Class Events
Characters
Plot Elements
Class Events2
Characters2
100
Why was it necessary for Sean to be more self-sufficient than his peers?
He could not count on his alcoholic father to take care of him.
100
What does Jessica want to be when she grows up?
She wants to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
100
Identify the plot event as: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution. Morgan comes in the classroom.
Rising Action
100
Why did the kids decide to go to music?  
They had to go to music to make it look like they had a teacher.
100
Why had Rachel stopped talking?
Rachel chose to stop talking when Tommy died because she feels guilty about his death.
200
What’s a “flashdraft”?
A flashdraft is a writing activity when the students write to their teacher about whatever they want.
200
What did Rachel do for Sean during snack time? Why? What does this tell you about her?
Rachel gave some of her bag of potato chips to Sean because she saw that he doesn’t have a snack on his desk. Rachel is compassionate-she cares about the needs of other students.
200
Identify the plot event as: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution. Mrs. Muchmore is sick.
Exposition
200
What unusual occurrence happened when Mr. Fabiano took attendance on May 1?
Rachel spoke for the first time in six months.
200
Why did Bastian have to move again?
Bastian’s father is in the Air Force and is being transferred to Hawaii.
300
Why is a Rock Ritual performed? How does it work?
A Rock Ritual is a closure ritual to say goodbye to a class member leaving. The student leaving picks out a rock. As the rock is passed to each class member, he shares a memory about the student who is leaving. That student takes the rock with him when he goes.
300
Why would the move be hardest on his new puppy?
Barkley would have to be quarantined for 4 months.
300
Identify the plot event as: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution. Mr. Peacock discovers there is no substitute.
Climax
300
Why was Rachel now able to speak? Do you think without the day “flying solo” she would have done it? Why or why not?
Without the day “flying solo,” the class probably would not have dealt with their feelings about Tommy, so she would never have gotten past the guilt
300
Which student had a phone interview with the National Enquirer after the day "flying solo"?
Christopher
400
What decision did Bastian make during the Rock Ritual?
Bastian decides that he will not take Barkley with him to Hawaii.
400
Why did Rachel appreciate Missy as a friend, especially now?
They both were misfits at the moment, and Missy (who is overweight) knew what it felt like to have people pointing fingers at her and talking about her behind her back.
400
Identify the plot event as: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution. Rachel doesn’t feel guilty about Tommy.
Resolution
400
Name 2 reasons the day Mr. Fabiano was absent such a good day for Sean?
Friday was a good day for Sean because he got to walk Rachel home, and he got a new puppy.
400
Why did Karen have a pretty clear conscience about their day with no substitute?
They ran the class, did their work, and behaved. They showed good character-performing well when no one was looking.
500
What memory did Sean share during the Rock Ritual?
Sean shares the memory of Bastian pushing Mr. Fab into the pool at a birthday party.
500
Why does Rachel not like the school psychologist?
She does not like psychologist because he acts like he knows stuff about her she does not know about herself.
500
What topic did the kids decide to write about after Bastian left? Why?
The students wrote about Tommy because they had never done it before, and he was now on their minds.
500
What memory did Rachel share during the Rock Ritual? Why do you think she did this at this time?
Rachel was overwhelmed with emotions since it was the 6 month anniversary of Tommy’s death, and she was angry with Bastian and felt guilty herself, so Rachel shared how Bastian bullied Tommy.
500
 What did she compare their situation to?
Rachel compared compared their situation to the book Hatchet. Hatchet is about a airplane that crash landed in the wilderness. The pilot dies and the passenger (a boy) is left alone to survive the wilderness.
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