October 14, 2014 - Stargirl chapters 25 and 26
Homework:
Bring your copy of Stargirl next week.
Vocab quiz on Monday - chapters 23-30
Objective
I can make inferences and evaluate Stargirl's rising action as the story moves toward the climax.
Warm Up:
What is the subject of a sentence? What is the predicate of a sentence?
The subject tells whom or what the sentence
is about
The predicate tells what the subject is or
does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbhLKwZz5Ls
1. In spite of taking medicine several hours
ago for her headache, the pain in Jan’s head
______________________ making it difficult
for her to concentrate on her homework.
2. In All Summer in a Day, Margot was locked in the
closet while the other children were outside. Most
likely, she wished she could ____________ in the sun’s
rays like they were doing, since she knew that it would
be another seven years before she saw the sun again.
3.
Jim was having an internal conflict. He had to decide
between going to the concert (a once in a lifetime opportunity) or
staying behind and helping his group complete their project (a
commitment he had made several weeks ago). It was not an
easy choice, and he __________________ before making his
final decision, but in the end, felt confident that he had made the
right choice.
4. Even though Jan said she liked my new
haircut, she said it so _________________
that I wondered if she really meant it or if she
was just saying it to be nice.
5. Jan was so excited to see her friends on the first
day of school. She saw them sitting together at the table
and talking, but their chatter stopped the second she
walked up to them, making her completely
______________. Had she done something to upset
them?
6. As soon as Jan sat down at the table with her
friends, they immediately got up and left. Their
__________________ continued as the week went
on, causing Jan to wonder what she had ever done
to make them treat her so horribly.
7.
In All Summer in Day, William and the other students in
the class lock Margot in the closet. Once they head outside, they
are so happy to see the sun that they forget all about Margot.
They run around and play, completely ____________ of the fact
that Margot is still inside, and it is not until they all go back into
the classroom that they remember what they did earlier.
8.
Jan had wanted to climb Mount Everest all her life. When
she finally got the opportunity it was a dream come true. The
climb had been difficult, but when she finally stood on the
summit, she looked around in _________________ and knew
that this was the most amazing experience of her whole life.
9. Jan was so confident that she aced the math test that
she even went around bragging about how easy she
thought it was. She was much more _______________
the following day later when the tests were returned and
she found out that she didn’t even pass the test.
10. Jan was dreading her walk home from school. Her
parents had just gotten her that new Ipad and trusted her
to bring it to school, but now it was nowhere to be found.
She knew they would ____________________ her about
where she left it, but she couldn’t remember when or
where she had it last.
11. John’s research lab in Antarctica’s
_______________ ice field was the only inhabited
station within a one hundred mile radius. While some
people might have felt lonely in such a place, John
welcomed the peace and quiet.
Stargirl puts out the "Stargirl loves Leo" banner, and Leo reacts to it.
Leo finds out the reasoning behind the shunning
Warm up: Copy the following questions and vocabulary words into your notes
Chapters 25 and 26
1. How does Leo explain the situation at school to Stargirl?
2. What is Stargirls' response to Leo after their conversation?
3. How has Stargirl's happy wagon changed since the last time Leo saw it?
4. Describe Stargirl's vision.
tentatively (139)
sullen (142) zeal (142)
tentatively
(139)
sullen (142) zeal (142)
1. She was beginning to look vaguely familiar. Tentatively I whispered, “Stargirl?”
2. The laughing stopped, and from that moment on she did a perfect imitation of a
sullen, pout-lipped teenager.
3. In my mind’s eye, I pictured her aiming her incredible zeal and energy
exclusively at the Electrons. We could have won games on her cheering alone.
tentatively
not done with confidence; uncertain and
hesitant
http://i.imgur.com/rISNzik.png
sullen
bad-tempered or sulky; gloomy
https://www.frontlinegaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pouty.jpg
zeal
a great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a
cause or an objective.
http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/RTG/7M8/RTG7M88TL.jpeg
swooned
be emotionally affected by someone or
something that one admires;
https://www.zelcoviacookies.com/storefiles/images/17_swooning%20over%20heart.jpg
morale
the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a
person or group at a particular time; spirit
http://www.bluecollaru.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/morale-300x300.jpg