May 23

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION
MAKE A MOVIE OF RICOCHET RIVER

Link to MOVIE PROJECT

Vocab for Friday: Our super excited new words!

Read Ricochet River, chapter 16.
Homework: Read chapters 1, 18 (maybe more.  Just finish if possible.  You have to be done with the novel by next Friday, May 31
Extra credit projects will be shown June 4 and 5

Questions for Ricochet River, chapters 9-12.  We will write answers to questions for all the remaining chapters and you are to keep those answers on one sheet of paper (2 sheets, probably, by the time we're done).
CHAPTER 9
1. In what ways is Link, more
than Wade, in tune with nature?
2. In one or two sentences, summarize Jesse's story of the "first fish."
CHAPTER 10
1. Jesse is a natural quarterback, but the word in
Calamus is that “You couldn’t have an Indian
calling signals.”What does this say about Calamus?
2. What does this quote mean: “Mama said I was a dove among
vultures, and I better go learn about vultures.”
CHAPTER 11
1. There are all kinds of smart. If Lorna is booksmart, and Wade is school-smart, what kind of
smart is Jesse?

CHAPTER 12
1. Wade decides that Jesse’s stories in English class
don’t really apply.But if they don’t apply in class,
how do they apply?


Writing assignment:

Discuss Lorna’s theory about school forcing
people into boxes.Is that true in schools today?If
so, what are your boxes called? How hard is it to
bust free of your box in high school?

Past writing assignments (if you haven't done them, do them, obviously)


Based on what you know of the character Jesse and the issues he goes through in the novel, you can see that there are many things that he should discuss with people in the novel.  Unfortunately, he remains silent.

Your assignment is to write a 150  word letter (3/4 page)
Suggestion: Have Jesse write to Coach Palermo
(you may choose to have Jesse write to another character)

Option 2: Have Mrs. Curren write Lorna a 150 word letter

Robin Cody's summary and guiding questions for Ricochet River:
Summary