Name_________________________Date___________ELA pd_______
No Way Out by Peggy Kern
Reading Schedule
Tuesday
and Wednesday
September 8th
and 9th
Thursday and
Friday,
September
10th and 11th
Monday and
Tuesday,
September
14th and
15th
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
September
16th and
17th
Friday and
Monday, September
18th and 21st
Tuesday and
Wednesday,
September
22nd and
23rd
Reading
p. 1-33
ch. 1 and 2
Reading
p. 34 – 49
ch. 3
Reading
p. 50 – 77
ch. 4- 5
Reading
p. 78 – 93
Ch. 6
Reading
p. 94 – 119
Ch. 7 – 8
Reading
p. 120 – 140
Ch. 9 -10
I CAN:
define static,
dynamic, flat,
round, protagonist,
antagonist, tragic
hero, foil, etc.
determine
characterization and
character traits,
using literary
vocabulary**
I CAN:
determine how
character traits
are revealed in a
story (by
characters
actions, words,
descriptions of
the character
and
observations of
other
characters).
I CAN:
describe how
story elements
influence the
characters as
the plot
moves
towards
resolution.
I CAN:
describe how
characters
change
throughout a
story or drama
(No Way Out)
(Specific)
I CAN:
describe how story
elements influence the
characters as the
plot moves towards
resolution.
I CAN:
identify how
characters
respond or
change as the
plot moves
toward a
resolution.
Tuesday/Wednesday 9/8 and 9/9: I can define static, dynamic,flat, round, protagonist, antagonist, tragic
hero, foil, etc.
Ch. 1-2 Vocab:
Static
Dynamic
Flat
Round
Protagonist
Antagonist
Tragic Hero
Foil
Wincing (p.1)
Abrasion (p.5)
Aroma (p. 7)
Ch. 1 Reading Questions:
1. What happened to Harold’s Grandma?
2. What do his interactions with his Grandma reveal about his character?
3. Why do you think the social worker’s question “Do you have any other family?”?
4. Based on ch. 1 what kind of person is Harold? Use evidence from the text (include page numbers) to
support your answer.
CH. 2 Reading Questions:
1. How did Harold’s perception of Grandma change from before to after the accident?
2. What does the interaction mentioned about Cindy and Harold tell us about Harold? About Cindy?
3. What characteristics about Jupiter are revealed through Cindy and Harold’s interaction and actions on p. 24
- 25?
4. Why did Cindy get angry with Harold for taking Londell’s money?
5. What are your initial impressions of Londell, based on Ch. 2?
Character Chart (will be adding to throughout our reading of the novel)
Name
Harold
Grandma
Mr. Harris
Cindy
Jupiter
Londell
Darryl
Mr.
Marshall
Description (age,
physical appearance)
Character
Traits
Evidence from the texts that
supports your claim of character
traits
Type of
character
FQIP: Ch. 1-2
Focus (what I Focused on while reading)
Questions (Write at least two questions you
had/have from the reading.)
Imagine (Draw a picture of a scene you visualized
while reading these chapters)
Predict (write a prediction of what you think will
happen next in the book)
Thursday and Friday, September 10th and 11th: I can determine how character traits are revealed in a story
(by characters actions, words, descriptions of the character and observations of other
characters).
Ch. 3 Reading Questions:
1. List at least two new character traits we learned of Harold from reading this chapter. Use evidence from
the text to support your answer.
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2. Why did Harold storm off from the lunch table with Darryl? How did this event reveal aspects of Harold’s
character? Of Darryl’s?
3. What did Londell mean when he said “Maybe we’re more alike than you think.”? p. 47
FQIP: CH. 3
Focus (what I Focused on while reading)
Questions (Write at least two questions you
had/have from the reading.)
Imagine (Draw a picture of a scene you visualized
while reading these chapters)
Predict (write a prediction of what you think will
happen next in the book)
CH. 1- 3 Character Traits
Choose a main action/event from this chapter. Write what happened here:
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Choose a character involved in that action/event:
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What aspects of that character were revealed from their involvement in that action/event? Include at least
three character traits revealed of that character from that action with supporting evidence from the text.
Use the chart below to answer.
Character Traits Revealed Evidence from the text to support that trait
1.
2.
3.
Monday and Tuesday, September 14th and 15th: I can describe how story elements influence the characters as the
plot moves towards resolution.
Chapter 4 and 5 vocabulary:
1. Cascade
2. Weary/wearily
3. Deduction
4. Interfere
5. Massive
6. Fatigue
7. Stagger
8. Eerily/eerie
9. Dingy
10. Desolate
Ch. 4 Reading Questions:
1. What is Harold’s conflict in chapter four? How does it affect him?
2.
How is Harold affected by the problem he is having with Londell?
3.
Why does Harold’s boss at superfoods say that he thought he would be trouble?
4.
What does this say about how Harold behaves in different settings?
5.
How is the setting changed at Harold’s apartment when Mr. Harris is there? How does it affect how Harold
behaves at his apartment with his grandma?
6.
What does Harold mean when he says to Mr. Harris, “You have no idea.” (pg. 54)
7.
How does this quote reveal how the setting at home (the apt. with grandma) affects Harold?
8.
How does Harold interact with Mr. harris?
9.
How does setting in Mr. Harris’s apt affect Harold? pg 58
10.
What does the description in Mr. Harris’s apartment reveal about his character?
11.
What does Harold mean when he says, “Gotta be better than here” to Mr. Harris?
12.
On pg. 60, when it says …”his mind drifting to a place without Londell or Mr. Marshall, without endless stacks of
bills, without the social worker’s questions” how is the setting affecting Harold at this point?
13.
What moment is the turning point for Harold in the plot? Explain your answer using evidence from the text as
support.
Ch. 5 Reading Questions:
1. At the beginning of chapter 5 what does Harold’s reaction to the description of the setting show about his
character?
2.
What does Harold mean when he thinks “he felt as If he was about to cross into a place of no return.” Pg. 66
3.
As the setting changes, consider how the plot/Harold change?
FQIP: Ch. 4 and 5
Focus (what I Focused on while reading)
Questions (Write at least two questions you
had/have from the reading.)
Imagine (Draw a picture of a scene you visualized
while reading these chapters)
Predict (write a prediction of what you think will
happen next in the book)
Wednesday and Thursday, September 16th and 17th : I can describe how characters change throughout a story or
drama.
Chapter 6 (78, 93)
Vocabulary:
1. Cringed (p 79)2. Persisted (p 82)3. Sternly (p 86)4. Rummaging (p 89)5. Mischievous (p 91)Chapter 6 Reading Activities:
Part 1
Pick three characters from the story and describe how they have changed over the first six chapters. The change can be
emotional, mental, or physical. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Character 1 __________________
Type of Change (Emotional, Mental, or Physical) _________________
How has the character changed? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
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Character 2 __________________
Type of Change (Emotional, Mental, or Physical)_________________
How has the character changed? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
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Character 3 __________________
Type of Change (Emotional, Mental, or Physical)_________________
How has the character changed? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer
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Based on Keenan’s warning to Harold to, “be careful, man,” what character do you think will change next? What about
that character will change? Use evidence to support your answer.
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FQIP: Ch. 6
Focus (what I Focused on while reading)
Questions (Write at least two questions you
had/have from the reading.)
Imagine (Draw a picture of a scene you visualized
while reading these chapters)
Predict (write a prediction of what you think will
happen next in the book)
Friday and Monday, September 18th and 21st: I can describe how story elements influence the characters as the
plot moves towards resolution.
Chapter 7 (94, 119)
Vocabulary:
1. Tensely (p 96)2. Agitated (p 96)3. Condemning (p 99)4. Dilapidated (p 99)5. Snarled (p 100)I can describe how story elements influence the characters as the plot moves towards resolution.
Chapter 7 Questions:
What is Harold’s conflict in chapter 7?
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How does Harold’s conflict influence the plot?
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As the plot moves towards resolution, what story element has the greatest influences on the characters?
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Ch. 8 Vocab:
1. Stagger
2. Accusatory
3. Hoist
4. Shudder
Chapter 8 Reading Questions:
1. What happened to Harold’s grandma while he was gone?
2. What are three ways that Mr. Harris helps Harold and his family in this chapter?
3. How do you think Mr. Harris knew that Londell was a dealer? What else was revealed about Mr. Harris in
this chapter?
4. Harold noticed that Jupiter “looked worried, like he wished he could stay behind” as he drove away with
Londell (pg. 118). Why do you think Jupiter would be worried?
5. Harold tries to tell Cindy that “I’m still the same...I didn’t change.” Do you think this is true? Why or why
not?
FQIP: Ch. 7 and 8
Focus (what I Focused on while reading)
Questions (Write at least two questions you
had/have from the reading.)
Imagine (Draw a picture of a scene you visualized
while reading these chapters)
Predict (write a prediction of what you think will
happen next in the book)
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22nd and 23rd: I can identify how characters respond or change as the plot
moves toward a resolution.
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
1. Desolate
2. Grope
3. Adrenaline
4. Teeter
Chapter 9 Reading Questions
1. Why do you think Harold “snapped” and ran away from Shawn’s house (pg. 125)?
2. a. How does Grandma react when she finds out what Harold has been up to (pg. 127)?
b. Why does her mood change when Harold reveals why he has been selling drugs (pg. 128)? Do you think
she is happy with Harold?
3. Do you think Harold made the right decision to go back to the playground to face Londell? Why or why not?
4. What is your prediction for the final chapter?
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
1. Agony
2. Stammer
3. Tender
Chapter 10 Reading Questions
1. What was the climax of No Way Out?
2. How was the plot resolved?
3. Why couldn’t Jupiter listen to Londell and grab the gun off of the ground?
4. Explain what you think Mr. Harris means when he says “I’ve risked my life for much less.” What does this
tell you about him as a character (pg. 136)?
5. In the final paragraph, the writer says that “The invisible chains that held [Harold] were suddenly broken.”
Explain what this means for Harold.
END OF NOVEL ACTIVITIES
Plot Outline: label the parts of plot and fill in each part for No Way Out.
Character Sketch: Choose one character to complete the character sketch: ______________________________