1. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 AND 4, 2014 I can write possessive personal pronouns. I can use before, during, and after reading strategies to demonstrate comprehension of text. I can create a report.

2. Grammar Rule 3 Possessive personal pronouns do not require an apostrophe. EX: Lee has your sweater. Lee has a sweater of yours. Her idea was wonderful. Hers was the best idea. Be careful…do not write it’s for its or they’re for their! Possessive Personal Pronouns My, mineOur, ours Your, yoursTheir, theirs His, her, hers, its

3. Practice Write the correct personal pronoun for each sentence. 1. It was David and (I, me) who sent the flowers. 2. I always enjoy (you, your) singing. 3. This application was sent to both you and (I, me). 4. (We, Us) and (they, them) decided on the campsite. 5. Winter gives Raul and (they, them)a chance to take a break from work at the harbor.

4. Chapter 16 -Before Create a line graph showing Ishmael’s high and low points throughout the novel so far. Wherever you place a dot, be sure to label it with what part in the story it goes with. You should have a minimum of 8 parts in the novel. Put emotions from calm to crazy with different words in between.

5. Chapter 16-During 1- (p139) What is the purpose in the boys being there if they are going to destroy everything? 2- (p140) After Poppay returned from being beaten up he said “It is not your fault that you did such a thing to me.” How hard would it be to forgive someone for hurting you when you didn’t do anything wrong? 3- Write about a time when someone forgave you or you forgave them when you/they shouldn’t have. 4- (p142) After reading page 142-143, draw out the map of their plan. Be sure to include: the gunmen, the bundles with food, the positions the boys were stationed, where Alhaji practiced his Rambo moves, the dead bodies Alhaji killed, and where the others were at when the shooting began.

6. Chapter 16- During 5- (p144) Ishmael explains Alhaji’s nickname became “Little Rambo” and his became “Green Snake.” If you had to come up with your own nickname off of the way you were in school, what would it be? 6- (p145) Are the boys making progress? Why or why not? 7- (p147) Ishmael and his friends go to the city for the first time. Write five words that explain how they were feeling.

7. Chapter 16 Imagine you are a care person working at the rehabilitation center. Create a report you may have written after a day looking after Ishmael and his friends. Role – You are a social worker/nurse/doctor at Ishmael’s rehabilitation center. Audience – You are completing a report for the other support workers at the rehabilitation center. Form – Formal Report. Include your name, date, observations, suggestions, recommendations Topic – A report on Ishmael’s progress at the rehabilitation center. This report should be at least 5 paragraphs. You may use bulleted lists, graphs, etc.