Mrs.+Dougherty's+Literacy+Class

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Welcome to my Wiki page! I'm new at this, so please be patient with me as I work through all the kinks. This week we are starting __A Long Way from Chicago__. Anyone ever read this book? It's great! It takes place in the 1930s and is about a brother and sister who spend one week every summer with their crazy grandmother. Instead of the chapters being listed as numbers, they are listed by the year that the kids go to visit their grandmother. Obviously, from the title you can tell that the kids are from Chicago and they travel (you guessed it), "a long way" to visit their Kookoo-for-Cocoa-Puffs grandmother! The adventures and crazy situations the kids and their grandmother find themselves in are hiliarious. Don't think that since the story is taking place almost a century ago that it's going to be boring because, despite coming from a different time period, it's a wonderful story. I hope you enjoy as much as I do!=====

Here's how I envision this WikiSpace working. I'll post a question or a comment and invite everyone to respond. Don't worry this space is for our class's eyes only, no one else is invited, especially since they aren't in our class! You will have the option of responding to my original comment or someone else's. Let's remember to be kind and respectful when reading others' opinions. Be sure to back up what you are saying with an example or reason. In addition to this, I will post reminders about due dates and homework assingments. As we work our way through this book, my hope is the Wikispace will change and expand based on our needs.