P.S. Be Eleven is a sequel to One Crazy Summer. After spending the summer of 1968 with their mother and the Black panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern return home to Brooklyn with a new feeling of independence, but they discover their father has a new girlfriend, Uncle Darnell has come home from Vietnam a changed man, and Big Ma still expects Delphine to take care of everything.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Through the Grapevine
There were a few metaphors within this chapter. Pick a metaphor and explain it's meaning.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Letter to Cecile
We read and had a great discussion about the chapter Your Mother, NZila. In this chapter Cecile wrote to Delphine. If you were Delphine, how would you respond to Cecile?
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Questions to Our Peers
Post a prediction question for your peers to answer. Reply to the questions others have posted.
Doves
On page 83 the text says, "The hush over the house lay heavy, like snow sitting on our rooftop." Explain what this sentence is describes.
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