• What forms of bullying do you find evident in this video?
• How do people react to the bullying?
• What analogies to bullying do you see present in the video?

Exploring Characters

Think back to your novel and how the main character has changed.  In your blog, focus on the main character and answer the following questions:

1.  At the Beginning the character…

•  At the End the character…

• How the character changed….

Choose an important part fro the book that had an impact on the character. Write a paragraph as if you are the character sharing your experiences, thoughts, and feeling about the event.

 

1. Reflection on the discussion from the live chat about the video clip.

Character Meme:

Reflect on the discussion from the live chat about the video clip. What does bullying look like in your novel? What does it say about the characters and their reaction to the bullying?

For this assignment you will be creating two memes.

1. Create one Character Meme showing what a character in your novel is currently experiencing. Try to demonstrate how bullying connects and impacts the life of your character. Put this on your Kigblog. Be sure to include a brief explanation of your meme.
2. Now, create your own personal meme that shows a reflection about bullying in today’s schools. What can you to do demonstrate that kindness matters.

 

• How does August feel about going on the 5th Grade Nature Retreat?
• Jack and August find themselves in trouble. What is the trouble and who helps them?
• August lies to the teachers about not being able to remember the 7th graders’ faces. Why do you think he did this?
• What animal does August use to represent himself? Do you think it is a good choice?
• There is a ceremony at school, what happens at the ceremony that shows a change from the beginning to the end of the school year?
• Mr. Tushman says “Always try to be a little kinder than necessary.” What does that mean to you? In your opinion what character shows this the best?

 

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  Credit

  Even though Pony does not want to be a greaser and does not like many of the things that greasers do, the rumble allows him to be proud to be a greaser. Explain this contradiction.
• What is the difference between Tim Sheppard’s gang and Ponyboy’s?  Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
• What are the rules of the rumble? (pp. 140-142).
• Explain why Pony might rather anyone’s hate than their pity?
• What do you think is going on with Ponyboy when he says, “Johnny didn’t have anything to do with Bob’s getting killed”?

• What did Mr. Porter do wrong? What could he have done better? What will he do with the tapes when he gets them?
• How does Hannah and Clay’s dual narrative enhance the story? What additional details are revealed through this method of storytelling that might have otherwise remained secret if the book had been written from only one of their perspectives?
• How do you feel the teachers are handling the situation?
• What are specific experiences that have led to Hannah’s 13 reasons why?
• Hannah’s classmates even said that “whoever wrote the note just wants attention” (9.222). What do you think of this quotation?
• How do you think Clay internalizes all of what Hannah is staying on the tapes?