teenage wasteland

Teenage Wasteland

by Anne Tyler

Journal #9 (200 word minimum)

What advice would you offer to parents with

a teenager that is struggling in school?What rules would you set in place?

Whattype of attitude would you have? Be

sure toexplain your assertions.

Guided Reading Questions

1. How does Daisy defend herself to Mr. Lanham at first?

2. Who besides Donny’s parents, teachers, and administrators has suffered because of his behavior?

3. What new problems has Donny developed?


4. How does Daisy feel she is perceived by Mr. Lanham? Be specific.

5. How does Donny feel about the psychologist? What does the psychologist say about Donny?

6. What does Daisy feel she may have went too far in doing?


7. How did Donny react when Amanda was born?

8. Describe the psychologist physically.

9. Why does Donny say he doesn’t do homework? How does Cal respond?


10. What does Cal say that pleases Donny?

11. What does Donny do when Daisy asks him about his session with Cal?

12. What changes first in Donny because of his sessions with Cal? What stays the same?


13. What does Donny say his parents are? What does Donny feel his parents don’t have?

14. What criticism does the tutor offer to Donny’s parents? How does Daisy respond?

15. What does Daisy realize she shares in common with Donny?


16. What does Donny’s parents let him start doing?

17. What does Donny’s history teacher recommend? Why?

18. How does Cal respond when Daisy tells him about Donny’s history teacher’s comments?


19. Who is Daisy angry at after talking to Cal?

20. Where does Cal take Donny?

21. How does Donny respond when Daisy asks to invite Miriam to dinner?


22. Describe Miriam.

23. What does Miriam say when Daisy asks about Cal’s marriage?

24. What does Matt misunderstand about Daisy’s reference to “Teenage Wasteland”?


25. What has happened to many of Cal’s students? Be specific.

26. How does Donny respond when Daisy talks about Cal?

27. What happens in April to Donny? Why?


28. Where does Daisy finally find Donny? How does he get there?

29. What does Cal want to do that is met with apprehension from Daisy?

30. What is Donny doing when Daisy arrives at Cal’s?


31. How does Cal feel about the school Donny was in?

32. What is Donny’s story in regards to his expulsion? What does Cal think about it?

33. What solution is offered by Donny and reaffirmed by Cal in regards to Donny’s expulsion?


34. How does Donny respond to Daisy’s decisions? How does Cal?

35. Where does Donny go? How does he do?

36. What happens during final exam time? Be specific.

Guided Reading Questions37. How does Donny’s sister respond?

38. Daisy lies awake at night and does what? Be specific.

39. What does she see as she falls asleep?

40. Complete “Think Critically” (#’s 2-6) and “Extended Interpretations” #7 on pg. 1178 in MEL-Con format. Be sure to label each part of your answers.

Socratic Seminar

In a well-developed, five-paragraph MEL-Con formatted essay, answer the

followingprompt:

Based on the tone of the story, how do you

think Anne Tyler feels about raising andeducating children, especially

adolescents? Besure to support your assertion.

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