Friendship is about: making friends, being a good friend, and the experiences friends share and learn and grow from.

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Week Three/Quadrant Three, Chapters 7 - 10, pages 76-105:

Collecting information on Author's Message and the Turning Point.

Day 1	In quadrant three you will continue to gather examples of friendship in your Line of Thinking page for what you think is the message from the author. You will also find the Climax/Turning Point of the story (the most exciting part when a big problem must be solved). At the end of quadrant three, you will be writing your Turning Point Essay and stating what you believe is the author's message about friendship. You will write your Turning Point Essay on Day 4. Watch: 1. Read Chapters 7 and 8. 2. Continue to add to your Line of Thinking list, examples of Perseverance and Friendship that happen in the story. Put the page number where you find your examples. 3. In your Reader's Notebook respond to the question: Why do you think Sylvia's father said, " It's complicated....," page 80, when he was trying to explain what an internment camp is to Sylvia? Aki and Sylvia meet for the first time at the Poston internment camp. What feelings do you think each girl was having and why? pages 82-84. Why do you think Seiko and Isohoi are both struggling to complete the Leave Clearance Application? Pages 86-88 4. Begin working on your "Job" page. You will be sharing it on Day 5 with your group.
Day 2	1. Read Chapter 9. 2. In your Reader's Notebook respond to the questions: What does the word integration mean? page 92 Why did Mr. Mendez turn down the offer for only his kids to go to Westminster School? page 94-96 How does the theme of friendship appear when Sylvia thinks about Aki, "How does she celebrate a holiday that's all about freedom when she's inside an internment camp?" page 97 3. Watch the video below on how narrative stories build up to the climax, the event that will change how the story will go. You will come to the Climax/Turning Point at the end of Chapter 10. 4. Continue working on your "Job" page.
Day 3	The Climax/Turning Point of the story (the most exciting part when a big problem must be solved). You will recognize the turning point at the end of Chapter 18. 1. Read Chapter 10. 2. In Chapters 9 and 10 both Sylvia and Aki had something big happen. Mr. Mendez is suing the school district for discrimination and Mr. Munemitsu has been released from the prisoner of war camp and returned to his family at the internment camp. 3. Watch the video to help with your comprehension of Chapters 9 and 10. Think about how this turning point will change their lives. 4. Make sure you have your Line of Thinking and Turning Point notes completed. Tomorrow you will write your Turning Point Essay. 4. Continue working on your "Job" page.
Day 4	1. Use the writing frame to write your Turning point Essay. Follow all parts of the writing frame. 2. Make sure your "Job" is complete for Book Club tomorrow.
Day 5	Book Club Meets Today: bring your Reader's Notebook open to your Character List, and your completed "Job" sheet.