Quickwrite
Yesterday, we learned about a horrific experience that still traumatizes Willow about her conversation with Mrs. King, her Kindergarten Teacher. Share a favorite or a not so favorite memory that you remember from your time in elementary school.
Vocabulary
stammer - speak haltingly
ex: "He stammered: 'Willow h-has an appointment. That's not something th-that's optional.' "
recede - pull back or move away or backward
ex: "Because as I watched the school district offices recede into the distance, I was certain that the old dynamic between Dell and Mai and me was over."
custody - guardianship over
ex:"Should they take me into something called "protective custody"?"
contradict - prove negative; show to be false
ex: "Dell Duke didn't contradict her because Mai was so convincing that he now half believed her story."
dementia - mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
ex: "One of the kinfolk is in the Valiant Village, which is a care facility for patients suffering from dementia."
ex: "He stammered: 'Willow h-has an appointment. That's not something th-that's optional.' "
recede - pull back or move away or backward
ex: "Because as I watched the school district offices recede into the distance, I was certain that the old dynamic between Dell and Mai and me was over."
custody - guardianship over
ex:"Should they take me into something called "protective custody"?"
contradict - prove negative; show to be false
ex: "Dell Duke didn't contradict her because Mai was so convincing that he now half believed her story."
dementia - mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
ex: "One of the kinfolk is in the Valiant Village, which is a care facility for patients suffering from dementia."
Reading
Chapter 5 dell duke p 38-47
Take note of Dell Duke's Counseling System
FGS (THE FOUR GROUPS OF THE STRANGE) page 45
1= Misfits (yellow)
2= Oddballs (purple)
3= Lone Wolves (green)
4= Weirdos (red)
Misfits- calm and content (happy); doesn't care for power; they try hard to fit in with the group but can't
Oddballs- they are the ones to do things for themselves; original and ahead of the curve (smart); artists and musicians; liked to show off; ate spicy food, wear orange, usually late and not good with money
1. Why is Dell okay with the students the other two counselors do not want? (Look ay page 42)
2. Why would Dell's categorization stop once Willow Chance came to see him?
Take note of Dell Duke's Counseling System
FGS (THE FOUR GROUPS OF THE STRANGE) page 45
1= Misfits (yellow)
2= Oddballs (purple)
3= Lone Wolves (green)
4= Weirdos (red)
Misfits- calm and content (happy); doesn't care for power; they try hard to fit in with the group but can't
Oddballs- they are the ones to do things for themselves; original and ahead of the curve (smart); artists and musicians; liked to show off; ate spicy food, wear orange, usually late and not good with money
1. Why is Dell okay with the students the other two counselors do not want? (Look ay page 42)
2. Why would Dell's categorization stop once Willow Chance came to see him?
Bring the Text to Life
Go back to the pages we read from the book today and select one sentence. Draw the mental image you get from the sentence you select.
Writing
When it is discovered that Willow is “highly gifted.” She declares that “It’s possible that all labels are curses. Unless they are on cleaning products.” Do you agree with her assessment? Why or why not? Can you think of any advantages to having a label? What are the disadvantages?