The next book 9th graders will read after
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Where She Went three years into the future.
Adam is telling his story.
Reade Where She Went Chapters
Chapter one
Discussion Questions for your writer's notebook.
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Where she went picks up three years after Mia decided to
stay.
1. Do you think this time lapse matters? 2. Would the
story have worked if it took place one or even two years later? Why? or why
not?
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Review story: Using words first, next, after, finally
Preview vocab.:
rehasing
p. 155
recedes
p. 156
gesture
p. 157
abandonment
p. 159
becons
p. 161
The
boogeyman sleeps on your side of the bed
Whispers
in my ear: Better off dead.”
Fills
my dreams with sirens and lights regret
Kisses
me gently when I wake up in a sweat.”
Journal
Tell
about the chapter, what you foresee
The
author says, “Haunt” is not the right word
for it. Haunt makes it sound bad, unwelcome. But I do hear them. All the
time.” P. 161 What does she hear?
Discussion Questions
Connections: Text to
Self, have you had to move on?
Journal: Draw a diagram of a pencil. A pencil has two ends, one for writing and the other for erasing. On the eraser end, consider what actions the character wishes he or she could erase.
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On the writing end of the pencil, note the actions the character wishes he or she had done.
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Take from Deeper Reading
Phobias
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Author
Gayle Forman's Bio Lessons
Printables
Compare
and contrast Adam’s and Mia’s current lives. Does Mia seem
happy with her life in New York? Is there anything in her story that would
Compare
and and contrast Adam's and Mia's current lives. Does Mia seem happy
with her life in New York? Is there anything that would make you think
otherwise?
Identify at least 4 traits for each of the main characters. You may use the attached sheet for traits or determine your own traits. Give each character a grade and find a direct quote from the book which supports your grade and the page on which the quote was found. See the first example for Adam. Then give Mia a grade.
Grading Scale: A-
character almost always demonstrates this character trait
B- a character usually demonstrates
this character trait
C- a character sometimes demonstrates
this character trait
D- a character rarely demonstrates this
character trait
F- a character never demonstrates this
trait
Character
Traits Word Bank
adventurous,
afraid, ambitious, arrogant, bad, bold, bossy, brainy, brave, brilliant,
calm, careful,
careless, charming, cheerful, childish, cowardly, cruel, curious,
demanding,
depressed, dishonest, eager, easygoing, energetic, evil, faithful, fearless,
foolish,
friendly, funny, gentle, giving, gloomy, graceful, greedy, guilty, happy,
healthy,
helpful, honest, hopeful, imaginative, impatient, impolite, innocent,
inventive,
intelligent,
jealous, kind, lazy, lonely, loving, loyal, lucky, mature, mean, mysterious,
nervous, nice,
noisy, obedient, peaceful, pleasant, polite, poor, proud, quiet, responsible,
rough, rowdy,
rude, sad, scared, selfish, serious, shy, silly, sly, smart, sneaky, spoiled,
strange,
sweet, talented, thoughtful, thoughtless, trusting, trustworthy, unfriendly,
unhappy,
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