The End

What did you think about the ending of Numbering all the Bones? Was your favorite part that Mistus finally got her payback, that Mr. Hampton saluted his 'daughter', that justice was finally served for both Neddy and Zeke, or that young Eulinda ended up going with Ms. Barton? Do you think she made herself come true? Do you agree with all of my statements above? What do you think will happen to Mistus now? Mr. Hampton? The new owner of the ring?

Making Yourself Come True

As high school approaches, as the rest of your life looms before you, and hopefully you've made connections via English and Social Studies that your freedoms are secure...how will you make yourself come true? Do you seek out ways to help others, or do those opportunities seem to fall into your lap? What will you do to 'set things in motion' in your life? Where will you go?

Human Nature in the Bones

We talked about the human nature when we discussed what Captain Werz said when he came to Pond Bluff. Why would people bring picnic baskets, ride trains, buy tickets to see the prisoners of war at Andersonville? What is it about human nature that could make someone so interested in something so vile? Were they excited to see humans suffering, humans who fought against their side of the war suffering, or was it just like a train wreck--they couldn't look away? What are your thoughts?

New Topic for Wednesday May 5, 2010

While reading Bones, keep track of the characters. What are their traits? Who are the survivors and who will perish? Who is really running Mr. Hampton's home, and now that we've met Eulinda, what do you think it would be like to be lost in two worlds?



You may choose to comment on the setting of the Pond Bluff Plantation...Do you think the slaves had such luxurious housing? Does this planation home seem similar to what we've read about?

Let the Blogging Begin

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At the beginning, or Prologue of Numbering all the Bones, we see a ring--a mysterious ruby ring on black velvet in a pawn shop window, that holds special meaning for the narrator. She refers to her brothers Zeke and Neddy, her "Mistus" and that the ring had once been lost, found, buried, and now here it sits. She wonders what type of luck it will bring the woman whose hand it will rest on. What do you think, infer, or connect with this. Does this remind you of anything you can make connections with, or do you feel it's a great job of foreshadowing... what are your thoughts?