Week 3 Day 2 (Tuesday)
1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
1) Richard felt really happy for no reason. He talked about the basement feeling that happened to him a few days ago. The basement concrete walls held all the emotions, fears, and tears of the little boys, which were Richard and David. All the memories of them being captured and forced down there and abused. The secrets were only known to the two of them and a few around them. It terrified him. The stuttering was now gone but he couldn't express his thoughts clearly. He would have dreams at night too but as he got older he found out what was happening to him. He talks more about his mom's vacation. He became addicted to drugs. He also faked giving out newspaper for money, and his mom never cared. he would spend time alone in the forest with a fire. He got a gun from his friend, Jonathan saying he was going to kill his mother when in reality he was planning on killing himself. He thought of the pains and the tortures and he knew it was worth it. He asked god's help over and over but no one ever replied to him. He only needed a place and time to kill himself.
2) How do you feel about what you read today?
2) I felt sad and I could start to feel Richard's pain and see how hard it is for him to live his life now.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
3) He got a gun and planned on suicide.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her, happened to you?
4) I would struggle a lot. I will be weak and feel abandoned. If I were to commit suicide I would be emotionally hurt and feel as the back turned its back on me.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
5) I want to know if he will actually commit suicide.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
6) I think he will use the gun to plan his mother's death.
1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
1) Richard felt really happy for no reason. He talked about the basement feeling that happened to him a few days ago. The basement concrete walls held all the emotions, fears, and tears of the little boys, which were Richard and David. All the memories of them being captured and forced down there and abused. The secrets were only known to the two of them and a few around them. It terrified him. The stuttering was now gone but he couldn't express his thoughts clearly. He would have dreams at night too but as he got older he found out what was happening to him. He talks more about his mom's vacation. He became addicted to drugs. He also faked giving out newspaper for money, and his mom never cared. he would spend time alone in the forest with a fire. He got a gun from his friend, Jonathan saying he was going to kill his mother when in reality he was planning on killing himself. He thought of the pains and the tortures and he knew it was worth it. He asked god's help over and over but no one ever replied to him. He only needed a place and time to kill himself.
2) How do you feel about what you read today?
2) I felt sad and I could start to feel Richard's pain and see how hard it is for him to live his life now.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
3) He got a gun and planned on suicide.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her, happened to you?
4) I would struggle a lot. I will be weak and feel abandoned. If I were to commit suicide I would be emotionally hurt and feel as the back turned its back on me.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
5) I want to know if he will actually commit suicide.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
6) I think he will use the gun to plan his mother's death.