What happened?
What was Quinn's perception at the start of the novel vs. the end of the novel?
Quinn did not think racism was an issue or rather his issue and realized that ignoring the problem was being apart of the problem therefore he became an upstander to help make a difference.
What is purpose?
The reason why
"On Friday nights, there were only two things on my mind: getting the hell out of the house and finding the party. "
Quinn
What are the Poetry Thinking jobs?
What is the Literal Meaning?
What is the Deeper Meaning?
What is due when you come back from break?
Mid Winter Recess Packet
What did both David and Paul do, and what was the reason?
They both assaulted innocent unarmed black boys because they judged them based on their appearance/race.
What is theme?
The universal message or lesson conveyed throughout a story
"This is a roll call! Sean Bell! Absent again today! Oscar Grant absent again today!"
Berry
What are the Non Fiction Thinking Jobs?
What is the topic?
What is the author teaching you about the topic?
What is the authors point of view on the topic?
What are you not allowed to use in class without permission?
Cell Phones
1. Creating the comic
2. Putting his hands up to show he wasn't stealing from the gist shop
3. Doubting he'd win the case so he didn't get his hopes up
4. Lying about what happened so he didn't have to talk about it
5. Lying telling people he was fine
What is impact?
The influence/effect of something
"I don't think most people think they're racist. But every time something like this happens, you could like you said, say it't not my problem. You could say, it/s a one time thing'. Every time it happened."
Jill
What are the Ficition thinking jobs?
What is the problem?
What is the solution?
What is the lesson learned?
What color are you supposed to wear on Friday?
Yellow
What did Rashad do before he went to the protest and why ?
What is convey?
To develop an idea or make an idea known
"Listen, I just don't want them to find a reason to beat more people. To kill people."
Which thinking jobs help you identify the theme of a story?
Problem and Soultion
What is the next holiday?
Presidents Day
What was the last words of the novel? Why was this important?
Rashad Butler. Present. Because he was present after being absent for long and was lucky he survived because others are absent due to police killing them and Rashad is standing up for them.
What is contrast?
the state of being different
"They'll think you're doing drugs he'd say."
Rashad technically said this about what his father says abut Spoony
Which thinking jobs tell you the authors perspective?
The authors point of view
What novel are you reading next?
The Fault In Our Stars