In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, when Berta was talking to Ian and telling him a story about when she was 16, she had alot of dolls in her room that her grandmother had given her. Now then, this reminds me of a time, when I was opening my christmas gift when I was about 7 years old, it reminds me of how my grandma bought me a doll, and then the next day it broke.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Ian's reaction to Berta's and too many hero reminded me of the girls who was born in Cambodia that came to our class to give us background knowlegde about the genocide there. This relates because in both stories (Ian and I) were shocked to what was known as an inspirational person. I guess you could say we had higher expectations. Mrs.D my school teacher reminds me of Berta because they both talked highly of the person in each case. In the end even though they didn't look like a hero they were still one because of what they did and where they were from.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Ian had got a present, the present was from Sarge. As Ian opened it being Shocked it was a medal. Not just a normal medal a medal you get when you were in the drinking. Ian was very happy to here that Sarge has been trying for two weeks to stop his drinking. This reminds me of when my friends dad was a drinker. She didn't like that he was a drinker so tryed to get him to stop. As she kept trying and kept trying nothing seemed to work. So she desided to give up. After a while she realized he has not been drinking as much. Then he told her he had stopped. Which made her feel really hapy just like Sarg made Ian.

Book club 6:

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Sarge has begun to drink again. Ian tries to tell him to stop, but Sarge yells at him to "go away!" This reminds me of when my sister had a party. My mom made sure to lock all alcohol in the bar. Amelia, my sister, and her friends were not happy about this. After the party was over, Amelia asked why the bar had been locked. Mom told her that even though they were legal drinking age, she didn't want any riff raff. Amelia got very angry. She swore and yelled at mom, and mom yelled back. All the while, I was sitting in my room listening to the fight in tears. Just like Amelia, Sarge got really mad at Ian for telling him to stop drinking. The only difference is the Amelia was mad because she couldn't, and Sarge was mad because Ian wanted him to stop drinking.

Book Club #6

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian, who rarely ever goes to church, goes with Berta to her church one day even though she is a different religion. This reminds me of when I went to my Grandpa's church serive for Christmas Eve. I am a Christian, but my Grandpa is Catholic, and though the two religions aren't too different, some of the things they did in my Grandpa's church seemed odd to me. For example, at one part of the service, each person stands in a line infront of the pastor and once you get to the front of the line, he places a piece of what seems to flattened bread into your mouth. Unlike Berta's church, my Grandpa's church atleast speaks a language that I can understand (Berta's church services were mostly in Spanish). I'm sure Ian felt the same way I did when he went to another religions church service too.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, When Ian was telling Jack about Rwanda and convoys. This remind me of a time when I was in grade 6, when I was doing history my teacher was reading a page in our text book, then we were talking about Convoys and how they work, what they do, and then we were also talking about Rwanda.

T-M: In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Ian was reading an article on a boy named Jacub that was 10 years old living in Kagall. This little boy was torchered by a group of people that came during the night. When Ian had finished the article he explains how he heared the exact same noices. Including the screaming and loud music. When he went down stairs to see what was up the courtain were open and the light was dim. This reminds me of every single "scary movie" I have watched with the dim light and all. Every little thing explained connected to a scary movie.

Week 5

In the story Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian is walking to the soup kitchen. As he walks he sees homeless, and waves and nods at them. He says that he is starting to recognise the face of the homeless. He was also starting to talk with them more. This reminds me of when I help my mother out at work. I am starting to recognise some of the regular customers. Some fo them even say hello, when they see me. This is the same as Ian starting to recognise the homeless.

Weeek 5,
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In the book, Shattered by Eric Walters Ian gets upset about how many homeless people there are. This reminds me of when I watched ts30's voicethread on homeless people and I got upset too.

Book Club #5

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian is frightened after reading Jacob's story and has troubles falling asleep. This reminds me when I watched a scary movie by myself. While I was watching the movie, I was fine, much like Ian was while he was reading. But once that movie ended, my heart skipped a beat. I don't think I got any sleep that night, and I don't think Ian did either. Unlike the movie I watched, Jacob's story is true, which is even more reason to at least be a little disturbed by what the Hutu's did.

Text-to-self
In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian went to the park to ask Sarge some questions since the first time didn't work out. Since Ian new it wasn't safe to go alone without protection he brought a bat. This reminds me of when me and Melissa went back to the pond to find my dog. Being it was late at night Melissa and I were scared, and brought a stick for protection. It is weird that when you are scared you still go somewhere but you make sure you bring something to help.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters when it said that "I'd taken a bus, a commuter train, and then finally a taxi to get to school" I remember reading a book called "Were the change" and it had said " I had taken a bus, train, and a taxi to get to school" so this reminded me.

Book Club #4

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian walks with Sarge/Jack to the bagel shop for some fresh bagels, only to find out that the bagels Jack was planning on eating were from the dumpster! This reminds me of a time when I was younger and my sister was too full to finish her sandwich, so she got up and threw it into the garbage. I had already finished my sandwich and my sister had only taken a few bites, so I figured it wouldn't hurt anybody if I stuck my hand into the garbage bag, fished out the sandwich, and begin eating, which is exactly what I did. Unlike Ian, the sandwich I ate was not enclosed by a sealed plastic bag unforetunately. If he thought eating sealed bagels from a dumpster was gross, he must've thought what I did was atrocious.

Book club #4

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian skips school to see Sarge. He goes to the red tent area that Mac had shown him a few days before. He found Sarge there sitting around a camp fire all alone. All of the red tents seemed to have been moved to one side, and all squished together. Sarge sees Ian and smiles waving him over.
This reminds me of when my family went to a CSOC rally. There was always a big campfire every night. Tents were on one side of the campground, and the fire pit on the other. When I walked up to join the campfire I was always greeted and waved at. This is just like Ian. I am Ian, and Sarge is the group members smiling me over.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Ian the main character was asked if he would like a bagel that was freshly picked out of the dumpster by Sarge? Ian simply said no in a nice way and Sarge just said ok suit yourself letting Ian have his own choice in life and not forceing him to do something he didn't want to do. This reminds me of when I was asked to do drugs with some guys that I knew. I simply said no like Ian and they just said ok and never asked me again. These two stories relate because in both we are asked if we would like to do something we don't want to do. In both cases we say no nicely and the giver is fine with it. Maybe everyone should be like that and don't make people do what they don't want to do.

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters when Ian had to interview somebody who was in the military. This reminds me of a time when i was in grade 5, I had to write a story about the military, then I had to interview somebody that was in the military. Ian picked Sarge because Sarge was in the military. Our teacher told me to be careful about what we asked just like Mac told Ian to be careful about what he asked Sarge.

TS04: Very cool, glad to hear you were interested in earthquakes and drove your own learning! Awesome!

TS14: Your story reminds me of a dairy farmer I worked for when I was in university. He was a bomber pilot in WWII, had an office full of pictures, books, and memories. He would sit there at night, but never tell me anything about his experiences when I asked. Maybe someday you could tell your grandpa about Benno and what you learned through him and "The Book Thief".

Book Club #3

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Sarge asked Ian about Rwanda. Ian didn't know what happened in Rwanda so when Ian got home he googled Rwanda to find out the answer to Sarge's question. Ian didn't have to but he wanted to know. This reminds me of when our grade 7/8 class did projects on earthquakes. That day I came home and went on google and learned more facts about the earthquakes because they seemed interesting and I wanted to know what all happened.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters the part when Ian had said that his parents were always gone at work reminded me of the past two foster kids we had at our house. This relates because once a month the kids were allowed to see their parents for a few hours. Almost ever month the parents would cancel because they were "too buissy". This disappointed them like it did to Ian just because they never saw their parents.

Book Club #3: T-S

In the book "Shattered" by Eric Walters, Ian is unaware of the tragic events that took place in Rwanda, prompting Sarge to storm out of the soup kitchen. This reminds me of how my grandpa was surprised that I didn't know why he and the rest of his family immigrated to Canada from Holland when he was a boy. I have a feeling it has something to do with WW2, but I am not sure and he is still very sensitive about the topic, much like Sarge is about Rwanda, so I am uncomfortable about asking him anytime soon. I'm sure Ian was just as nervous bringing up Sarge's past as I am about bringing up my grandpa's past.

Connection 3
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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian's maid is driving him home after a late night at the soup kitchen. Berta starts to tell Ian about her old home in Guatemala. After telling Berta that homeless in Guatemala don't have to worry about freezing to death, Berta says that they have much worse fears. She tells about the homeless being killed by police officers. This reminds me of an article I read while researching for my social issues project. I read that the Los Angeles homeless population is very high. Police officers are dealing with the situation by killing them off or putting them in jail. A law was even passed that nobody could eat, sleep, or rest in public places. This is just like what Berta explained happening in Guatemala.

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In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, when Ian and Mac were walking around asking homeless people that were hungry, and giving them flyers to go to the "The Club" to eat. This reminds me of a time when I was reading a book called "Changing Lifes" when a guy name John and Mark went around talking to homeless people. It reminds me of when Ian and Mac did the same.

Wow, this group has some amazing connections. I have really enjoyed reading this page! TS14, how do you so vividly remember a Berernstein Bears book? Or is it a book you recently read? :) TS30, I am really glad this book is helping you make connections with your social justice project.

Book Club #2: T-S

In the book "Shattered" by Eric Walters, Ian's nanny/housekeeper Berta is so sweet and nice to Ian that he considders her his mother. This reminds me of my grandma and the way she treats me. I get on and off the bus at her house and she always has snacks waiting for us. Just like Berta, my grandma cared for me a lot when I was young because she babysat me when my mom was working.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters Ian's mom dropped him off early for work. When Ian's mom left Ian knocked on the door. Nobody answere the door, so Ian desided to walk around look for somewhere to enter or for Mac just in case he didn't here the knowcking. Eventualy Ian found Mac and then went in the soup kitchen to help out. This reminds me of when me and my cousins slept over at the cabin. My mom asked me and my cousin to go up to the house on the four wheeler and get osme marshmellows. My and my cousin found that the doors were locked. We started to get scared because it was dark so we looked for an open window. After a while we found one and got in.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters the part when Ian was talking with Mac into the forest it described Ian being scared remembering that he's not alone. This reminds me of the book "Hunger Games" by "Suzanne Collins". This relates because in this book it describes of her fears always knowing that she is not alone. Also both characters know that what their doing is good and needs to be done or your or someone elses life depends on it.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters when the bum that that Ian gave money to came and rescued him from the three robbers remindedof when I was in about grade 3/4 and A kid in grade 7 had been picking on me. One day when this kid was picking on me my brother had heared about it and stood up for me. After that day he stopped. Like Ian it was simular even though me and my brother arn't strangers like Ian and the bum I still didn't expect him to save me. The only difference is that the kid had stopped and I will have to read on to find out if the robbers stopped.

Connection Two:

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian is explaining to his mom why he is wearing an old gardening coat, and sneakers. His mom is trying to convince him to change. She says that they can afford to give the homeless some money, so Ian shouldn't be worried about being mugged. Ian comes back at her asking her if they can afford his wallet stolen, or being bashed over the head. His mom just tells him to stop being so dramatic. This reminds me of when my mom and I were out shopping. We are tight on money now a days and have to watch what we buy. I asked her if I can get some gum. Like she always does, she asked me whether I had any money. Usually I just say no, but today I don't know what came into me. I stopped and turned to her. With my hands on my hips I said, "Well I would have some money if someone gave me my allowance once in awhile." Right after I said it I knew I shouldn't have, but I didn't say anything else. My mom just looked at me with "the look". Just like Ian's mom, only without talking, I know she meant not to be so dramatic.

In the book Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian was walking threw a dark park to get to his work interview at "The Club" so when he was walking threw the park a homeless guy ran up to him and asked for some change and Ian was going to give him some. This reminds me of a time when me and my friend's were walking threw a dark park at night in Teeswater and he was wearing clothes that looked like rags, so he ran up to us and asked for some change , and we were trying to walk away and he was blocking us, then we turned around and ran the other way. IT WAS SCARY ! and that's my connection.

T-S
In the story, Shattered by Eric Walters, Ian walks down to his job interview that his civics teacher had made. On his way he meets a homeless guy named Sarge. Ian gives Sarge a little pocket change then runs off to his job so he wont be late. Sarge finds Ian extremely nice because Ian was going to pull out his wallet and give Sarge even more money. He didn't let him pull out his money because he didn't know who was watching. After Ian gets away from Sarge three guys in leather jackets. They ask for Ian's shoes, being they're all bigger then Ian he gives them up. After they try and get Ian's coat Sarge comes to save the day, and gets Ian's shoes back. This reminds me of when Tyler took my shoes from me. I tried to get them back but he was to fast. Tyler's friend got my shoes back from Tyler and gave them to me. Tyler's friend would be like Sarge and I would be like Ian in my story.

Text-to-Text

In the story "Shattered" by Eric Walters, Sarge comes to Ian's rescue and fought off the bad guys that were trying to steal Ian's belongings. This reminds me of a Berenstain Bears book, where Sister Bear is getting bullied by three big bears. They stole her hair ribbon, and she started to cry. Brother Bear immediatly rushed over to help, similar to the way Sarge did for Ian, and got Sister's ribbon back, just like how Sarge got Ian's shoes back. Even though the situation in "Shattered" is much more of a serious problem, what with Ian almost getting mugged and/or seriously injured, both situations have somebody coming to the rescue (Brother Bear and Sarge) of someone who is getting bullied (Sister Bear and Ian).

In the book Shattered by Eric Walkers, Ian is going through a park. Three bullies confront him and take his shoes, coat, and money. Just before they beat Ian up a homeless man, that Ian had met earlier, showed up. He defended Ian with a metal rod. After this the man told Ian that all homeless people carry a weapon of defense. This reminds me of my Social Issues project. I am doing homelessness as my topic. While researching on how homeless survive on the street I learned that most homeless people do carry a weapon of defense. I think it is a weird coincidence that I am reading a book about a homeless man and doing my project on homeless men. It is also weird that there was a part in the book that I found in my research.