GOAL:
To review the plot structure of a story; to identify the climax of this story
ASSIGNED READING:
Chapter 14
WRITING PROMPT:
Draw a picture of the Wool Pooh.
Why does Joetta think that Kenny has changed his clothes?
If you were seeing a member of your family for the last time, what would you want to say to him or her?
How did the events of Chapter 14 make you feel? Why?
ONLINE PROMPT:
Use the Student Comment Form to share ideas and questions with your online peers. Check yesterday's Student Comments page to see if there are any comments you want to respond to.
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Remind students of the discussion of plot structure in Lesson 8. Ask them whether they think the story has reached its climax, the most exciting part of the story and the point at which the central problem is resolved. Allow everyone to voice an opinion before students begin the reading assignment.
Although students are reading only 11 pages today, you may want to give them extra time to write about the emotionally charged events of Chapter 14. The events are also somewhat confusing, and you may want to circulate through the room as students are meeting with their book clubs and check whether any groups are struggling just to sort out what happened.
Students may be confused about why Joey was not in the church when the bomb exploded and why she keeps insisting that Kenny has changed his clothes. Although this matter is clarified somewhat in Chapter 15, you may want to explain to students now that Joey saw another boy who looked like Kenny and followed that boy down the street. While she was chasing the boy, the bomb exploded in the church.
During community share, allow students to share their thoughts and feelings about Chapter 14. Many of them may express shock over what happened, and you might point out that the author probably intended for readers to feel something of the shock that Kenny experiences.
Return to your discussion of plot structure and climax, and ask students whether they think Chapter 14 represents the climax of the story. They do not have to reach any definite conclusions until after they have finished the book, but they should have some ideas about it at this point.
You may want to discuss the symbolism of the Wool Pooh. This fantasy creature has become more than a monster to Kenny -- it is death personified. Kenny struggles with the Wool Pooh for his own life in the whirlpool, and he imagines himself engaged in a tug of war with it over Joey, too.
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