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Theme: Embarassment

In the book the little girl was embarrassed at the thought of being seen picking watercress.
When I went to Florida for my baby cousins baptism I had to wear a dress so i was like alright but then after the baptism we went out for the party. It was at a pizza place and i was really embarrassed to be wearing the dress in public.

-Daniella G.

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Theme Death
My connection is to both because in watercress and a different pond both the uncles die.
My connection to these books are when it reminds me of when I kill people in Minecraft, and also when I die in Minecraft.

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Theme, hard work

Connection to watercress
It is hard work to pick watercress

Connection to self
Doing homework is hard work,
Doing school work is hard work,
And doing sports is hard work.

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Connection to A Different pond
The family were going out to catch fish every day like a Traditional thing they do, instead of buy fish it cause it was to much money .Connection to myself, I connect to this because i have a tradition that i do every year,

Ashmeen⭐️

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Theme family

Family was in both stories because in both books there family played a big role in the book. My connection is that my family is very important to me and they can sometimes use my help with some things.

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Connection to watercress -theme embarrassment

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Connection to watercress -theme embarrassment

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In water cress the girl in the book she ducked her head down when a car drove by just in case if anyone she new was in the car they would not know it was her.

Connection to self: when i was 5 minutes late for lacrosse practice because i forgot my water bottle.

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Theme: family
connection to watercress: When the family encouraged the daughter to try out watercress
Connection to self: one time when we went to lake compound in Connecticut my family cheered me on and encouraged me to go cliff jumping.

-Cesar

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In both of the books in the end  they were both grateful for the food they had and the family they had with them. I could relate because i am always  grateful for my food and family

-Liam Nawrocki

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I chose death because both in Watercress and  A Different Pond they both have someone who past

(Watercress)-Mother’s brother past of hunger

(A Different Pond)-Father talks about how his brother past fighting in the war.

I have a connection to both to because my grandpa’s brother past of cancer and my grandma’s mother past from age at 100.

-Giulianna L

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BOTH
Because they both are short on money

Connection To Self: We’re 3% short on money this year.

Signed, Louis

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Theme: Family

Family is shown in Watercress when the mom told the story of her and her brother and in “A different pond” the brother went fishing with his dad every night for his family.

I agree that family is important because they’ve been with you for almost your entire life and I remember how scared I was when I heard my dad was having surgery.

Jada Jennings

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A different pond- Happy
Josh S

My connection is going to be Happy in the story A different pond. The main character felt happy and proud that he got to go out with his dad to help catch fish and get wood for a campfire. He also was proud when he got to take care of his siblings and help set up the table. My connection to the trait is when my dad taught me how to fish when I was on a trip with my friend. My dad tried his hardest to teach me even when he really didn’t get it at all. We still caught a lot of fish that day and it was really fun doing it. My conclusion would be that be happy and proud for what you do.

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Theme:Family
In watercress and A different pond there was a death in both family’s. I remember when i was little my grandpa died and he thought me a lot. We would always go out and do stuff together like the the parents did with their family.

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Connection to Watercress: In Watercress, the girl became grateful when she realized that she was fortunate enough to have food unlike her family at the time that her uncle died.

Connection to self: I was grateful to keep playing baseball after i broke my thumb

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Theme-Hard work

Connection to A Different Pond-

I saw hard work in the book when they went fishing to get food for the family.

Connection to self- I connect to hard work because i always put in the effort and hard work in whatever I’m doing.

-Jordan

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In watercress the girl as having a hard time accepting why they pick the watercress to eat. I know I always try new things but sometimes it is hard but i do always accept and appreciate things that maybe some people don’t have enough money for.

Madison .A.

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In the book watercress the little was embarrassed to be seen picking watercress.One time when i was embarrassed was when my sister threw a tantrum in public,I really did try to pretend I didn’t know her!😬

-Leila

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Theme: Tradition.

I can assume that in both books, when they go to gather food instead of buying it, they either have a lack of money, want to save money, do it for tradition, or maybe all of the reasons.

A tradition i used to have was how every year we used to go to our grandma and grandpa’s house for thanksgiving, but recently he passed away, so last year, and this year will not be at his house/ wasn’t at his house.

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Connection to: A Different Pond
The boy does hard work by catching food for the family with his dad.

Connection to self: I connect this to after my surgery when I had to work hard to get all my strength back.

- Patrick

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Theme: Family

Family was in both watercress and a different pond, at the end of both books they were sitting at the dinner table being grateful for their family and talking about family. One time family was important to me was when my grandpa died, I missed him but I felt closer to my family.

From,
Josh A

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Connection to Watercress, A Different Pond, OR Both:

Connection to self: