Root Word
Definition
Oc, opt,
opthalm
eye
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim:
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?
Or do most people agree on what is beautiful?
Root Word
Oc, opt,
opthalm
Definition
Sentence
eye
My grandma’s ocular
problems required her
to see an
opthamalogist who
tested her optical
nerve and found it
was broken.
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim:
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?
Or do most people agree on what is beautiful?
Oc
opt
6. Throughout the book we hear Rose
Mary’s complaint: “I’m a grown woman now,
why can’t I do what I want to do?” At what
point can adults do whatever they want, if at
all? [pg. 74]
7. Jeannette Walls has said, “If I had lost my
belief in my father, I would have lost my
belief in the future.” What do you think she
means? Why do you think she defended her
father longer than anyone else in the family?
Did he deserve this loyalty? [pg. 79]
8.
Are rules necessary for children’s healthy development? At
what point do they become restricting and limiting [pg.91]
9.
Jeannette describes Grandma Smith as a woman who “has
strong opinions about the way things ought to be done –
how to dress, how to talk, how to organize your time, how to
cook and keep house, how to manage your finances…” [pg.
93]
10. Jeannette Walls has said, “We didn’t have food, but at the
same time, we were luckier than other kids.” In what ways
do you think they were “luckier”? Do you think if you were
Jeannette, you would be able to say the same thing? [pg.
95]
Root Word
Definition
Omni
all
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim: Are rules necessary for a
child’s healthy development ?
Root Word
Omni
Definition
Sentence
all
I felt like my mom was
omnipresent, present
everywhere, but really
calling her omniscient,
aware of everything,
was more accurate .
Pictogram
omni
Claim / Counterclaim: Are rules necessary for a
child’s healthy development ?
Root Word
Definition
OxOxia
oxygen
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim: Is there value in
nonconformity (being different from pretty much everyone else)?
Root Word
OxOxia
Definition
Sentence
oxygen
Suffering from
hypoxemia,
inadequate oxygen,
the nurse
hyperoxygenated the
baby in a hyperbaric
tent.
Pictogram
oxy
Claim / Counterclaim:
Is there value in nonconformity (being different from pretty
much everyone else)?
Root Word
Definition
Osteo
bone
Sentence
Claim / Counterclaim:
How do you define a “successful life”?
Pictogram
Root Word
Osteo
Definition
Sentence
bone
Osteoarthritis runs in
our family so we all go
to an osteopathic
doctor who uses
regular medicine and
manipulation of bones
and muscles to keep
patients healthy.
Claim / Counterclaim:
How do you define a “successful life”?
Pictogram
osteo
Root Word
Definition
Phil
Attracted
to,
love
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim:
Should parents give kids less so they are more
appreciative of what they have ?
Root Word
Phil
Definition
Sentence
Attracted
to,
love
Philosophers love
wisdom.
Bibliophiles love
books.
Francophiles love
France.
Anglophiles love
England.
Pictogram
phil
Claim / Counterclaim:
Should parents give kids less so they are more
appreciative of what they have ?
Root Word
Definition
Phob
Fear of
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim:
Should drug and alcohol addicts be forgiven
when their actions cause problems for others ?
Root Word
Definition
Simul
To
resemble,
imitate,
feign
Sentence
Pictogram
Claim / Counterclaim:
Why aren’t the Walls kids juvenile delinquents?
Simul
Definition
Sentence
Pictogram
To
resemble,
imitate,
feign
Many computer games
simulate war, sort of
like a military
simulation exercise in
which soldiers practice
fighting in a setting
resembling a battle
field.
simul
simul
Root Word
Claim / Counterclaim:
Why aren’t the Walls kids juvenile delinquents?
Conformity
11. Is there value in nonconformity? Do we live in a society
that encourages being different? [Pg. 109]
12.Bob Dylan once wrote…..“A man is a success
if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at
night and in between does what he wants to
do.” Although it seems a stretch to use the
word “success” in any discussion of the Walls’
lifestyle, using Dylan’s definition, could we say
that Rex and Rose Mary were a success?
How do you define success? [pg. 113]
Recap pp. 120-144
• Dad goes on a violent, drunken rampage and threatens Mom with a butcher
knife.
• Mom decided it was time for another move/adventure, this time with West
Virginia being the destination. She thought Dad’s parents might help get him
under control.
• A month later, they arrived in Welch, WV and stayed with Erma (Grandma),
Grandpa, and Uncle Stanley in their run-down house.
• Because Welch appears so poverty stricken, Mom cheerfully announces that
she will probably be the only artist in town and her career could take off
there!
• Mom enrolled them in school and the teachers and kids were mean because
they thought Jeannette was uppity. The kids were bullied mercilessly.
• Jeannette “saves” a boy from a vicious dog and one of the mean girls saw it
happen.
• Jeannette becomes friends with this girl, who happens to be black. This
causes Erma and Uncle Stanley to turn on Jeannette and Jeannette tells
them not to use the N word.
• Mom and Dad don’t defend Jeannette and tell her to just get along with the
bigoted relatives, which confuses Jeannette. Mom says Jeannette must look
for a “redeeming” quality in Erma.
13. If parents aren’t getting along, is it better for them
to live separately? [pg. 125]
14. Is there a point when it is time for one to give up
one’s dream? If so, what is that point? [pg. 133-135]
15. Should an adult who was abused as a child forgive
and try to help the abuser? [148]
16. Everyone on Little Hobart Street in Welch is poor, and
“everyone grudgingly accepted some form of public aid.”
The Walls, however, refused any kind of help, although
they were the poorest family on the street. Is it more
important to have pride or have food? [pg.159]
17.
Do you think that difficult family circumstances bring
siblings closer together or push them apart? [pg. 167]
18. Jeannette Walls has said in interviews that because
she had so little as a child, she really appreciated
things when she finally got them. Do you think that
parents should give their kids less so they appreciate
things more? What about high school? Would you
appreciate it more if you had to pay for it? [pg. 177]
19. Mom says that welfare “would cause irreparable
psychological damage” to the kids. “Once you go on
welfare, it changes you. Even if you get off welfare, you
never escape the stigma that you were a charity case.
You’re scarred for life.” Does it scar people for life if
they rely on welfare or charity? [pg. 188]
20. If kids are content with the way they are living, but
Family Services (DHS) doesn’t like it, who is right? The
kid/s or Family Services? [pg. 194]
21. Jeannette Walls has said, “Some people think my
parents are absolute monsters and should’ve had their
children taken away from them. Some think they were
these great free-spirited creatures who had a lot of wisdom
that a lot of parents today don’t [have].” What do you think?
Should the kids have been taken away? If so, what should
have happened to the kids? If not, what benefits did the
kids have by staying with the parents? [pg. 213]
22. How much do you think the Walls children helped each
other survive their circumstances? [pg. 230]
23. Should drug addicts and alcoholics be forgiven and
helped when their actions cause problems for others? If
yes, how should society and their friends and family help
them? If not, what should happen to them? [pg. 254]
24. What do you think kept the Walls children from getting
into serious trouble and becoming like their parents? [pg.
259]
ACTIVITIES to Use Throughout
Your choice SUMMARY
pp. __– __
1. Comic strip
2. News Flash
3. Letter (you’re ______ writing to _____)
Dear
,
Pretend you are someone in the book and you’re upset
with another person.
Write a letter informing him/her
- What they have done to upset you
- Why it upset you
- What you wish they would do or would have done
New idea, event, time or place = New Paragraph
Sincerely,
Dear
,
Breaking News by Terror Tracker
_______________________________________
Turn to us for the who, what, when, where, and why of today’s
biggest stories!
This just in:
Comic Strip
Help or Harm - Choose 1.
What is the best text evidence to prove…
1. Mom is trying to protect the family financially?
OR
2. Dad is harming the family?
RAPT response on the back of your slip
Restate the question
Answer it
Prove it with text evidence
Thoroughly explain your reasons
You are a therapist and Dad comes to you to get help.
HIS ISSUE: His mother’s neglect and abuse still haunt
him and he drinks to cope.
Write a short conversation. Pretend Rex told you a LOT
about actions, family, jobs…
What will you say to Dad and what will he say back to
you?
Therapist: “Rex, I believe you…”
Rex: “(your name), I feel like…”
Therapy Conversation GRADING
• Rex:
What exactly have you done that haunts you?
• Therapist: Give Rex detailed, realistic steps to help
him with the problems he describes?
SCORING
A=14-15 pts
detailed descriptions of events from book and suggestions for positive changes
P=12-13
1 detailed description of an event from book and suggestion/s for positive changes
PP=11
Partial description / suggestion for change
GC pp. 164-174
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Rex’s mother’s influence
Rex’s hometown craziness
Rex’s new life as a husband, father, worker
How has Rex’s attempts to be different worked out?
What would it look like if he were successful?
What strategies would help him get there?
How can he remember to use those strategies when
he feels more like grabbing a bottle of booze?
You are a therapist and Dad comes to you to get help.
Rex: “I want to stop all the drinking, violence, and
running away. I don’t know how to start.”
therapist: “Rex, I believe you have to address the
drinking first, since it leads to violence. What makes
you reach for the bottle?”
Rex: “I have these bad thoughts about myself running
through my head, like I’m a bad person.”
Therapist: “Ok, so let’s write down one of these
thoughts.”
GC pp. 206-213
The Glass Castle
Song Title 1:
Artist:
Which part of the story?
Why?
The Glass Castle Cover Art
Front
Back 
Jeannette Walls Video
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/85068/april-10-2007/jeannette-walls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0XVno-0gM
Biggest Idea
Shame
Luck
All humans have in
common
Broken promises VS
Hope
Quote / Walls’ Comments

Collecting water for cooking from hillside runoff.