Final Blog Post - End of Book Thoughts

Your journey with The Midwife's Apprentice has come to an end, I hope you enjoyed it. I want you to spend some time reflecting on the book. Think about the characters, the time period, the main events in the story, what did you enjoy most about the book? Was there anything you didn't like about the book? What did you think about the way the story ended? Was there anything you wish would have happened that didn't?

Please use specific details from the story to support your thinking. Be honest about your feelings and thinking, this is your time to reflect on your book.

Week 4 Question

What is special about Magister Reese? Is he really teaching Purr the cat to read instead of Alyce? What does the midwife tell Magister Reese about Alyce?

Please use a RAD response and check your spelling, punctuation, grammar, and conventions before submitting your answer.

Weekly Reading Agenda (May 13th - May 17th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This lets you know what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy and show me your BEST work!!

Monday, May 13th

• Book Club Discussions
• Read Chapters 13 and 14 for Homework

Tuesday, May 14th

• Write 2 Succinct Sentences (Chapter 13 and Chapter 14)
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary
• Read Chapters 15 and 16 for Homework

Wednesday, May 15th

• Write 2 Succinct Sentences (Chapters 15 and 16)
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Post
• Read Chapters 17 and Author's Note for Homework

Thursday, May 16th

• Complete Folder Work
• Complete End of Book Blog Post

Friday, May 17th

• Turn in Folder to Miss Wyman
• Field Day

Week 3 Question

What made Alyce smile for the first time? How are things starting to turn around for Alyce in her life?

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your answer. Please check your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and conventions before submitting your reponse.

Weekly Reading Agenda (May 6th - May 10th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy and show me your best work!

Monday, May 6th

• Book Club Discussion During Class Time
• For Homework Read Chapter 9

Tuesday, May 7th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (Chapter 9)
• Find a Vocabulary Word
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary
• Read Chapter 10 for Homework

Wednesday, May 8th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (Chapter 10)
• Find a Vocabulary Word
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Post
• Read Chapter 11 for Homework

Thursday, May 9th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (Chapter 11)
• Find a Vocabulary Word
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Post
• Read Chapter 12 Homework

Friday, May 10th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (Chapter 12)
• Finish Folder Work/Blog Post

When I collect your folder on Friday I will be looking for:

• 4 Succinct Sentences (9 - 12) 
• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post and Comment

Week 2 Question

Beetle is given a comb for her curls by the merchant as a gift and she "stood breathless for fear someone would snatch it back." Why does this small gift mean so much to Beetle? Why is she worried someone will "snatch it back?"

Please write you response in RAD format. Check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before you post.

Weekly Reading Agenda (April 29th - May 3rd)

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

Monday, April 29th

• Book Club Discussion (during class time)
• Read Chapter 5 for homework tonight

Tuesday, April 30th

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 5)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 6 for homework tonight

Wednesday, May 1st

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 6)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 7 for homework tonight

Thursday, May 2nd

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 7)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on a Character Diary or Blog Post Comment
• Read Chapter 8 for homework tonight

Friday, May 3rd

• Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 8)
• Work on you Group Discussion Job for Monday's Discussion
• Finish Weekly Work

Don't forget you need to complete 1 Character Diary by the end of Reading on Friday. It needs to be from the perspective of one of your characters. Try and choose a different character from last week. 

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for: 

• 4 Succinct Sentences (Chapters 5 - 8)
• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post (response to my question) and Comment

  

Week 1 Question

Please respond to the following question using RAD format and correct spelling and grammar. Use information from the book to support your thinking. Type your response in Google Docs first, then post it to the site. This way you won't lose your work, and if you need to make corrections you can.

Question 1:

What do you think of Brat's life? Is it an easy life or a hard life? Do you think her life will get better moving in with "mistress"? 

Weekly Reading Agenda (April 23rd - April 26th)

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

Tuesday, April 23rd

- Read Background Information on Your Time Period

- Create Your Book Club Constitution 

- Read Chapter 1 (Tonight for Homework) 


Wednesday, April 24th
- Read Chapter 2
- Write 2 Succinct Sentences (one for Chapter 1, one for Chapter 2 )
- Find a Vocabulary word for your folder
- Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you've read so far (you choose what 2 types)  

Thursday, April 25th                                                                                        
- Read Chapter 3
- Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 3) 
- Find a Vocabulary word for your folder 
- Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapter you read (you choose what 2 types) 

Friday, April 26th                                                                                         
- Read Chapter 4 
- Write 1 Succinct Sentence (one for Chapter 4) 
- Find a Vocabulary word for your folder 
- Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you read (you choose what 2 types)
                                                                                          
You will also need to complete one Character Diary from the point of 
view of one of the characters from your book. You can choose which 
character to use. 

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for:

- 4 Succinct Sentences (for having read 4 chapters so far),

- 3 Vocabulary Words  

- 6 Quality Questions

- 1 completed Character Diary

- Answered this weeks Blog Question

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