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About what does the opening author make a distinction?
No two groups are the same.
What does Eva do for her boyfriend?
Eva lets her boyfriend into the locked school so that he can fight.
What passed note does Erin see in her class?
A picture of a student, an exaggerated and mean picture of a black student.
What does Erinʼs husband want?
He wants to spend time with his wife.
What is Erinʼs newest job? What does her husband think of this?
She takes another job at the Marriott. He is angry.
What happens when Erin asks the students to exchange seats?
The students are scared to sit by each other. They argue with Erin that they do not want to sit in certain places.
What is the line game? What does it demonstrate?
The students stand on the line when they have experienced what Erin mentions. It demonstrates that they have more in common than they think.
What do Erin and her dad do on the weekend?
They pick the students up for a field trip to the Holocaust museum.
What happens when the students read The Diary of Anne Frank?
The students relate to it and are shocked by what they read.
What question does Erinʼs husband have?
He questions if she can teach an honors students. He wonders if she can teach normal kids.
Describe the first day of school. List five specific examples
Students turn their desks; the teacher is excited; the classroom is messy; students are rude to the teacher; students paint their nails, read a magazine, or fight.
What do the students start to fund?
They raise money to bring Miep Gies to their school to talk to them. She is the lady who hid Anne Frank for years.
Where is the second place the students go?
The Marriott to have dinner with Holocaust survivors.
What does Eva do in court?
She tells the truth. She initially started to lie but she saw her friend from school who was her old rival.
What is the result of Eva testifying?
Her gang beats her up for betraying them. She is not killed because of her dad. They say that she is dead to them.
What is the breakthrough Erin has concerning her students?
She realizes that more of them have seen a shooting than know what the Holocaust is.
What is the studentsʼ final project?
They are going to turn their journals into a book.
What do the students want to do like the Freedom Riders?
They want to talk to the Board of Education for change in policy.
How do the students begin their sophomore year?
They toast themselves for change.
What happens in the educatorsʼ meeting?
Mrs. Campbell argues that the union and other schedules will be messed up if the classes are switched among the teachers. Erin says she only wants to teach these students because they are like a family, not to create problems.
Characterize the teacher. Give direct and indirect support.
The teacherʼs family probably has money, such as her nice outfits and the pearls. (Indirect characterization). She is eager to teach because of the way she prepares lesson plans ahead of time and searches for the best outfit for the first day of school. (Indirect characterization). She states that she is believes in the integration program and wants to teach there because of it. (Direct characterization).
What are some of the stories Erin reads? List three specific examples.
Students have seen their parents beat, friends shot, and homes robbed; they have been raped, beaten, and experienced juvenile hall.
What happens to Andre?
His brother goes to jail and he has missed school. He gives himself an “F” for the class. Erin tells him to regrade himself.
What is the final result for the studentsʼ high school English classes?
They will be with Erin for their junior and senior years.
What story does Miep Gies tell?
She tells the story of August 4th. She says she always thinks about it, and that Anne was screaming, and that she tried to gather materials to bribe the police who were taking Anne and her family away.