Central Idea
What is the central idea?
Koya loves to keep people happy
Who is our main character?
Koya Delaney!
What does truce mean?
an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
TDQ: Why didn’t Koya stand up for herself? Support your answer with text evidence.
Koya didn’t stand up for herself because she doesn’t like/want to get angry or make other people angry. She thinks if she can just laugh off uncomfortable situations they will go away. Even at the end of the chapter, she insists to her family that she doesn’t get angry and sees that as a negative trait. She doesn’t like conflict so she just makes jokes so everyone could laugh and forget about the conflict.
The Delaneys were going to go out on Saturday night. How did Koya put in her choice?
She flipped a coin.
Why does Koya keep her feelings bottled up?
Because she doesnt like to hurt others
Who is Dawns and Koyas best friend?
Dawn
What is an insult?
to put someone or yourself down
Why is “Koya DeLaney and the Good Girl Blues” a good title for this book? Support your answer with text evidence.
“Koya DeLaney and the Good Girl Blues” is a good title for this book because Koya wants to be a good person and always wants to stay positive. However, this outlook is causing her to be unable to understand how her sister feels right now. Rather than getting mad or angry, Koya suppresses these feelings and uses laughter to handle challenging situations. Right now however, she is unable to find a positive solution to fix her relationship with Loritha and fix Dawn and Loritha’s relationship, so she is feeling down about the situation.
What did Koya do when Tracee insulted her?
She made jokes and insulted herself.
How does Koya feel about Delbert?
She is excited her is coming
What is Koya cousins name and the girl he is coming with?
Delbert and Sherita
What is a landline phone?
a house phone with multiple lines
What do you think Koya’s dream meant? Support your answer with text evidence.
I think Koya’s dream is her mind telling her that her anger is building and it needs to come out in healthy way before it destroys everything and herself. Koya doesn’t like to be angry and keeps her feelings bottled inside. The monster in her dream was her which means that she could turn into a monster if she doesn’t express herself and say what’s on her mind, she’s going to snap.
When does Koya finally let out her feelings?
When rude fans threaten to ruin her cousin Del’s concert, Koya finally lets out feelings of anger and frustration, learning that it is okay to show your emotions, not just positive but negatives ones as well
How do we know Koya is a good friend?
She tries to keep everyone happy. Hiding her feelings.
Who gives Koya a talk about letting her feelings out?
Her mother.
What is Acappella?
A cappella- when a song is sung without accompanying music
How did Koya's feelings change throughout the book?
She kept her emotions bottled up then she finally let her true feelings out, negative and positive.
How does the problem between Loritha and Dawn get solved?
Koya finally confronts her feelings of anger and calls Dawn to hold her accountable and tell her she needs to apologize to Loritha in order for them to be friends. Dawn and Loritha make up and the three of them are friends once again.
What lesson does Koya learn?
At first, Koya constantly kept her true feelings bottled up and used laughter to avoid conflict. As her anger builds up over various issues (how Dawn treated Loritha, not being able to spend time iwht Del, fans threatening to ruin his concert), Koya finally lets out feelings of anger and frustration.
Who is mad at Koya for hugging Dawn?
Loritha
What does warbly mean?
Uneven ripples on waves or an uneven sounds
What is the author’s message? Support your answer with text evidence.
The author’s message is that it’s okay to be angry or mad. Everyone feels those feelings and for good reasons. Sometimes situations/ events make us mad and we need to do stand up for ourselves, confront the people who have made us angry and express our feelings in a healthy way. It’s not good to bottle in your emotions because it can affect your life such as your sleep. You should confront the people who’ve made you angry in a peaceful way that gets your point across and holds everyone accountable for their actions and how they made you feel. Koya constantly kept her true feelings bottled up and used laughter to avoid conflict but when rude fans threaten to ruin her cousin Del’s concert, Koya finally lets out feelings of anger and frustration, learning that it is okay to show your emotions, not just positive but negatives ones as well.
What did Koya do at the end of the book to let out her emotions in a healthy way?
She called Dawn and told her to apologize to Loritha.