Where do you have to read up to?

Why do you think “the Jap” pulled Joey out of the mine?

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I thought the book was very ancious at times. The book was very emotional but not all that emotion was sad,it had some happy,angry,and funny feelings as well.

The book told a story not just about 1 kid it was about heaps of kids in the war, just by telling it about 1.

RATING
I rate it 4 stars out of 5

Answer these questions ON YOUR SHEET!

• Blue Hat - What questions would you like to ask the author?
•  Green Hat - If you were the author, how might you have started the story differently? What parts would you change?
• Red Hat - What parts of the story have created the strongest feelings for you? Describe the sections and feelings. 

What do you think Barney said to the Nazi when Felix first meets him?

The good things about Felix’s imagination is that he never thinks negatively and that makes him feel good.

The bads things about Felix’s imagination is that he always keeps his hopes up and something always goes wrong. He never believes in what people tell him unless he sees it with his own eyes.

The bad things about Felix’s imagination is he alway sees happy things in everything and and he can’t see whats happening in rereality, he always lets his imagination run wild.

The good thing about his amagination is he always thinks positive even in bad situations which keeps him going and keeps his spiritis up.

What are the good points and bad points about Felix’s vivid imagination?Read to page 89. 

Questions for your thinking hat activity.

• Black Hat - What difficulties do you anticipate the characters may face in the future?
• White Hat - After your reading so far what can you tell us about the characters and the setting? 
• Yellow Hat - What are some of the positives about Felix’s situation?

Draw a Venn diagram comparing your life as a child in 2008 and the life of one of the children in the book from Ancient Rome 79AD. Choose either Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia or Lupus. How different are they really from us? You can use this Venn Diagram or make your own up. Decorate with “Roman” themes!

Your homework is to finish your travel brochure trying to convince people to visit Rome as is was in 79AD. What are the attractions, sights and experiences in ancient Rome?