Language Arts 4-11-2014

Career Day & College Fair

Today, Yale took their test on our novel.
Literature Portfolios were handed in;  research projects were peer-edited and submitted; and Reading Journal entries were highlighted and journals were handed in for grading.
All forms were collected (Luncheon 5/16, Trip 4/24, Dance 5/2, Graduation fees, Diploma)

Happy Spring Break!  Enjoy your week off.
      Harvard is reading 13 Reasons Why and completed a Guided Reading packet.
      Yale and Princeton:  read a novel of your choice to help meet your book requirement for the year!

ALL:
   Prepare for NWEA MAP Reading test by:
   1 Practicing Compass Learning each day.
   2 Reviewing your Reading Flash Cards;  reading over your notes



READING GUIDE QUESTIONS for Harvard:

                                 

       

STUDENT _____________________________  

Thirteen Reasons Why Guided Reading #3

Cassette 4: Side B

75. Why does Hannah love to write poetry? When did she stop?  

76. Why does Clay blame himself for Hannah’s suicide? Do you think he is right?

77. What other high school student joined Hannah at the poetry classes? How did he get hold of one of Hannah’s poems?

78. What is the correct meaning of Hannah’s poem? “

79. Mr. Porter says reading this “anonymous poem” was like reading a poem by who? Is that true in this case? Explain. 

80. How did others find out that she wrote the poem?  How did her classmates treat the poem?

81. Why doesn’t the worker at Rosie’s charge Clay?

Cassette 5: Side A

82. Why does Tony wait for Clay outside of Rosie’s?  

83. What does Hannah say about Clay?

84. Before going to the party, where does Hannah stop? What feeling fills her at this place? Why?

85. Hannah and Clay talk on the couch at the party. Who “sits” next to them?  What is ironic about this?

86. Why does Hannah wish she would have talked to Clay sooner? 

87. Why did Hannah tell Clay to stop kissing her? What happens after this?

88.Who comes in after Clay leaves? Why?

Cassette 5: Side B

89. Why didn’t Hannah leave the room when the couple came in?

90. Justin leaves then room but guards the door. Who does he let in? Why?

91. Who does Clay think this boy is?

92. What does this boy do?

93. So why do the tapes go to Justin and not the other boy?

94. Why is this one of Hannah’s “reasons”?

Cassette 6: Side A

95. What did Hannah give to Tony?

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96. Why did Hannah give the second set of tapes to Tony?  

97. How did she give Tony the tapes and what did he do with them?

98 How did Tony keep track of people to make sure they listened to the tapes and sent them on?

99. Who offers to give Hannah a ride home? Is she sober?

100. What does Hannah want to do after  Jenny hit the sign?  Jenny? How does Jenny react to Hannah’s insistence?

101. Who gets in a wreck?

102. Why was the old man on the road?

103. What is the irony in the phone call Hannah makes?

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114. Who does Clay mail the tapes to?

115. Why does Clay talk to Skye at the end of the book?