Our Superheros!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Journal #8
Read through the discussion questions below. You have seen them before on the worksheets for Monday and Wednesday's lesson, but we have not yet had a chance to talk about them. Choose one and write a response. Your response should be about 15 sentences, but by no means does that have to be all!
Chapter 9: Discussion Questions
1. How does the beginning of Chapter 9 show Thom’s desperation and loneliness? Why does Thom feel this way?
2. We have heard many predictions about who Dark Hero/the Man in Black could be: Thom’s mother, Thom’s father, Goran, and Thom even thinks it could be someone from the League following him as a sort of “security check.” Who do you think Dark Hero is and why? Why do you think Dark Hero is following Thom?
3. On page 137, Thom’s dad says, “Certain things a young man needs these days to get ahead…And I intend to give you all of them. Things are finally looking up.” What do you think Thom’s dad meant when he said this? What things does a young man need? Do you think Thom’s dad will be able to give Thom everything he needs? What about emotional support?
4. How do you see Thom’s relationship with his dad developing or progressing?
Chapter 10: Discussion Questions
5. Throughout the novel, Thom continuously describes Goran’s look as a “piercing stare.” Why is Thom always so focused on Goran’s expression? How does Goran’s expression make Thom feel? Why do you think Goran looks at Thom in this way?
6. Through Thom’s narration we know a lot about his own feelings during his one-on-one basketball game with Goran, but we do not know what Goran was thinking? How do you think Goran felt? Do you think there were tensions between the two? What are they learning about each other while playing the game?
7. How did Thom’s view of Goran change at the end of the chapter? What instigated this new outlook? What has changed between them since their first interaction?
Chapter 9: Discussion Questions
1. How does the beginning of Chapter 9 show Thom’s desperation and loneliness? Why does Thom feel this way?
2. We have heard many predictions about who Dark Hero/the Man in Black could be: Thom’s mother, Thom’s father, Goran, and Thom even thinks it could be someone from the League following him as a sort of “security check.” Who do you think Dark Hero is and why? Why do you think Dark Hero is following Thom?
3. On page 137, Thom’s dad says, “Certain things a young man needs these days to get ahead…And I intend to give you all of them. Things are finally looking up.” What do you think Thom’s dad meant when he said this? What things does a young man need? Do you think Thom’s dad will be able to give Thom everything he needs? What about emotional support?
4. How do you see Thom’s relationship with his dad developing or progressing?
Chapter 10: Discussion Questions
5. Throughout the novel, Thom continuously describes Goran’s look as a “piercing stare.” Why is Thom always so focused on Goran’s expression? How does Goran’s expression make Thom feel? Why do you think Goran looks at Thom in this way?
6. Through Thom’s narration we know a lot about his own feelings during his one-on-one basketball game with Goran, but we do not know what Goran was thinking? How do you think Goran felt? Do you think there were tensions between the two? What are they learning about each other while playing the game?
7. How did Thom’s view of Goran change at the end of the chapter? What instigated this new outlook? What has changed between them since their first interaction?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Journal #7
How did you feel about today's activities? Do you think they helped to improve your understanding of the reading?
What do you think you have learned from today's practice with intonation and pausing?
How are you going to apply this to Friday's reading?
What do you think you have learned from today's practice with intonation and pausing?
How are you going to apply this to Friday's reading?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Journal #6: Thom's relationship with his father
What can we infer about Thom's relationship with his father based on this conversation and what we know about their relationship so far?
How is this interaction different from past ones?
How with this conversation affect their relationship in the future? Do you think they will be more open with each other? Why or why not?
How is this interaction different from past ones?
How with this conversation affect their relationship in the future? Do you think they will be more open with each other? Why or why not?
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