Student Comments About The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

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JANUARY 31, 2000
FROM:
Mrs. Samples' 4th grade class
Herod Elementary
Houston, TX 		MESSAGE:
We just read chapter 1 today, and it's very funny! Byron is mean! He's a clown because he kissed the mirror! He doesn't respect others; when people try to help him he punches them! We think that we will enjoy this book. Some of us are mean to our brothers and sisters, too! One of the boys in our class had mean cousins that tied weights to his arms and legs and threw him into the pool when he was 5. Another kid tied her brother to a tree and threw water balloons at him! Our teacher has a picture of our principal and her meeting Christopher Paul Curtis last fall!
FROM:
Angie W.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
Well, I haven't read this book yet, or started. Does anyone know what the book is going to be about, besides the Watson's going to Birmingham?
FROM:
Brittney
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
hi i am brittney. we haven't started the book yet. have any of you? if so what is it about so far. And how far are you
FROM:
Bob E.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
hello how are you people out there
FROM:
Marcos
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
hi
FROM:
Kristen W.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
We haven't read the book yet, but our teacher said it was good.
FROM:
Marcos D.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
Hey this book cover makes it sound like a good book. If there are other people that read this book give a nice summury.
FROM:
Bob E.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
do you like the book so far? It good,fine or so on
FROM:
Jake
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
This book is going to be a nice book to read
FROM:
KES
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
From the cover of this book I think it's going to be good.
FROM:
Kristen W.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
Hey Ms. Samples class! So it sounds like the book is pretty interesting, I'm going to start reading it later today. Bye!
FROM:
Brittney
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
hi mrs.samples class. i just read what you guys wrote. that was very mean of that boys cousins to do that to him. when i was little my cousins did stuff like that to me too but not that bad. so was the first chapter interesting. what was the main thing that happened in the first chapter. we have to read chapter one still it is are first day with are books so we didnt start to read yet.
FROM:
Brandi G.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
Hi, My name is Brandi.
I am a seventh grade student at Marshall,Wisconsin.
I havent started reading the book yet,but i'm gonna start tonight.
How do you like the book so far?
I heard that it is very interesting.
FROM:
Brandon
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
From the cover of the book it looks pretty good.
FROM:
Bob E.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
.form the cover of the back when I read the back it sounded pretty good.
FROM:
Angie W.
Grade 7
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, WI 		MESSAGE:
Hey! This is Angie again. I just read Ms. Samples' entry. That cousin must be really mean. What happened to the kid? Hope he didn't drown or anything!

So, what's it like living in Texas, Missouri, or anywhere else in the south? up here we have really bad weather, and it really bad bacause the roads are always slippery and we can never go outside bacause it's too cold! Everyone is sooo lucky to have better weather. Although I would hate to be in all of those hurricanes that happened last summer, there's one good thing about living up here with no great bodies of water around us!!!

FROM:
Kayla
Grade 4
Middlebrook School
Trumbull, CT 		MESSAGE:
I liked the book so far because it was funny. We at least have heating.

What do you think the mirror looked like after Byron's lips were pulled off from it?

Why were they called the wierd Watsons? Give three examples.

FROM:
Carolyn
Grade 4
Middlebrook School
Trumbull, CT 		MESSAGE:
I think the book was good so far because it was very funny.I thought it was funny because Byron got his lips stuck to a mirror.

What would you do if your lips got stuck to a mirror?

What did you think of Byron? And how would you feel if you were Byron's brother?

FROM:
Jonathan
Grade 4
Middlebrook School
Trumbull, CT 		MESSAGE:
Yes, I like this book because it has different situations in life and is full of humor.
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Ques.1 Do you think that Byron would have tortured Kenny if he was stuck to the Car mirror? Explain Why or why not.
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Ques.2 Do you think Mama was really dissapointed that she married Mr. Watson? why or why not
FROM:
Ashlie
Grade 4
Middlebrook School
Trumbull, CT 		MESSAGE:
Yes,because it's filled with humor.
We talked about how funny it is.

Do you think Byron has a soft spot for Kenny?

What do you think is going to happen in the next few chapters?

FROM:
Matthew
Grade 7
Troutman Middle School
Troutman, NC 		MESSAGE:
Hello to everone out there!

I am enjoying this book very much! Is there anyone out there that is really enjoying it, like me?

FROM:
Robert
Grade 7
Troutman Middle School
Troutman, NC 		MESSAGE:
To Brittney,
My name is Robert and I have started the book. I am enjoying the Watson Family. They are very funny. Kenny and Byron are alot like me and my brothers. I have 2 older brothers and a twin brother and a baby brother. This book is so funny it makes me laugh.
FROM:
Faiza, Michelle, Casey, Eric
Grade 5
Cornell Elementary
Okemos, MI 		MESSAGE:
Dear Kayla,
Three examples that they are called the "weird" Watsons is their family does things differently than others. Sencondly,they are unpredictable! The third example is they fight all the time!!!!!!!!
FROM:
Josh C.
Grade 5
Cornell Elementary
Okemos, MI 		MESSAGE:
The Relationship Between
Byron and Kenny

Byron and Kenny love to pick on each other!!
But sometimes they help each other out like when Kenny told momma and dad that Byron was frozen to the car. And when Byron told Kenny how to make his lazy eye straight. My brother and I act like Byron and Kenney all of the time!! We fight a lot but we occationally help each other like with homework and fun projects.

FROM:
Priyanka P.
Grade 5
Cornell Elementary
Okemos, MI 		MESSAGE:
We just read chapter 1 and 2 of Watsons Go To Burmingham and I think it is very funny.

I predict that the new kid will "save" Kenny. I think the new kid will become friends with Kenny and help him fight against everybody that wants to make fun of him. Kenny and the new kid probably have the same thing in common, they both have Larry for an enemy.

FROM:
Chris M.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
I think that Byron really likes Kenny but has to act like he doesn't in front of every body or else his reputation will be ruined. I predict that the new kid in school will save Kenny because they will be friends and people will just kind of ignore them.
FROM:
Elise G.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
I predict the new kid in school will "save" Kenny. I think all Kenny needs is a friend. I predict that the new kid will get picked on and Kenny will stand up to him or talk to him and become friends. I think Kenny is lonely without any friends and the new kid will "save" him by making him happier.
FROM:
Elizabeth F.B.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
I think that the new kid won't "save" Kenny but I think they will become friends and then Kenny won't feel so lonely. I think they will sort of protect each other.
FROM:
Jessica P.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
The relationship between Byron and Kenneth isnot good because at school Byron acts like he is not even Kenneth's brother, he just acts like an older bully to him. Also, Byron has his friend bullying Kenneth also. They don't get along at all.
FROM:
Alexandra R.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
I think Byron and Kenny's relationship is very real. I have an older sister, an younger sister, and a younger brother and we behave like that. I feel like I can pick on my siblings but nobody else better try or I will be defending them. Also, if they do some- thing outstanding, I'll be proud of them and won't tease them.
FROM:
MAYA O.
Grade 6
Nichols Middle School
Evanston, IL 		MESSAGE:
I think that Kenny and Byron have a very good relationship. They get into fights but all brothers do that. Byron shows Kenny a thing call tough love. But Kenny doesn not fight back thinking that Byron doens not love him because he knows he does whenhis borher's lip got stuck to the mirror, he helped him.

I think that real brothers act that way and it is normal.

FROM:
Terry, Alex K., Ashley, Milana
Grade 6
Lake Louise School
Palatine, IL 		MESSAGE:
We like the book so far because it is interesting and funny.What do u think the ending will be like? We think that Kenny and Rufus will die at the end of the book because this book was written because of 4 people who were killed in a church.
FROM:
Alex C. & Mario B.
Grade 6
Lake Louise School
Palatine, IL 		MESSAGE:
The book is funny so far.We're at chapter three and I've enjoyed all of them. It ties in minor drama with humor which is good. And it really had no plot ( I think )beacause there's no real problem, it's kinda just a life story but you never know what will happen to the wierd Watsons.
FROM:
Dustin and Brian
Grade 6
Lake Louise School
Palatine, IL 		MESSAGE:
We think the book so far is hilarious. Byron is a little weird when he kisses the mirror. When the kids make fun of Kenny on the bus he is sad. Kenny liked playing dinosaurs with his old friend LJ,but LJ started stealing his dinosaurs so he stopped playing with LJ. The book gets really funny in the middle.
FROM:
Monique O.
Grade 8
Oak Park Middle School
Lake Charles, LA 		MESSAGE:
Our Class found the first chapter really funny. We discussed the temperature in Flint, Michigan because it never gets that cold here in Louisiana.

What are anyone's thoughts on the nickname Poindexter? We weren't sure. Waiting to hear from other students:)