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?