You are welcome to post your own ideas, questions, and observations, but respond to what your peers have to say.  The following are prompts or Discussion Starters that you can use when responding to your peers:

"I was wondering if anyone knew......"

"What do you think?"

"Did anyone notice on page 65 that ......"

"I disagree with you because ....."

"I agree with you because ......"

"This reminds me so much of when ....."

"Do you think this could mean ....."

"I'm not sure what you mean.  Could you explain it a little more?"

"I just don't understand this."

"I love the part that says ....."

"I see what you are saying. It reminds me of something that happened earlier in the book."

Questions of the week:

Your response to the question of the week is due six days after it is posted.

Can you think of a particular time of your life when you have to make a difficult decision similar to the one that Winnie had to make, that is whether or not to drink the water when she would reach the age of 17?