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 3, Chapters 17 -21, pages 103-148:

Collecting information on Characters, Setting, Problems, and Important Events.

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 Chapter 17. 2. Continue to add to your Line of Thinking list, examples of 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: Pages 103-116, why do you think Bat loves going to the veterinary clinic? Give at least two specific examples from Chapter 17. 4. Begin working on your "Job" page. You will be sharing it on Day 5 with your group.
Day 2	1. Read Chapters 18 and 19. 2. In your Reader's Notebook respond to the question: Describe Jane and Bat's relationship, giving specific examples from the story. Can you think of a really good describing word that would represent their relationship? 3. Continue working on your "Job" page. open link below: Striped Skunk: Smithsonian's National Zoo
Day 3	1. Read Chapters 20-21. 2. Focus on the Turning Point of the story in Chapter 21. In your Reader's Notebook respond to the questions: Why is Bat worried about going to his dad's for the weekend, and why is he worried about Thor going to the animal rescue? The Climax/Turning Point of the story (the most exciting part when a big problem must be solved). 4. Make sure you have your Line of Thinking and Turning Point notes completed. Tomorrow you will write your Turning Point Essay. What is the Climax/Turning Point of the story? What do you think is the author's message is? 5. 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.