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[Claire @Clairekassel]

@MrsArciaga A4: I think that it is good that he made an apology and didn't just simply say no, but it doesn't make up for what he did. I think that he should have let them in. I think that they should own up to what mistakes they've done in the past. #GRARefugee6 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A2: I would probably do what everyone does, grieve. I've never lost someone besides a family member that I'm close to, so I feel like it would be super hard. Especially if someone maybe could have helped them, or been the one that could've died. #GRARefugee6 @sieferi

[Marguerite Arciaga @MrsArciaga]

Q2: What would you do if you were stranded in the ocean and your closest friend dies? Explain. #GRARefugee6

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@MrsArciaga A1: I think it's because it's a time of need, and he needs money. I think that he does know what they are going through. He has possibly done this to a lot of other refugee's, because they are all trying to get to Germany, or around the same place. #GRARefugee6 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@MrsArciaga A3: I think that it is because he has had so many traumatic things happen to him. I think he will come back to life in Germany, because he will realize that not everything in life is bad. #GRARefugee6 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@MrsSchwerman Q3: I think that he was so nice, because he actually doesn't believe in treating the Jewish people bad. I think that the crew knew that he was in control of them and could make them loses their job. He was in high command, so they all listened to him. #GRARefugee5 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@MrsSchwerman A4: I don't feel like they will run out of money, because they will convince someone to help them get to Germany. #GRARefugee5 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A5: I don't think that Josef's father will ever be reunited with his family. I have a feeling that he will be locked away in Cuba, and Josef's family will never be let into Cuba. #GRARefugee5 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A1: Isabel is surrounded by sharks, and has always had the choice to get onto the boat out of the water, however Mahmoud is on a boat for a little bit then it crashes and brakes so he can never go on it again. #GRARefugee5 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A1: Mahmoud's: He is a mighty lion fighting for survival.
Josef's: His heart is a race car.#GRARefugee4 @sieferi

[Amy Soupiset (Soup-uh-zay) @amysoupy]

Q2: Isabel beautifully compared her life to a symphony. Can you think of a metaphor for Josef’s or Mahmoud’s journeys? #GRARefugee4

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@amysoupy A3: My thoughts about the meaning of tomorrow as it relates to each story is that they are hoping that they make it until tomorrow. Each of them probably thinks that if they can make it until tomorrow, they can make it through the next day too. #GRARefugee4 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A1: I really want to read Mahmoud's story right now. It is so compelling to me, because he is literally stranded in the sea with only his mother. He also lost his sister, brother, and father too, so I want to know if he finds them or not. #GRARefugee4 @sieferi

[Amy Soupiset (Soup-uh-zay) @amysoupy]

Q1: Tell us which character's story you most want to read all the way to the end, right now, because you can't wait to find out what happens next! Why is this character's story so compelling to you? #GRARefugee4

[Claire @Clairekassel]

I think that Mahmoud's has made me most interested in what really happening during that time, because it is actually going on right now. It makes me think of all the other things that are going on right in front of us. #GRARefugee

[Erin Siefken @sieferi]

8th Graders: Of 3 stories in #GRARefugee, which has made you most interested in what really happened during that time (in the real world)? Explain why you chose that 1.

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@chalk_talker @storm1619 A3: I think that Mahmoud's family won't get on the ship. I think this because so far haven't gotten on it yet and it has been over a week. I feel like the smugglers will have another excuse. #GRARefugee3 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A2: I think that Hitler know that there are refugee ships. I also think that he is allowing them to leave because he want the Jewish people to be gone. If they get on a ship, then it isn't his problem. #GRARefugee3 @sieferi

[chalk_talker (she/her) @chalk_talker]

Q2: In Josef's journey, do you think Hitler knows about these refugee ships? If so, why is he allowing them? #GRARefugee3 #LK #Refugee @storm1619

[Claire @Clairekassel]

@chalk_talker @storm1619 A1: I think that I connect most to Isabel because she is a girl around my age. I also love animals like her. She is very sweet and will do anything for her family too. I am most interested in Josef because I really want to know if he will get into Cuba. #GRARefugee3 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

Q7 I think that all 3 stories are based on real people and their stories because they seem like things that have actually happened and real. People also could have easily stepped forward to tell their storys and other peoples. #grarefugee2 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

Q3 If I was in Isabel's shoes, I would be super scared. The ship could easily sink because the motor is shut off and won't work. They could all easily die. #grarefugee2 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

Q6 I think that Josef's father will get better, because he will realize that no one is trying to come get him or take him away again. #grarefugee2 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

Q4 Isabel will make it away from Cuba, bc if she doesn't, I don't know how her story line would go. She wouldn't be a refugee, which is the name of the book. I also believe that if their ship sinks, they will die, bc they are 2 far away from land 2 swim. #GRARefugee2 @sieferi

[Claire @Clairekassel]

A1 war, escaping, running away, and something bad is happening #GRARefugeePre @sieferi