| Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
| Don't Think Twice 6 |
1. Another new girl arrives and her name is Rachel.
2. Right away Rachel states that she is keeping her baby and is going to become a single mother.
3. Nancy and Rachel hate each other.
4. Anne is going to meet her social worker in a couple days.
5. She decides to be more positive.
• Why does Rachel think that she is better than everyone else?
• Why doesn't the nurse let Donna see her baby girl?
• Why does Anne hate her social worker?
• Why did Donna leave without saying good bye to anyone?
Valium (noun) - used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles
ex. Its always best to be around Pam when she takes her valium.
Salutatorian (noun) - the student ranking the second highest in the graduating class
ex. Olivia was the salutatorian of the class of 2005.
Perturbed (adjective) - thrown into a state of confusion
ex. I was perturbed when I looked that the math homework.
"She must think she's some kind of missionary who's been sent here to teach the Stone Age natives." (Pg#92) - Sarcasm
"Even Rachel's hair seems nervous." (Pg#95) - Personification
Anne is beginning to crack, she has an extremely hard time trying not to think about her baby and the future. |
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| Don't Think Twice 5 |
1. Donna receives a letter telling her that her baby's daddy, Dick has eloped with another girl named Betty.
2. Soon after Donna begins to have contractions and she delivers a healthy seven pound baby girl.
3. Anne has a dream that she is making love to someone and it makes her feel warm inside.
4. She states that she never felt that way with Jake, although they'd been having sex for two months.
5. Anne says that Jake never seemed to notice her until he has some other than that they were really distant.
• Why did Anne have sex with Jake, a guy that she knew didn't love her?
• Why didn't Dick marry Donna?
• Did Jake just use Anne for sex?
• Where is he now?
Remedial (adjective) - intended to correct or improve deficient skills
ex. Sam's remedial reading entertained him.
Exhibitionist (noun) - the act or practice of deliberately behaving so as to attract attention
ex. Joanna exhibitionistically ran in gym class.
Elope (verb) - to run away with a lover
ex. Lisa and Jeffrey eloped after their parents found out that Lisa was two months pregnant.
"I usually felt like crying when it was over." (Pg#77) - Man vs Himself
"I knew my life was out of control, but there was nothing I could do about it." (Pg#84) - Man vs Himself
Anne does not want to talk during her daily group meetings because she is afraid of looking weak. |
| Slid down the rainbow at 5:29 PM |
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| Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| Don't Think Twice 4 |
1. LaNelle goes into labor, Anne is horrified by what she has seen.
2. A couple hours after LaNelle delivers her baby, her baby Laurie dies.
3. After LaNelle leaves, a new girl named Nancy arrives, but nobody seems to like her.
4. Nancy, Donna and Anne get into a heated argument about their lives after they have their baby's.
5. The girls leave the home and go watch a movie.
• Is Anne scared of delivering her baby?
• Why did Laurie die?
• Why doesn't any of the girls like Nancy?
• What is Nancy's problem with Anne?
Extrovert (noun) - an outgoing, gregarious person
ex. Nancy is an extrovert.
Sorority (noun) - a society or club of women or girls, esp. in college
ex. When I am in college, I hope to join a sorority.
Pious (adjective) - having or showing appropriate respect or regard for others
ex. Lauren had a pious deception.
"I have a bloodhound's nose for the bad in everyone." (Pg#61) - Metaphor
"We're moving faster now. I want to get away and hide. I want to run." (Pg#54) - Man vs Man
I think that Anne is beginning to feel like a pregnant teen and she is beginning to understand some of the feelings that her peers do. |
| Slid down the rainbow at 8:59 PM |
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| Don't Think Twice 3 |
1. Anne's Father writes to her saying how she can still make something of herself and of her life.
2. However Anne doesn't seem to pleased by the letter because it was written as if she was one of his clients.
3. Anne pretends like she's watching a soap opera and pretends that she is thousands of miles away.
4. When she goes to the weekly meetings, Anne learns a lot about LaNelle.
5. LaNelle's boyfriend wanted to marry her, but she refused because she doesn't want to end up like her mother, tired and old with a lot of kids.
• Why is Anne always so negative?
• What does Anne's father do for a living?
• Is LaNelle going to keep her baby?
• If Dick asked Donna to marry him, would she say yes?
Linoleum (noun) - a floor covering
ex. As Alice walked though the palace she admired the linoleum flooring.
Subrogate (verb) - to put into the place of another
ex. The housemaid subrogated the family's bath towels.
Lockjaw (noun) - tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together
ex. My older sister often held me in a lockjaw when I got on her nerves.
"We're all awakened before dawn on Sunday." (Pg#42) - Foreshadow
"Her face looks frozen and white, like some kind of horrible mask." (Pg#49) - Smilie
Although Anne goes to the group meetings she isn't learning anything from them, if anything she is just making fun of the others in her head. |
| Slid down the rainbow at 8:09 PM |
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| Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
| Don't Think Twice 2 |
1. Anne and her sister Pamela don't get along.
2. Anne's mom forced Pamela to write to Anne because she thought it would make her feel better.
3. Anne goes to a group meeting where she seems to get annoyed by everyone that speaks.
4. Donna still thinks that she and her boyfriend will be together, although rumors say that he has a new girlfriend.
5. LaNelle talks about how concerned she is about giving up her baby.
• Why is Anne so inconsiderate?
• What gender is Anne's baby?
• How can she not care about the human being growing inside her?
• Why don't Anne and her sister Pamela get along?
Illegitimate (adjective) - born out of wedlock
ex. Aubrey had an illegitimate child.
Wispy (adjective ) - a small bunch
ex. The wispy plant had a tough time growing.
Smite (verb) - to strike or to hit hard
ex. The king's sword had smitten many men.
"But then LaNelle starts talking. Wonderful. Just wonderful. " (Pg#24) - Sarcasm
"Even Harriet has stopped knitting and is clutching her Bible like it's a sponge she's trying to wring out." (Pg#25) - Smilie
I think that Anne don't want to acknowledge that she's pregnant, so that she doesn't have to feel sorry for herself. |
| Slid down the rainbow at 9:34 PM |
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| Don't Think Twice |
1. Anne the main character (protagonist) is pregnant and very depressed.
2. Her parents sent her to live in a home where pregnant teenagers go to have their babies.
3. Anne's roommate name is Cheryl and she always makes a lot of noise in the morning when she gets up.
4. Anne is seventeen years old.
5. Anne's younger sisters name is Pamela, she is blonde and has a boyfriend named Bob.
• When did Anne get pregnant?
• Who is the father of her baby?
• Is Anne planning on keeping the baby?
• Is she still in contact with her baby's daddy?
Palindrome (noun) - a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.
ex. Harpo is a palindrome to Oprah.
Peroxide (noun) - the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
ex. Amanda bleached her hair with peroxide so that it would be blonde.
Comeuppance (noun) - an outcome that is well deserved.
ex. Pauline finally got her comeuppance for her bad behavior.
"Its more like a tumor, and its poisoning everything." - similie
"Mrs.Landing opened the window in the room, and you can feel a sticky breeze sometimes that makes you even hotter." - personification
Anne probably regrets her decision in going to this home because she seems to be very unhappy. |
| Slid down the rainbow at 3:47 PM |
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| Books I Want to Read |
Get me one of these books and I'll be your loyal friend for life (see below for my email address if you're actually considering the idea - not that I'm expecting you to)...
- Dante's Inferno
- Mansfield Park
- Midnight Sun
- Macbeth
- Incarceron
- Northanger Abbey
- Flowers in the Attic
- The Age of Innocence
- Emma
- Cather in the Rye
- Bombs on Aunt Dainty
- The Silver Kiss
- Pride & Prejudice
- Midnight's Choice
- Tuck Everlasting
- 1984
- Wild Blood
- Persuasion
- The Notebook
- Stone from the River
- Light in August
- Sense & Sensibility
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