009

Northeast Literature Circle Blog

Welcome to our grade 5 Literature Circle Blog. We will be discussing the book Guns for General Washington. We hope you enjoy our work.

75 comments:

  1. Job:Conecter, for chapters 10,11,12 and 13

    1.Text to self: I have fallen off a horse like J.P. did.

    2.Text to world: I have been a snowstorm on Chirstmas Eve.

    3.text to self: Me and Cernal Knox had an everyday quick breakfast

    4.Txt to text: This book relates to our Social Studies right now.

    By:Othon
    P.S. I think Guns for Genaral Washington is in our Social Studies book

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  2. Manas Word Wizard Chapters 10,11,12
    Word: Brim
    Reason for picking:Sounds interesting.
    meaning:The projecting rim of a hat or bonnet.

    page:48
    paragraph:2

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  3. Othon responding to Manas

    Wow! That does sound iteresting! Also Inever knew the meaning because I have heard it before.

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  4. Dear Othon
    I never knew that you have fallen off a horse in fact I never knew that you ride horses.




    Manas

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  5. Othon To Manas

    I Never ride real horses. When I was little I rode on machanical and fell off

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  6. Matthew literary luminary 16-19 chapters

    page 65 paragraph 3
    Reasons for Picking- Scary, worth remembering, surprising, funny.

    page 74 paragraph 6
    Reasons for Picking- Scary to see that happening also surprising.

    page 73 paragraph 1
    Reasons for Picking- Important to hear all the effort.

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  7. 1.in chapter 11 was it really Henry Knox's wish that came true or was it just random that it happend
    2.Is this story based on a true story
    By:William
    P.S Othon the first couple of pages of Guns for General Washington is in are history book

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  8. Gregory connecter chapters 16-19

    pages 108-109
    text to self- one day I was walking in the woods and a guy was on a frozen lake and he was on a snowmobile and he fell off and it almost hit him.

    page 92 paragraph 2
    text to world- In Europe it is hard to see the road because it is foggy.

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  9. Dear Gregory
    How does tha relate to the story its not clear to me.



    Manas

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  10. Dear Othon,
    You have actually fallen off of a horse? Also where?
    From Matthew

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  11. Othon To Geogorey

    1.That is crazy

    2.It is not foggy all the time to see the road

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  12. Othon to Georgorey

    I agree with Manas about not realating to the story at all.Plus you are the connecter

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  13. Dear Othon,
    where did you fall off that machanical horse and how old were you when it happened
    From William

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  14. Dear Gregory,
    How does a random guy in the woods fall off a snow mobile? Also I dont know how that relates to Guns for General Washington.

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  15. To Gregory,
    From Matt
    The comment about the snowmobile was mine...

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  16. connector

    1: text to text: In the book harry potter Ron talks exatly like J.P for example J.P says bloody pond ron says stuff like that all the time. page:65 paragraph: 2


    2: Text to self: My Uncle Ricky had shot a gun fire and it was loud. You could hear the craking sound just like when henrry hears the loud cracking sound he heard that was as loud as a Gn fire. Page: 58 paragraph:3

    3: I have been in a snow storm before.

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  17. previous comment by manas

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  18. Dear gregory
    you have a snowmobile I never Knew.



    Manas

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  19. Artful Artist.
    I drew a pichure of will and J.P. they where tring to get the hevy cannon up the hill. it reaches the top but the cannon slips and tumbues down the hill.J.P. tried to run but he trips so will saves his life.
    Victor Chung

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  20. Wialiam,
    It was at a market in Sommerville

    othon

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  21. dear Victor
    What page or charpter was it on I,d like to learn more about that comment that you posted of when the cannons tumble down the hill and will saves J.P's life.


    Manas

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  22. Othon:Litareary Lumanery

    chapter 15 pg.58 paragrph 2
    I think it is very tense and in that paragraph th tense breaks out and the ice cracks!

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  23. Literary Luminary
    Ch14 when the largest cannon falls into the lake

    Ch14 when they take the cannon out of the Mohawk river


    By:AJ

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  24. Othon to Manas and Victor

    Me to I would like to know more, But I think I have not read it yet. I can not wait to read it!

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  25. I picked chapter 19 paragragh 1 because it shows how the man felt. I felt bad for what the man had to go through because the book says that his back ached his shoulders burned whith pain. Thats why I picked that part.
    ~Josuan

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  26. dear gregory,
    when did you get the snow mobile?
    victor chung

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  27. Othon to Josuan

    Sometimes that is I feel after ma long day. I liked how you explained how the man felt

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  28. Dear AJ
    Did that cannon hurt anybody i hope not and how did they take it out they must have bull power to take it out of the lake.



    Manas

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  29. Dear Josuan
    What man are you talking about?
    Why does his back ache,Why are his shoulder burned with pain

    AJ

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  30. Dear A.J.,

    Why did you choose the part about the cannon falling into the lake? Did you find it interesting? Sad? Descriptive? If you were Will, how would you have felt during that scene?

    ~Mrs. D.

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  31. Dear ototn
    what is MA stand for




    Manas

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  32. Dear Matt I do not have a snowmobel!

    Gregory

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  33. dear Manas,
    it is chapter 19 for the cannon crashing.

    Victor Chung

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  34. Othon to Gregory

    When did you get a snowmobile

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  35. Othon to all

    I am sory for all the mastaikies in my letters

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  36. William
    chapters 11-14
    1.In chapter 11 there is a big snowstorm and i have been stuck in a big snowstomr before

    2.There are muskets and cannons and stuff like that in chapters 11-14
    P.S Othon my name is not Wialiam its William

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  37. Dear Manas

    The cannon did not hurt anybody
    But a man with an ax who's job was to cut the rope incase that happend

    AJ

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  38. Dear AJ,
    the cannon is still useibule so they can still use it in the war agenst the britsh.

    Victor

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  39. William
    Chapter 14

    1. when the ice cracks i wounder why it sounded like a gunfire
    2. ive seen ice crack

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  40. Dear william, I have ben in a snow stom too.
    Victor

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  41. Dear A.J.
    from:Matthew,
    There was a guy that got hurt his name was J.P..He broke his arm when the cannon strings snapped then the cannon fell into the pond

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  42. Gregory to Othon

    At 4am it is foggy

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  43. Dear Victor
    cool
    William

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  44. Matthew & Josuan,

    You both picked the same section for you Literary Luminary -The opening scene of chapter 19.

    It is very interesting however because you chose it for very different reasons! Both of which are valid!

    What would have happened if they:
    A) Did not work together so cooperativly?
    B) Gave up because they were so tired and in so much pain?

    How do you think the story would have turned out?

    ~Mrs. D.

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  45. Othon to Matt

    That was not J.P. who fell off it was his father who broke his arm look on page 58 to find my awnser

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  46. Dear Everyone,
    Just to clarify when I was doing my job I thougt that when the drunk guy was in the middle of the road I thought that was scary because if you see a guy in the colonial army lying on the road you would think he was dead. So thats why I said it was scary... I thougt it was funny because Will Knox wipped him and sweared to him. Its also worth rembering because of all that happened.Matt

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  47. Connector
    text to self- i have ben in a snow storm.
    text to text- there are other books about G.W.
    Text to worled- this rely happond.

    victor

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  48. William & Victor,

    Can you elaborate more on your snowstorm /cracking ice connections? How did you feel when you were involved in that? How do you think your situation compares to the troops in the story?

    ~Mrs. D.

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  49. Dear Othon,
    Yeah you were wright it mentioned it in the story. Matt

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  50. Matt I agree with othon

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  51. Othon to William

    If I had that job(LL) I would put for one of the paragraghs on page63 paragragh4 where the caw,caw,caw is

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  52. Dear othon,
    i thought the person was J.P.
    Victor

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  53. Othon to Victor

    Look for the awnser on page 58

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  54. why did three troopships come from englandwith a whole passelof new sojers.why did they want to tell bow wow that howes had to scrap from the bottom of the barrel.what is the point of the book.

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  55. AJ
    Parking lot
    I have a connection to the world
    We were recently talking about rumors
    in the 18th chapter of guns for general washington, paragraph 3 it says that there were rumors going around about the british

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  56. Dear othon I have a difforent book than you .
    Victor

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  57. othon to victor

    page 85 in your book

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  58. Dear Mrs.DiNapoli,
    What would have happened was that A if they did not cooperate good together Will Knox would have abandoned soliders and would not get to George washingtons army.B they would not get to George washinton and they would not deefeat the British. Also I think the colonial army would win with hill advantages and bigger cannons. Matt

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  59. Was it cool at the end when they started shoting at the british

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  60. heyy it's alexa from my brother sam is dead!!!!!
    Your book sounds interesting but your comments don't make sense.

    Alexa

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  61. connector

    1: I have a freind named J.P the name stands for Jhon Pattersson
    2: I have seen in a movie cannons fall off a cliff and fall in a lake.

    Manas

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  62. Zeuss,
    What do you think the point of the book is?
    Maybe there is not necessarily a "lesson" here -but a description of certain events. What do you think would have been different if this trip to Fort Ticonderoga was unsuccessful?

    Can anyone help explain what the colonists mean when they say England is "scraping from the bottom of the barrel" to get more soilders?
    What are the troops in England thinking /feeling at this point?

    Zeuss if no one else can answer that question we can talk again!
    ~Mrs. D.

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  63. Dear AJ
    I like your parking lot connection.
    it mostly relates to the story and to open circle.

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  64. Dear mis.DiNapoli
    i have ben in a bad snow storm insted of ice cracing it was sleet. i hade to shufl my feet so my grandma can get through. it was a long and hard time for me i was frezing cold. when i got back i had to get warm.
    Victor

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  65. dear aj that previous comment was mine.

    Manas

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  66. othon word wizard

    word:seaswaing

    defenition: not found

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  67. William
    Page 58 paragragh 4
    1.J.P's father got hurt i choose this because i dont thnk he wanted to see his father get hurt
    2.Why did crows come out of the trees first page of chapter 16 paragragh 4

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  68. Dear william,
    what you rote soneds interesting.
    Victor

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  69. dear oton
    I never knew the word you wrote so thanks.

    Manas

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  70. i think that all of the boys comments are very good and reasonable.

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  71. Dear Anonymous,
    Who was the person who said I think the boys comments are very good and reasonable. Matt

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  72. i can not beleve that they got the cannons to the fort.
    victor

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  73. Othon
    job:artful artist

    I drew the cart carying the 16 pounder crashing unexpectingly

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  74. Word Wizard- Matt-24-25
    Word:daybrake page:90 Why I picked it: cool Meaning:Morning
    Word: brothers page:93 Why I picked it:nice Meaning:Sibling
    Word:barricade page:92 Why I picked it:War! Meaning: A fort
    Word:Boston page:95 Why I picked it:? Meaning:city
    Word:Lucy page:95 Why I picked it:? Meaning:Name

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  75. othon
    job:dusscusion derictor
    1. Why did the men not budge
    2.Who got hurt
    3.What got lose and almost destroyd the whole crew
    4.Where are they heading next

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