Student Comments About The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

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FEBRUARY 23, 2000
FROM:
Correy T.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI
MESSAGE:
dear Chidima,
I think that it is strange how byron is having a good time. I expected him to be really angry and mean.
I don't understand how Kenny saw Byron beating up the wool pooh if it was just a wirlpool. I think the book is going fine except for By's strange behavior

FROM:
Thomas
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI
MESSAGE:
Dear Stephany,
I agree.

FROM:
Danielle L
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI
MESSAGE:
Dear Keegan

Yes rabies make animals die and they make them act differtly. But do you know it takes more than 2 minutes for a rabied animal kill something? Well, it does. It takes days to notice any changes at all. Usally they act normal but then they turn loony. Sure maybe it would just attack it but it wouldn't nessisarily have rabies. Also the story took place years ago. He probly wasn't that old.

-Danielle L


FROM:
Danielle L
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI
MESSAGE:
ATTENTION! The comment by Jake to josh and robert was made by me. Danielle. For some reason Jake's name appered on my comment. Possibly beacause we sent the comments at the same time.

FROM:
matt
Grade 7
Troutman Middle School
Troutman, NC
MESSAGE:
I HAVE THE POSSIBLE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION:

iT WAS A BAD IDEA FOR BY TO TELL THE KIDS ABOUT THE WOOL POOH IT SCARED KENNY AND JOEY TO DEATH AND ITS BAD TO COMPARE WOOL POOH TO WINNE THE POOH. IT WOULD BE TREACHEROS FOR YOUNG CHILDS MIND BECAUSE WINNE- THE- POOH IS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AND TEACHES GOOD STUFF YOU MIGHT NEED IN LIFE LIKE SHARING TO LITTLE KIDS.


FROM:
John
Grade 7
Troutman Middle School
Troutman, NC
MESSAGE:
Dear Kristen
I agree that Kenny was stupid for going alone to Collier's Landing. If it were me I would have just gone with Bryon and Joey.

FROM:
Robert
Grade 7
Troutman Middle School
Troutman, NC
MESSAGE:
Dear Kyle
So far Byron is not like the person who he was in flint. The night before they left he told Buphead that he wasn't going to talk to anyone. On the way to Birmingham he was talking (but not too much). When they got to flint he wasn;t talking aat all. ghe didn't even call Kenny names or pick on him I think Byron is o.k. with visiting Grandma Sands but he wants to leave when his parents leave and that's why he is trying to stay out of trouble.

FROM:
Nelson & Jordan
Grade 3
Boone Elementary School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
I think Byron kissing Kenny is disgusting and funny.

FROM:
Kevin,Roger
Grade 4
Boone Elementary School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
I think byron was scared that kenney was going to die and thats the reason by was crying and kissing Kenny. That tells me byron has changed since the begining of the book.

FROM:
Cynthia
Grade 4
Boone Elementary School
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Dear,Thomas
I think that Byron will change because he already started to change like he started to care more about Keny. He took the right way we they wen goint to go to the lake. I think that gramma Sands wont let him do anything he is not sopose to do. I think he's going to be good from now on.

Sincerely,
Cynthia


FROM:
Alix & Ashley
Grade 5
Myers Elementry School
Grand Blanc, MI
MESSAGE:
When Kenny was Drowning do think a man was pulling him under?
Byron has changed in a matter of hours because he just switched his act.
I think Byron is having fun at grandma Sands.
Do you think they have favorite brands yet like TommyHilfinger, or Nike?
I wonder what it would be like to be in Byron's shoes.
When they were on the trip do you think that they followed mama's notes.
I woulder if Dad got Hillbilly names off of his head yet?
I wonder if byron wants to go back home with his family?