Dave is a fifth grade student at Laketon elementary who is inspired to spend a day in silence in honor of Gandhi. Although he had no problem accomplishing this goal, it caused quite a stir at his school. In fact, it ended up being a competition of silence between boys and girls. Dave has to prove that he is better than the girls and prove that girls can't control their talking even if they tried!
After reading this book, I would have my students brainstorm what other projects they can do as a class to make a difference in the school. I would then ask students to write in their journal about the specific project they would want to take on, why it's important to them, and how they would go about doing it.
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