Alanna+O'Malley

Alanna O'Malley Maniac Magee:

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=__12/1/10-12/2/10__= With your groups, read chapters 13-14 together. Then, silently read chapter 15. Make sure you ALL understand what is going on in the chapters enough to answer questions based on them. Then, as a group, respond to the comprehension questions that were distributed. Based on the group number I assigned you will depend on which questions you answer. ALL of you must write out the responses on your page, but you may have the same answers. Your answers should be in **//full sentences//** and **//restate the question//**! You will be sharing your answers with the rest of the class, so make sure they are accurate!

Comprehension Questions Chapters 13-15 3.Why didnt Shirley go to school everyday? Shirley couldnt go to school everyday because it was hard for her to situp for a long period of time. 6.T Why did the doctors in the United States accept Sister Kenny and her treatments before the doctors in Australia did? The doctors in the United States accepted Sister Kenny and her treatments before the doctors in Australia did because the Australian doctors ignored her successes and didn't try her ideas. 10. Why did Kenny have to carry Peg down the aisle in the pageant? Kenny had to carry Peg down the aisle, because it was too big for Peg to get her wheel chair down the aisle and too hard for Kenny to help her with her walking sticks. 14.What was Mary and Josephs cue to start walking down the aisle? Mary and Josephs cue to start walking down the aisle was the word "//Taxed"// 17. Why didnt the girls know the boy that was going to play Joesph in the pageant? The girls, didnt know the boy that was going to play Joseph in the pageant because he was in the mens ward, and we never ventured there. 20. Why did Sister Kenny have trouble getting doctors to reconize her treatments? Sister Kenny had trouble getting the doctors to reconize her treatments because her treatment had never got tried,the doctors ignored her, and 11/22/10 ====In **Chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors," Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roommates involvement in their conversation, and Alice's reaction to her parents. Reread page 83-84.**==== ====**Now consider the following quote from page 84: "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in. From that moment on, I was glad to share my visiting family with my roommates."**==== ====**Respond in a paragraph: What does this quote mean? Does she literally mean that a window was opened? If not, then why did she say there was a window? Also, what does it reveal about Peg's character?**==== This quote is a metaphor. This quote means that something important happened and she didnt realize it. She did understand what her parents were doing for Her and her roomates. No, she doesnt literally mean that a window opened in her mind. She said that because she realized something that happened. It reveals that Peg is a character. She is like that because I think she is special. Those are my reasons on why She doesnt litterally mean that a window was opened. = __11/10/10__=
 * Consider the following open ended question. Then, answer the question in ASSI format. Remember: ASSI is two paragraphs long and clearly uses the book to support the answer.**


 * In Chapter 3 of //Small Steps//, Peg has a problem with a nurse who refuses to turn her, even though she is in pain.**
 * **What reasons does Peg have for being angry with the nurse?**
 * **Do you think Peg does the right thing by telling her parents about this incident?**

Peg has reasons for being mad at the nurse because when Peg said "turn me" the nurse replied back saying "no". One reason is that the nurse said she turned Peg 10 minutes before. Another reason would be that she would have to change every one a second time. Those are my reasons on What Reasons Does Peg Have For Being Angry With The Nurse? Yes, i do think Peg has the right reasons to tell her parents about this incidetn. If she told her parents sooner, she would get turned by her parents, If they said yes. One reason would be because she is in pain and needs to be turned without her being in more pain. Another reason would be that if her legs or body got tired she would get turned in the next half hour. those are my reasons on Do You Think Peg Does The Right Thing By Telling Her Parents About This Incident?

11/2/10 Put yourself in Peg`s place, how would you react?

If i was Peg, I would be scared because if I had polio i would be freaked out of my mind. I would be scared because if I had 3 different kinds of Polio, i would not be able to move for eithier a temporary time or the rest of my life. I would be __Paralyzed.__ I would also be sad for missing the Homecoming Dance. My family would be really sad if i had Polio and especially my baby brother because he would have no one to play with for a long time or for a short time.