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Teenage Wasteland

Teenage Wasteland. by Anne Tyler. Journal #9 (200 word minimum). What advice would you offer to parents with a teenager that is struggling in school? What rules would you set in place? What type of attitude would you have? Be sure to explain your assertions. Guided Reading Questions.

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Teenage Wasteland

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  1. Teenage Wasteland by Anne Tyler

  2. Journal #9 (200 word minimum) What advice would you offer to parents with a teenager that is struggling in school? What rules would you set in place? What type of attitude would you have? Be sure to explain your assertions.

  3. Guided Reading Questions • How does Daisy defend herself to Mr. Lanham at first? 2. Who besides Donny’s parents, teachers, and administrators has suffered because of his behavior? 3. What new problems has Donny developed?

  4. Guided Reading Questions 4. How does Daisy feel she is perceived by Mr. Lanham? Be specific. 5. How does Donny feel about the psychologist? What does the psychologist say about Donny? 6. What does Daisy feel she may have went too far in doing?

  5. Guided Reading Questions 7. How did Donny react when Amanda was born? 8. Describe the psychologist physically. 9. Why does Donny say he doesn’t do homework? How does Cal respond?

  6. Guided Reading Questions 10. What does Cal say that pleases Donny? 11. What does Donny do when Daisy asks him about his session with Cal? 12. What changes first in Donny because of his sessions with Cal? What stays the same?

  7. Guided Reading Questions 13. What does Donny say his parents are? What does Donny feel his parents don’t have? 14. What criticism does the tutor offer to Donny’s parents? How does Daisy respond? 15. What does Daisy realize she shares in common with Donny?

  8. Guided Reading Questions 16. What does Donny’s parents let him start doing? 17. What does Donny’s history teacher recommend? Why? 18. How does Cal respond when Daisy tells him about Donny’s history teacher’s comments?

  9. Guided Reading Questions 19. Who is Daisy angry at after talking to Cal? 20. Where does Cal take Donny? 21. How does Donny respond when Daisy asks to invite Miriam to dinner?

  10. Guided Reading Questions 22. Describe Miriam. 23. What does Miriam say when Daisy asks about Cal’s marriage? 24. What does Matt misunderstand about Daisy’s reference to “Teenage Wasteland”?

  11. Guided Reading Questions 25. What has happened to many of Cal’s students? Be specific. 26. How does Donny respond when Daisy talks about Cal? 27. What happens in April to Donny? Why?

  12. Guided Reading Questions 28. Where does Daisy finally find Donny? How does he get there? 29. What does Cal want to do that is met with apprehension from Daisy? 30. What is Donny doing when Daisy arrives at Cal’s?

  13. Guided Reading Questions 31. How does Cal feel about the school Donny was in? 32. What is Donny’s story in regards to his expulsion? What does Cal think about it? 33. What solution is offered by Donny and reaffirmed by Cal in regards to Donny’s expulsion?

  14. Guided Reading Questions 34. How does Donny respond to Daisy’s decisions? How does Cal? 35. Where does Donny go? How does he do? 36. What happens during final exam time? Be specific.

  15. Guided Reading Questions 37. How does Donny’s sister respond? 38. Daisy lies awake at night and does what? Be specific. 39. What does she see as she falls asleep? 40. Complete “Think Critically” (#’s 2-6) and “Extended Interpretations” #7 on pg. 1178 in MEL-Con format. Be sure to label each part of your answers.

  16. Socratic Seminar In a well-developed, five-paragraph MEL- Con formatted essay, answer the following prompt: Based on the tone of the story, how do you think Anne Tyler feels about raising and educating children, especially adolescents? Be sure to support your assertion.

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