Chapter One
In what city did the two Wes Moores primarily grow up?
Baltimore
Why did the other Wes get arrested for the first time?
Threatening another boy with a knife
What was the other Wes's first job in the drug trade?
Warning dealers when the police were coming
what is an inference?
a logical conclusion made from evidence and our knowledge of similar situations
what is a "text-to-self" connection
a connection between the text and yourself
What did the 3-year old author do to his sister that made his mother so upset?
Punched her
Why did Joy say she slept on the couch for two years?
To stand guard and protect her children from trespassers
Where did the other Wes find the marijuana he brought to his friends when they skipped school?
In his mother's closet
Name (2) things you can make inferences about in a novel
1. what is happening
2. what is important
3. why a character feels a certain way
4. why a character behaves a certain way
What is a "text-to-world" connection
a connection between the text and something that is occurring or has occurred in the world
The other Wes Moore's mother had to drop out of college because:
her grant got cut/no money
What drug did the author encounter for the first time when he moved to the Bronx?
Crack
Why didn't the author fit in at the private school?
he was one of the only few black kids, he did not have nice clothes
What is the active reading strategy we went over in class?
Questioning
what is a "text-to-text" connection
a connection between the text and another story or text that you have previously read
The author's parents' names are:
Joy and Westley Moore Sr.
What was new to Wes about his best friend's family?
The father and mother were married, and they lived as a family unit
What was Mary's reaction when the other Wes came home sick from his experience with drugs and alcohol?
She thought he would learn from his experience and not do it again.
How should you use a "Venn diagram" with this novel?
To compare "wes Moore" and "the other Wes Moore"
provide an example of a "text-to-world" connection
use book and real world example
The author's father died from:
epiglottis
Who were the other Wes Moore's "boys" (2) who would remain his lifelong friends?
Woody and White Boy
When the other Wes was out walking, ashamed of his "secondhand gear, what did he notice on another boy that he liked? (2 things)
a headset AND a gold/diamond ring
what are the three "questioning" questions from our active reading strategies lesson?
1. Do I understand what I just read?
2. Why did he or she say/do that?
3. Would I have made the same decision if I were in that character's situation?
provide an example of a "text-to-text" connection
use book and another text