As you listen to the read-aloud, think about these questions. Then add your responses as comments to this post.
Would you rather be friends with Adam or Jennifer? Why?
Do you think Phoebe is a good reporter? Why or why not?
What do you think will happen to Adam and Jennifer when Mrs. Marris finds out about the story they are doing?
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May 20th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I would rather be friends with Adam because he seems like a really easy going guy, fun to play with. But over all i think i would like him a lot.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I would want to be freinds with Jennifer because she sounds more organized but I would also like to be freinds with Adam because he likes stuff that I like.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I’d rather be friends with Adam because he is more calm and less uptight than Jennifer. Also, Adam and i probably have more things we like in common. I think that Mrs. Marris will be very mad and expel Adam and Jennifer because they went behind her back for her personal issues. They’ll be able to convince enough people though to make sure that they aren’t expelled and that Mrs. Marris is fired. I think that Adam and Jennifer will be able to make sure Mrs. Marris is caught red-handed.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I think Phoebe is a good reporter because she writes down only what’s important and also has a sense of humor. I think when she is older she might be a co editor or an editor.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I would rather be friends with Adam because he does a lot more things than Jennifer. He plays sports, journalism, and a bunch of other stuff. He seems like he would make a good friend.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I would rather be friends with Adam because he is the most important person and is smart. I think phoebe is a good reporter because she finds something that makes the story good.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I think pheobe is a good reporter. I mean she is a pest, but she gets the job done. I think she is a good reporter because she can persuade people and get the real facts. Also she is somewhat of a good person to have on the news team.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I would rather be friends with Adam because he is co-editor of the Slash and he is very smart. I think Phoebe is a good reporter because she finds a lot of important information and she is able to make into her own stories. I think what will happen to Adam and Jennifer when Mrs. Marris finds out about the story is that they will be in big trouble and will be suspended for a week.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
1. I would rather be friends with Adam because he is more fun and calm than Jennifer. We’re both boys too so we would probably have more things in common. 2. I think Phoebe is a good reporter because she finds out things that are hard to find out and comes up with good ideas for stories.
3. When Mrs. Marris finds out about the story they are doing I think that both of them would get in trouble and Mrs. Marris might ban them from doing any more news articles in the Slash newspaper.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I think that phoebe has the potential to be a sort of good reporter. I think she just expects to much from from the people she is interviewing, like when she is interviewingpeople I think she expects to get all the answers from one person.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I think Marris should go to jail.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I would rather be friends with Jennifer because she doesn’t yell as much and knows exactly how to handle things. I don’t think Phoebe is a good reporter because she is afraid of someone not liking her sneakiness. I think Mrs. Marris will be fired and might go to jail for stealing the money.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I thought the thing that fell on them was a bat.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I hope that Adam and Jennifer become real reporters and tell the community the real deal even if it gets him in trouble or gets him expelled.Adam is in a real pickle for writing his story. I feel so bad for him that he has to miss football to stay in and write a story all day. I bet that Adam is failin his classes because of the Slash. I also can’t believe that Mrs. Marris blocked off World domination for more learning. If they did the story and included Eddy, than Mrs. Marris would get fired an couldn’t fire eddy, World Domination would come back, and Eddy and them would get rewarded. I feel so bad that that cute retriever died. Also, I didn’t get any of the words danny said in the surgery room. I think that Mrs. Marris IS guilty, but I think that this is the kind of book that will have a major twist at the end that completely changes the plot. I think Mrs. Marris could go to jail for stealing all the money. I feel bad that Jennifers parents are suck ups to their worst enemy and don’t listen to her. It was really smart and sly of Adam to do it in such an isolated place that barely anyone goes to. It doesn’t sound like a very comfortable, or friendly place. Pheobe i extremely annoying and probably has some disease that only Jennifer knows the cure to. Overall, Adam and Jennifer are in a very hard pickle to get out of without getting in trouble.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I wonder what will happen if the story gets published?
May 20th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I think pheobe is a good reporter. I mean she is a pest, but she gets the job done. I think she is a good reporter because she can persuade people and get the real facts. Also she is somewhat of a good person to have on the news team. I also think she is a good reporter because she is brave, smart, and a great writer.
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May 20th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
football!!! mrs block gold pluming not cool using all that money why does a lot of people not want the truth in the paper go to may different places another thing is that people would like to go through meet at a secruit hiding spot and they snuck of there house and now there are talking how do the they get the story on to the slash
May 21st, 2008 at 2:38 pm
i think i would rather be friends with jennifer because she sounds more organizied and also sounds nicer than adam in a way. I think Phoebe is a pretty good reporter. she can get a lot of info but she can a little to pushy and this has nothing to do with her reporting but she is amazingly annoying!!!!!!
May 21st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I’d like to be friends with Jennifer because she seems more organized and orderly. but then I’d rather be friends with Adam because he seems like more fun than Jennifer and I’d probably like more things that he likes.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
i think actually i could be friends with both jennifer or adam. adam seems like a nice guy when he is not to uptight and nervous. but of course i am a boy so that is one obvious thing we have in common.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Jennifer would be a better friend because she would help me with more stuff and she would be more responsible.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I would rather be friends with Adam because he seems to be more organized. He also seems nicer than Jennifer. So I would rather be freinds with Adam
May 21st, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I would want to be friends with adam because i like the things that he does. i would also would like to be friends with jennifer because she is responsible and friendly .
May 21st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Mrs. Marris is the DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STAY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or else
May 21st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Go socrates!!!!!!!!! Adam misses voluntary/manditory. He’s in trouble ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I wonder how Adam is going to get Ms Merris caught when she reads the paper.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I’d rather be friends with Adam because he is much more layed back then Jeniffer. He also likes basketball which I like too. Jeniffer also seems demanding and tries to take most of the newspaper’s credit. Jennifer would be a better friend for someone serious.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
1I would rather be friends with adam because he likes basketball like me and he would be more fun because were both boys so I would choose adam.2 I also think pheobe is a good reporter because she stays on task, and gets the info.3 I think she would get really mad because they know she doesn’t want it either. So they’ll get in quite some trouble.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I wouldn’t be friends with neither because they both don’t sound that interesting and exciting, if one of them liked sports that would be awesome but I think writing in a newspaper is very boring. I think phoebe is a not good reporter because she is annoying but she has some good facts, but kid wait a couple of years to be a better reporter.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
poor doggie
May 21st, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Phoebe is a good reporter because she tells the truth and will stop at nothing to make a good story.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Mrs. Marris will give them detention and she will try to make the story different or try to make sure no one finds out about the story.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I think that this was a pretty good story but I would not recommend it too deeply because it takes a little to actually get started so it was kind of a bore towards the bigging. Don’t get me wrong this was still a sweet book.
May 21st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Oh no if they dont finish the slash they are in so much trouble:-0
May 21st, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I think when, or if, Ms. Marris find out about the story about the gift to the school she’ll be pretty mad. There’s also the possibility that Adam, Jennifer, and the teachers, who know what’s going on and know the money was for kids and kids alone, will speak up and be against Marris. I also think that Marris will get fired and sued by all the kids’ parents, as well as law. I think Adam and Jennifer will not be in trouble, after all that Marris got wrapped in she wouldn’t be able to punish them. There’s also the possibility that World domination will come back and the replacement principal will be a good one. The money will definitely be returned and spent on the kids and the school. Adam and Jennifer will get a reward for showing the evil side of Marris. How come the teachers never told anyone about the worlds largest scheme? How can an entire school of teachers still be afraid of one person. If Eddy told them to mention his name he would probably get credit as well as an award. I wonder if Marris would ever take vengeance on Adam and Jennifer. Would Marris ever get put behind bars? Why couldn’t Adam and Jennifer alert the authorities, if so? How will Marris get punished,if at all? Adam and Jennifer did a good thing, as well as a risky and scary. Could it be that Marris will say that what she did with the money is indeed a “General Improvement”? I hope Marris is done for good with her little “Schemes of the schools” stuff, it could ruin every school system in the book. I hope she’s not real.