) What did you read about today? Be specific.
The next day a woman from the social services department comes to his house. She and Mother talk for an hour, and then Dave is called in to talk with them. The social worker asks if he is happy and he says he is. She asks whether his mother ever beats him. He replies no, except when he is a bad boy and needs to be punished. He realizes now why Mother suddenly started being nice to him.
After the social worker leaves, his Mother is angry because he gave the wrong answers. She hits him a few times and sends him to the garage. Dave realizes that he is back in his old position of being an outcast in his own family, and he begins to accept it. He feels very alone when his father goes out to work each morning. Dave does not want him to
leave. In spite of his father’s failure to protect him, Dave still loves him.
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2) How do you feel about what you read today?
I feel really bad for Dave.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
The character was punished because he was trying to protect his mother.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you?
Horrible.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
I have none.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
I predict that some one will adopt Dave.
The next day a woman from the social services department comes to his house. She and Mother talk for an hour, and then Dave is called in to talk with them. The social worker asks if he is happy and he says he is. She asks whether his mother ever beats him. He replies no, except when he is a bad boy and needs to be punished. He realizes now why Mother suddenly started being nice to him.
After the social worker leaves, his Mother is angry because he gave the wrong answers. She hits him a few times and sends him to the garage. Dave realizes that he is back in his old position of being an outcast in his own family, and he begins to accept it. He feels very alone when his father goes out to work each morning. Dave does not want him to
leave. In spite of his father’s failure to protect him, Dave still loves him.
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2) How do you feel about what you read today?
I feel really bad for Dave.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
The character was punished because he was trying to protect his mother.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you?
Horrible.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
I have none.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
I predict that some one will adopt Dave.