Gentlemen

Book Club Schedule
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.


 * Requirements**:
 * **PERSON A - GROUP LEADER** - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * **PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER** - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * **PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER** - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * **PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER** - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.


 * Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.**

10/15/10 Group Leader- Michael Andriopoulos The mood of this book in just uncertainty. Mike, Bones, and Mixer still have no idea what happened to Tommy. They don't seem to worry too much because Tommy has run away in the past. However, as time goes by and Tommy doesn't turn up and the evidence the police are finding don't really suggest that he ran away. The group begins to turn to Mr. Haberman, their crazy english teacher. Mr. Haberman has been acting strange lately with the book the class is reading talking about murder and it all seems very suspicious.
 * NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).**

Questions & Answers – **Andy Cho**

1.How does the book Mr. Haberman assigned to the students, relate to the whole “Tommy” incident? A- The book had a Russian killing his own mother, how Mr. Haberman might have killed Tommy. 2.What does Bones think is in the blue barrel? A- Tommy dead.

3.How does Micheal think about his mom? Does he respect her?
A- He respects her, and doesn't want her to worry about anything.

4.Why does Micheal like staying after school and invading the hallways?
A- He likes being in the hallways after school because there was no one around, and he could do anything he wanted.

5.What happened to the relationships between Micheal and Jenna #1, and between Micheal and Jenna #2
A- Jenna #1 noticed Micheal's left eye was weird so she ditched him for life. Jenna #2 has seen Micheal flirting with Jenna #1 and got mad.

Summary - **Vincent Solazzo** This week we had to read up to page 150. In this discussion we talked about what was in the barrel at the time. We found out that Micheal has a good relationship with his mom. We discussed what we think happen to Tommy. We think that he is the one in the barrel because he is never in school.Mr. Haberman has just assigned the students a book to read and it kind of connects with the accident with Tommy. The Quotes and questions really made us have a really good discussion today.

Quotes
 * Nick Cefali**

1. “If we are going to do this, we need like cowboy names.” Michael


 * 1) “ Yeah, well, I hate Monday mornings. It doesn’t mean I’m going to beat the crap out of them.” Michael


 * 1) “ Mixer, Bones, and me are going up the mountain tomorrow.” Michael


 * 1) “ Tend the fields” Michael


 * 1) “ This time you’ve gone too far.

10/1/10 Andy and Dylan did not read these pages because their books didn't come in yet.

Quotes- Mike Andriopoulos 1. " After you gentlemen." Mr Haberman 2. " It was probably the first and only time in his life he qualified as smart." 5th grade bullies. 3. " So whats in the barrel."

10/8/10 Quotes- Andy Cho 1. “Mixer climber aboard, and after that, roadkill was the one thing we could all agree on.” 2. “What if they had participated unknowingly, what if they had done nothing knowing wrong?” 3. “We looked at the spot when we drove past but the deer was already gone.” 4. “The student was missing.” 5. “What if these unwitting helpers seem more guilty than the killer?”

Summary- Mike Andriopoulos This week we had to read up to about page 80. The book is really starting to unfold. Tommy had flipped over a desk and no one has heard from him ever since. Someone joked saying he was dead, but as the chapter ended that assumption didn't seem so crazy. Mr. Haberman had been saying things about the novel they were reading that could mean he is the killer. He was saying things like, "What if they had participated unknowingly in killing the victim."
 * The chapter we read was really interesting. As a result our discussion group was really productive. We all remained on task. The quotes were really good. The questions we had really made us think about what we had read and how we can look ahead and predict what might happen **

Group Leader- Andy Cho The theme of the book is “Don’t think the worst has happened.” There were lots of images the author used to show the theme to his readers. One time was when, Mixer and Micheal tried to find out what was in the barrel, by going after school secretly. Another time, was when Micheal, Mixer, and Bones went through a strong guess that a roadkill was in the barrel.
 * 10/22/10 **


 * Questions- Michael **
 * 1. What do you think happened to Tommy? **
 * I think he ran away as usual. **
 * 2. Why do you think Mr. Haberman is acting more weird than usual? **
 * He is getting into the class's book a little bit too much and he is just a weird guy in general. **
 * 3. Do you think Micheal having a sudden interest in Jenny 2 is significant? Why? **
 * 4. Was Tommy ever found? **
 * Yes **
 * 5. Now that Tommy is found what do you think was in the barrel? **
 * I think it some some kind of meat or roadkill like Micheal said in the beginning. **

Quotes Vincent Solazzo 1. " Bones got a license."

2."What brings you to staves street?"

3. "I wouldn't mind a smokes."

Nick Cefali –Summery

During week four are group worked fine we all got started on are wiki space. Everyone read up to page 200 and we have about 50 pages left. We cleaned up are wiki and everyone did their part. So far everyone likes the book and so we actually read it. As the boys are find out what happen to Tommy. They learn that he was not murdered and they had nothing to worry about. They learn that Bones Tried to kill Tommy. And now Michael has a hard disunion to make if he should turn his friend in to the cops.

11/1/10

Group Leader- Michael Andriopoulos I really enjoyed reading this book. I personally believe the plot was a bit farfetched, but I would still recommend it. There is a lot of suspense in this book and it really keeps you turning the pages. A topic like this has been discussed in a lot of other books. The importance of friendship and honesty is used many other books as the theme. I would not recommend this book for the school's curriculum because it is a bit graphic.

Questions Vincent Solazzo

1. Does Micheal go to jail?

2. Does Bones go to jail?

3. What happen to Tommy at the end?

4. What did Mixer do at the end?

5. What did Tommy do at Mixers house? Nick Cefali

This was our last meeting we all finished the book. Mike started looking for a new book to read next. Everyone was working on the wikispace and editing it. I had added a summery to week 15. The book’s ending was a shock to the table and that the main character went to jail was surprising. The book was leading up to a great ending and this book was great. Bones turned out to be the bad guy at the end of the book. Quotation- Andy Cho
 * 1) “So that’s where we were. We had questions, the police had questions, the school had questions, everyone had frickin’ questions.”
 * 2) “What’s the phrase, enough rope to hang yourself with?”
 * 3) “More to the point, it goes double for some teacher who’s been acting like a psychopath.”
 * 4) “He was leaving, and I’d completely forgotten to kick his ass. I wondered if Mixer would.”
 * 5) “I folded up the note and put it in my lockbox with the smokes. Won’t be needing them? His loss, I figured.”


 * Week On****e: October 1**

Topic: Characters (Sec

tion 1 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any hacracters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page

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 * Week Two: October 8**

Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Three: October 15**

Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Four: October 22**

Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * LAST MEETING)**

Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page