Monday, February 28, 2011

Week 8

Reading The Land by Mildred D. Taylor. Paul Edward runs away from home with his friend Mitchel. They work for this woman in east Texas. Now he is working in a logging camp

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Week 3

Reading Gabriels Triumph. Gabriel has joined the army. He leaves the plantation and finds one of his friends has been following him. He meets his father who is not happy about him joining the army. He becimes a stable hand.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Week 3

Reading Game Time. Troy meets his father for the first time in his life and finds out that he is a lawyer. He is trying to meet him every chance he gets now.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Week 5.2

Reading Gabriel's Journey. He is going to leave the plantation to go stay with his mother and father in a union army camp. In the book now he is walking on the road and meets a peddler 

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Week 5.2

Finished reading Miles Song. He escapes to freedom with the help of another slave. He is going to meet another slave to be free.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Week 5.2

 I am reading Miles Song. It is about a boy named Miles who is sent to a breaking camp because he opened a book. He is learning how to read now with the help of a slave who knows. I am on page 77.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Week 5

Reading Jamestown. Captain is teaching Samuel how to learn the Indians language. He is also learning how to use a sword and a musket

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Week 5

Reading Blood On The River. It is by Elisha Carbone. I am on page 102. The colony is starving because they cannot go outside of the fort.