Better+Ending+Response

Thanks Ms Carlyle! I really enjoyed working on this assignment that we had to do. Courtney, Taryn, and I worked really hard on out better endings and personally, I think we nailed it. ;) We also worked collabratively and used our time wisely. I felt that when I was writing that I was in control because I got to say who I thought the book should have ended. I thought that it was fun and that Courtney and Taryn enjoyed it to! Thanks Again, :D -Kaylie

**I am very proud of you.** **Ms C:)**
 * Team Shepherd- WOW! You girls nailed it! Thank you for your unique and well written better endings. The lyrical language you use brings your work alive! The last line in each of your endings is very powerful and emotionally charged. Clearly this novel left all of you with a strong vision and connection to the characters. Well done! All components of this wiki demonstrate your strength as a team and your committment to writing and technology. I am very proud of you and thank you for your fine efforts. Your Prezi's are fantastic and have strengths that can be shared with your peers as models. Way to go. (Thank you Taryn and Courtney for sharing your Prezi's and for inspiring others!)**

My heart pounded as Miss Aboushi asked me to read a line from a book. She smiled at me as I stumbled on the words. The day ended we all walked home, I walked a few meters behind a group of girls from class. The one girl flipped her hair back exposing her ear the other girl whispered in her ear. All of them turned around and looked at me while still walking, I stopped dead and raised my eyebrow. More whispering. I reached home, I just had come over the mountain trail...when my eyes couldn't believe what they saw. My house smashed and bashed to ruins. I took a deep, deep breath trying not to pass out. All of a sudden I hear bleeting I whip my head to where it seemed to be coming from: the lambs. Survivor was barricaded with olive trees, that were sprawled out everywhere. The other lamb was know where to be seen. I clasped Survivor and held him tight in my arms, and layed my head on his soft fluffy wool and cryed. What had happened.
 * __ Taryn's Better Ending: __**
 * __ Starting from the feeling at school: __**

Later that night the sun had just reached it's last bit of light when a truck came down the driveway. It's engine startled me, my knees were buckled and I froze as it's head lights shone on me. The driver got out "Amani ?!" The voice said. "Sitti, Amma Fatima, Wardeh?!" I said. Amma Fatima's face looked weary and dry, Wardeh's too. The three of them ran up and hugged me. "We were in town all day but when we came back here for lunch, The Settlers were here they chopped down all of the olive trees ,and knocked down our house we tried to fight them but what can us girls do all by ourselves?" they all exclaimed. Tears rose to Sitti's eyes, I asked her what was wrong? She responded "Oh, Amani I've been through to much for you to know! Your father and Seedo built our house, and know it's gone like Seedo..." More tears. We all helped pull a ripped and torn mattress out of the rubble that used to be our house, under it I was amazed at what I saw Mama's keyboard. It had several keys missing I brushed the dirt off it and hugged in my arms in the thought of Mama. We layed the mattress in a cavern / cave area, not all of us could fit on it. We slept for the night.

The next morning I was alarmed by the sound of foot steps, everybody else was still sleeping. I turn my head to the drive way, It was Omar and Mama! I jumped up waking up Amma Fatima. " MAMA, OMAR!!!" I squealed. Mama hugged me so tight. About a week later... of living on a mattress, I was feeding Survivor some grain. When a big dark green jeep zoomed down the settlers highway. I heard Mama and Amma Fatima scream, I quickly grabbed Survivor and dashed out of the field. It was Baba! He was on cruches, Ammo Hani helped him down the driveway.

4 years later..... Baba's foot still hasn't officially healed yet,I think it got infected. With the family all home know we were able to rebuild our house, we don't have furniture though. It's definitly the bare necessities as Wardeh says. But, it's great to feel like a family again. Sometimes I feel when I'm up on Seedo's Peak with Survivor I can still hear Seedo's voice and that he will always remain in my heart.

Courtney's Better Ending Response- Starting with the Morning of the Last day in the book. When Amani woke up that morning, covered in dirt from sleeping in the cave, and small sliced cuts from running through branches and twigs on trees. She headed back to her demolished home. She looked around at her once beautiful yard, when she heard a pair of voices coming from the back. She followed the invisible trail of soft voices and came to find her mother and brother Omar. Overjoyed to see them she ran to them and hugged them both. They didn't look shocked at all at the crumpled pile of wood and shingles they had as their house. Even Seedo's and Ammo Hani's houses were demolished, but left in a pile of wood, dust and nails. The sight was awful, but they must have been predicting that, by the amount of time they were gone. They were just happy to know she was alive. Their house was uncomplete with destruction. There was planks of wood and doorways still standing, the three of them went into their house. Through the front doorway, and over sticks, and nails of splintered wood. They found their mother's piano. The sight of it was horrid, but she didn't look like she minded. She walked up to it right in the corner, she picked up a broken key, and a piece of smooth wood, she returned to the doorway where Amani and Omar were standing. She smiled. "Let's go." She said and they headed back out of their door. They all felt better, then they heard the sound of a car door shutting. A professional looking man came out they suspected he was a lawyer. He shook hands with Amani's mother. He explained how their father was fine, and would be coming home soon, that they could see him later on that day, and he is in the closest hospital. He also said that Ammo Hani would be realeased that afternoon. That brought relief to them. They walked into their untouched Olive Grove. The olives still as ripe as ever, and dripping with the morning dew. They all picked off a couple olives and savoured them in their mouths. Amani felt good about the olives, they tried to take them away, but in the end they got to enjoy them. Eating the olives made Amani notice how hungry she actually was she picked off a couple more, and went to walk with her Mama and Omar. "Let's go see your father." Amani's mother said. So they walked out towards the road, olives in hand, and going forward to recapture the family moment with their free family.

Kaylie's Better Ending to the Novel: The Shepherd's Granddaughter Starting from when she left school to go home. I was walking into my crowded class hoping that no one would notice that I was late or hear the sound of my shoes thumping on the ground as I walked. As I was walking to my seat Miss Aboushi saw the reaction on my face as if something were wrong. Starring at me looking worried as ever she finally asked, "Is everything alright Amani?" Amani said, "I can't be here right now, I have to go back home," as she got up from her seat and start heading to the big brown door. Opening the door she looked at Miss Aboushi and her classmates as if it was going to be the last time they would see each other. Amani know what she was going to get herself into once leaving that room. Amani was running so hard she was out of breath. She was almost at her house. Suddenly she heard a big bang! Looking to her right she saw this big machine going towards her house. "What is happened?" She cried with fear. "Why are they doing that to my house!" Heading towards her house she screamed, "STOP!" Then all of a sudden that machine was coming towards her like they were going to hit her. She ran, not knowing where she was going. Hitting branches, getting scraps all over her arms and legs. She almost reached the mountain where her grandfather stayed one night. She knew she was safe there. As she approached the mountain she saw this boy dressed in faded blue jeans, a black t-shirt and with shaggy brown hair. With another look at him she yelled with excitement, "Jonathan! I am so glad to see you. You wouldn't believe what happened to me. My house, they damaged it completely! It is just a pile of belongings and bricks on the ground. How could you let this happen to my family and me?" "I wish you would stop saying me. I tried to stop them but they wouldn't listen." "Well now I have nothing. My family has nothing. I was just heading over to the cave to stay the night." "Can I come? I have water and food and blankets. I could also start a nice, warm fire as we settle for the night." "That would be great!" Amani shouted with joy. Talking and getting to know each other better the night just went by fast. The next morning Amani headed home to a disaster she didn't want to see again. She looked at spot that was beautiful before the settlers tried to take over. Hearing the honk of a horn, getting out of a vehicle was her mother and Omar. Tears going down her face as she ran and gave them both hugs and kisses. She missed them both oh so much. Then behind that car a black car pulled up and got out. The lawyer was there and was talking to them saying that their father and husband was fine and that he was safe in a hospital and then could see him anytime. As for Ammo Hani, they would have to go to court and settle things with the judge. That’s all he had to say then left and gave a cheerful wave goodbye. Amani, her mother and her brother Omar, started to talk. Finishing that off her mother said that Omar will be leaving to go to University soon, and we don’t have much time to fix the house so when their father is healed and Ammo Hani is released from jail they would all move to the town of the University Omar is attending. With all the drama that has happened in the last few days was all done. Well at least for Amani and her family cause everything turned out to be what they wanted. Their father was healed, the judge and the lawyer came to an agreement and Ammo Hani was released and they ended up moving to where Omar was in University. Even though Amani had left her flock and her shepherding days behind her, she knew that she could trust the people back in Palestine. Amani's eyes till get watery when thinking about that night but she knows that everything was okay and kept her head high. Seedo would of been very proud and that’s all that matters. She knows that he was looking down at her saying, "Good job Amani. I can finally find my peace here now that stuff with the settlers is handled. Thank you Amani, and goodbye."