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Winter’s Bone Reading ScheduleThursday, May 1 – Discussion 1 – Read through page 38Tuesday, May 6 – Discussion 2 – Read through page 81Thursday, May 8 – Discussion 3 – Read through page 121Tuesday, May 13 – Discussion 4 – Read through page 161Thursday, May 15 – Discussion 5 – Read through page 193Thursday, May 1 – Section 1 – Read through page 38General Questions:(Everyone must answer general questions. Use at least one piece of text evidence in your response.)Explain the relationships between the different families in the community.Explain the major predicament Ree Dolly finds herself in.Why does Sonya ostensibly come over to Ree’s house and give the family food? Why does she really come over?Discussion Questions (answer on the back of this paper):Answer the one discussion question you are assigned as you read independently for homework. Your answer should be thoughtful and thorough and should incorporate three pieces of text evidence. (Underline text evidence.) When you come to class, you will discuss your ideas with a small group. Take notes on what your group discusses.In what ways is your life similar to Ree Dolly’s? Different?What role does Ree play in her family? How does she feel about her responsibilities?Describe the setting where Winter’s Bone takes place. Talk about the physical geography, the human culture, the economy. If you were a travel agent, how would you sell it as a vacation destination?What information do we get in this section about Jessup? What does this make you think of him?Describe Uncle Teardrop. At this point in the novel, does it look like he’s going to be helpful to Ree, or a thwart her in her quest?Response after Reading:Notes on Group Discussion:Tuesday, May 6 – Section 2 – Read through page 81General Questions:(Everyone must answer general questions. Use at least one piece of text evidence in your response.)What information does the reader learn about Ree’s parents’ past that might become important later on?How is Ree’s trouble with Thump Milton foreshadowed?Describe Blond Milton’s character.What is the one detail that Ree notices that tells her that Blond Milton is lying when he says Jessup died in a meth lab explosion? What does the fact that he’s lying say about the situation?Discussion Questions (answer on the back of this paper):Answer the one discussion question you are assigned as you read independently for homework. Your answer should be thoughtful and thorough and should incorporate three pieces of text evidence. (Underline text evidence.) When you come to class, you will discuss your ideas with a small group. Take notes on what your group discusses.On page 48, Ree tells her two younger brothers, “‘Don’t fight if you can help it. But if one of you gets whipped by somebody both of you best come home bloody, understand?’” What is the life philosophy behind this statement? How do you see that reflected in other parts of the book so far? (Read through the end of this section before answering the question, as there are other relevant points that will pop up.)Explain the significance that names have in Ree’s world. Look particularly at 61 and 62, but feel free to draw on evidence from the rest of the book.What do you think the story about Haslam on pages 65 - 67 means?Response after Reading:Notes on Group Discussion:Thursday, May 8 – Section 3 – Read through page 121General Questions:(Everyone must answer general questions. Use at least one piece of text evidence in your response.)Discussion Questions:How is the fact that Ree listens to a tape called The Sounds of Tranquil Streams ironic? What does this say about her emotional state?What symbolism can you find in Ree’s dream on pages 109 and 110?Why do you think Ree doesn’t want to sell of the Bromont timber on her family’s land?Response after Reading (answer on the back of this paper):Answer the one discussion question you are assigned as you read independently for homework. Your answer should be thoughtful and thorough and should incorporate three pieces of text evidence. (Underline text evidence.) When you come to class, you will discuss your ideas with a small group. Take notes on what your group discusses.On page 83, we get a sense of how strange wealthy people seem to the Dollies when Ree’s brothers are watching a show on television: “The boys watched television, some masterpiece show about dandies with fancy stagecoaches and houses like castles and different accents.” What do you notice about Ree’s life that seems strange and unfamiliar to you? What parts of her world seem the same as what you have experienced?On page 85, Ree explains her decision not to tell her mother about the trouble that their family is in. “‘It’d be too mean to tell her. This is just exactly the same sort of shit she went crazy to get away from.’” Her words suggest that her mother made a choice to “check out” of life. What exactly do you think Ree’s mother’s mental state is? (How sick is she?) To what extent is she responsible for her family? (Make sure to read to the end of the section before answering this question.)What does the character of April do for the story? (How does she move the plot along? How does she give greater insight into other characters and the setting?)Response after Reading:Response after Group Discussion:Tuesday, May 13 – Section 4 – Read through page 161General Questions:(Everyone must answer general questions. Use at least one piece of text evidence in your response.)What news does the bounty hunter bring to Ree? How does that change her situation?How did you feel when Ree was attacked by the women?What do we learn (on pages 140 and 141) about how Jessup got himself in trouble? Explain why what he did was such a violation of the community’s rule. How did this impact the Dolly family? (pages 148 and 149)Discussion Questions (answer on the back of this paper):Answer the one discussion question you are assigned as you read independently for homework. Your answer should be thoughtful and thorough and should incorporate three pieces of text evidence. (Underline text evidence.) When you come to class, you will discuss your ideas with a small group. Take notes on what your group discusses.On page 136, Mrs. Thump and Uncle Teardrop have an interesting conversation about how Ree was injured. Teardrop is concerned that the men of the Milton family beat Ree up, but Mrs. Thump asserts that it was only the women of the family that hit her. Explain their reasoning in this conversation. What do you think of this part of their culture?How do you think Teardrop feels about his brother? In what ways are his feelings conflicted?Why do Sonya and Blond Milton offer to raise Ree’s brother Sonny, but not Harold? (Hint – look at pages 154 and 155.) How is this an example of the rules and values of the Rathlin Valley community?Response after Reading:Response after Group Discussion:Thursday, May 15 – Section 5 – Read through page 193General Questions:(Everyone must answer general questions. Use at least one piece of text evidence in your response.)Why does Teardrop refuse to get out of the car when Office Baskin pulls him over?Why do Merab and her sisters take Ree to find her father?Choose one of the following characters: Ree, Teardrop, Gail, Sonny, Harold, Merab. Predict what will happen to him or her in the year following the end of the book. Give reasons for your predictions.Discussion Questions (answer on the back of this paper):Answer the one discussion question you are assigned as you read independently for homework. Your answer should be thoughtful and thorough and should incorporate three pieces of text evidence. (Underline text evidence.) When you come to class, you will discuss your ideas with a small group. Take notes on what your group discusses.How does Ree’s story follow the pattern of the Hero’s Journey?What influences of the Old Testament in Jewish and Christian tradition can you find in Winter’s Bone?What is the significance of the title of the book?Response after Reading:Response after Group Discussion: ................
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