Discussions 

2/27/09

Questions:

1. Why does Santiago have so much pride? 2. Why does the boy still trust Santiago? 3. Why do you think Santiago has bad luck?

Characters:

1. Santiago: An old fisherman who has bad luck with catching fish. Has not caught a fish in 40 days. Had a boy who helped him, but his parents made him leave Santiago and go with another boat that could catch fish. The boy loves him. Is a strange old man. Wife is dead and he’s lonely. A yankee fan (baseball). A proud man. Doesn’t have money for food or anything because he has little money. 2. Boy: Knows Santiago for a long time. At 5 he caught his first fish that almost killed him. Loves Santiago, parents made him work with another fishermen saying Santiago was unlucky. His new fishermen is almost blind. Really taking care of the man. Summary:

Well, first off my partner wasn't in class, so I had two partners replace him just for today. There names were Pole (the wall behind me) and Bob (the invisable person). Both new the book very well and were able to help me. First after I took my quiz we all had dumplings and M&M's along with kool-aid. Except they weren't able to eat or drink anything because of their physical state. We first started with characters. I took notes on the book which Pole reviewed and we talked about them through magical brain waves and then we posted them above. After that Pole decided to take a siesta, so Bob helped me with the questions. The questions were hard since Bob hasn't read the book in over 10 years, but eventually we got at least three questions. It was hard because I kept losing internet connection until my teacher told me to do it on a word document, that became helpful. So thanks to Bob and Pole I was able to fulfil the roles of person A,B,C, and D. - Jesy

3/6/09

Questions:

1. Why kind of bond does the boy and Santiago show? 2. How big do you think the fish is that Santiago caught? 3. What do you believe will happen to Santiago and the fish?