Gossamer
After Littlest One helped out, John returned from school ready to give Toby a treat. What adventures do you think that John would share in a conversation with Toby?
Wing Nut
Grady and Lila's car broke down and they started a new life.
What would their life be like if their car had broken down in Grand Island? How could Grady learn to take care of the car? Where would he go to school? What interests would he have in Grand Island? Who would they meet?
What would their life be like if their car had broken down in Grand Island? How could Grady learn to take care of the car? Where would he go to school? What interests would he have in Grand Island? Who would they meet?
Each Little Bird that Sings
Comfort and Declaration were good friends that sent notes to one another. Comfort was not very happy with Declaration throughout most of the story.
Write a letter from Comfort or Declaration that may have changed the fate of the story.
Give some information about where you would plug the letter into the story.
Write a letter from Comfort or Declaration that may have changed the fate of the story.
Give some information about where you would plug the letter into the story.
Anna's Blizzard
Anna lived in Nebraska in 1888 and enjoyed the great outdoors. If Anna was to live in Grand Island today, what types of things would she think are "new", "different", "dumb", or "interesting" about present day Nebraska life?
Satch and Me
How could the story end if Stosh and Flip Valentini had lost the present day baseball card?
What would have they done that could have changed history?
What would Stosh's mother do if they didn't return?
Think about your life in Grand Island. Do you think that there is less discrimination in the world today compared to Satchell Paige's time?
What would have they done that could have changed history?
What would Stosh's mother do if they didn't return?
Think about your life in Grand Island. Do you think that there is less discrimination in the world today compared to Satchell Paige's time?
Room One
Ted delivered newspapers and noticed the girl in the window. How might the story have been different if Ted had seen a dog or cat in the window? Would he still have kept that a secret for a while? Why or why not?
Whittington
Whittington has traveled the world. If he were to have traveled the world with you, where would he have gone? What would he have seen? What adventures would you have had together?
Rules
Catherine creates her own rules for David. Then she met Jason. What rules would Jason have for Catherine if he were able to communicate a list?
Describe why OUTSIDE NORMAL and INSIDE BROKEN was a way that Catherine described David. What is another way that Catherine could better describe David and why?
Out of Order
This story, Out of Order has many perspectives from the different characters. If you were to join in on the story as a character, what would you be like? What other characteristics, problems, resolutions could your character bring to the story?
Make a text-to-self connection, has anything from the book ever happened to you? Describe what happened and how it is similar or different from the outcome in the book.
Listening for Lions
Make a text-to-world connection with something from the story Listening for Lions. Describe with detail the connection and what it means to you.Would you agree to be another person if it meant that your whole life would change from living in an orphanage? What decision would you make and why?