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- THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

- THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. What does this say about the character? Feelings, struggles, relationships, choices, etc. Reread for meaning: What does the author want me to know? Look for symbolism and metaphors – ex. prison = feeling of being trapped

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- THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

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  1. - THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME • What does this say about the character? Feelings, struggles, relationships, choices, etc. • Reread for meaning: What does the author want me to know? • Look for symbolism and metaphors – ex. prison = feeling of being trapped • Images or objects that represent something larger

  2. What Do I Do? In the book, find a moment or event that is just like one you’ve experienced. Write down the text. (event should be important to the character or one where you feel emotionally connected) Write about your similar experience. What are the issues and feelings? What did you learn about the character based on what you remember about your actions/thoughts/feelings in your similar event.

  3. Empathy - To identify with another's feelings. It is to emotionally put yourself in the place of another • How do you think the character feels? • If you were the character, what would you do? Why? • If you were the character, what would you feel? Why? Connect INTERNALLY, not just externally. Three options – looks like what you’ve experienced (mirror), similar to what you’ve experienced (fun house mirror), nothing like what you’ve experienced (window)

  4. Nothing at all like it Learning through someone else’s experience.

  5. What Do I Do? • What is happening at this part of the book – the impt. event, conflict and feelings or emotions associated – • take feelings further to be more exact (not just he was sad) • Have I ever felt this way before? • Do I agree or disagree with his choices and/or emotions? • Then… What does this tell me about the character?

  6. Complete the following chart in your notebook as you read – this will be checked for grade Character traits determined through his reactions to event This is not something I can relate to, but it feels like an impt. Event to me… so I commented.

  7. Choose scenes that feel important. • Reread if you need to. • Look for symbolism or metaphors… Example: cage – trapped (Have you ever felt trapped?)

  8. Choose Text - • p. 117-118 • This is not a mirror or fun house example for me, but this feels important. • He can’t solve the math problem and has to stand at the board. Students call him “stupid” and “dummy” as he leaves. One of them even throws a rock at him as he leaves.

  9. Issues and Feelings • I know this bothers him because of the way he describes the event and his actions afterwards. • “He walked away quickly. He didn’t even turn or flinch” when he was hit with the rock. • He waited for Walter, so Walter could teach him how to solve the problem. • He is easily frustrated with Walter and goes to his room to be alone.

  10. What Do I Learn? • Cares what others think (It hurts when others taunt him.) • Values education (He feels embarrassed that he doesn’t know how to solve the problem, and he tries to get Walter to teach him.) • I feel empathy for Jennings. Even though I’ve never experienced anything like this, I hurt for him and I am mad at the other children and Miss Keller for the way they treated him.

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