WALKABOUT

//Walkabout//, by James Vance Marshall, is a harrowing tale of survival. Two siblings, Mary and Peter, travel from their home in the U.S. to visit their uncle in Australia. When their plane crash lands in the Australian Outback, the two children set out on foot across the searing red earth in the direction of Adelaide, to find Uncle Keith. How do they survive? What do they manage to eat? How do they make it in all that heat? Read this book to find out. There are homework assignments, Reading Logs posted for you. Just hit the tab above marked "discussion" and find the RL that has been assigned. Click the assignment, and enter your work in the box marked "Reply".

All responses should be well written. I expect that you will proofread your work and edit all mistakes before you hit the button marked "Post". Any errors you make will be underlined in red.

After you post your work, read the entries of at least three other students. You should then select JUST ONE student and respond to his or her work. You can do this by hitting their name. A window will open asking if you would like to send that person an email. Send the student your comments.

Remember to be helpful. You should comment on the ideas in the piece or on the way the student has written. Be helpful. If you have something less than encouraging to common on, be positive and offer advice.