The ExplosionA MEMOIR

Turn in Worksheet on Characterizing Mary

Independent Reading – SILENTLYFill Out Log

Warm Up – 9/15/2014Who do you count on to help point

you in the right direction? Describe a time when someone did or said something that helped you make an important choice.

Use details in your story. Try 2 solid paragraphs of 5 sentences each.

Partner Share at your table.

Are there any similarities in your stories?

As a team, make a list of important factors to consider when making a decision.

Vocabulary on pg. 9Apparently seeming to be

Joseph apparently found the situation funny, since he was trying hard not to laugh.

Creative showing imagination and originality

Leticia’s fashion designs are beautiful and creative. Industrial having to do with industry (factories, metal)

The class visited an industrial paper plant to learn how cardboard is made.

Careen to swerve crazily while moving forward

We watched the loose hubcap careen across the highway and into a ditch.

Exclamation a loud, emotional statement

My brother made an exclamation of disgust when I shoved a bug in his face.

Smolder to burn without flames

The flames have died down, but the campfire will smolder for hours. Snicker to laugh quietly in a mean way

When I spilled my soup on the floor, Ed and Zack snickered. Wrath intense anger or rage

Leo was filled with wrath when he heard that three older kids had bullied his little sister.

Warm Up – 9/16/2014 Look on page 12 of the textbook and re-read the

section we read yesterday. How does Sonny try to get out of trouble with his mom?

Does Sonny’s mom behave differently from his dad? How so?

Describe a time when you got in trouble? (Have you ever broken or lost something valuable?

Does your mom treat you differently than your dad? Or your grandmother/father or teacher? Why? Explain with examples.

Independent Reading – SILENTLYFill Out Log

Logs are due on Friday – you need to have at least 8 entries.

Reading pgs.10-15 Complete the margin questions in your notes

section. Make sure they are all done in complete sentences. Hint: Use part of the question as the beginning of your answer to receive full credit. For example: (pg.13) The explosion gets Homer’s

mom concerned because_____________________ When asked to underline or circle, rewrite the

sentence into your notebook since we cannot mark the textbook. Then write out the answers you would check for the questions.

Warm Up – 9/17/2014 – Must finish up to pg. 15 firstConsider each of the following influences on Homer;

Mom, Dad, and Coalwood. Describe how each affected him, in a positive or negative manner. Hint: What does Mom want him to do? Dad? How does

growing up in a coal town affect a boy? What is expected?

Make sure you have completed all of the margin questions (in complete sentences). I will come around and check your work.

Warm Up – 9/18/2014 Complete the “Making an Inference” worksheet. Begin working on the chart for the characterization of

Sonny/Homer. Fill in 2 examples each of: thoughts, actions, looks, effect on mom/dad and what he says.