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‭ ritten‬‭Response‬‭Discussion‬‭Questions‬‭-‬‭Write‬‭in‬‭TEAC(x2).‬‭Use‬‭MLA‬‭formatting‬‭to‬‭cite‬‭your‬
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‭in-text‬‭citations.‬‭Your‬‭responses‬‭should‬‭be‬‭in‬‭blue‬‭.‬‭Your‬‭grade‬‭will‬‭be‬‭based‬‭on‬‭thoroughness‬
‭of‬‭your‬‭responses‬‭and‬‭demonstration‬‭of‬‭following‬‭directions.‬‭Apply‬‭what‬‭you‬‭have‬‭been‬‭taught‬
‭in‬‭class.‬

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‭ he‬‭section‬‭begins‬‭with‬‭Timothy’s‬‭mom‬‭getting‬‭some‬‭upsetting‬‭news.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭it‬‭and‬‭how‬
‭does‬‭she‬‭respond‬‭to‬‭it‬‭in‬‭a‬‭strange‬‭way?‬‭Why‬‭do‬‭you‬‭think‬‭she‬‭has‬‭this‬‭reaction?‬‭XXXX‬

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‭ hat‬‭topic‬‭does‬‭Timothy‬‭want‬‭to‬‭be‬‭“off-limits”‬‭with‬‭Mrs.‬‭B?‬‭Why‬‭do‬‭you‬‭think‬‭it‬‭bothers‬
‭him‬‭so‬‭much?‬‭XXX‬

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‭ ummarize‬‭the‬‭conversation‬‭between‬‭Timothy‬‭and‬‭his‬‭mom‬‭about‬‭the‬‭Carnival.‬‭Why‬
‭does‬‭the‬‭author‬‭use‬‭the‬‭phrases,‬‭with‬‭their‬‭“actual‬‭mouth”‬‭and‬‭with‬‭“their‬‭eyes?”‬‭XXX‬

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‭ hat‬‭“gross”‬‭thing‬‭does‬‭Timothy‬‭discover?‬
‭“we‬‭are‬‭just‬‭walking‬‭around‬‭just‬‭happening‬‭to‬‭see‬‭two‬‭people‬‭I‬‭know‬‭very‬‭well‬‭HOLDING‬
‭HANDS‬‭and‬‭SHARING‬‭AN‬‭ICE‬‭CREAM‬‭CONE”‬‭(Holt‬‭211).‬‭“Gross,‬‭James.‬‭Gross,‬‭Mrs.‬
‭B.‬‭I‬‭mean,‬‭Ms.‬‭B.‬‭Or‬‭Miss‬‭B.‬‭Or‬‭whatever”‬‭(Holt‬‭211-212)‬

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‭ hy‬‭does‬‭mom‬‭ask‬‭about‬‭“fresh‬‭starts”‬‭and‬‭what‬‭does‬‭she‬‭mean‬‭when‬‭she‬‭says‬‭she‬
‭“was‬‭paralyzed”‬‭before?‬
‭In‬‭the‬‭book‬‭"House‬‭Arrest"‬‭by‬‭K.A.‬‭Holt,‬‭Timothy's‬‭mom‬‭thinks‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭about‬‭fresh‬‭starts.‬
‭She‬‭asks‬‭herself,‬‭"What‬‭do‬‭I‬‭think‬‭about‬‭fresh‬‭starts?"‬‭(Holt‬‭212),‬‭showing‬‭that‬‭she's‬
‭really‬‭trying‬‭to‬‭figure‬‭out‬‭what‬‭it‬‭means‬‭to‬‭begin‬‭again.‬‭But‬‭her‬‭words‬‭also‬‭reveal‬‭that‬
‭she‬‭feels‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭of‬‭uncertainty‬‭and‬‭fear.‬‭When‬‭she‬‭says,‬‭“I‬‭haven’t‬‭been‬‭here.‬‭Even‬‭when‬‭I‬
‭have‬‭been‬‭here,‬‭I‬‭haven’t‬‭been‬‭here”‬‭(Holt‬‭212),‬‭it‬‭shows‬‭that‬‭even‬‭when‬‭she‬‭is‬‭around‬
‭physically,‬‭she‬‭doesn’t‬‭really‬‭feel‬‭connected‬‭to‬‭where‬‭she‬‭is.‬‭It’s‬‭like‬‭she’s‬‭stuck,‬‭feeling‬
‭lifeless‬‭in‬‭her‬‭surroundings.‬‭This‬‭shows‬‭how‬‭her‬‭past‬‭experiences‬‭keep‬‭her‬‭from‬‭fully‬
‭engaging‬‭with‬‭her‬‭life.‬‭So,‬‭when‬‭she‬‭asks‬‭about‬‭fresh‬‭starts,‬‭it‬‭really‬‭highlights‬‭her‬
‭desire‬‭to‬‭find‬‭a‬‭way‬‭to‬‭renew‬‭herself,‬‭even‬‭though‬‭her‬‭feelings‬‭make‬‭it‬‭hard‬‭for‬‭her‬‭to‬
‭embrace‬‭change‬‭and‬‭really‬‭connect‬‭with‬‭what’s‬‭happening‬‭now.‬

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‭ hat‬‭imagery‬‭helps‬‭to‬‭characterize‬‭the‬‭school‬‭guidance‬‭counselor?‬
‭In‬‭"House‬‭Arrest"‬‭by‬‭KA‬‭Holt,‬‭the‬‭author‬‭uses‬‭really‬‭descriptive‬‭language‬‭to‬‭show‬‭what‬
‭the‬‭school‬‭guidance‬‭counselor‬‭is‬‭like,‬‭which‬‭makes‬‭her‬‭stand‬‭out.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭she‬
‭describes‬‭the‬‭counselor's‬‭office‬‭as‬‭having‬‭“plastic‬‭chairs‬‭and‬‭posters‬‭of‬‭terrified‬‭kittens‬
‭falling‬‭out‬‭of‬‭trees,‬‭with‬‭the‬‭words‬‭Hang‬‭In‬‭There‬‭dangling‬‭over‬‭their‬‭heads”‬‭(Holt‬‭213).‬
‭This‬‭creates‬‭a‬‭kind‬‭of‬‭funny‬‭but‬‭also‬‭weird‬‭vibe,‬‭showing‬‭that‬‭the‬‭counselor‬‭is‬‭a‬‭bit‬‭off.‬
‭The‬‭cute‬‭kittens‬‭don’t‬‭really‬‭match‬‭the‬‭serious‬‭job‬‭she‬‭has,‬‭which‬‭makes‬‭it‬‭feel‬‭like‬‭she‬
‭doesn’t‬‭fully‬‭fit‬‭in‬‭her‬‭role.‬‭Holt‬‭also‬‭describes‬‭the‬‭counselor's‬‭face‬‭by‬‭saying,‬‭“Her‬‭face‬
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‭ as‬‭all‬‭wrong.‬‭Pointy‬‭and‬‭blinking.‬‭Not‬‭soft”‬‭(Holt‬‭213).‬‭This‬‭makes‬‭her‬‭seem‬‭sharp‬‭and‬
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‭not‬‭very‬‭friendly.‬‭All‬‭these‬‭details‬‭put‬‭together‬‭help‬‭us‬‭understand‬‭that‬‭the‬‭counselor,‬
‭even‬‭though‬‭she‬‭wants‬‭to‬‭help‬‭students,‬‭might‬‭come‬‭off‬‭as‬‭awkward‬‭or‬‭scary‬‭to‬‭them.‬

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‭ he‬‭car‬‭is‬‭finally‬‭finished.‬‭Timothy‬‭is‬‭surprised‬‭they‬‭were‬‭able‬‭to‬‭take‬‭something‬‭so‬
‭broken‬‭and‬‭fix‬‭it‬‭up.‬‭What‬‭could‬‭the‬‭car‬‭symbolize‬‭in‬‭the‬‭story?‬
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‭ xplain‬‭Timothy’s‬‭conversation‬‭with‬‭Jose‬‭while‬‭they‬‭play‬‭video‬‭games.‬‭How‬‭does‬‭the‬
‭author‬‭portray‬‭this‬‭in‬‭perfect‬‭8th‬‭grade‬‭fashion?‬

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‭ eek‬‭43‬‭is‬‭full‬‭of‬‭emotions‬‭for‬‭Timothy.‬‭Explain‬‭them‬‭and‬‭the‬‭reasoning‬‭behind‬‭them.‬
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‭10.‬‭What‬‭mistake‬‭does‬‭Timothy‬‭make‬‭and‬‭why?‬

‭11.‬‭Why‬‭is‬‭the‬‭shape‬‭of‬‭the‬‭first‬‭day‬‭of‬‭Week‬‭46‬‭the‬‭way‬‭it‬‭is?‬

‭12.‬‭Why‬‭would‬‭Timothy‬‭hate‬‭to‬‭think‬‭Miss‬‭Jill‬‭is‬‭just‬‭an‬‭actress?‬

‭13.‬‭Why‬‭do‬‭you‬‭think‬‭James‬‭lets‬‭Timothy‬‭into‬‭the‬‭gym,‬‭even‬‭though‬‭it‬‭is‬‭against‬‭the‬‭rules?‬
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‭14.‬‭What‬‭heroic‬‭thing‬‭does‬‭Timothy‬‭do‬‭in‬‭Week‬‭48?‬‭Why‬‭does‬‭he‬‭do‬‭it?‬‭What‬‭does‬‭he‬‭mean‬
‭by‬‭his‬‭metaphor‬‭about‬‭their‬‭“four‬‭walls?”‬‭XXX‬

‭15.‬‭What‬‭letter‬‭does‬‭Mrs.‬‭B‬‭bring‬‭in‬‭the‬‭pouring‬‭rain?‬‭What‬‭does‬‭it‬‭say?‬

‭16.‬‭What‬‭imagery‬‭does‬‭Timothy‬‭use‬‭to‬‭explain‬‭to‬‭us‬‭how‬‭sick‬‭Levi‬‭is‬‭when‬‭he‬‭makes‬‭“the‬
‭choice”?‬‭Is‬‭it‬‭effective?‬‭Why‬‭or‬‭why‬‭not?‬

‭17.‬‭As‬‭things‬‭start‬‭to‬‭come‬‭together‬‭for‬‭Timothy‬‭and‬‭his‬‭family‬‭the‬‭reader‬‭gets‬‭a‬‭false‬‭sense‬
‭things‬‭will‬‭end‬‭neatly.‬‭However,‬‭many‬‭of‬‭the‬‭things‬‭Timothy‬‭has‬‭said‬‭about‬‭things‬‭always‬
‭happening‬‭to‬‭them‬‭and‬‭not‬‭being‬‭able‬‭to‬‭control‬‭anything‬‭hints‬‭this‬‭will‬‭not‬‭be‬‭the‬‭case.‬
‭How‬‭does‬‭this‬‭hint‬‭at‬‭the‬‭theme‬‭of‬‭the‬‭novel?‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭theme?‬‭XXX‬
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‭18.‬‭A‬‭dynamic‬‭character‬‭is‬‭one‬‭who‬‭grows‬‭as‬‭a‬‭result‬‭of‬‭the‬‭obstacles‬‭he/she‬‭faces‬‭in‬‭a‬
‭story.‬‭Is‬‭Timothy‬‭a‬‭dynamic‬‭character?‬‭Why‬‭or‬‭why‬‭not?‬‭XXX‬