Every year we choose a book from the Book Fair to purchase and read as a class.  This year our book will be: Middle School, The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson.  It is a New York Times best seller and Patterson won Children's Choice author of the year. I'm not quite sure when the order dates will be but I'll give you more information once I know more.

Your homework for tonight is:

Read pages 175 - 190 in The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 and do two of the following on a loose leaf piece of paper. Make sure you're ready for tomorrow's quiz on this section of reading. 

- Make a connection: Quote a passage, with page number, that reminds you of something that has happened to you.  Write at least two sentences briefly describing the connection you made.
- Expand your vocabulary: Find two words you do not know the meaning of.  Quote the sentence the word is used in and its page number. Write one sentence describing what you think the words means.
- Make a prediction: Quote a passage, with page number, that makes you think something is going to happen. Briefly describe what your prediction is.
- Ask a question: Find a passage that you have a question about, quote the passage, with the page number, and write your question. This might be something that is unclear or makes you wonder about something.