The Wave

Many of you predicted that the Wanderer would encounter a storm. You were right! What is the importance of the storm and big wave to the story? How does it affect the characters?

Water???

Sophie has nightmares about water, although she says she loves the water. Sophie also tells stories about Bompie that relate to water. What do you think about this? Why is Sophie so fixated on water?

Positives and Negatives of Being Out At Sea

1. What do you feel are the positive aspects of being out at sea? Use evidence from your reading to support your answer.
2. Do you feel there are any negative aspects of this journey at sea? Again, use evidence from your reading. Think about what the characters are going through.

Is Sophie a Dreamer?

In your reading, Sophie never mentions being an orphan. When you read Cody's dog-log, however, he describes how people on the Wanderer call Sophie an orphan. Cody says that the people who Sophie calls her parents are really her adopted parents and she has only been with them for three years. Also, from Sophie's journal entries, she writes as though she knows her Bompie really well. The other passengers on the Wanderer are surprised by this because they claim Sophie has never even met Bompie!

What do you think is going on? Any predictions?

Story Perspective

In this novel, The Wanderer, the story is told from two different perspectives or viewpoints. I want to give you a few questions to answer about story perspective.

• Preview the book carefully. Who are the two main characters?
• This past week you read chapters 1-4. These chapters are told from one character's perspective. Do you know whose perspective these chapters are told from? How can you tell?
• Why would an author choose to write a story using more than one character's perspective or viewpoint?

Try to post your answer/comment by this Friday, December 19th. We will meet on Friday to discuss your comments and at that time we will choose how far to read ahead in the story. I will post another assignment for you to work on over break.

Happy Reading! Mrs. Sims

Blue Group Reading

Hi Reading Friends,
You now have your own blogspot where you can discuss all the great books you read! Just like our Room 111 blogspot, I will post assignments/questions for you and you can answer them on this new page. I will try to post an assignment for you each week. You can provide your post at any time, so long as you complete it by the due date I give you. Feel free to use any computer you would like. Keep up with your reading and you will have no problem completing the assignments. Have fun!

Rules for posting your comments:

• Remember to sign off with only your first name.
• Try to use correct grammar and punctuation so others will understand you.
• Feel free to comment on what other students have posted. You can include those comments in your answer/post.

Happy reading!

Mrs. Sims