Pre-reading Thoughts

<table class="s_table"> <tbody> <tr> <td><br /> <p><img src="http://www.authorsforearthday.org/im...n-gutman-1.jpg" alt="" width="319" height="315" id="tme_imgModEnabled" title="" /></p> </td> <td></td> <td><br /> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img src="http://koolbloo.yolasite.com/resourc...rk_machine.jpg" alt="" width="289" height="431" id="" title="" /></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">I'd like you to share your "before reading" thoughts to the class.  Comment on either something you learned about the author, Dan Gutman, or comment on what you think about the idea of a homework machine as a main part of a novel for children.  Respond and then comment on another student's thoughts.</span></p>