Book Time!

Hello students,

Here is the example video that Mr. Dave and I made to help you with your creative book reports.  Please notice how we talk about specific parts of the book, what we liked and didn't, and we kept the video under 5 minutes!

Good luck!

Day 6-7, Saturday and Sunday - Final Research and Poster Design

Hello students! You have one last research task! Because you have already done research every day this week, your internet skills have improved.

Include at least one item of visual media about this topic. Because it's the weekend and not all of you have access to a printer, this can be a photo, a drawing, or any other object that makes your poster interesting.



When you're done this, assemble all the work you created during this blogwork to make your poster. Your teacher should have given you some paper to complete your poster with, but don't feel limited by that. The sky is the limit for how creative you want to be and how you want to present your work. Be amazing and impress your teachers and friends! You will present your poster on Monday.

Your final task is to research one more topic that is related to the Sadako and to write a one page report on what you find. Think about the different themes in Sadako - the pictures in this post can help you - and research one of those themes that really interests you. This is your chance to personalize your poster and make it special in a way that shows how you connected to the book.

There is no link for today's work. Instead, go to the links that you used for the previous blogwork and use google. Make sure to include a bibliography that shows you used at least two websites. On a small piece of paper, write the title, 'Bibliography' and list the two websites you used and include that on your poster.

Finally, write a blog comment giving feedback about your Sadako blogwork experience. Did you like doing this? Did not you like it? What did you learn? Would you like to do this again?

To summarize...

• Choose a theme to research from Sadako
• Write a one page report on this theme
• Include a bibliography
• Create your Sadako poster from all your work
• Blog feedback comment

Day 5, Friday - Testimonies of Survivors

Please go to the following link. Here you will find the testimonies of survivors of the atomic bomb incident in Hiroshima in 1945.

On A4 paper, make a title 'True Testimonies'. Read one of the survivor testimonies and answer the following questions.

1. Where was the survivor at the time of the incident?
2. What were the survivors' feelings like?
3. What was the scene like?

Imagine that you are one of the survivors of the atomic bomb incident. Write a one page testimony of your own. Do this on a new sheet of A4 paper, with the title 'My Testimony'. The person you are in this testimony can be very much like you, or, if you feel creative, very different. But please keep things realistic and as much like a real testimony as possible.

Your testimony should include the following:

• age
• name
• location
• description of what happens
• your own feelings

Attach a drawing or artwork that you have created yourself, that accompanies this testimony.

Day 4, Thursday - Letter to Sadako

Visit the Kid's Peace Station: Letters to Sadako. Read some of the letters to Sadako.  On a paper entitled 'Letters to Sadako', answer the following question in a response paragraph:

1) Sadako is not alive, but people are writing letters to her.  Why?  Who do you think is really reading these letters?  Why is this important?

2) Choose a letter that someone has written to Sadako that you can relate to.  Copy the text from this letter, along with the name of the author, and explain how you agree with this letter.

3) Choose a letter that someone has written that is very different from your own feelings.  Copy the text from this letter, along with the name of the author, and explain how you disagree with this letter.

On a seperate piece of paper, with a title of your choice, write your own letter to Sadako.  This letter can be about the book, or how the book inspired you, or how you feel.  Try to be honest and don't rush it and make it too short!

After you have written your letter, post it on the website by using the send letter form.

Day 3, Wednesday - Will the Real Sadako Sasaki, Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up

Please visit the wikipedia link about the true real life of the protagonist of our book, Sadako Sasaki, and answer the questions below.  Write your answers on a sheet of paper titled 'Sadako's True Story'.  This paper will be part of your poster, so keep it safe and make it beautiful!

1. How old was Sadako when the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima?

2. What were the very first symptoms of her illness, leukemia?

3. What was the reason that her family took her to hospital?  How is this different than the book?

4. What did Sasako make the cranes out of?  Why?

5. How many paper cranes did Sadako complete?

6. What were the last words of Sadako?

7. What was done as a tribute after her death?

8. What is the significance of August 6th in Japan?

9. Paragraph answer:  As you have discovered, the true story of Sadako has different details than the book you read in class.  Why do you think the author changed these details, and do you think it is O.K. that she did this and still called this a 'true story'?  Explain your answer.

10. At the foot of the statue of Sadako there is a plaque that reads: "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace on Earth."

What does it symbolize for you? Answer this question by using the 'comment' box below.  Write your name, your class and your answer tonight on this blog!  Your teachers will be reading the answers tomorrow in class and discussing them.

Day 2, Tuesday - Children's Peace Drawing Competition

View some of the top entries from the Children's Peace Drawing Competition.  Choose one drawing that is your favourite and write a paragraph about what you think it means and why you chose it.  Print a small version of this picture out for your poster along with your writing about it.  Next, on A4 paper, create your own peace drawing, with a paragraph below it explaining what it means and symbolizes.

Day 1, Monday - The True Face of Sadako

Check out these real pictures of Sadako and her life and explore other images related to Sadako.  Choose one of these images for your poster and include captions on your poster explaining what it is.

http://rosella.apana.org.au/~mlb/cranes/sadakopx.htm

Next, find two other images related to the book that aren't on this site.  These may be images of Hiroshima, the bomb, paper cranes...etc.  Explain in your captions what these images are and how they are related to the book.  Highest marks will go to the most creative and original images.  Try not to have the same images as your classmates!  Dare to be different...