Characters
Symbols
Theme
Plot
Just for Fun
100
The teacher that hates Melinda
Who is Mr Neck?
100
A symbol that represents growth
What is the tree
100
This theme is shown by how Melinda has little to no friends she feels like she can identify with or talk to.
What is isolation?
100
Why the kids at school hate Melinda
What is calling the cops at a summer party
100
The actor I did not want you to pick to play Mr. Freeman
Who is Morgan Freeman?
200
The English teacher that Melinda thinks is a little pathetic
Who is Hairwoman?
200
A symbol that represents the inability to speak
What is bruised lips
200
This theme is shown by how Melinda bites her lips and harms herself.
What is anxiety/depression.
200
How the kids in Spanish class treat Melinda
What is they make fun of her name and appearance
200
The actress that plays that horrible character Bella in Twilight and also Melinda in the Speak movie
Who is Kristen Stewart?
300
Explain the relationship between Melinda and Mr Freeman
Mr Freeman is a mentor that helps Melinda find her identity and grow as a person through the subject of art.
300
A symbol that represents isolation
What is the janitor's closet
300
This theme is shown through Melinda's frustration with how men and women interact with and abuse each other.
What is Gender Roles?
300
The group that Heather from Ohio joins up and abandons Melinda for
What is the Marthas
300
Make like a tree and...
leave
400
Explain the relationship between Melinda and David Petrakis
David is the only person that is truly nice to Melinda and helps encourage her to stand up for things she believes in.
400
A symbol that represents a lack of identity
What is Melinda's bedroom
400
This theme is shown by Melinda's refusal to talk about what happened to her or her subject in history class where she writes on the board that she won't say anything.
What is speaking/expression?
400
Rachel/Rachelle's reaction to Melinda's accusation against Andy
What is she claims Melinda is lying
400
The movie we will watch instead of Speak
What is Mean Girls?
500
Explain Melinda's character arc
Melinda is quiet, shut down and depressed after being sexually assaulted at a party. Through a series of inner struggles and the support of her teacher and the practice of art, she is able to find her voice and finally speak out against what happened to her.
500
A symbol that represents a frustration with personal appearance
What is the mirror
500
This theme is shown through the symbol of the tree and Melinda's change as a character throughout the book.
What is growth?
500
How Melinda prevents Andy from attacking her a second time at the end of the novel
What is threatens him with a mirror shard
500
The best band in the world.
Who is Iron Maiden?
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