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In my book I am currently on page 50. So far, I have learned about WWII The Vietnam War and the Korean War. I have learned about a boy who looked like as if he was 18, but really he was 15 and went into combat in WWII. I learned about Desmond Doss and he went to battle without a weapon to protect himself. Lastly, I learned about a brave solider who protected his whole squad with only one bullet. The book choosing courage really does explain the courage that these brave soldiers revealed.

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1. One of the characters in my book is named Desmond Doss. Desmond is very special because he would not harm anybody, kill anyone. Not even a fly. He decided to join the military during WWII. The only problem was that he wouldn't kill the enemy. He was bullied by the other men in his squad. He went to war as a medic where he decided to save lives and not kill them
7. My thoughts about the main theme of the story are that I think he is inspiring to others because he got the medal of honor and he went into combat with no weapon.
11. I would recommend this book to a veteran or a current U.S Military Soldier. I would do this because it is about their fellow kind and can inspire them to do great things when they are serving
15. In 10 years I think all of my characters would be dead because they were adults in 1940's and 2027 would be about 100 years from when they are born.

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Due BOP Thursday, 6/8. Look at the sample below for quality expectations.

Book Title: Choosing Courage
Author: Peter Collier
Genre: History
Date Started: May, 2017
Total Pages: 237
Current Page #: 41
Main Character: Desmond Doss. Desmond Doss was an american soldier who never killed in war. He was a medic who never fired a gun during combat. He was awarded medal of honor for saving over 75 people.
Secondary Character(s):
1. Jack Lucas- He was the youngest person at age 15 to go into war. He looked like an 18 year old, but he wasn't
2. Vernon Baker- One of the first black skinned man to go into the army. He was racially profiled and teased because of the color of is skin
POV: 3rd Point of view
Setting: WWII
Interesting Noticing: There were many different people in world war 2. Some of them were children, Japs, Americans and other many different people. The book also has many different wars such as the Korean war, The Cold War and Vietnam War. This is very interesting to anybody who enjoys those things.

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Adventure Book Character Claim Post #2 BOP 4/5

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Adventure Book Character Claim Post #2 BOP 4/5

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Current page #: 97
Character Name: Jack
Claim: Jack has been on a long journey, trying to find his father
Evidence/Data:
1. "I just want to go home!"
2. "Please, help me find my father, I lost him in a ship wreck"
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Warrant: Jack and his father had been on a long trip to Japan to find many riches. Their ship wrecked and now he can't find his father, after he said he would be back. It has been very stressful for him and all he wants to do is be home with his family.

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Adventure Book Intro Padlet Post #1 Due EOP 3/30

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Adventure Book Intro Padlet Post #1 Due EOP 3/30

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Book Title: The Way of the Warrior
Author: Chris Bradford
Date Started: 3/20.17
Reading Rate: 64 pages per week
Current Page #: 53
Main Character: The main character is a boy named Jack. Jack is a person who goes on adventuress looking for goods. He goes on a boat with his father and the crew. His mother is back home along with his sister. This is Jack's first adventure looking for goods.
Secondary Character(s):
1. A secondary character would be Jacks dad. He is a long haired, muscular, tough-looking man who has been sailing for treasure for years.
2. Another character is the Japanese woman who is helping t Jack after his ship wrecked. She does not know how to speak English, so it hard to communicate with her.
POV: 3rd Person
Setting: The setting takes place in Japan where Jacks ship has been wrecked. He is trying to find his father who was there with him, for he knows he is still alive.
Interesting Noticing: Something interesting is that Jack sometimes rejects the Japanese woman's help such as giving him a bath or eating, but all she wants to do to him is to help him. She sort of knows what happened to Jack on the ship and sometimes Jack doesn't understand what she is trying to do to him.

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1. Who is your main character? How would you describe him/her?
The main character of my book is Jonathon.
Jonathon is a 12 year old boy fighting in the revolutionary war. He is very courageous and brave because he meets many people and they are soldiers fighting with him or on the other side. Jonathon is also curious because he wonders a lot.
2. Who are some secondary characters and why are they important to the story?
There are very few secondary characters, and they are people Jonathon runs into, but one secondary character is the old soldier. The old soldier is important to the story because he helps Jonathon, but he is fighting on the other side, so Jonathon has mixed feelings about him. Once in the book Jonathon tried to kill him, but he decided not to because of all the things he has done for him.
3. What is the problem or conflict of the book?
Their are many problems in the story such as meeting the old man and the problems with him. The main problem was how Jonathon is going to find his way back home to his family. He has not seen them in a while.
4. How is the main character trying to resolve the problem?
He is making his way home while fighting in the war. He finds great people and eventually he found his way home to his family, but only his father was there, not his mother or siblings so it left me wondering where they were.
5. What do you like so far about the book? AND WHY.
I like how Jonathon meets different people and finds his way home. I enjoy this because I feel happy for Jonathon and he will eventually find his way home.
6. What don’t you like so far about the book? AND WHY.
I don't like how Jonathon didn't shoot the old solider because he was fighting against him and he had his chance, but blew it and began to cry.

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Due 3/6/17
3. Jonathon had a choice of joining the Hessian or the Americans. HE made his decision and joined the hessian side. If I were Jonathon I would join the Americans because they are not fighting for rights, but fighting for themselves, but if I were forced to, I would join the Hessian side.

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2. When Jonathon walked into the room with the Keeper he saw he had a flintlock musket, about 6 ft long, butt and stock polished wood and Jonathon knew it was like a dream come true. Now if you saw a musket you would relate back to history, but a more modern gun such as a barret 50. cal, you would be amazed.

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1. Jonathon was finally making his way toward Alexandria which was only six miles east. I was surprised that Jonathon could make it this far because he is a very young boy fighting in the military for his family/ country.

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3. When Jonathan comes home from war he noticed that only his father is home. I am very curious where the rest of his family is since they were not mentioned in the story.

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2. When Jonathon was standing in the middle of the battlefield, he saw three Hessian charging at him with their bayonets pointed at his face. Jonathon stood there in shock thinking "I am going to die". It is silly of Jonathon to stand there because 3 blades would go into him. If I were Jonathon I would react quickly and run away as fast as possible. Since there were only muskets and not automatic guns, he couldn't defend himself very well.

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1. I do not understand why Jonathon did not save his fathers friend when in battle. He saw him with his legs crossed, eyes wide open, he was sweating and his blood was all over him. If I were Jonathon I would save him because he is a friend of my father and I would want my dad to be happy. Also, he is fighting on his side, so he should've been cautious about others.

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The Fighting Ground
Pg. Done
Hoot
Pg. 167

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The book takes place in America in the 1700's in the revolutionary war. It is in the colonies where it begun.
The setting is a poor town where there is not a lot of people but the people who live there are poor. The revelationary war has come and they must defend themselves. It is a very rough place to be during the time of the war.            Since it is in America but in the 1700s there are a lot of differences. The clothing is very different unlike now. There were British people so there wouldn't be any American accents yet. It is very different from America in 2017 than the 1700's

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Due 2/6

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1. I was very surprised when the very old solider tried to help Jonathon. It is unusual that a solder in his early 70's be helping a young boy. This relates to how Mr. Wash burn was helping Anita and her family with the government problems and how Papi and Tio Toni. It is great how at any age people can help or join the military and fight for something they believe is right or wrong.
2. This story reminds me of Social Studies class because we did a big unit on the revolutionary war and the setting takes place during that time. This story stands out to me because off Social Studies and how a lot of the things are similar to it. Also, at first I thought that this book was going to be boring in the beginning and now at the end of the story it is really exciting when you are in war.
3. In the end of the book there is a very old solider who Jonathon has mixed feelings about. He hates the old man, but likes him because he helps him. In the end Jonathon loads a gun up and aims it at the old solider. He begins to cry and puts the weapon down. If I were the character I would shoot the old solider because he is fighting against Jonathon, not with him. It would help out our team so we can have victory. I don't like that Jonathon didn't do it because he became friends with the solider, but he was fighting against him.

-The reactions should be on separate post-its (3 total)
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2. I was con fused when Jonathon's family was not as happy as they should've because when their son come home from war everyone his happy because they haven't seen him in a long time. Jonathan's father was probity the most excited out of his whole family which I find strange.

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1. I was surprised when Jonathan found his home because he had not seen his home in forever. When he saw his family I was happy for him because he was fighting in the war. If I were to come home from war I wouldve felt the same way as Jonathan would.
-Post 3 QUALITY reading responses from your IR book
-The reactions should be on separate post-its (3 total)
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3. When reading about Jonathan coming home from war, it reminds me of videos when a soldier comes home from war and surprises his/her family in school or at home. I find it cool how it can relate to so many things.

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