Alex week 4

week 4: passage picker  

Passage 1: Tommy worked hard in the field for several days now but not telling Mr Mcdew or his own dad and fitzgibbon about the remarkable acts that tom did snag one of the Americans troops horses and claim it as his own, I chosed  this passage because it was remarkable that tom could accomplish this by his self.

Passage 2: When captain James fitzgibbon requested a surrender to warn about the incoming native soldiers, they were all shocked when fitzgibbon told colonel boerstler what might the natives have such a great power "easy to control but hard to keep back against the Fort wall" this passage reminded me about what power people have when joining together they become amazing strong.

                          they were fighting in a big war were they were outnumbered by a lot of men
                   but fitizgibbon new how to get out of it by tricking them but after they tricked them the americans were cepered and a  lot of them so the americans slowly brought there pickets back and then finally they blew up there fort the wat was over.  

Bully boys lit circles

1.pg224 paragraph 4.Text to self: Tom turned down FitzGibbon’s invitation to become a bully boy despite longing for adventure instead to become a farmer, I can connect to this because if I was offered to join the military I would probably turn down the offer as well. This helps me understand how Tom is feeling and why he might be feeling like that.

2.pg185 paragraph 2.text to media: FitzGibbon mentions that the battle is to take place at beaver dams, I can connect this because in history i’ve heard of beaverdams and about Laura Secord making the trek to inform FitzGibbon. This helps me understand the history of Laura Secord and the battle of beaver dams as the book goes farther into detail about it.

3.pg206 paragraph 5.text to world: Tom tricked the american colonel and also intimidates him, I can connect this because many people deceive and threaten others to get what they want. This helps me understand how Tom might have thought of saying what he said and also the uncertainty the colonel felt.

My questions for chapter 17-21

Why did the Americans try to attack the DeCews’ Farm?

What would have happened to the Canadians if FitzGibbon had not sent out pickets and Captain Ducharme had not sent out Caughnawagas?

How would the story would have changed if Thomas had gone back to the farm?

How would have the battle been different if FitzGibbon had not done that trick?

How would have the battle changed if Colonel Boerstler had not surrendered?

How much longer do you think the battle would have been if the Americans had not surrendered?

Why do you think Colonel Boerstler believed that the Canadians had as much men as they said they had?

Where might have the battle taken place if the Americans had taken a different route?

Would the battle have been different if Thomas hadn’t said what he did?

Why did Thomas feel so bad for Chapin?

How would the story have been different if the riders were a big force of americans instead of red coats?

Why did the Americans burn the fort?

Week 3 summarizer

This bunch of chapters is focused mainly on the horror and truth of war. In this chapter Tom departs from his family’s farm after staying with them for a few days with FitzGibbon to find his father as he had promised his little brother, they travel alongside captain Ducharme and his native warriors. When they reach the first possible military hospital Tom’s father might be in where FitzGibbon warns him that the worst place in a war is a hospital. they search the tent where Tom is met with many horrors foreign to him, and an old neighbour who has had his arm amputated, when they are about to give up they decide to search the nearby barn when out of nowhere Tom’s father appears. After that when FitzGibbon is reporting in with his superiors Tom spends some time with his father during which his father pushes himself too hard and he collapses and Tom realises how his father’s life has changed. later when Tom and FitzGibbon are traveling together they are ambushed by 3 american soldiers during the chaos FitzGibbon is shot but he survives unhurt and Tom fights of the americans. The chapter ends with FitzGibbon and Tom riding back to camp.

My passages for chapter 11-17

pg.138 paragraph 1

“ ‘Pa!’ I screamed as I ran to him. I threw my arms around my father and tried to stop myself from breaking into tears. I knew they weren’t far away.” I chose this passage because it shows how much Thomas missed his father.

pg.131 paragraph 2

“Within two steps I was hit by a wave of foul-smelling air. It was different from anything I’d encountered before. There was a sweet, sickening odour, almost like alcohol, but underneath that was a more powerful smell----like rotting meat.” This passage describes how nasty a field hospital smelled in the 19th century.

pg.125 paragraph 6

“ ‘Natives are able to just fade into the forest,’ FitzGibbon explained. ‘Hundreds of men can be only dozens of feet away but invisible … until they want to be seen.’ ” This passage describes how devious the natives were and why the natives were a good ally in the war of 1812.

pg.147 paragraph 3 and 4

“ ‘AND THEN I’m planning on deserting and joining the American forces’ ”

“ ‘What did you say?’ I exclaimed, turning in my saddle to face FitzGibbon.” These passages show how easy it can be to get someone’s attention when they aren’t paying attention

I can connect to Tommey when he was at his homestead and had to stay a night or two more. And he was worried about Fitzgibbon getting hurt or dying because one time my Dad went moose hunting up north and was two days late. we thought something bad happened, see Mr. G I can be cuddly and fuzzy on the inside. this is a text to self connection.

Text to text, During history this year i've heard of this Tachuk guy, I think hey Mr. G history did something good

Text to self page 135 I can connect to this because i've said something mean or embarrassing to one of my friends and the person I was talking about was right there and heard us and was like "what!?"