DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

1. Why does Richie and Eleanor's mom always fight? Do you think that he abuses her?
2. Do you think Tina and Steve and Eleanor are "friends" now?
3. Why was Tina and Steve helping Eleanor see Park?
4. Why is Richie writing sick notes in Eleanor's books?
5. What do you think the last 3 words were?

Vocabulary Enricher

pg 203 p 12 scintillating- very clever, amusing, and interesting

pg 211 p 12 perm- a process in which someone's hair is curled and treated with chemicald so that it remains curly for a long time

pg 217 p 11 nonnegotiable- not able to be discussed and changed before an agreement or decision is made

pg 223 p 15 dubious- unsure or uncertain; feeling doubt about something

pg 252 p 12 illicit- not allowed by law; unlawful or illegal

Park's Walkman (Eleanor also has a walkman)

I will read about 15 pgs every night or maybe read at lunch and during ssr during English class.

Eleanor and Park

4/28          Ch. 1-15
5/5            Ch. 16-30
5/12          Ch. 31-45
5/19          Ch. 46-58

Investigator

Cassandra Clare got the idea of the book from her friend's decorative ceiling from a tattoo parlor from where she use to work. Foot prints, painted in black, covered the ceiling. Her friend and her friend's ex co-workers did. She imaged a battle that happening in NYC that was between good and evil. She imagined demon-hunters magic that was based on tattooed runes.

Vocabulary Enricher

Pg. 189 P. 1        Partition          A wall or screen that separates one area from another             Discuss

Pg. 195 P. 8        Interjected       To interrupt what someone else is saying w/ a comment etc.   Discuss

Pg. 207 P. 7        Sequined         Ornamented with or as if with sequins                                    Question

Pg. 215 P. 1        Lofts                A room or space that is just below the roof of a building       Discuss

                                                   and that is often used to store things

Pg. 247 P. 12      Luminous        Filled with light or very bright in color                                  Explain

pg 103

Cucumber sandwich and tea that Madame Dorothea offered Clary and Jace.

Post-its
-New characters
-Setting details
-Places where you are confused
-Other

Listen when others speak.
Make visuals.
Talk at least 2 times.

Just talk about the book and maybe have snacks... Sorry, I'm hungry. Anyways, I think games with cards or maybe dressing up would be fun.

Reading Schedule 

3/17 Ch. 1-6 (1-98 pgs.)

3/24 Ch. 7-10 (99-188 pgs.)

3/31 Ch. 11-14 (189-280 pgs.)

4/14 Ch. 15-20 (281-385 pgs)

4/17 Ch. 21-Epilogue (389-485 pgs.)

The Mortal Instruments City of Bones (Book 1)

1) Clary is 15 years old and she met the Shadowhunters. I think that Clary and her mother are also like them since they can see them and demons are interested in them.

2) Jace is one of them. Demons want to kill her, maybe.

3) Clary lives in New York City. Clary will join with the Shadowhunters to kill of demons.

"During that week, Max had cut out a collection of pages from Mein Kampf and painted over them in white. He had hung them up with pegs on some string, from one end of the basement to the other" -The Book Thief pg 223

"Liesel lifted the first tufts of Max Vandenburg's hair. As she cut the feathery strands, she wondered at the sound of scissors. Not the snipping noise, but the grinding of each metal arm as it cropped each group of fibers." -The Book Thief pg 245

Blinded By Colors

First the colors...
That's usually how I see things.
Or at least, how I try.
Something white.
Of the blinding kind.
Some of you are thinking that white is not really a color.
Are you stupid?!
White is a color!
Without a question.
I can't really explain it to you.
I studied the blinding.
White-snow sky,
The whole globe dressed in snow, and
Trees that wore blankets of ice.
I practically inhaled it.
I was interested.
Curiosity got the better of me.
And I watched.

"From The Book Thief by Markus Zusak"

I was suprised when Rudy had so much commitment to steal, but he wasn't doing anything. Wouldn't he want to steal? All the valuables such as food, jewlery, or money he can take, but he's not trying. Did he have a flashback? Did he remember something?

Pg.483