Bird Boy

Think about your answers to the following question sets carefully. 

What did Elliot do? Do you agree with his actions? Why/Not? Use a quote from the text to support your response.

What happened to Elliot? Do you agree with this? Why/Not? Use a quote from the text to support your response.

What did Russell do? What should/could he have done/differently? Do you agree with his actions? Why/Not? Use a quote from the text to support your response. 

Submit your answers as an entry on your personal blog. 

The Weird Girl

The following is an excerpt from the text that details a note passed on to Catalina. 

Everybody knows why the weird girl had to leave
where she came from.
Because she was so EASY
the boys wouldn't even look at her in public anymore.
She learned it from her mother. They have no morals 
there.
That's why the weird girl doesn't belong here AT ALL. 

What would you do if you found this note?

Use your diary (p. 36 & 38) to come up with a plan as to what you would do if this note was found and was about ...

(a) You
(b) A Friend
(c) A Stranger 

Compose your plan as either a list or table and submit the completed response to your personal blog. 

Experiment

Answer the following questions in full sentences. Please be sure to check your grammar, punctuation and spelling before submission.

1. p. 40 - How does Russell's mother take his definition of his friends Elliot and Catalina as being nerdy?
2. p. 41 - What is ironic about Russell taking "the scientific approach" to his bullying issues?
3. p. 42 - What would you do if a friend of yours asked the question that Elliot poses to Russell at the end of the first screenshot of their IM conversation?
4. p. 43 - Describe in a few sentences the thoughts of Richie during his conversation with Russell. How would he feel?
5. p. 44 - Which do you think is worse ... being called a "nobody" or being punched in the face? Why?
6. p. 45 - Is Russell's mother's response justified? What would you do in the same situation?
7. p. 46 - Why are there seemingly different rules for children and adults in the situation faced by Russell?
8. p. 47 - Why do you think that Elliot has the perception that The Principal "never does" anything about bullying?
9. ALL - Write Russell's "experiment log" for the events of this chapter. Ensure that for everything that happens you also write down how it makes you feel.
10. ALL - If you had the choice to share a day with one of the characters introduced so far (Russell, Richie, Elliot or Catalina) who would you choose and why? 

Post your completed responses as an entry on your personal blog. 

Anatosaurs

Maybe we could do certain things differently ourselves. With them. We could watch what happens ~ Catalina (p. 38)

Do you think that Catalina, Elliot and Russell should do things differently?

Write a PEER paragraph (using an example/quote from what you have read so far) that discusses this question.

Be sure to edit your response for punctuation, spelling and grammar. 

Please submit your response online as a post on your personal blog. 

Pop Quiz

Write a short journal entry about a typical school day in the life of Bethany DeMere.

Please be sure to edit your work thoroughly, paying particular attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Upload your entry onto your personal blog.