Purple+Heart


 * **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


 * Week One: October 1**

Topic: Characters (Section 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 characters 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

1. How did Matt get hurt? Matt got hit by a shock wave coming off and rpg explosion. It sent him flying into the wall knocking him out cold. 2. Is Matt’s mom worried? If so how does she show it? Yes, she shows it by constantly asking if he is okay and if he needs anything. 3. What happened to Francis? Francis got shot in the back of the shoulder. He recovers and gets ready to go back to war. 4. What happened between Matt and Justin? Why did it start? 5. What was Matt thinking when he was awarded the Purple Heart?
 * Jimmy Butler Person C**

Matt Duffy wakes up in an Army hospital in Iraq not knowing what has happened to him. It turns out that he has Tramatic Brain injury. As he is in the hospital bed he struggles to keep awake. After loosing consciousness he has a flash back of and Iraqi boy being shot to death. He thinks that he was somehow involved in this young boys death. If he was he could face prison time. Later he had awoken and was still in the hospital. Doctors say they will keep an eye on Matt for a few days.
 * Ricky Tiburcio Person D and **** Jake Sirico Person D **


 * 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

quotations: 1. As he watched Wolf squirt silly string down the back of Figueroa's shirt he remembered thinking, "This is what war is all about. It wasn't about fighting the enemy . It wasn't about politics or oil or even about terrorists. It was about your buddies; it was about fighting for the guy next to you. And knowing he was fighting for you"(Patricia 53). 2. "So, if you want to fill up your car and you only have twenty dollars, can you afford eight gallon of gas and still have enough for a coke?" Page 61 3. They stepped outside, into an inferno. The sudden heat- as startling as a grenade blast- nearly knocked him back. Page 78. 4. "Can I bum a smoke off of you?" 5. There's a lot of chaos out there, a lot of confusion about who exactly the enemy is"
 * Gerard Falzarano person B**

1."When the army comes to the door, to give you the bad news, they always use the front door. So if everybody we know uses the side door, every time the bell rings she doesn't have to, you know imagine the worst." page 58 2."But the weirdest part about the Green Zone was the quiet-or rather, the ordinariness of the sounds." page 65 3. He dint have his gun or his helmet. He didn't have his vest and he wasn't wearing his boots. he was in a hospital bed wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and flip flops. Page 66 4.He took a deep breath,then spoke so quietly,he wasent sure if he said it out load. "I think i killed him." page 71 5. The list of things he didn't know included big thing and small ones. The details of the attack, were his squad was now. What exactley Francis had done to end up in trouble. When he last heard from Caroline. Where he'd seen that dog with the crooked tail. Page 55
 * Jake Sirico B**


 * Ricky Tiburcio Person C**
 * 1) When matt kept closing his eyes, what did he keep seeing in the alley? Answer for #1:The little kid that got blown to bits.
 * 2) How many days did it take matt to get outside?Answer for #2: about 4 or 5 days
 * 3) Does he miss his squad? Was he worried about them? Answer for #3: Yes he misses his squad and he was worried how they were doing without him.
 * 4) What are some details that where in the ally way? Answer to #4: he was taking fire behind a blown up car when a taxi exploded and killed a young boy.
 * 5) What was in the body bag that was half full?Answer to #5: It was the top half of the boys body,his legs were blown off.

The language of the book is an easy read with some profanities. The vocab isn't difficult and has simple context. There is use of drugs. The book is well written and very descriptive.
 * Jimmy Butler Person D**


 * 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


 * Jake Sirico person D**
 * 1) How do you think the book will end? I think Matt will go to his squad and later go back home.
 * 2) What is the situation with Ali and Matt? Ali was a little kid who use to play soccer with the soldiers who might of been killed by Matt?
 * 3) Why is Francis at the hospital?He accidentally killed his troop leader.
 * 4) How would you feel in Matt’s position? What would you do? I would feel aggravated and frustrated. I would try my best to get better and get back to my squad.
 * 5) Do you agree with Matt faking that he’s all right so he can go back and help his squad? No because he might gt more hurt and not be able to help his group at all.

Gerard Falzarano person D Today in our discussion of purple heart, we talked about the mood and tone of the book. The mood of the book is very suspenseful and full of action. The tone of the book is very mellow. Despite where the book takes place, the book does not display many harsh scenes and depicts a friendly and warm environment.

Hunter Biedenkapp person B 1.)“TBI. Traumatic brain injury”. 2.) “A lot of soldiers have flashbacks, disturbing memories, nightmares….” 3.) “A young healthy kid like you ought to be back with your unit in a couple of days.” 4.) “ Inside was Caroline’s familiar writing.”


 * 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 This book has action and suspense. The theme is too stay calm. The only images is the cover which is the soilders playing soccer with Ali.
 * Jake Sirico person A**

1. What did Meaghan Finnerty do to help Matt to get back to his squad? She told colonel Fuchs his memory is "unreliable" 2. What is the name of the new guy in the squad? Mitchell 3, Why did Matt wake up in the middle of the night at the hospital? He realized that he did not hear any crying in the middle of the night. 4. What did Charlene realize that was different about Matt? She realized that he was nicer. 5. What was significant about the new spot they had to patrol? It was where Matt got knocked out by the RPG.
 * Gerard Falzarano Person C**
 * Week Five: October 29 (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

1. How did the fire fight start? 2. How did the fire fight end? 3. Who got killed and how? 4. What happens to Matt? 5. Does Matt Make it home alive?
 * Jimmy Butler Person D and Ricky Tiburcio**

The group was very cooperative. We got off task a little but managed to get our work done. we answered the questions. We also went over the quotes. We need to organize the meetings better. We also need to organize the wiki. We all went over the book every meeting. We helped each other for what we didn't understand. We finished the book and all thought it was an easy read. This book was very enjoyable.
 * Jake Sirico Person D**
 * Reflection:** I thought this book was enjoyable. I don't read alot and this made me want too read more war books. I would recommend this book to peers because i thought it was easy too read and understand. This topic has been discussed more than other books because its on the news and its about war and how soldiers risk their lives for us. I think this book should be in the schools curriculum because its appropriate.

Purple heart was a very interesting and suspenseful book. Most of the books I read are because I have too read them but this book I really wanted to read it. I liked this book because it was full of action. You could say it was a mystery to because Matt could not remember what happened before the RPG hitting the wall knocked him out. Matt could remember parts of the incident and that made it very interesting to read. When I first picked up this book I could not put it down. It always left me on the edge of my seat always wanting to know what happens next.
 * Gerard Falzarano**