Discussion+Director

May 8, 2012 Why do you think melinda acts the way she does? what do you think about the art project she has to do? Are there any questions about what is happening at this point in the story? ~GabyW. why is melinda feeling deppressed throughout freshman year? how do you think her attitude will effect the choices she makes? how is she coping with her family life so far? - Eva Mikhael Who do you think IT is? -shane b its andy he raped her- big dan I think IT is Rachelle.-Austin F andy he raped her- danny b What are your thoughts on the book so far? Who's your favorite character so far?-Austin F What is Melinda's favorite subject? Why is it her favorite subject? -Jessica Carroll

Why do you think that heather wears her gym clothes under her clothing? Do you think the Principal is a mean person? What would you do if you were Melinda, to help your school year be better? -Kelsey H

What do you think about The Marthas? Why do you think Rachel hates Melinda so much? So far, what are your thoughts on Melinda's attitude? - Briana G.

Melinda is depressed because she doesn't have any real friends. -Jessica Carroll


 * why** do you think the marthas are so mean? - Kris M.

__**What kind of people are the marthas?Good or bad? ~ John Grinder**__ __**bad people that do bad things-big papa**__

what do you think of Melinda? -Paige Cole Why does melinda pass out when they disect the frog? how does it show her experience is effecting her? shane b It remaids her when she went to the party and what had happened there. -Jessica Carrol

what does melindas turkey sculpture represent?

May 15, 2012

What is the mental state of her on thanksgiving and how is this emplored thorughout the authors writing. How will this emotion and mental being effect the story in the end? -Jacob Yerkey

Mariah K: Which mascot would you pick? The Bees, The Icebergs, The Hilltoppers, or The Wombats? Why did Melinda make the art piece with the turkey carcass, with a Barbie head inside of it? Can Melinda be related to Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Why did Melinda get so mad at ther father at work? Why is it on her report card at the end of the marking period, there is sections on "Attitude", "Lunch", and "Clothes"? And why is she doing poorly in those subjects?

Which teacher from Speak reminds you of one of your teachers from any school you have had before? just type your thoughts on this question.

Sean Fenton: Will Melinda pass Gym, or will she have to repeat the semsester?
 * Tommy R: Is it fair that the class had only one night to do a five hundred word essay. If this was you would you dot it, do you think you would be able to do it all? **


 * Why is Melinda so negative about everything? Do you think she will ever be positive and have a social life? ~Chau. **
 * Melinda is so negitive about life beacuse this is all that she knows. And if death does not first claim her then yes she will eveolve to fit life as WE know it. **
 * Why does Heater want to be part of the "Marthas". What is "IT" **

Mariah K: I think Heather wants to be part of the Marthas becuase she just wants to be in a group, and "IT" could be either her report card, or Andy Evans. @Tommy R, a 5 hundered word essay is not that long if you think about it, it would just be hard on the subject that you have to write about

why do you think melindas grades are so bad compared to last year?- michael g

do you have any friends like melinda? if so what is it like?- Michael G

why does heather have trouble being friends with melinda?- Michael G = =

Austin P:why did Melinda go to the party in the first place? maybe she wanted to start the year with lots of friends, that's what i think. ~ Chau.

May 22, 2012

Do you think Melinda will ever tell anyone why she called the police? Do you think she will every gain any close friends? Why do you think Heather wants to be part of the "Marthas" so bad? -Marc C.

Why couldn't Melinda tell Andy no? Why can't Melinda stand the sight of Andy? - Austin Morgan @Austin-Morgan, i think that Melinda didn't tell Andy no because she was afraid he might get angry and abuse her to get her to shut up. Melinda cant stand the sight of Andy because he raped her at the party. ~**Pam R.**

= How would you feel if this happened to you? = =** Do think Melinda's old friend's will believe her if she ever told why she called the police? **= = Would tell someone before calling the police or would u do what Melinda did? = = ~Pam R. = = = =why do you think andy raped her?=

Do you think andy will get arrested?

~danny baginski

1. Why does Melinda not tell what really happened? 2. Do you think she'll ever tell anyone what really happens? 3. What do you think would be different if she told the police what hapened? 4. How will her friends react to the truth? -Baylee Stone

= 1. Do you think melinda's classmates will ever forgive her? = = 2. Will Andy get in trouble for what he did to melinda? = = 3. What would you have done with you were melinda? = = ~Krishna Patel = = =

-Amanda Sanvido
=Tylor Mahany= because she called the cops- danny baginski because she was very traumatized from the raping.-danny baginski
 * 1) What happened at the summer party that made people hate melinda
 * 1) do yu think Mr.Freeman and melina understand each other
 * 2) Why do you hink Melinda wll nont tell anyone about why she called the cops.
 * 1) do ou agree with Melinda's view of Puberty.
 * 2) D ou think Melinda and David will eve go out.

Victor Vargas

1. Why do you think Andy locked Melinda in the closet? 2. Make a prediction about how the rest of her years of high school will go? 3. why do you think Andy wanted revenge 4.

5/29/12

Jacob Arent

1. why did andy want revenge on melinda? 2. what did melinda do to stop him? 3. how did the story end?

Jared Trzebuckowski 1.does rachel get mad at andy for asking to go with him? 2.what does she mean when she says her caffeteria strategy changed? 3.What does she mean if a rose is picked another grows?