Soldiers+Heart

//Summary=Brandon// //Questions= Matt// //Quotes= Akshay// //Leader= DJ//

=__** Soldiers Heart **__=

__** Week 1 **__


 * By, DJ**
 * Summary:** We talked about the first twenty pages(two chapters) of the book. We discussed Charley and his eagerness to go to war. His voice hasn’t dropped yet and he is only fifteen. He lied about his age to join the union army. He enlisted in the first Minnesota Volunteer Regiment at the early age of fifteen. He had no training except for what he learned from always hunting. We talked about what they did at Fort Snelling. It was pretty much just, drilling, training, and learning how to take care of and clear their guns. Also we discussed what happened when they were going through town and heading to Manassas. He saw his first rebels on the way. He saw die-hard red necks living in shacks and thought, if that was the enemy, then this war will be over in less than a week, also he met an African Women (the first one he ever saw) and she gave him sweat bread and said thank you for what your doing, then her owner came out and pulled her into the house by her ear, while cursing off the passing union. Then they made camp in the woods, preparing for his first battle. What we think of the book so far is that its pretty good, most of us like, the onlyl thing is that the book cuts right to the action about two pages in, so its a pretty easy read and it moves pretty fast.

1.Where did they find all the posters? They found the posters in Minnesota. 2. Who had seen the girls faint? Charley witnessed girls faint. 3.Why was there a town meeting? There was a town meeting for the Shooting War. 4. Charley learned one thing about the army what was it? One part of an army didn't always know the business of another part. 5.How many men were in the regiment? There were 1,000 men.
 * Questions**
 * By, Akshay**

“ You aren’t under my feet.” (Charley pg.4) “ You ain’t but a boy.” (Charley’s mom pg.5) “ And I’ve got to be a man sometime.” (Charley pg.5) “ Thank you for what you’re doing. I hope God keeps you safe from harm and brings you back to your family.” (Colored woman[slave] pg. 16) “ This ain’t going to be much of a war. I don’t see how they can fight. They don’t have any cloths.” (Private Swenson pg. 19)
 * Quotes**
 * By, Matt**

The main character is Charley; he joined the Minnesota Regiment at the age of 15. Charley lied about his age to join the regiment at 15. His father died and his mother didn’t take good care of him. Charley was lost without a real parent. Charley joined the Minnesota Regiment at the age of 15. Charley was eager to fight for the Union and win a battle. Charley comes from a family, which didn’t really care about him, and Charley wanted to do something great.
 * Leader**
 * By, Brandon**


 * __Week2__**

Summary
By, Matt D.J is doing quotes on the book. Brandon is looking up questions. Akshay is the leader. We were working on pages 20-40. We discussed about Charlie leaving camp and going into battle. We said how he was so miserable at camp with horrible food. But it was better tan nothing. We discussed about his regrets about leaving home and going into battle. We continued our discussion over chapter 5 “ Night” when he went into battle. We said that all the cold nights and the rebel artillery made him feel more homesick. He was so miserable because of the nasty food and bloody water from dead bodies that he had to drink and the constant battle not knowing if he would live or die. With the feeling that the rebels were watching them. By. Mathew Eng

By, Brandon
 * Questions**


 * 1) Who was Charley fighting in the of Battle Run
 * 2) What did Charley see in the battle of Bull Run?
 * 3) What was Charley thinking when he saw death around him?
 * 4) What was going through Charley’s mind when the battle was over?
 * 5) What did Charley find when he charged an enemy position?

By, DJ
 * Quotes**

1. "Make it all stop now" Charley(21) 2. "Get up boy, we're to fall back" Lt.Olafson(25) 3."You all must drink water if you can hold it down. Try to get some sleep. Men will pass among you with rations" Random officer (31) 4."Clean your weapon, private" Sergeant(31) 5."Watch the trees" Sergeant(37)

Leader-Akshay
 * 1) The book contains big print words the language is clean there are no curse words. The book is very easy to read. It is also conversational there are a lot of vents happening. It is a classic book about war.
 * 2) It does not have words that we don’t understand.
 * 3) I think it should be a 5th grade book because the print is big and the book is way to easy to read.

__**Week 3**__

By, DJ
 * Questions**

1. What was the fight called? 2. What did Charley think would happen to him in this battle? 3.What did they eat and how did most of them get it? 4. What was the name of the boy Charley met and what happens to him? 5.What did Charley do for the boy?

Leader By. Matthew Eng 1. The Battle for Manassas Junction 2. He thought that he wouldn’t make it out 3. Rations of salted pork, they get it by steeling it. 4.The boys name was Nelson, he died in battle 5. He gave him advice

By, Brandon
 * Quotes**
 * 1) “Here is some money. I’ve been in a battle. I was scart some but it’s past now. I can’t come home.” (Charley) pg. 42
 * 2) “Your just in time.” (Private Nelson) pg. 45
 * 3) “We’re going up to that line of trees and kick the Rebs out.”(Private Nelson) pg.45
 * 4) “All right! Form on me! Line-of-battle here!” (Officer) pg. 47
 * 5) “At them, men!” (Officer) pg. 49

Summary-Akshay We discussed page 40-60.He has been eating salty pork and beans. He wanted to eat a pie it was 25 cents it was expensive back then but he decided to buy it. He doesn’t think he will live any longer. The rebel army was cut in half.

By, Derek Some themes in the story are peace, war, slavery and freedom. Images in the book could be when Charley saw his first slave and southerners. Also when he stood by his new friends side as he died, even though the soldiers had orders not to do that. The theme peace is applied when Charley makes a small truce with a confederate soldier to trade for tobacco and coffee beans. War is obviously between the Union Army and Confederate Army. Slavery and freedom are what the union is fighting to abolish.
 * Week 4**
 * Leader**

Questions
By Matthew Eng 1. What rumor was going on about the general? 2. What did Charley bring into his tent to eat? 3. What did the rebel solder trade him for? 4. What did they feed the injured solders? 5. Where were the rebel solders when they marched into the meadow?

By, Brandon In week four we have to read pages 60 – 80 in our book Soldiers Heart. Akshay is in charge of writing down the quotes for this week. Matt’s job for this week is to write down the questions for the leader to answer. DJ is the leader for this week. Charley is talking a private named Nelson about The Battle of Bull Run and how horrifying the experience is. Charley’s officer saw the Rebels coming toward their position and ordered to fire at will. When the Rebels go close to them the officer ordered a charge at them. After the battle Nelson and Charley are helping each other out with ammo and cleaning the there guns.
 * Summary**

"I'll be needing this rifle." pg.64 (Charley) "what do you want?" pg.65 (Charley) "how we going to trade back?" pg.66 (Charley) "i won't" pg.67 (Charley) "look to the Rebel horses" pg.72 (doctor)
 * Quotes**-Akshay

By, Brandon
 * Week 5**
 * Quotes**

1. “Range four hundred!” (Sergeants) pg. 81 2. “Set sights for four hundred. Fire when ready.” (Sergeants) pg. 82 3. “You’re hit.” (Corporal) pg. 85 4. “No. I’m all right.” (Charley) pg. 85 5. “You’re hit there, in the shoulder.” (Corporal) pg.85

Summary
Today we read and discussed pages 80-102. The end of chapter 8 and to the end of chapter 10, which means we finished the book. Brandon is doing quotes. D.J is the leader and Akshay is questions for week 5. We talked about the last battle at Gettysburg. We talked about what he gone through like surviving shells and bullets. We said how he killed men and horses and how he was so miserable at camp. By. Matt