Mrs. Buckley/Mrs. Good

 ROOM 307 (703) 669-1400 EXT. 40

1. Prepare individual and group, formal and informal presentations (SOL 11.1)
2. Perform persuasive presentations, listen critically and assess affective oral presentations (SOL 11.2)
3. Survey American literature, read a variety of genres, continue to develop reading skills (SOL 11.3)
4. Engage in daily reading (independently or teacher-led) (SOL 11.4)
5. Increase knowledge of literary terms, applying these terms in written, video, and audio materials (SOL 11.5)
6. Read and critique a variety of poetry (SOL 11.5)
7. Practice timed responses to a variety of prompts, practice revising and editing (SOL 11.7)
8. To develop unity, coherence, and organization in the single and multi- paragraph essays (SOL 11.7)
9. Focus on analyzing and evaluating information from traditional and on-line resources (SOL 11.8)
10. Evaluate and synthesize the usefulness of information for inclusion in a documented paper, including parenthetical citations, and a Works Cited page (SOL 11.8)
11. Develop vocabulary (SAT-type) through reading, writing, and speaking with an emphasis on understanding and using new vocabulary (SOL 11.8)                                                                                                   

F.   Grammar and usage lessons

A notebook (with pockets) for English assignments and materials

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1. Where and when does this story take place?

1. What excuse is the main character told to use at school?

1. Describe the main character’s clothing.

1. What happens when he goes into his English classroom?

1. What will he never forget about Miss Woods?

1. What does the police officer tell his mother?

1. How does he react to the idea of being “free?”

1. How does the author describe his family before the abuse?

1. List five positive things he says about his mother.

1. What was the “most dramatic” of his mom’s lessons?

1. Why did his mom cry while standing alone in the backyard?

1. Where is the author’s “favorite place in the world?”

1. What did the author do that his mother was proud of?

1. How did the author’s relationship with his mother change?

1. What is the “mirror treatment?”

1. How was his mother different when Father was home?

1. According to the author, how did he know he was a “bad boy?”

1. How did the author’s arm get injured? What story was created to cover up the truth?

1. What happened when the family went to the campsite that summer?

1. Describe the letter from Santa Claus.

1. What was the author’s punishment for playing on the grass?

1. How was getting hit by his mother a victory for him?

1. What did the month of September bring?

1. How was the author punished on weekends?

1. In what way was the author “no longer a member of the family?”

1. How did his mother explain David’s “problems?”

1. Describe what happened when David was punished for making too much noise at a neighbor’s cabin.

1. What made his mother finally let go?

1. Describe how David devised a plan to get food from the local grocery store.

1. What happened to David’s graham crackers?

1. Describe the incident with the leftover pork.

1. Why did David’s mother force him to vomit?

1. What was the next punishment she had for him?

1. What process did David use to beg for food?

1. What happened the day that David got caught begging?

1. Why didn’t David sleep?

1. What happened after his brothers went to sleep?

1. What was the result of being forced to drink the diswashing soap?

1. What made David feel like he had won the Olympic marathon?

1. On average, how often did David get to eat dinner?

1. Why did David refer to Russell as Mother’s “little Nazi?”

1. What happened when Mother lost her balance?

1. How did Father react when David told him about the stabbing?

1. What was the only way David felt that Mother could beat him?

1. What happened when David accidentally fell against Mother?

1. What was Mother doing when David woke in a cold sweat?

1. What happened about three days after the “accident?”

1. How does David imagine himself?

1. What became Father’s new habit?

1. What made David smile?

1. How long did David’s mother stave him during the period of time that Father was away?

1. Describe the two “games” David tells us of in chapter six.

1. What happened when Mother became “bored” torturing David around the house?

1. Why didn’t David get to eat the food prepared for him by the woman in his neighborhood?

1. Describe the punishment with the bathtub.

1. Describe the substitute teacher and why David liked her.

1. Why did it do no good for Father to be home?

1. How did Mother suggest David warm himself?

1. In what way were the roller skates another way for Mother to torture David?

1. What was different when Mother was in the hospital?

1. Describe Mother’s “apology.”

1. Why did David feel like a fool?

1. What advice did Father give to David as he would leave in the morning?

1. Why did David cry inside?

1. What did David believe just before entering the fifth grade?

1. What did David want to happen before Mother died?

1. Describe how God answered David’s prayer when he was five or six.

1. How did David’s brothers change in the summer of 1972?

1. Describe Clifford and Aggie, and how they added to David’s turmoil.

1. What success did David have in fifth grade?

1. How did Mother react?

1. What was the only thing that kept David sane?

1. How was David blamed for the baby’s pending birth defect?

1. What three things does David say he “knew?”

1. How would Mother try to embarrass Father at his work?

1. What questions did David have while watching his father pack?

1. What did David think would be necessary for Mother and Father to be happy?

1. What did David wish mother would do to show him mercy?

1. Where does the epilogue take place?

1. In what ways is David blessed?

1. Where has David brought his son?

1. What makes David cry?

1. According to Pelzer, how many children are abused in our country?

1. How much is spent yearly on child protection agencies? How is this money spent?

1. In 1992, how many child abuse cases were reported?

1. How does Pelzer describe the way childhood should be?

1. What message brought back the past for Mr. Ziegler?

1. What did Mr. Ziegler learn several years after meeting David?

1. What is wrong with movie and magazine coverage of child abuse?

1. Why must David’s story be told?

1. What is the only cure for child abuse?

1. What excuse is the poem trying to take away?