Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Students:
You are doing a great job reading. Thank you students. Recall Mr. Dumbleton's visit (author of 30+ books) from Australia, and how he said that reading and writing is necessary for daily and academic success. You can do this!
On another note, today is Tuesday, November 8th, Election Day; this means that professionals are at work, but students are not in school. As suggested in class, you have homework online. Please read the following chapter summaries (16-20) and be prepared for in class discussions, review, and class assignments. ((Remember, Wednesday, November 9th, RMA is back to work with you and your inventive, imaginative hybrid animals; hence, we will return to Swallowing Stones on Thursday, November 10th (we will review Chapters 16-20. Please remember, the ESL/6 MIDTERM is on Monday and Tuesday, November 14th and 15th -- and yes, SS is on the test.
Okay, let's get started:
CH. S. 16-20 (Page 161 to 201)
It's still summer, and Michael is feeling very "choked-up" (understandably). Remember the last chapter, when the police are at the MacKenzie's house and his father, Tom, asks Michael to show the police the rifle. Of course, after another act of desparation, Michael says that he loaned it to Joe, and that the gun had been stolen; hence, there was no gun (rifle, Winchester) to show. Time passes, and Joe tells Michael that the police didn't have enough evidence to put a case together against Michael. Thus, no police had gone back to Michael's house for more questioning--Michael had begun to breathe easier (for the moment).
So, Michael continues his routine of training for track, and he still continues to sit in front of the church, across from Jenna's house, though has grown uneasy at the thought of this, especially since she had approached him at the party (remember, Andrea, Jenna's friend, really wanted to get to know Michael, but she is shy, so Jenna went up to Michael's car as he was leaving from the party, to say that Andrea really wanted to meet him. Michael, really can't remember what Jenna said to him on that day, and only remembers seeing her pale face in his rear-view mirror as he was leaving in his car.) ((This really says how distracted he is feeling at the moment.))
Michael realizes how much he cares about Amy, and tries to get her to talk to him by calling her and writing letters to her -- all failed attempts to try and amend (make-up and say sorry). His sense of loss was far greater than he had ever imagined it would be. For the first time in his life, he felt absolutely alone in the world.
Finally, he gets a change to talk to her at the 7-Eleven Store. He really wants to see her again, yet Amy is cautious. (Read Page 165 to 167).
Moving forward, the police are back at Michael's house searching his backyard with metal detectors.
The police discover a shell casing in the nearby woods.
They determine that the fatal shot was fired from Michael's gun, and Michael further embellishes (magnifies) his testimony to the police. Michael's heart begins to thump wildly.
The police know something, and that's why they went back to his house. (Read page 170 - 171)
In the process, Josh implicates Joe (implicates: to show to also be involved).
When the police leave (after asking for a list of all 40 people who were at Michael's party, the family all sit at the table, were quiet with feelings of distraughtness, and then the conversation begins about how Joe might be the only suspect.
Josh: "What about Joe?"
Tom: What about him?
Josh: Why did he suddenly want to borrow Mike's rifle? Then, when Mike wants it back, Joe tells him it was stolen. If you ask me ..."
Michael: We're not asking you.
Tom: You know anything more about this?
Michael: Dad, I told the police everything I know.
Michael has been living in false hope, now that the cops are back in the picture and have narrowed the shot from a specific gun - his one of a kind Winchester -- deep down he knows that the cops are skeptical, and that the gun and shot came from someone at the party that 4th of July.
Things had gotten worse. Michael felt more guilt. Somehow, he managed to drag forty of his friends into the mix. What made his stomach turn sour was that he had done almost nothing to defend Joe. Instead, he had kept silent.
Now, Michael meets with Joe and tells him that he is likely now a suspect. (Remember homework dated 11-4-11 -- How will this newest lie affect Michael and Joe's friendship?)
Discuss your ideas here.
Moving on, Joe's drinking how gotten worse. (CH 18) Michael drives Joe to the Ghost Tree to talk.
Michael: They know that the bullet came from the Winchester.
Joe: Your Winchester? How do they know it was your Winchester? I keep telling you man, they can't prove a (beep) thing without the rifle. If they don't have the murder weapon, they don't have a case.
Michael: You need to know something.
Joe: What's that.
Michael: Healey's got this idea that maybe you borrowed the rifle and then said it was stolen to cover up the fact that you fired it.
Joe: Yeah? And where would he have gotten that idea?
Michael: Who knows how Healey's mind works? He's desparate. He's got to make a case out of something.
Joe: So he's going to make me a suspect?
Michael: I'm sorry man. I never meant for anything of this to happen.
They find themselves back in the car (Joe has now had several (beeps) and they head (go) back to town. Michael is driving.
Michael inadvertently runs into Amy's car.
Joe is frantic. (Read Pages 183-184)
Remaining Chapters 19-20:
Jenna reminisces about her father and helps her mother prepare to give away some of his clothes. Later that day, Jenna finds out that Joe was picked up for questioning by the police. She spies on Joe from outside his house and determines that she must speak to Amy.
In-Class Assignments:
Go to "Character Web" + Use the 70 feelings/emotion/characteristic expressions as a guide to help complete worksheet.
((First, draw a Mind Mirror on the back side to name qualities that make up Joe's inside characteristics.))
Synthesize these ideas and compare and constrast Michael and Joe's characteristics (Use a Venn Diagram)
Then, write a short compare and constrast paragraph. (Use website below to access transitional words and phrases in compare and contrast writing).
http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr6.htm
Vocabulary:
1) Retrieved
2) Defuse
3) Disoriented
4) Conspiracy
5) Asscessory
Simile and Metaphor Analysis:
1) Simile -- Page 92
2) Simile -- Page 95
3) Metaphor -- Page 95
4) Simile -- Page 122
5) Metaphor -- Page 150
6) Simile -- Page 166
7) Metaphor -- Page 196
**Add details to illustrated imagery
**Choose any page, any paragraph and illustrate -- Cite in Journal.
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