The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chapters 8-the end

Explain what this story says about each of these issues:

-FAMILY
-AGE
-BEAUTY

Use examples from the story to support your explanations for each.

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEKEND:

The mother is rarely mentioned in the story, so we do not know much about how she feels about what happens throughout Benjamin's life. Your job this weekend is to rewrite this story through the mother's eyes. Pretend you are Benjamin's mother from his birth to your death. We do not know exactly when Mr. and Mrs. Button die, but it must be sometime after Mr. Button hands the family business over to Benjamin. Use your discretion on when you want his mother's death to be. Think about all that she has witnessed in her son's life and retell the story through her eyes.

Good luck!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chapters 3-7

After Reading Chapters 3-7, predict three problems you think Benjamin will encounter and give your solutions for each.

Good luck!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chapters 1 & 2

Today we are going to read a short novel online. Go to http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/ and find The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. You will blog your reaction to the assigned chapters daily with a guiding question.

Here are today's guiding questions:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,Chapter 1 (title of your post):
What would you have done if you were in Roger Button in Chapter 1?

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chapter 2 (title of your post):
Roger is so overly concerned wit how Benjamin looks and is worried about what people are going to say. What should he do?

Good luck!

Poetry Contest

Today, you are going to enter a poetry contest sponsored by America Library of Poetry. Your poem needs to be no longer than 20 lines and can be on any topic you choose. Of course, there cannot be any profanity or vulgarity. You will enter the contest and submit your poem online at the website above. When you finish submitting your poem, you need to print out the Participation Certificate so that you have proof that you submitted your entry and I can give you credit for it.

You will also copy and paste your poem onto your blog. The title of your post will be the title of your poem. Please make sure you create a hyperlink to the contest's website so that other readers may have access to that contest, as well.

The grand prize is a $1,000 savings bond, plus there are other prizes you could win just for entering the contest. Good luck and happy writing!