Rules, by Cynthia Lord. No Toys in the Fish Tank!

Answer these questions in CSAs.  Give me YOUR ideas, thoughts and feelings.  Use word talk to proof read your answers before posting. COPS is important...

1. Give two reasons that Catherine enjoys going to occupational therapy with her mother. 
2. Name one person with whom you enjoy spending quality time. Describe your fondest memory. Why is this time alone so special to you? 
3. Who is Jason? Describe him. 
4. In what ways does drawing help Catherine? What activities do you like to do in your spare time? 
5. Catherine’s says, “Mom doesn’t understand how not everyone is on David’s side.” What might it mean to be “on David’s side”? Why wouldn’t people be “on his side”? 
6. On page 43, Catherine wonders how it would feel, “…to have to wait for someone to make a word before I could use it. And to have all my words lying out in the open, complete strangers able to walk by and see everything that mattered to me, without even knowing my name.” Imagine you were Jason. How would you feel? 
7. What fears does Catherine have when she is around Jason? Do you think her fears are reasonable? How might you help her to get over her fears if you were her friend? 

Blog Rules & Etiquette

DIVISION 3: READ THE RULES BELOW.  WHEN YOU HAVE READ THEM, COPY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND PASTE IT INTO THE "COMMENTS" SECTION BELOW AND SIGN WITH YOUR FIRST NAME AND FIRST INITIAL OF YOUR LAST NAME ONLY.

I agree to follow the Division 3 Blogging Rules and the Etiquette guidelines on this blog whenever I post.

Signed (FIRST NAME & FIRST INITIAL)

BLOGGING RULES

Division 5: A blog is short for web log or online journal. A blog is public domain. What that means is that anyone with an internet connection can read what you write. They can also respond to what you write. Because of this, there are some rules you must obey for safety and for etiquette. I will read this blog daily to check that all rules are being followed.
For Safety:

1. Keep your, and other people's, personal details private. Never offer any personal information including your last name, contact information, home address, phone numbers, school's name, e-mail address, last names of friends or relatives, instant messaging names, age, or birth date.
2. Assume what you publish on the Web is permanent. Anyone on the Internet can easily print out a blog or save it to a computer.
3. No one wants or needs to know private details about your family life.
4. No photographs of yourself or others should be posted unless they are group shot, without names, and you have cleared the photo with me first.

For Etiquette:

1. ALL your posts should be positive, friendly and inoffensive; don't use them for slander or to attack others. That includes gossip. No gossip or negative posts about any other individuals, whether they are in our community or not. Remember, as soon as you post something it's hard to take it back!
2. Avoid trying to "outdo" or compete with other bloggers; concentrate on your own ideas.
3. Don't write in UPPER CASE: it is seen as shouting.
4. No innapropriate words, phrases or pictures are to be posted. Keep your language appropriate, clean and free of any rudeness.
5. Sign all your posts with only your first-name.

Above all: have fun!
Mr. N